Saturday, February 26, 2011
♥ TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE
Years before meeting Wendy and the Lost Boys, Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman) meets nine-year-old Lizzy Griffiths (Lauren Mote), a little girl with a steadfast belief in the power of pixie dust and the magical land of fairies. During the fairies' summer visit to the flowering meadows of England, Tinker Bell ends up getting trapped in a small fairy house Lizzy had built so she could catch a fairy. Tinker Bell is brought to Lizzy's house, where the two form a special bond with each other. However, when Lizzy's scientifically-minded father discovers Tinker Bell's presence in his household, he attempts to deliver her to the museum for study. When Tinker Bell's rival Vidia (Pamela Adlon) is taken in her place, Tinker Bell and her fellow fairies (Raven-Symoné, Lucy Liu, Kristin Chenoweth and Angela Bartys) launch a daring rescue to save her. Tinker Bell takes a huge risk, putting her own safety and the future of all fairykind in jeopardy.
THE POTATO MADNESS
This post has actually doesn't have any images of videos content, just a pure voice recorded at ANN's (one of my college buddies) house. Nothing to be seen, i just posted it for link purposes. GAME!
Syempre para sa inyo, napakawalang kwenta ng post na ito, but for me not that much walang kwenta. Of course GROUP EFFORT to! Group Effort na SOBRANG NAPAKASAYA.
Kahit na walng kain, at napaka agang nakatunganga sa harap ng school at sobrang taas ng sikat ng araw GO PA RIN!
Ako si CUCUMBER!, Wala ko jan sa recording kasi ayaw nila akong isali :( Ako na lang raw mag edit. Okay Fine! Hahaha. Syempre kahit na wala ko sa RECORDINGS na yan, andyan pa rin ako. I mean pag narinig nyo yung UNEDITED VERDION nyan, maririnig nyo lang naman ang aking WALANG HUMPAY NA PAGTAWA :>.
NAPAKASAYANG ARAW! KAHIT NAKAKAPAGOD*
(LATE POST) Yesterday pa to e :D
NAPAKASAYANG ARAW! KAHIT NAKAKAPAGOD*
(LATE POST) Yesterday pa to e :D
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
♥ THE BLYTHE DOLL COLLECTOR
There is this girl who loves collecting dolls, Blythe dolls to be specific. Her name is Claire. She collects dolls which her mother buys for her whenever her mom is out of the country for business. Claire is very lovely, sweet and kind. She treats her dolls as if they are her own sister. Sab is Claire’s most favorite doll. She named it after her younger sister Sabrina who died when she was only 2 years old. She dressed it the way she dressed herself.
One day, when Claire and her mom is out to shop for new dresses of her dolls as her Mom’s birthday girt for her, the saw a group of street children (girls) who asked for money. Claire asked her mom to stop the car and said, “Mon, I have an idea! Why don’t I share with them my dolls?”. “I thought you love your dolls so much? Don’t you like them now sweetie?” Her mom replied. “My dolls make me happy and as a birthday gift to myself, I want those girls to be happy too like I’m at my happiest moment when I’m with my dolls. I know my girls can make them happy too”. “I’m so proud of you sweetie, don’t worry that kindness of yours, I’ll give you a reward for that, more dolls? How about that? Anything! You’re the best mom in the whole world. “That sweetness of you makes me happy sweetie”. That very moment they went back to their house and got all the dolls. She talked to her dolls, “you’re getting a new sister and they will love and take care if you as much as I do”. She puts all of them inside the box (except Sab of course) and went back to plaza.
“Hi girls, it’s my birthday today and I want to give you gifts instead. These are my dolls; would you take care of them for me? They are so pretty, aren’t they?” Claire said. “Are you sure you’re going to lend these pretty stuffs to our dirty hands?” The girl named Ana said. “Yes of course, why not? These girls are amazing; they can make you as happy as I am”. Claire replied. “So, are you going to get these pretty dolls?” Claire added. “Of course yes! It’s every girl’s dream to have at least one doll. Thank you for making our dreams comes true. Happy Birthday! (Singing a birthday song). That is so sweet, thank you. Take care of these dolls. Goodbye for now. They went back to their car and went back home smiling. They slept together inside her mom’s room. “The best birthday ever, I love you Sab I love you Mom” Said Claire. I love you too girls, sweet dreams. (Lights Off).
