Meet Mang Rudy

Two days in my internship and feeling a little more tired than I'm used to. Before going to bed tonight, on one of my earlier bedtimes, I found myself scanning through Facebook. It wasn't long before I found photos of this man named Mang Rudy.

Living in a kariton and often found along E. Rodriguez corner Banawe, this man cares for 16 dogs and 2 cats.  Whether it be scavenging for food from fastfood chain dumps, or working as a parking attendant and collecting recyclables,  Mang Rudy finds a way to feed these animals he took responsibility for.

According to the photos, Mang Rudy finds an affinity to these lost dogs. He sees himself as a stray. With no plans in the future, he just takes it one day at a time and struggles to keep all 18 members of his family happy and well fed. He is pictured above with his favorite dog-- a blind dachshund he rescued.  As was pointed out in the photos,  all of the animals looked extremely happy and healthy.

Mang Rudy sleeps in the same spot the dogs do. Yes, that is his pillow one of the dogs are on.

I love dogs, and sometimes I feel sick when I see dog owners neglecting their pets. This man sets an example to all of us. It doesn't take much to love, but it takes a lot of commitment and responsibility to take care of these guys. What he's doing is no easy feat. (We have 8 dogs at home so I know!)

I am amazed at in awe at how much good can be in a person. 

(I feel compelled to run to Quezon City and offer to help this man, but I can't so I settle on writing this in hopes that someone better equipped to do something takes notice. Now excuse me while I ball my eyes out, again.)

All photos from Facebook user Jason Querma. See the whole album here. Visit The Rudy Project website.

*I just found this heartwarming story online, have not actually met or seen Mang Rudy myself.

Test

Been tinkering with the blog's layout, blogging platforms, and photo hosting sites. What do you think of the overhaul?

The written page, as opposed to virtual insanity

The problem of the internet is that it does not appeal to all senses. There is no feel for each page you've gone through, or that familiar smell of an old book. There is no pleasure in seeing imperfection in the print or that gentle rustling that is made at the completion of a page as you turn it. No Sir, you cannot feel it, and that is part of the experience.

There are no pages to be filled with tears as you find out the heroes die. No satisfaction of moving that bookmark further along as you finally understand the characters and unravel the story. There is no underlining that line that defines your life right now. There is nothing to touch when you want to turn back the page and relive the story. There is nothing to love, to hold, to hate, to question.


I love books. I love books because they are solid and concrete. As I turn each page and smell the sweet scent of paper, I know I've touched the stories and those far away castles and adventures and people in them I love so dearly.

And this is how I hold on to them.

At a Kimmi Dora 2 Shoot

Observed a shoot for Film class last weekend. Special thanks to Director Joyce Bernal and Asst. Director Irene Villamor for the opportunity to learn and observe.

With Director Joyce Bernal and Assistant Director Irene Villamor

Kiray in a flashback scene

Moving the camera to shoot from another POV

Talent joking with the Direk

Asst. Director waiting for camera to roll

Speaking with the camera man

Checking out the shots

With Director Joyce Bernal and Ryan.

Fake Nails and No Chip UV Polish

A while back I was able to try the Jennifer Lynn No Chip UV polish. (more on that here)

This was pretty cool since my nails have a tendency to chip and I could never grow them. With the gel polish, not only did it protect my nails from chipping, but the colors were so bright and the polish was so shiny!

This got me thinking about long nails, though. The next best thing to my short nails? Fake nails! 

I managed to find a box of fake nails from SM Watsons for PHP 64. I made a mistake upon application and unfortunately, these nails did not fare well through my busy day. They either fell off one by one or I ripped them off out of frustration.

Finally tried again with an old pack of fake nails a friend gave me eons ago. Used nail glue from SM (PHP 18, I really can't believe it's that cheap). This time, the nails are sticking on.

I take forever as I write this blog post. This is probably the first time in my life (not counting last week's failed attempt at sporting fake nails) that I have (fake) long nails. With these babies, even the simplest tasks, like opening a zipper or texting, become impossible. But, it's so pretty, I can't help it.

Let's see how long I keep them on this time.

/edit.
Okayyy, so I ripped tim out last night. No more long nails for me.

Spiral Minds Productions presents "Bente Kwatro"

Spiral Minds Productions 

"Bente Kwatro"

Great working with you guys! Special thanks to Direk Karl Porio. 

Congratulations to all of us, and also the other groups.

Cause for celebration? Finally, film finals are over! Hahahaha! Let's crack open a bottle of JD!

Leaving you with these photos/video, at least until I figure out a way to upload the actual movie.

/edit

Watch the film here.

On talking--

So many things spoken, left lingering in the air in all but a few seconds. They then dissipate into nothingness, oblivion, unless someone hears-- that's the trick, I guess.

On paper that is not a problem. What is written lives on. It stands alone for the future to behold and discover. On paper evidence remains, unlike those words uttered: gone and fleeting.

Flying away to summertime.

The first ever attempt at making a music video. Shot to the music of Moony's Flying away, and edited by yours truly.

Summer is almost here! Enjoy!

Production team: Bea Rillo, Denise Tabberrah, Paching Perido, Gab Rojas, Ralph Salgado, and me!

For a better quality video click here.

Roll Camera

Today was a busy day. Today we got a 1 in a production (!!!). So.... I'm posting this. 

We used this for our opening. Excuse the perkiness-- had to be in character for the show format.

Also, today, I took the ABS CBN tour for the second time (the first time we ended up being serenaded by Brownman Revival and I had relatives who saw on TV as proof of it). This time, I ended up speaking on cam with Joey Marquez. My 2 minute spotlight. And yet, I found myself pretending it was just TV production class to ease the nerves (because being scared for your grade helps).

School and the things we do for it

Been so busy with school (and the want to graduate) lately that I haven't been able to spew words or photographs on here.

For a change, I'm posting a short video I edited with iMovie (ooooh, the wonders of this program, I absolutely love it!). We used this as the OBB for one of TV Productions, a drama show entitled "Paorder".

Music by Jet with "Are you gonna be my girl"