*slumberdoll

July 20, 2008 Update

Updating with outtakes from our recent photoshoot:



And thumbnails of...

Related deviations from my gallery:




From Crissey's (*Crissey) gallery:





From Mye's (*peachjuice) gallery:




That's all. Good night everyone! 8D

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

July 9, 2008 Update

Hello DA. How's everybody? I only update my journal once or twice a month so forgive me for this lengthy entry. Hee!


Dae ~dae-mon1 got me this adorable ribbon from his recent trip to Korea. I haven't had the chance to wear it yet so I decided to wear it today. No occasion, really - just something to remind me of the certain somebody who gave it to me (who sort of injured his thumb today).


I haven't been uploading pictures recently because school's been requiring me to focus on DESIGN. Which is very very interesting. Somehow, it may seem odd that someone like me (who is obsessed with photography) is actually inclined to something completely different, but yeah, I quite fancy designing too *trivia*. My course in college is mostly on graphic design and not at all on photography, contrary to popular belief. I admit that I'm not the best at it, but I do enjoy it a lot no matter how much work our teachers Sir Ali and Mr. Imbong give us.


Two weeks ago, it was ORG RECRUITMENT TIME. I'm not part of the main line-up of officers anymore but I still continue to support FAS (Freelance Art Society) as an in-house photographer. Let me take this opportunity to thank all the Ateneans who joined our organization. This year will be a much fruitful year than last year so do watch out for the fun activities that we will be having soon.


Most of you who watch Mye *peachjuice have probably seen some of my modeling pictures already. I modeled (along with our friend Tala) for MANN, an awesome clothing brand made by a good friend of mine, Domz ~dadomz. She just recently opened her online shop and if you're interested in stylish but affordable dresses, pay her website a visit! *pimps* Hahaha, I absolutely adore her clothes! -- [link]


I found scans of our feature on the Philippine Daily Inquirer in the "Media Scans" section of Edjie's *blackmage9 journal (with a new spiffy layout that is made of win). [link] -- here's the link to her journal entry (look at all those magazine features on her! *wink*).


June 23, 2008. Meg September issue. I was featured as one of the 10 Most Stylish Teens of 2008. Although I find it a bit odd though because I don't find my style particularly exceptional. D:


Another plug! My photos are getting published in the July issue of Bounce magazine. There is going to be a sort of back-to-school J-pop-inspired shoot in there with a manga-inspired layout. I don't really know if they're going to edit the pictures to look more anime (although I wish they didn't touch them at all) but I'll post the ones I edited once the issue comes out. Oh, and I deliberately made the preview small. HEEHEEHEE. Grab a copy if you're a fan of Alodia and Ashley!

(thumb c/o *Chiiron)
Congratulations to Mye *peachjuice for being featured in Idea Photos! WE LOVE YOU AND YOUR AMAZING PHOTOS, MYE!

On to some other random things:

Dae and I got Baby Holgas 2 weeks ago. His is red and mine is yellow (although I originally wanted the pink one). Lomo love!

My dream lens right now is the Canon 50mm f/1.2L lens but OMG IT'S SO EXPENSIVE u_u BUT f/1.2 HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!111

I was able to watch the last episode of Zettai Kareshi last week. EGAD. I CRIED SO HAAAAARD! And I've been watching Gokusen 3 lately. I AM SUCH A HARUMA MIURA FAN. Loved him in Sky of Love, especially. <333


CRISSEY VECTORED THE TWO OF US. We're planning to have shirts printed for ourselves. Such geekery! 8D

I LIKE MILK TEA!

[link] = Fudge magazine didn't credit me as the photographer (for the pictures they got from Edjie's gallery) AWW

I went to the hospital last Saturday. Said I got mild Scoliosis. I saw my x-ray and there's a slight curve on my spine. I don't need any surgery but I think I need to go through therapy sessions. Lol. This is what happens when you have bad posture when you use the computer so kids, please take care.

* * *

PLUG:



AND



* * *

POSER ALERT. Please refer to this entry for a list of my real accounts.

JUNE 30

Please beware of posers. Recently, I've been getting weird messages from people I don't know acting like they've known me for a long time.

I only have real and active accounts in these websites:

1) deviantART (slumberdoll)
2) Facebook (my name)
3) Multiply (dollipoptart)
4) Friendster (my name)
5) crunchyroll (slumberdoll)
6) Youtube (slumberdoll)
7) DPP (my name)
8) Flickr (dollipoptart)
9) Livejournal (tooweesha)
10) JPG (slumberdoll)
12) Candymag (slumberdoll)
13) soompi (dollipoptart)
(I'll add to this list later - I think I am forgetting something)

Right now, I'm also not playing any online RPGs or whatnot.

