I hereby take a break from you, my blog, maARTe, and the internet in general. Happy (yet scared shitless to fly for the first time since
last September) are those who are off to Seattle (and hopefully Portland and Vancouver!) for a week. Check out my newly updated Daily Reads, and please, please, please, join the lively discussion at
TALK.
Ari came over to watch a "Vilma Santos" double feature:
Anak and
Bata Bata Paano Ka Ginawa(one of my all time favorite Pinoy flicks, so I was happy to watch it again, for the errr, 5th time?). I attempted to cook Turkey burgers! I even added some Mama Sita barbeque sauce in my attempt to "marinate". The boys thought it was good. I couldn't get myself to have more than a bite, even after I had determined it was indeed cooked. When mom came home later she actually thought it tasted good. Ari's told me my mom scares him especially after she made a number of "mean" comments about my weight. I told Ari that I was used to it. Well, for the most part. What I don't understand is, Mom thinks by "reminding" me of how fat I have become in private and in front of guests, she actually thinks a light bulb will flash over my head making me finally do that definitive thing that will get me to lose weight. Maybe it makes herself feel better to lend her "honest, yet brutal critique" of me. Well, good for her. It only makes me want to get fatter. Hah.
Can I just tell you how much I love Emmy's blog? This is the blog I've always wanted to have. Is this what you would call blog envy? *Sigh* Is there hope for me yet?
Some
pics from
Peeling's Vampire Geishas of Brooklyn from last month. They've gotten pretty bad reviews, but hey, I'm sure they'll do better next time around:)
Must remind self that life is good. Not perfect--that would be boring. Must remind self that love surrounds me. It invigorates. The opposite is just too draining.
The waves are still crashing, but I think I finally see shore.
Quote of the day:
Hey can we take a break from maarte? IT IS sunday.
-B
That really deserved a LOL:) Okay, with a half hour left to Sunday, I'm taking a break from maARTe just for just today.
Editorial from newly updated
maARTe!!!
How well do you take criticism?
I’d like to believe that I thrive on constant feedback on my creative endeavors. I tell my friends, “please be brutal!” But I know they’re not. If the tables were turned however, I don’t know if I could be that honest. How can you tell your friend that their latest short story put you to sleep by page one? We find ourselves complaining about how awful this film is or that play is—but how often will we tell the artist behind it how we really feel? When we aren’t upfront, do we contribute to the fact that this artist will continue creating work that is mediocre or just plain bad?
Criticism was a topic of heated discussion as we put this new issue together. When I was writing the review of American Adobo, I was very reluctant to share my honest yet not-so-kind criticism. Is it possible to be supportive of artists if we criticize their works, pointing out the good as well as the bad? And on criticism in general, should we leave that to the “experts"? Do regular audience members like me have the right to even write these kinds of reviews? I’d really like to know what you think.
In this current issue, there are quite a number of reviews. Some are very positive, and others are not so pleasant. Is it enough to show support for the work of Pinoy artists by patronizing their performances, exhibits and film screenings or purchasing books and CDs? Perhaps by being upfront with how we feel about the works put out there, we can bring our support to a deeper level. We’ll let you be the judge of that.
I’m excited to introduce our partnership with Art Manila in the form of two articles--an interview with well-known critic, Alice Guillermo and one about the top painters in the Philippines. Since Art Manila is a newspaper based in Manila, we are so honored to be able to share their insightful work to a wider audience on the web. Look out for future articles from Art Manila in upcoming updates.
You must check out contributing writer Rene Ontal’s bar hopping adventures with Manila’s hardest working actor, Joel Torre, this issue’s cover story. Associate Editor, Stephanie Rosero revels in the intricacies of Gregory Raymond Halili’s work and chats with the unlikely spoken word heroes, Kontrast. We’ve also updated our regular features, Band Profile, the Poetry section, Being maARTe, Accidental Artist, and Ask MaARTe Stewart. If you’re looking for an eclectic mix of Pinoy music, be sure to check out maARTe Radio, managed by Associate Editor, Heidi Gutierrez.
As always, we want to hear from you. Looking to rant, rave, and discuss? Then, join us in the Talk section. We sincerely hope you enjoy this issue – and don’t forget to let us know what you think!
too...much...negativity...can't...breathe...must...go...out...for...air...
Drama pa, no? I need me some sun. See you all soon.
How ironic. The newly developed
Pinoybloggers group blog, whose members are mostly based in the Philippines is primarily in English.
Veteran Pinoy
group blogs, whose members are mostly outside the Philippines are in Tagalog. What's up with that? No judgement here, just extremely curious. There's something to this, no?
Something I should have known about myself ages ago but didn't but sorta kinda knew it but didn't realize it fully or actually practiced it til now:
The best cure to ridding myself of stress is to not be around people when I'm stressed! I sorta did that the past few days, and I've come out of it unscathed! I'm so happy I could cry! Bwahahahaha!
