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Ways to get in the adidas House Party!

February 11, 2009

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1. Get the Golden Ticket

Last week, the 20 Golden Tickets (admits 2 pax/tix) was sent to me for distribution to interested Vespa Club members.

This week, they texted me for to ask around for anyone who’s willing to lend their Vintage-looking (I suppose they meant PX or earlier models) and show-quality (any color) Vespa scooter.  It will be displayed at the House Party at Embassy on Feb. 27-28 from 10AM of Feb. 27 until 3AM of Feb.28 (17 hours total).  No monetary return, only bragging rights!  The owner of the scoot will also get the House Party pack (woven bag with a limited edition shirt, sticker and a golden ticket inside).  Email or text me if you’re interested. :)

2. