His collection is about the missing piece. He envisioned that on 2032 designers still cannot find the missing piece that will complete their collection. When I saw Robin’s first look come out of the runway, it was such a breather to see him get back on track.

He really stepped up his game and showed everyone what he is capable of. For the Grand Finale of MEGA YDC Robin chose to stick to what he is good at; He showcased his prowess in cutting. Considering that he is only 18, the youngest in the competition, he showed a lot of potential. 

Congratulations to Robin Gundran for winning second runner up of MEGA YDC!

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I decided to upload the promotions that I did for my groups’ thesis - just to break the fashion posts. For our only senior thesis, I was the assigned to do all the promotional materials - in short, my photoshop skills were really tested for this project.

This is the logo of our hypothetical company - Beyond Boards. I want the logo to be like apple’s logo. I want it to be recognized just by the shape of it; I made it simple and solid. No matter what color you put, as long as the shape is the same, people will know it is a product of Beyond Boards.

Now here is the logo and brand name for our product - Chameleon. I called our keyboard the Chameleon Keyboard since it is customizable depending on what a person needs. So, just an overview of what it can do: The Chameleon Keyboard is a touch screen keyboard. The interface can be customized and personalized based on a the needs of the user.

This is our proposed kiosk.

The home page of our website. (There you can also see the rendering of the product. It looks like a normal keyboard but the whole thing is basically as screen with grooves to make the keys tactile)

This part is where it took me the longest time. I did our ‘website’ in Photoshop. When the time came that it was required from me to create a shopping page, I need to create everything in Photoshop as well. All the boxes, buttons and texts you see below are done individually.

Here’s some of our advertisements in magazines and cabs.

Here are our posters for the party in Fiamma and Republiq.

Here is the final poster of our product. I did 2 different color schemes just to show some variety.

I must say, this is my best work so far. Although the promos were great, we were grilled as why some of them were necessary. XP I guess I got too excited on creating promotional materials that I overlooked some of the details. Overall, I think it went well. Our grade speaks for it. 

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*All of these promotional materials are hypothetical and for educational purposes only.

I was lucky enough to be able to witness MEGA’s 20th Anniversary since it was also the culminating night of MEGA Young Designers Competition (MEGA YDC). I must say, for the past few months, I’ve been really attached to what I was doing behind the cameras of YDC. Although I am not directly associated with them, being able to take photos and blog about it has been such a great experience for me. 

This night was an amazing night - not only for MEGA Magazine but also for me. Being able to shoot the collection of the top 6 of MEGA YDC - Renan, Oz, Kirby, Mara, Ched and Robin - is such a great feeling. I’ve seen how they started in this competition and it’s wonderful to see how much they have improved along the way. Of course, shooting the runway with models such as Danica Magpantay, Jasmine Maierhoffer, Ria Bolivar, Jessica Yang, Ann Casas, Irish Ong, Jade Dy, and all the other models makes me so giddy and *kilig* while clicking through my lens. Being able to take photos of Veejay Floresca’s collection also made my night extra special.

So to MEGA, thank you so much and Happy 20th Anniversary!

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I’m beyond excited for MEGA YDC finale and MEGA Magazines 20th anniversary tonight. Who wouldn’t be? Manila’s most fashionable and the best from the entertainment industry will be there. I’ll try my best not to be starstruck! Anyway…Let’s talk about shoes first. 

This is what we initially pulled out from DAS. They gave us a wide variety to choose from. All of the shoes are pretty. We did not choose all of it since we have to match the shoes to the collection. My favorite is definitely the cream-zipper shoes and the gray heel-less shoes. 

Please like: DAS (warning: these shoes can kill!) in FACEBOOK!

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*Disclaimer* I am not employed by MEGA Magazine, neither by any publishing company. I write and take photos because I love what I do. But, If anyone wants to employ me, then why not?:) So, what I write or say does not reflect the views of MEGA.

This is the last challenge before the grand finale. The designers were tasked to do a long gown. Those who qualify for this challenge are part of the TOP 6 and will be part of the GRAND FINALE of MEGA YDC.

MEGA YDC is about to come to an end - even if i’m not officially part of it, i’m happy to be ‘part’ it. It is a fun experience that I am able to shoot behind the scenes for a reality television show. Thanks to MEGA for welcoming a stranger to your set! To the designers, tomorrow will be your judgement day - I’m excited to the what you guys worked on. See you backstage!<3

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After going to Church last week, we all got hungry. We wanted to try out something new. Our family is still on the healthy bandwagon so we looked for a vegetarian restaurant. My sibling read that there’s a new Vegetarian Cafe in Banawe - then off we go looking for it. 

The place is pretty - the interiors- especially the seats! Their interiors remind me so much of my Hello Kitty Castle when I was a kid.

I’m sure a lot of my friends will like this place. Clear chairs, floral wallpaper and tons of flowers all over the place. Such a lovely place. I’d love to take the furnitures home- even the wallpaper. 

The funny thing is, you would expect that this restaurant is very French-Italian, but when we got the menu, there were Chinese characters! I thought maybe that’s just to cater to the large Chinese community living around Banawe but, no. When our orders arrived, dun dun dun dun…

A chinese soup spoon is accompanying my cream puff corn soup! After I saw this, I know this is going to be a different dining experience. 

I’m not going into the food one by one. The food presentation is good. Overall, the food is just okay. The food has a strong chinese flavor - i’ve looked it up and Caffe Dolce is owned by a Taiwanese couple. Maybe thats why. The food tastes like…here…imagine you’re in China, and Chinese people make Italian food for you. That’s the best description I could give. I love the place but, the food definitely needs improvement. According to the blogs that I have read, their specialty are actually desserts. So maybe…we just ordered the wrong thing. I’m hoping we did because if not, such a beautiful place would go to waste.

Located at: 848 Mezzanine Level, Banawe Ave. corner Linaw St. Quezon City

You can check out their Caffe Dolce’s FB page here

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It was this trip to China that sparked my interest. I did not realize it at that time but all my memories about this trip point to my thesis statement - this is where I started loving photography. I remember taking pictures over and over again just to get the right angle, the right cut, the right lighting. I remember one time that my teammates were asking me to hurry- I was still taking a photo of a building because, I couldn’t get the angle that I want. Sadly, I cannot find my original files anymore. The old computer brought everything with it as it died. So here are the babies which I unearthed from the place called the internet.

I was using an unknown 2 mega pixel digital camera here. My advice dear readers: Work with what you have; it’s the love for the craft that makes work beautiful. 

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I was asked to cover an event for a conference in Ateneo- thus the outfit. It was a stressful day but, I just have to squeeze in some time to take photos of what i’m wearing.

(Leopard Cardigan, Folded and Hung; Black Dress, Pink Manila; Electric Blue Heels, ZARA) Hype this on Lookbook HERE.

My black dress was probably one of the best buys that I have had during the last quarter of 2011. Every girl needs a little black dress in their closet. I’m happy that mine is quite versatile. 

(Pointed shoes make your legs look longer, thus making you look instantly taller. )

I got this baby a few years back. It was on sale in ZARA. It’s good to have shoes that has a classic design - restassured it won’t look dated even after 5 years. That’s what i’ve been doing actually. As a student, I buy things with my own money (no mommy’s credit card for me). I try not get carried away by trends or fads so, I really ‘invest’ in pieces that will last long. 

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