Maroon 5 concert hangover

We stayed at the gold section but my camera has a 20mm prime (no zoom). Oh well :)

Had so much fun with my sister and brother! I pity our little bro for standing between us girls, though... He had to endure an hour and a half of us fangirl-ing and SCREAMING cos of Adam's schmexiness! Seriously, why do rock stars exist??? He was so funny and talented! We were singing along to every song and I really want to watch them perform again-- they were THAT good!

Thanks to mum for gifting us these concert tickets! She rarely pays for our tickets and I guess she saw that Riz, Joey and I really wanted to watch them together... SMX was a really nice venue to hold the concert, too! It wasn't hot and the crowd was okay as we were going out of the venue... Wish more concerts would happen here but I heard that a new venue by SM was being built! That means goodbye to concerts at the MOA concert grounds! Heard a lot of horror stories about getting mugged or rained on during other events there... Thank goodness I never experienced those before!

I really want to watch Hillsong and Incubus next, while Riz and Joey are aiming to see 30 Seconds to Mars.

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I want new/pretty toys.

Blackberry bold 9900

I KNOW you all know I'm a sucker for all things Mac. Recently got the iPad 2 and I've been screaming "Team Apple" since forever BUT you can't imagine how many times I've gotten the "What's your BB pin?" question and honestly, I don't think WhatsApp is up to par with the BBM. I want this model since I instantly LOVED its design! I really don't have time to compare the long list of BB models right now, so please tell me if this sucks or what. I don't want the Torch since it's bulky and slide phones have never been my thing... I want something sleek and fast.

Fuji Finepix X100

Because I know I'll never be CRAZY enough to buy the limited edition titanium Leica M9 for $29000 (or any Leica M series cam for that matter-- I'm too rough on my cameras!),I'll settle for this. It's pretty cool and even if I know I won't be able to change the lens (I don't even change my Lumix GF1's), this would be a pretty awesome pocket camera. The viewfinder and built-in flash is something my Lumix lacks (the flash pops up on the GF1/2) and this has a rangefinder system thing going on... You won't be able to use it properly if you don't know how to use a manual camera, though... There are no intelligent auto settings. I want to be able to practice fixing the settings on a camera again! Whenever I shoot or pick up my DSLR, I keep having to force myself to stay away from my Lumix.

And just look at it... It looks so cool and oldschool! PRETTEH!

Nikon D7000

I'm not a pro, so I'm not touching any of those FX cameras. For now, I can only wish to upgrade my Nikon D80 to this DX camera. Google the specs if you please...

I know you're all going to grill me for saying "Oh please, the camera doesn't matter." But the noise levels and grain once I pump up the ISO's (for clients, not my blog) starting to bug me. I never thought I was going to do a lot of things when I first purchased my D80 way back when I was in first year college. I mean, why would we need a camera in Interior Design? Oh that's right, we don't.

But now that I plan on actually pursuing photography after school, I'm considering investing on a better camera. I have Nikon lenses so it only makes sense to stick to Nikon. I've never had a problem shooting with my D80 and my grandpa was a Nikon guy.

This is priced at $1,200 (body only) but hmmm if I am dead serious about pursuing a phophographyyy why not go for an FX cam like the D700? Priced at $2,700... Hmmm...

GAH I wish I didn't have to earn and pay for my own gadgets. I wish I loved clothes more than gadgets since they're far more expensive, your world will crumble if they get stolen, and unlike clothes, they don't make YOU pretty. HAH..

Okay these are accessories... But...

Why, Nixon? Why???

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Goodbye My Shadow music video

Barbie's new music video for her song "Goodbye My Shadow".

Decorated and rearranged the whole room on the first day of shooting... Can't believe I got to contribute to the "clutter" in this awesome video! Heh.... The room was really empty and different when we got there. They didn't decorate or fix anything yet since they had just moved in that are of the house. After day 1, they were saying how much they wanted to keep the arrangement of the furniture that way! We used everything that we could find in their house & nothing else was bought.

This was done by the very creative Luis Daniel Tabuena! I can still hear him discussing the concept over and over again in my head. Because really, you can't imagine the whole thing if you were in my place just looking at the set. And can you figure out the number of hours they took to shoot each photo, put each one in position and then take a photo of the photo on the set? MY GAWD. They should just make a stop-motion app. :))

From Barbie's YouTube page:

"Goodbye My Shadow" is the title track of the new album--coming out this week. We will bring CDs at our next gig in Route 196, Katipunan (Tuesday, May 24). Hope to see you there!