Friday, February 18, 2011
♥ A BRIEF HISTORY OF BLYTHE AND HER REINCARNATION
In 1972, the Blythe doll was born. She died later that year.
Mainly because her oversize head and peepers were deemed too scary for children, Blythe's manufacturer Kenner summarily pulled this kooky, big-eyed doll from the shelves, preventing many young girls from meeting her – at least for the moment. One of those little girls was Gina Garan.
Gina moved from the suburbs north of New York City into Manhattan as a teenager, bringing her burgeoning doll collection with her. But among the thousands of 60s and 70s fashion dolls she had already amassed, not a single Blythe lived. Only after a friend described a doll on eBay bearing a resemblance to her did Gina first meet, fall in love with, and begin snapping up these originals, all for about $15 a pop. At one point, she counted over 200 original Blythes among her collection.
For another couple years, Blythe continued to live in relative obscurity, known only to hard-core collectors as a quaint curiosity. But Gina, living the peripatetic life of the young downtowner, moved into her nth apartment and among the detritus left by the former tenant found an old SLR camera. With no formal training as a photographer, she began taking pictures of her favorite doll. The result of this experiment was This Is Blythe (Chronicle Books, 2000), a coffee-table digest that reintroduced Blythe to the world. The book, named Firecracker Alternative Book of the Year for 2001, has sold over 100,000 copies and remains in print.
(Interesting note: When Gina approached the toy company Hasbro and asked for permission to use Blythe in her pictures, Hasbro demurred, not understanding that it had in fact acquired the Blythe brand when it bought Kenner in the 70s. Hasbro actually had to look through its stock to find it owned Blythe!)
Gina also introduced the doll to her then agent in Japan, Junko Wong. Their first project together was a stop-motion-animation Christmas commercial for the Japanese department store chain Parco. Gina’s husband, Asa Somers – an actor with Broadway and television credits – came up with the concept of Blythe and her friends living inside a snow globe. The commercial and the campaign were a success, and Blythe as a new, 21st Century brand was off and running.
CWC, with the toy company Takara, soon began manufacturing new versions of Blythe. The result has been a miraculous (and slightly surreal) global renaissance for the doll, especially in Asia. A new generation of collectors eagerly await the arrival of up to six new Blythe reproductions each year – and then promptly put the dolls up for sale on online auctions for double the price.
Every year there is an Annual Blythe Charity Fashion Show in Tokyo, where leading designers from around the world create tiny versions of their outfits for Blythe to wear as she is carried down the runway by white-glove-wearing models. As a virtual model, Blythe has found fans among the leading design houses, including John Galliano, Prada, Gucci, Vivienne Westwood, Issey Miyake, Versace, Sonia Rykiel, and many others. Gina documented some of these designs in monthly full-page installments in Vogue Nippon in 2002. Blythe has also appeared in major advertising campaigns for Sony Europe, Nordstrom’s department stores, and as seven-foot-tall life-size mannequins in the windows of Bloomingdales. Most recently, Blythe was the muse for Alexander McQueen’s campaign for U.S. retailer Target, and the television commercial, print ads, and ubiquitous billboards were all done under Ms. Garan's consultation.
Ms. Garan has also published numerous other books of her work, including the popular Blythe Style, Blythe on Beauty and more. Her photos have been displayed in solo shows in Tokyo, London, Melbourne, Seoul, Nottingham (U.K.), Los Angeles, New York, and Santa Fe, and in numerous group shows. Gina and her work have appeared in countless publications, including The New York Times, Women's Wear Daily, People, The Times (London), The Village Voice, The Miami Herald, and The Dallas Morning News. You may have seen Gina speaking lovingly about Blythe on VH1's I Love the 70s (1972).
