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Mensa IQ Challenge on February 27, 2010 @BHS

Wouldn’t it be nice if you had this same Mensa Member’s ID to flash should you run out of stuff to flaunt? I remember the day I took the test like it was only months ago (you may read about my experience at the testing room here and learn how I told the world I passed the exam here LOL). Mensa Philippines would like to invite you, your friends, family, classmates, Korean tutees, arch nemesis, that Kenyan runner, suking tapsilog server, syota, FuBu, and/or ka-MU to take the Mensa IQ Challenge on February 27, 2010 at Fully Booked, B6, Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City. Testing fee’s P300 for students and P500 for everybody else. Rate’s pretty cheap for an accurate IQ gauge of this caliber.

Here’s a brilliant idea: invite all the politicians you know who are running in the May 2010 elections to take the exam! Challenge their intellect! “Hey, dear presidentiable! What are you made of?” Will they break? Will they pass? There’s only one way to find out:

Think about it: bragging rights and a snooty membership ID to be all snooty with. You wouldn’t really know until you tried, right? If you don’t want people to know you’re taking the IQ Challenge, because I know that nagging feeling brotha, trust me, just sneak right in Fully Booked at BHS and we’ll make sure nobody else knows until you tell them yourself after you passed. Deal? Yes? Yay!

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Year-Ender Post: 2009 in Fritzparazzi Photos

Whew! This took too long. I’m sure there’s an easier way out there but I’m old school (i.e. a noob) so I rocked the hard way. If we’ve had interactions in the past year and if in those moments I was crazily snapping away like a loon, then most probably you’ll be in one of the 250 odd “fritzparazzi” photographs I used to come up with this vid. I was too tempted to use photos of other bloggers from most events because I later realized I was missing a month’s worth of pics off my archives, July 2009 to be exact, but thought better. This should do, I hoped.

So I start out with the Baconator and end with a snap of the lunar eclipse that happened on New Year’s Eve. Ok, that’s a lie. The ending’s totally different and I might end up getting killed for having that up LOL. Watch the vid already so you’ll know what I mean.

This one’s for you. For the company, the good times, your work, your craft, your dedication, and your passion. I hope that one day, I could at last measure up with the amount of efforts you have put in this endeavor, with or without Google AdSense.

Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s to a better year ahead of us all. And world peace.

Cheers!

Note: You may want to watch the full HD sized format of this vid straight off its youtube page. You’ll see the detail better that way.

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Uno Magazine Fashion Show ‘09: “Man Up!” In Photos

Uno Magazine held their annual fashion show at the NBC Tent at the Fort Monday, November 16, 2009. To manage the expectations of the guys in the audience, Uno Magazine Editor-In-Chief RJ Ledesma gave an assurance that there’d be something in store for everybody. True enough, female models strutted down the runway donning both men’s and women’s clothing from notable brands such as Celio, Marks & Spencer, /bench, GAP, Raoul, Girbaud, DC, Levi’s, and several others. Most are pleased with the setup while some got chills owing to this thought: “androgyny is THE future! All your base are belong to us! There’s no escaping it, people!” The three piece suit is now a bra, the jacket, and your slacks, fabric and color coordinated all! How fun! ;)

I took around 3x more photos this time than I did at the Havaianas fashion show. It’s hard to take decent shots when the lights are erratic and when the models move so fast from one point to the next. So sorry I only have a few to share.

All photos in this post are proprietary to the author. All rights reserved (coz I’m snooty like that LOL). Thanks to April Marasigan, and RJ Ledesma for the invite. Thanks to Jayvee, Jane, Noelle, and Dhon for the great company. Congratulations Uno Magazine for a successful show!

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Must-Havs from Havaianas Revealed in Photos

You’ll probably say, “meh, slippers, whutev.” You are dead wrong! Deader than dead! So Havaianas has expanded their product portfolio to “Must-Hav” bags now. Great looking bags, at that. At first I thought, “WTF am I doing in this launch. There’s just going to be wimmin’s bags here.” I too soon realized that I’m dreadfully mistaken: Lo and behold!

