UPDATE: Elysian Dark Fest 6 was moved to Saturday, June 22, 2013. Same time, same place.  

ELYSIAN DARK FEST [SEX] – CRYSELLA RECORDS (a professional, major & quality production). Proudly presents its 6th series of quarterly dark music festival featuring:

GREEN LOVE (Malaysia)
ANHURA
HIGH IN MIST
DARK THEORY
SAGRADO
DALISAY
SWEEP OF SHADOWS
PILEDRIVER

This in combination with ANHURA’s 2nd album launch in USA/Asia 28. June (July in EU), out on Crysella Records, Europe. Plus HIGH IN MIST new single “Collide” and DARK THEORY’s warm up for the EP coming out shortly.

Mark your Calendars:
June 6, 2013 June 22, 2013
7PM onwards
Club Z Sucat

Guidemap:
http://www.elysiandarkfest.info/fb/more/guidemap/

With special guest, meet and greet with Crysella Records bands, goth/metal merchandise booths, giveaways, be ready for another breath taking surprises and a whole lot more.

Media-Supporters:
Morbid Tattoo, Jojo A. (All The Way / TV5), Oi Attack!, GigsManila.com, Evolution Rock, Dirt Grunge, Manila Bloggers Network, Rakista.com, Onlypinoy.com, Inggos Grill, Rakista Radio, Mingi Ltd., Bandstand, Club Z Barbaric, Sexy Filipina With Tattoos, Indo Metal Goth.

Exclusive artwork for Elysian Dark Fest Series by
Ehdz Tiongson

This event is advertised on FACEBOOK (paid ads) and other promo-pool channels, in and outside the country.

Posters, Flyers & Tickets Offset Printing:
Flyerfish GmbH, Max-Born-Straße 2, 72622 Nürtingen, Germany

Gate Price:
180pesos per skull

http://www.crysellarecords.co.uk/ http://www.mingi.co.uk/

Summerized Verion + Random Dialogue:

Hey guys! There will be an Open House Recruitment for Bodog Nation, on the June 17 and 20, 2013. There will be 100 job positions available. In case you’re interested, Bodog Nation’s Makai Branch is located in the Enterprise Building, Ayala Avenue., Makati. You can easily find it by spotting the huge BPI or HSBC signage along Ayala Avenue. You have to know that building! It’s the sexiest, most amazing building in the entire Ayala Avenue, ever!

You can find the QC address in the Fire Yourself flyer below (the white one).

Longer and Official Version:

Anger over Dan Brown’s novel Inferno and its reference to Manila as ‘the gates of hell’ has spread throughout Manila and beyond. This ill-researched and lazy assessment has also irritated the employees of Bodog Nation. Bodog Nation, who recently made Manila their global HQ and has over 800 people living and working here, couldn’t disagree more with Mr Brown’s sensationalist appraisal.

Global Recruitment Manager, Jade Forlani, explains: “Bodog Nation is not alone in recognising the huge benefits of making Manila its home and the city has played a huge part in our success. As a result we are recruiting madly at the moment and have over 100 positions open. This is why we’ve taken the step of throwing our doors open to potential employees by having two ‘Open House’ events on June 17 and June 20 in our Makati and Quezon City offices to allow local people a chance to meet us and bring their resume’s with them.

“Boracay may be the Philippines’ claim to fame, but Metro Manila, the National Capital Region, shows us that there are more reasons to pack your stuff and head out to this vibrant metropolis. Apart from a colorful history that is a source of pride and identity to its people, it also showcases an uncanny sense of resilience. This is quite apparent in its Hispanic-inspired architecture, which mingles with corporate edifices across its landscape.” (www. bodognation.com)

Bodog Nation recently launched ‘Fire Yourself’, a recruitment campaign designed to find more smart, talented people to join this multi-cultural, rapidly growing international company.

