YOUNG BLOOD

LTime Studio x Hang Ten

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:33:00 +0800

Last Wednesday, I had a long day. Well, I don’t know, my day started at 10:00 AM. I went to Divisoria and bought some stuff I couldn’t see in the mall and then went back to Joco’s condo and changed for the LTime Studio event.

The event happened at Greenbelt 3, Capriciossa. I went there a bit early and I talked to David and he asked for help reviewing the things he’ll talk during the event. By the way, this event featured David Guison. He talked about how to match outfits, personal style to the watch that you’ll be wearing.

I’ve always admired David Guison’s style. It was my first time to attend to one of his talks, and I was able to take a few cues on what to wear, how to wear things, and all the other stuff that he’s talked.

LTime Studio offered some watches that were called ODM. I think. And good thing they got someone like David Guison to be an ambassador of their brand. Knowing that the bloggers are now the freshest advertisers of brands, I think it was a big leap taken by the LTime Studio to move from traditional advertising to the newest way of advertising… Through bloggers.

Here are some photos I took.

Cute Lego watches.

What I wore to the event.

Pickled and Peppered Pants, DIY Studded Denim cover up, Boots from Korea.

Structured heart necklace that I designed for CraveMore. They will be available soon!

DIY Denim Cover up detail.

I think I ate a lot of these.

Cool people! Tiyang Tisay, or ate Rovie (rightmost) won the best dressed of the day!

VJ Joyce Pring hosted the event.

Some of the watches they showed us. I liked the Illumi watch that illuminates.

David Guison talking about his style.

The model during the hands on styling David Guison had.

The styling challenge where Paul The PR Guy and Paxieness won, they got ODM watches! I envy them.

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After the event, I went to SM Megamall with Kelly and Arnie and Ate Jackie to pull out some items at HangTen.

I am not a fan of Hangten, but I was amazed by their clothes! It was, honestly, my first time to go inside an actual store of HangTen. I was surprised that they had some items that are beautifully plain. Although they have their lovely basics, they also had some shirts that are in right now.

I love their buttondowns!

This aztec inspired shirt is cute! I might own one one of these days.

The bracelets.

I got one coin purse from their wallet collections.

I got this bag too!

Thank you Tin and Miki for letting us pull out some stuff.

I love all these people. It was nice meeting all of you!

Thank you Hang Ten!

Follow Hangten on Twitter!

After I went to Jam 88.3 FM… I will blog about it in a different post.

Thank you Hang Ten and LTime Studio! I’d love to stay here in Manila forever and experience all the events you’re having! :)

TheAidxParedes

Daily Grind Sessions at Distillery

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:20:29 +0800

I haven’t heard DJ Mon play before, that’s why I got a bit excited to know that the Daily Grind was having a session last Tuesday night. After the shoot I did with Ecks, I went back to Joco’s condo to change and edited a bit and then off I went to my first Daily Grind Session!

Got hungry because I did not eat anything before going, so I dropped by at Big Better Burgers in Jupiter St., and ordered their best selling Bistro Rice.

Walked a bit and reached Distillery.

I met a lot of people that night, and it was cool to know and shake hands with The Diegos.

They were trying out the new beer that the Distillery had, Satan Beer. It was driving me down the highway to hell, in fairness.

The Diegos, The Mighty Miscellaneous, and Indenial played that night. But I only got to hear The Mighty Miscellaneous and The Diegos. They were both amazing!

Played with my camera inside the little CR. Haha.

DJ Mon starting his set.

I loved the indie songs he played, and I don’t know… I wanted to dance.

Mon’s wife, Kate, was my buddy that night!

1/2 of the Proud Race.

Jowee!

I don’t know what the person gave me but the drinks were awesome.

The Mighty Miscellaneous.

Mon + Kate :>

The Diegos.

I had fun that night, and thank you to everyone I talked to. The only name I could remember was Nicole. Haha.

Thank you!

