The coolest electric car in the world

100% electric
0 to 60 miles an hour in 3.9 sec
13,000 rpm redline
256 mpg equivalent
220 miles per charge
less than 2 cents per mile
and best of all, no pollution. Which is very good to the environment.

Ladies and gentlemen this is the Tesla Motor Roadster. The worlds coolest and the most efficient electric car in the world.

More Fan Art

I am just so happy that I am getting many Kalayaan Fan Art this past few weeks. And here are some of them.

Another one by Myke Guisinga.


This one is by Demunlawin.

With SpiderTey by Taratey.

Art by Erico Rollan Calimlim and colors by Me... :-)

Art by the ever talented Gener Pedrina.

Pinoy Super Hero Card

This is a small project that was initiated by PinoySuperHero in the Deviant Art site. He wanted to make a Super Hero Card that is all Filipino. Weather this will materialize in print or not I commended everyone who chiped in their help on creating this. To see all the cards, just click the link above. Version 2.0

Version 1.0

What if

What if Kalayaan is a Skrull? Yeah, ok. I admit it. I have been reading the new Marvel Secret Invasion lately.

As a Star Trek fan, I somehow find Secret Invasion story similar with Star Trek:DS9 Dominion War. Were there are lots of changeling impersonating almost anybody. The paranoia is the same feeling. In DS9, there is way to distinguish who is a changeling. What they do is blood test the suspected individual. The blood of a changeling revert to a liquid like gold state. In secret invasion as of the moment, there is still no way to tell who is who.

Invitation for Pinoy Super Heroes

Sarhento Sagrado is looking a few good Pinoy SuperHeroes to fight crime with him.

Sacred Mountain Publications opens its doors to a new era of artistic cooperation.

WHAT TO DO:
email smp_letters@yahoo.com
subject: PINOYS UNITE

Tell me about your OC and where he is located, including timeline please.

I'll email you back with the deal.

Note: all rights to the characters submitted will remain to their respective creators.
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This is so cool. It is just like an invitation for the Justice League of the Philippines. :-)
I really admire boss Gilbert for initiating this. I hope that this would materialized into a series of comics. I actually have a somehow similar idea like this on mind for quite some time. I would like to guess star each and every indie Pinoy Super Hero out there, starting with Gener Pedrinas Sandugo. But with four months gap each issue. I would take me quite a while.

I am Batman

AIRPORT SECURITY: What's your name?

PASSENGER: Batman.

AIRPORT SECURITY: Your real name, please.

PASSENGER: My name IS Batman.

AIRPORT SECURITY: Are you trying to be funny?! What's your surname?

PASSENGER: Superman.

Airport security handcuffs him & puts him in a locked security facility.
Then they checked his passport (attached).

Technically Batman bin Suparman means Batman is a son of the Suparman Clan....

Things that are better than Sex

Things that are better than Sex
1.) World Peace.
2.) Elimination of World Hunger.
3.) A Billion Peso on my Bank Account.
4.) Saying "I love you" for the first time.
5.) Rediscovering your first love.
6.) Skydiving. And landing in one piece.
7.) Holding your own child for the very first time.
8.) Eating tuyo together with kamatis, fried egg and sinangag on a rainy day.

Wish list / Things To-Do-Before-I-Die List

Mag paka totoo ka brother. If you are going to wish, wish big and if your going to think, think big. These are my Wish list / Things To-Do-Before-I-Die List. Some of the might come true and some of them might not. At lease I have a list. I will also put this on the side bar of my blog. And I will cross out one by one each time I completed it or it came true.

Attend the San Diego Comicon.
Publish the 100th issue of Kalayaan.
Escape the rat race.
Travel to the tourist spot in the Philippines.
Travel more … to Asia, US and Europe.
Picture taken with Kristine Hermosa.
Picture taken with Angel Locsin.
To have a Billion Peso on my bank account.
Donate millions of peso to my church.
Give an educational scholarship to deserving children.
Invest on alternative energy.
A BIG house and lot for my family.
Another house in Tagaytay.
To drive a Lamborghini.
To own real estate company.
Have my Drivers License.
Learn to scuba dive.
Jump an airplane w/ a parachute.
Fly an ultralight air craft.
Drive an M1 Abram Tank
To be an extra on a StarTrek Movie or TV series.
Shake the hands of Patrick Stewart,Jim Lee and Marc Silvestri.
Give Omarosa (from The Apprentice) the dirty finger.

