Long story short: Manila is joining over 100 locations in the world as we all make a game in 48 hours. I’m organizing, not developing, which is a different kind of stress altogether – but I’m ridiculously excited. I’ll also be streaming video from my laptop, so you can all see us go nutty at 4 in the morning.
If you are a game developer in Manila, or you want to be one, now is the time to join. NAO. Before it’s too late.
I don’t wear heels. Never did, save for the occasional wedding. I keep walking / driving / running around with a 7kg bag on my back, so I’m always in sneakers and flats.
So when my flip-flops decided to break while I was in the mall, I had a choice – save the shoe or buy new ones? I still had errands, so I couldn’t go home.
I superglued it first. I hobbled to True Value, bought Mighty Bond, and glued my right sandal together into a wearable fashion. It lasted me a good hour, though I walked slightly funny; I went shopping as usual, buying houseware like mops and dusters and storage caddies.
On a whim, I entered Charles and Keith and looked at their wedges. I heard wedges are good training wheels for non-heel people. One pair looked fantastic; the wedge was very thin, which defeats the purpose of balance, but I liked it, and bought it anyway.
It was during my second visit to True Value (to buy cleaning liquid) that my OTHER flip-flop broke. I hobbled this time to the Customer Service section, carrying my mop and other junk with me, and asked if I could hang out there and switch shoes.
“Ma’am, i-Mighty Bond niyo na lang kaya yan*,” the salesgirl suggested.
I stuck it out and wore my wedges. They’re nice; I do like them, even if I’m still wobbly. Getting to the car was a problem – I was carrying three plastic bags of oddly-shaped stuff, plus the downhill trek on cobblestone tile (which, if you have read “How To Walk In High Heels“, is the kiss of death. The book advises first-timers to avoid it altogether). When I got to the car, DRIVING in heels was a very weird feeling. I couldn’t feel the pedals at all, and gauged my car’s performance without any muscle memory.
Sigh, the lengths a girl will go to so a guy doesn’t have to bend down to kiss her.
– *Translation: “Ma’am, why don’t you just use Mighty Bond?”
Bonus: I was singing this as I was hobbling to the car: “I’ll be the platform shoes and undo what heredity’s done to you – you won’t have to strain to look into my eyes…”
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WOW Philippines Travel Agency, Inc. is celebrating it’s 5th year in business during July of 2010, and we would like you to have a chance to celebrate with us, so we have decided to give-away a FREE Boracay Package complete with 5 Star accommodations at the luxurious Le Soleil de Boracay Hotel on Boracay Island. The lucky winner will win the following Boracay vacation package.
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Three (3) Meals each day, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
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I ran into Chris Deaner (drummer, +/-) at the merchandise booth at Encore, an hour before the show. I tend to get really shy around people I admire, but I figured, well, it’s now or never.
Me: “Hi, Chris? I’m Luna. I met you last year. You probably don’t remember me.”
Chris: (shaking my hand) “I remember you.”
Me: (joking) “No, you don’t!”
Chris: “Yes, I do! You were taking pictures last year, and you snuck in a picture of me.
(He meant this picture:
Ooooooh fuck.)
Me: “Yeeeeah, that was me. Can I take a real picture of you now?”
Chris: “Sure!”
Whew! Of course, after I did that, I might as well go all out – I reintroduced myself to James Baluyut (vocals/guitars/keyboards/everything, +/-) as well, and got this picture:
