Hi!
arnold here. cynthia taught me how to post a blog. you might find this strange but don't worry...i know exactly how you feel ;) i guess this officially mekes me part of the wonderful world of blogging. so...hmmmm...as i was told, blogging should be short concise and straight to the point and that i should avoid rambling and straying away from the subject being discussed...like what i am doing now. well, oh well. anyway, i'll be posting now and then this coming week while cynthia's away in he land of sushi and anime...
before she left ( and i don't know if i should even be telling you guys this) cynthia showed me her kiddie pix from way back '79. she was in japan with her family and i'm telling you she really looked cute ;) reminds me of those sanrio cartoons! i'd post them in the site but that's if i agree to be pinched for the next 3 months.
aaaaaaaaanyway, this was just a test entry. hope i didn't ruin cyn's blog. really miss her...wonder what she's doing now....

signing off for now :)

07:57 AM
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October 18, 2002

Dear friends,

As some of you already know, my family and I are off to Japan and will be there sooner than you can gobble up an entire okonomiyaki.

I should be happy -- my Japan means no deadlines, no traffic, no work, no worries ...sadly it also means, *sigh*, no Arnold for 2 weeks, at least. Understandably I won't be signing in again until we're there, so sayonara for now.

(: Cyn

P.S. By the way, a surprise guest blogger will be posting here while I'm away *wink*.

07:10 AM
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October 16, 2002

PDI's Ruel S. De Vera reviews my honey's book:

" After Eden" is an important next step in our own comic book history because of its size, its narrative strength and its original flavor, proving that Arre continues to hone his skills. It also feels like an intensely personal work for him. He melds different worlds with his talent to craft another graphic adventure to be proud of; a book that's unabashedly romantic, one that says that fanboys and yuppies can find life-long love after all.

Read the rest of the article here.

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Last weekend, Arn and I got this text message from our friend Dave F: "You're IT!" We laughed and texted him back: "Well so are YOU!"

No it's not a crazy exclusive in-joke. You can be in on it by buying the latest issue of Preview Mag. (:

Note: Preview and Summit gal Shiloah are the bomb!

10:45 AM
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October 11, 2002

They've been pirated!

Yikes, how long has People are People been selling (imitation) Paul Frank stuff? I've wanted this bag for so long and have even asked friends abroad to let me know when the brand goes on sale. Well. Apparently there's a P549 version* at PRP, hmmm.

*Actually I would've bought the happy fake if only it was in the size I wanted.

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If you're running out of Christmas gift ideas (and residing in Vancouver), my crafty* friend Naomi can offer a solution: Basket Bundles. Please do support her humble project.

*What else, aside from talented, can you call someone who can fashion dried apple skin into decorative roses? (:

Speaking of Naoms, the lucky girl recently had the opportunity to meet and talk to the fabulous Mr. Nick Bantock! And I thought I was lucky when I found a leftover autographed Lane Smith book one hour after I missed his signing. Dang!

Ain't that a cute sig?

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A review of After Eden plus an interview with Arn are up at this week's Kakosa:

Arnold Arre does it again, covering new ground with his latest graphic novel "After Eden". Instead of populating his comic books with ridiculously dressed superheroes in tights he opts for the equally absurd life of Pinoy geeks in love. [Go]

06:02 PM
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October 9, 2002

Many friends have only one reaction -- which is to giggle uncontrollably (right Sheila?) -- whenever I confess that I designed this album.

Two words: cash cow.

Is it because I've oh so obviously sold out, or is it because the "singing group" is such a joke in itself? Honestly I admire the girls for their, um, fighting spirit.*

*...and not much else, I'm sorry!

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Arn and I dropped by Powerbooks (Megamall) and had this exchange with one of the sales staff:

Arn: Do you have "After Eden"?
Saleslady: (very curtly) No. Sold out. You can leave your name and number to reserve a copy.
Me: Um, actually he's the author. We're just checking to see if it's available here.
Saleslady: (polite and smiling, all of a sudden) Oh! Sir, (blablabla...)

Which brought to mind another similar scenario:

Me: (on the phone) Good morning, can I speak to Dr. Bauzon?
New secretary: (very rudely) She's not in yet, call back in an hour. Who's this?
Me: Her daughter...
Secretary: Oh hello! Cynthia, right? Your mom isn't here yet but I'll tell her that you called.

Whatever happened to service-with-a-smile-regardless-of-who-you-are?

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By the way, here's our latest Mirror Project entry.

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At Comic Quest yesterday, I told Noel that Arn and I really enjoy the regularly-updated love/hate banter he and Gerry has going at the Wasted Diary blog. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I suggest you click on over, now. The entries are guaranteed to make you laugh out loud, yeah even if you don't know the guys personally.

Later on, Arn and I had dinner at Teriyaki Boy with Jayce, Marco, Vinnie and Ralph. Since it was in the same area anyway, I insisted that we drop by Lord Stow's ("Large Toes???", as Marco mistakenly heard), home of what Arn and I think are the world's yummiest egg tarts. Fortunately for our waistlines, the store was closed, too early though at 10:30pm, bah. If you're anywhere near Madison Square, I urge you to sample one of those egg tarts. Promise, the extra calories are worth it. (:

11:28 AM
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October 3, 2002

Ma Vie en Rose, or "My Life in Pink", was one of the movies Arnold and I saw (and absolutely loved) at CineEuropa last week. The movie boldly tackles the subject of homosexuality and it's repercussions through the eyes of a confused little boy -- a fresh take on the subject as most movies (the Hollywood kind) use adult relationships and often cannot portray gayness without referring to AIDS, theatre, and well, Barbra Streisand.

The acting, particularly the little boy's, was very natural and believable. One thing I like about watching foreign or independent films is that the actors are unknown (to me, at least) and so have no other personality in my mind but the role they're playing. The movie is also a visual feast -- colors are saturated and art direction is happily kitschy like in Toys and Amelie -- and the story is enjoyable from start to finish. If I had money to spare right now I'd order the DVD without blinking.

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The other movie we saw was Sant ar Livet, or "Such is Life", from Sweden. I'm too lazy to write about it, but it was funny in a European tounge-in-cheek way. We didn't enjoy it as much as the other movie, but it was okay.

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Hey, my sims can have pets now. Calvin's girlfriend got me The Sims: Unleashed and I wasted 4 hours of I-should-be-working-time last night housebreaking a puppy. Hmmm...(ala Maritess) "it's not rayt."

10:26 AM
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October 1, 2002

Just a sample of what you can find at the new HP

I should be working but no, am currently ogling what the web design world has been waiting for all month: HalfProject's gorgeous, gorgeous redesign. Arn and I were privileged enough to have seen the beta version a month ago, but the finished product is literally a site to behold.

Hats off to Zoo, Drew, and Nicc! You guys are amazing.

By the way, readers of this blog will see some very familiar names and faces in the Authors console. Our old sketchpads are up for viewing somewhere in the site too.

10:05 AM
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