http://www.makepovertyhistory.org the shadow laboratory: May 2006


Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Question and Answer Portion


ive been inspired by some podcasts and websites, so i would try answering some questions from the citizens of the world. it may range in any topic under the sun. from normal looking ones to scientific to weird fantasy stuff that bothers you everynight while brushing your teeth before you go to bed to have a good night sleep to help you in your big day tomorrow which will be... aggst! dangling modifiers!!! of course, i opt to answer your question or not. and my answers should be taken with a grain of salt. i would mix some trippings, personal ideas, fiction and facts in the answers. all for good clean intellectual(or not) fun!!!

sample:

QUESTION:
Dear Yomz,

Bakit hindi ka nagpapakita ng mukha sa friendster or dito sa blog mo? Pangit ka ba?

sincerely yours,
Timoy, Ph

ANSWER:
Dear Timoy,

Hindi ako nagpapakita ng mukha dahil sa privacy. (Note: Fact) According to some research, the most dangerous information you could give out in the internet is your picture. Yeah, they can get your address and phone number, but they won't know your face. In a more practical side, they can stalk you. Or your picture can be used to degrade your character on the web, selling your picture around and making fun of it. Remember the forwarded email entitled "The Perils of Friendster?" Ikaw kaya ang pagtripan? Matutuwa ka ba? Ayun... so for your 2nd question, my answer is NO. hindi ako pangit. alam ko guwapo ka, kasi ikaw ako. hahaha. im really the humble type who dont want to brag what i have. pero to get to the point, i look gooooood :) syet, ang yabang ko na.

XOXO
yomz


so... fire away! Just leave the question to any entry. and i'll get to it.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

My Humor Style

the Ham
(23% dark, 46% spontaneous, 36% vulgar)
your humor style:
CLEAN | SPONTANEOUS | LIGHT

Your style's goofy, innocent and feel-good. Perfect for parties and for the dads who chaperone them. You can actually get away with corny jokes, and I bet your sense of humor is a guilty pleasure for your friends. People of your type are often the most approachable and popular people in their circle. Your simple & silly good-naturedness is immediately recognizable, and it sets you apart in this sarcastic world.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Will Ferrell - Will Smith




The 3-Variable Funny Test!


Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Must I Write?

my classmate/colleague pat shared this classic book: "Letters to Young Poet" by Rainier Rilke. I have several reasons why I blog. I blog to express. I blog to practice. I blog because I want. And quite recently, I blog because I should. Why to do I write? Why must I write? Several questions bug me. How should I write? Who should I ask? What books to I need to read? What resources do I need? What style should I take? Why am I asking too many questions? Some questions are better left unanswered as some answers come in time. A quote from Rainier Rilke exemplifies this point:

"You are so young, so much before all beginning, and I would like to beg you, dear Sir, as well as I can, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer."

Must I write? as the title of this entry goes. It's been my dream to work in creatives. Some dreams are fulfilled, and some dreams fulfill you; some dreams we pursue; some dreams pursue us. I'm always an artist at heart. Everything I do should be elevated as an art form. I want to discover and rediscover myself and everything around me. I want to push, and raise my bar higher. Before I reach some standards outside, I want to reach my standards first, and know my limits, and what I can do - and then outperform my standards, break my limits, do more. dont just think. act. potentialities are only half of the story. we need to actualize, do, create, perform, recreate. am i reaching my potential? i do not know. some of it... maybe. most of it... i dont think so. similar to my work, i should have as many ideas or potentialities as possible. discard most of them. keep a few. and defend what i have best. Again, must I write? For a number of reasons (e.g. i like to write, some ideas are better expressed before they rot in your brain, it's good to share things to others, writing is bread and butter), yes. How do I improve myself? Well... may Rainir Rilke's words enlighten you.

"There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. This most of all: ask yourself in the most silent hour of your night: must I write? Dig into yourself for a deep answer. And if this answer rings out in assent, if you meet this solemn question with a strong, simple "I must," then build your life in accordance with this necessity; your while life, even into its humblest and most indifferent hour, must become a sign and witness to this impulse. Then come close to Nature. Then, as if no one had ever tried before, try to say what you see and feel and love and lose. Don't write love poems; avoid those forms that are too facile and ordinary: they are the hardest to work with, and it takes great, fully ripened power to create something individual where good, even glorious, traditions exist in abundance. So rescue yourself from these general themes and write about what your everyday life offers you; describe your sorrows and desires, the thoughts that pass through your mind and your belief in some kind of beauty - describe all these with heartfelt, silent, humble sincerity and, when you express yourself, use the Things around you, the images from your dreams, and the objects that you remember. If your everyday life seems poor, don't blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches; because for the creator there is not poverty and no poor, indifferent place."

- Rainier Rilke (Letters to Young Poet; Letter One)

Monday, May 15, 2006

Firsts

(first billboard that i made:
can be seen in the Galleria wall facing Ortigas, and Market2x wall)

I saw an ad before with a tagline "when was the last time you did something for the first time?"

