Umattend ng KOMIKON!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Health Tips!
Para maging malusog po tayo...konting tips lang po uli...medyo mahirap, pero sakripisyo lang talaga ang kailangan!
BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS
1. No breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
2 . Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
4. High sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
5. Air pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.
6 . Sleep deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest.. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.
8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.
The main causes of liver damage are:
a. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
b. Not urinating in the morning.
c . Too much eating.
d. Skipping breakfast.
e. Consuming too much medication.
f. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
g. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
h. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.
We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.'
The top five cancer-causing foods are:
1. Hotdogs
Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.
2. Processed meats and bacon
Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.
3. Doughnuts
Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.
4. French fries
Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acryl amides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .
5. Chips, crackers, and cookies
All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats.
BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS
1. No breakfast
People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
2 . Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
3. Smoking
It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.
4. High sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
5. Air pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.
6 . Sleep deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest.. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
7. Head covered while sleeping
Sleeping with the head covered increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.
8. Working your brain during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.
9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
10. Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.
The main causes of liver damage are:
a. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause.
b. Not urinating in the morning.
c . Too much eating.
d. Skipping breakfast.
e. Consuming too much medication.
f. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring, and artificial sweetener.
g. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which includes even the best cooking oils like olive oil. Do not consume fried foods when you are tired, except if the body is very fit.
h. Consuming raw (overly done) foods also add to the burden of liver. Veggies should be eaten raw or cooked 3-5 parts. Fried veggies should be finished in one sitting, do not store.
We should prevent this without necessarily spending more. We just have to adopt a good daily lifestyle and eating habits. Maintaining good eating habits and time condition are very important for our bodies to absorb and get rid of unnecessary chemicals according to 'schedule.'
The top five cancer-causing foods are:
1. Hotdogs
Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.
2. Processed meats and bacon
Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon also contributes to cancer.
3. Doughnuts
Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble. First, they are made with white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures. Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise your risk of cancer.
4. French fries
Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acryl amides which occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not French fries, said Adams .
5. Chips, crackers, and cookies
All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of trans-fats.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Kakaibang palay!
Hanga talaga ako sa mga hapon sa pagmamahal nila sa kultura at kagalingan nila sa sining...eto, isang halimbawa ng installation art! Nakuha ko ito sa e-mail ko, magandang i-post dito at makita nyo.
...ganito muna...mukhang ordinaryong pagtatanim lang...
...makalipas ang ilang araw, wala pang masyadong nakikita...
...ilang araw pa at medyo may naaninag na...
...at heto, medyo lumaki na 'yung mga halaman at nagiging klaro na...
...at ito na nga, klaro na! Walang dye o ink na ginamit, natural na kulay ng mga dahon ng palay, gumawa sila ng mga variety na kulay ube, itim, puti at iba't-ibang pusyaw ng berde!
Ito pa ang ibang mga disenyo...
...ito, grabe ang disenyo at detalye...isang "Sengoku na mandirigma"...kuha sa may Inakadate, Japan...
...si Napoleon na nangangabayo...
...mga gawa-gawang karakter ng mandirigmang si Naoe Kanetsugu at ang kanyang asawa na si Osen, na bida sa teleseryeng "Tenchijin"...
...maski ang mga anime character na si Doraemon...
...sa malapitan,ito ang itsura ng mga palay, hindi pa kita ang mga imaheng nabubuo...
... at talagang kailangan mong lumayo para makita ng lubos ang mga disenyo...ang GALING!
...ganito muna...mukhang ordinaryong pagtatanim lang...
...makalipas ang ilang araw, wala pang masyadong nakikita...
...ilang araw pa at medyo may naaninag na...
...at heto, medyo lumaki na 'yung mga halaman at nagiging klaro na...
...at ito na nga, klaro na! Walang dye o ink na ginamit, natural na kulay ng mga dahon ng palay, gumawa sila ng mga variety na kulay ube, itim, puti at iba't-ibang pusyaw ng berde!
Ito pa ang ibang mga disenyo...
...ito, grabe ang disenyo at detalye...isang "Sengoku na mandirigma"...kuha sa may Inakadate, Japan...
...si Napoleon na nangangabayo...
...mga gawa-gawang karakter ng mandirigmang si Naoe Kanetsugu at ang kanyang asawa na si Osen, na bida sa teleseryeng "Tenchijin"...
...maski ang mga anime character na si Doraemon...
...sa malapitan,ito ang itsura ng mga palay, hindi pa kita ang mga imaheng nabubuo...
... at talagang kailangan mong lumayo para makita ng lubos ang mga disenyo...ang GALING!
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Ako'y isang Pinoy....
Hey, medyo natagalan ang pag-update ko sa blog, pasensiya na po, tao lang, at naging super busy (as in SUPER BUSY!) kasi nitong mga nagdaang araw.
Sa mga huling adventures ko eh, baka sa susunod na mga araw eh, mai-post ko rito (
Nagkaroon ako ng oras na maimbitahan ng isang bagong kaibigan, si G. Bonifacio “Boni” Comandante, Jr., na dumalo at makinig sa kanyang lecture talk sa may National Museum – abah, sa sabi ko sa sarili ko, pagkakataon ko na uling mabisita ang National Museum, kaya go na! Pero sa totoo lang, mas interesado ako sa topic nya: “The Role of the Giant Clams in the Development of Baybayin”.
Nakilala ko pala siya sa tulong pa ng isang kaibigan sa UPLB, kasi madalas mag-lecture si Boni d’un at minsan, napapanood ko siya at pahapyaw nya lang nadi-discuss ang mga nadiskubre nya, kaya medyo naging intersedo ako sa kabuuan ng lecture niya.
Si Boni nga pala ay isang Antropologo (Anthropologist). Isa rin siyang Marine Biologist, kaya mefyo naka-focus din ang pag-aaral nya sa mga giant clams o higanteng taklobo/kabibe. Siya nga rin pala ang nakadiskubre ng “Sleeping fish technology” na ginagamit ngayon sa buong mundo, kung saan binibyahe nila ang mga isda ng TULOG, WALANG TUBIG, at GIGISINGIN na lang nila kapag nakarating na sa paroroonan – oh, ‘di ba, kakaiba!
Pero, sa ibang kwento na lang ‘yun, balik tayo sa taklobo, sa pag-aaral nya sa mga ito, lalo na n’ung sobra-sobrang nakaraang taon (ANCIENT!), nakaugat pala ang mga ito o naging malaki pa pala ang papel ng mga higanteng taklobo/kabibe sa mga sinaunang Filipino. Ito ang naging pangunahing pagkain (staple food – kasama na rin ang pagnganganga) ng mga tao noon, at pinagmulan rin ng mga kagamitan nila sa pang-araw-araw nilang pamumuhay.
