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PhFW HOLIDAY 2013: JAG ORIGINS

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:22:21 +0800

This year I had the great opportunity to attend the JAG Origins show. What you see here is basically a composite of the JAG’s full Holiday 2013 retail collection. The show presented Ankle Cut Jeans collection for women and Stretch Denim collection for men.

Miss Universe 2012 first runner-up, Janine Tugonon and the rest of the Binibining Pilipinas opened the show.

Then the label presented a special collection from the three world-class Filipino designers that highlights the distinct Filipino artistry.

NORMAN NORIEGA

JEFFREY ROGADOR

JEROME SALAYA ANG

All photos taken by ME.

PS: More PhFW blog post here!!!

FASHION FRIDAY: 052413

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:52 +0800

What I’m Wearing?

Sheer top from Eastwood bazaar, Bandage skirt and Leopard print loafers from People are people, DIY bag, Gold watch from Parfois

(Photo by Julia M.)

Hey guys! I hope everyone is doing well today. Just a quick update before I get ready for the “Jag jeans’ exclusive fashion forum” at SMX. Yay! The thought of seeing Nina Garcia gives me all sorts of feels :) So anyway, last saturday I went to trinoma to watch the Up Dharma Down perform live at the Artwork’s silk-screening tee party. It was great seeing them for the first time as well as hearing Armi’s awesome voice (fangirl mode activated! just look how happy I am? hahaha). And they actually played four of my favorite songs (Indak, Tadhana, Oo and Thinker). Uhhh…such a happy day indeed!

Expect more from me by the weekend!

WANT TO SEE NINA GARCIA?

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:48:00 +0800

I’m giving away 3 tickets to the JAG Origins, Jag Jeans’ exclusive fashion forum at SMX.

Here’s how:

Open to anyone with a Tumblr account.
Follow my blog, like and reblog this entry.
Contest runs today until 9PM only. So hurry!
Winners will be raffled electronically and will be posted here.

PS: Sorry re-posting it again! Changed something in the mechanics :)

(UPDATED: May 22, 2013 | 12AM)

Congratulations! Check out your inbox :) Failure to respond within the time period will automatically forfeit their right to the prize. Thanks for joining! See you on the 24th :)

SUMMER RECAP

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:40:10 +0800

May 3, 2013

DIY tote bags! I almost cried after finishing these bags in two days because number one, I’m so happy and number two because I am dead tired!!! But I guess number two is the main reason haha. Well mind you, everything is made from scratch! Mano manong pag tahi at pag paint kaya ang sakit sa kamay, mata at batok! But it is all worth it naman hihi :>

April 30, 2013

With the amazing photographer slash fellow blogger turned schoolmate and now my real life friend, Jash Manuel! I dropped by at his first exhibit entitled “Windows: A Fade and Jash Photo Exhibit” in Sweet Ecstasy, Cubao X.

April 25-27, 2013

With my co-photographer, Anne! We were hired again by the ADMIX Company to be the official photographer of the 3-day camp for the reformed youth in Quezon City. Please excuse our haggardo versoza face! We worked the whole day out under the blazing sun. Okay -_-

May 20, 2013

DIY shirt! Not a fan of Harry Potter but I like Lord Voldemort :D (Penshoppe essentials shirt)

April 15, 2013

So last April 8, I lost my camera. I stupidly (as in stupidity at its highest level!) forgot my camera bag at the back of the driver’s seat. But because prayer is very powerful and God is really great, I got my camera back after a week! Thanks to the couple (passengers) who saw my camera bag and gave it to Mang Lorenzo (taxi driver) who immediately surrender my camera to GMA radio station (Super Radyo DZBB) and to Ate Jamie (schoolmate) for the information. And thank you to my friends for all the prayers. But most of all, thank you to Lord God! He’s truly amazing!

PS: I just arrived from my vacation in Boracay that time, so that explains my tan skin hahaha.

May 18, 2013

My “ngiting tagumpay” face! This was taken right after I got home from Up Dharma Down x Artwork’s silk-screening tee party in Trinoma cinema lobby.

May 21, 2013

This just came in!!! I seriously can’t think straight a while ago. Can’t believe this! Nina Garcia in the fleshhhh :> Who’s going on the 24th? See you when I see you!

One Hundred and Eleven Illustrations (A Stop Motion Video) The...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:19:00 +0800

One Hundred and Eleven Illustrations (A Stop Motion Video)

The title says it all. Watch and see how my drawing skills have improved since 2010 :)

PS: I uploaded it on my youtube channel too! Link here.

GOLDEN GIRL by Drei S. (051513) Because this beautiful photo of...

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:21:24 +0800

GOLDEN GIRL by Drei S. (051513)

Because this beautiful photo of a lovely girl deserves to be painted. Hi Kat! :)

More of my paintings/drawings here.

DEAR DARIA by Drei S. (041913) More of my...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:07:48 +0800

DEAR DARIA by Drei S. (041913)

More of my paintings/drawings here

FOODGASM

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:27:14 +0800

“The secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” ― Mark Twain

MIXTAPE: EUPHORIA

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:01:14 +0800

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN!

Photo/Cover Art by: Drei S. (me)

BLAST FROM THE PAST!!! My first few drawings back in 2010. And...

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:25:55 +0800

BLAST FROM THE PAST!!!

My first few drawings back in 2010. And yes I know, my drawing skills are earth-shatteringly bad at best during that time HAHAHA. As cliche as it may sound, practice really makes perfect and on the face of it, it seems to make perfect sense. (Click on photo to view a larger version)

More of my drawings/paintings here + my first time-lapse painting video here!

Lately I’ve been getting a few questions about my...

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:18:00 +0800

Lately I’ve been getting a few questions about my paintings and others were requesting me to post a video. Well honestly, I’ve been really wanting to do this for a long time now and thank God, I finally had the time. So here it is! My first ever time-lapse painting video! Hope you’ll enjoy watching this :D

UNDERCUT

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:10:24 +0800

I feel some kind of bliss whenever I cut my hair. I am not sure if this is normal but I like to let go of those unwanted thoughts and emotions by cutting a part of my hair or maybe dye it or get my ears pierced. Um…so tell me, is this really normal? Am I normal?

LES YEUX by Drei S. (040413) More of my paintings/drawings here.

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:57:00 +0800

LES YEUX by Drei S. (040413)

More of my paintings/drawings here.

Boracay Island + Cubay Sur + Nabaoy River = Aklan summer video...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:59:50 +0800

Boracay Island + Cubay Sur + Nabaoy River = Aklan summer video diary! Standard definition video kasi digicam lang gamit :| it’s sill nice though. Watch!!! :D

BORACAY APRIL 2013

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:59:34 +0800

The long wait is over! After 20 years, I finally made it to the tropical paradise of Boracay Island. Woot woot! I was born and raised in Manila, and I admit that I’ve never been to that much places in the Philippines. The farthest place I’ve gone to in the north is Baguio and in the south is Aklan (more of my travel post here!). It was such an adventure traveling for almost 15 hours! (Kinabog yung 10 hours na biyahe ko papuntang Dubai eh though I know it’s a plane ride but still…HAHA). Yes, it was a very long and tiring bus and ferry ride but it is all worth it once you step on the powder white sand beach and see the crystal clear turquoise water of Boracay. Uhhh…prolly the best beach vacation to date!

So let me share a little story about how Boracay got its name which I learned from my cousin (aka the best tour guide ever!) who actually lives in Malay, Aklan. He told me that long time ago, there’s a german family who lived in the island. They have a child named “Cay” who can’t say a word until one day, she saw bubbles on the seashore and she uttered “Bora” which is an old local word meaning bubbles. This is her first word ever, so to give appreciation to the family, the local settlers decided to name the island, “Boracay”.