Also, there have been instances of art theft again. PLEASE DO NOT USE MY PICTURES WITHOUT PERMISSION.

Thank you very much.

JUNE 24

Before anything else, 1 million pageviews! *u* And thanks to everyone in the Philippines who voted Pedicab's "Ang Pusa Mo" on MYX. It's #1 on the MYX Pinoy Countdown or something. ^^

Philippines only:
MYX_VOTE_ANG PUSA MO send to 2366

Anyhow, I'm okay, thankfully. There was a major typhoon that hit Manila recently (Typhoon Frank) and I heard in the news that around 300 people died from it. May their souls rest in peace.

Classes were suspended yesterday even though it wasn't raining anymore. YAY. I went to a shoot for MEG magazine's 10 Most Stylish Teens (September issue). Thus the Curls deviation. They curled my hair. It was so awesome. LOL. I rarely get my hair curled because my hair is naturally fundamentally extra-straight. Forgive me!

*

There was a welcoming party of sorts last June 20 (Friday) at Edjie's *blackmage9 house. It was supposed to be a surprise party for the Jesuit priest who heads the Fine Arts department in our university but he wasn't able to come so the party became mostly a welcoming thing for the new Information Design freshmen.



FOR ATENEANS ONLY:

It's RECWEEK AGAIN! FAS Recruitment:
June 26-27, Colayco Pavillion, MVP Building, Ateneo de Manila University



BOUNDLESS EXPRESSION!
The Freelance Art Society is an organization in the Ateneo that focuses on fine arts. We provide you with an avenue for artistic expression that knows no bounds!

The Freelance Art Society is an organization catering to the needs of the school's various visual artists. We aim to give the Ateneo community an avenue to share, enhance, develop and apply their skills in their respective fields of visual art, which include drawing, sketching, painting, photo manipulation, digital painting, photography and many more! Our activities for the year include workshops and tutorials, art related field trips, working hand-in-hand with the other organizations of the Ateneo for socially-oriented projects and conversing with fellow artists in order to learn and develop each member's respective artistic skills.

Officers:




FAS Recruitment Poster:


*

Enough school!~ Here's an addition to my ToyCon update last week. Thanks to everyone who emailed me or sent me links to their galleries! See you guys again soon~ Have a nice day!



*

Plugging! My friend Jurgen ~jurgenestanislao helped create some nice Facebook apps. If you're on Facebook, try these awesome applications:

Magicfudge, Lovedub!, Momster!, Holylluja!, Beauty & The Best, Funtabulous!

Thanks! 8D

* * *

JUNE 17, 2008

School started last June 10 (Tuesday) for us Ateneans. Taking 3 FA (Fine Arts) subjects this semester, along with Philosophy and Theology, which are required subjects in my university. I don't think I can update as much anymore since my schedule's pretty tight but when I get free time, I will try my best to reply to your comments and notes. 8D

Had a shoot with Dae again last Monday (June 9). Thanks for all the nice comments and favorites. He bought me some nice stuff from his recent trip to Korea. Can't get enough of those purdy Mix-Style headphones. <3






I went to ToyCon! It was my 1st time to attend the annual Toy Convention at SM MegaMall even though it was the 7th already. I was able to take a few pictures with my camera last Saturday. Thanks again to all those who bought prints! Wasn't able to go on the 2nd day because it was Father's Day and I went out with ~dae-mon1 in the afternoon + basically got lazy. X3



If you have more pictures with me or Ashley or Edjie from the first day of ToyCon, I'd really appreciate it if you sent them to my email (slumberdoll at gmail dot com) ^^ I'll make more collages soon!

Good night! :3

Edjie got featured today in a newspaper! If you still have time, please go grab a copy of today's (June 4, 2008) Philippine Daily Inquirer and check out the 2bu Lifestyle section. You can read her interview here but you'll miss out on the photos if you just read the online version. Hee! :]

I also got featured in the same newspaper and in the same section last week. You can read the article here~ ^^

Thanks for all the support on Edjie's cosplay and my photography. <3

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Convention!~ May 31, 2008

Haha, so many pictures. *o* Thanks to everyone who bought our prints!~ We really appreciate it. Edjie *blackmage9 and I are glad that you like our pictures~ Makes us want to work harder in our future shoots~ Thank you for all those who support Edjie's super awesome cosplay and modeling and my mediocre photography (haha). Hee. *embarrassed* We'll sell more next next week!~ See you at Toycon!~ :3