Tapos, isa pa sa naging mahalaga, na-correlate o nadiskubre nya na ang wikang “Baibayin” (NOTE: “Baibayin” o “Baybayin” dapat ang tawag sa sinaunang sulat ng mga katutubo natin at HINDI “alibata” – pinaliwanag nya sa lecture nya kung bakit) ay nagmula mismo sa mga higanteng taklobo/kabibe. Naisip ng mga ninuno natin noon ang pagsulat ng baybayin mula sa pagtingin nila sa iba’t-ibang anggulo ng taklobo/kabibe – ang galing ng mga pruweba niya tungkol dito! Lalo na ‘yung significance o kahalagahan pala ng “Manunggul Jar” sa kasaysayang ng Pilipinas – nakaukit pala dito ang Baibayin – ibig sabihin, ang tagal-tagal na pala ng Baibayin at maaring UNA pa tayo sa ibang popular na sibilisasyon sa BUONG MUNDO! Marami pa siyang na-discuss ukol dito, partikular na kung saan tayo NAUNA, pero dito ko na lang i-focus muna sa Baibayin.
Ngayon, eh ano ngayon?
Anong “silbi” ng kaalamang ito?
May GAGONG nagtanong nito d’un sa lecture, taklesa siya, pero mabuti na lang, ‘yung mga nakikinig (kalimitang mga teacher) pa ang nag-defend para kay Boni para sa mga kasagutan sa tanong.
Sagot o relevance ng Baybayin – well, sarili ko ito:
- Nakakatuwang isipin na may sistema o kultura o sibilisasyon na tayo noon pa man. Nakakalungkot kasing isipin na sa kasaysayan ng mundo, parati na lang nagsisimula ang kasaysayan natin noong 1521, na “nadiskubre” tayo ni Magellan, bakit, wala ba tayong kasaysayan bago nadiskubre?
- Malalagay tayo sa kasaysayan ng mundo sa mga naunang sibilisasyon, pero since hawak tayo ng mga ‘
- Kung maisasadamdamin ito (actually, naisasayaw pa nga eh), lalaki na ang pagmamahal natin sa ating kultura at magiging ugat para umunlad tayo, tingnan ang ibang bansa na may pagmamahal sa sariling kultura na umunlad, Japan, China, Korea, Cambodia, Thailand at iba pa – masyado kasi tayong conio o colonial mag-isip eh, parating “imported” ang gusto o kaya eh, “eeewwww, locally made!”.
- May sarili tayong sistema ng pagsusulat – sabi ng iba mahirap daw, paano sa mga computer, mahirap isulat ang baibayin, magiging low-tech na raw tayo – ang sagot, ungaks! Bakit ang
- Kung sa sayaw, ang ginawa nina Boni, itinuro nila ang Baibayin sa pamamagitan ng sayaw at madaling natutunan ng mga bata. Okay sa akin ito – bagay siya sa inner dancing eh!
- Sa Martial Arts, lalo na sa Filipino Martial Arts, incorporated o nakaugat o nakahalo pala ang Baibayin dito – kapag raw ginawang sayaw o kilos ang mga letra ng Baibayin, makakabuo siya ng sarili o Filipino Martial Arts! Kaya pala mas madaling matutunan ang sarili nating Martial Arts kesa iba – nakakatawa, sa kultura natin, nagpupumilit na ibang MartialAarts ang gawin at pinagtatawanan o mamababa ang pagtingin sa sariling atin, samantalang sa ibang bansa, lalo na sa America, mas gusto nga nila ang Martial Arts natin dahil mas artistic o deadly pa nga raw, haaaay, pinoy nga naman….
- Sa larangan ng sining o Arts naman, masarap gamitin ang Baibayin – kapag lumilikha ng isang obra, para bang hiyang mong gawin ito, automatic na pumapasok na kaagad siya bilang elemento sa sining.
- At marami, as in MARAMI pang iba!
Oh, ‘di ba, bonggah! Iba na tuloy ang pagtingin ko sa lahing Filipino ngayon, pati na rin sa kasaysayan natin! HINDI pala BORING ang history, hehehe.
Kaya ngayon, aabangan ko pa kung saan may talk si Boni, enjoy eh!
Tapos, n’ung matapos ang lecture, kumain muna kami, hindi kasi nag-agahan eh, kaya masungit na ‘yung mga kasama ko, naka high-heels pa ‘yung isa kaya lalong mainit ang mga ulo. Hanap kami ng makakainan at ang pinakamalapit na medyo matinong kainan eh sa may SM Manila. Ay’un, ‘kala ko malapit lang kaya NILAKAD namin…well, walking distance naman…kaso, gutom na at naka-high-heels pa ‘yung isa, kaya alam mo na kung anong itsura ng mga pagmumukha nila.
Pagkatapos kumain, balik uli sa National Museum. Doon, inikot uli namin ang mga exhibit – yung iba inokray, hehehe. ‘yung isang kasama ko na naka-high-heels, si Shamps, tinanggal ang sapatos at yapak na inikot ang museum – oh, ha!
Nang mga alas-tres na, may meeting pa ‘yung isang kasama namin, si Jonas. Since malapit lang naman, sa DOT o Department of Tourism, walking distance ulit, isinama na kami.
Oh, sinuot na pala uli ni Shamps ‘yung high-heels nya papuntang DOT, hehehe….
Awarding ceremony pala sa sampung (10) hotel o resort sa buong Pilipinas na nakapasa o nanalo sa ASEAN Green Hotel Award. Tama lang naman sa oras ang pagdating naming at ilang saglit pa eh nagsimula na ang award. And’un si Ace Durano, GWAFOH at FAFABLE pala siya sa personal, hehehe. Pruweba?
At para sa mga nanalo, eto ang listahan:
- Sofitel Philippine Plaza
- Edsa Shangri-La Manila
- Makati Shangri-La Manila
- Lagen Island Resort
- Miniloc Island Resort
- Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa
- Hilton
- Nature’s Village Resort
- Marco Polo
Siyempre, pica-pica at chica-chica pagkatapos…feeling sosyal!
Friday, February 26, 2010
THE 2010 GSIS ART COMPETITION
Uy, meron na uli! Sana makasali ako....
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is inviting Filipino artists to join the 2010 GSIS Art Competition. This year’s competition has an open theme. The artist is encouraged to explore his best in presenting and conceptualizing his art entry. It is through this competition that we hope to view and produce diverse interpretations of what’s inside an artist’s mind. From the previous two (2) categories, this year, we have added the Sculpture Category in order to invite more artists to participate.
Official entry forms are available in all GSIS offices (Headquarters, regional Offices and Satellite Office) and other offices and galleries starting February 22, 2010.
Please read all the mechanics, rules and regulations carefully. The GSIS shall be strict in the implementation of the guidelines set. Entries could be disqualified for technical reasons.
CATEGORIES & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. There will be three (3) categories for this year’s competition:
I. Representational (any style, realistic, stylized (distorted figure), representational cubism, etc)
II. Non-representational (abstract) i.e. purely non-representational, no-recognizable figures and objects.
III. Sculpture
2. The competition is open to all Filipino artists age 18 years old (by April 17, 2010) and above. Participants can submit one entry per category. Therefore, each participant can submit one entry for representational, one entry for non-representational and one entry for sculpture. There is no participation fee.
3. The theme is open.
4. For the painting categories, the required size is 3 feet x 4 feet (horizontal or vertical excluding frame) with 10 kilos allowable maximum weight (including frame).
