Media Madness by EYC

Description:

The media forum is a youth-led initiative that is funded by the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) and coordinated in partnership by the Ethnic Youth Council (EYC) and the Multicultural Multifaith Youth Network (MMYN).

The purpose of the forum is to increase awareness of the impact of racial vilification; and to empower and encourage marginalised young people to have a greater voice in the media on an ongoing basis. The program includes visual presentations, a panel discussion, a debate and an opportunity for participants to contribute to a table discussion on the subject.

Further details on speakers & panelists will be updated shortly.

anyways, i’m involved with a group called EYC.. which stands for Ethnic Youth Council.. been in the group now for more than 2 years.. 1st got involved in year 12 through my good friend Peter.. he asked me to join a youth group which i said yes..

EYC is having an event called Media Madness.. read the description above to know about it.. i don’t really know much about the event as i haven’t been able to attend any meetings.. the last time i attended the meeting & heard about it was about 8 weeks ago.. just been getting emails about planning the event..

to know more about EYC please visit: http://www.spectrumvic.org.au/youth_services/ethnic_youth_council

contact details included in the link provided.. anyone who has a facebook account & want to attend Media Madness please visit: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24577952238&ref=nf.. remember to log in first.. hehehe…

hopefully i will have time to attend this.. but at the moment it’s not clear.. i would be preparing for my exams already during that time.. i don’t know yet when my exam is.. they haven’t posted the schedule..

Anthony Improgo Filipino?

first time i saw Metro Station’s music video for Shake It.. i notice an asian guy in the band.. it was the drummer.. but i couldn’t really confirm it becuase they didn’t really focus on the drummer..

anyways, i was just wandering around Wikipedia again & thought of doing a bit of research on Metro Station.. then that’s how i found out the name of their drummer.. Anthony Improgo.. first impression..?? it sounds like a Filipino name..!!! hahahaha… then did a li’l search on google.. some random youtube vid was also shown on the search results… then his face was right up there.. & he does look filipino!!

i did another search using a different keyword.. “anthony improgo filipino“.. then found a link.. visit it!! http://answers.yahoo.ca/question/index?qid=20080828161717AAboEep

is it really true..?? don’t know.. hehehe… not really a fan of Metro Station.. hahaha… so if there’s any fan out there who truly knows the band.. please give us some info about their drummer… hahaha…

Miranda Kerr has Filipino roots?

errr… i just found out today.. it was actually mentioned in an interview with Today Tonight on CHannel 7.. i remember watching the interview.. but i guessed i missed out on her heritage.. hehehe…

anyways, i was opening my MySpace account.. & there’s always that ad about Miranda Kerr having a MySpace account.. so i did a little research about her on Wikipedia… then that’s how i found out.. that she has Filipino roots..

i actually once thought that she had some filo (it’s what they call Filipinos in Australia) blood on her.. but none of her parents does have filo features…

anyways, just check out the video of her interview..

video from HUGOZBOSS

for those who doesn’t know who Miranda Kerr is.. check this pic..

Taken from TheAge.com.au

Eheads Reunion Concert!!!

waaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

this is making me nuts!!!!!!!!!

i found out last week that next week is uni break.. which i said was cool.. because i need a break from uni stuff… didn’t even realized that this saturday will be the concert of Eheads (Eraserheads).. i just realized today…

grrrrrrr……..

it would’ve been the perfect timing.. been hearing about the event & it’s making me really sad.. i’m missing out on it… waaaaaaaaaaaa.. huhuhuh…

i miss them!!! want to watch them!!!

it could also be my short vacation back home.. haha..

but then i remembered that i haven’t got my australian passport yet.. i’m a citizen already but my parents aren’t planning to get a passport.. i still keep my filipino passport.. & i don’t have the money to buy the airfare.. buying the ticket to the event is not a problem.. hahaha..

anyways!! have fun to those who are going!!

I wanna sing!

man, since Musica Waraynon was up & running again… i started listening to my collection again.. & added my favourite waraynon songs in my iPod.. hahaha…

anyways, what’s cool about waraynon songs..?? the language.. or dialect if you want to… it’s totally different from tagalog songs.. tagalog language is widely used in the music industry.. which sometimes makes it kinda boring.. tagalog isn’t as complex as waraynon or bisaya songs.. waraynon words has a wide range of words.. it depends on which one use.. hehehe.. one word in english could be translated into a sad or funny word in waray-waray.. & in many ways…

back to the songs… La Familia’s song Bulos is one of the best hip-hop/rap songs i’ve ever heard.. it has the quality to attract international audience.. it is purely on waraynon language.. the production style is similar to those international hip-hop/rap acts… it’s totally different from hip-hop/rap songs that you’ll hear in manila’s music scene.. i first heard of Bulos in Manurumat… it was the first tv documentary in Tacloban which was the idea of my friend, Sir Randy Oledan.. i think the song is searchable in imeem..

one of my favourites is SquaredBox’s song Bagats.. it’s a mix of funk/rock/reggae/rap.. it’s actually a funny song.. of which i think a tagalog band wouldn’t be able to come up with.. it is the most catchiest song that i had ever heard… everytime i listen to it.. it makes me wanna song.. but i don’t wanna embarass my self.. hahaha…

of course, who wouldn’t forget CampoXanto.. that great band that came from Tacloban City.. winner of the Redhorse Muziklaban who was offered a recording contract with EMI.. but they didn’t actually give that contract..  but the band was still able to record demos from the prize money they got from the said band competition… their song Balangiga 1901 is well known to activists musicians..

there’s also Playphonics.. a band that is now in the manila music scene.. for those who doesn’t know them.. they started in Tacloban City… their former bassist, Bryan Vermug, was actually the brother of my former choirmate… he is also a known musician in Tacloban City… Playphonics has cool music.. chill rock.. hahaha..

Black Sheep Alliance is one of the well known bands in Tacloban City… i just love their music.. hehehe… the vocalist is really flexible.. from grunge to reggae.. he can do it.. & the band members are also flexible..

Eye-Me & the Royal SKAvengers was a hit in Manila during the Redhorse Muziklaban.. they were the only ska-punk band that was in the competition.. but i don’t know what happened to this guys now.. all I know is that 2 of the members formed Piyesa.. the vox & the guitarist.. they also got into the Redhorse Muziklaban just a year after a successful stint from the previous Muziklaban..

Bleak & Harang are both metal bands in Tacloban… nice lyrics & songs.. they could go head-to-head with bands that are in manila…

back then, i really had no much knowledge about the music scene in Tacloban.. aside from CampoXanto.. their bassist was a brother of my classmate back in high school.. thankfully Musica Waraynon was set up for worldwide audience..

there are new cool bands out there.. hopefully i get some copies of their songs..