A Website That I Stumbled Upon – MobileFun.co.uk

As I was traversing the internet one day without much to do I came upon this site that sold lots of nifty gadgets for your mobile phone. It’s a portal for all mobile owners. Parts, accessories, SIM, ringtones, games & more you name it they have it. All under 1 site for your shopping convenience. Also if you don’t know what you want as an accessory, you could still check them out and then decide. I am sure you wouldn’t be bored.

One of their newest products would be the accessories for iphones. Do  check out all of the accessories in iphone accessories. They offer a wide range of selections that all iphone lovers can choose from. From the iphone case to an iphone car charger for your car. Their site is really user friendly so that non-techy people can easily navigate in the website and have ease when shopping for the accessories that they want. They accept all major credit cards and now they have the added functionality of accepting payments from paypal as well which makes it very very convenient for the online shoppers.

Their mobile accessories have been categorized by brand and manufacturer so that you don’t get confused when you shop. MobileFun also list down their products by type so that everything really is very organized and wouldn’t give you such a hard time when shopping. When clicking on a product as well you get a lot of added help. They give you a description of the product, delivery options and the best thing there is, they will try and do a price match if you find the same product on another site which is priced lower.

Also, you are entitled to write your product review which can be helpful for future buyers as well. Also if you have any questions, you can easily just click on the link in the product description page and you can easily ask away and they will give you a reply. So, it’s very user friendly and very shopper friendly in general. There is also a blog that they have where you can catch up on the latest in accessories as well as a forum for you to interact with fellow buyers. All in all a great site for you to check out when you want to purchase those mobile accessories. Enjoy  shopping!

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Bloggers Meet and Greet for BB Gandanghari

I was fortunate enough to be invited to this event by SexyMom aka Dine Racoma of “the D Spot”. She organized this event together with Noemi Lardizabal-Dado of “About My Recovery”.Dine Racoma aka SexyMom invited me to the event via PLURK. Plurk has become a very interesting addition to my life as well as to my friends’ life. I am excited about the event to be held tomorrow, March 14, 2009 from 3:00PM-5:00PM at Mag:net in Bonifacio High Street. Only 80 bloggers are expected and I think quite a good number have signed up. I am very excited and looking forward to meeting Ms. Gandanghari. I am trying to figure out her persona and am very interested in it. I do not know if I will like her since I don’t know her personally nor have had any personal interaction with her so come Saturday I will try and get to know the BB Gandanghari that everyone is so enamored of. As of this writing though courtesy of Boy and Kris’ SNN show, I know that BB is still in Bohol at the Eskaya resort with girlfriends Pops Fernandez and Gretchen Barreto.

Excited to meet you tomorrow BB! Thanks to Noemi and Dine for organizing the said event.

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Artist on Blog: Clifford Remolador

The world is small and it is getting smaller everyday. I happen to know Clifford (kuya cliff to me) through a very good friend of mine, friend L. I never thought that when she introduced Clifford that we actually belonged to the same alma mater. Another UP Cebu graduate of Fine Arts. He has been a good friend together with friend L that I am so grateful to have made their acquaintance. Clifford is such a silent guy but beneath the silent facade runs the heart of a true artist and a musician at that. But wait, there is more he is also into website design and so many other things that with him his talent just overflows. Very, very talented and good person. He is my artist feature for this week.

Name: Clifford Remolador

Lives in: Lapu-Lapu Cebu

And here is our Q&A part…

Where do you get inspiration for your art?

Clifford: My art is inspired by the conditions of the people, as well as their struggles and triumphs.

What do you hope to do or inspire with your art?

Clifford: As an artist and activist, it is a responsibility to ignite the consciousness of the people – especially the masses – regarding the country’s economic conditions. I hope to organize fellow artists – not only from my lines of expertise (visual arts and music) but also from other artistic disciplines – and inspire them to use their creative talents as a medium to encourage people to become more aware, conscious, critical and progressive.

Which artists influence/d your art?

Clifford: For visual arts, my style was influenced by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, and Munch. From our local artists, I also like the works of Malang, Botong Francisco, Martino Abellana, Romulo Galicano, and Raymund Fernandez. As for the theme, I’m more influenced with works of social realist painters like Diego Rivera.

For music, my influences include The Beatles, Rolling Stones, U2, Antonio Forcione, Carlos Santana, Slash, Gary, Granada, Joey Ayala, The Jerks, and Yano.

All of his website design projects are still in construction and I will post the websites later on after they have been finished.

Cartooning, Animation, & Caricature client:

www.itsngenius.net

Original Music Compositions:
bekah
http://www.sendspace.com/file/y52thz
closing_ salarin
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ob5aem
death of pablo
http://www.sendspace.com/file/jkgxh6
kawawang tupa 2
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cqzqyt
kawawang tupa
http://www.sendspace.com/file/bfs1js
opening_salarin
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4vlmwa
tanda monologue
http://www.sendspace.com/file/nyr59o
tiya chedeng_salarin
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sh1z6o
vida1
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9gsl3j
vida
http://www.sendspace.com/file/84kqro
wedding_salarin
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gwl824

BANSIWAG (band) with Kyra, Owen, Joan, Jun-Jun, Isidore.
Hilum
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ha42hl
Kinsa Pa Ba
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5ybyha

LUMAD NOMAD (artgroup) with Vic, Rainville, Pikoy, Jeffrey, Alfred, Chucel, April
Cebu Normal University 1st vertical mural

Such a long list of activities. Whew! He did not give a picture of himself so instead I will put in one of his caricature artworks. If you want to get in touch with him, please contact me and I will gladly get you in touch with Kuya Cliff….

Filed under: Features , all about the philippines, art and artists, friendships, local artists

Artist on Blog: Ana Knicolai Mendoza

Here is my featured artist for the week, also one of my very good friends way back in college up til l now. Ana, and by the way I call her Ate Ana. Hahahahha! (it’s a long standing joke between me and her). She is one of those people I can call artists, in the sense that she reinvents herself in other mediums aside from her paintings. She also does body art and she is also a big supporter of local artists( painters, bands and etc.).

Here is her factbit:

Name: Sigwada Knicolai Mendoza but she is more known as Ana Mendoza ( Ate Ana, did I get your name right?)

Nationality: Filipino

Lives in: Metro Manila

Like me and friend Paul we all studied in the University of the Philippines Cebu College and of course became friends there.

The object of her paintings has always been angels. Angels of all kinds. Her artist statement is “I Dream of Imperfection, for when dreams come out stained but not stale for me it is art.” I was not able to ask her my 3 question factbit like Paul but if you visit her website you will get everything from there. So please do visit Ana’s site at www.sigwadaknicolai.tk.

Do take time out to check out her artworks. She is currently showing her art together with some other artists at the Blue Line Gallery Rustans at Ayala Avenue until the 27^th of February entitled SUBLIMINAL COSMOS. If you are based in Manila, do check them out if you have time.

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Artist on Blog: Paul Villa Arenas

I’ve always had this admiration for local artists and I’ve thought up a way to feature them here in my blog. By merely, having them answer 3 questions that I have randomly thought of. Our artist of the week is someone that I have had the good fortune to meet and hang out with. I have always liked his art and his mediums and way back in college I was actually a little bit afraid of him because he was a huge giant of a guy and still is but I have gotten to know him as a friend and would like to feature his art here for everyone who reads my blogs.

Full Name: Paul Henry Villa Arenas

Born: May 1, 1979

Nationality: Filipino

Lives in: 64 C Gorordo Avenue Cebu City

Here is also a 3 question factbit ( my own lingo for small facts) that I managed to wiggle out of him while chatting in the internet.

EV: “Paul, where do you get inspiration from your art?”

Paul: “Anywhere”

EV: “What do you hope to do or inspire with the art that you make?”

Paul: “This is a tough one. Well I used to be conscious on its purpose like in college where a panel of judges throws this type of questions. But right now, its just whatever – more of finding myself and hopefully suprise myself. But I’m currently trying to follow Kandinsky’s concept of abstract – like make the viewer feel the elements in a subtlest way ever.”

EV: “Which artists influenced your art?”

Paul: “For techniques – picasso, nune alvarado and ang kiokok; For aesthetic content – Kandinsky; and the rest is up to me…”

There you have it ladies and gents from my friend Paulie!!! Please do visit his website where his art is showcased. Just click on PAUL ARENAS ART.

Thanks Paul for the interesting conversation…until the next time and more power to local artists. If I had the money, I’ll make sure to buy some from you Tweedledee!!!

Patronize our own Filipino artists guys!!!

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