4.1 All entries must be ready for hanging (museum wrap or box type is allowed)
4.2 The medium acceptable is only oil on canvas, acrylic on canvas or watercolor. Entry using collage, decoupage, assemblage or use of non-pigment based materials like paper, board, plastic metal, etc. IS NOT allowed. The entry must hang on a wall to qualify. Appropriate support, and/or equivalent devices should be provided to ensure the proper hanging of the artwork (ready for hanging). [For watercolor entries, any watercolor paper is allowed EXCEPT Illustration Board]
5. For sculpture, the maximum size requirements are as follows: Height: 72 inches, Width: 36 inches and Depth: 48 inches
5.1 Maximum weight for the entries should not exceed 300 kilos.
5.2 Entries must be done in the generally accepted medium for sculpture such as Metal (steel, brass, copper, aluminum, et al); Hardwood (narra, mahogany, yakal, et al); Stone (marble, alabaster, granite, limestone, et al); Terracotta or stoneware( porcelain, ceramic, et al); Resin and other durable sculpture media.
6. The entry must be dated not earlier than 2010 must be his/her original work, and must not have been exhibited before nor revised nor awarded a prize in another contest.
7. The entry painting or sculpture MUST BE SIGNED but must be covered with masking tape prior to submission, to conceal the artist’s identity. It must also be properly labeled at the back, indicating the following: Artist (Name, Address, and Contact Numbers) Title of the work, Medium, Size, Year and Price.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
8. All participants must be responsible for their entries. The GSIS shall not undertake any pick-up or transportation of any artwork to or from any point of origin. WET PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
9. Entries must be submitted at the GSIS Museum located at the GSIS Main Office, Financial Center, Reclamation Area, Pasay City (CCP Complex – Diosdado. Macapagal Ave) on APRIL 17, 2010 (SATURDAY) FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL 4:00 PM only.
10. Entries submitted before or after the stated date and time shall not be accepted. Mail forwarders coming from the provinces should be advised by the participants themselves that the entry will only be accepted on the said submission date. Participants from the provinces are also encouraged to group together so that bringing or shipping their entries to Pasay City will be cheaper.
11. During the submission, the entry must have the following:
A) Completely filled-up and signed official entry form with one (1) 1 x 1 ID colored picture.
B) Photocopy of ONE valid ID (for age verification). The only acceptable IDs include: Current School ID, PRC License, Driver’s License, Official Company ID, copy of Passport, Postal ID, SSS ID, GSIS-E-card, Senior Citizen’s ID, Voter’s ID, NBI/Police Clearance, AAP Membership ID.
C) 5” x 7” colored photo of the work with the following information written at the back: Artist (Name, Address, and Contact Numbers) Title of the work, Medium, Size, Year and Price.
D) Notarized affidavit of the ENTRY FORM certifying originality of entry and subscription to the rules and regulations of the competition.
Note: Application and entries will not be accepted without the above-mentioned requirements
JUDGING, PRIZES AND AWARDING DATE
12. Announcement and awarding of winners will be held at the GSIS Theater. The date for the awarding of winners will be announced later.
13. Cash Awards for the winners in each of the three (3) categories
1st Prize - P 300,000.00
2nd Prize - 200,000.00
3rd Prize - 100,000.00
ALL PRIZES ARE SUBJECT TO 20% TAX PER GOVERNMENT RULING
14. All Prize Winning entries will automatically become properties of the GSIS and will be included in the GSIS Art Collection.
15. Judges may decide not to award prizes if the entries do not meet certain artistic and competition requirements. All decisions of the board of judges SHALL BE FINAL.
OTHER PROVISIONS
16. The GSIS Museum reserves the right to use the name and photo of the artist and his/her entry for free in any broadcast, or print medium. The artist also grants GSIS the right to exhibit the entries as deemed fit. DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, NOT ALL ENTRIES WILL BE EXHIBITED. The GSIS reserves the right to decide which of the entries will be displayed during the competition exhibition. LIKEWISE, THE GSIS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHICH OF THE ENTRIES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE CATALOGUE OF ENTRIES.
17. All entries on display should not be sold or taken out from the museum within the duration of the exhibit. The artist is responsible in dealing with the prospective buyer(s)
18. All possible care will be taken for the entries submitted. However, THE GSIS MUSEUM ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO THE ENTRIES BEFORE, DURING AND/OR AFTER THE COMPETITION.
19. ALL NONE WINNING ENTRIES MUST BE RETRIEVED BY THE PARTICIPANTS OR THEIR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES STARTING JULY 1 UNTIL AUGUST 28, 2010 ONLY. UNCLAIMED ARTWORKS AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE DISPOSED BY THE GSIS MUSEUM ACCORDINGLY.
20. Officers of AAP and other individual artists tapped to assist the GSIS are not allowed to participate in the said competition.
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is inviting Filipino artists to join the 2010 GSIS Art Competition. This year’s competition has an open theme. The artist is encouraged to explore his best in presenting and conceptualizing his art entry. It is through this competition that we hope to view and produce diverse interpretations of what’s inside an artist’s mind. From the previous two (2) categories, this year, we have added the Sculpture Category in order to invite more artists to participate.
Official entry forms are available in all GSIS offices (Headquarters, regional Offices and Satellite Office) and other offices and galleries starting February 22, 2010.
Please read all the mechanics, rules and regulations carefully. The GSIS shall be strict in the implementation of the guidelines set. Entries could be disqualified for technical reasons.
CATEGORIES & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
1. There will be three (3) categories for this year’s competition:
I. Representational (any style, realistic, stylized (distorted figure), representational cubism, etc)
II. Non-representational (abstract) i.e. purely non-representational, no-recognizable figures and objects.
III. Sculpture
2. The competition is open to all Filipino artists age 18 years old (by April 17, 2010) and above. Participants can submit one entry per category. Therefore, each participant can submit one entry for representational, one entry for non-representational and one entry for sculpture. There is no participation fee.
3. The theme is open.
4. For the painting categories, the required size is 3 feet x 4 feet (horizontal or vertical excluding frame) with 10 kilos allowable maximum weight (including frame).
4.1 All entries must be ready for hanging (museum wrap or box type is allowed)
4.2 The medium acceptable is only oil on canvas, acrylic on canvas or watercolor. Entry using collage, decoupage, assemblage or use of non-pigment based materials like paper, board, plastic metal, etc. IS NOT allowed. The entry must hang on a wall to qualify. Appropriate support, and/or equivalent devices should be provided to ensure the proper hanging of the artwork (ready for hanging). [For watercolor entries, any watercolor paper is allowed EXCEPT Illustration Board]
5. For sculpture, the maximum size requirements are as follows: Height: 72 inches, Width: 36 inches and Depth: 48 inches
5.1 Maximum weight for the entries should not exceed 300 kilos.
5.2 Entries must be done in the generally accepted medium for sculpture such as Metal (steel, brass, copper, aluminum, et al); Hardwood (narra, mahogany, yakal, et al); Stone (marble, alabaster, granite, limestone, et al); Terracotta or stoneware( porcelain, ceramic, et al); Resin and other durable sculpture media.
