much ado about the vintage feel - January 3, 2011
Before I continue my irregular thesis working hours.
It’s been 5-6 years since I forayed into photography. I admit that in my five years of “experience”, 90% of it was just playing around, shooting stuff however I liked to. But those five years…
By Pepe Diokno
(The Philippine Star)
Updated January 01, 2011My views on the Metro Manila Film Festival have changed over the years. I used to dismiss the whole thing outright, but since I started making movies, I’ve come to realize how valuable the MMFF is to our country.
See, the Philippines needs its film industry — not just for entertainment, but as a means out of poverty. Consider the following examples.
In the United States, Hollywood is among the few industries that thrived during the last recession. In fact, every year, it accounts for about 10 percent of the US’s gross domestic product (GDP). Imagine, one-tenth of the world’s largest economy comes from movies!
In the UK, their film industry contributes more than P300 billion to their GDP. In South Africa, the figure is around P23 billion. In Thailand, it’s over P1.5 billion.
These figures translate to millions of jobs created, families being fed, and children going to school. The reason is that film productions support other industries. A shoot doesn’t just need actors, it also needs caterers, accountants, animal trainers, and transportation. When a film is finished, it ties up with theaters, restaurants, video games, action figures, amusement parks, and tourism (think Disney World and Universal Studios).
That’s why other countries protect their film industry. Take South Korea. Since 1966, their government has enforced strict laws that require theaters to play Korean movies. They hedged their film industry, let it grow — and let it grow so much that it has even reached our shores. These days, Filipinos feast on Korean movies, TV shows, and music. What we don’t realize is that this also increases demand for Korean fashion, food, tourism — and even markets Korean electronics and automobiles.
(Source: philstar.com, via pepediokno)
Merry Christmas Everyone!! :D
Because traditionally, I start the year with a film about a guy in a bathroom :)
Interestingly, Sir Ambeth Ocampo told us about this last June.
BSP launches redesigned bank notes
BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said the new bank notes took three years to conceptualize and print. The idea to include Mrs. Aquino in the P500 bill, however, was conceived when she passed away due to colon cancer in August 2009.
Tetangco said the BSP decided to include Mrs. Aquino in the bank note even before President Aquino announced in September that he would seek the presidency.
All six denominations — P20, P50, P100, P200, P500, and P1,000 — have new designs and security features. Below are the new designs:
P20 bill
Obverse: Manuel L. Quezon
Reverse: Banaue Rice Terraces and a palm civet from the Cordilleras, which are famous for producing the coffee alamidP50 bill
Obverse: Sergio Osmeña
Reverse: Taal Lake and the Giant Trevally (locally known as Maliputo), a delicious milky fish which thrives only in the waters of the lake.P100 bill
Obverse: Manuel A. Roxas
Reverse: Mayon Volcano and “butanding” or whale shark, the world’s largest living fish which is the main attraction of Donsol, Sorsogon
P200 bill
Obverse: Diosdado Macapagal
Reverse: Chocolate Hills and the Philippine tarsier, one of the world’s smallest primates
P500 bill
Obverse: Corazon Aquino and Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.
Reverse: Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and the blue-naped parrot, which thrives in the forests of Palawan and Mindoro
P1,000 bill
Obverse: Josefa Llanes Escoda, Vicente P. Lim, and Jose Abad Santos
Reverse: Tubbataha Reef Marine Park and the South Sea Pearl, which is produced by oysters that thrive in the South Seas which the Sulu Sea is a part of
The images of the national figures on the obverse side of the bills show them at a younger age. Fe Dela Cruz, director of the BSP’s corporate affairs office, said in an ambush interview the younger images were chosen because the public servants and heroes on the bank notes served the country during their prime.The new security features of the bank notes include embossed prints, serial numbers, security fibers, watermarks, security thread, optically variable device, optically variable ink, and a see-through mark. The features increase as the value of the note goes higher.
The see-through mark is the word “Pilipino” written in Baybayin, a pre-Spanish Philippine writing system, which is only seen in complete form when the note is viewed against the light.
A banknote’s design is first conceptualized before it is drawn by an artist into a prototype banknote. Once the prototype has been approved, printing plates will be produced.
The production of banknotes consists of litho printing; intaglio printing; sheet inspection; numbering; tenning (where numbered sheets are inspected every tenth sheet to check if there are defects); and finishing which includes cutting, counting and packaging, according to the BSP.
(via notestosing)
Submitted by wut
sobrang nakakainis
(Source: foreheadtittaes)
Took this photo while the Dutch exchange students were observing a Filipino wedding.
NOVEMBER 21, 2010
The Guidon T2Day! =)
T2Day is The Guidon’s version of a GA but only more awesome! :>
Shot and edited by Jio Igual. =)
The one liner thoughts of a linear thinker.
