Loading ...BFF Launch at the 2nd Mangaholix Mangamania, SMX
June 1st, 2008
The line for the 2nd Mangaholix Mangamania was already long by the time I got to SMX, the convention hall just south of Mall of Asia. Inside, exhibitors were just setting up for the long day ahead.
Not long after the convention doors opened, Beerkadet Iya arrived at the booth and became the first fan to receive the coveted Beerkada sketchcard. Congrats! As the hours passed, more and more Beerkadets trickled in to get their own unique art-in-a-card. Even the elusive Beerkadet Monsy (he goes by another name now) revealed himself and we managed to take a picture of him.
Just before opening time, Syeri B. got her hands on (and head in) a Genki Hat, and it wasn’t long before Chompy got her hands on (and head in) a similar hat. These anime-themed adornments proliferated like head crabs inside the convention hall, and it seemed like every other participant is wearing one. A very successful item, perhaps TOO successful. Didn’t Halloween 3 follow a similar mischief-delivery system in order to sacrifice lots of young people for some mad Druid ritual?
Of course, as Alexandra Trese would say, the underworld seeks balance, so by afternoon, Syeri found herself being tailed by a Hard Gay cosplayer. HOOOOO!
By noon, a pleasant surprise arrived: Beerkadet Yani (who is currently based in California and took plushie Jimmy on a statewide tour there) sent her bff Aiza to get her copy of BFF AND present us with a family-sized pizza from Pizza Hut. Thanks, guys! *barp*
At the end of the day, a talented sculpture named Cejikun gave me a plaster replica of Glen dela Costa. ASTIGGG! I took pictures of the cool gift besides the prototype Glen and Chompy plushies. If you look closely at the picture, you’ll notice that figurine Glen is somehow gawking at plushie Chompy, sort of like the guy below. Watch out, plushie Glen!
The only downside of the day was at the end. There was a pyrotechnic event held on the same day, and the huge crowd that was drawn to it went home at around the same time as our huge crowd did. Result: a severe shortage of commuter vehicles. We waited in the taxi line for two hours before the trickle of taxis stopped trickling altogether. By then, the MRT-3 line was closed (and you can’t even get to the station, since the jeepney ferries were in short supply as well). We had to take the bus home, using the long route. Sigh.
Thanks to Ian Cang and the rest of the Mangaholix team for letting The Artist’s Den participate in their successful event.
And also thanks to Iya, Jojo, Allan, Kevin, Raphael, Zai, Mario, Joann, Sofia, Tere, Kiko, Demunlawin, Sandy, Yani, Aiza, Myj, Matt, Aurea, Carla, Kaede, Sir Orvy, Addy, Wang, Pilandok, Moises, Kido, Jet, Chini, Mark, BJ, Xian, Katherine, Cristine, Patrick, Aileen, BugoytheMan, Joriben, Eugene, Ilenz, Han & Wes, Thelma, Tey, Noel, Drix, Roy, Lei, JC, Peachy, Willie, Darwin, and the Beerkadets who attended the launch!
There are still some sketchcards left. See you all at Toycon 2008!
June 1st, 2008 at 3:18 am
oooohhhh…. if theres a chompy chomping glen full plushie i’ll buy two! pls pls pls….. let there be that type!
June 1st, 2008 at 3:22 am
sana meron akong makuhang sketch card sa toycon hehe dapat pala maaga ang punta haha
note to self: wag muna magpuyat.
June 1st, 2008 at 5:45 am
yey! I got a Jimmy sketchcard thanks to my BFF Aiza ^_^
June 1st, 2008 at 9:33 am
Haha! Ang saya dun sa mangaholix convention kahapon!
June 1st, 2008 at 9:57 am
yehey. XD *grabs picture and runs*
meron din po ba sa toycon?
June 1st, 2008 at 10:20 am
i took pictures of everyone who received a sketchcard, so no getting another card during Toycon! I’m tracking you guys!:D
June 1st, 2008 at 11:47 am
wow.. thanks so much!!! I’m definitely going to Toycon!!! xDDD I want to buy plushies! =3
June 1st, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I almost lost my sketchcard. Scatterbrain anyone? XD
June 1st, 2008 at 3:43 pm
When and where’s toycon?
June 1st, 2008 at 8:33 pm
wah!!! :((
nde ako nakapunta… :((
June 1st, 2008 at 8:57 pm
No money for Beerkada, napunta lahat sa chompy at bahay. T_T Nice Holix, though.
June 1st, 2008 at 9:51 pm
ohnoes. :O so di na pwede once na nakakuha na?
magdidisguise ako. remember the pizza hut commercial? oo ayun. yung glasses na may ilong and bigote. bwahahahaha! >:)
June 1st, 2008 at 11:06 pm
or just wear those anime/genki hats REALLY low.
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:05 am
^_^ just passing by sir lyndon. . . btw can i ask for a copy of our pic ^_^ you holding the glen dela costa figurine (that looks like an award ^_^)
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:06 am
Baket ako alang sketch card? T__T
san na mga pic mr L?
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:15 am
nakakuha rin ako ng libro.. wuhuuuu… kaya si harry nakuha ko na sketch card
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:10 am
Napasign ko kay sir Lyndon yung buong collection ko nung Mangaholix…Hehe..Tapos in 3 days may lalabas pa atang bagong issue.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:48 am
XD Ayan ikaw na nagbigay ng idea Mr L ah. Hahaha.
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Toycon is June14-15, Megatrade Hall. Visit http://toycon.blogspot.com/ or http://popazrael.multiply.com/ for more details and updates..
Salamat sa lahat ng nagpunta.. Lalo na sa lahat ng bumili ng BFF and other Beerkada Books and merchandise at lalo na sa bumili ng 恋の嵐. I hope you enjoyed reading it. Share the BL!
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
mr Lyndon, pwede ko rin po bang pasign yung beerkada books ko sa toycon? nalimutan ko po kasing dalhin nung mangaholix eh. =P siyanga po pala, ano pong available nyong plushies? =)
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Yehey!I got Jimmy and Fe in one card.Will there be another Chompy comic available at ToyCon?
June 6th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
kuya lyndon,
the best ka talaga… rock on…
ok lang po ba start ko na gawan ng screenplay ang beerkada?
June 7th, 2008 at 12:26 am
eseng: make it a parody of all the pinoy teen movies, with beach moments and a dance number at the end.
June 7th, 2008 at 7:37 am
I love BFF, and I’m a guy to begin with, Lyndon is really cool. He even signed my old copies of Beerkada that I collected everytime it came out. Nevermind the entrance fee, BFF was worth it, and I get to see one of my favorite artist’s. I hope I never get to see ‘Man Love’, the image just got burned in my mind.
I can’t wait for more… ^^
P.S. My brother loved Istiks and Isaws.