6. The entry must be dated not earlier than 2010 must be his/her original work, and must not have been exhibited before nor revised nor awarded a prize in another contest.
7. The entry painting or sculpture MUST BE SIGNED but must be covered with masking tape prior to submission, to conceal the artist’s identity. It must also be properly labeled at the back, indicating the following: Artist (Name, Address, and Contact Numbers) Title of the work, Medium, Size, Year and Price.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
8. All participants must be responsible for their entries. The GSIS shall not undertake any pick-up or transportation of any artwork to or from any point of origin. WET PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
9. Entries must be submitted at the GSIS Museum located at the GSIS Main Office, Financial Center, Reclamation Area, Pasay City (CCP Complex – Diosdado. Macapagal Ave) on APRIL 17, 2010 (SATURDAY) FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL 4:00 PM only.
10. Entries submitted before or after the stated date and time shall not be accepted. Mail forwarders coming from the provinces should be advised by the participants themselves that the entry will only be accepted on the said submission date. Participants from the provinces are also encouraged to group together so that bringing or shipping their entries to Pasay City will be cheaper.
11. During the submission, the entry must have the following:
A) Completely filled-up and signed official entry form with one (1) 1 x 1 ID colored picture.
B) Photocopy of ONE valid ID (for age verification). The only acceptable IDs include: Current School ID, PRC License, Driver’s License, Official Company ID, copy of Passport, Postal ID, SSS ID, GSIS-E-card, Senior Citizen’s ID, Voter’s ID, NBI/Police Clearance, AAP Membership ID.
C) 5” x 7” colored photo of the work with the following information written at the back: Artist (Name, Address, and Contact Numbers) Title of the work, Medium, Size, Year and Price.
D) Notarized affidavit of the ENTRY FORM certifying originality of entry and subscription to the rules and regulations of the competition.
Note: Application and entries will not be accepted without the above-mentioned requirements
JUDGING, PRIZES AND AWARDING DATE
12. Announcement and awarding of winners will be held at the GSIS Theater. The date for the awarding of winners will be announced later.
13. Cash Awards for the winners in each of the three (3) categories
1st Prize - P 300,000.00
2nd Prize - 200,000.00
3rd Prize - 100,000.00
ALL PRIZES ARE SUBJECT TO 20% TAX PER GOVERNMENT RULING
14. All Prize Winning entries will automatically become properties of the GSIS and will be included in the GSIS Art Collection.
15. Judges may decide not to award prizes if the entries do not meet certain artistic and competition requirements. All decisions of the board of judges SHALL BE FINAL.
OTHER PROVISIONS
16. The GSIS Museum reserves the right to use the name and photo of the artist and his/her entry for free in any broadcast, or print medium. The artist also grants GSIS the right to exhibit the entries as deemed fit. DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, NOT ALL ENTRIES WILL BE EXHIBITED. The GSIS reserves the right to decide which of the entries will be displayed during the competition exhibition. LIKEWISE, THE GSIS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHICH OF THE ENTRIES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE CATALOGUE OF ENTRIES.
17. All entries on display should not be sold or taken out from the museum within the duration of the exhibit. The artist is responsible in dealing with the prospective buyer(s)
18. All possible care will be taken for the entries submitted. However, THE GSIS MUSEUM ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO THE ENTRIES BEFORE, DURING AND/OR AFTER THE COMPETITION.
19. ALL NONE WINNING ENTRIES MUST BE RETRIEVED BY THE PARTICIPANTS OR THEIR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES STARTING JULY 1 UNTIL AUGUST 28, 2010 ONLY. UNCLAIMED ARTWORKS AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE DISPOSED BY THE GSIS MUSEUM ACCORDINGLY.
20. Officers of AAP and other individual artists tapped to assist the GSIS are not allowed to participate in the said competition.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Wala-wala lang...
Nag-aayos ako ng blog eh, kaya ilagay ko na lang itong mga random thoughts ko dito...
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Hehehe, marunong na ako mag-drive ng sasakyan!...1/11/2009
Ang hirap-hirap talagang ipaliwanag sa kanila....10/14/2008
Ilang "araw" na lang ako dito sa opis, hehehe....excited na gyud ko sa bag-o ko na buhay!8/27/2008
Well, magkakaroon na naman ako ng panibagong mundo... malapit na 'yun... at sana okay na talaga ito...ito na nga siguro 'yun....7/8/2008
Graveh...inaantok akoohhhh, 'di naman pwede matulog dito...dito sa opis mga sipsep, ick...pero excited na 'kong panoorin ang pelikulang "Serbis"....6/27/2008
Nami-miss ko na mga kaibigan ko sa Mindanao, lalo na sa Davao...kaso hindi pa panahon....6/17/2008
Medyo alam ko na...alam ko na kung bakit ako ganito ngayon...sana tama ako....6/16/2008
Ewan ko ba, bakit naman ganito? 'di ko na talaga alam sarili ko ngayon...'di ko na talaga maipaliwanag...6/11/2008
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Bwiset ang Final Crisis! Well, pakunswelo ang "Legion of 3 Worlds"...da best talaga si George Perez!...2/12/2009
Final Crisis No. 6 na! Medyo gumaganda na ang mga pangyayari, medyo mabagal nga lang. Badass talaga si DARKSEID, pati na rin ang mga mythos nya! Okay ang ginawa nila kay Mary Marvel! Libra rules!...1/11/2009
May nakalkal ako na libro sa room namin kagabi... meron pa pala akong librong hindi pa tapos basahin, kaya sinisimulan ko na uli, tapos na 'yung isa eh (Bulaklak sa City Jail)...eto naman, kay Mr. Terry Pratchett, ang "The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable"....8/6/2008
Wala na si J'Onn... ang paborito kong martian... okay ang pagkakasulat ni Mr. Tomasi sa kanya sa Final Crisis: Requiem....7/14/2008
Final Crisis no. 2 na! Medyo okay na ang daloy ng istorya...7/4/2008
May nakuha akong bagong libro ni Bb. Lualhati Bautista, ang "Bulaklak sa City Jail"...well, dati na naman 'yun, pero ngayon ko lang nakuha eh...sisimulan ko ng basahin 'yun...6/16/2008
Kagabi, sa pagtambay ko sa National Bookstore sa Cubao (malapit lang kasi sa tinutuluyan ko, ika nga eh "walking distance" lang, may nakita ako! May bago pa lang libro si Bb. Lualhati Bautista! Desarpe... desaperace... "Desaparesidos", 'yun ang titulo! Parati na lang ako nabubulol sa salitang 'yun! Aha, pag-iipunan ko 'yun! 6/12/2008