Owlship

Here is the Owlship from the movie Watchmen. This photo was taken on the last day of the recently concluded San Diego Comicon 2008. They really went to extreme details with this. It is one of the coolest movie pro that I have ever seen. I just got this picture from a fellow deviant artist. I hope someday I could attend a San Diego Comicon.

Tagged by Reno

I was surprise today that Reno tagged me.
Better get comfortable with your seat right now because this is going to be a little bit long. And while your at it, get some pop corn (or any chi-chirya will do). Here goes.

1. What do you want for your birthday?
- A new laptop would be nice. My existing laptop is ancient.

2. Who will be your next kiss?
-That would be my 3 kids when I get home from office. Mano muna then kiss. :D

3. When was the last time you went to the mall?
- Today. Our office are just a little bit at the back of Megamall (Emerald ave.).
I always passes by at Megamall every time I go home.

4. Are you wearing socks right now?
- Why are you interested in my socks?

5. How did you spend your summer?
- At home, most of the time in our bathroom taking a bath, coz it was darn hot this summer. When I get rich, I'm going to buy a house in Tagaytay. I just love the weather there.

6. Have you been to the cinema in the last 5 days?
- Nope.

7. What was the last thing you had to drink?
- Pineapple juice and water.

8. What are you wearing right now?
-First my socks, now my clothes?
(I'm wearing nothing baby...uhhhh yeahhh)

9. What was your last purchase?
- Back issues of Cyberforce #3 (Killer Instinct) and #4 at comic odyssey.

10. What was the last food you ate?
- A delicious Pansit, with lots of vegetable and squid ball.

11. Who would be the person you would call if you were up in the middle of the night and couldn’t sleep?
- I'd call nobody. They will be pissed at me. Come on, it's in a middle of the night.

12. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?-
-Last Sunday, I bought a few dress for my 3 Maria's.
And a few months ago I bought a Sandugo T-Shirt from Ner.P and a Biotrog T-Shirt from Gilbert Monsanto.

13. Do you have a pet?
- Yes, if you count the "Bitiki"(Lizard) in our house.
I used to have a the most beautiful blue fighting fish named Aqua. But died.
And after that, I got a very cheap pair of birds. And also died.
Very tragic indeed. :-(

14. What made you laugh in the last 5 days?
- Comedy movies at our cable TV.

15. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?
- UAE, and please don't ask me why.

16. What is the last thing you purchased online?
- None, I have no money :-(

17. One thing you hate about yourself?
- My height and my hair. I hate the letter "H". Grrrrr

18. Do you miss anyone?
- Yes, shhhh secret! He he he

19. What are your plans for the day?
- To finish a page of Kalayaan #5.

20. Last person you msg’d?
- What is this? Message? or Massage?
If Message.... None
If Massage... None of your business.

21. Ever went to a camp?
- Yes, when I was in elementary back in the 80's. I was very exited with it at the beginning. But it rains so hard that day, so we were forced to spend our nights back at our school. And the day after that, the supposed to be hiking was also canceled because the grownups are concern that the terrain would be too slippery for us kids. Darn it. Grrrrr.

22. Are you a good student in school?
- Sometimes Yes, sometimes No.

23. What do you know about the (your) future?
- What do I look like? A fortune teller? Grrr.

24. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?
- I told you, I am wearing nothing baby, yeahhh.

25. Where is/are your best friend/s right now?
- Best friend? hmmmmm probably asleep. :D

Aha... Finished.... Ako naman.
I tag Markus, Ner P. , Robin and Teardrop ..... Nyahahahaha

Manila Comic Con Press Release

The long wait is finally over. Buckle up, Manila, because the Mecca of Comic Culture is coming to town. On 18th and 19th of October 2008, the Glorietta Activity Center and Glorietta Tent will be transformed to a Comic Culture Wonderland as Hobbylink Productions, Inc. presents the first world-class comic convention to hit the Philippines, The 1st Manila Comic Con.