MUSIC VIDEO:
Directed By: Luis Daniel Tabuena
Produced By: Luis Daniel Tabuena
Director of Photography: Takeyuki Onishi
Cameraman: Mark See
Editor: Luis Daniel Tabuena
Colorist: Luis Daniel Tabuena

SONG:
Written By: Barbie Almalbis Honasan
Arranged and Performed by: Alden Abaca (Drums) Barbie Almalbis(Guitars/Vocals) Karel Honasan (Bass Guitar)
Produced By: Maly Andres
Executive Producers: Tommy and Ynel Tanchanco/12 Stone Records

Thanks to:
Kodak, Rolly Bombio, Patti Malay, Julianne Tarroja, Raleene Cabrera

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Okay, can I just fangirl for a bit? AAAH Barbie's one of the few Filipino artists I looked up to. I remember saying how pretty she looked with minimal or no makeup at all, and I remember wanting to be her when I was really young. I wanted to be a real rockstar like her! And now that I've met her, it's so awesome that I find her even more admirable- so down to earth, cool and blessed in life. She was the first to say hi to us at our gig, kept saying thank you when all I really did was to arrange furniture and de-clutter for a few hours. She's the only true female rockstar who's "made it" in our country and you just know she deserves it. (That's disregarding all diva-like or noontime show-related female singers... You get my point.) The first day of that shoot was just like a day with her friends, they were choosing outfits from her closet while we were sprucing up the place. The elements in the set were so simple but it turned out to be a really cool vid, don't you think? Props to Weedge for directing, editing, producing and tweaking the colors for it to look like it was Instagram-ed!

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Tumblr Royalty on the Philippine Star

ALL PHOTOS BY HANNAH REYES

(L-R) Seph & Shai, Tricia, Saab, Walkie Talkies, Don, Rob (on the floor) and Regina (not pictured since she left before we could take this group photo at the end of the shoot)

Fashion // Art (Saab arrived late so she's not on our photo)

LOL.

You can read the article ONLINE. Or read another one related to it HERE. Both written by Karen Bolilia!

(Scans from LoveChic. Posting a clearer photo of this for y'all tomorrow!)

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"We at Young Star thought it was about time to meet the Royal Tumblr Family. The kings and queens of site traffic, and appropriately armed with weapons to keep their kingdoms in order: the cameras, the laptops and the iPhones and Blackberries for good measure. If the Internet is their castle, then empowerment is their creed. After all, the medium is the message to the royal subjects: whoever you are, you are your most socially lucrative asset. Follow the leader? How about being one yourself."

So this is the result of that photo shoot at Salon de Ning with fellow Tumblr peeps... I love that our photos show that we're a pretty fun bunch! It was a really fun shoot and it was nice being part of a group that was composed of really cool bloggers... Got to meet Seph & Shai that day, and I find their blog really cute and unique since they run it together and post fashion-related things as a couple! Met Don, one of the founders of the awesome Pelikula Tumblr which we were all fans of! We didn't even know he ran that blog until these photos & the article came out so you can only imagine how everyone reacted on Facebook ("OMG I'm a fan!").

Saab, Rob, Tricia and Regina are all pretty known on the local Tumblr scene and they were actually part of the first few people I followed when I opened my personal Tumblr... They all have their own thing going on with their blogs, which should always be the case! I'm guilty of not putting on too much effort to actually write on there, simply since I've put up this blog first and feel more comfortable posting here... My Tumblr is more of a dumpsite for my photos which will link you to this site, and on rare occasions I reblog. Riz's site is pretty cool too, especially when she gets so many notes on her music and covers! Our band page (WalkieTalkiesMusic) rarely gets notes for each post but we use that as the band's site, so they chose that to add something different to this group (music blog).

Oh, and we were on the radar!

(photo from Vince)

This angered quite a number of people. :P

Oh and so many people asked the same question Saab and Tricia asked, "Where's Ramon?"-- this article focused on the younger bloggers. Young Star Philippines. Oh gosh. :))

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Penshoppe (Philippine Fashion Week)

Solenn & Victor during rehearsals

This girl is so fit!!!

Danica Magpantay- I watched a few minutes of her interview with Boy Abunda and all I can say is that she is so adorable! Totally did not expect that playful, sweet vibe because she looks so fierce in photos and on the runway.

I need those pants in my life.

Sam and I went to SMX last Sunday to be part of Penshoppe's "paparazzi" during their show for Philippine Fashion Week. Our friend Tanya invited us and thought we'd have fun taking photos during the show, which had a theme that revolved around the "lives of celebrities". It made my Sunday sorta busy and I had to go back and forth SMX and High Street. We were given instructions and rehearsed our blocking for the show, then Sam and I drove to 2nd's at High Street to practice since I was leading worship that day (without Riz!), then finally we headed back to SMX again after singing to get final instructions before the actual show...

We had fun shooting and just chatting away, and I got to see so many people from the blogging/fashion community... PENSHOPPE'S SHOW WAS PACKED! I'm so clueless about these shows because I only attend when a friend is showcasing, so this was my first "RTW" show. Pretty amazing one, too. No wonder everyone says that Penshoppe's always one of those they look out for.

I wasn't planning on taking part in fash week this season but I thought it would be fun to be a photographer this time (oddly enough I've never done any photo jobs for PFW before). Of course I didn't get to attend any of the after-parties. Rushed to get home right after the show to finish some schoolwork...

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Oh and we laughed at the fact that we looked so ridiculous in our all-black ensembles on a 37C/98.6F day. Literally HOT! Sam quipped, "We look like the make-up artists!"

We needed to wear something we could move around in, which is the case when we're holding cameras. You really don't want any of your underwear showing when you're the one crouching and reaching for an angle!

Missed wearing these boots.

Coverup= Bayo, jeans & swimsuit coverup (worn as tank top)- GAP, boots- Zara, bag- Topshop, leather bands- Carbon and the Bead Shop

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