Those Must-Havs have names: Havaianas Mega (used by the artist guy), Havaianas Mega Printed (what the bread-carrying lady used), Havaianas Sack (what the little boy was carrying), Havaianas Side (what the guy in white suit had on. It’s a padded laptop bag, yes), Havaianas Tote (what the lady in red with red stockings was using), and Havaianas Zip (from the dude carrying a basketball). These come in varying widths and lengths and the straps are adjustable so even shorties (like me) can carry them (LOL, not funny).

You should see the fine detailing they’ve put into these great fashion pieces. Something in me was perennially shouting “WANT!” all throughout the fashion show. There’s something for your basketball, gadgets, puppy (yes, puppy), skateboard, bread, and flowers, as the catwalk models have suggested. Kudos to Havaianas, the organizers, and flippish.com for putting up a great launch! (Please click on the image on the left to view the bigger picture)

As for these photos, I set my Lumix ZS3 to “Hi-Speed Burst” and took about 1,200 photos throughout the night. The camera forced the photos to be resized to 3Mp. Not bad, not bad at all. As you may observe, the sensor is set to freeze-prioritize the face of the subject and takes a slack on other areas. Fine by me. You’ve done me proud, Lumix ZS3. You are now my new bestestest friend. Let’s play some sweet music together during the UNO Fashion Show on November 16, shall we? Yes? Yay!

That said, all photographs in this post are copyrighted to me. Pay me big bucks if you want to use em. No exceptions (yes, I’m looking at you!). LOL nah, attribution is fine. Linking back to fritzified.com would be even more sweet ;)

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You. On a Billboard. Plus Moolah. From Flawless.

Flawless is looking for you “Because you deserve a billboard.” The nationwide search with the tagline “just the way you are” is so promising, just about anybody can join and who knows? You could bag P800,000 in cash plus a 1-year endorsement deal on a billboard that will most def be seen along a major thoroughfare (think EDSA or SLEX, something like that). Think Lorna T and Richard Gutierrez. Did I get your attention? Good.

For the updated info on how to join, you may call up 1-800-10-FLAWLESS. For the remaining weekends (whoa, two weekends left!) of October, you may drop by the Flawless booth stationed at:

• SM Megamall
• SM North
• SM Mall of Asia
• SM Bacoor
• SM Manila
• SM Pampanga
• SM Lipa
• SM Cebu

Once there, interested contestants will get makeup and hair done by an Ever Bilena professional before having your mug taken by a professional photographer, onsite. Your photos will then be uploaded into the Flawless website where it will be subject to public scrutiny and voting (this is where the extent of your network will count so, this early on, catch up with friends, text family members, and plan your next steps to world-of-Flawless domination). Sometime next year, the number of probably thousands of hopefuls will be narrowed down to 18 and out of them, one dude and one gal will reign supreme. Flawless has stressed that gays can join and win as well. Long live impartiality!

Since there are only a two weekends left for October, either call the number up or head over to the SM branch (specified above) nearest you either tomorrow or next week for a shot at fame and a chance at the ultimate camwhoring gig that could fall down your lap. It could be anybody. It could be YOU! 800 Gs yo, plus I heard the billboard shoot also has a cash equivalent.

Jayvee pitched a winning idea that maybe, we can coerce have a guy and a girl blogger join and give them our full support on the votes/info dissemination. What say you? Who do we vote for?

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Action Despite Adversity for Climate Change

I’m stumped.

The urge to contribute in this year’s Blog Action Day is strong deep in my soul but having felt firsthand that I cannot by myself do anything to help my countrymen during one of the nation’s most trying times may have paralyzed my genius of a brain to function as needed. In an attempt to address a global call, I’ve been staring at a blank screen for hours on end. Melor and Parma devastating the country was no small chink on the proverbial national pride that the Filipino race, who is ironically lauded for snootily smiling at the intimidating face of adversity, can soon forget. Up north, they have just two days ago said that the roads are passable again. In nearby Pasig City, people still wade in knee-deep flood water that already started stinking. In hospitals, leptospirosis patients are being confined in growing numbers by the day. The devastation had been so great that some Filipinos continue tread on water pissed and shat on by rodents in order to work, sell things, or receive packed relief goods which, if a family of 6 is so lucky, can last them another day.

While globally, we dread of an impending climate change, locally we swim on stagnant water thick with the stench that had been a birthday celebration’s leftover food seeping from non-biodegradable plastic from six months ago. No, I’m not lobbying against elaborate merriments. Take that away (right, as if anyone can) and we’ll have nothing to look forward to. Nothing to draw our strength from. Let’s just be more… aware.

