DIANA VREELAND LIFE STORY IN" THE EYES HAS TO TRAVEL", AND THE ARTS FAIR PHILIPPINES 2016 , AT "the link , AYALA MALLS , MAKATI , PHILIPPINES .

The best gift ,I've offered to myself last year 2015 in relation to my new chosen avocation as an independent social media blogger is to finish reading the book about the life of  Diana Vreeland ,known to be the World Goddess of Fine Arts , Culture, Fashion, Design, Literature  and lifestyles of the contemporary Americans in 21st Century .

The voluminous coffee table book is a personal tribute to the prima donna , icon of social gathering written by her own daughter in law. Mrs. Diana known for eccentricity who always made a statement , shakes and move the fashion industry catching awed by the photographers , media, press during her own era. 

She out live when Pax Americana is coming on its own , defining its place in the world dominion in the world economy ,socio and political hegemony. She's bridge out Pax Europa's excess and its alter ego  role in the world as world super power . In essence her life in transgression ,in the breakthrough of two worlds best civilization . Her life in " transit", between two worlds and the manner she balances both is her expertise showing it , the way she handle arts and culture . 

She does so, because the only things the best that she knows is Arts and Culture.The formidable industry that mirror and showcase the true spirit of the nation. 

She lives in America during its rah rah boom generation.When every one has its own full energy sizing each  moment for American dream. The new Pax Empire of America is a collective dreams of Americans that come into reality. 

On the challenge of keeping traditions and embracing contemporary lifestyles became  a sole responsibility , un impose but obligatory to the woman who her self consciously aware , the necessity of ceremonial traditions to a functional systems for a nation be decently govern with acute uprightness, a touch of elegance ,stiffness ,stand out from among the common. 

Why should be her, it is because among the very few selected guest that she was one among who were  able to be invited in a coronation of one of the world functional monarchy of the Great Britain Queen , the Queen Elizabeth. 

Her travelling all over Europe, perhaps in the best resorts , destinations where world famous people travails, her fascination to life itself , good enough for her to distinguished what is the truest , best and the beautiful. Her Parisian sojourn made her new Pax Americana , the new Paris , the world capital of  Fashion and design.

This experiences is being transmitted by Diana Vreeland to the world being a formidable arts consultant/editor of the world famous lifestyles magazines Vogue. 

Good enough for " Diana Vreeland ", to be immortalized in the coffee table book, a testament on her Earthly journey , and the book is fittingly be entitled  " The Eyes has to travel".

For every one to make feast with their eyes in celebral work of arts , paintings, sculptor, furnitures, books, video, made from the different materials such as papers, textiles, leathers, wood, stones, ceramics, glass, steel,  is now on displayed at Arts Fair Contemporary , The Link  , Ayala Malls, Makati City, Philippines  happening from  Feb. 18-21, 2016.

Last year , the Megamall Fashion hall, hosted a lifestyles talk which was top billed by Ms. Cherry Gil as the guest speaker , mimicking the character of Diana Vreeland . Ms. Cherry Gil, portrait the role in a special theatrical play made after the life of the world famous icon of beauty , fashion and design Ms. Diana Vreeland. 

SM Group of Companies indeed, a supporter of the Filipino arts and culture.

HENRY ESTIPONA

KING FINANCIAL

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February 23-28,2016-  The Great British Festival - Shakespeare at Bonifacio Global City,Philippines

February 23, 2016- British School Manila Annual International Nighr

The  Adrian E. Cristobal lectures ( six series) have been brought to us "umpil" , unyon ng manunulat sa Pilipinas and " SPIT". The research paper presentation by Marites E. Cristobal Vitug, , an editor at large of www.rappler.com , in the most relevant topic for today "  DEMOCRACY beyond elctions; Overcoming impotence. 

The Forum  Questions and Comments:

I. 

 ( A).How are you going to operationalize in equities ? It is by wealth or  individual capacity (self empowerment) ?

"I've learned thorough face book, the new form of media today, like the ' www. rappler.com", that even Ma.  Rizza, the ceo of the said news portal is trying to avoid the question of who owns the sixty percent of the said online news portal ?"

   (B). 1986 Constitutional as amended with proper representation , with probation from 

 the Nationalist camp and the oppressed sector  and why is such that the former being represented themselves before are now the tyrant? Is it Lateral oppression? 

  (C). What is your idea of liberation? 

II. (A). Comments , what happening  today is "Horrendous".

III.  Comments/ Suggestion:

     ( A) Legislative Reforms

        1. Women's Vote- 

         2. People Initiative-

         3. Validate voters- 

      

      (B). Electronic Election reforms

         1. single ballot ( plurality)

         2. two majority system

      (C). proportional representation

          1. sequencing system

          2. open partly list

  

      (D). Close partly list system

IV. What is the impact of surveys in the electoral processes, and how the  media and voting population interpret it?

V. Do you consider another  revolution as way to get the effect of change that we are aiming for?

VI. Have you consider each Economic Policies /flat form of each Presidential candidate?

VII. Is Top-Bottom approach the best way for us to have a full representational change from National to LGU, with a participation with civil society , sectoral entity and ngo?

VIII. Do Catholic block voters /voting still capable to hedge a voice ?

        Whom the youth for today is representing , in terms of president to vote for?

  

The Last Words:  Secretary  Adrian S. Cristobal  Jr., Department of Trade and Industry 

" that the Human Being are inherently political animal in nature".

Henry Estipona

King Financial

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MEMORABLE SPECIAL RIDE

One good thing being born and brought up in the provincal setting where the mood of transportation is a second option if not unnecessary at all. In the early days of the 80's ,the transport system in my hometown is the " Jeep". Infact the intervals of the routing Jeep with in the inner sanctum of the second district of Sorsogon, from Gubat to Barcelona would entails an hour of waiting. 

The black asphalt road that travails the whole archepalagic of the Philippines from the northermost Apari to sourthernmost part of Jolo ,known as " Maharlika " road , passes infront of our own very front lawn in Barangay  Tagdon . Its known as the "national highway".

The coastal town and its neigboring barangays of the Municipality of Barcelona ,like the Barangay Tagdon ,which is connected  to  these long and winding  national road offers the scenic full view of the Pacific Oceans from the east where the sun of the oriental shine. 

When the road is empty and no locomative passes like Jeep, the ethereal feeling of static could be feel not from the distance but from the road itself. The passing moments of hours , minutes , days makes the whole day so long to wait till the sun sets came in. The monotonous , bubulic provincal lives defines by the statusquo of time. Tranquil , peaceful and free from the hush and rush thing. 

The Jeep always break these monotony. Its the King of the Road. The road which ocassionally occupied by the frequent passersby on both sidewalks by people who are going to their primary source of occupation . Farmers, fruits ,vegetables , fish peddlers , professional teachers , religious ,the  both byways ( sideways of the black asphalt road ) its their  major through fares .

Often times the road is clear of obstruction nor passersby either by Jeep or people , so that the raod itself is our play ground especially during the full moon light night. 

Its from the road itself , that I was able to observe the magnificent transition of times and modernity in relevance to mode of transport system. From photographic provincal tableau of beautiful carabao , hauling its bamboo raft is akin to the raindeer with is sled from the snowy region of Alaska ( every Filipino re imagining during winter season of snowless Philippines Yuletide season). Then after few years  evolve with a carabao  hauling a bamboo made raft , with the aide of the rooling tires ( recyled from the old jeep ). 

Then moving forward with the coming years , that the manual bicycle introduced in the market. My father bought this manual bicycle a look which look  like of today's mountain byke . He bought one for the personal mode of transportation of my eldest brother Felix Estipona , being the first among the few in the barangays who opted to take up high school . High Schoold then requires a rigorous entrance exams with an tuition fee to be paid annually , bi annual  or it depends on the structural payments upon agreements by the state school administrator. My brother went to Barcelona National High School. All of my siblings from Hilda, Felix, Nena, Mila , Ronnie and Jose went to Barcelona National High School with a matriculation fee. Except both the youngest of us , Ginalyn and yours truly due to the post EDSA constitutions , allowing high school ( DEP ED higher education ) be exempted from the matriculation fee. 

The manual bicycle which my elder brother uses , become an antique of " hand me down" object. From the eldest Felix to Jose , until to Jonel ( the youngest son of the Jose ) on his childhood days, the bicycle re assembled . 

From the manual bycle , to single motorized bycle became a regular passers of the national road. 

Except for the long ten hauler truck , and mini van that from to time envade the curiousity of the youngters , the vehicles passes for their logistics and delivery of the major economics goods . Cigarettes and groceries items for each sari sari stores located along the long intervals of the national road . 

Still up to this time , the communal mode of transportation in the provincal town of Barcelona people is the Jeep. Its enduring legacy since its evolution , transformation from the United State of Americans soldiers ( GI-Joe) junks . Reformated, design by the Filipino artisans, machinest , "suldadero", from the local 'vulcanizing workshop", until " Sarao" brand famous for its " caviteno', fiesta made colors , the Jeep stood up as truly Filipino icon. The UNESCO is comtemplating of putting the Jeep in the radar of the cultural indigenous heritage . 

 The colorful culture of Jeep as a heritage , the most moveable featured that uses the main artery of road in the Philippines ,created a leverage of cultures which is  intangibles yet intrinsic and embedded in the human sensibilities today. The " pake -abot " systems , the processes of the relying the passengers money fare , and so with the drivers way of giving its loose coins change to the passengers. 

Before  the awareness of having a private mode of transporation , the Filipino is accustomed to the communal mode of transportation ,perhaps being belong to a certain " balangay" then . The ship  , " balangay", is the basic habituation , mode of transportation in the  Archipelagic islands of the Philippines. 

The Philippine means of transportation since time immemorial , mapping it out from the " balangay', "kalesa" to which is now the " Jeep" , as the official King of Road, to private branded cars , THE MITSUBISHI FAMILY DAY " EXHIBITIONS and RIDE TEST in the Philippine , MANILA WORLD TRADE CENTER is worthy of a short time visit.

And if driving is a highly paid job for today, I would like to gave thanks for the following personalities who offers their own driving and wheels for me to take home in one of my city escapades. 

MR. JOHN ( the contractor)

JUVENAL SANSO ( world multi awarded  painter artist)

RAMON DIAZ ( diplomate sculptor -painter artist ) 

DR. GENIEVIVE HUANG ( presidential awardee- author of the TAO of Beauty book)

JOSE ENGLIS ( son of a diplomate to New York )

LOURDES DY -DAPARAS ( wife of diplomate to Seattle Australia and Malaysia) 

HENRY ESTIPONA

king financial

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