#isa mendoza

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Isa Pa, With Feelings (2019) dir. Prime Cruz

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Diana and 47 things I commissioned part 3, aka my favorite batch

Let's kick it off with the thing that actually started this entire "isa throws money into the fire for hitman commissions" journey

Airport chibis

I wanted a custom fourana figure so I made the drawing above for the clay artist to follow (I had more refs but this was the main part)

For the figure, I love the hair shading, it's super cool, the way the artist matched my chair design 1:1 was pretty neat, and the tiny bag next to Diana was so carefully made, it's impressive

One thing to note is that I wasn't given any updates during the figure making progress, so I'm a little bummed about it. The expression didn't 100% match my idea, and the way they sit wasn't really natural lol. I had to do some adjustments after I received the figures (paint smears, cracks, leaning issues), so I wish they had allowed me to give feedback during the process

This was the first thing I commissioned, while it took a while to be finished (sep 2023-july 2024), I do like how they turned out, quirks and all

Bonus agent burnwood and miss 47, and also my nails I guess

Tiny posable dolls

Once again, my drawing was used as a reference. These cost so much for such a tiny size that I would probably never do it again lmao ($150!!!!!!)

I do have nendoroid dolls in mind for the future though, but they will require more time since I have to source many parts like faceplates, hair sculpts, outfits, shoes ect

Despite the insane price, these are indeed very cute, and I'm glad my design was just slapped onto their faces, they look like my drawings have come to life and that's super cool

Last but not least,

Papercut drawing based on @/inuitaiyo's fanart:

+ desk setup, I finally found clothes for the plushies

I saw SUN's fanart years ago and it's been lingering in my mind ever since, so when I found an artist that can do papercut drawings, my mind immediately went to that artwork. It's my favorite 47 diana fanart, it's so subtle and amazing, and SUN's gorgeous style was the cherry on top. I'm glad that the artist I worked with managed to capture what I love about the original artwork

I had total control over the entire process of this comm, so I added a neat little detail: If you look under Diana's hair, you can kinda see her eyes looking down at 47's lips ehehehe. I made sure that was gonna happen no matter what lol. I'm so happy it worked so well

That's all for now. Next time should hopefully be me finally getting custom fourana nendoroid dolls + a 1/6 scale mendoza diana doll. We'll see, money is a limited resource after all

One more link to SUN's art to end this because I think it deserves so much more love

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layla and rory learn why padlocks exist: a fanfiction

can't believe my first uca fanfic is about layla fletcher and totally imagined interactions. who would've thunk it. this was written entirely in discord and came with such insightful commentary from my friend as:

in my mind this takes place when they're older and (not that much) wiser but sophia still being alive might un-suspend your disbelief in that aspect. enjoy!

moonlight sidles into the room. layla’s heart skips a beat at the call of near-curfew. she’s been doing her very best to keep out of trouble this year, which has resulted in complete abstinence from her greatest vices: late-night visits to the library, taking up years worth of teachers’ consultation time, and stashing away her humble coffee making kit/fbi-tracked portable laboratory.

it’s of note, then, that layla is now in possession of a living, breathing boyfriend whose heart beats for her and her alone (and mister mendoza as a quote-unquote bit that often lasts one too many texts to be a smidge, never mind a bit) due to drink smuggling. it’s a dangerous trade, somewhere in the suffocating space between opposing sophia and descending to the depths of the underworld. yet as she found herself sucked into a vortical economy of energy drinks and plots to topple the humble skyberry’s monopolization, she reaped a whirlwind romance for the ages. this fact is very unfortunate for her desire to never get detention again. most dormmate-related facts are.

“i’m just saying, it’s fine by me if you never leave.” rory drapes himself over her lap as he pitches a stolen guitar pick to the ceiling. it’s hardly the best position for the aerodynamics of the act, but she can’t find it in herself to protest.

“never?” layla tucks a nonexistent hair behind her ear. this is one of his invitations, she’s hoping, to enter his world of hyperbole and hypocrisy in a non-miss-furi-provoking situation. “would that make your dormitory your evil lair, and me the fair maiden you’ve stolen away from her gilded cage?”

he yawns. or perhaps he burps. or perhaps he does both at the same time. layla has long given up on boxing rory’s actions within the neat lines of basic biological processes, and rory has long given up any inhibitions about being anything but his usual gross self around girls. even the ones that have painstakingly dragged his grades up to the first half of the alphabet. “hey, i dunno about fair maidens, but most girls would consider me not letting them win at pop pong pretty evil.”

“most girls didn’t get assigned to a dorm with the sorest winner in the world and her throngs of sweaty socks.” she giggles, her tone lowering into a conspiratory teasing. “and everyone knows frost glacier freeze is the superior flavour.”

he’s about to refute her argument when something interrupts him. no, it is not something. it is the thing. it is the sound of combat boots battling each and every tile leading up to rory’s room. it is the overture to a symphony of crackling hellfire. it is valentina furi. 

“rory carmichael, if i catch you drawing deathly omens on my grandmama’s teacups again, i swear–” the door swings open. the pair of amber eyes presumably about to laser rory to death now jump up and down and all around. the assumption of rory being burnt to a crisp only gains more ground. “just what are you two doing?”

they look at each other. they look at the pile of books on the floor. “studying!”

