musings

tweeting

ive been tweeting more now than ive been fezbooking or blogging. i am certain facebook has eaten up a hefty amount of time i could have used for real life like cleaning the house, taking care of pogi or doing more creative stuff, like watching more glee (and singing along, there you go). i took the conscious route to cut down my fezbook time and instead resorted to tweeting.

short, sweet, and concise, tweets are perfect for adiks on the run and hardcore people with ADHD. theyre easier to read and follow, plus they push people to be witty and measured with their shoutouts. so i monitor my threads there more than fb.

i only check facebook now when people tag me. besides, ive put most everbody on hide or have unfriended some to declutter my feed haha and on twitter, i get to stalk some personalities like steve martin, cheyenne jackson, josh groban, jim carrey, ramon bautista and yes, charice. hahaha

if you feel like it, follow me on twitter.com/benpadero 🙂 cheerio!

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step 3 to peaceful inner self

Step 3 to peaceful inner self: stop spending for stuff you dont really need. we have to attain independence from material excesses.

just because something is on sale doesnt mean you have to buy it. even if it’s 50% off. jessica zafra doesnt consider something a sale unless it’s 80% off. but dont get me wrong. im guilty of breaking step 3 every so often. and with heinous purchases at that. once i was at landmark shopping for props. came across that gorgeous optimus prime figurine and couldnt let go. goodbye 3K hello transformers.

i installed this app on my iphone that helps me keep track of every cash out i do in a month. bills, monthly payments, taxi fare, groceries, eating out and all, including charges on my credit card or debits on my atm. im surprised to learn how much i spend in a month, it’s crazy! so from last month, im trying to bring down the total of my expenses and see where this goes. just today i paid my bills and my month’s budget is consumed by almost 50% already. and it’s just the 2nd week of sept. i say good luck!

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watched THE EXPENDABLES with carlo’s dad. adik nga salida. i enjoyed it yes pero OA ang botox ni stallone. i liked willis and schwarzenegger’s cameos (i can spell haha). thank God jason statham was in the film. i hope there wont be a pinoy counterpart because im pretty certain somewhere it’s been planned. starring revilla sr, revilla jr., estrada sr., estrada jr., lapid, jaworski and isko moreno. wait, that’s the government.

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art & design

clocks

repost from spoon tamago
Carved by Naoki Terada by Johnny

CARVED top2 Carved by Naoki Terada

Naoki Terada of Terada Design has created Carved, a new clock with the numbers carved out. Although the product doesn’t appear to be stocked yet, Lemnos, who specializes in Japanese designer clocks, will be the sole distributor. If this doesn’t float your boat, Lemnos is stock full of designer clocks from the typographically-inspired to the, I-don’t-really-need-to-know-the-time-I-just-want-something-cool-on-my-wall clock.

Inspired by ancient sun dials, Kazuo Kawasaki created Hola. It even has an iPhone app.
lemnos Hola by Kazuo Kawasaki Carved by Naoki Terada

Makoto Komatsu took his signature wrinkled porcelain and applied it to the Wrinkle wall clock.
lemnos wrinkle by makoto komatsu Carved by Naoki Terada

Luminary designer Riki Watanabe and his simple yet gorgeous Riki Clock.
lemnos Riki Clock by Riki Watanabe Carved by Naoki Terada

Kanako Kajihara takes her experience as a textile designer for Issey Miyake to create the soft and delicate Syn.
lemnos syn by Kanako Kajihara 442x420 Carved by Naoki Terada

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art & design, laundry therapy

ron mueck


the boy

once in a while you come across an artist that overwhelms you with the ordinary and inspires you with the familiar.  ron mueck is an australian hyper-realist sculpture whose incredible works feature babies, old ladies and the ordinary street folk but in gigantic proportions. he’s crazy awesome! only way to appreciate his works is to look at it.  here are a few from damncoolpics.blogspot.com:


in bed


pregnant woman


two women

more after the jump…
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art & design

repost: beautiful plumbing lamps

i love these! genius who ever made these lamps. this is a repost  🙂

Posted by hipstomp | 27 Jul 2010 
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You gotta love plumbing fixtures, they’re like Lego for adults with industrial aesthetic preferences, as these DIY lamps show:

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Sadly, these beautiful things were posted at Beautiful Life with absolutely no indication of provenance. If you’re the mystery designer, please drop us a line so we can give you some props (and/or do an interview)!

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