Electromagnetic Tentacle T-Shirt Pageant

The guys behind Electromagnetic Tentacle are releasing another epic set of Pinoy, pop-culture, parody shirts. Fans get to choose six out of the ten that will make the cut. Since we all know how much we love polls and popularity competitions, let us get to it. Click here to vote. Here are my personal pics: 

 My Little Kalesa 

 The Flush

 This is Spartan

 He-Pon

Kingkong Matsing

Yokona

Filipino Designed Google Chrome Themes

 Google Chrome Theme by AJ Dimarucot

I was at a blog event yesterday hosted by Google, a company hell bent in conquering our online world. They've now officially launched their browser: Google Chrome. So what is a browser? If you're not sure, don't feel bad. Only 8% of Americans knew. Most people think it's where you type up your search terms or it's a person who browses through the net. In non-techie terms, it is the software (you know, that icon you click) that lets you get to the internet to view and navigate through websites and download or upload stuff. Google Chrome is said to be faster, more stable, more search-friendly, and more user-friendly. But really, what caught my attention were several Google Chrome Themes designed by Filipino artists.

Contributors:
AJ Dimarucot, Aranaz, Arnold Arre, Carlos Celdran, Corey Cruz, Dan Matutina, Karen Gosingan. Drew Europeo, Electrolychee, Paul Guadakomeda, SOFA Manila. Team Manila, and Yabang Pinoy.

Download Chrome and you can get these nifty themes

It's like having changeable wallpaper for your net browsing.

 Aranaz Bags

 Space Mananagal

 Corey Cruz

Betamaks

 Drew Europeo

 

Electrolychee

I think I'm going to get the last one- Just-Tiis League. Loosely translated, it means "just bear the suffering" league, and it's a pun on the popular American "Justice League". Based on a set of everyday superheroes created by Electrolychee, it's a humorous take on the travails of five ordinary Pinoys making a living from blue collar jobs.

Ballet Barbies in Filipino Designer Dresses

I’m so happy to have wandered into Podium this weekend. On their 2nd floor, they had on display probably 40 dolls modeling teeny tiny Filipino designer dresses. Barbie heaven.

Rajo Laurel

Ivarluski Aseron

Dress by Pepito Albert / Jewels by Hans Brumann

Louis Claparols

At one point in my life, I had 15  Barbies so you can imagine I went gaga.  These lovely ladies are being auctioned off by Ballet Philippines to raise funds for their performances. Kudos to the Filipino designers who helped!

I can't help but see Carrie, (Blonde) Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha.

I remember how I would love dressing them up and putting them in my own telenovela type stories. I remember how the older, scraggly-haired Barbies ended up being the kontrabidas while the new fair-haired Barbies would be the stars. These Goth girls would make fabulous kontrabidas!

  Cesar Gaupo, Jerome Lorico (Last 2)

I wonder now how I would have reacted if I had seen these lovely beauties when I was at that age. I would have totally freaked. I’d probably throw a tantrum for this one. I love purple.

Joel Escober

I asked the person manning the exhibit which one raised the most moolah and he pointed to this.

Pitoy Moreno

It’s Barbie dressed in a Pitoy Moreno original bridal gown. Pitoy Moreno is a National Artist for Fashion Design,  Hailed as the "The Fashion Czar Of Asia" for taking Filipino fashion to the next level, he also introduced native fabrics like Jusi, Pinya, and Lepanto to Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and other international publications. It sold for a whopping P150,000. That’s as much as a life-sized designer wedding dress nowadays. Imagine this little thing fetching that much.

But if I had the money, I’d get it. It’s everything I love: It’s a designer dress, it's made by a national artist, it’s a toy, and it's Pinoy! The only thing I don’t love is the trashy looking Barbie that’s modeling it. I don’t mind the blonde hair but that makeup is way tacky.

I think some of the dolls are still for sale at http://www.stylebible.ph/