Bodog Nation is set to conduct its Open House events on June 17 and June 20 at its Makati and Quezon City sites. Applicants are welcome to immerse the ‘’work hard,party hard” culture of Bodog.

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About Bodog Nation: BodogNation is the heartbeat of the Bodog brand because it represents its own people. The Bodog Nation is currently just over 1,000 strong stretched across the globe but with its roots and headquarters firmly based in Manila.

The Bodog Nation was originally created to look after its employees and recruit regionally and those core values remain fundamental with over 100 open positions available in both Quezon City and Makati. But as the brand has grown in Asia so has the Bodog Nation and as such now wants to ‘give back’ to the city it calls home.

In the last year, the Bodog Nation has not just donated but also undertaken a number of charitable campaigns with Department of Education, Philippine Red Cross and Haribon Foundation.  The largest part of the brand is Bodog Asia, which is also based and licensed in the Philippines – under the terms of that license Bodog Asia does not offer commercial services to Philippine customers – and so it wants to make sure it showcases the fast-rising city regionally, nationally and internationally.

Bodog is a global empire that has grown since 1994. Founded by Calvin Ayre with just $10,000 in start up money, Bodog has now expanded to offering a number of entertainment products, in addition to online gaming, such as record label, media production company and tv shows that are marketed worldwide.

Visit www.bodognation.com for more information.

I’m one of the few original pillars
That is left of this old house.
I have a lot of stories to tell,
Of children that were born, and now have grown.

I’ve been a part of this house for decades.
I’ve been a part of it since this house was first made.
When I first arrived in this house,
Everyone was still so young and full of life.

Through the years, we stand tall.
Through the years, we watched them grow.
Through the years, we protected each other
As we shielded people from sun and rain.

One after the other, everyone slowly fell.
One after the other, everyone got replaced.
I try my best to stand still.
I try my best to be strong and hold on.

There are times I wanted to just break down.
There are times when I think that I’m too old and too tired.
I start to feel the weight of the roof,
And the pain when my feet starts crumbling.

But when I think of this loving family
That I’ve been with all these years,
And of how hard it would be for them if I give up,
I simply close my eyes and forget all my pains.

I have sacrificed too much to keep this house together.
I could probably already fill an entire lifetime of pain.
But I wanted to be the only pillar left standing
When this entire house finally give in.

I got a Leibster Blog Award nomination. The Leibster Blog Award is a blog award that bloggers give to other bloggers they really like. It’s kind of a blogger chain letter thing. I don’t usually do these things because they require me to actually think, but since I’m bored, I’ll do it. XD

(Image stolen from here.)

One. Thank the person who nominated you and insert their site link.

Thank you Daps of The Daphs Chronicles for tagging me!

Two. Post 11 facts about yourself.

The first 11 random things that came into my mind!

1. I love Gackt above all else.
2. I love tea. No milk, no sugar.
3. I hate hot weather.
4. I collect stuff with skulls on them.
5. I’m a sucker for stories/novels with tragic endings.
6. I only play RPGs. I’m not a fan of fighting games.
7. I always get bored with MMORPGs after a few weeks.
8. I love seafood and pizza.
9. I take interest in anything medieval almost immediately.
10. I’m a frustrated motor biker.
11. My childhood dream was to become a mad scientist.

Three: Answer the 11 Questions your nominee asked you.

Here goes my answers for the questions I’m suppose to answer!

