keepsakes.’ guide on how to have your taste of the C3AFASG experience Hi guys! I’ve just come a long way from Otakufest 2019 in Cebu — my photo album is up on Facebook, the latest podcast will feature a series of recordings from the Queen City of the South. By this weekend I expect to use most of the footage I captured to create five videos that will be uploaded on both YouTube and Facebook. ...
What Binondo looks like in the start of the Lunar New Year? - Lunar New Year in Binondo Manila 2019 Kiong Hee Huat Tsai! February 05, 2019 marks the start of the Lunar New Year (most of us know that it’s being celebrated by the Chinese, but it’s also being celebrated in Korea as Seollal, so I’ll start with that). In the Philippines, this day has been declared a Special Non-Working Holiday, which means I get to have a day off from work and tag along my friend and online media colleague Christian Mack’s journey into Binondo, which is the oldest Chinatown in the world, having been established in 1594 (16th century). ...
I made sure that my second trip in Cebu will be in an otaku event — and not just any otaku event, it has to be the largest one. I’ve been to three personal trips to explore the anime/cosplay culture — in Davao, in Singapore, and in Baguio. ...
Decade-long Ozine Fest activity held its last hurrah at recently-concluded Anime Figure Special 2018 At the end of Otaku Expo Reload 2018, I chanced upon Ozine GM Dennis “Ukiya” Uy and Leny from the Ozine Maid Cafe, congratulating them for another event that has passed. During our brief chit-chat, I’m informed that Ozine Maid Cafe will have its last run at the next Anime Figure Special this December. What happens to be a simple kamustahan led me to mark the date on my calendar. ...
ARCHcon, Cebu’s first and longest-running hobby convention, is set to hold its 15th iteration this year. What started as an open-to-the-public school activity of the then Sacred Heart School — Jesuit “Alternate Hobbies Club” has grown to cater hobbyists from Cebu and the Visayas region. ARCHcon, short for “Animation, Role-Playing Games, Comics, and Hobbies Convention,” an event of what is now the Sacred Heart School — Ateneo de Cebu “Anime Manga Trading Cards and Gaming (AMTG) Brigade,” started as an open event for table-top and trading card gaming competitions. Nowadays, it has a cosplay competition, an art competition and even an esports competition. Aside from these, they have toys and collectible displays and comic artist appearances. ...
…or, my Cafeterium /Kal·de·as/ experience It’s been long since I’m able to take pleasure in the fruits of my labor, and so I did it again — this time, I paid a group of mages to transport me to a different dimension. I had already paid my dues to the mages as soon as they announced the trip, and setting aside the delay because of the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong, I guess the wait was worth it. The good thing about paying the dues is that I don’t need to go to a local currency exchange as they accept local currency (Php 1 = 1 Quartz). ...
keepsakes. gets up-close and personal with the songstress at August 2018’s Anifes inside SMX Manila. The highlight of this weekend’s ANIFES 2018 is singer-songwriter Mika Kobayashi who has sung tracks such as “Before my body is dry” (aka DON’T LOSE YOUR WAY) from Kill la Kill, “at’aek ON taitn” from Attack on Titan, “βίος” from Guilty Crown among others. Prior to the concert, we had an opportunity to talk to her about her musical journey and her current activities. ...
[Photo] Manila Idol Matsuri on Facebook Why this is a must-see for those who really like idols I’ve been saying a lot of times that the idol boom is here, and now we are to witness an event where indie idols and their fans meet and and greet to each other. This event gathers popular indie idol groups in the country On September 2 (Sunday — in just two months) at the TIU Theater inside Makati Square in Makati City, thirteen groups will be performing in the 7-hour event, regardless if they create their songs or do song covers. ...
Image taken from the Cyalume World Battle website …and the Philippines will have its chance on making it to the world stage Imagine this: You are in an anime/J-pop concert with your lightstick, doing the traditional cheers for the singer/s on stage… and there’s the other guys who are passionately doing so. These are referred to as wota, and they are doing the dance that I refer to as wotagei (we can also refer to this as cyalume dance). ...
I’ll be moderating two panels at the Pinoy Otaku Festival this Saturday - Panels are for 30 minutes, part of the afternoon session Hi guys! Long time no post again. I know I have a busy week — I was so busy that the only thing I can do is to share stuff on Facebook. We just had another event and I think they are done with the egress. ...