“at least isa–someone and i workshopped our excuses.” her perfectly drawn brows are drawn at a different angle of disapproval than usual. does she look… sad? “honestly, layla, i expected better from you.”

eventually, valentina grows tired of seeing the anthromorphic puddles they are, and the door is slammed with extreme prejudice. the noise is piercing, causing layla to descend into the hissing whisper supposedly reserved for 3am study sessions, not 8pm perfectly platonic looking casual hangouts. “studying? you expected her to believe that?”

“um, yeah, that’s why i said it.” 

it would be the discovery of a lifetime to some, more staggering than mass-energy equivalence or miss primrose’s background in equestrian acrobatics, that rory has reasons for saying things. not to layla. learning that rory has reasons for saying things is to layla as the wright flyer’s first liftoff must’ve been to the wright brothers; all evidence points to a solid truth, but the solid seems to be made of gum to the point where one can’t be faulted for thinking something’s going to go up in flames. she sighs.

“what do you think she meant by having expected better of me?”

“beats me. who cares what carrot top thinks?” rory clears his throat. “i mean, your pupils are a beautiful shade of frost glacier freeze.”

“my irises, rory.” she bats her eyelashes with a practiced innocence. practice makes perfect, indeed. “clearly, you need more one-on-one tutoring.”

a monumental crash of crystal and crockery commences. “HAH! FIFTY BUCKS, FURI!”

layla surmises, by virtue of the sound’s estimated frequency and amplitude and also the sight of isabel’s heels clip-clopping down the hall with as much grace as a horse high on grim magic and gathering book magic and anabolic steroids, that she and rory are going to have a long, long night.

(it turns into a long, long morning when sophia realises she’s been using one of valentina’s acrylic nails to play her guitar for the past week.)

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Nakaraan at Kasalukuyan: Pagsubok ng Isang Guro 

Ni Faith L. Mendoza | Nobyembre 9, 2024

Sa pagsapit ng alas-otso ng umaga, nagsisitakbuhan na ang mga estudyante at guro papasok sa kani-kanilang mga silid-aralan. Ilalabas na agad ang mga kwaderno at bolpen ng bawat isa, at magsisimula nang magturo ang mga guro ng aralin sa klase. May ilang inaantok pa, at karamihan, pagod na. Ngunit madalas, nakatulala lang tayo sa pagod natin at hindi natin nabibigyang pansin ang mga pagsubok na nararanasan ng mga gurong nagtatiyagang magturo. 

Kaya ngayon, ating tuklasan ang pananaw ng isang guro–ang pananaw ni Ma’am Janine Dela Paz, isang guro  mula sa Departamento ng Sining Praktika sa UPIS.

Bago pumasok si Ma’am Janine sa UPIS, nagturo muna siya sa isang pribadong tutorial center. Nagkaroon siya ng pag-aalinlangan sa pagtuturo dahil mas nagugustuhan niya ang larangan ng negosyo at industriya ng pagkain. Ngunit hanggang sa unang hakbang lamang siya ng panayam nakakapasok, kaya naman sinubukan niyang pumasok sa isang tutorial center. Dito, natanggap siya agad-agad. Nagtagal siya nang ilang mga buwan doon at noong 2017, nagsimula siyang magturo sa UPIS.

Maraming nakakakilala kay Ma’am bilang masigla at masayahing magturo. Ngunit hindi naman talaga tayo parmilyar sa kung ano ang kuwento sa likod nito.

“Walang buwan na hindi ako umiiyak,” iyan ang sinabi ni Ma'am Janine tungkol sa kanyang karanasan sa mga unang taon niya sa UPIS. Sa mga panahong ito, kinailangan niyang gawin ang lahat mula sa simula tulad ng mga quiz, visual aids, at lesson plan. “Ayoko ng ganitong buhay…” dagdag niya, dahil kahit tuwing weekend at madaling-araw, labis pa rin ang pagtatrabaho niya. Napakabigat ng trabaho sa UPIS kumpara sa karanasan niya noong nagtatrabaho pa lang siya sa isang tutorial center..

Bilang baguhan, nangangapa siya sa kapaligiran at mga kasama niya sa trabaho. Mainam na sabihing napakahirap talagang maging isang guro. Bukod dito, isa siya sa mga naging Food Service Manager sa canteen. Sila ang nag-aasikaso ng mga gawain dito tulad ng paghahanda ng pagkain at pagtulong sa pagbebenta. Kaugnay nito, hindi lang pagtuturo ang naging trabaho niya, kaya nagkakapatong-patong ito. Tugon niya, ang mga unang taon ng pagtuturo ang pinakamahirap talaga. Dahil sa kanyang sobrang pagkapagod, tila nagiging bumbilya siya na walang pahinga at pakurap-kurap dahil sa labis na pagkakagamit. Bumbilyang dating maliwanag ngunit ngayon, napupundi na.

Ilan lamang iyan sa mga pagsubok na hinarap  ni Ma’am Janine. Noong nagkaroon ng pandemya, panibagong hamon na naman ang hinarap niya.