1. Name 3 non-blog sites you regularly visit:
   Aside from SNS sites, let’s see…
   1. Wikipedia. I’m boring that way.
   2. TokyoFashion.com. I love Japanese fashion!
   3. Batoto. I read manga a lot.
2. Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?
   My spoon and fork has to be a pair or I’ll either just use the spoon or the fork.
3. What is your mantra in life?
   Live simply, want less.
4. What makes you laugh?
   Stupid jokes, I guess?
5. Is there anything that you would like to change on your government right now?
   A lot actually.
6. If money is not a factor, what would you like to buy/acquire today?
   A house.
7. Why do bad things happen to good people?
   It’s just all in your mind. There’s no good and bad people when shit just happens. It just happens.
8. How will you describe a rainbow to a blind person?
   When you see it, you feel this strange happiness. It’s something like it gives you hope no matter how grim your situation is.
9. Are Virtual Friendships/Relationships for real?
   Depends on the people involve. I’ve got a lot of real life friends that I first met online. Sometimes, people are more honest online than they are in real life. But you can’t really rule out that there are also people who aren’t.
10. How important is technology?
    People need technology to make things easier for them. But it doesn’t mean they can’t do anything without them.
11. Lights on or lights off?
    Lights off.

Four: Tag 11 blogs, that you feel deserve to be nominated. These can be new blogs, less than 200 followers, which will be deserving of your attribution. I am recommending the following blogs because of their exemplary content writings, and for sure you will find good reads:

In random order, here goes!

1. Neo Destati
2. AisuCafé.Org
3. Lolikko
4. HuykTa.net
5. i am fleur
6. Jehsil
7. Technowish
8. Onwards! To The Stars!!!
9. Sleep Talking
10. Xian Desu~!
11. Strawberry-Gashes.net

Five: Create 11 questions for your nominees to answer.

1. What is your favorite food? (Yes! I have to ask!)
2. Do you do any type of sports?
3. What sort of music do you listen to?
4. Do you have a particular hobby that you’re really into right now? What is it?
5. Coffee or tea?
6. Which country would you like to go right now, if given the chance?
7. Is your glass half empty or half full?
8. If you’re given 3 wishes, except for wishing for more wishes, what would they be?
9. If you’re given the chance to rewrite your life, would you want to change anything from your past?
10. If you only have 1 month left to live, what would you do?
11. And lastly, how are you feeling today? Are you okay?

Well, that’s it! I hope some of you would do this. I wont mind if you don’t, though.

“Look under the stars and you shall see
A world was created for you and me.”
You whispered this to me so softly
As the cool breeze passed us by gently.
And hand in hand, we walked together
Along the shores that ends forever.

At the beach, we decided to wait
For the tomorrow, and a clean slate.
Hoping the sea to wash all our sins.
Believing from east, the sun begins.
We closed our eyes and felt the warm sun
While promising to no longer run.

I opened my eyes to take a peek
At your bright face that I always seek.
But what I had left from my sight
Was your memory that vanished through the night.
And as I welcome this sunrise alone,
I wished for you to finally find a home.

I just read the news about how Charice’s grandma feels ashamed for how she looks right now. And I feel really sad for Charice.

My grandmother was also the one who brought me up, but never even once I heard her say that she’s sad or shameful for what I ended up looking or of my preference despite however weird my preference are to other people.

When I started wearing tattered clothes and jeans to achieve a goth punk look when I was in high school, she never told me that I should wear proper clothes like “normal” people do. Instead, when I showed her the clothes I bought online, she told me that they’re “beautiful” and that they’re “unique” and “cool.”

The problem is with most people is that they try so hard to fit into society or what society dictates to as “normal.” If you don’t fit to what “normal” is, you will immediately be a subject of ridicule by people. What is “normal,” anyway? Who sets these rules? Isn’t it also us, the society, who restricts ourselves and those around us? This “normality” just gives people who fit into their self-proclaimed standards the excuse to treat people who are unlike them badly, and most often than not, cruelly. But in the end, “normal” is still subjective. What might be normal to you and me, may not be normal to others.

Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.
—Morticia Addams

I think everything just falls more on acceptance and tolerance of other people, what they believe, who they are, and what they wanted to be. There’s nothing wrong with not fitting in with the crowd or their opinion. It doesn’t make us less human. In fact, it makes us even more human than most because we understand what “normal” people do not, and we feel for what “normal” people refuse to understand.

