Opinion

I have yet to unload the photos I captured from last week’s National Rally for Peace organized by the Iglesia Ni Cristo at the Quirino Grandstand. It’s not the first time I spent time with the brethren at such a large gathering, but this one is unlike the last one I attended. This post covers the early hours of the morning of January 13 all the way until the Rally concludes and everyone goes home. This event was already broadcast to the media, so I’ll share more of my experience instead. ...

It’s three days after NijiPop Culture Festival happened in Cebu. My good friend AGC has covered the event and told his story. I got friends from Cebu telling me stories, same as the people on Facebook and Twitter who have shared their stories from their POVs as well. I am about to listen to a diss track produced about this as well. I’ve read most of the tea, and I agree that this took the crown from ConQuest 2023 as the worst pop culture event the Philippines has seen. Nobody deserved bad event experiences. ...

Friends, I am sure to say that I am back to blogging on a personal level. It’s been a while since I wrote pieces for this blog (because I have been focusing on activities outside keepsakes. for the longest time). A trailer for an R-Rated film with Cosplay as its setting has been released online Saturday night (January 13), sparking conversations on how this film will further stigmatize cosplayers especially the female ones. ...

Today, November 15, 2021, the stations of Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) rebranded themselves. On this post, we compare the old and new, and why I’m liking the changes. Let’s go with the change we saw the most during this transition: DZRH. What’s running on my mind is logo oversimplification. Here’s a funny example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoYP2mEJDJs There. There we go. DZRH’s new logo gave up on the mic, which I believe is the second iconic element next to the callsign. I’m calling you guys out with my mic on hand - where is the mic? ...

Before January 2021 ends, we saw the boom that is GameStop - aside from that, we saw another discussion within the VTuber community unfolding. “Make content, don’t just tweet.” Hololive English’s Calliope Mori, during a Q&A stream, answered this question: “Do you have any tips for people who want to become VTubers?” Here’s my transcript of her answer: Make content. Do it. You know, I see a lot of young, aspiring VTubers that really want to do the VTuber thing, and I’m really excited for them. I want to see them succeed. I want to see them do their best. I see them on Twitter and I want them to do something. ...

Man, this week had its highs and lows. Just yesterday, I was reeling away from the stress of handling simultaneous online events. Today, I was relieved of that stress and got myself back into shape. Also today, I learned of the term “meme stocks.” This, after investors at r/WallStreetBets (with its official Twitter Handle @wsbmod) rallied GameSpot’s stock and keeps holding it until now as we speak. The stock has blown up so much that I’ve been informed of controls in pushing for the said stock. Call it anything you want, but I understood that this is a story of the people - individuals, more so gamers (I’m confident I got this one right) - are fighting the establishment. ...

Happy New Year everyone! We’re now in another year of struggles, perseverance, and yes: Virtual YouTubers. Now, to see how I did with my simping superchat posting in 2020: I spent more than Php3,000 on Vtubers which should have ended up to Pat who is hosting this website. After the 10th year anniversary stream of DTV Pilipinas last night, I jest that Pat should be a VTuber so I can simp and at the same time pay the hosting expenses (lol). ...

Alexandra Trese, as seen in this key visual for her upcoming Netflix series. (Photo: Netflix PH on Twitter) Last Tuesday (October 27), Netflix streamed its Anime Festival live on YouTube, announcing SIXTEEN anime titles coming up on the platform next year: Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Godzilla: Singular Point, Eden, Vampire in the Garden, Yasuke, Pacific Rim: The Black, TRESE, B: The Beginning Succession, Baki Hanma, Thermae Romae Novae, High Rise Invasion, Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, The Way of the Househusband, and Spriggan. ...

I think this is not the second time I will tell every single one of you that I’ve been operating Zoom webinars for the past three weeks, and I still hate its flaws. Nevertheless, I hope to reach Zoom Nirvana soon. That’s just one thing that have happened during my content break. Here’s the rest: Secured another media partnership for an upcoming event (details soon) Got noticed by Haachama (more on this below) Played the Jstris cheese run for the second time on Twitch Got access to the actual meeting room for The Union’s “United we Stand” stream Sprained my ankle forcing me to be bedridden for half a day I’ve digested what’s happening in the fast-paced Virtual YouTuber scene. Here’s what I understood: ...

After less than a year, we now have another equipment upgrade in office - this is necessary to speed up the editing process of our online events. After some tweaking, I was able to connect two monitors to a single desktop, just what I need to edit videos and stream well. Now that the materials have been set up, I expect more work to come my way. The events season is not yet over. ...