so Graduation officially marked my end with school-ing (again) lol, because this (Interior Design) is actually my 2nd course after college :) which took me two and half years of *&^#^%$#^%$^%t! stress challenge! but its alright, nothing's easy. and i'm soo happy i'm finally done and over with it for now *cheers*
and sure, i do enjoy taking this course (sometimes), but i didn't expect that i would be receiving Honors too. it was really a good surprise :)
HARD WORK PAID OFF :)
Our booth bagged First Place, Alumni's Choice and Third Place, Faculty & Overall Best Booth Design.
It may be the gifts wrapped in fancy papers and ribbons or children’s carols. For some, it is the meal shared on Christmas Eve no matter how simple or festive it may be.
Here at Dusit Thani Manila, we believe that it is the spirit of giving. And we think that the best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each others’ arms.
And so, this year, Dusit Thani Manila gathers families from different walks of life and invites them to enthuse others by sharing values and traditions their families have been accustomed to. More so, provide an avenue where children of the next generation will be inspired to be a channel of blessings to mankind.
Through this project dubbed as Family Tree, join us as we endeavor to give this season a new and deeper meaning.
The hotel also invites all in-house and dining guests as well as Facebook fans to cast their votes for "liking" the best Christmas Tree, where cash prizes will be donated to the top three winning entries’ chosen charity. Voting is from November 15 to December 25, 2011.
Me and Aivan posing in front of the Yao's Christmas Tree. One of my favorites so far :) me and my makeup-artist friend, Elaine Ching posing in front of the Villar's Tree.
as much as i want to celebrate two of friend's wedding, i have to skip half of both in able to attend both weddings at the same night! from Edsa Shang to New World Hotel in Makati... this night was truly inspiring <3
we never discussed what to wear, but three of us ended up wearing nude dress + black shoes! cute :)
at Edsa Shang with my high school friends :)
@ New World Hotel with another set of high school friends :)
can i just say, i'm haggardo versoza lang... x.x
oh i almost forgot, its the Halloween Weekend! :)
Have a good one guys!
(and yeah, i'm kinda not attending any parties this year... work much)
i remembered two and half years ago when i was still contemplating whether to pursue Interior Design as my post-grad major, and boy... do time flies! now, we're actually in the last part of the whole course - Exhibit - which happens before graduation. in a month's time, i would be receiving my certificate and can then start designing... homes & establishments :) *excited* i can't be more than thankful for my "real" friends who never stood me up/ stood by my side during the process, and motivated me the whole time - even during my bitchy, anti-social moments. and browsing through my last posts, looking through where i have been, what i had accomplished, i think it's all worth it. whew. i think i'm truly Blessed, and i can't thank God and my family more :)
anyway, here is the booth my group had created for our exhibit :)
the theme of the Exhibit is Sustainability, and here we were assigned to create a Dining Room that is 60-70% made of Plastic! you read it right, Plastic! (you can read more details of it here).
then some of my random booth-hopping... :)
at the paper booth, during alumni night.
at the glass booth, during Press Day. Press day without air-condition! could die in corporate attire!
wore this awesome dress from Ferdie Abuel during our Launching Night :)
Dear Rich: I'm on a non-profit board that puts on a race of human powered art machines. The non-profit was formed when “ownership” of the race was tied up in litigation and the artist who started the race asked a group of his friends to find a way to keep the tradition alive. The non-profit was formed, the event name changed and now we have been putting on the race for five years. Further, the non-profit has other fundraisers it does to fund the Memorial Day race. This year the artist’s son claims, as heir to his father’s estate, he “owns” the race and sent a cease and desist letter that we were putting on “his” race illegally. He has not used the old race name in 5 years. We don’t have much money for a legal battle around this, but can find no trademarking of events or races at the USTPO. Battles over who owns festival or event rights are almost always about who owns the name/trademark. (Here's a recent example and here's one from 2010.) It's possible that other issues may arise in these disputes -- for example, contract disputes (if agreements have been made between the parties) or claims of defamation. But in general, if the dispute is about who "owns" the festival, the dispute will come down to who owns the rights to the name and logo. Event names can be registered at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (to see examples, visit the USPTO site, choose Search Marks, then Basic Word Mark Search and type in "festival"). What About the Artist's Son's Claims? Because you're using a different name, we're not sure what claims the son may have. The idea of "owning" the race apart from the trademark seems like a weak claim unless there's a breach of an agreement or one party has interfered with a contractual relationship. (What was the result of the litigation?). If the son is planning to use the same name you've been using for the event, you probably have a superior claim because of your five years of use. What about the son's five years of nonuse of the trademark? Three years of nonuse of a trademark creates a presumption that the trademark has been abandoned. At least that's the rule for federally registered marks. That's just a presumption however and if the son can prove that during the five years he always intended to resume use, then his rights to the mark will not be considered abandoned. Takeaway points. You should file a federal registration for your trademark (probably in Class 41). Often the success of an event hinges on the organizer's relationship with the government that issues the permits and the merchants who serves as sponsors. It's possible that if you focus on these relationships and maintain your name rights, you will be able to continue without hassle from others.
Hey online shoppers/fashion enthusiasts/ bloggers! I got great news for you!
This morning I received an email invitingALL fashion enthusiasts for the launching of
Deal Dozen.com
an online lifestyle and deals site on Friday, April 1, 2011 at Members Only at The Fort Strip, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The event will formally start at 7:00 pm and will highlight a mini program and presentation of deal dozen.com's site, which will cater to a more sophisticated and upscale market. They will also be raffling a 3 days, 2 nights stay for 4 people at Alta Vista de Boracay for free.