2005 and 2006 gave me a lot of firsts... but i'd rather focus on my firsts this 2006 - my 21st year on earth... my year. this year i had my first job/first company - as a junior copywriter in BBDO. about 3 weeks before i got employed... i made my first billboard (seen above), since Mojo asked me to add my magic on their billboard. and i just saw it yesterday, agggst, i was overwhelmed, happy to see my baby on hanging on the walls in Ortigas. then last week, our company went in the Creative Guild Ad of the Year Awards. that was the first Ad Awards i attended, saw the big men in the advertising industry. i met my UA&P creative mentors (Sir Third, Lawin and Nathan), and congratulated them for their gold. (we took home many awards too) and after that, we had a party in Greenbelt 3. first BBDO party i attended, it was fun. Thank God for the opportunities and the blessings!!! asteeeg!!!

here are some random firsts:

1st award you received: ~ marami nung nursery
1st hero: ~ shaider
1st time you were sent to the principal for disciplinary actions: ~ 3rd year MaSci, for arriving late in class 18 times (kaasar naman kasi ung pila sa labas eh)
1st goal you accomplished: ~
1st crush: ~ juvy ann
1st person whom you gave flowers: ~ karla
1st friend: ~ hmm... can't remember, "sinong bestfriend mo doon???"
1st record you bought: ~ OST of the Mask of Zorro
1st musical instrument you learned to play:~ guitar
1st local concert you watched: ~ Rockestra
1st celebrity you saw in person? ~ that guy i saw in the mirror (malapit na)
1st TV show you really like? ~ Takeshi's Castle
1st book you bought and read: ~ yung Abakada na kulay dilaw
1st sport you played: ~ basketball
1st sleepover: ~ hmm... highschool barkada
1st terrible fight: ~ wala naman
1st bestfriend: ~ Ephraim
1st person who greeted you on your lastbday: ~ karla
1st cellphone: ~ 5110
1st collection: ~ NBA Cards (Grant Hill, Kevin Garnett at Tim Duncan)
1st time you saw a ghost? ~ may kumaway na kamay sa bintana ng 2nd floor ng bahay namin dati mga 3AM
1st love ~ tricky question... syempre si God. pero pag tao, parents. pero pag hindi parents... si ___la
1st girlfriend ~ sana si ___la
1st salary
~ kanina

and the list goes on... first major heartbreak/headache, first honor, first base, first hand held, first na niligawan, first girl na sinabihan ng malupheet na "i love you", first poem written, first script written, first toy bought, etc etc...

Sunday, May 07, 2006

The Scholar


i just watched the first episode of The Scholar... finally, a new reality TV show with sense, nudging the kids in the right direction not only for personal development but also for society as a whole. quoting what the show is about:

"For the chance at a full ride to the college of their choice, ten qualified high school seniors from economically disadvantaged backgrounds -- who might not otherwise have an opportunity to attend one of America's top universities -- will compete for a full scholarship, a prize that could be worth as much as $240,000. They will have to demonstrate excellence in the areas of academics, leadership, creativity and community service, while facing sudden-death oral exams defending themselves to an Ivy League scholarship committee."

hmmm... this sounds too familiar. well, i just came out of it just a month ago, and the graduation rites would be in a month's time. the past 15 or 16 years of my school life have been a blessing. imagine saving more than half a million bucks for tuition fees? and the show "The Scholar" is like that, how i wish both local networks adopt a show like that, i wouldnt mind them being copycats, since the important thing is that more deserving Filipino students who are blocked by their economic situation to get some kick@ss education that would be their ticket to a better life. molding the minds, their spirits, and bodies of the youth, to be better citizens is not a bad idea.

education is a big thing... i'd say a very big thing. i would not necessarily be your license for a luxurious life, but it would certainly lead to a more meaningful if not fulfilled life. i would not be a license but can be a ticket for a better life. unfortunately, many people do not have access to education, most often because of the lack of funds. yes, education is an investment, but not all can invest especially in schools. education becomes a luxury instead of a necessity. how i wish we could just sit at home and read a lot of books, watch life, observe the world, gain experience and get a job and enjoy. but a college degree is still necessary, diplomas still matter. though there's a tendency for schools to be diploma mills, and companies to have qualification inflation. a whole array of education topics to be discussed including the issue of brain drain, but the point is, education is important, at home, from preschool to the graduate level, each level with certain contribution to our whole being, from our childhood to our maturity. while having small talks at work, it was mentioned that as Creatives, "our time, ideas and outputs are very valuable, but more importantly, it is our childhood that is paid." yeah, my stay in IMC equipped me with practical knowledge in the industry, but creativity has no formula - it requires constant care, observation, exposure and intuition to develop an eye and the taste of what's good and not. in Creatives, it pays to have a great childhood, plus your memories, experiences and observations in the world around you.

Monday, May 01, 2006

Sulat

Handwriting Analysis

The results of your analysis say:

You plan ahead, and are interested in beauty, design, outward appearance, and symmetry.
You are a shy, idealistic person who does not find it easy to have relationships, especially intimate ones.
You are diplomatic, objective, and live in the present.
You are not very reserved, impatient, self-confident and fond of action.
You enjoy life in your own way and do not depend on the opinions of others.

DBD Koleksyon - well, some of it













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