Libro, wala pa...pero apat (4) pa ang nakapila (Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, A Prayer for Owen Meany at Daluyong)...sa kasalukuyan (meaning kapag umuupo ako sa trono, hehehe o bago matulog - nagpapantok!), komiks pa rin...Trinity No. 1 at Final Crisis No. 1 ng DC comics! 6/11/2008
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Hehehe, marunong na ako mag-drive ng sasakyan!...1/11/2009
Ang hirap-hirap talagang ipaliwanag sa kanila....10/14/2008
Ilang "araw" na lang ako dito sa opis, hehehe....excited na gyud ko sa bag-o ko na buhay!8/27/2008
Well, magkakaroon na naman ako ng panibagong mundo... malapit na 'yun... at sana okay na talaga ito...ito na nga siguro 'yun....7/8/2008
Graveh...inaantok akoohhhh, 'di naman pwede matulog dito...dito sa opis mga sipsep, ick...pero excited na 'kong panoorin ang pelikulang "Serbis"....6/27/2008
Nami-miss ko na mga kaibigan ko sa Mindanao, lalo na sa Davao...kaso hindi pa panahon....6/17/2008
Medyo alam ko na...alam ko na kung bakit ako ganito ngayon...sana tama ako....6/16/2008
Ewan ko ba, bakit naman ganito? 'di ko na talaga alam sarili ko ngayon...'di ko na talaga maipaliwanag...6/11/2008
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Bwiset ang Final Crisis! Well, pakunswelo ang "Legion of 3 Worlds"...da best talaga si George Perez!...2/12/2009
Final Crisis No. 6 na! Medyo gumaganda na ang mga pangyayari, medyo mabagal nga lang. Badass talaga si DARKSEID, pati na rin ang mga mythos nya! Okay ang ginawa nila kay Mary Marvel! Libra rules!...1/11/2009
May nakalkal ako na libro sa room namin kagabi... meron pa pala akong librong hindi pa tapos basahin, kaya sinisimulan ko na uli, tapos na 'yung isa eh (Bulaklak sa City Jail)...eto naman, kay Mr. Terry Pratchett, ang "The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable"....8/6/2008
Wala na si J'Onn... ang paborito kong martian... okay ang pagkakasulat ni Mr. Tomasi sa kanya sa Final Crisis: Requiem....7/14/2008
Final Crisis no. 2 na! Medyo okay na ang daloy ng istorya...7/4/2008
May nakuha akong bagong libro ni Bb. Lualhati Bautista, ang "Bulaklak sa City Jail"...well, dati na naman 'yun, pero ngayon ko lang nakuha eh...sisimulan ko ng basahin 'yun...6/16/2008
Kagabi, sa pagtambay ko sa National Bookstore sa Cubao (malapit lang kasi sa tinutuluyan ko, ika nga eh "walking distance" lang, may nakita ako! May bago pa lang libro si Bb. Lualhati Bautista! Desarpe... desaperace... "Desaparesidos", 'yun ang titulo! Parati na lang ako nabubulol sa salitang 'yun! Aha, pag-iipunan ko 'yun! 6/12/2008
Libro, wala pa...pero apat (4) pa ang nakapila (Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, A Prayer for Owen Meany at Daluyong)...sa kasalukuyan (meaning kapag umuupo ako sa trono, hehehe o bago matulog - nagpapantok!), komiks pa rin...Trinity No. 1 at Final Crisis No. 1 ng DC comics! 6/11/2008
Sunday, February 07, 2010
KOMIKSTRIP 2010
Malapit na!
Huwag kalimot...:D
Take a Trip to the KOMIKSTRIP: The First UPLB Comic Book Convention happening this February 13, 2010 Saturday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Presented by the UP BUGKOS and JONASDIEGO.COM in cooperation with the 101 Boutique and the Graphic Literature Guild.
Special guest include Manix Abrera, Gerry Alanguilan, Hazel Manzano, Carlo Pagulayan, Harvey Tolibao, Lyndon Gregorio, Mico Suayan, Carlo Vergara, Ariel Atienza, Komikero Artist Group, Bayan Knights, Ian Sta. Maria, Jann Galino, Gilbert Monsanto, Emil Flores, Andrew Villar, Randy valiente, Dibuhista Comix Legends, Budjette Tan, david Hontiveros, Michael David, Ace Vitangcol, Jed Siroy, Kevin Ang, Rod Espinosa, Ner Pedrina, Edgar Tadeo, JP Cuison, and Boboy Yonzon.
This event is sponsored by T-Pencil and Visprint Publishing with exclusive online video coverage from FLIPPISH.COM.
Sign up at our Facebook Event Page here.
Sign up for the ARTWORKSHOP here. Workshop fee is Php 150.00 with a maximum of forty (40) participants and will be on a first come first served basis.
Join the PINTADOS Comic Book Making/Body Painting Contest! Click here for more information.
For more information about the KOMIKSTRIP visit our official website here.
Huwag kalimot...:D
Take a Trip to the KOMIKSTRIP: The First UPLB Comic Book Convention happening this February 13, 2010 Saturday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Presented by the UP BUGKOS and JONASDIEGO.COM in cooperation with the 101 Boutique and the Graphic Literature Guild.
Special guest include Manix Abrera, Gerry Alanguilan, Hazel Manzano, Carlo Pagulayan, Harvey Tolibao, Lyndon Gregorio, Mico Suayan, Carlo Vergara, Ariel Atienza, Komikero Artist Group, Bayan Knights, Ian Sta. Maria, Jann Galino, Gilbert Monsanto, Emil Flores, Andrew Villar, Randy valiente, Dibuhista Comix Legends, Budjette Tan, david Hontiveros, Michael David, Ace Vitangcol, Jed Siroy, Kevin Ang, Rod Espinosa, Ner Pedrina, Edgar Tadeo, JP Cuison, and Boboy Yonzon.
This event is sponsored by T-Pencil and Visprint Publishing with exclusive online video coverage from FLIPPISH.COM.
Sign up at our Facebook Event Page here.
Sign up for the ARTWORKSHOP here. Workshop fee is Php 150.00 with a maximum of forty (40) participants and will be on a first come first served basis.
Join the PINTADOS Comic Book Making/Body Painting Contest! Click here for more information.
For more information about the KOMIKSTRIP visit our official website here.
MADE 2010
Oist, may bago oh...sali na!
The Competition is open to young Filipino painters and sculptors 18 to 35 years old and licensed architects and interior designers 25 to 45 years old. In partnership with Philippine Institute of Interior Designers, United Architects of the Philippines, Federal Land and BluPrint, the competition aims to provide a venue for creative expressions of young talented artists and designers.
The painting competition has two categories namely Oil-Based Medium on Canvas and Water Media on Paper on a minimum of 18 x 24 inches to a maximum of 36 x 48 inches. While the sculpture competition is open to the following media: glass, metal, wood, stone, and fired clay rendered in small scale measuring a minimum of 12” x 12” to a maximum of 16” x 16”.
While the architecture competition category requires a built structure single detached residence in the Philippines, completed and occupied for at least one year. The interior design competition on the other hand requires a conceptual work output.
Winners in the painting competition, Oil-Based Medium on Canvas category will receive P 150,000 (1st place); P 130,000 (2nd place); P 120,000 (3rd place). While winners in the Water Media on Paper category, Sculpture, Architecture, and Interior Design competitions will receive P 150,000 each.
Entry forms are available at all Metrobank branches nationwide.
For inquiries, please contact the Metrobank Foundation at (63-2) 898.8856 or 857.5918 or email at foundation@metrobank.com.ph.
