So, Anong Planner Ka?
May dalawang type daw ng tao sa mundo: ang mga planner at ang mga spontaneous.
Pero sa tingin ko, walang taong spontaneous - meron lang flaker at indecisive. Lahat tayo, nagplaplano. Nagkakatalo lang sa pagkabongga (time investment x emotional investment x gastos) at sa execution. At para panindigan ang opinyon kong walang taong spontaneous, heto ang classification ko ng mga planners:
Ang OA Planner
Also known as, “Pasan ko ang daigdig” planner. Para sa kanya, there’s only one plan - at plano niya yun. And it will seem like it’s always a matter of life and death - maski ang panonood ng latest na sine. Speaking of sine, most of the time, feeling ng isang OA planner e isang pelikula ang plano niya. At lahat ng tao sa paligid niya ay supporting roles lang, madalas nga ay extra lang. Aakuhin niya lahat ng responsibilities, pero magkaka-self pity moment siya na feeling niya ay alone siya in life.
Ang Paranoid Planner
Wala siyang tiwala nino man - sa mga tao sa paligid niya, minsan, sa sarili niya, pero most of the time, wala siyang tiwala sa life. Pero dahil doon, lagi naman siyang handa, may foresight siya at eye for details. Favorite word niya ang loopholes at siguro fan siya ng conspiracy theories.
Ang Flaker Planner
Usually, bina-brand ng isang Flaker Planner ang sarili niya bilang spontaneous. And it just follows na paiba-iba siya ng plano. Maaaring sa una ay charming ang tingin mo sa kanya (lalo na kung crush mo siya) pero later on ay nakaka-frustrate dahil sobrang malabo lang siyang kausap, at nakaka-hassle na yun. May tendency rin siyang maging selfish and inconsiderate of other people’s lives and time
Ang Clingy Planner
Kung familiar kayo sa TV series na Sex And The City, ang tawag nina Carrie Bradshaw sa Clingy Planner ay We-guy/We-girl. Ibig sabihin, para bang prefix na sa lahat ng plano niya ang English word na “we”. “We will go take photos in Quiapo.” “We will go shopping in Greenhills.” “When are we going to Nuvali to bike around?” Ang isang Clingy Planner ay para bang mamatay kung gawin niya ang plano niya mag-isa. Isa pang mark of a true Clingy Planner ay ang paulit-ulit na reminders tungkol sa plano ninyo - “Huy, ano na?
Ang Sneaky Planner
Siya na siguro ang opposite ng clingy planner dahil lahat ng plano niya ay secret. Malalaman mo na lang kapag nagawa na niya. At kahit kasama ka sa plano ay mystery ang lahat para sa iyo. Mahihilera mo na sa mga intelligence unit ang level ng discretion niya. Kapag tinanong mo siya kung kumusta ang plano, ang sagot niya ay either, “Wala naman” or “Ako na bahala.” But don’t fret, most of the time, swak lang ang plans.
Ang Kaladkarin Planner
“Kung kayang gawin ng iba, pagawa mo sa kanila.” ‘Yan ang mantra ng Kaladkarin Planner. Either tinatamad niyang mag-plan kaya nakiki-ride na lang siya sa plano ng iba or naiirita na lang siya sa OA Planner na lider-lideran kaya nag-le-let go na lang siya. Don’t mistake him or her to not have a plan. The master plan is to follow others’ lead.
Ang Witty Planner
Ito naman ang type ng planner na magiging good influence sa ‘yo para hindi lang hanggang March ka mag-jot down ng schedules, appointment, promises at doodles ng pangalan ng crush mo. Interactive ang isang Witty Planner. Di nauubusan ng sorpresa bawat araw - may funny, may witty, may kaloka, para naman ganahan kang mag-plan buong taon! Ito rin ang tanging planner na nagta-Tagalog!
So, sinong gusto ng isang Witty Planner? Magbibigay ako ng isa. Sorry, wish ko mang magbigay ng mas marami, gusto ko rin gamitin para sa sarili ko eh. :P
Here’s how:
- Follow @cjdesilva on Twitter and Like the Witty Will Save The World Facebook Page.
- Mag-comment sa post na ito at sagutin ang tanong na ito: Anong klaseng planner ka, at bakit? (Please explain in 2-3 sentences only.)
- Ang mananalo ay pipiliin ko. (Bakit ba?)
- Deadline ng mga sagot ay sa January 30, 2013. (Sorry at February ninyo na masisimulan ang planner na mapapalanuhan ninyo!)
- Paano kukunin ang inyong prize? Sana, okay lang sa inyo mag-meet sa Makati area, preferably sa may Greenbelt.
Pero kung gusto ninyo bumili para sa inyong loved ones, best friends and bosses, maari kayong bumili sa Witty Will Save The World directly for P399, FREE SHIPPING anywhere in the Philippines! Buy 10 and get 1 planner for free, oha! Text them at +63906-4652191 to order!
Special thanks to: Mark Baul for helping me come up with this. And of course, sa ever-entertaining na Witty Will Save The World. ;-)
GRRRL SCOUT presents BOOT CAMP 4
Hello, boys and girls!
I've been very very very busy (can I stress it any further?) with a lot of things: mostly work, planning for a very special event (soon!) and a little bit of artsy projects. Yes, I make it a point to make at least one artsy project every two weeks so I keep myself inspired!
Here's my latest project, The GRRRL SCOUT's BOOT CAMP 4 poster. GRRRL SCOUT, as you all know is the newest production tag team of my good friend Saab Magalona and Candy Gamos. And I must say, it's every thing that is close to my heart: music and girl power! Thanks Saab for making me a part of this awesomeness!
So, see you guys? C'mon.
Here's the event page, c'mon and click GOING!