TheAidxParedes

Stay Golden

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:30:21 +0800

I don’t know when I started looking at Ecks’ photos. I saw her, that I’m sure of, in one of Pat Nabong’s photo sets. I saw this girl with tan skin, beautiful eyes, long hair, and the loveliest sense of fashion. I used to call her, whenever I see her photos or posts in my Tumblr dashboard, my golden girl. I don’t know why I called her that, but I think I’ve figured out why.

I met Ecks Abitona last Tuesday afternoon, after I scored some expired films at The Collective. I was, although hiding it, excited to actually see her. I was sitting right next to the sitting statue of McDonald’s, and she texted me she could not find me. So I told her where I was and after a few minutes, I saw her smiling behind the glass door, covering all the busy people inside. Maybe, my heart leaped.

She walked me into this cafe, where I am now, and we talked about things. Things that I like, things that she like, and all the other things that people liked. Haha. I don’t know, it was a lovely afternoon spent with a lovely girl.

I could not help but take pictures of her, and here are some of them.

I also took videos, and I’ll post it as soon as it’s done uploading.

Ecks, thank you for spending the afternoon with me. I hope to see you soon.

Stay golden, Ecks.

TheAidxParedes

A Day Spent at The TeamManila Office

Thu, 31 May 2012 19:15:01 +0800

One of the coolest things that happened to me in this little vacation of mine here in Manila - I GOT TO VISIT THE OFFICE OF TEAM MANILA. Well, I am not really familiar of the streets and whatnots here in this big city, but I managed to get myself into their office. I did not get lost, thank God. But I almost did because the taxi driver dropped me off far from the office. Good thing there was this tricycle driver that got me near the street where the office was for free.

I walked for about 20 mins, sweating and swearing, til I reached the place. I was accompanied by Julia to Mon’s office and I hung out there. I waited til the meeting was over, and I roved around like a lost kitten.

I got to see all the corners of the coolest place, by far, I’ve been to! All the graphic designs, books, people, guitars, and everything!

A cool wall near Mon’s table.

The books Mon had, I was dying to ask if I could read while waiting, but I didn’t. Got too shy. Haha.

A peak at Joey’s table.

The cool people working! Imagine being surrounded by the most artistic beings God made, wouldn’t you be inspired to work everyday?

1/2 of Proudrace.

Their cool Instax collage, all the photos were taken by Camille.

THE BOOKS.

Camille said, this was a big collaboration with an international brand.

See how Joey’s table is so cool and awesome? I want to sit their all day…

Guitars, drums, and a disco ball. How cool is that? I bet they have mini office parties here. Especially when Pedicab comes over…

I don’t know what this is but it’s cool.

Office people.

UNITED WE STAND, WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE. This was near the kitchen.

And I was the only customer for their warehouse sale, because they had to close for a day. Good thing they allowed me to shop for pasalubongs here. Yay!

Camille’s cool DMs.

The shirts they sell, all the pretty things…

Mon taking a picture of me taking a picture of him.

Camille and I had a chat about the blogging society in Davao, and I referred a lot of people.

This is what I wore during my visit. By the way, this photo was taken at the rooftop where most of TeamManila’s shoots happen.

Me with Camille.

Had to leave in the afternoon because I went to meet Ecks and I bought some expired films at The Collective.

Thank you Mon, Joey, Camille, and everyone else who had been nice to me in your office. And all the people I got to talk to that day, and I still can’t get over how cool all of you are. I want to intern there someday, and I hope I could contribute to your works of art someday.

And guys, if you want to shop in their Warehouse Sale, go to 3rd floor, 20, Bel Air, Jupiter Street, Makati (Edsa Side). Near SOFA and infront of Buendia Car Exchange.

Follow TeamManila on Twitter.

Like TeamManila on Facebook.

TheAidxParedes

Wait Filmed by Aidx Paredes With Ecks Abitona Song used:...