Naging online ang mga klase kaya madalas, nagkakaroon ng technical difficulties ang mga guro at estudyante. Bukod dito, dahil hindi raw siya ‘yung tipo ng tao na “techy”, nahihirapan siyang gumamit ng iba’t ibang plataporma kaya madalas siyang natambakan ng mga kailangang i-tsek na gawain. Kailangan din niyang mag-isip ng mga paraan kung paano magiging kahali-halina ang kanyang klase. Mahirap daw ito lalo’t nakapatay naman ang kamera ng karamihan. Aniya pa nga, “Kulang na lang bumalentong ako para makuha ko ‘yung atensyon ng mga bata…”

Magkakaiba rin ang pag-uugali ng bawat batch kaya naging hamon ito para sa kanya. Isang UPIS alumni si Ma’am Janine, kaya akala niya na pareho lang ang kilos ng mga estudyante dito sa kanyang sariling batch, ngunit hindi pala. Dati, maraming pinapagawa sa kanila ngunit madiskarte naman sila. Pero ngayon, parang kaunting gawain na ibigay sa mga mag-aaral, magrereklamo na umano agad, at gayundin sa pag-uulat. Bago magkaroon ng pandemya, kayang magpahayag ng mga estudyante nang malinaw at maayos. Pero ngayon, hirap na ang mga estudyante at laging may binabasa sa cellphone. Ayon sa kanya, dahil siguro ito sa epekto ng online classes. Kapag online kasi, pwede kang tumingin at magbasa nang may kodigo. Hindi na rin kasinghigpit ng dati ang eskwelahan sa paggamit ng gadget, kaya mas madalas itong ginagamit, at nakadepende na halos lahat ng estudyante dito pagdating sa pag-uulat.

Ngayon naman, medyo nakakagaan sa loob bahagyang naginhawahan noong nasabi ni Ma’am na nakapag-adjust na siya sa kanyang trabaho. Mahirap pa rin naman ang kanyang trabaho, ngunit talagang mas malaking pasanin ito noong una. Hindi na rin siya gumagawa ng trabaho kapag weekend. Ika niya, “‘Pag weekend, kailangan kong magpahinga,” sa pamamagitan ng paggala. Paminsan-minsan upang maibsan ang stress na kanyang nararamdaman, at pagtrabaho na lamang kung kailangan—parang isang bumbilya na kailangang ipahinga upang hindi lumabo ang liwanag nito at masira agad. Hindi na rin siya Food Service Manager sa canteen kaya gumaan ang kanyang trabaho. At siyempre, nakakatuwang makita na mahusay siya sa kanyang trabaho. Ang liwanag na dating napundi, muling lumiwanag. 

Kung maihahalintulad si Ma’am Janine sa isang bagay, may pagkakatulad siya sa isang bumbilya. Nagbigay siya ng liwanag at ideya sa mga estudyante tungkol sa kung ano nga ba ang mga pagsubok ng mga guro na hindi natin nabibigyan ng pansin. Dagdag dito, siya mismo ang nagbibigay ng liwanag at karunungan sa mga estudyanteng kanyang tinuturuan. At mula sa kanyang mga salita, “Palagi lang gawin ang best sa lahat ng ginagawa kahit na minsan ay nahihirapan na. Darating ‘yung araw na makikita niyo ang bunga ng lahat ng pagsisikap at paghihirap na napagdaanan niyo.”

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Name: Isabela "Isa" Caceres Species: Lamia Occupation: Clerk at the Sugar Pot Age: 23 Years Old Played By: Nash Face Claim: Maia Reficco

"I’ve been told I rot people from the inside out but they’re the ones who made me what I am."

Isa Caceres has only been in the US since the age of nine. Up until that point, she and the rest of her family lived in Mendoza, Argentina, a beautiful city that houses some of the greatest wineries in the country, and she loved it. The atmosphere, the city, the closeness of their community, it all contributed to the love she held for her hometown. Unfortunately for her family, it seemed the poverty rate in their country was becoming too much for them to outrun. That, coupled with the political state they were in, Isa’s father made the decision to move his family to the United States with the hope that they could work towards a better life. 

It took years for him to get citizenship for him and his family and all the while he did his very best to keep them afloat while trying to give his daughters the very best education he could. Isa’s dad was determined to get her and her older sister into a good college so that the two of them could move on to an even better life than he could provide for them, an accomplishment that her older sister had no problem achieving. Having Violet make it to Harvard University on a full scholarship only put that much more pressure on Isa to achieve her goals of her own athletic scholarship to the school of her dreams. 

One night of blowing off steam took all of those dreams away. Isa was a good girl most of the time even if she’d always been that baby of the family that got away with what Violet could never get away with herself. She’d decided to go out with her team one night, decided to drink, and then decided it would be fun to climb to the top of a local water tower. Other’s were understandably cautious but Isa was able to convince perhaps the shyest girl on their team to join her only because the girl wanted to impress her. Isa knew that. She knew the girl had a crush on her and she used that to her advantage. 

Most of the players on the team that night would go on to say that Isa pushed her. The limited line of sight they had on the two could only provide that much but Isa swore up and down that she slipped and fell over the railing. They must have thought that she pushed her because she’d actually been trying to stop her from falling to her death. It was the worst thing that Isa had ever experienced in her sleepy little town but the heartache of it all would be dragged out far longer than she had expected. 

After her arrest she lost everything from the scholarship she had worked so hard for to her parents' respect. The trial wasn’t too drawn out only because the team’s testimonies couldn’t be used due to them being drunk and Isa’s charges were dropped to manslaughter. Even with that drop, Isa still missed out on the rest of her childhood when she was convicted, spending the next few years behind bars and learning to grow up way too soon.