You’ve probably heard of the infamous Harajuku Fahion Walk — a parade through the streets by all kinds of people who’re into Japanese street fashion that’s really popular especially along Harajuku, Japan. Harajuku Fashion Walk comes in all types and sorts of street fashion from the cute lolita, the colorful decora, down to the cool goth, punk and visual kei fashions. And now, we finally have our very own Harajuku Fahion Walk Manila!

The Harajuku Fashion Walk Manila this year will be on April 20, 2013, within the Visual Music Carnival that”l be held at the Coral Way Parking, SM Mall of Asia. The walk will start at 4:00 PM but interested participants are advised to arrive at least an hour early for a few chatters before the event.

Tickets to Visual Music Carnival are at PHP 200.00 per head, and the carnival opens at 12:00 NN.

If you’re going to join the fashion walk, might as well arrive early and go around and see the carnival first since you’ll be needing the ticket to enter, anway. I’ll be fun! :D

Been a while since my last post regarding the Elysian Dark Fest. Somehow, the fourth one skipped my mind. I do have the post on draft somewhere but I failed to post it in time, and a week had already passed when I remembered it.

The time pass by so fast since the first Elyian Dark Fest that I attended. Everything is still fresh in my memories. Seeing goth people fill a club always feels comfortable like you belong there. Now, it’s already the fifth installment of Elysian Dark Fest, as well as its first anniversary!

Elysian Dark Fest [Quinque] will be held on 19th of April, 2013 at Club Z at Barbaric Bar (formerly Red Capz).

Club Z is located at: 8122 Sucat Road. San Dionisio, Parañaque City. (in-front of Total Gas Station – Near Olivarez College). There’s also a guide map provided at the EDF website.

Line up includes:
PORTE
SERENUS
INFERNAL EDEN
DEEPSLEEP
SEREFAMUS
DUST
MALICE AFORETHOUGHT
BASILISK

Entrance is PHP 180.00 per head.

Related Links:
EDF 5 Facebook event page
EDF Facebook page
Crystella Records
Mingi Label Group Ltd.

Copy/pasted stuff from the event page:

With special guest, meet and greet with Crysella Records bands, goth/metal merchandise booths, giveaways, be ready for another breath-taking surprises and a whole lot more during our 1st year anniversary in the Philippines.

Media-Supporters:
Morbid Tattoo, Jojo A. (All The Way / TV5), Oi Attack!, GigsManila.com, Evolution Rock, Manila Bloggers Network, Rakista.com, Onlypinoy.com, Inggos Grill, Rakista Radio, Mingi Ltd., Bandstand, Club Z Barbaric, Sexy Filipina With Tattoos, Indo Metal Goth.

Posters, Flyers & Tickets Offset Printing:
Flyerfish GmbH, Max-Born-Straße 2, 72622 Nürtingen, Germany

Again, to friends, if you plan on going, let me know!

Annnnd… I finally hit the 28th mark, today. Nothing much going on except that I gained another year to my age. I still have my life frozen at age 21 although in reality, I’m actually getting old.

I started the day with Google that greeted me with a birthday banner this morning. I never knew Google does this, until today.

And as usual, my batch of birthday fan signs from friends. As most of you know, I’m a notorious fan signs collector and friends sends me birthday signs each year.

Since I always count the start of my “real” year on my birthday, this year, hopefully, I’ll have more patience and an even more open mind. I’ll try to maintain good vibes as much as I can. And I wish for a good health!

That’s as far as I can go, don’t ask too much from me like wanting to actually see a 3D real-life boyfriend or something. It’s kinda on the borderline of impossible as of yet. I’d rather stick to 2D and electronic boyfriends. They’re the best, less hassle, and they don’t complain or go emo on you too much! XD

I’ve been renewing my love for otome games lately, and started playing Shall we date?:Ninja Love just a few days ago.

The Shall we date? is a series of otoge, made by NTT Solmare for android and iphone and is powered by GREE. So you would need to register for GREE before you’ll be able to play the game.

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