M3 Con was fun~ I went with *Crissey and we managed to roam around the SMX Convention Center for a short while before people started to mob Crissey because she is the most adorable person on the planet. *wiggles around* XD We bought a nice pink hat from Chikara Hats!~ Yay! And Wasabi Toys gave us cat hats for free. *u* Also met a lot of nice people from DA and some really nice photographers (with crazy big lenses)! <3

Our print booth was nearest the entrance of SMX so we pretty much just hung out around that area. Will make a collage out of that soon. :] Crissey and I weren't able to hang out much with Edjie because she was so busy with the cosplay competition (as she was one of the judges) and because she had so many fans (and bouncers) surrounding her all the time. UUUUUUY don't forget us when you're a superstar already, okay? Heehee j/k Edj XDDD MOJOS! :3

I also saw my brother Chase ~beramonde and girlfriend Cat ~Dustiedoll for a brief moment. I forgot to take a picture. *FAILS* :< :< :<

PIC SPAM. I got these pictures from Crissey's Multiply site. Thanks everybodyyy~ I wasn't able to take my own pictures! :< If you see yourself in these collages... SAY HELLO! So I can thank you properly. XD







(BTW, to those who had pictures taken with either me or Crissey, if it's not a big hassle, can you send them to my email? slumberdoll at gmail dot com~ Or you can also send me a note if you already uploaded them somewhere~ So I can include them in my next collages! Thanks!) ^______^



Edjie had a really cute interview~ :3 It's a must-see for all you Alodia fans. I was with Crissey and her family already at this time, having dinner somewhere in Glorietta. XDDD *nom nom nom*


WATCH IT HERE


She's the best Lili cosplayer ever. Haha, can't wait to shoot you again as Lili and Crissey as Xiaoyu. *o*
More pictures from Alodia's journal HERE.

* * *
PLUG

MAY 28 UPDATE

I got published in today's newspaper. If you're interested, go grab a copy of today's Inquirer (May 28, 2008) 2bu Lifestyle section pages D1 and D2. For those outside the Philippines, if you want to read the interview, you can check it out here.
There are so many pictures in the newspaper though, compared to the website. Hee. Thanks for all the support.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

MAY 26 UPDATE

Before anything else...

*copied from Edjie's journal* (Philippines only)
PRINT Catalog for Mangaholix Convention
May 27 6pm = DEADLINE FOR PRE-ORDERS
Please see link for guidelines. *end*





Elven Fairy shoot. Thanks for all the nice comments!~ It was a really hot day when we had the shoot and we had to climb slippery hills of sorts just to get to certain places. There were lots of bugs and the soil was wet but it was all worth it. Heehee, it's also the first time I forgot my spare memory card at home. LOL LOL LOL I'M SORRY XDDD We still have so much to upload even though we only shot for a short time!~ (and I was stupid to leave my spare CF card at home)


GOSI(E)NG POWERS *reads her journal* Aww, we love you Edjie. :3

Plugging Jay Tablante's photography exhibit!~ Because his work is made of awesomeness and win. I got to work with him twice for two layouts and here are sneak peaks of each one.


One of Jay's earliest photoshoots for the exhibit. Edjie and I helped him style a Japanese-fashioned themed photoshoot. The models were KC and Bebs, which some of you may recognize if you've seen my earlier work. ^^


Yesterday, we did Jay's last layout for the exhibit. I styled a Gogo Yubari cosplay shoot along with my half-korean friend Hannah Kim. The model was actress Iwa Moto!

Here are the details of the exhibit:


He showed me the other layouts included in the exhibit and I really encourage you to take a look, especially if you're a fan of video games, comic books, and all the nice geekery that we love. :]

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Old pictures from last week. HEY I KNOW HOW TO SPELL SLUMBERDOLL! I KNOW RIIIIGHT

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

MAY 19 UPDATE

Pedicab's new music video, "Ang Pusa Mo", finally premiered last night on MYX.


The video is already up on YouTube. CLICK HERE! The song is in Filipino, fyi. Ang Pusa Mo in English is... Your Cat? HAHAHA OMG -_- *double meaning*

[link] - here's another link to the video (from Pedicab's Multiply site). It has Japanese in it because RA (the director) is a huge fan of Japanese culture (we write to each other in haiku form HAHA)... and Maria Ozawa. ROFLMAO. Pretend I didn't say that.


And some more outtakes. Trademark Pedicab sunglasses given to us by Pedicab themselves~!

