When you work in an office environment, there are officemates who smoke. And throughout most of the day, they get to have "yosi breaks," which may be at an average of around 5 times a day.
I think this is unfair to those who don't smoke. Smokers take these breaks at around 5-10 minutes each, so everyday they get more minutes NOT WORKING than those who do not smoke.
Kuki and I were discussing this some time ago, and she's also had this discussion with her friend, Erwin. They suggested that maybe non-smokers should have "Chippy breaks," wherein you can have a break from working and just eat Chippy for 5-10 minutes. Hey, it doesn't have to be Chippy. If Chiz Curls is more your thing (or anything else for that matter), then go for it.
I guess that would make it fair for everyone.
Friday, March 24, 2006
BLOG FILLER #6!
Lessons on Life
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.
He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.
Moral:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.
Lessons on Life
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.
When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said no, it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.
He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.
If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.
Moral:
Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Ang Mundo ni ANDONG AGIMAT
This is a completely different book from what we've gotten from Arnold Arre in the past. None of the sentimentality which was prevalent in books like AFTER EDEN or TRIP TO TAGAYTAY, heck, even MYTHOLOGY CLASS. Okay, okay, maybe a little between Ando and Silang, but not much. This book is grim, gritty, and dark.
Which makes it GOOD.
Arnold Arre has stepped up his storyteling skills here, and paces each scene just right. Even the long, un-dialogued, all-women fight sequence didn't seem drawn-out. The only scene where I got confused was the flashback sequence of how Ando got to be the "protector." I didn't immediately get (is that correct grammar??!?!) that he was supposed to be the young criminal shown at first.
That said, what I've always admired about his art is that every individual character is distinctly recognizable the way Arnold draws them. That's also the case here. And the way he portrays the cast is very appropriate. The villains are creepy and col-looking, while the heroes look very much like ordinary people.
This may be his most detailed work yet. While the art is rough in some places, that same roughness only adds to the tone of the story, not detracts from it.
The story is just kick-@$$. The pace just keeps you want to turn the page until you get to the very end. I also liked the ending, which is a bit different where (SPOILER!) the hero isn't necessarily there when everything comes together.
It seems this is not the last we've seen of ANDONG AGIMAT, and I, for one, look forward to joining him and Arnold Arre on their further adventures.
This is a completely different book from what we've gotten from Arnold Arre in the past. None of the sentimentality which was prevalent in books like AFTER EDEN or TRIP TO TAGAYTAY, heck, even MYTHOLOGY CLASS. Okay, okay, maybe a little between Ando and Silang, but not much. This book is grim, gritty, and dark.
Which makes it GOOD.
Arnold Arre has stepped up his storyteling skills here, and paces each scene just right. Even the long, un-dialogued, all-women fight sequence didn't seem drawn-out. The only scene where I got confused was the flashback sequence of how Ando got to be the "protector." I didn't immediately get (is that correct grammar??!?!) that he was supposed to be the young criminal shown at first.
That said, what I've always admired about his art is that every individual character is distinctly recognizable the way Arnold draws them. That's also the case here. And the way he portrays the cast is very appropriate. The villains are creepy and col-looking, while the heroes look very much like ordinary people.
This may be his most detailed work yet. While the art is rough in some places, that same roughness only adds to the tone of the story, not detracts from it.
The story is just kick-@$$. The pace just keeps you want to turn the page until you get to the very end. I also liked the ending, which is a bit different where (SPOILER!) the hero isn't necessarily there when everything comes together.
It seems this is not the last we've seen of ANDONG AGIMAT, and I, for one, look forward to joining him and Arnold Arre on their further adventures.
Monday, March 13, 2006
SWAMPED THING...
I'm swamped. Swamped with so much stuff to do. Work... comics... family... too much stuff to juggle. Medyo nagbe-break nga lang ako sa pag-blog ko ngayon. Sorry to everyone who's been missing the MASKARADO feature in this blog during THURSDAY COMIC WEBRING. I guess this is my opportunity to announce that it's gonna be on hiatus for a while, much like the MASKARADO comic book and TABLOID KOMIKS, though for TABLOID I'm planning on releasing an issue for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY (kelan na nga ba yun?).
Gah. Back to work...
I'm swamped. Swamped with so much stuff to do. Work... comics... family... too much stuff to juggle. Medyo nagbe-break nga lang ako sa pag-blog ko ngayon. Sorry to everyone who's been missing the MASKARADO feature in this blog during THURSDAY COMIC WEBRING. I guess this is my opportunity to announce that it's gonna be on hiatus for a while, much like the MASKARADO comic book and TABLOID KOMIKS, though for TABLOID I'm planning on releasing an issue for FREE COMIC BOOK DAY (kelan na nga ba yun?).
Gah. Back to work...
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Wow! It's been a month since I last blogged. Maybe some folks thought I was dead or something. Obviously, I'm not. Two reasons why I haven't blogged in a while...
1) I went on a two-week vacation, and I don't have internet at home. Yeah, yeah... I live in a cave.
2) The office (where I blog) has firewalled blogger. Which I don't understand why. I can't even leave comments in other people's blogs.
How can I blog now, you ask? Well, our server was down today, and they had to fix it. It looks like our tech guy forgot to block the websites normally blocked here, so I'm using this once-in-a-lifetime chance to blog. Man, I've had blogging withdrawals for the past month. Blogger may be gone tomorrow (at least here in the office) for all I know.
Ho-kay... let me plug a few things. First up, Mars Ravelo shirts. They're available now at all BRANDED stores (or would that be kiosks). SM malls usually have them. There's one in Megamall, and I know there's another one in SM Southmall. The Megamall branch is situated at the third floor, Bldg. A, near the cinemas. Lastikman and Darna are shirts designed by Bong Leal, And Captain Barbell shirts designed by yours truly. Below is the design for the Captain Barbell shirt...
Second... EXODUS THE OFFICIAL MOVIE ADAPTATION! Yup, I'm now hard at work at adapting the movie into comic format. This won't be a simple retelling of the movie, however, since we'll be tweaking some things a bit and will establish the characters' backgrounds and personalities more. This will be a much deeper story (I hope). It's going to be published by The Enchanted Kingdom. Check out their comic, TALES FROM THE ENCHANTED KINGDOM, the second issue should be out by now. It features a print ad for the Exodus comic. See image below...
That's not the final image in the print ad, though. The editor asked me to tweak the face a bit so it looks more like Bong Revilla (who starred in the movie version). But all in all, I'm pretty psyched about this. It's my biggest project for komiks in recent years, and I hope it does well.
I guess that's it for now. I really hope they drop the firewall on blogger here in the office. it's really a bummer.
1) I went on a two-week vacation, and I don't have internet at home. Yeah, yeah... I live in a cave.
2) The office (where I blog) has firewalled blogger. Which I don't understand why. I can't even leave comments in other people's blogs.
How can I blog now, you ask? Well, our server was down today, and they had to fix it. It looks like our tech guy forgot to block the websites normally blocked here, so I'm using this once-in-a-lifetime chance to blog. Man, I've had blogging withdrawals for the past month. Blogger may be gone tomorrow (at least here in the office) for all I know.
Ho-kay... let me plug a few things. First up, Mars Ravelo shirts. They're available now at all BRANDED stores (or would that be kiosks). SM malls usually have them. There's one in Megamall, and I know there's another one in SM Southmall. The Megamall branch is situated at the third floor, Bldg. A, near the cinemas. Lastikman and Darna are shirts designed by Bong Leal, And Captain Barbell shirts designed by yours truly. Below is the design for the Captain Barbell shirt...
Second... EXODUS THE OFFICIAL MOVIE ADAPTATION! Yup, I'm now hard at work at adapting the movie into comic format. This won't be a simple retelling of the movie, however, since we'll be tweaking some things a bit and will establish the characters' backgrounds and personalities more. This will be a much deeper story (I hope). It's going to be published by The Enchanted Kingdom. Check out their comic, TALES FROM THE ENCHANTED KINGDOM, the second issue should be out by now. It features a print ad for the Exodus comic. See image below...
That's not the final image in the print ad, though. The editor asked me to tweak the face a bit so it looks more like Bong Revilla (who starred in the movie version). But all in all, I'm pretty psyched about this. It's my biggest project for komiks in recent years, and I hope it does well.
I guess that's it for now. I really hope they drop the firewall on blogger here in the office. it's really a bummer.
Friday, February 10, 2006
E-mail from Dario Carrasco Jr.:
Hi Kabayans,
Anyone here who's interested to do a comics mini-series?
I'm looking for either a penciller or penciller/inker combined for a four issue series approved by Arcana Studio. This project is a creation by Aaron Nelson and myself called "Joe Doogan: Zombie Hunter". The scripts are written already. This is a romp about a lone Australian movie star who has a popular TV show called "Undead Zone" in Downunder and happens to hate zombies that he would hunt them around the world. He was able to get it sponsored and funded by his tv producer. This is a comedy and is very particular in its style. Check some refs here:
Digital Webbing Forums - Joe Doogan 2
If you're interested to do full series four issues of 24 pages each, and also would like a contract for back end profit sharing, let me know and I can give you more details about the project. Email me at panday@pandaystudio.com or pandayboss@yahoo.com.