How cool is that? I mean, I know that there are several versions exists about the origin of the name Boracay but I like this story a lot. Plus I googled about it but I haven’t seen any stories similar to the one I mentioned above. So that means, sakin nyo unang nalaman ‘to. Chos! HAHAHA.

Epic fail jump shot! We never really managed to synchronize a jump shot. Ever.

All photos taken by ME. Of course, except for the photos where I am there which my tita noemie/kuya joni took.

CUBAY SUR + NABAOY RIVER (MALAY, AKLAN)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:43:19 +0800

This is a perfect place to relax and forget the stress of every day life. If you enjoy simple life and the lightness of being then this is really your destination. Welcome to Cubay Sur! :D

I have never received such a warm welcome. Strangers in the street will smile at you and start grinning ‘good morning’! Lots of fun, water, sun, good food and smiles all around. I will definitely go back for sure.

Another place that I’ve been to that I’m sure not all filipinos are aware of. I know that quite a lot of people didn’t know that Boracay is part of the municipality of Malay, Aklan. Tourist just usually go to Aklan to whisked away to the famous white sand beach of Boracay. But little do they know that there is a hidden river (which is actually 20-30 mins away from Caticlan Jetty Port) with a transparent emerald green water. Say hello to Nabaoy River!

Nabaoy is a beautiful river in the middle of a lush tropical jungle. The water is very cool and refreshing, and it’s such a nice change from the oceans salt water. So if you guys happened to be in Boracay, why not take a day trip to this river and enjoy a peaceful relaxing day.

FASHION FRIDAY: 041913

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:47:00 +0800

Goofing around and just being my crazy normal self.

What I’m Wearing?

Dress from Primadonna, Boots and Sunglasses from SM dept. store, Tote bag from Kultura

(Photo by Noemie A.)

Yellow screams summer fever! Pairing this cute a-line dress with boots is a no-brainer to celebrate what felt like the first real day of dry season. Nothing like a bum outfit on a hot and extremely humid thursday. So yeah, just a quick post for I must jet now to get my painting (a simple birthday gift for my friend) done right away. Happy weekends!

PS: Got tanned skin! Can’t wait to get my natural skin color back.

MISS PRING by Drei S. (040713) Sorry for my extended absence....

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:38:00 +0800

MISS PRING by Drei S. (040713)

Sorry for my extended absence. I’ve been working on a few paintings for the last couple of days. I also just got home from a summer vacation in Malay, Aklan and Boracay island which I will blog sooner or later. Um, well hopefully next week.

So the image today is based on a photo of the very pretty and my favorite Myx VJ, Joyce Pring! I saw this photo and I knew it would make for a great painting. I am using this crazy process that I just learned two weeks ago. Currently using it on my new projects and I’m very happy with how things are turning out so far. I really hope you like the painting today! Have an awesome night everyone :)

DRIBLET by Drei S. (040113) Something different from the...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:34:00 +0800

DRIBLET by Drei S. (040113)

Something different from the usual…

Watched lots of speed painting videos on youtube last sunday night (March 31) and got really inspired to try a new kind of process in painting. So I decided to pick up my sketch pad and started to draw and this is what was born out of it. It’s past midnight already when I started to paint this and finished it at around 2:30 and I’m pretty stoked about the way it turned out since it is my first time to paint something different. Will probably do more of this soon. Hope you’ll like it as much as I do!

Today I thought I would post a blogger illustration which I did...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:46:00 +0800

Today I thought I would post a blogger illustration which I did five months ago. It’s Dianne Dequina! I was looking through old drawings yesterday and I saw this. It was unpolished so I decided to put details on the hair and a bit of shadowing. I’ve been actually meaning to post this last year but I couldn’t find time to finish it and I don’t know what kind of drawing process I will use. So today, I finally made up my mind and thought I’ll just stick with charcoal drawing. Well, hope you guys like it! :)

More of my drawings/paintings here!