The cherry on top of the horrific cake that had become her life was yet to come. What Isa didn’t know was that the girl who had been killed came from a respected family of spellcasters in the area and her older brother was out for revenge. The whole family had agreed that Isa’s sentence wasn’t enough, that she should have been behind bars for the rest of her life, but the middle child had bigger plans for his sister’s murderer even if it took him a few years to get the spell just right. It started small. Some nights Isa would wake up in her tiny apartment with cold sweats and not know why there were chicken feathers stuck to her arm, sometimes she would walk by a mirror and notice that her eyes weren’t right, and sometimes her hunger was so great that she would eat any meat she could find in her kitchen. But things started to progress quickly and horrifyingly so.

The first time that she fully shifted terrified her. She remembered everything when she was able to get back to her human form but she had no idea what was happening to her or why. The large scaly body, the huge fangs, the desire to sink those fangs into the first large mammal she could find and then eat it all came back to her as she made her way back home in the middle of the night. What was she? Why was she suddenly shifting into a large snake with a desire to rip apart her prey?

Months passed before she could find anyone who could give her answers but once she was able to comprehend what she had become, with the help of her newly found contact, she set to work on finding out why. Isa is still new to the lamia game but she was starting to become more comfortable with her abilities, almost willing to drop the idea of finding out who had done it to her, until a new challenge started to present itself. An ability to turn people into stone when she looked them in the eye was new, something that her contact couldn’t even explain, and now she knows she has to find who did this to her before she actually does become the murderer that they think she is.

Character Facts:

Personality: Rebellious, headstrong, adventurous, outgoing, independent, spontaneous, careless

When transformed, Isa becomes a Patagonian Lancehead, a dangerous pit viper that is only found within the country of Argentina.

Spending a good amount of her life in Argentina, she still has trouble remembering that some of the social customs in her home country are not quite the same in the US. She doesn’t believe in personal space and loves to be close to the people she’s interacting with, not to mention the kisses on the cheeks as greetings.

She played soccer until she moved to the US and then basketball became her game. Isa moved up the ranks and became a nationally ranked high school player. She had an athletic scholarship to attend Columbia University but it was rescinded when they heard about the scandal she was involved in.

People started to treat her like a pariah after the death of Ruth and her juvenile sentence so she started to lean into the stereotypes that came with those judgements. She’s always been a little bit of a rebellious person but now she’s someone who will always go to great lengths to rebel against what is considered ‘social norms’ to most of the world.

Most of what she eats is large game. She’s never even considered a human as a meal, doesn’t even know that it’s something that other lamia do. She doesn’t consider herself a murderer despite the rest of the town thinking she is one.

[dittomander]

I love your birthday posts on the EOA characters. I know Isabel was born in August and you’ve mentioned that Elena has a summer birthday too. On Twitter, I asked Craig Gerber about the age difference between Elena and Isabel. According to him, Elena and Isabel are roughly 5 years apart, give or take a few months. If that’s the case, wouldn’t Elena’s birthday month be further away from Isabel’s?

Thank you! I'm glad you like them.

Re: Craig - uh, he's just flat out incorrect. They're 6 years apart. Elena announces that she's 17 in "Jewel of Maru", and Isabel says that she's 11 years, 3 months, and 2 days old in "Three Jaquins and a Princess" just three episodes later.

Even if we throw out any other clues for their birth dates, look just at those two lines, and assume:

that Elena is as young as she could possibly be for her statement to be true (i.e., she turned 17 that morning)

that Isabel is as old as she could possibly be for her statement to be true (i.e., 3JP happens as early in the show as it possibly can)

...then the minimum possible age gap between the two is 5 years, 9 months, and 3 days, which I'd argue is way closer to 6 years, give or take a few months, not 5. In terms of calendar years, they'd be 6 years apart. To show my work:

"Jewel of Maru" takes place on November 2nd, Día de los Muertos.

"The Curse of El Guapo", one of the episodes between JoM and 3JP, explicitly spans 3 days - Gabe gets the sword and doesn't deliver it (day 1), Mendoza thanks him for delivering the sword "yesterday" and Gabe goes to Mateo for help (day 2), Mateo gives Gabe the reversal potion and says it "took [him] all night" (day 3).

Guapo plus "Royal Rivalry" plus 3JP starting on a new morning (it opens at breakfast) means that the earliest 3JP can take place is 5 days after JoM, or November 7th.

3 months and 2 days before November 7th is August 5th.

Plugging November 2nd, 17 years ago (2006) and August 5th, 11 years ago (2012) into this calculator gives me the above gap.

And again, that's assuming the absolute minimum gap. We can be pretty sure Elena's birthday is in the summer (the show starts during Sofia's summer vacation and ends roughly 4 years later, so presumably summer as well. If nothing else, we know it ends after Mother's Day and presumably before the next Día de los Muertos), which makes the gap even larger. If we use Craig Gerber's own words that Elena is a Leo (technically not 'canon' either, but has at least as much merit as any of his other tweets), then the latest her birthday could possibly be is August 23rd, and using that in the calculator above with August 5th still as Isa's birthday, the gap we get is 5 years, 11 months, 13 days.

(And frankly, we can probably assume Isa's birthday is at least a little later, too. I highly doubt "Royal Rivalry" takes place over the course of one day - they have to send word to Paraíso and wait for Val to arrive, and it's not like they have cellphones or trains.)

So, uh, yeah. They're 6 years apart, roughly. I'm assuming Craig either misspoke, miscounted, or misremembered. He is still, after all, just one guy.

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morogonomic

When it rains, it floods.