For queries on architecture and interior design competitions, you can also call UAP National Secretariat at 412.6403 /6374 and PIID Secretariat at 867.1403 / 1404, respectively.
The Competition is open to young Filipino painters and sculptors 18 to 35 years old and licensed architects and interior designers 25 to 45 years old. In partnership with Philippine Institute of Interior Designers, United Architects of the Philippines, Federal Land and BluPrint, the competition aims to provide a venue for creative expressions of young talented artists and designers.
The painting competition has two categories namely Oil-Based Medium on Canvas and Water Media on Paper on a minimum of 18 x 24 inches to a maximum of 36 x 48 inches. While the sculpture competition is open to the following media: glass, metal, wood, stone, and fired clay rendered in small scale measuring a minimum of 12” x 12” to a maximum of 16” x 16”.
While the architecture competition category requires a built structure single detached residence in the Philippines, completed and occupied for at least one year. The interior design competition on the other hand requires a conceptual work output.
Winners in the painting competition, Oil-Based Medium on Canvas category will receive P 150,000 (1st place); P 130,000 (2nd place); P 120,000 (3rd place). While winners in the Water Media on Paper category, Sculpture, Architecture, and Interior Design competitions will receive P 150,000 each.
Entry forms are available at all Metrobank branches nationwide.
For inquiries, please contact the Metrobank Foundation at (63-2) 898.8856 or 857.5918 or email at foundation@metrobank.com.ph.
For queries on architecture and interior design competitions, you can also call UAP National Secretariat at 412.6403 /6374 and PIID Secretariat at 867.1403 / 1404, respectively.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
KOMIKSTRIP 2010
Hey, hey, hey!
Komiks event sa UPLB, punta kayo!
Siguradong mag-e-enjoy kayo rito!
KOMIKSTRIP: The First UPLB Comic Book Convention is presented by the UP BUGKOS and JONASDIEGO.COM in cooperation with the Graphic Literature Guild.
Click here for more information! Click here to sign up at our Facebook event page!
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Art Contest for the Year of the Metal Tiger
Isa pa na medyo lokal naman....
Philippine Star and Swatch launch Year of the Tiger Art Contest
(The Philippine Star) Updated January 04, 2010 12:00 AM
Philippine Star and Swatch launch Year of the Tiger Art Contest
(The Philippine Star) Updated January 04, 2010 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines - As the Chinese communities all over the world welcome the Year of the Tiger on Feb. 14, Swatch and The Philippine STAR prepare for the celebration starting today. It is the year of the metal tiger and the qualities associated with metal tiger are persistence, strength and determination. It’s a time for inspiration with joyful colors and an eye for family get-togethers, parades and colorful events.
Tiger Art is the theme for this year’s contest. Participants are eligible to win any of the prizes. The criteria for judging are 25 percent for originality, 50 percent for creativity, and 25 percent for composition. First prize winner will win P100,000 cash and the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”; second prize is P50,000 cash and the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”; third prize is P30,000 cash and the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”; and fourth prize is P20,000 cash and the Swatch “The Blessing Sign.” There will be 10 honorable mentions of the Swatch “The Blessing Sign.”
The contest period starts today and runs until Feb.17.
MECHANICS:The contest is open to all.
To best inspire everyone’s creativity, the contest is open to all mediums of art — painting, photography, sculpture, graphic design, arts and crafts, including but not limited to paper machĆ©, pottery, paper tole, etc.
The theme of the art competition is Swatch “Tiger Art.”
Entry forms will be printed on The Philippine STAR during the duration of the promo.
Entries can be submitted starting today. Each entry must be accompanied with a completed entry form and contest guidelines acceptance form available at any Swatch Store, Swatch Kiosk, or Hole in the Wall Shop, which are owned and operated by Gift Gate, Inc. Gift Gate must receive all entries by 8 p.m. of February 17.
Entries may be brought personally to any Swatch Store, Swatch Kiosk or Hole in the Wall Shop, and will be received by the Store OIC for proper documentation and storage. These entries will be sent to the Gift Gate, Inc. Home Office at 17 New York Street, Cubao, 1109, Quezon City every day for safekeeping.
All entries will automatically become the exclusive property of Gift Gate, Inc. and may be used, copied, reproduced and/or reprinted by Gift Gate, Inc. into any size or medium for exhibition, advertising, promotion or whatever purpose. Contest participant further allows Gift Gate, Inc. to use his/her name and/or image/picture/likeness without limit in conjunction with his winning entry.
Gift Gate, Inc. reserves and maintains all intellectual property rights over its name and logo and all names, likeness and logos of its represented brands including but not limited to Swatch. Contest participants may only use the above in conjunction with his entry into this contest and for no other purpose.
Final judging will be on Feb. 27, 2 p.m. at the Gift Gate, Inc. Home Office, at 17 New York Street, Cubao, 1109, Quezon City.
Participants are eligible to win any of the prizes. However, a participant can only win once, and the higher prize prevails.
Criteria for judging shall be:
Originality: 25%
Creativity: 50%
Composition: 25%
Total: 100%
Prizes shall be as follows:
1st prize – P100,000 Cash & the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
2nd prize – P50,000 Cash & the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
3rd prize – P30,000 Cash & the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
4th prize – P20,000 Cash & the Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
10 honorable mentions – Swatch “The Blessing Sign”
All winners will be notified by registered mail.
Winners shall also be announced in The Philippine STAR Pet Life special on March 6.
Awarding of prizes shall be at the Swatch Store, SM Megamall on March 5. All prizes not claimed after 60 days from receipt of notification letter shall be forfeited in favor of Gift Gate, Inc. with prior approval from DTI.
Prizes not claimed at the awarding may be claimed at the Swatch Store, SM Megamall during store hours from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Winners must present all of the following proofs of identification to claim their prize:
a. Valid original ID (birth certificate, passport, driver’s license or SSS ID)
b. Claim stub
c. Notification letter
The 20 percent tax for all prizes exceeding P10,000 shall be paid by the winner. All prizes are non-transferable and non-cash prizes are non-convertible to cash. The decision of the board of judges of the art contest is final and cannot be appealed with the concurrence of the DTI.
All employees of Gift Gate, Inc., The Philippine STAR, the judging committee and their relatives up to the second degree of consanguinity or affinity are not allowed to join this promotion.
Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 6432 Series of 2009.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Painting Competition of Lithuanian Art Week
Sa simula ng taon...international na competition...
Painting Competition of Lithuanian Art Week: International Painting Competition
Dates: International Painting Competition will be held: from 26 January to 1 February 2010 in Vilnius.
Registration deadline:
1) INTERNAL (personally visit the Lithuanian Republic) – 14 January, 2010
2) INTERNAL (without visiting of the Lithuanian Republic) – 20 January, 2010
3) IN ABSENTIA – 22 January, 2010
All works declared on competition (correspondence and internal) take places in showrooms and exhibition works.
There are two ways to participate for the competition – online (in absentia) and in person (internal way).
