The year 2019, last of its decade, was a fruitful year for keepsakes. We’ve done quite a lot of projects, visited a lot of events, and made new friends along the way. These are so many that by December I wished I could take a break (I did). To finally close the book on 2019 and start 2020, I am listing down what we have done so far. Those who have listened to Episode 61 got first dibs on this as I posted the episode last month. ...
Last December 23, 2019, ride-hailing motorcycle taxi service JoyRide opened its service to the public. Prior to this, we’ve had a lot of things at hand when it comes to the motor taxi industry: Angkas has voiced its strong disapproval as only 10,000 of their rider-partners will only be able to continue their service - if I calculated it right, 62% of their 27,000 rider-partner base, part-time or full, will be out of Angkas’ service; The statements made by Angkas’ George Royeca to the media perhaps drew the ire of the transport board, which led to a rebuttal statement by the Department of Transportation and the transport board on Facebook. The board points out that Angkas has overstepped their boundaries by having their service out of designated areas for the pilot period; In the end, the technical working group assigned for motor taxis decided that there shall be no more motor taxis by March 23, saying that “it sees no reason to extend the pilot for a third time.” By this time, we’ve seen the JoyRide reps tell the media that they’re not owned by any politician, though they admit sending a letter to the leader of the dominant political party to get in the pilot period. There were no replies, but they still did get in. Again, we are in this so-called pilot period, where all motor taxis which move people and things are allowed. More on this in the later parts of the post. ...
The audience at Aidol Fiesta 2019, a landmark event for local idols and the aidoru community held at The Roxy Events Place in Quezon City last May 5. Photo: Do it for the Aidols What a roller-coaster 2019 was for the aidoru community. ...
It’s been two years since I started podcasting again. Honestly, there are a lots of hits and misses, but I am getting the hang of the basics. I had my podcast start around 2009, a decade ago, when I decided to make good use of the MP3 player I got as a gift from my mom, whipped up Audacity, and upload audio on the Internet Archive under the name JP Angeles (which I consider a good name at that time). Be aware that I got some good ol’ cringy stuff here. ...
Attention, Naruto fans! Cubinet Interactive (Cubizone) has invited us to join them at Movie Stars Cafe in Quezon City as they introduce to the local media their newest licensed online game Naruto Slugfest last December 03. Naruto Slugfest game features Described as the world’s First 3D OPEN WORLD ACTION MMORPG MOBILE GAME, Naruto Slugfest is the mobile game adaptation of Naruto Shippuden, with 4 player classes to choose from. From what I understood, the game will also have solo quests, group and guild confrontations. Aside from this, the game has its own day & night and weather settings to complement the nostalgic Naruto look and feel. ...
You’ve probably seen Murasaki7 at Cosplay Mania 2019 - and they are happy to announce that they will be available very soon on Google Play! Murasaki7 Game Story Murasaki7 is an anime puzzle-RPG with 300 levels, competitive PvP battles and elements of Unit Collection for all its players to experience. ...
What can fan artists do when their art is bootlegged? What can merchants do if they get called out for selling what is actually bootleg stuff? A few days ago, I was directed to an experiment on Twitter by Roku where she posts a photo of a design she wants to be printed on a shirt: i need this on a shirt 😭😭 beautiful art! amazing! wow! i want merch of this! pic.twitter.com/oCMTC7Io3p ...
Mandaue is among the 7 cities that form up Metro Cebu, and compared to my previous visits at the South Road Properties (SM Seaside City), near the Port Area (SM Cebu), Cebu City (Fuente Circle) and even as far as Sirao Gardens, I can safely say that I had a fleeting time here. On this post, I will be talking about my journey to Mandaue, as well as the budget I had set for my weekend stay here as I went there for ARCHcon Cebu 2019. So here’s how it went: ...
ARCHcon 2019, the annual Anime, Role-playing, Comics and Hobbies Convention held last November 16-17 at J Centre Mall Convention Hall gathered thousands of anime, cosplay, role-playing fans and hobbyists for a weekend of activities. On this feature, we will be running down the highlights of this year’s event which has the future-looking theme of “ARCHLight.” Thousands of visitors In line with this year’s theme, ARCHcon took on a different route in handling their entry process, focusing on lessening the use of paper tickets. They have partnered with Symph to implement a ticketing system that uses facial recognition. ...
Drop downs welcome you to the show floor [Photo Handout] Capping off the busy weekend going from place to place, I went to Axon inside Green Sun Makati last November 10 to witness perhaps another first in my life. The Melody Road 2019 Chamber Orchestra Concert Series gathered anime fans young and old for a night of anime nostalgia, playing pieces from the classics such as Howl’s Moving Castle, Digimon, and even Kimi no Na wa. ...