Thanks.
Dario
www.pandaystudio.com
Hi Kabayans,
Anyone here who's interested to do a comics mini-series?
I'm looking for either a penciller or penciller/inker combined for a four issue series approved by Arcana Studio. This project is a creation by Aaron Nelson and myself called "Joe Doogan: Zombie Hunter". The scripts are written already. This is a romp about a lone Australian movie star who has a popular TV show called "Undead Zone" in Downunder and happens to hate zombies that he would hunt them around the world. He was able to get it sponsored and funded by his tv producer. This is a comedy and is very particular in its style. Check some refs here:
Digital Webbing Forums - Joe Doogan 2
If you're interested to do full series four issues of 24 pages each, and also would like a contract for back end profit sharing, let me know and I can give you more details about the project. Email me at panday@pandaystudio.com or pandayboss@yahoo.com.
Thanks.
Dario
www.pandaystudio.com
Thursday, February 09, 2006
It's supposed to be Thursday Webring today, but I don't have any Maskarado strip to post. I left my un-scanned strips at home, since I had to do overnight (yes, that's right, overnight, not merely overtime) work last night. I didn't get to go home, and I'm still in the office working. Damn, am I dedicated or what? =P
Anyway, here are the other guys in the webring...
Jonas Diego
Edgar Tadeo
Ariel Atienza
Jerald Dorado
Anyway, here are the other guys in the webring...
Jonas Diego
Edgar Tadeo
Ariel Atienza
Jerald Dorado
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
It seems the whole identity of Aklas Isip has spurred a whole lot of discussion among the local komiks people, most notable Dennis Villegas' Pilipino Komiks blog and Gerry Alanguilan's Komikero Journal.
It seems to be that Aklas Isip is either Art Geroche Jr., Art Geroche, or Francine Liberia. Or it may be one or more of them. An Art G. posted here, as well as Francine. I assumed it was Art G. Sr., and it truly is an honor that an artist I admire visited here. If it was his son, then I am also glad for the visit.
Whomever Aklas Isip is, I still stand by my prevoius statements. Please don't judge us artists today, since you son't know any of us personally, let alone our motivations for doing komiks.
I myself love the "old-school" style of art, but I don't condemn the "modern" styles either. We all ahve opinions, but it's another thing to pass judgment.
Here are links to the discussions I mentioned above:
On Reviving The Filipino Komiks Industry (Dennis Villegas)
February 6, 2006 entry on Komikero Comics Journal
It seems to be that Aklas Isip is either Art Geroche Jr., Art Geroche, or Francine Liberia. Or it may be one or more of them. An Art G. posted here, as well as Francine. I assumed it was Art G. Sr., and it truly is an honor that an artist I admire visited here. If it was his son, then I am also glad for the visit.
Whomever Aklas Isip is, I still stand by my prevoius statements. Please don't judge us artists today, since you son't know any of us personally, let alone our motivations for doing komiks.
I myself love the "old-school" style of art, but I don't condemn the "modern" styles either. We all ahve opinions, but it's another thing to pass judgment.
Here are links to the discussions I mentioned above:
On Reviving The Filipino Komiks Industry (Dennis Villegas)
February 6, 2006 entry on Komikero Comics Journal
Friday, February 03, 2006
Mabuti naman at tinigil na ng MRT yung paghiwalay sa entrance ng mga babae at lalaki. Lalo lang gumugulo ang magulo nang sistema sa pagpasok sa MRT. Alam ko'y ito ang reaksyon nila sa mga balitang may ilan-ilang mga manyakis na kumukuha ng litrato sa pamamagitan ng kanilang cellphone sa palda ng mga kababaihan, at mga balita rin ng "pananantsing" ng iba pang manyakis.
Ngunit nung ginawa nila ang paghihiwalay na ito, lalo lang nabuwisit ang mga tao, lalo na't kapag rush hour na. Tulad halimbawa sa Ayala station, na kung saan pagkahaba-haba ng pila at ni hindi mo nga mawari kung pumipila ka sa pagpasok sa turnstile o kung dun ka nakapila sa mga bumibili pa lamang ng card.
Pipila ka ng matagal, ngunit pagdating mo na sa mga guwardiya'y haharangin ka at sasabihing "lalaki lang dito" o kaya'y "babae lang dito." Hindi ba't sadyang nakakainit ng ulo? Mabuti sana kung sa dulo ng pila ay may magsasabi sa iyo kung saan ka dapat pumila. Kaso'y hindi.
Tulad nung isang linggo na sumakay ako. Sa katabi kong pila (na panlalake lamang) ay may isang babae na ayaw nila papasukin. Pinapapila pa siya uli dun sa pila ng mga babae na pagkahaba-haba (mahaba rin naman ang pila sa lalake). Kahit anong pilit ay matigas ang ulo ng mga guwardiya. Maging ang mga lalaking nakapila ay sinasabing palusutin na ang babae at lalo lamang tumatagal. Wala naman silang pakialam kung doon pumila yung babae. Ngunit sadyang matitigas ang kukote ng mga guwardiya. "Kami ang masusunod," ang sabi pa ng isa. Ni hindi nga siguro nila alam kung bakit hiniwalay ang mga babae't lalaki, ano? Basta't sunod lang sa utos ng nakatataas. Kung sinabi siguro sa kanilang tumalon sa bangin ay gagawin nila.
Iyan din naman ang mali sa pagsunod sa utos nang hindi man lamang ginagamit ang sarili mong utak (o kahit puso).
And since were on the subject of MRT...
Hindi ko talaga mainitindihan kung bakit ang mga tao'y nagpupumilit na tumayo sa may pintuan ng tren, gayong kapag nasa labas ka ay kitang-kita mong maluwag pa sa bandang gitna.
Kapag ako'y sumasakay, sumisiksik ako hangga't makarating ako sa maluwag na bahagi ng tren (sa gitna). Ako'y nagsasabi naman ng "excuse me," ngunit hindi mo rin naman talaga maiiwasang makabangga o makatapak ng paa ng mga taong nagsisiksikan sa may pintuan. Ang masaklap, sila pa ang galit at titingnan ka ng masama.
Aba... pasensya kayo. Kung ayaw niyong matapakan at mabangga, e di huwag kayong sumiksik sa may pinto. Mga engot.
Ngunit nung ginawa nila ang paghihiwalay na ito, lalo lang nabuwisit ang mga tao, lalo na't kapag rush hour na. Tulad halimbawa sa Ayala station, na kung saan pagkahaba-haba ng pila at ni hindi mo nga mawari kung pumipila ka sa pagpasok sa turnstile o kung dun ka nakapila sa mga bumibili pa lamang ng card.
Pipila ka ng matagal, ngunit pagdating mo na sa mga guwardiya'y haharangin ka at sasabihing "lalaki lang dito" o kaya'y "babae lang dito." Hindi ba't sadyang nakakainit ng ulo? Mabuti sana kung sa dulo ng pila ay may magsasabi sa iyo kung saan ka dapat pumila. Kaso'y hindi.
Tulad nung isang linggo na sumakay ako. Sa katabi kong pila (na panlalake lamang) ay may isang babae na ayaw nila papasukin. Pinapapila pa siya uli dun sa pila ng mga babae na pagkahaba-haba (mahaba rin naman ang pila sa lalake). Kahit anong pilit ay matigas ang ulo ng mga guwardiya. Maging ang mga lalaking nakapila ay sinasabing palusutin na ang babae at lalo lamang tumatagal. Wala naman silang pakialam kung doon pumila yung babae. Ngunit sadyang matitigas ang kukote ng mga guwardiya. "Kami ang masusunod," ang sabi pa ng isa. Ni hindi nga siguro nila alam kung bakit hiniwalay ang mga babae't lalaki, ano? Basta't sunod lang sa utos ng nakatataas. Kung sinabi siguro sa kanilang tumalon sa bangin ay gagawin nila.
Iyan din naman ang mali sa pagsunod sa utos nang hindi man lamang ginagamit ang sarili mong utak (o kahit puso).
And since were on the subject of MRT...
Hindi ko talaga mainitindihan kung bakit ang mga tao'y nagpupumilit na tumayo sa may pintuan ng tren, gayong kapag nasa labas ka ay kitang-kita mong maluwag pa sa bandang gitna.
Kapag ako'y sumasakay, sumisiksik ako hangga't makarating ako sa maluwag na bahagi ng tren (sa gitna). Ako'y nagsasabi naman ng "excuse me," ngunit hindi mo rin naman talaga maiiwasang makabangga o makatapak ng paa ng mga taong nagsisiksikan sa may pintuan. Ang masaklap, sila pa ang galit at titingnan ka ng masama.
Aba... pasensya kayo. Kung ayaw niyong matapakan at mabangga, e di huwag kayong sumiksik sa may pinto. Mga engot.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
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