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"thecraziestworkdayoftheyear" That's what I'd call yesterday. I'd like to call yesterday my birthday but there was not a lot of celebration. (Well, I did get the chance to have dinner with my mom and Brandie&Tin). If my day yesterday was ever released in DVD, I'd retitle "24". It was a crazy day. Six projects all running at the same time. An art director went on birthday leave and suddenly it was a mad scramble for a team to stage for an upcoming Christmas event. Later in the afternoon, we had a meeting with a man weilding a gold club. It was the craziest work day of the year. Crazy, I tell ya!

they're baaack!!! BACK FROM THE DREDD: Karen Kunawicz's snapshots and mementos from Club Dredd-Timog 1990-1993 November 9, 2005 (Exhibit runs until early December) *Big Sky Mind* #66 Dona Juana Rodriguez New Manila Performing bands are: Color It Red,Pinwheel,Hidrofonics (it's 1:33am and I'm still at the office. I wish I can go to this launch later.)

Happy birthday to the angels and ninjas, the new mutants and old gods, the timawas and flying phantoms, the vampires and them wasted youth. Happy 11th birthday to Alamat Comics! Today, November 3, marks the 4015th day of existence of Alamat. I had hoped that our anniversary would be marked by the launch of a full-color, hundred page graphic novel; instead we launched two new, black-and-white, Xeroxed comics books: TRESE and KUNOICHI BOY. Make no mistake, we’re might mighty proud of our latest creations. As far as TRESE is concerned, it’s the latest story I’ve written and gotten published. (Even thought “Batch72” did come out in 2001, those scripts were written in 1995. So, I couldn’t really say they were new.) After 11 years, we’re not really at the height of our imagines full-color, monthly dreams. I’m just glad that the “new komikeros on the block” are doing well, and doing things better. It’s really nice to see whenever a the latest issue of CAST and MANGO JAM hit the magazine racks...

. One Last Drink at the Diabolical by Budjette Tan Alexandra Trese held the hot mug of coffee in her hands as she looked out the one-way mirror. From the her private room on the second level of the club, she could see everything that was happening in The Diabolical. It was a Saturday night and the party people kept streaming in and out of the club's ten-foot double doors. After she inherited the restaurant from her father, she decided to convert it into a club. The place now looked like a crumbling chapel that was constructed during the 1800s. She renovated it to keep up with the times, to make more money, and more importantly to create a neutral place; for not only did she inherit her father's friends, she also acquired her father's enemies. She took a sip from the dark brew and looked at the right side of the club where she saw Hank Sparrow, the bartender, who kept the drinks flowing. Hanging out at the bar, getting free drinks from Hank while flirting with the girls, wer...

"MyFavoriteEver!" Book Signing Day See you there! :)

Pause Button It’s a quiet day today in Harrison. Yesterday, or I should say this morning, I left the office around 2am and Joey and the others were still putting together the presentation materials for the Greenwich pitch. Almost 12 hours later, Joey, Russ, and Jeorge stumbled back into the office and said the presentation went well. The panel laughed at all the right place, Taps texted. We can only hope and pray that we did well enough. Last week was the Evervon pitch and we lost that account to Lowe. Next month, we begin work on what I’d like to call PROJ: HAPPY NEW YEAR (although I’m sure it’ll be boiled down to a one-word project-name). Now that’s going to be exciting and challenging and probably will be twice as difficult as the past two pitches combined. If we’re lucky, our weekends won’t be eaten up by the work, which is what happened this past month. Which is why, last Saturday, I met up with David and Kajo in Makati, then drove to the Komikon, where we set-up the Alamat / Visp...

TRESE preview TRESE #1 NOW AVAILABLE AT COMIC QUEST, MEGAMALL. Only P30.00. You can view the first six-pages of TRESE by clicking the links below: Page1 , Page2 , Page3 , Page4 , Page5 , Page6

Craving for Horror? An excerpt from David Hontiveros' CRAVING is now online at: http://iguana5legs.blogspot.com/ Bookmark his site if you want regular updates and a sneak preview of all the titles coming from PENUMBRA, Visprint Publishing's new line of dark fantasy / horror novels.

PROJECT: 13 Here's the poster/pin-up of our new comic book TRESE. Advanced copies will be available at the KOMIKON , October 22, U.P. Bahay ng Alumni. Please tell me if you'd like to reserve a copy by leaving a note on my comments board. Thank you. See you at the Komikon!

The Official Twisted Blog Ladies and gentlemen! She's back and she's online! Tremble before her twisted might! The blog that will give you official updates on her plans for world domination: http://twistedbyjessicazafra.blogspot.com/

When the sun sets in the city of Manila, don’t you dare make a wrong turn and end up in that dimly-lit side of the metro, where aswang run the most-wanted kidnapping rings, where kapre are the kingpins of crime, and engkantos slip through the cracks and steal your most precious possessions. When crime takes a turn for the weird, the police call Alexandra Trese. TRESE #1 Created by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo Available October 2005

You are cordially invited to HALLELUJAH MUSIKA! (Part I of a Lifetime Series) a photo exhibit by WAWI NAVARROZA on view at STORE FOR ALL SEASONS SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 14, 2005 featuring a collection of portraits and snapshots of musicians, rock stars and satellites, modern-day shamans, dancers, poets, mind-makers, core-shakers, head-bangers, shoe-gazers, new bohemians and denizens of sound captured in live gigs and private sittings, individuals and groups, in color and in monochrome... all in love and writhing for this arithmetic of the soul called Music. For the curious, photos on show include: Agaw Agimat, Budeths Casinto on darbuka, CJ Wasu on tabla, Cynthia Alexander, Death By Tampon, Elemento, Hale, Hank Palenzuela, Hippie the poi dancer, Joey Ayala, Jourdan Sebastian, Juan Pablo Dream, Jun Lopito, Kate Torralba on piano, "The Wild Thing" Lee, Loquy (Nino on flute, Michelle on violin), Louie Talan, Mishka Adams, NU107 Rock Awards 2004 backstage, Joey "Pepe" Sm...