The 1st Manila Comic Con will bring together the best and the brightest comics talents the country has to offer. Celebrated Filipino comics artists will honor their patrons, staunch comic book aficionados, by conducting an exclusive book signing and book launching all throughout the event. Not to be outdone, Filipino sculptors will join in and exhibit their masterpieces. To top it all off, a Cosplay Masquerade Party will be held on October 18 at the Glorietta Tent to create an awesome venue where enthusiasts, hobbyists and artists can get together socialize and build a positive comics energy!

Too good to be true? Think again! The 1st Manila Comic Con will go where no other comic convention has dared. It will bring a hail storm of toy sale, panel discussions, life-size and museum-type displays - all done in an international- convention style.

What are you waiting for!? Spread the word and Get ready for the next Big Thing!

Bernie Mac is Dead

Mac died early Saturday morning of complications due to pneumonia, his publicist said. Mac, 50, had been hospitalized for about a week at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to his spokeswoman. A few years ago, Mac disclosed that he suffered from sarcoidosis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in tissue, most often in the lungs

Kalayaan 5 Page 7

Here is a Kalayaan Comics update for those of you wondering on what is the current status of the upcoming issue. I just finished this page 7 complete with dialogs, which I cannot show you for obvious reasons. I am very pleased with this particular page, since it turned out better than what I have envisioned in mind a few weeks ago. Most of the times, I am disappointed with the pages I create because they turn out less impressive or less appealing on what I first imagine them to be. I wonder if that is also the case of other comic book artist?

Fan art of Myke

This is a fan art created by Myke A. Guisinga and colors by me.

Shipping my comics

I just recently concluded two transactions for shipping my comics on the province area of the Philippines. One in Dumaguete City and the other at Dagupan City.

I was scratching the back of my head the other day. Talking to myself why haven't I thought of this before? One of the reasons maybe was that I am thinking that no one in the province area wanted my comics. Gee, was I wrong. So here I am, pimping this to all of you out there who are interested of having a copy of Kalayaan comics. Just email me at gioparedes@yahoo.com. I will be charging the usual cover price plus the shipping charge. Shipping charge may vary from your location. I used the regular post office to send my comics simply because they are much cheaper.

Solar Power

A U.S. scientist has developed a new way of powering fuel cells that could make it practical for home owners to store solar energy and produce electricity to run lights and appliances at night.

A new catalyst produces the oxygen and hydrogen that fuel cells use to generate electricity, while using far less energy than current methods. With this catalyst, users could rely on electricity produced by photovoltaic solar cells to power the process that produces the fuel, said the Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor who developed the new material…

Most U.S. homes with solar panels feed electricity into the power grid during the day, but have to draw back from the grid at night. Nocera said his development would allow homeowners to bank solar energy as hydrogen and oxygen, which a fuel cell could use to produce electricity when the sun was not shining…

Nocera’s catalyst is made from cobalt, phosphate and an electrode that produces oxygen from water by using 90 percent less electricity than current methods, which use the costly metal platinum…

“It’s cheap, it’s efficient, it’s highly manufacturable, it’s incredibly tolerant of impurity and it’s from earth-abundant stuff,” Nocera explained.

I for one hope that the guy at MIT sells it here in the Philippines. I have been telling people that is close to me that the crude oil will eventually be depleted a few years back. It is a non renewable power. It is only a matter of when. And now we are really experiencing the high cost of fuel. This has affected me personally since I commute everyday to work. The fare suddenly becomes high, while my salary stays the same.  

Joke Time

This is for all of you office people out there which is very stress on their work. I hope this would put a little smile on you face. oo nga naman, wait ka muna bago mo gamitin yung "stair".

di mo na kailangan mag-motel pa.
lintek na "ohhhh" 'yan!
lintek talagang "ohhhh" 'yan!
I'm speechless!