I strongly feel that anybody in the Philippines right now would agree to help and address the problem by contributing anything that’s within our capacity if only we can be assured that such efforts WILL yield VISIBLE RESULTS. Anything. Seguristas, that’s what we all are. Nothing wrong with that based on a simple logic: with limited resources, we all won’t go and waste them on something that’s not for long term. We, however, need something that will jump start the movement. A leader. Somebody who can think strategically yet act on instinct with a will power fueled by demand and, more importantly, socially sound morals. No, I’m not even referring to the highest seat in government. Don’t be silly, we all saw how clueless they were during the first few hours of Ondoy and Pepeng.

This person, the leader I’m referring to, is US. YOU, ME, THEM, US. It’s either we act or we lead, the choice is yours. You know you can do it. No more excuses.

Think about it. When Ondoy hit the countryside Friday, most of you may have been on the phone checking on your relatives, officemates, or friends who live in another side of town. When relief operations were put up, those who can gave their resources and those who are able, their services. In times of desperation, you forwarded a text to those who you think has access to devices and methods even if you only got those emergency contact numbers from twitter or facebook. Me in front of my desktop on higher ground, them on their mobile phones hoping to catch the faintest network signal (and trying to conserve battery power at the same time) in order to send a distress text, blogs/Internet authors putting up donation facilities, and countless others selflessly monitoring whatever is happening all over, all working, all acting. We had been each other’s eyes. The gesture had been so epic that it received praises from all over the world. Whodathunk that a third world country’s citizens can harness technology the way we did?

If only we can channel the same effort towards a grander cause.

To those who think that all we can do is “cure” rather than prevent, think again. As it is, we have all heard so much talk about Climate Change and how inventions and improvements are now more geared on producing eco-friendly contraptions and devices. So much had been said to the point that some may be led to think that the fate of the environment only rests on the hands of a few. As these tools are being perfected in production, we may just go on with out lives and wait OR we can do something to reduce our so called “carbon footprint.” No, “not breathing” isn’t the only way we can contribute, don’t be silly. How about carpooling, using less plastics, recycling, segregating waste, proper waste disposal, a regular car tuneup, re-using paper, and limiting the use of electricity. These things are doable. If each of us can influence our network to be mindful of our carbon footprint, and I can feel that that’s more possible than just probable, we can in our own way contribute and make a difference.

It’s either that or I unleash my powers to command a gathering storm to stay in the open sea where it can cause less devastations. I can also will earthquakes to reverberate outside the troposphere (and name it vacuumquake instead). Or paint a force field on the skies to protect us all from torrential rains and tsunamis.

Dig this, however. When I do that, only I will get the glory and I already have enough of that. I want us ALL to be heroes in saving the planet because, collectively, we also can. Just remember Ondoy. Remember Pepeng. Would you pass up on this chance? I didn’t think so, either. You’re just not the type.

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Read more Blog Action Day 2009 entries from fellow Filipinos via the extensive round-up at Blogger’s Kapihan.

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Uno Magazine October 2009 Issue: 21x Moar Awesome!

Other than the rare chance to see Ornusa Cadness going medieval in her pin ups, the words “FUCK OFF” in (big, bold,) upper case plastered on the front cover of a lifestyle mag (only strategically cloaked from public scrutiny, something I’ve never seen done my entire life), RJ Ledesma’s article on the great man that is Washington SyCip (I have a copy of his biography written by Butch Dalisay, written and dedicated to me by Wash /gloat), a full page compilation of the late Alexis Tioseco’s inspiring words, and feature articles on bombshells Aryn Cristobal and KC Santi, here are 21 more reasons why you should get a copy of Uno Magazine’s October 2009 issue (out now).

To see this jpeg is one thing but to read the captions for each featured blogger is a whole different matter/level of awe/bewilderment/LOL altogether. Brilliant, bloody brilliant! And I’m in there, one of the 21, somewhere (wink wink). If you want me to sign your copy, please draft me a message by filling out the fields in the “contact” link abov…. jez kideeng LOOOOOOOOOOL!!! As there are two Ornusa covers out this month, here’s Uno’s for your reference.
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