Don't forget to Like GRRRL SCOUT Manila's Facebook Fan Page and follow them on Twitter!
Independence Day Inspired Keds
When Keds Philippines asked me if I can design a pair of Keds classics for our country’s Independence Day celebration, I did not think twice. The theme is definitely close to my heart and it’s not the first time I designed a pair of shoes inspired by my passion for our country. (Back in 2003, I designed another pair of sneakers inspired by our country’s national heroes and traditions.)
So here’s my newest custom-painted pair of Keds! Not to be too deep, but when I was coming up with my concept, I thought that shoes will always come in pairs - one can exist but cannot fully function without the other. Just like revolution and freedom. In our country’s context, we needed the revolution to gain freedom, and the idea of freedom fueled our fire for a revolution.
This pair is officially on auction! There is only one pair of Keds with this design and I don’t repeat designs. It is in Women’s size 6 (but Keds’ sizes are a bit bigger than usual. I’m usually size 7 but the size 6 fits me well.)
To participate:
- Minimum bid is at PhP 1,600.
- Bids at PhP 10 denomination (example: PhP 1610 then PhP1620)
- Follow and tweet your bid to @KedsPH and @cjdesilva with the hashtag #KedsPHauction (example: “PhP1610 @KedsPH @cjdesilva #KedsPHauction”)
- Bidding starts now and ends at 11PM of June 15, 2012
- For payments, you may deposit it through PayPal or bank deposit.
- To claim your pair of Keds, I can personally meet up with you or ship it to you.
Thank you, folks and start bidding now!
5 Things I Learned Today From Mr. Neal Cruz
Isn’t it just so timely? It’s the first day of school (again) and we all had something to read already -
Mr. Neal Cruz’s opinion piece in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Most of you have already submitted your reactions and reflections over Twitter and Facebook but along with the back-to-school spirit, I took the enjoyment of writing a “paper” about things I learned today from Mr. Neal Cruz.
Here they are:
1. Opinion writing does not require any research.
“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.” the old adage goes. Opinions are personal and subjective. Mr. Cruz definitely demonstrated that mere expression of one’s opinion, like a knee-jerk shriek, is enough. Just like the way he simply proclaimed the paintings on EDSA as visual pollution and did not even bother researching on what the Boysen KNOxOut EDSA project really is. He felt that there is no need to probe further if the paint Boysen donated were really “unsalable ones” (like what he mentioned) and not actually air-cleaning paint. So I guess point deductions for me because I actually tried Googling Mr. Neal Cruz before I wrote this. I was wrong to have asked who he is and what Else does he do other than write columns. I guess then Lourd De Veyra mislead us through his inspiring UP MassComm graduation speech, telling us to always “GMG” or Google mo, gago!
2. A trusted broadsheet like The Philippine Inquirer publishes opinion pieces without the checking the facts.
For me, a very poignant moment in the movie Almost Famous was when The Rolling Stones fact checker disapproved young William Miller’s tell-all feature about the band Still Waters. But I guess its fiction after all. In real life, publications don't have fact checkers. Or maybe fact checkers exist and The Philippine Daily Inquirer has one too. It’s just that The Philippine Daily Inquirer observes lesson number 1 by heart.
3.Modern art has no (public) space in the Metro Manila, only A. Mabini-esque art is allowed.
So I guess my semester nerding over the Philippine Art History is all a travesty! I guess National Artist Victorio Edades’ efforts (of epic proportions) to introduce our country to the Modernist movement in the 1940s til the late 1980s were all just a waste. I bet Neal Cruz would’ve called Edades’ masterpieces “ugly” (like the Boysen murals in EDSA) because they were very far from Edades’ contemporary, Fernando Amorsolo. I also bet Neal Cruz would’ve crucified Banksy if he painted one wall in Manila.
4. Artists who don’t paint nipa huts and fruit-bearing trees are cheaters.
Yes, Baby and Coco Anne of B+C designs did not actually study in the Parsons School of Design, New York and L’ Academie Charpentier, Paris France. They were never trained to draw the simplest form of nipa huts. Jose Tence Ruiz never really learned how to draw farm animals and the brooks and rivers in the UST College of Fine Arts. He can only paint “scary” underwater creatures that give nightmares to a random bus-riding child. (Side note: I consider this child very lucky because he didn’t have to read books and encyclopedias about deep sea creatures, he just had to watch Spongebob!) Lastly, filmmaker, architect and artist Tapio Snellman probably doesn’t know how to paint old Spanish towns like Vigan, Taal and Intramuros because he’s from Finland. Mr. Cruz imprinted in my mind that artists who choose not to create representational art are frauds.
5. It’s way better to allow informal settlers (squatters) to plant vegetables on EDSA islands that to paint EDSA walls with air-cleaning paint.
And I always thought squatting was illegal?
Indeed, my today’s reading was very helpful, insightful and enriched my humanity. For Mr. Neal Cruz, this is for you:
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For the people experiencing disbelief after reading this: Haven’t you sensed my sarcasm?
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Collaborating with Keds
I grew up wearing (and painting on) sneakers. So when Keds (which is my all-time favorite sneaker brand, no kidding, folks.) invited me to collaborate with them last year, it was a no-questions-asked yes. This summer, I collaborated with them again. And to make it extra exciting this time, it is for a cause!
This Saturday (June 2), pairs of Keds painted by me and the illustrious Soleil Ignacio, will be auctioned in the Keds and Status Magazine’s Earthly Delights event. All proceeds will go to the Haribon Foundation.
The very cause of the auction inspired my design. Growing trees on a pair of Keds for an organization that help the Philippine trees flourish.
It will be 7 hours of fun, food, drinks and of course, music. I hear we can get bars of Magnum for free, throughout the event. So I really hope to bump into all of you on Skye Lounge on Saturday!
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