Posts filed under 'Manikako'
At the 21st Philippine Advertising Congress in Subic Bay, Manikako was awarded a Gold in Integrated Campaign. Please give a warm round of applause to all the people who made these tiny dolls such a huge success!
Mistula roadie Rey also went up the stage to claim several trophies for his wins at BBDO-Guerrero. Congratulations, Rey!
Joey’s new office, TBWA\SMP, won Agency of the Year. Can you spot her on the above photo?
For Business World Weekender’s feature on the Agency of the Year, CLICK HERE.
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Continue Reading November 25th, 2009
Sunday was full of dolls – not only of the stuffed kind, but also of the ball-jointed variety. Lugosi and I met old friends – and made new ones along the way.
WHOA.
Make that double WHOA.
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Continue Reading September 14th, 2009
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The day started with a locked bathroom. The owner of the house, Itsy, left for the gym, and left the luckless Manikako girls unable to take a shower. No one knew how the bathroom got locked – and no one knew how to open it. Trisha blamed the hungry ghosts; it is the Hungry Ghost month and the usually meticulously-swept Singapore is littered with offerings of food to dead ancestors. But the hungry ghosts cannot be bribed to open the bathroom and Manikako had to be at the red dot design museum at 10AM, so Gabie had to do this:
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Continue Reading September 12th, 2009
Manikako’s MAAD weekend at the red dot design museum was a blast. We had a fantastic time, thanks to all the friends who came, kept us company, brought dolls, bought dolls, made dolls and helped out at the booth. This weekend wouldn’t have been as mad without you.
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Continue Reading September 10th, 2009
We’re flying to Singapore tomorrow. Joey hasn’t packed. This must be why they called her “giri-giri gyaru” when she was studying in Japan. It means “last-minute girl”. In the Philippines, the term, I believe, is tan-tan-tinin.
Manikako is going to be in MAAD at the red dot design museum in Singapore this weekend, September 5 and 6, and I’ll be there with Joey, Gabie, Trish, Itsy and 225 Manikakos. I’m hoping to see Almark, Mae, Djinn and doll friends in Singapore, too! Please come and join us! We’ll be waiting for you at the Manikako booth.
See you there! 
Continue Reading September 3rd, 2009
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