One of the things I do when I combat the flu (and cortisol) is watching a good movie. Dad has been cooking more with the help of my recipes, and pre-prepared ingredients with exact measures and specific instructions because your noona has been kinda clunky recently. I have been able to slow down a bit and what better way to wind down than to watch a movie together on a stormy MNL night, right?

And so, the new interface of Netflix is fucked. LOL. I rarely watch movies lately because I need to get stuff in places I don't even know when, where, or how. CHZ. Crap on crap on crap is what Netflix is, generally speaking. LOL. Kaya mejj wala na rin ako pake. When I saw Brillante Ma Mendoza's Moro, I knew I was not going to have a "chill" viewing experience. I actually browsed again and again. I wanted something calming or something that won't make me think. However, ang gwapo ni Piolo tapos 'yung ilong niya, parang ginawa na naman. CHOZ. Mala-Pinnochio na e and super pointed. LOL.

Brillante's brilliance is one of the reasons why I love indie films. The shaky shots, the bokeh, the colors, the frame, the details. It's giving ethnographic research on super steroids, babyyyyyy! Kabogstra Viva, Seiko, and Star Cinema. EMS.

The first time I saw Serbis ages ago, sabi ko, JUSQ. Ano ba 'to? Bakit I can feel the UGH seeping into my system. Naggawa niyang mag-appeal sa 5 senses even when it was but another indie film. Looking back, taob Vivamax sa Serbis. Isa pa lang 'yan a. Tabi. Choopi. And may social relevance pa as in god-tier levels.

Siguro, kasi Serbis is housed in cinema rin kaya appealing sa akin. Pero super graphic niya na hanggang ngayon, kunot-noo pa rin ako. Para sa mga nagsasabing porn-ish ang Serbis, bobo niyong lahat. Hahahaha. Eat shit. Serbis is a movie that moves people. Lalabasan ka ng inis, galit, poot, at higit sa lahat pawis. Kasi naman, I kennat why naman ganun here sa earth mga ganaps? And the kambing in one of the scenes, just super graphic. It's horrific and terrific. Ganernnn.

Iniisip ko nga kung papanood ko sa tatay kong pakitong-kitong itong Serbis pero baka mastress lang siya kesa mag-enjoy. HAHAHAHA. Namention kasi ni dad a few weeks back na ang legit daw pala ni Mercedes Carbral. Sabi ko naman: You haven't seen her in her glory, yet! Hahahahahaha.

Si Brillante, unapologetic sa timeline ng pelikula niya. And proud siya diyan. May flow siya kung saan immersion ang laban ng kwento niya. HOOOHOOOHOOO. Kaya nga, indie 'di ba? Budget, medyo malaki. Hahahahahaha. Pero 'yung mga paganaps niya, pakkkk.

Hindi talaga ako nasa-starstruck masyado, let alone naiintimidate, pero mannnnn. The first time I saw him in the flesh, solid. Kasi, he lets his art speak for him. PAK. Nakipagkwentuhan to the max talaga ako kasi sobrang gusto ko makita details niya up close. LOL. As a fangirl po tayo e. Tapos usap-usap kami about his films. HUHUHUHU. Pigil-pigil pa akong tumili kasi in that moment, I am living the dreammmmm, babbyyyy. Simple lang pero solid.

I think first time ni Dad manood ng Brillante Ma Mendoza film. So, boogsh. Hahahahahaha. Puro kasi Seiko saka Vivamax trip neto. LOL.

Side Note: Years back, tinanong ako ng tatay ko bakit naman daw 'yung 50 Shades of Grey ang lala. I'm like wtf do you mean? Syempre, explain-explain siya. Me: Hay. It's is what it is. And the target market are women who are bottled up. Research shows that... ayun. PAKSHET NA MALAGKET. Galetwoman na naman me. Apaka bobo talaga manood. Hahahahahaha. Also, kako, baka na-insecure lang din siya because... Hahaha. Boogsh. Forda record, OA nung 50 Shades. Honestly. Jusq. Pero pang-mainstream kasi siya, so ayun. Next!

Sabi ko na humanda siya. Aba sabi ba naman, bakit wala pang nangyayari sa mga unang scenes. In fairness sa comment niya, totoo 'yan. Ganyan si Brillante. 'Di naman sing-bagal ni Kidlat Tahimik pero mabagal talaga first few minutes ng pelikula niya. He takes time to expose his narrative.

In true fashion, may papoetic vibe kung saan, ang goal ay pag-isipin ka agad-agad. LOL. Sa ending naman, lagi't laging open-ended na syempre, ayaw ng mga typical Pinoys. HAHAHAHAHA.

I won't go into the "spoiler" route pero ukilkilin natin ang paglikha ni Ma Mendoza. Hahahahahaha. Shemayyyy. 'Yung shots niya, parang nasa frame ka as a "wingman" or "wingwoman" kasi iba pag-shot niya. 'Yung para kang Marites. Tapos, 'yung shaky shots epek niya, minsan may sense, minsan wala.

I think pinaka gusto ko is 'yung lights. As in. Solb na solb. 'Di siya fancy, pero kaya niyang magpa-sepia sa foreground tapos muted pero popping background. HAHAHAHA. Eat shit mga ibang manlilikha. Puwedeng edited na 'to lalo these days, pero naisip pa niya talaga 'yun 'di ba?