Participation in absentia: Author or impresario should send copies or photos of art works by email: info@artweek.lt or post (Calvariy str., 125, Vilnius, The International Center of Culture and Arts, to Lithuanian Art Week)
Internal participation: The author brings the artworks in Vilnius: exhibition hall “Museum of the Modern Art”, 25th January, 2010 (Vokieciu str. 2, Vilnius, Lithuania)
All artworks will be published in the yearly international issue – official catalog “New Faces in Arts”.
RULES
Categories and Nominations
Category "Classic Arts"
1) landscapes
2) portraits
3) still Lifes
4) genre painting
5) religious paintings and biblical stories
6) animalistic paintings
7) watercolor
The category "Avant-garde and experimental arts"
1) abstraction
2) naive art
3) fantasy
4) experimental art (a mixture of styles and directions)
Technical requirements:
1) There are two ways to participate in contest: in presence or in absentia. The artworks of “in absentia” entrants are printed and enframed by Org. Committee and arranged as joint exposition. The contest rules accept original artworks and copies (for ‘in presence” entrants) and digital photographs in printed form or file (”in absentia”).
2) Technical characteristics for artworks:
Š°) IN PRESENCE: the canvas size– no more than up to 120 cm. of the maximum side;
b) IN ABSENTIA: file no less than 200 dpi, up to 15 Mb
3) The author (group of co-authors) may present any number of artworks in any nomination choosed, but each artwork (single canvas or diptych/triptych) is estimated as separate object;
4) the layout:
a) all the artworks must be labeled (label of 7x3 cm. size, right lower corner). Label must contain: a) full
author/group of co-authors name; b) city c) title; d) nomination; e) creation technique; f) size; g) year of creation.
b) “in presence” entrants: each artwork must be furnished with tabs/hooks (to hang on vertical panel) or some
support to avoid the object fall.
c) “in absentia” entrants: the artworks might be presented to Org. Committee as JPEG/TIFF format files no less
than 200 dpi, up to 15 Mb.
Materials which are necessary for the participation:
1. The questionnaire of the participant;
2. Labels (for each competitive work);
3. Photo of the author and the facsimile of competitive works (not less than 200 dpi, no more than 15 Mb);
4. Copy of payment of an entrance fee (go to devision "Participation Fee").
The important additions:
For EU citizens a visa to Lithuania does not need.
Where to send the registration materials:
The registration materials should be sent to info@artweek.lt or to the postal address of the Organizing Committee: Calvariy str., 125, Vilnius, The International Center of Culture and Arts
Pay attention: the materials may also be sent to the Moscow Organizing Committee: Moscow Museum of National Graphics – 1070456, Moscow, 10/9 1 bldn. Maliy Golovin per.(Deadline – 20 January, 2010)
Painting Competition of Lithuanian Art Week: International Painting Competition
Dates: International Painting Competition will be held: from 26 January to 1 February 2010 in Vilnius.
Registration deadline:
1) INTERNAL (personally visit the Lithuanian Republic) – 14 January, 2010
2) INTERNAL (without visiting of the Lithuanian Republic) – 20 January, 2010
3) IN ABSENTIA – 22 January, 2010
All works declared on competition (correspondence and internal) take places in showrooms and exhibition works.
There are two ways to participate for the competition – online (in absentia) and in person (internal way).
Participation in absentia: Author or impresario should send copies or photos of art works by email: info@artweek.lt or post (Calvariy str., 125, Vilnius, The International Center of Culture and Arts, to Lithuanian Art Week)
Internal participation: The author brings the artworks in Vilnius: exhibition hall “Museum of the Modern Art”, 25th January, 2010 (Vokieciu str. 2, Vilnius, Lithuania)
All artworks will be published in the yearly international issue – official catalog “New Faces in Arts”.
RULES
Categories and Nominations
Category "Classic Arts"
1) landscapes
2) portraits
3) still Lifes
4) genre painting
5) religious paintings and biblical stories
6) animalistic paintings
7) watercolor
The category "Avant-garde and experimental arts"
1) abstraction
2) naive art
3) fantasy
4) experimental art (a mixture of styles and directions)
Technical requirements:
1) There are two ways to participate in contest: in presence or in absentia. The artworks of “in absentia” entrants are printed and enframed by Org. Committee and arranged as joint exposition. The contest rules accept original artworks and copies (for ‘in presence” entrants) and digital photographs in printed form or file (”in absentia”).
2) Technical characteristics for artworks:
Š°) IN PRESENCE: the canvas size– no more than up to 120 cm. of the maximum side;
b) IN ABSENTIA: file no less than 200 dpi, up to 15 Mb
3) The author (group of co-authors) may present any number of artworks in any nomination choosed, but each artwork (single canvas or diptych/triptych) is estimated as separate object;
4) the layout:
a) all the artworks must be labeled (label of 7x3 cm. size, right lower corner). Label must contain: a) full
author/group of co-authors name; b) city c) title; d) nomination; e) creation technique; f) size; g) year of creation.
b) “in presence” entrants: each artwork must be furnished with tabs/hooks (to hang on vertical panel) or some
support to avoid the object fall.
c) “in absentia” entrants: the artworks might be presented to Org. Committee as JPEG/TIFF format files no less
than 200 dpi, up to 15 Mb.
Materials which are necessary for the participation:
1. The questionnaire of the participant;
2. Labels (for each competitive work);
3. Photo of the author and the facsimile of competitive works (not less than 200 dpi, no more than 15 Mb);
4. Copy of payment of an entrance fee (go to devision "Participation Fee").
The important additions:
For EU citizens a visa to Lithuania does not need.
Where to send the registration materials:
The registration materials should be sent to info@artweek.lt or to the postal address of the Organizing Committee: Calvariy str., 125, Vilnius, The International Center of Culture and Arts
Pay attention: the materials may also be sent to the Moscow Organizing Committee: Moscow Museum of National Graphics – 1070456, Moscow, 10/9 1 bldn. Maliy Golovin per.(Deadline – 20 January, 2010)
Prutas muna!
Nakuha ko ito sa kaibigan ko, matagal na ito pero para naman sa kalusugan kaya bagay na ilagay dito....
EATING FRUITS
EATING FRUITS
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not so easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat.
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
* IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS!
* FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD.
Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining - every time I eat water-melon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat banana I feel like running to the toilet etc - actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits like orange and lemon are acidic because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did a research on this matter.
If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat Cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste.
Cooking destroys all the vitamins.
But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.
You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body.
Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber. Its Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessels-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 -4 oranges a day may help keep colds
away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest. Thirst Quencher Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is Also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
Drinking Cold water after meal = Cancer!
Can u believe this??
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.
Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine.
Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to Drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks
HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE': (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!)
Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack.
Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up.
Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better chance we could survive...
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this...It could save your life!!
Let's say it's 6.15 pm and you're driving home. Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles from the hospital nearest your home.
Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.
'HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE':
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.
A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.
Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm.
In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.
Tell as many Other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!
Friday, January 01, 2010
A New Year Message from Archangel Michael
Buwenamanino sa bagong taon, isang mensahe mula kay Miguel Arkanghel, konting Anthroposophy muna....
