I told Inday before I accepted the project that she give me a free hand to express my creative prawless and to edit the materials I took in my style. She said yes. Professionally, that's what I like from a producer. Freedom of artistic creativity is what every artist loves most. In fact, every artist, videographer and editor has their own style which makes them sought after. Many do in fact, commissioned me to re-edit other works to suit with my interpretation of the materials, which they like. This one is for Inday. I saw in her my sister Maripil in US, who like her, went home when our mother died.
It was about 2:30 in the afternoon somewhere in Bulacan where Inday's mother have to be cremated. The lighting was good as it is in open space and except for a cloudy intervention from about 3:00 to 3:30 p.m., the over all lighting is fair. Here's the footages we took of Norma Manalo's cremation, produced by her daughter, Noranda Manalo-Basilio, in YOU TUBE!
I just received a comment from
Julia about my latest post when I am about to publish this one. Jazz Del Rosario just turned 18. I didn't know it, until her mother, who used to own HBM Drugstore (that drugstore along ALMAR/ZABARTE Road, besides 7/11), approached me to re-edit the pictures taken during her debut. Just like the video taken during a friend's wedding, Jun, which I re-edited to suit to my taste, Jazz' debut was also held at Annabel's. Jun is now in London, we became friends thereafter till' to this day and communicate each other thru the net, although we're both busy nowadays. Well, here's some of the pictures of Jazz' debut, in YOU TUBE!
“History might yet call for us again to make further sacrifices to offer our lives on the altar of our civic ideas, . . . the greed and apathy and corruption we brought down are again making themselves felt.
x x x” “We now know that we must struggle. We must endure. We must sacrifice” . . . this was
President Ramos' statement during the 22nd Anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.
My attention was caught by
Seymour's latest post informing us that they joined the protest rally held last Friday February 15, 2008 along EDSA-Ayala to express their sentiment to pressure the government to ferret out the truth concerning the NBN-ZTE Broadband Project.
Aside from the Senate inquiry, one of the most revealing information on the "alleged" anomaly concerning the project can be viewed at
Ellen Tordesillas' post entitled: "
The Madriaga files on NBN-ZTE", which was allegedly written by a Computer Engineer who has a direct hand on the project. Originally, the project has a noble objective: it aims to make government offices into a huge network of interconnected
computers so government transactions, services and communications will be greatly improved because of faster coordination rather than relying on old-skool
technologies. Until, the "alleged" greed sets in . . . as eloborated in the post of
Pinoy Tux. Not known to many, both China and the US were allegedly interested in the project. When the project pushed through despite objections by the different interest group - the problem sets in: the original copy of the contract/agreement between the Philippine Government and China was allegedly stolen
after it was signed! Imagine a document of utmost importance to both countries supposedly secured in the custody of high ranking offiicals - stolen
barely a day after it was signed? Why?
In today's world of modern technology, internet plays a vital role to influence public opinion. The worldwide web was first used by the western world for military purpose, until it was fully developed for commercial use. It is the most effective, fastest and realiable source of information. It's main feature - it is
"free from all forms of prior-restraint". Unlike the mainstream media, where a story can be killed by the editor, its editorial board, by government regulations or by the publishing house or network owner him/herself, the worldwide web provides a democratic space where people can instantly express their views freely.
Today, Pilipinos are the most creative, expressive and influential web page designers, bloggers, writers, columnists and artists in the cyber world influencing millions of people worldwide on issues affecting environment, economy, culture and politics, among others. We are freedom loving people and our forefathers fought for it dearly. To
quote : "We the veterans, are already old, but before we die, there is only one wish that I am asking from God. Even though we have no money to leave behind because we are poor, we do wish that before we go to our final resting ground, we can see that you who are left behind can enjoy the fruits of the freedom we have been hoping for."
Seymour kept the flame of freedom alive, a candle to pass on in this time of darkness in quest of the
truth.
I told Inday before I accepted the project that she give me a free hand to express my creative prawless and to edit the materials I took in my style. She said yes. Professionally, that's what I like from a producer. Freedom of artistic creativity is what every artist loves most. In fact, every artist, videographer and editor has their own style which makes them sought after. Many do in fact, commissioned me to re-edit other works to suit with my interpretation of the materials, which they like. This one is for Inday. I saw in her my sister Maripil in US, who like her, went home when our mother died.