'Yung depth of field niya mula super shallow to super deep abot kabilang universe. EMS. Ang galing kasi kita mo talaga. Pinagisipan. Ginalingan kahit minsan medyo pilit. HUY. Hahahahahaha. Gets ba? Ayun. Mahirap kasi lalo 'pag camera mo, ems lang. CHOZ. Pero mahirap kasi budget is usually a constrict rather than a construct. HUY. Sino ka na naman diyan?

Then, the frames. 'Di siya Wong Kar-wai na frame within a frame within a frame. Sa tingin ko kasi, walang ganito sa Philippine cinema. Wala pa. Baka paparating pa lang. *wink*wink* Hahahaha. 'Yung framing niya, reflective ng Philippine culture. Either super wide or super tight. EMS. Walang in between. Paano mo nga ba kasi ife-frame ang isang bansang sobrang lala ng curation of the poor, the middle class, and the upper class, 'di ba po? CHOZ.

Anyhow, set design and prod. Isa pa 'to. Ang boogsh. 'Di siya fancy, pero malapit sa realidad. 'Yung parang hiniram ang mga costume ng cast sa kapitbahayan. Ganern. Eat shit ulit. Hahahahahaha. Compared to Oro, Plata, Mata, hahahahahahahahaha. 'Yun na lang talaga. I come in peace. EMS.

Another thing kay Ma Me is 'yung grainy pero sharp vibe. Basta. Gets ba? Or baka ako lang na naman yan. Pati textured skin ni Piolo, hindi naklusot. Pati imperfection nung nunal ni Piolo, putok na putok. Pati pag-tulo ng mga sinampay na damit nung housewife ni Baron, poetic. Hahahaha. Parang may subtext lahat. EMS.

I remember one question thrown by an audience (not me, syempre) about a film, not sure if Brillante 'yun. Tinanong kung intentional ba raw or subtext 'yung pink-ish color grading. Sabi nung direktor, ah. Napansin mo rin? Actually, wala lang. Gusto ko lang ng ganung color para maiba. HAHAHAHA. Tawa naman ang audience. LOL.

Details. Ang pinaka simpleng sapul details is 'yung mga weeds as in damong ligaw na nasa lupa after nung shot ng mga Most Wanted. Sobrang liit na details lang nun, pero juskoooolordeeee. Take my soul. Ganerrnn.

So, what?

I really wanna see more films from the Philippines that are trending with a purpose. 'Di lang 'yung puro landian to the max o kaya naman, puro very good girls and bois. HUY. We deserve a better cinema experience even sa online. Actually, lalo sa online. Dapat naman e magkaroon na ng impit finally ang mga pelikulang may kwento AT may kwenta. As I keep saying, cinema is a reflection of one's identity --on a personal level, and a societal level.

Para naman sana, may bigat at buga na tayo sa pagbaha at pagbayo sa bansa lalo na't sobrang disaster-prone natin. Para naman sa mga new breed na pagmamanahan natin ng legacy na sana naman, may silbi, savay-savay. Para naman sa pag-stop right now ng mga kulay ni ganito at ni ganyan forda greater good. Para naman kako, masawata na talaga ang kanser ng lipunan na nakaatang sa mga mamayan at sa bawat buwis at boto or hindi nila pagboto. Para naman sana, baka bukas, mas piliin natin ang Pilipinas ng hindi sapilitan lang. Para naman, baka naman, baka lang, makausad na ng tuluyan ang Bapor Tabo patungo sa West Philippine Sea. CHOZ. Para naman, kesa mega cities na reclaimed naman (ulol) ang focus, sustainable living and working spaces ang pamana natin sa next generation, 'di po ba?

Umaaray at dumudugo na ang middle class. Pati mga alta-ish, mejj nase-stress na sa lagay ng shit dito. LOL. Kaya naman, ano na? Ano ba? Ano pa? Ano? Suntukan? Ang agaaaa. Abangan! PS1: Fave shot ko sa Moro is 'yung part na may mother and son na parang Jesus and Mary pero Muslim. Basta. No spoiler. Abangan n'yo na lang kung masisipat niyo. Hihihihihihi.

PS2: Walang PS2 for today. Bukas na lang siguro. CHZ.

[sporadiceagleheart]

Come On being there for someone makes us feel like a good person the same as being there for the people and children who aren't here anymore we know that they are still with us in our hearts and watching over us from beyond the sky this edit says happy birthday and rest in peace to Ana “Anci” Božović Ana Božović and those who passed away

Adriana “Adri” Dukić, Little Annayah Rosa Balmer, Daniela and Sofia Mendoza, Elayna Grace Sandeen, Jane Eilish Preston January 3, 2017 - October 3, 2020, Lukas Duane Gluck, Grace Elizabeth “Amazing Gracie” Ekis, Grace Elizabeth Ekis, Alayna Renee Bretsik, Kaylynn Bella Mitchell-Broshears, Jocelyn Marie Ducharme

December 3, 2017 - September 28, 2021, Caroline Phoebe “Boo” Previdi, Royalty Rose Martinez

