Tin’s garbage creation

Wrong spelling..

adie in my receipt corset

watch the segment on probe tv online:

Imagine Magazine 2nd Issue Launch at Capone’s

Hong Kong Trip Jul 7-12

Philippine Star write-up (sustainable fashion)

Guesting on Sweet Life with Lucy Torres (Qtv) Jul. 22, 08 6pm

Creative shoot for Fabric fashion show

Denim deconstruction photoshoot for You Magazine (for Sep-Oct issue, don’t forget to get a copy!)

Guesting on Probe Team (ABS CBN) Aug. 6, 08 11.30pm REPLAY on Aug. 9, 08 Sunday 1pm

Huge sunny side up eggs makes an otherwise dull square become an interesting destination! I love it! Haha.. This outdoor installation is called Art Eggcident by Dutch artist Henk Hofstra. I believe the eggs are still cooling at night and defrosting in the mornings until now- since its installation last May, it will remain there for 6 months. It can be found at Zaailand in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands.

Some of the “yolks” are all round and puffy. The larger ones are flat but still yellow, duh. None are edible. I love love all this random awesomeness from Northern European artists.. Just look at this one on Lake Geneva by Swiss artists Jean-Pierre Gaugg and Georges Favre

It’d be so great to see something completely random or super weird like these in the Philippines.. I’d love to do something like it.. an installation of huge Salvador Dali’s Persistence of Memory clocks draped allover the CCP perhaps? Who cares if it doesn’t make sense.. Lol.

Henk Hofstra is also the artist behind “Urban River” - yet another installation where he painted an entire city street aqua blue, attempting to create an outdoor art installation visible on Google Earth.

4000 litres of bright blue paint covered a 1000m stretch of road in Dratchen, Holland. Google Earth takes a few years to update so for now, you can see “Water is Life” written across the whole stretch via a helicopter.

We were tasked to create an outfit out of sustainable materials other than fabric. The teachers had to use juice drink tetra packs, the others used indigenous materials and plants. I used old receipts. Over here are photos from the Probe team coverage at school, the fitting and backstage during the show. My first show! So fun! It was so emotional, I nearly cried when I came out on the stage haha.

Runway photos and the video of the show coming soon =)

That’s Li-J and myself, rolling this huge roll of flattened tetrapak packaging. Yes, as in, like those fruit drinks. The teachers are using that to somehow make their art clothes out of, while we students will be using indigenous materials or sustainable/recyclable materials of our choice. I’m using receipts, barcodes and wire mesh.

These creations from the faculty and students of our school, La Salle College International, will be presented at a fashion show tomorrow night, June 24, 2008 at 6pm, as part of Barangay San Lorenzo Business Association’s 2nd Annual Business Week with the theme “Raising Environmental Awareness in Today’s Business.”

The regular Barangay San Lorenzo Sunday Market will likewise hold a special night market at the Legazpi Carpark along Salcedo St. in Makati on June 21, from 4:00pm to 11:00pm.

Finally, various resource persons from the private sector will conduct a series of seminars and info forums on the environment at the San Lorenzo Village Clubhouse from June 23-26. Simultaneous with the forums will be free documentary screenings every 2:00pm of the following titles : An Inconvenient Truth and Energy Crossroads: A Burning Need to Change Course (June 23), 11th Hour (June 24) and NGC: 6 Degrees Could Change the World (June 25).

Moi, pinning

Tin.. lol

Side of a draped peg skirt

A draped cowl neck halter top

Wrap bodice. Fixed bow or wrap-around belt that ties at the side. See how the fabric affects the drape. Softer fabric, more

Our draping teacher, Sir Danilo Franco’s indigenous gown worn at the 29th Flores de Mayo at the Plaza Rajah Sulayman. Some twenty members of the Quezon Fashion Designers Association of the Philippines initiated for the first time in Manila a display and parade of their sagalas and escorts in indigenous gowns, Barong Tagalog and other native outfits.