Thu, 31 May 2012 18:00:00 +0800

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Leather x Denim x Studs (by Aidx Paredes)

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:38:44 +0800

Leather x Denim x Studs (by Aidx Paredes)

Philippine Fashion Week, Last Day

Mon, 28 May 2012 19:27:47 +0800

Warning: Photo Overload

I went to the last day of Philippine Fashion week. I went to the show where my friend Joco Comendador sponsored shoes for Enrico Carado/Design Fusions. At first, I felt awkward wearing 4 inches tall Shark Medges from Joco Comendador, I felt like I was floating. But then it was a good thing because the shoes weren’t heavy at all.

I saw the people lining up for the show, and I thought that these people really love fashion so much that they’d line up for long minutes in a fashionable state just to see the up coming, or say, the beautiful sets of the participating designers.

Here are some photos…

People lining up for the 2:30 show.

Joco Comendador and his friends.

My first ever Philippine Fashion week experience.

Enrico Carado x Joco Comendador Shoes

Happy Andrada’s Apparition Collection. These are amazing and beautiful.

Other designer’s works.

Went back to the Superb by Super Bazaar Sale to meet up with CraveMore and Vern x Verniece x Cheyser.

Went to the Bench Show.

First up is Michael Cinco x Bench.

Second is Rajo Laurel x Bench. ”Rajo Uno! Rajo Dos!”

What I wore to a long day of fashion, arts and music at the SMX Convention Center.

Blazer, Bag, and Pants from Pickled and Peppered, Denim Top with studs by me, Young Blood Necklace from CraveMore, And Shark Medges from Joco Comendador :)

You can order the Shark Medges from Joco, it’s personally made by his own hands. I promise, it’s not heavy even though it looks heavy. And they are comfortable! Message him here.

Second day here in Manila and I was so tired. Haha. But really, I am thankful for the friends who’ve accompanied me along the day. I wouldn’t make it alive, if I wasn’t with you. Thank you Lawrence Cua of Bench for the ticket, and Joco, of course, for making me wear your precious medges.

And to the fashion world, I adore your efforts to make the world so beautiful by giving the people so much to wear. I just hope everyone gets appreciated and not scrutinized.

TheAidxParedes

May May Maynila

Sun, 27 May 2012 19:29:53 +0800

On my last post, I gave you how my boring summer spent on classes and never ending numbers because of Statistics. Now, here are the pictures I took here in Manila.

I’m here again.

At Anabel’s for the Year 2 Synthesis of Mulat Pinoy.

It’s kind of good that I am also involved in projects like these.

Augustine Paredes.

The press, the social networth kids, and everyone else.

Manila sunset… At Tomas Morato.

Waiting for over priced cabs.

Travelling boots… Artista moment.

Went to Super Sale Bazaar at SMX, and went to CraveMore! They’re selling my designs along with David Guison’s.

Christine Liwag, the girl behind the candy colored braided stuff… CraveMore.

JP Singson’s booth, and I finally met him!

Karl Leuterio. I kind of miss his green hair.

Paul Highness!

My own Call Me Maybe girls. Hahahaha.

Kyle and vodka at Izumi.

Steph!

Still on the first day and this is what welcomed me. Thanks Kyle!

Went back to the hotel at around 1, because the people at 7th High knew that I was 17. Oh, the bad things after the good. Hahaha.

Anyway, hit me up if you see me getting lost somewhere.

TheAidxParedes

I just can’t.

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:18:00 +0800

I just can’t.

Summer, So Far...

Fri, 25 May 2012 19:31:07 +0800

This is my visual diary for my summer 2012. These photos were taken at random dates during April until May 2012.

Little girl being an angle for a mass back home.

Filming Homebound.

My 7:40 mornings and 4:00 afternoons.

The first time I killed my hair with blue.

Shooting an editorial with Shievar and The HAZE.

Eating breakfast and discussing Math problems with Ninin.

Windy days.

Meeting and shooting with new people… And making friends with them.

Team Manila opening.

Late nights and early mornings.

I colored my hair again, green this time.

Bowties from Kyrie.

Books from Albert.

Boots from Pickled and Peppered.

This girl.

This night, we all felt Coachella.

Music at dawn.

Late night reminders.

I, along with Cheyser and Farrah, talked about blogging at a university.

Pug at the One Fab Pooch Hotel opening.

