Party lists you wished were real at the 2013 Elections

I am #ElectrifiedforMay13 and this are some things you need to know before you vote for a party list on the 2013 Philippine elections.

You can only vote for ONE (1) party list. Make it count.

Of the 123 official party lists on the voting sheet there were 24 disqualified parties that were reconsidered because of the adjustments in perimeters the Supreme Court made. This allows them to appeal to the Supreme Court, if and when they win. Because of these changes some unqualified party lists were left on the ballot sheet that we will be using on the May 13, 2013 elections.

MORE IMPORTANTLY YOU MUST KNOW
There are 11 spoiled votes printed on the ballot. This means if you vote for any of these guys the vote won't be counted.

33. Cocofed
44. Binhi
68. Atong Paglaum
75. Bantay
78. A-IPRA
105. AG
110. SMART
112. ANAS
115. KAP
129. SENIOR CITIZENS
136. ABANG LINGKOD

In theory (and by technicality) your ballot sheet would look like this.

As to why these party lists got disqualified, it could be for a number of reasons. Get creative. Maybe SMART, didn't surpass the 130 IQ mark and Bantay is actually a party of dogs. What? No one passed me the memo. You'd be surprised by how many party lists didn't qualify before the Supreme Court acted dainty and nice.

Party lists are made to represent a marginalized sector of our country. They have the same powers to that of a congressman.

On the flip side.
I leave you with some party lists you wished were real and others, thankfully not.

Alak Pa Party list

dahil liquior ban daw

Jun Sabayton's B.A.Y.A.W Coalition

RA Rivera's Friendzone Party List

Willie Reviliame's A Jacket

Resources:

• What you really need to know about the party list
• Marz Ren's guide to voting like a ninja (not a flying voter)
• 12 Disqualified Party List Groups May Still Campaign Be Proclaimed -Brillantes
• 3 More Previously Disqualified Party Lists Allowed to Join May 13 Poll
• List of Party list Disqualified by Comelec

Don't overlook the party lists and vote wisely!

The way of the paper cutter

Just a thoughtful gesture for mum who is celebrating her birthday with paper cut art as inspired by Hey Kessy. 

Following the mirror rule I learned from the Hey Kessy paper cut workshop my mirror logic bugged down so I came up with "Haqqy Birthday". It took roughly 2 hours and two x-acto blades to finish this (I also thought changing blades was not necessary, turns out to be really helpful with dull cuts).

 I was going to overlook that Obviously I can't give that one to her so I had to made another one.

Completing this took an hour and 45 mins excluding the breaks and fun distractions.

Have a Haqqy Day yourself!

Hey Kessy Washi Paper Cutting Workshop

Here is an activity that is not too foreign to me, paper cutting with an x-acto knife.

This workshop was held at Sweet Ecstacy in Cubao X.

Upon arrival we all got out spots reserved with our customized cutting mats, kit and practice sheets

For this workshop we get to make washi-ed coasters

We got to take home one roll of washi tape each and the rest of this Washi tape lot went on sale at 75 each. yay hoarding

Inspiration from previous paper cut works

Then there's my work station after all the cutting

An obligatory class photo

Presenting the class output

mine looks so busy compared to the rest.

Later days

Repurposing & Upcylcing Projects

I am getting hands-on on old stuff around my room. In this post I will explain what repurposing and upcycling is.

Repurposing - v. Eng. the act of creating a new use for an item which served a different purpose. Ex. I repurposed my mug into a pencil holder. I am a genius. 

Upcycling - v. Eng. 1. recycling or recreating with the use of any finished product or object into something new. 2. to recycle into something else. Ex. I turned my Grandaddy's vinyl record into a bookend. (Photo below.)

These are my own definitions of the word so be scholarly and do the right thing and include a "(Marz R., 2013)" if you're going to copy paste, chum.

Last week: Bookend Weekend
After doing the household chores I turned my 12'' record into a bookend, a really big one at that, out of frustration because I am getting impatient waiting until I find dad's old portable record player. hur hurr...

Not exactly an original idea but I've been itching to do this project for awhile now. This is not my grandaddy's vinyl record by the way, so no sentimental-granddy-feelings were broke in the making of this book end.

Last February and ongoing...
 I am currently working on a stamp set but due to lack of good corks (these are corks that didn't break upon opening with a cork screw) this project is still ongoing. I am accepting wine cork donations for this project and another one I had in mind which will take a good number of corks and wine drinking (if that has to be done).

L to R: bad cork and good cork.

Random fact, I used to collect rubber stamps as a child. I threw em all out during one spring cleaning and now I am slowly rebuild my collection. I am also looking for metal stamps.

Today
I attended a Hey Kessy paper cutting workshop and made a coaster.

more on the Hey Kessy paper cutting workshop this week.

Anyone out there into handmade stuff and repurposing? Let me know what you guys are making.

Later Days.

Throwback Players for the Frustrated Consumer

Below are some cool contenders for any music enthusiasts, junkie or whatever you want to be called on your Rolling Stone cover story. Here is another one of those frustrated consumer tendencies that often leads to not buying anything because I am a frustrated consumer.

The Contenders

Photo from Muji

MUJI Wall-mounted CD Player
Naoto Fukusawa's minimalist design was first released in 1999 so this CD player owns up to a vintage feel. This is one of the old merchandise available in the store, albeit unavailable at some branches already. This wall mounted player can also be mounted on an iMac stand (thank goodness, but no thanks). Definitely a conversation piece being hard to resist the "turn-table-on-the-wall" at first glance.

Photo from Muji

Price: ₱11,500 and on sale in US branches for $99.50 (₱4,000) nowthat'sasteal!
Pros: its minimalist design adds aesthetic value to any room, has a radio and remote control.
Cons: Speaker quality is comparable to those portable speakers you can get cheaply. It is practically just a regular CD player with speakers in an expensive packaging. And no one wants to forcibly screw their wall, both in the literal and metaphorical sense.
Available at: Muji

Crosley portable turntables 
Relive the hey-days your mum and pop's vinyl era! This gorgeous looking vinyl player is... gorgeous. I wouldn't say the same for the playback quality on old records though. Looks can be deceiving, unless the records I own are just too darn dirty.
Price: ₱6,900 - ₱11,100
Pros: a musical time machine and 1000+ cool points.
Cons: how many vinyl records do you possibly own to make this purchase worth it? These new turn tables are infamous for actually destroying your records, although I don't have an idea of how much damage these players can do. I don't think I can handle breaking a record.
Available at: Heima

and then there is this
Portable Vinyl Player

That's a cool record! (No one lives twice - 007 Theme song). All I know about this one is that it's made in Japan - or it was shipped from Japan. This, by far is the only portable vinyl player with a positive review.
Pro: Really portable.
Cons: Price, make & brand - unknown

Crosley Troubadour
This bad boy takes home the multi-function player award. Its a Vinyl, CD, cassette player and AM and FM radio with the feature to digitize your music via SD card or USB. Now I'll subscribe to that!

Price: $173.31 (₱ 6,932)
Pros: What part of all-in-one did you not get?
Cons: Its a Crosley. Honestly I am still scared from the initial reviews I've seen of Crosley players.
Available at: Amazon

I am leaning towards paying a visit to the thrift store and find an old player that works while I try to look for my dad's portable vinyl player. Got any interesting music players? Would love to see or read about it. So while I am reflecting on which player I can get the most bang outta the buck for, I'll be busy figuring out how to make a mixtape.

Later days.