Duende’s ADventure (Part 1) « Uno: Fully Articulated

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Duende’s ADventure (Part 1)

The best thing about being small, Duende told me, is that you’re always bound to have big adventures.

“All aboard!”

Last November, Duende traveled with Joey and Rey to Subic Bay for the 2009 Philippine Advertising Congress, a five-day convention about all things advertising and marketing. Duende knows nothing about advertising or marketing. She came to see tigers.

“Are we there yet?”

Duende loves animals, especially those that are endangered. She must be the world’s smallest eco-activist. She heard of the tigers in Zoobic Safari, and wants to see if they are being treated properly. If they are only being thrown occassional chicken heads, Greenpeace is going to receive a colorful report written in crayons.

“Are we there yet?”

“What, no tigers?”

Keynote Speaker Enrique Zobel de Ayala opened the Congress with a speech about the importance of saving the environment but did not mention anything about tigers.

Duende didn’t understand why Joey and Rey preferred to sit through the boring talks listening to the world’s most brilliant creative minds than take her to Zoobic Safari. Surely the tigers are more important than ideas that change the world?

Mike Schallit is Joey’s creative hero. The Executive Creative Director of BBDO South Africa, he invented a solar-powered billboard that fed poor South African schoolchildren.

Kentaro Kimura, Co-CEO of Hakuhodo Kettle Japan, thought of turning Sony’s old banners into designer jeans. The jeans were sold right were the banners used to be: on the face of the Sony building in Tokyo. Salespeople had to rappel down the building whenever a customer bought one.

Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change (OPACC) Heherson Alvarez and DENR Secretary Lito Atienza with Rey’s boss, Chief Creative Officer of BBDO Philippines, David Guerrero. The politicians were supposed to discuss climate change, but ended up talking about their personal achievements. Oh well.

Artist and comics illustrator James Jean was jet-lagged and sleepy and boring as hell, but his portfolio spoke volumes.

Rey, comics geek, was inspired to ask him a few questions.

And even asked for his signature.

Duende thinks tigers are far more impressive than humans. She hoped Joey and Rey will finally realize that there are more pressing things than having their IDs signed by James Jean or beating the crowd to the buffet table.

The problem with free food, Joey realized, is that everybody wants it.

Except for Duende, who stayed inside the hotel room because she doesn’t care about silly things like advertising or marketing or free food.

“So when are we going to save the tigers?”

COMING UP: Big wins and not-so-big cats.

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manylyn
March 8th, 2010 - 09:04

duende’s amzing amazing stories of adventure, love’s duende’s marble eyes.

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Uno
March 9th, 2010 - 00:15

Thank you!

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Pix
March 8th, 2010 - 11:42

I do so love Duende. All wee and spunky and in general awesome!

manylyn
March 8th, 2010 - 12:00

yep yep. it’ s realy so azing despite so small, still can do adventures

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Joey
March 9th, 2010 - 00:25

Small girl, big ambition! That’s our Duende. We love her very much. ❤

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Krishna
March 8th, 2010 - 16:16

Duende! I hope you do get to see tigers! But otherwise, I hope they aren’t being treated badly…

Joey
March 9th, 2010 - 00:34

Gabie and Leo got to see the tigers at Zoobic Safari. (We didn’t as we were too tired!) They said they were quite healthy and happy. Duende need not worry.

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LaDy HisoKa
March 8th, 2010 - 16:40

Duende~ so cute. :333

Joey
March 9th, 2010 - 00:35

Whee! ❤

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..otakuh..
March 8th, 2010 - 18:14

..AWWW..
i wanna take you home Duende!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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..but not bedore we save those tigers first..

Uno
March 9th, 2010 - 00:43

Duende is not for adoption right now. But she wants me to give you this link about saving tigers.

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Kath
March 8th, 2010 - 23:02

omg.. duende is soo cute>.<
i barely have time to drop by uno-sama's journal.. urghh. i hate school, thesis and wrist strains from being to eager to practice the violin..
but i'll try to drop by from to time to time.
hopefully duende had saved some tigers by then.hee-hee.:)

Uno
March 9th, 2010 - 00:43

Thanks for finding time to visit us today!

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- Kath
  March 9th, 2010 - 22:29
  
  haha. even though our finals is just around the corner..i need to visit you guys! source of scholastic inspiration:)
  
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  - Uno
    March 11th, 2010 - 16:06
    
    Think of us as an escape hatch! You need to slip away once in while.
    
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    - Kath
      March 11th, 2010 - 18:40
      
      aww.:) thanks for making me guys feel better. and oh, regards to ms. joey, hope she and her baby is doing okay.^^
      
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      - Uno
        March 16th, 2010 - 18:07
        
        It’s our pleasure. Thank you for the well-wishes.
        
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manylyn
March 9th, 2010 - 09:46

Joey. is duende’s yours?

DUENDE
March 9th, 2010 - 14:29

NOBODY OWNS ME. I AM A FREE SPIRIT.

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- manylyn
  March 9th, 2010 - 16:52
  
  oops. sorry:) great! got to like you even more
  
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  - Uno
    March 11th, 2010 - 16:07
    
    Well, technically Joey owns her. She just refuses to believe it.
    
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    - manylyn
      March 13th, 2010 - 10:43
      
      aww. ok. understood. so it means, she’s with you ? just bit wondering. can she also sing? i mean with mistula?
      
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      - Uno
        March 15th, 2010 - 18:03
        
        Yes, she’s part of the Fully Articulated crew but she’s not a member of Mistula, like Magpie, Veritas and Blanc. I also think it’s too irreverent, even for Mistula standards, to have a five-year old child in a heavy metal band.
        
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        manylyn
        March 16th, 2010 - 11:23
        
        why not. she could be the very first 5 year old child rockstar:D
        
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        DUENDE
        March 16th, 2010 - 18:06
        
        I DON’T WANT TO BE A ROCKSTAR. I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO.
        
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        manylyn
        March 17th, 2010 - 08:45
        
        duende. peace.
        
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        Uno
        March 17th, 2010 - 15:25
        
        Don’t misconstrue Duende’s typing. She believes activists should always write in capital letters.
        
        manylyn
        March 19th, 2010 - 09:57
        
        really? (LOL) SO I MUST START TYPING IN ALL CAPS.