Bounce magazine's May issue is out now. I had a chance to work with them last month. I took a few behind-the-scenes stuff for them but I also took my own creative shots when I had the chance. *sneaky* :3 I got to meet some nice people, like the staff members of the magazine, great make-up artists and hair stylists and pretty and popular models (Diana, Victor, and some other guy whose name I forgot - I'm sorry!!! ^^)



Related deviations:




I just had another shoot with them last Friday and the pictures will be published in their July issue. WHICH REMINDS ME... I haven't finished editing them yet. LOL *CRAM* HAHAHA *dies* RAWR DEADLINES XD

Related deviations (taken after the shoot - I can't post the actual pictures until mid-July):





Last Saturday, I modeled for an up and coming fashion line called Mann For Every Woman. It belongs to a really awesome friend of mine, Domz ~dadomz and it's already being anticipated by a lot of people. The brand has been featured on TV and newspapers already even though she hasn't started selling the clothes yet. Big time! Domz is love!



We ate at a Korean restaurant after. Haha, because Dae was with us and he's Korean. LOL XD

Related deviations: (check out *peachjuice's gallery for more)




I got bored today and decided to take after Edjie's *blackmage9 bunny pictures. I gave her the red bunny headband as a gift from Malaysia and I have yet to give Crissey hers so we can be a bunny headband trio of sorts. Umm... YEAH. *o*



'Til next time. *u* I SWEAR I'M GOING TO SHOOT LIEK CRAZY AFTER CLASSES END ON FRIDAY. *dies from stress* D:

* * *
PLUG:

For JPG's 17th issue:

Please vote for this picture "White Rabbit" for JPG Magazine.

Please vote for this picture "Teddy and Jack" for JPG Magazine.

Thank you very much!

* * *

I just got back from Malaysia last Sunday night. Basically I only spent around 2 days there since we had a late afternoon flight last Thursday and an early flight last Sunday... which was okay. No internet, no cellphone. I loved it. I got to relax after such a stressful month of advanced summer classes (I swear, I will stop advancing subjects from now on - next year I'm totally going to rest). We had a tour around Kuala Lumpur, which is a really interesting place for me because there were so many races with different cultures living together in quite a small place. There were the Malays, the Chinese and the Indians. And all of them were nice. :]


The view from my hotel room~ ouo

We spent our spare time shopping around the Bukit Bintang area (where we stayed) - Sungei Wang, BB Plaza, and Pavilion (which was our favorite place - it was just in front of our hotel). I was able to buy a few little things and around 3 or 4 pieces of new clothes. My brothers were able to buy so much more than me because the stuff there for guys are really nice!


Here are some of the things I bought! I TOTALLY SPLURGED ON BOOKS AND MAGAZINES. The Kinokuniya at the Surya Mall is epic win. :] *geek mode on* I bought other stuff too but I'm too lazy to take pictures of everything. *o*


The Petronas Towers! From afar. Hee. Even with my wide angle lens, it was hard to take pictures when you're right smack in front of the buildings. XD

On an unrelated note, I recently got featured in Idea Photos magazine. It's a Taiwanese magazine so everything's in Mandarin (except for my description of the photos). Hee. *u* It's a photography magazine (duh) and it's the first time that some of these pictures have been published on print (my shoots for local magazines are a bit ordinary compared to the shoots I really like doing). I also included *blackmage9's link since I probably took 90% of the photos in her gallery. And without her, my pictures wouldn't be worth looking at. Props to Edjie for being awesome. YIII EDJIE I LOFF JOO X3 X3 X3 (YOU TOO CRISSEY *Crissey)


It's *hakanphotography on the cover! SQUEE! *fangirl*


My name on the cover!


Some of the pages (I was too lazy to take pictures of the others). The pictures are a bit old since I got interviewed a long time ago. ^^ I would've included a shot from my recent shoot with Crissey if only it were possible. :3

Grab a copy now! Although I don't really know where it's being sold. XD

I haven't bought a new camera yet. I'm really confused now. A lot of people are saying that if I'm going to get the 40D, might as well get the 5D instead. Hahahahahaha OMG *dies from confusion* ;___________; NOW I'M REALLY LEANING TOWARDS 5D.

BUT IT'S SO EXPENSIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ._____.


*whack* I was supposed to act like nothing happened after I whacked him with a bottle. LOL. Don't worry guys, it's only a sugar bottle (so it doesn't really hurt). ^^ Link: [link]


I plug Edjie's QTV feature because she is absolute love~! And I took some of the pictures (not all) that were shown. Link: [link]

I'm going to Mangaholix. Will be selling prints again with Edjie. You can check updates about it in her journal!~ (I hope Crissey can come too)

* * *
PLUG: