2011 is indeed theYear of the Tablet! It can now be said that the Apple iPad 2 will be out on March 2 based on the invitation to selected members of the press:
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It was on display in the Lopez Museum's booth in the Art in the Park at the Jaime C. Velsaquez park in Salcedo Village last February 19! The Art in the Park is an annual project of the Museum Foundation of the Philippines. It is an affordable art fair for paintings, prints, photos, and sculpture at P20,000.00 and below
Proceeds of the customized toys that we made will go to Knowledge Channel Foundation’s programs for Filipino schoolchildren.
Pangasinenses no longer have to go to Camp John Hay, Baguio City just to enjoy a game of paintball. Ground Zero Paintball, the first paintball center in Pangasinan is now open! The opening day was a SPLAT (the sound of the paintball successfully hitting its target)! Fr. Anthony Layug officiated the mass and conducted the blessing of the playing area. He also played a round of 2 on 2 paintball game.
SiRVis at the target range
Gilmark Meneses in combat
Rex Lor and his son Argee testing the paintball marker
Angelo, Aries and the GZPB staff
Nice shot by Derrick Dulay
A Paintball player in action
Atty Joey Tamayo is enjoying the experience
DOJ Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III goes Splat!
The special guests who graced the paintball center's opening last February 18 were Rob Erfe-Mejia, the incoming President of Dagupan Practical Shooting Association (DPSA), Derrick Dulay of Terra and Footprints Spa and Massage, Gilmark Meneses and wife Lingayen Councilor Maan Verzosa-Meneses, former Dagupan City Councilor Joey Tamayo and Department of Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III. The two media networks, ABS-CBN and GMA covered the event. The event was also livestreamed online at http://livestream.com/whatsupdagupan.
The Ground Zero Paintball is a venture of paintball enthusiasts Manda Abratique, Angelo Cerezo, Rex Lor and Aries Layno. Ground Zero Paintball Centeris a 3,000 square meters net-enclosed facility with obstacles and designed scenario located at Brgy. San Vicente-Banaoang Road (Back of Plato Wraps, De Venecia Highway) Calasiao, Pangasinan. This is perfect for school and company tournaments, team building sessions, barkada gimmicks, birthday parties, etc.
Print this coupon and present to the staff avail of your 10% discount.
I just claimed the iPhone 4 which I won by joining the Nescafe Decaf Night Studio 2 Contestin Facebook. I went to the Nestle Office at Rockwell Centerand got the iPhone 4 from Jose Martin Antunez of NuWorks Interactive, the digital agency that handles the online promotions/contests of Nestle Philippines.
I can now say that Facebook contests are legit (as long as the companies that run them are also legit). Thank you Nescafe Decaf. Thank you Nestle!
Splat! That's the sound of being hit by a round capsule with gelatin and food coloring (no worries because it's a non-toxic, biodegradable, water soluble mineral oil). One hit and you'd be tagged with colors- either red, blue, yellow, pink, orange etc. and you or your team would lose the game. This is a game called Paintball.
Paintball is said to be a combination of the childhood games "tag" and "hide & seek" but instead of tagging through physical contact, a paintball is fired from a painball marker (paintball gun). Paintball is played with potentially limitless variety of rules and variations, which are specified before the game begins. The most basic game rule is that players must attempt to accomplish a goal without being shot with paintballs. But what sets the game apart is the adrenalin rush, competitive edge, team work, and strategy brought by the gameplay.
Before, I had to Camp John Hay in Baguio just to play paintball. That is about 1 hour and 30 minutes travel time from Dagupan City. Now, I could play paintball anytime I want because the first Paintball Center in Pangasinan is up. Yey!
Ground Zero Paintball Center, a 3,000 square meters net-enclosed facility with obstacles and designed scenario field would be open starting February 18, 2011. It is also the FIRST Paintball Center in Pangasinan! It is located at Brgy. San Vicente-Banaoang Road (Back of Plato Wraps, De Venecia Highway) Calasiao, Pangasinan. This is perfect for school & company tournaments, team building sessions, barkada gimmicks, birthday parties, etc.
The Black Mamba, staring Kobe Bryant, Kanye West, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo, is a Nike Basketball production, directed by Robert Rodriguez. The film brings Kobe’s alter ego, the Black Mamba to life in a way that’s never been seen before.
The Black Mamba highlights Kobe’s everyday determination and "fight to the finish" spirit. The film also showcases Kobe as one of the best basketball players in the world, featuring him as a "protector" of basketball as he fights off those wishing to destroy and attack the game.
The film will be launched to consumers on Saturday, February 19, 2011, 6:00 p.m. at the Ronac ART Center, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan. Gates open at 4:00 p.m.
With the launch of the film is the unveiling of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI. The Nike Zoom Kobe VI is a performance basketball shoe inspired by the black mamba. The design draws cues from this fearsome snake and incorporates key performance elements in a low-profile shoe that weighs just 10.6 ounces in a men’s US size 9.
I came all the way from Dagupan City just to see and experience what the Toy Making Workshop with Pilipinas Street Plan is all about. I reached Ortigas at around 7:00am and this gave me a chance to try the food at Banchetto. I was the first one to arrive at the Lopez Memorial Musuem.
Renz, a "mommy blogger" (who I met for the first time), came in next. Since we came early, we were able to have a quick tour of the museum thanks to Ms. Mary Ann Pernia, the museum's education consultant who ably assisted us and made us feel at home. As it was my first time in the museum, I was in awe when I discovered they had a lot of Luna's and Hidalgo's. I'll surely feature the Lopez Memorial Museum in a separate post.
The workshop participants
It was also my first time to meet Teacher Ria Tirazona and Mark Cerbo the Toy Photographer and his famous toy, Optimash Prime. Other participants include DigitalFilipino.com's founder Janette Toral, PR Professional Rosan Cruz, jewelry designer and gemologist Tara Soriano, Martin Vargas, Bettina Go 0f Cathay Drug Co., Eloisa San Juan and Karen Ang. Some of us tweeted via foursquare as soon as we had access to the museum's wifi:
It turned out that the original plan of having public school children as workshop participants didn't push through and the Gawa/Laro Toy Making Workshop became a toy customization workshop instead. The facilitators of the workshop were Wesley Valenzuela, Whooop (it should be with three O's according to him) and EpJey Pacheco, members of Pilipinas Street Plan.
Pilipinas Street Plan explained
Wes Valenzuela
Whooop and EpJey (partly hidden)
The participants
Wes explained what the group Pilipinas Street Plan (PSP) is about, the street wall art or graffiti movement, toy customization and it's historical connection to Philippine culture- the colorful jeepney! He also gave out instructions on toy customization. I found out that we are both alumni of UST. We graduated from college on the same year. You may check the youtube videos:
Whooop specifically explained further about the customized toy, where DIY toys can be seen and bought, and how the customization is made. He shared to me how PSP was formed. It all started individually in 2006. Artists who delved into stickers, graffiti and street art posted their works in the internet and soon they found common ground among themselves. A "conference" was done by gathering the artists until the whole concept was formed. There are about 10 active members of the group.
I livestreamed the workshop via the http://livestream.com/whatsupdagupan account which I use exclusively for What's Up Dagupan. The link was tweeted by @Lopez_muse, the official twitter of the Lopez Museum and @digitalfilipino:
