Hello, art lovers! 🎨

Guess who’s back? That’s right, it’s me, your favorite off-script, flavor-adding, non-serious host! I had the absolute pleasure of hosting the Artist Reception Day for The Artitude Group’s exhibit at the Ayala Museum for the second year in a row. And let me tell you, it was a blast!

A Whirlwind of Creativity

From the moment I stepped into the Artist Space, I was surrounded by a whirlwind of creativity. The paintings were more than just colors on a canvas; they were stories waiting to be told, emotions waiting to be felt. This year, I found myself not just looking at the paintings, but truly appreciating them. Each stroke, each hue, each texture spoke volumes about the artist’s journey.

Spotlight on the Artists

This year’s exhibit was a visual feast, showcasing the talent of 27 incredible artists, each bringing their unique flair to the table. Let’s give a special shout-out to these brilliant minds:

• Annette Aguado: Her use of vibrant colors and intricate details made her pieces stand out.
• Angela Amor: Known for her evocative abstract works, Angela’s art invites deep contemplation.
• Isabel Campa: Isabel’s African fauna transported viewers to serene and tranquil places.
• Rene Canlas: His bold use of color and dynamic compositions were a visual delight.
• Daisy Carlos: Daisy’s floral face motifs were both delicate and powerful.
• Kim Carlos: Kim’s fairy tale portraits captured the essence of dream life.
• Kris Ian Carlos: Their approach added a dreamlike quality to the exhibit.
• Nida Cranbourne: Nida’s pieces were a beautiful blend of tradition and innovation.
• Eva Millan Dantes: Her textured artworks brought a tactile experience to the viewers.
• Lourdes Delgado: Lourdes’ minimalist style conveyed profound messages with simplicity.
• Rhea Jai Fernandez: Rhea’s vibrant and energetic works were impossible to ignore.
• Kathy Garrido: Her art was a harmonious blend of form and color.
• Mitz Garrido: Mitz’s detailed illustrations told fascinating stories.
• Ysa Gernale: Ysa’s pieces were a celebration of creativity.
• Maryrose Gisbert: Her bold and expressive strokes left a lasting impression.
• Joanna Hirsch: Joanna’s art explored the depths of human emotions.
• Esther Leynes: Esther’s abstract pieces were full of movement and energy.
• Chiqui Lizada: Her serene and calming works were a breath of fresh air.
• Pit Montinola: Pit’s art was a delightful mix of whimsy and sophistication.
• Clara Mortesen: Clara’s use of light and shadow added a dramatic flair to her pieces.
• Marinette Garrido Ortigas: Her contemporary pieces were thought-provoking and engaging.
• Arianna Quintal: Arianna’s playful use of color brought joy to the exhibit.
• Gigit Sales: Gigit’s intricate designs showcased a meticulous attention to detail.
• Audrey Sin: Audrey’s art was a beautiful exploration of modern beauty.
• Patricia Tan: Her works were a fusion of modern and traditional elements.
• Ottilia Taus: Ottilia’s vibrant and dynamic pieces were a visual treat.
• Annabelle Wisniewski: Annabelle’s serene paintings were a perfect conclusion to the exhibit.

A Melting Pot of Ideas

But the art wasn’t the only highlight. The people were just as vibrant and colorful! I made so many new friends, each one with their own unique perspective on art. We laughed, we debated, and we shared our thoughts and interpretations. It was a melting pot of ideas and I was all for it!

Hosting this event was not just fun, it was enlightening. It was a journey of discovery, of learning, of appreciation. And the best part? They asked me to host again! I guess they really do like a host who adds his own flavor and keeps things light-hearted. 😉

The Vibrant Atmosphere

The energy in the room was electric. Conversations buzzed around every corner as visitors engaged with the artworks and shared their interpretations. It was a beautiful reminder of how art brings people together, sparking dialogue and fostering a sense of community.

The Artist Reception Day was filled with memorable moments, from spontaneous applause for particularly striking pieces to heartfelt discussions between artists and attendees. It was clear that everyone present felt a deep connection to the art and the creative minds behind it.

A Year of Art, Friendship, and Discovery

So here’s to another successful year of art, friendship, and discovery. The Artitude Group’s exhibit at the Ayala Museum was a testament to the incredible talent within our community. Each artist contributed a piece of their soul to this exhibit, and it showed in every stroke and every color.

Can’t wait to see what next year brings! Until then, keep celebrating creativity and supporting our local artists. They are the heart and soul of our vibrant art scene.

Quite a complicated process with several steps, so I created this post to help you navigate it.

I bought a 2nd hand repossessed motorcycle from Motorstar. They delivered with an open deed of sale and a certificate of purchase. Papers under the name of old owner. This is common practice.

So your job now is to transfer it into your name. Many people don’t do it immediately because it costs money. Also, some wait for next year so registration renewal is at the same time as name transfer.

NOTE: if you wait too long, the ID of the seller might expire and you will have a problem at the LTO.

Step 1: Closed Deed of Sale.

An open deed of sale is an illegal document in the Philippines to start with. No lawyer or notary will sign or advice you to buy anything with an open deed of sale.

A deed of sale is a contract between buyer and seller. While an open deed of sale only features the seller. So it lacks the other part. It is not a contract at all.

So you close the deed of sale by filling up your buyer details. Together with that document and the IDs and signatures of the seller photocopied you go to a notary to have it notarized. Cost: around 300php for me.

Step 2: Police Clearance of the Vehicle.

You need to bring Deed of Sale, OR / CR to the Highway Patrol office of Police near you.

Request for Police clearance check of the vehicle.

They will give you a form to pay at the bank for their service. Cost: 500php for me.

FUNNY NOTE: police was video-chatting with his son and would not even look at me or pay attention to my needs much.

Step 3: Pay at the Bank

At Pasig they don’t allow online payments and you can’t go to any bank. It was yes or yes at Landbank.

This can take 2 hours of your day under the sun and possible rain since line is long. Wish they modernize the system and can pay online.

TIP: get your grandparents to do it as seniors can skip the line haha.

Step 4: Deliver Proof of Payment to the Police

Go back to the police headquarters. Hope they are not playing with their phone. And give the proof of payment.

Then they will instruct you where to get a stencil of your vehicle and meet you there.

Step 5: Stencil and Picture Taking

At the stencil venue, a technician will take the motor number and chassis number.

Also you will take a picture with the vehicle and a police officer as proof it was done.

They will be the ones to take the pic with their camera. They will give you the stencil results so you can give it to the police.

Step 6: Bring Stencil to Police

Bring your results to Highway Patrol and they will conduct an investigation. Results will take several days, like 3 days.

Step 7: Pickup Results of Police Clearance

If there was no delinquency found, you will obtain your clearance on the date they told you to return.

Step 8: Smoke Emission Test

Head to the smoke emission test center and get an approved smoke emission test.

Cost I forgot, a few hundred pesos. Say 500php with tips.

Step 9: Insurance

Get 3rd party liability insurance at least from wherever you prefer.

Cost for me: 900php.

Step 10: LTO registration

Bring photocopy and original of all the documents:
– Your ID
– Seller ID and signatures, photocopy
– OR
– CR
– Police clearance of the vehicle
– Smoke emission results
– Deed of sale: notarized
– Insurance

Request of a change of ownership and registration renewal. Will take a few hours of your day.

Cost I forgot. Around 1k probably.

Congrats, the bike is officially yours and now you can sell it and won't be bugged that much by police controls next time they stop you! :-)

I broke the 1000 subscribers mark in Youtube and am happy to give you some tips. I don’t do all many times, do what you can 🙂

1. Add the watermark to subscribe in the corner of your videos.
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3. Make a plan and script for the future videos you will produce.
4. Content must be entertaining and informative (nobody wants to watch you buying bread).
5. Publish regularly. Weekly is a good frequency.
6. Have an interesting title with keywords people are searching for online.
7. Customize the look of your channel with cover pics, icons, thumbnails.
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12. Create an Intro and Outro for each video.
13. Edit well taking out of the fluff.
14. Description and metatags are very important so make them useful and SEO effective.
15. Ask people to subscribe and like if they liked the video.
16. Do collaborations with other Youtubers!!!
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19. Share in social media!!!
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21. Tell all your friends about it, of course! And ask them to share it to people who will find it useful.
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Ways to make extra pesos starting small. I asked the net how to make some money and this is what I found… This is part of an ongoing series. You can send your ideas also!

How to make 1 PHP?

• Selling newspapers
• Selling candies
• Selling hugs
• Picking up the coins in the street
• Begging
• Posting a video on Youtube if you have enough followers
• Posting a blog with ads on you web page

How to make 10 PHP?

• Buy and sell marking up 10php only
• Tweeting for someone else
• Selling halo halo
• Selling ukay ukay
• Selling load through Gcash app
• Selling water bottles in the traffic
• Cleaning windshields
• Taking care of parked cars in the street

How to make 100php?

• Wash cars
• Baby sitting
• Being an intern for an allowance pay
• Buy and sell online
• Drive for Grab or Taxi
• Do a massage
• Sell halo halo
• Offer acquisition of online documents for a fee e.g. birth certificate, passport application etc.

All these are simple ideas to make some cash in the Philippines. We can all survive and move forward if we put enough effort in this third world country.

List of loser mentality and practices

1. Belief that the destiny is up to God.
   1. Your destiny is in your hands, you have the power.
2. Use salary to help parents, siblings and relatives before themselves.
   1. Love yourself. If you are rich, you can help others better.
3. Never invest.
   1. A salary can only go so far, even if it is a big salary…
4. Smoke and drink.
   1. Spending time, health, money. And damaging brain, taking worse decisions the next day and being less productive.
5. Believing in luck.
   1. Results are about sweat, not magic!
6. Gossiping.
   1. Envy and negativity attract more of that to yourself.
7. Begging in the streets and online.
   1. Nobody likes a needy person. Everybody loves people who give. Be a giver and never beg.
8. Believing someone will fix their life for them: President, Angels, Boss, rich husband…
   1. The only person to save you is You!
9. Never mastering the English language.
   1. It is not funny that you have bad English. It’s so easy for a Filipino to brush up English, more than any other language, we grew up with English around!
10. Playing video-games.
    1. Epidemic of young and not so young playing video-games in their spare time is alarming, unproductive and mind harming.
11. Being lazy when the boss is not watching.
    1. Perfect reason to be fired because you are not productive for the company! Not sulit!
12. Spending time and money patronizing the Catholic church.
    1. You can pray at home and save time and money going to the church.
    2. It is a religion who loves the poor and says it is hard for a rich person to go to heaven. Bad motivation.
    3. It makes people small and fearing an all mighty god. Makes you weak.

This are reasons I found after some years living in the Philippines as an employer and seeing many repeated practices that keep people in the mud forever.

The problem is not economic, it is mental. A change of mindset would change their pockets.

We have successful Filipino titans who came from zero to the top. It is possible for anyone.

I write this post not to put anyone down, but to awaken even if 1% of the people who read it. I am happy to take the bashing and the hate of 99% if I can save one Filipino by turning on the spark towards change, effort, success.