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BigMakoy’s Trick of Light

By Yan • Jan 19th, 2008 • Category: Top Picks

You know him as the dark, imposing figure who walks the earth as an entrepreneur, a savvy player with a keen sense for the intricacies of the game. But at odd hours and at heightened tides, he becomes possessed with the rhythmic, pulsating beat of his soul, the music emanating from his body in long, ardent chrysanthemum explosions.



New Year, New Blog Theme

By Yan • Jan 18th, 2008 • Category: Inanities, Wordpress Themes

This took me forever, I know. But I’ve been busy. Extremely so. After a long and eventful ride, I’m finally saying goodbye to my beloved Dark theme to pave the way for this Mimbo-based magazine layout.



Token Year-End Post

By Yan • Dec 20th, 2007 • Category: Soliloquy

I spent most of my early 20s climbing the corporate ladder, my mid-20s scorning it, and now, in my late 20s, I know in my heart that I will never look back. And life couldn’t be any better.



Blogdrive Gone?

By Yan • Dec 5th, 2007 • Category: Random Tidbits

There’s some sort of ruckus in the Himantayon.com tagboard over the sudden disappearance of Blogdrive. Apparently, Blogdrive disappeared without warning.



siGAW ng Hastang

By Yan • Nov 26th, 2007 • Category: Groupie-isms

DonDon “Gaw” Luche of Hastang totally rocked the audience with his incendiary guitar moves at the recently concluded Cebu Guitar Fest.



of Hastang, the Centennial UP Fair, and a girl named Rachelle

By Yan • Nov 19th, 2007 • Category: Conversations, Groupie-isms

In the course of arranging for Hastang’s performance in the upcoming Centennial UP Fair (details coming soon), I got to know a certain UP Diliman Speech Communication major named Rachelle. Our correspondence has brought back an intense wave of nostalgia. I guess, in some way, I envy Rachelle for her youth. I remember that age [...]



Cebu Guitar Festival

By Yan • Nov 18th, 2007 • Category: Groupie-isms, Random Tidbits

Cebu Guitar Fest: November 22-24, 2007 - The Outpost
Come this November, the glorious sound of guitars being strummed shall resonate around the Guitar Capital of the Philippines, the City of Cebu. From the 22nd to the 24th of November, Cebu’s foremost guitarists will be in attendance at the 1st ever Cebu Guitar Festival at The [...]



Neil Gaiman in Subic: I’m Not Going

By Yan • Nov 18th, 2007 • Category: Groupie-isms, Random Tidbits

Bwuhuhuhuhu! I’ve shed enough tears. Er, in some way or another. Well, okay, there were no tears, actually. But there was a lot of pain. Believe you me, there was.
As I said in my text message to Gen, “Neil Gaiman and I are not fated to meet just yet. But someday, he [...]



my dad has a weird sense of humor

By Yan • Nov 18th, 2007 • Category: Random Tidbits

This from a guy who nags me about my smoking every chance he gets:
I went back to name of client deleted* today for a possible new project. After the meeting, I asked to be toured around the production plant. Inside the plant, I noticed a few people smoking inside a glass cubicle. [...]



Sunday Photo Shoot

By Yan • Nov 12th, 2007 • Category: Design Tidbits

We had a very productive Sunday afternoon. Mark did a great job with the photography. Excellent shadow play and natural light manipulation, Makoy! Congratulations for a job well done.