Message from Archangel Michael
by Doreen Virtue, www.spiritlibrary. com
Central Theme - involves taking personal risks which lead to spiritual growth and increased well-being and happiness as you practice: to thine own self be true.
2010 continues the steady upward progress that you've been feeling in recent years. You may feel tired from the climb and the vast changes of recent years and while you may feel in need of a rest, there's still more climbing to be done. There will be a time to rest and recuperate soon, we promise. Your feelings of spiritual progress are grounded in reality, as you are now much more sensitive to the subtle energies which have always surrounded you and which you can now feel. Your next step will be in managing these energies so that you can now entrust the benevolence of the universe instead of feeling victimized by outside circumstances.
The energies swirling around you are part of the realignment and adjustments that always occur during shifts and changes. You experience this phenomenon yourself whenever you make a change in your personal life such as moving, changing jobs or a change in relationships. The shifts are similar to the the earth-plate movements of an earthquake and although it can feel sudden or even harsh, the movement is simply an adjustment to prior activities and nothing more. You've endured many shifts and adjustments since 1995, and although you'd like to take some time to rest, it's still an upward journey for you for the next two years. By upward, we mean that you'll feel that you're climbing and making progress however there will be a sense often of being a solo climber who is upon cliffs and overhangs.
You will take emotional and intellectual risks and some may even take physical risks. Yet inside you, you'll always be safe, protected and guided. To feel that sense of safety will require quieting your mind with meditations. Too much noise from overactivity and sensory overload will disconnect you from feeling the presence of your guardians and protectors. Meditate frequently to feel safer and more peaceful.
In 2010 you will find your self taking these risks toward the freedom of being totally authentic with others. This means revealing your self in new, previously undreamed of ways. You will step forward immensely along the path of spiritual growth by revealing your true thoughts and feelings to your self first and to others secondly. We will of course help you to bathe your communications with love so they're truthful and yet kind. Blurting out angry feelings is not the sort of truth-telling which will make you feel good about your self. You will instead prefer the well-being and closeness that occurs when you share your feelings gently and respectfully with others.
In your professional life you'll also take risks. You have found your self increasingly disconnected with work and craving meaningful activities instead. Many have had the opportunity to put these desires and intentions into action, often out of necessity. The core universal energies are encoded to love, joy, peace and happiness. They support any activities immersed in these activities. So, any project in which you are happily humming along because you absolutely love what you're doing will be successful for you. Conversely, any project purely for money without a love for the activity will not last, and nor will the money which is gained from the loveless project. Therefore, immediately cease all activities which are engaged in purely for money, either leave the situation or bring some love into the activities, this is a necessity.
Taking risks to reveal your authentic self is part of the total alignment that earth is experiencing. You are a reflection of the path that earth has taken wherein she allowed her self to be abused and used without protest. She tried to pretend that she was strong and can take the abuse without protest. But now she's reached her limit and so have you. Taking abuse from others is a lethal form of self-abuse because ultimately you are allowing it to happen when you don't tell others about your authentic feelings. Saying NO to all forms of abuse is an essential part of spiritual growth for you and for earth. You don't need to be strong in the sense of stuffing down feelings and pretending everything is ok, when it isn't. You need to be strong only in the sense of speaking honestly about your true feelings. Take the risk to tell others how you feel. Take the risk to realign every part of your life so that it mirrors your true likes, passions and interests.
As you and earth align yourselves with your inner truth so do the swirling energies begin to calm and slow down, right now. In the center core of the swirling energies the slower and more peaceful energy already exist. You tap into this inner core energy every time that you are true to your self. And I will help you with this mission in every way.
Message from Archangel Michael
by Doreen Virtue, www.spiritlibrary. com
Central Theme - involves taking personal risks which lead to spiritual growth and increased well-being and happiness as you practice: to thine own self be true.
2010 continues the steady upward progress that you've been feeling in recent years. You may feel tired from the climb and the vast changes of recent years and while you may feel in need of a rest, there's still more climbing to be done. There will be a time to rest and recuperate soon, we promise. Your feelings of spiritual progress are grounded in reality, as you are now much more sensitive to the subtle energies which have always surrounded you and which you can now feel. Your next step will be in managing these energies so that you can now entrust the benevolence of the universe instead of feeling victimized by outside circumstances.
The energies swirling around you are part of the realignment and adjustments that always occur during shifts and changes. You experience this phenomenon yourself whenever you make a change in your personal life such as moving, changing jobs or a change in relationships. The shifts are similar to the the earth-plate movements of an earthquake and although it can feel sudden or even harsh, the movement is simply an adjustment to prior activities and nothing more. You've endured many shifts and adjustments since 1995, and although you'd like to take some time to rest, it's still an upward journey for you for the next two years. By upward, we mean that you'll feel that you're climbing and making progress however there will be a sense often of being a solo climber who is upon cliffs and overhangs.
You will take emotional and intellectual risks and some may even take physical risks. Yet inside you, you'll always be safe, protected and guided. To feel that sense of safety will require quieting your mind with meditations. Too much noise from overactivity and sensory overload will disconnect you from feeling the presence of your guardians and protectors. Meditate frequently to feel safer and more peaceful.
In 2010 you will find your self taking these risks toward the freedom of being totally authentic with others. This means revealing your self in new, previously undreamed of ways. You will step forward immensely along the path of spiritual growth by revealing your true thoughts and feelings to your self first and to others secondly. We will of course help you to bathe your communications with love so they're truthful and yet kind. Blurting out angry feelings is not the sort of truth-telling which will make you feel good about your self. You will instead prefer the well-being and closeness that occurs when you share your feelings gently and respectfully with others.
In your professional life you'll also take risks. You have found your self increasingly disconnected with work and craving meaningful activities instead. Many have had the opportunity to put these desires and intentions into action, often out of necessity. The core universal energies are encoded to love, joy, peace and happiness. They support any activities immersed in these activities. So, any project in which you are happily humming along because you absolutely love what you're doing will be successful for you. Conversely, any project purely for money without a love for the activity will not last, and nor will the money which is gained from the loveless project. Therefore, immediately cease all activities which are engaged in purely for money, either leave the situation or bring some love into the activities, this is a necessity.
Taking risks to reveal your authentic self is part of the total alignment that earth is experiencing. You are a reflection of the path that earth has taken wherein she allowed her self to be abused and used without protest. She tried to pretend that she was strong and can take the abuse without protest. But now she's reached her limit and so have you. Taking abuse from others is a lethal form of self-abuse because ultimately you are allowing it to happen when you don't tell others about your authentic feelings. Saying NO to all forms of abuse is an essential part of spiritual growth for you and for earth. You don't need to be strong in the sense of stuffing down feelings and pretending everything is ok, when it isn't. You need to be strong only in the sense of speaking honestly about your true feelings. Take the risk to tell others how you feel. Take the risk to realign every part of your life so that it mirrors your true likes, passions and interests.
As you and earth align yourselves with your inner truth so do the swirling energies begin to calm and slow down, right now. In the center core of the swirling energies the slower and more peaceful energy already exist. You tap into this inner core energy every time that you are true to your self. And I will help you with this mission in every way.
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