Necklaces from Vanilla Zoo Handmade.

Soiree at Tea Amo.

Mango Passion fruit with pudding.

Chocolate cupcakes with mint icing.

Faking sunlights.

Aircon.

I colored my hair one more time before going away this summer. I’ll be going away and I’ll take more pictures with people I’ll have to meet. I will see you again, Manila… I’ll continue my summer there.

I’ll be flying to Manila in the morning, 8AM. See you, all won’t I? Message me!

How did you spend your summer? Was it fun? :) Let me know and tell me here.

TheAidxParedes

Pickled and Peppered, as you know, my number one sponsor in this...

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:16:00 +0800

Pickled and Peppered, as you know, my number one sponsor in this blog… Is celebrating it’s birthday! So, I along with Pickled and Peppered chose to have a Young Blood x Pickled and Peppered Giveaway!

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4. Like Aidx Paredes on Facebook.

The deadline of this giveaway will be on June 1, 2012.

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Dress Code

Tue, 22 May 2012 19:30:51 +0800

Admit it or not, we all hate dress codes. Well, as for me, I hate the fact that I can’t wear shorts inside our school, and I can’t wear my sleeveless shirts on a hot school day. We are all haters of the guards who do not let us enter the gates of our universities because we might be wearing clothes that are too revealing, short, or inappropriate.

At these ranting times, I might as well hate the fact that the universities do not understand the fashion statements of the students. Too judgmental, perhaps? But I wish all schools were like UP, that they let the students wear whatever and they wouldn’t care because school is about education.

But really, we are supposed to be studying in school, and we should probably focus on the school stuff… And be fashionable, by abiding by the rules. We should respect what the university wants, and at the same time… Be our own selves.

Here are some shots that I took with Pickled and Peppered’s newest set of clothes for the girls! I personally got this and styled it for a come back shoot with my lovely muse, LA Subido. Take note, these photos were taken inside Ateneo de Davao University… Good thing the guards did not catch us.

School girls with strict dress codes, might as well prepare a cardigan and pure black leggings for you might need it to cover the unwanted parts be seen by the guards of your university! And, school girls without dress codes… Time to give the “I-don’t-give-a-fcuk-I’m-wearing-this-to-school” look!

Rugged Baby Doll

Blair Waldorf Wannabe

Miss Chuck Bass

Model Day Off

Party Extender

Dainty Daisy

Rihanna

School’s back for others, while others have a couple of weeks left to enjoy the fun under the sun. I know you’re all itching to walk the hallways in your loveliest first day of school outfit, might as well take ideas from the sets I’ve come up with?

Also, it’s the perfect week to shop at Pickled and Peppered now since they’re on sale! If you’re in Davao, go ahead and shop at 2/F Fashion Walk, Pickled and Peppered, Gaisano Mall of Davao!

Let’s all greet Pickled and Peppered a happy birthday! Post in their Facebook wall here. Or visit their blog at, www.pickledandpeppered.blogspot.com!

TheAidxParedes

Davao Fashion Pieces

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:02:43 +0800

Some people may think of Davao as a place where fashion is unknown. But no, fashion is like a disease here in Davao and everyone’s infected. Fashion has reached epidemic proportions here in Davao, and seeing everyone in their fashionable mixing and matching techniques brightens up the future of a much bigger fashion scene here.

Here are some shots I took while attending events, meetings, and classes.

I used to say “pavements of fashion,” and almost a year has gone and I’ve stayed here in Davao for a couple of years, and maybe it’s time to say “an upcoming city of fashion.”

TheAidxParedes

When the sunshine gives you a beautiful light through your...

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:06:17 +0800

When the sunshine gives you a beautiful light through your window, grab your camera and take pictures… Or videos.

That’s what I did this afternoon, I took videos of some things in my room and my newly colored hair… The pale pink part… and my eyes. I don’t know if this is too much self centeredness, I’ve got no one to shoot here in my place so might as well take photos of myself. Haha.

By the way, I used one song from Ellie’s Wicked Wednesday Mixtape, Sleep and Slumber (download here). The beautiful song playing in the background is We Move Lightly by Dustin O’Halloran. :)

How did your sunday afternoon go? :)

I feel weightless and at the same time heavy when I think of...

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:16:52 +0800

I feel weightless and at the same time heavy when I think of you. Your existence lifts me up to the heavens and at the same time brings me down to the earth’s core. You drag me down and lift me up.

You are gravity.

Me, my photography and blog have been featured in ADHD...

Sat, 19 May 2012 20:06:22 +0800

Me, my photography and blog have been featured in ADHD Magazine’s blog.

I have answered a few questions about fashion, photography, and blogging. Well, as much as possible, I gave them the answers that would also inspire their readers. I’ve shared a few tips that I learned over the years of blogging and photography.

It’s an honor that I have been their second feature.

Visit their blog and know how awesome they are, here.

Read the whole blogpost for my feature, here.

Young Bloods, take this as an inspiration that when you strive to get better in the field that you want to be in, people will notice you and your works.

TheAidxParedes

Manic Mandy

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:31:00 +0800

If you ask me who’s my inspiration in changing my hair color from normal to woah, I’d definitely say Mandy or Jad. I’ve loved Mandy’s guts since I saw her and her pink hair while walking around the university. I’ve loved how she dared to step out from the norms of the normal brown haired beautiful girl Ateneo de Davao has.

Mandy is undeniably beautiful.

I don’t know why Manic Mandy is the title of this post. But here’s a thing, I see Mandy as a wild girl going out for what she wants, enjoying her freedom. What do you think of her?

TheAidxParedes

Hi guys! I need your vote to become SM Youth’s Top Summer...

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:10:00 +0800

Hi guys! I need your vote to become SM Youth’s Top Summer Swagger! Please vote for me 3 times a day! I hope you help me win! Just go to this site and click vote!

Guys please vote for Aidx Paredes to become SM YOUTH SUMMER SWAGGER!

HERE’S HOW TO VOTE! VOTE 3X a day only!

Step 1 – Like the SM-Youth.com page

Step 2 – Click on the SM Youth Summer Swagger application.

Step 3 – Click on a Gallery

Step 4 – Click Aidx’s entry and click vote 3 times (3times per day)
http://apps.facebook.com/smyouthswagger/details.php?id=1161805766

A confirmation message will appear to confirm your vote.

The Real Ones

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:48:04 +0800

One of the things that I would really love to do is to shoot using film, with my Fisheye camera I got last year, and get it printed the next day. But it’s too expensive to do it often. If I had more money, I’d love to shoot all my fashion shoots in film. In that way, things get realer.

In this generation, how do you know if a photo is real or photoshopped? It’s really hard to recognize the difference. Even in our lives, we can feel the similarity of film and digital photography. We can’t distinguish the facade that people let us see because they fake it with fancy lies and beautiful faces.

I often wonder if ever I would be where I am now if Photoshop and Digital Cameras were not invented. I’d probably pursue my dream as a painter or just be a very normal teenager. I wonder.

The film, processed already, that I got from a store in B-Side Collective in Makati.

My first film camera that I bought when my first DSLR got hospitalized. I used this camera to shoot the photos below. These are just some of the photos I got printed.

The paper cranes Michiko gave me last semester.

My second tattoo.

The second to the last photo from the print, which I took hours before I sent them to the photo house.

The last shot, taken at one of the streets in Davao while riding the jeepney.

One afternoon, I was fascinated by the light through the window.

Cheyser, during one of our shoots on the first week of summer.

Beautiful Cheyser.

Would you like to shoot in film too? If ever you will, I assure you will feel two things - excitement and happiness. Excited because you don’t know what picture the film will produce, and you will be happy too because, maybe, you will like the pictures.

TheAidxParedes

adhdmag: ADHD features blogger Aidx Paredes, his photography,...

Sun, 13 May 2012 19:31:47 +0800

adhdmag:

ADHD features blogger Aidx Paredes, his photography, blogging tips, words he live by and a lot more. This Saturday.