If you broadcast a radio show and no one was listening, did you really have a show? Last Saturday, before finding a corner of the city to sulk and work, I had the chance to meet up with Jessica Zafra, Adel "Little David" Gabot, and finally got to meet Ige Ramos. Here's Adel's report of our little gathering and plans for world domination: http://www.livejournal.com/users/agabot/62124.html That's about it from me. If you're still looking for something to read, may I re-direct you to David's blog, where you get not one, but two reviews of DARK WATER (the Japanese and the Hollywood version): http://iguana5legs.blogspot.com/ There's also this piece of news about former DDB-copywriter Will Clark and his new novel: http://www.adpulp.com/archives/2005/09/lord_vishnus_lo.php Clark says: none of it would have been possible without first working in advertising. "It's really a poor man's MFA program. You have to produce everyday. And it gives you rhin...

ME! HULK! ARRRRGH! Here's another online comic strip, now written by me but starring me! http://www.stripgenerator.com/viewEng.php?id=42177 (made by Grace, my friend who's now doing unspeakable things Downunder)

Kid Zeus and Ate Carol (Page 6) Story by Budjette Tan. Art and letters by Jonas Diego .

HEADLINE: Hindi ganito kadaling makahanap ng dugo. (Finding blood isn't this easy.) BODY COPY: At hindi rin siya na bibili. Kaya mag-donate na sa Blood Drive ng National Kidney and Transplant Institute. Malay mo, ikay naman ang mangailangan. For more info visit: www.nkti.com.ph (And you can't even buy it anywhere. So donate to the Blood Drive of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute. You'll never know, you might be the one in need. For more info visit: www.nkti.com.ph) Client: National Kidney and Transplant Institute Agency: Harrison Communications ECD: Teeny Gonzales CD: Budjette Tan Copywriter: BJ Galinato, Budjette Tan Art Director: BJ Galinato, Ronnie Tres Reyes, Project Manager: Nans Tiongson Photographer: Charlie Altomonte TGIF!!! (But we've got work this weekend.) The work-week's been on hyperdrive thanks to the pitches, top of all of the regular projects. October promises to be as intense, thanks to the upcoming Komikon. Which is why I'm glad we s...

revamped and remixed Don't you just love this rendition of the B72 girls. From the top, that's Kupcake, Pammy, and Kadi (and Kadi's little shadow-creatures). This is another pin-up by Ian Sta. Maria, who seems to be on a drawing-streak these days. (Not that I'm complaining.) I'm just trying to time it right and ask him to do a whole comic book. The funny thing is, I've been trying to write this new story about the band, but other things come out. I mean, I sit down intending to write something about Kupcake and the barkada, but something like a new ghost story ends up on the page. Very strange, indeed. Maybe I need to watch a Color It Red gig to help me figure out what I need to tell. (It's been more than a year since I've seen Cooky and the band on-stage.) I want to write it, but it's not coming out. It's like some weirdo dry-spell when it comes to writing about the band. I hope to have something before the KOMIKON. If not, I plan to bundle the ...

Kid Zeus and Ate Carol (Page 5) Story by Budjette Tan. Art and letters by Jonas Diego . Yehey! We're a page away from the half-way mark. :-)

. Shhh-BOOM-BOOM! Email from Eddie Boy: "had fun here last friday when old friend, rachel lobangco, acceeded to my request to shoot her. she even brought her friend,mimette, from guam." See how much fun Eddie Boy had at: http://www.filphoto.com/thumbnails.php?album=261 ASKALS on the loose Created by Dodo Dayao and Bong Leal way back in 1999. It has gone through another (if not the last) round of revisions and will be unleashed at the Komikon this October . Get your updates about this new comic book at: http://versuswords.blogspot.com/

. From the Log Book of Cougar Security Guard #344 Renato Hamantoc, Stationed at Gate 2 of White Rock Village as transcribed by Budjette Tan September 13 12:00am Take over for Cougar Security Guard #41 Julius Dimagiba. No reported incidents. AOK. 12:03am PXB 478 enters village 12:15am ZMN 541 enters village 2:26am TSR 832 enters village 1:00am AOK 1:24am TBT 558 tries to enter village. Under orders from resident Mrs. De Ocampo I do not allow driver of TBT 558 to enter village. I apologize to driver and say sorry sir you cannot enter the village. Driver get angry with me but I do not answer back and maintain the order of resident Mrs. De Ocampo. 1:30am TBT 558 finally leave and unblocks the passage of Gate 2 2:00 AOK 2:10am XMN 771 exits village 3:00am AOK 3:40am TAG 810 honks its horny very loudly at the gate because the driver thought #344 was asleep but I was not. The driver, resident Mr. A German with his brother Mr. L. German started to yell bad words at #344. But I did not yet back...