Ms. Garan has also collaborated in the design and production of several new dolls, including ginagirls, sold mainly in Japan, and Bendel’s Girls, available at Christmastime exclusively at New York department store Henri Bendel.
Ms. Garan lives in New York's Gray Square neighborhood with her husband and their son Carpenter
Mainly because her oversize head and peepers were deemed too scary for children, Blythe's manufacturer Kenner summarily pulled this kooky, big-eyed doll from the shelves, preventing many young girls from meeting her – at least for the moment. One of those little girls was Gina Garan.
Gina moved from the suburbs north of New York City into Manhattan as a teenager, bringing her burgeoning doll collection with her. But among the thousands of 60s and 70s fashion dolls she had already amassed, not a single Blythe lived. Only after a friend described a doll on eBay bearing a resemblance to her did Gina first meet, fall in love with, and begin snapping up these originals, all for about $15 a pop. At one point, she counted over 200 original Blythes among her collection.
For another couple years, Blythe continued to live in relative obscurity, known only to hard-core collectors as a quaint curiosity. But Gina, living the peripatetic life of the young downtowner, moved into her nth apartment and among the detritus left by the former tenant found an old SLR camera. With no formal training as a photographer, she began taking pictures of her favorite doll. The result of this experiment was This Is Blythe (Chronicle Books, 2000), a coffee-table digest that reintroduced Blythe to the world. The book, named Firecracker Alternative Book of the Year for 2001, has sold over 100,000 copies and remains in print.
(Interesting note: When Gina approached the toy company Hasbro and asked for permission to use Blythe in her pictures, Hasbro demurred, not understanding that it had in fact acquired the Blythe brand when it bought Kenner in the 70s. Hasbro actually had to look through its stock to find it owned Blythe!)
Gina also introduced the doll to her then agent in Japan, Junko Wong. Their first project together was a stop-motion-animation Christmas commercial for the Japanese department store chain Parco. Gina’s husband, Asa Somers – an actor with Broadway and television credits – came up with the concept of Blythe and her friends living inside a snow globe. The commercial and the campaign were a success, and Blythe as a new, 21st Century brand was off and running.
CWC, with the toy company Takara, soon began manufacturing new versions of Blythe. The result has been a miraculous (and slightly surreal) global renaissance for the doll, especially in Asia. A new generation of collectors eagerly await the arrival of up to six new Blythe reproductions each year – and then promptly put the dolls up for sale on online auctions for double the price.
Every year there is an Annual Blythe Charity Fashion Show in Tokyo, where leading designers from around the world create tiny versions of their outfits for Blythe to wear as she is carried down the runway by white-glove-wearing models. As a virtual model, Blythe has found fans among the leading design houses, including John Galliano, Prada, Gucci, Vivienne Westwood, Issey Miyake, Versace, Sonia Rykiel, and many others. Gina documented some of these designs in monthly full-page installments in Vogue Nippon in 2002. Blythe has also appeared in major advertising campaigns for Sony Europe, Nordstrom’s department stores, and as seven-foot-tall life-size mannequins in the windows of Bloomingdales. Most recently, Blythe was the muse for Alexander McQueen’s campaign for U.S. retailer Target, and the television commercial, print ads, and ubiquitous billboards were all done under Ms. Garan's consultation.
Ms. Garan has also published numerous other books of her work, including the popular Blythe Style, Blythe on Beauty and more. Her photos have been displayed in solo shows in Tokyo, London, Melbourne, Seoul, Nottingham (U.K.), Los Angeles, New York, and Santa Fe, and in numerous group shows. Gina and her work have appeared in countless publications, including The New York Times, Women's Wear Daily, People, The Times (London), The Village Voice, The Miami Herald, and The Dallas Morning News. You may have seen Gina speaking lovingly about Blythe on VH1's I Love the 70s (1972).
Ms. Garan has also collaborated in the design and production of several new dolls, including ginagirls, sold mainly in Japan, and Bendel’s Girls, available at Christmastime exclusively at New York department store Henri Bendel.
Ms. Garan lives in New York's Gray Square neighborhood with her husband and their son Carpenter
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