couples retreat: 2011

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Az and Ash in Halloween 2011

I didn't got a chance to dress up and put colored make up on my face, we went to a Halloween event in a mall with my family and here's my little boy in his first Halloween event in a simple costume and me wearing that funny eye glasses that I bought for only P50 in Toy Kingdom.

Ash

photos: me at the Black Eyed Peas in Manila 2011

That's me wearing my LG 3D Glasses and holding a LG Optimus Black smartphone at the Black Eyed Peas concert in Manila this Oct 2011. It is my first time to see them live and I'm glad that they are back here in Manila, because I missed their 1st concert years ago. Thanks to Futuretainment Inc. for getting me a pass and including this blog as their blog partner for the concert. Check out the photos of BEP in concert taken by Magic.

more photos below

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My new Project Headshot Clinic photo - for Red Whistle community on HIV awareness

Thanks to Nicolo Cosme for taking this shot and including me for their campaign about HIV awareness and help the community to sound the alarm that HIV is widely spreading in our country. The Red Whistle community also help those people who want to know more about HIV and also to help people with HIV. To know more about the campaign, visit http://www.facebook.com/TheRedWhistle

more details below

(here are some info posted in the FB page of The Red Whistle)

The Philippines is facing an alarming rise in HIV infection. Six new infections are recorded everyday, an exponential leap from the ‘low and slow’ character of the epidemic before 2007. There are also reports of undocumented HIV-related deaths, a manifestation of the invisibility of the epidemic and its impact. Evidence indicates that the increase is driven by the lack of awareness and appreciation of the risks of HIV infection due to unprotected sex, which is aggravated by fear and stigma that surround the virus and the people living with HIV and AIDS.

The Red Whistle is a response to this alarming situation. The emerging trend shows that the current prevention programs are insufficient, and the communities affected by the epidemic must be mobilized into action to support initiatives that aim to stop the epidemic.

The Red Whistle has three objectives: 1. raise awareness on the situation to encourage community action; 2. deliver safer sex messages designed to reach communities affected by the epidemic; and 3. help facilitate access or referral to HIV services, including HIV testing, treatment, and support services.

The Red Whistle aims to empower and inspire people to come together and help each other in this battle against HIV and AIDS. We hope to reach our objectives through online and social media efforts, visual arts and rebranding through the red whistle. We hope to engage individuals and groups to HELP sound the alarm in their respective communities that HIV is here and that it must be stopped.

Currently we have produced a thousand red whistles which are being given out to individuals and organizations and at the same time getting their pledges and their commitments in our battle against HIV and AIDS. So far these whistles are becoming a trending item and are running out really fast.

We also see The Red Whistle campaign as a collaborative platform for artists/individuals/groups to come together and create new visuals and mediums that can be used as awareness campaign materials and to hopefully collaborate with brands to come up with items that can be in line with our campaign.

It is said to possibly reach a 500% increase in the present administration. I hope you can help! Any sort of support is very much welcome!!!

Each red whistle reads "No more AIDS-Related deaths, Stop hiv spread now, together we can" and I believe... together we definitely can!

For the latest statistics please divert to http://www.pnac.org.ph/uploads/documents/publications/NEC_HIV_April-AIDSreg2011.pdf

The 5 pointers of The Red Whistle ASL-VC
(on each whistle you will see 5 dots that should remind you of these)

1. There is an ALARMING situation on HIV and AIDS... and we need you to help us sound an alarm. (6 new HIV cases are reported every day, and of these, 4 cases are among gays/MSM)
2. We should know our STATUS and that we need to take the test, it’s not a death sentence anymore.
3. Value life, LOVE life, love yourself (Let’s get rid of the “bahala na” culture, AIDS goes beyond death)
4. That we are all VULNERABLE, all of us can be at risk, we need to learn more about HIV prevention.
5. We need to make our COMMITMENTS now... by wearing this, you commit yourself to the battle/fight against HIV and AIDS (by doing the other four pointers)

For Voluntary Counseling and Testing:

www.facebook.com/takethetest
+63917-58HIVRT / +63917-5844878

Wood Water Center for Healing (St. Camillus)
+63906-4720397 / +63929-7739008
woodwater_mi@yahoo.com

AIDS Society of the Philippines ASP
(632) 376-2541 / 410-0204
http://www.aidsphil.org/
http://twitter.com/aidsphil
https://www.facebook.com/aidsphil

PGH SAGIP Unit
02-5548400 local 3249

For Counseling and support
TLF https://www.facebook.com/TLFShare
Pinoy Plus https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001518156109&sk=info

NOTE: Please feel free to suggest other contacts here! e-mail us at TheRedWhistle@gmail.com Let's all help each other! Together We Can!

http://www.facebook.com/takethetest

ComicxHub events this Nov 5 and Nov 12

ComicxHub makes another comic event for this month of November, 1st leg will be a artist meet and greet and also autograph signing with Gerry Alanguilan and Mico Suayan, and then on November 12 it will be a 2nd leg and event day with Stephen Segovia , Carlo Pagulayan and Huebert Khan Michael.

Early birds at the event are entitle to receive a free comics and goodies from ComicxHub. Also take the advantage of the 50 percent sale of comics on stock.

Art Talk by Jonah Hex creator Tony De Zuniga this Saturday Nov 5 at 5PM

Just saw this info posted in some mailing list, comic creator Tony de Zuniga will have a talk this Nov 5 at Secret Fresh. (more details below)

Legendary comics illustrator and creator of DC comics characters Jonah Hex and Black Orchid Tony de Zuniga will be presenting a talk this Saturday November 5 at 5 PM at Secret Fresh.

The artists would also be raffling off some of his original drawings to the first 20 attendees of the talk and to those who'll be buying his prints and special edition books.

Please do come as this is a rare opportunity with the artist before he leaves for Spain for a comic con.

Secret Fresh is at Ronac Art Center, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila.

Secret Fresh is open from Mondays to Saturdays from 2-10 PM and Sundays from 1-6 PM.

You may also check out Secret Fresh online - http://www.freshmanila.blogspot.com/ or http://www.twitter.com/freshmanila or Secret Fresh on Facebook for the latest updates.