March 15, 2016 — March 12, 2024, Kinsley Reese Sandvik

June 21, 2011 – February 14, 2020, Nex Benedict, Abigail Hernandez, Kiera Lynne Driscoll,Kiera Driscoll,Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin, Tamar Haya Torphiashvili, Isabella “Isa” de Oliveira Nardoni, Acelynn Staton-Contreras, Paisley Elizabeth Grace “Pais” Cogsdill, Nyziereya London Moore, Ellie-May Clark, Bella Edwards, Bella Bond, Ava Jordan Wood, Semina Halliwell, Leiliana Wright, Saffie-Rose Brenda Roussos, Lily Peters, Olivia Pratt Korbel, Elizabeth Shelley, Sara Sharif, Charlotte Figi, Jersey Dianne Bridgeman, Macie Hill, Sloan Mattingly, Audrii Cunningham, Emilie Parker, Jackie Cazares, Makenna Lee Elrod, Eliahna Torres, Nevaeh Bravo, Layla Salazar, Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, Jailah Nicole Silguero, Bianca Devins, Catherine Violet Hubbard, Soren Chilson, Aubreigh Paige Wyatt, JonBenèt Ramsey, Rachel Joy Scott, Skylar Annette "Sky " Neese, Emily Grace Jones, Emily, Indy, Savanna and Rylie Nicholls, Joan of Arc, Stevie Stock, Riley Faith Steep, Lily Rose Diaz, Destiny Riekeberg, Colby Curtin, Gabrielle Barrett, Eliana Rose Lara, Natalynn Lea Miller, Maite Rodriguez, Alexandria Rubio, Makayla Lynn Brewster, Riley Ann Fox, Riley Ann Sawyers, Maranda Gail Mathis, Avielle Richman, Star Hobson, Sidra Hassouna, Brianna Florer, Kylie Rowand, Indy Llew, Ariya Jennings, Alexandra Hope Kelly, Amelia Brooke Harris, Makenzie Gongora, RaNiya Wright, Sierra Newbold, and more kids

[agendaculturaldelima]

#ProyeccionDeVida

  🎥 Cine al Aire Libre. Perú en Pantalla, presenta:

🎬 “CANCIÓN SIN NOMBRE” [Song without a Name] 👶👩

🔎 Género: Drama / Años 80 / Secuestros / Desapariciones

⌛️ Duración: 97 minutos

✍️ Guión: Melina León y Michael J. White

📷 Fotografía: Inti Briones (B&W)

♪ Música: Pauchi Sasaki

🗯 Argumento: Georgina Condori es una música andina cuya bebé recién nacida desaparece de forma misteriosa. En medio del caos político de la época, Pedro Campos, un joven periodista limeño toma a su cargo la investigación y emprende junto a ella la desesperada búsqueda.

👥 Reparto: Tommy Párraga (Pedro), Pamela Mendoza Arpi (Georgina), Bruno Odar, Lucio A. Rojas (Leo Quipse), Ruth Armas (Marta) y Maykol Hernández (Isa)

📢 Dirección: Melina León

© Productoras: Bord Cadre Films, La Vida Misma Films, MGC & Torch Films

🌎 Paises: Perú-Suiza-Estados Unidos

📅 Año: 2019

📽 Proyección:

📆 Jueves 25 de Enero

🕖 7:30pm.

🏡 Centro Cultural Británico (jr. Bellavista 538 – Miraflores)

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ Ingreso libre 

😺🐶🐱🐭 A tener en cuenta: El lugar cuenta con Espacio Pet Friendly.

[lenabuncaras]

i. Yunik

Unique.

One word lang pero mabigat ang meaning. Hindi mo kasi matatawag na unique ang isang existing idea kung walang normalcy.

Sinasabi ng mga nakakausap ko na lahat daw ng tao, kakaiba. Pero kung kakaiba ang lahat ng tao, then dapat normal na 'yon. Kasi kung nasa equal state silang lahat of being unique, what makes them unique kung naka-align sila sa iisang lugar lang?

Carlisle Arjeantine D. Mendoza. Unique name, sure na walang hit sa NBI. Nakuha ni Momsky ang Carlisle sa fictional character na may vampire theme. Idinikit pa sa pinaarteng Argentine, which means made of silver—ironically, weakness ng mga vampire. Sana pinangalanan na lang niya akong Superman Kryptonite.

Unique.

Wala akong kapangalan sa klase. Buong school days ko, nakilala ako kasi unique ang pangalan ko. Pero buong school days ko rin, sobrang rare ng mga teacher na kayang i-spell at sabihin ang pangalan ko nang tama.

Karlisel Arjintayn.

Karlisli Arjeyantin.

Presenting the top two ways to murder my name.

Ang hirap sabihin! Mahirap na ngang sabihin, ang tagal pang isulat!

That was why I blamed my dad for not naming me when I was born. I was five, crying, asking him, "Popsky, palit ako pangalan."

"Bakit?"

"Hirap i-spell ng pangalan ko, e!"

"Papalit ka ng pangalan sa mama mo."

"Ayaw! Magagalit siya! Dapat ikaw na lang nagpangalan sa 'kin, e!"

Tinawanan lang ako ni Pops. Umiiyak na 'ko noon . . . at tinawanan lang niya 'ko.

Some adults mostly do that—laughing at something petty for them pero big deal sa bata. Yeah, funny nga naman kasi na parang ang dali lang magpa-rename sa civil registry at maglakad sa korte ng pagpapa-rename. But I was five years old, crying with painful fingers, just finished four pages of writing my full name in my writing notebook, asking to change my name.

"Sige, Hotdog na lang pangalan mo," sabi ni Pops. "Six letters lang 'yon. Gusto mo bang maging Hotdog?"

"Six letters?" sagot ko habang nagpupunas ng basang mata.

"Yes, six letters lang."