It was sushi for Sunday lunch with the family. We really liked how peaceful it was while eating at Sakae Sushi, the one at the Fort. That’s on top of how yummy the food was. It’s always a bother when we go out to eat and there’s so many people in the place- a lot of noise and other stuff going on- it gets stressful.

We had pork katsudon, chicken katsudon, some yakiniku-like dish on a hot plate, fish tempura and all the sushi that came from the conveyor belt. I wished there was some salmon sushi though..

Went to Fully Booked afterwards. As much as I like Fully Booked, they could improve their Fashion section. I was looking for some fashion history books and found only one.. That one only went back as far as the 1900.. Too recent. It was really beat-up too. Creased and wrinkled around the edges. The rest were just glossy coffee table books. I need sourcebooks, reference books. Ended up getting “Style Statement” by Mc Carthy and La Porte. I’m reading it and I like it so far.. really useful. After reading this book, I might be able to finish my “About Me” page. I’m having such a hard time writing about me.

“Decora is all about never growing up. Decora is one of the few fashions where you don’t have to make yourself look sexy. It’s not about showing off your body, but showing off your clothes and creativity. Also unlike other fashions and lifestyles (not naming any to avoid getting shouted at) it’s not about trying to look miserable or angry. It’s all based on looking and being happy, cute, and unique.

(dekora) is a Japanese word shortened from the English word “Decoration”. And that’s what Decora is. Decoration. Wearing as many accessories (and sometimes even toys) as possible. You’ll be able to hear a Decora-chan coming a mile away - with all their necklaces and accessories banging against each other ^__^”

Almost the entire school (LaSalle College International) turned up last night for Sir Gerry’s show- which was fun, young, totally summery and totally his style.

List of designers whose stuff I saw: (a heart means I generally love the collection) Jeffrey Rogador, Manelle Chamian ♥, Odelon Simpao, Twinkle Ferraren, Benjie Panizales, Butz Fuentes, Catherine Cavilte, Czarina Villa ♥, Emi-Alexander Englis, Happy Andrada ♥, Jerome Lorico ♥, Noe Reyes, Nolie Vineza, Arielle Agasang ♥, Benjie Manuel, Edgar Allan ♥, Edgar San Diego, Edwin Tan, Edwin Uy, Jaki Penalosa, Joel Escober ♥, John Guarnes, Jonathan Manitag, Oliver Tolientino, Pepsi Herrera, Tina Daniac♥, Judith Pajaro.)

More photos from the shows on my Multiply right here: Click!.

A towel sculpture XD

On the way to the mangroves..

Bridge over peaceful waters

Nipa hut

Shanti

Munkeys by the road, waiting for freebies.

Snorkelling in the middle of somewhere

A dive site. The Orange buoy marks the place where a Japanese ship sank during the war.

The Dolphin show at Ocean Adventure

Booing!

No they’re not flying, they just jumped out of the water XD

At the sea lion show, where Nikki was asked to participate in it.. Here they’re telling her what to do. Lol.

Colby the sea lion..

Tigah, tigah burning bright. I’ve never seen such huge and healthy tigers. There are about 37 of these Bengal tigers at the Zoobic Safari.

Nemo!

A crescent bear at Zoobic Safari. Where we are encouraged to feed some of the animals.

Sundown and a little drizzle.

I had one of my most scary experiences there one night. We went to the town proper to get dinner for take out and when we started driving back, the heavens opened and it poured cats dogs and elephants. The winding road going back to the resort wasn’t lined with streetlights. And if it weren’t for the car’s headlights it’d be pitch dark. On top of the huge drops of rain pounding on the windshield, white billowy steam was rising from the road as the rain cooled it. We were driving through thick wisps of white steam. Couldn’t have seen any more than 5 meters ahead, kept expecting the road to just disappear or worse, all that curling whiteness somehow form the stuff of my nightmares from watching too many Japanese horror flicks. Got home fine though. It was even funny afterwards.

Then we found out there really are no lights on the road on purpose for the protection of the animals that live there. It must be as naturally dark as it can be, which makes sense.

So that’s it.. Subic’s a nice place to visit with the family. You’ll run out of time before you run out of things to do.