I was staring at my dad, and he was freaking serious, no sign of a joke on his face—and my dad is a funny guy. Later ko nang nalaman na kapag nagjo-joke siya, hindi siya tumatawa o nagpapakita ng sign na nagpapatawa siya. And my naïve five-year-old self was convinced that my dad was serious about naming me Hotdog for freaking sake. He was freaking serious! And I was sold for six freaking letters!

Hotdog D. Mendoza.

Unique.

Pinatawag ang parents ko, bakit daw Hotdog ang nakalagay sa notebook ko. My mom was fuming mad. Pinag-awayan nila 'yon ni Popsky.

Five years old, sobrang bata pa para magkaroon ng existential crisis dahil lang ayaw sa pangalan.

I grew up hating my name. I grew up not convincing myself that my name is unique. Hindi naman ako galit sa mommy ko dahil pinangalanan niya ako ng mahirap i-spell at sabihin na pangalan. Puwede naman kasi akong pangalanan bilang TJ o kaya Dan.

Pero habang tumatanda ang tao, nagbabago ang environment niya, napapalitan ang perspective. Part ng growth ang acceptance na puwede mo namang papalitan ang pangalan mo nang may tamang proseso, pero pangalan mo na 'yan. Identity mo na 'yan. The moment you carry your name, the same moment you exist in everyone's mind around you. Technically. Legally.

Unique.

Lahat ng tao, kakaiba. Lahat ng tao, special. And you know what makes everyone special? Normalcy.

Sa sampung tao na existing sa mundo, dapat siyam doon, normal para maging unique ang isa.

Sa bilyong-bilyong tao sa mundo na sinasabing lahat ay kakaiba, qualification bilang tao ang maging normal.

Mga irony sa mundo na kailangang mag-coexist kahit opposite idea sila . . . gaya ng meaning ng pangalan ko. Bampira at silver.

"Kung Cheesedog talaga pangalan mo, bakit?"

Oh. I almost forgot.

Kung naging Hotdog ako minsan sa buhay ko, bakit nga ba ako naging si Cheesedog?

♥♥♥

[acircusfullofdemons]

LIGHT'S END [MASTERLIST]

MISC

Intro / Comic Sans PowerPoint

ReIntro

WRITING & SNIPPETS

As Animals

Riordanverse AU

tba

CHARACTERS

Alex Wiater [bio / tag]

Cryna Kersey [bio / tag]

Dakota Black [bio / tag]

Destiny Brändle [bio / tag]

Grace Sommer [bio / tag]

Isa Mendoza [bio / tag]

Katie Winters [bio / tag]

Kieran Kytrell [bio / tag]

Kory Kersey [bio / tag]

Markus Sparks [bio / tag]

Rebecca Mori [bio / tag]

Tori Forrester [bio / tag]

Yuki Mendoza [bio / tag]

Zachary Kersey [bio / tag]

Zander Von Brandt [bio / tag]

[kalakian]

Ako din, Maine. Ako din.

[kevynkyleart]

I watched this movie called “Isa pa with Feelings” (One more time, with Feelings). it’s such a simple yet sweet movie so I made a quick artwork for it.

[lookforastronauts]

#8. Isa Pa, with Feelings (2019) dir. Prime Cruz

4/5

[tenelvez]

watching the tribute episode for a request and Emily has a boyfriend?? Husband?? So confused rn <3

[wickedsrest-rp]

Welcome to our WRW! We do these weekly to provide plot drops, challenges, and highlight starters. Anyone is welcome to use these bullet points. Let us know if you want us to include one of your setting-related plots in here for next week by sending us a bullet point!

Is that a giant beak? Our current plot of the week sees the town invaded by… weird little guys. And they sure brought their friends.

Look out for our seasonal Fall event coming this weekend!

Someone noticed that one of the maps posted Downtown has a small offshore island on it -- unnamed -- that isn't on any other map. Maybe someone should verify if that little island is out there... and what's on it, if it exists.

Birdsong is heard across town each morning, which is a lovely thing. Except one flock is actually singing songs... about Felix Mendoza. They might even by spying on Felix because they seem to know a lot, down to how Felix thinks. Weird! But such lovely music. The Grit Pit is considering catching some of the birds and using them to hype up the crowd before Felix's matches.

Someone found a small cave with beautiful bioluminescent mushrooms filling it wall to wall. Tourists are excited to go see it. That sounds like a fun, safe way to spend a day. Probably?

Complete challenges and claim prizes!. You can read more about how they work and what prizes are available here. Bonus challenges are an opportunity to earn an extra point per week but are harder or weirder.

This week’s challenge:

On dash, have your character talk about a rumor they heard.

Bonus challenge:

Have your character intentionally start a rumor about another character.

Maggie is hoping the September rain will bring some extra excitement to her life.

Hey party animals, where's the best place to go for all your fun loving needs? Xó would like suggestions.

Mateo is looking for trouble and wants to bring you along! Are you brave enough?

Do you love snow globes? Do you want a free one that is definitely not cursed? Contact Felix today!

Teagan is ready for fall and that hot cocoa that comes with it.

The police may be looking into this so if you want to check out some shady items Siobhan has for grabs I would hurry.

Kieran refuses to not have a brat summer birthday theme this year!

There's a new bar coming to town and Teddy is looking for some people to work for them. Make sure you message them if you need a well paying job!

Isa must have missed that last post because she's looking for a new job herself. Who's hiring?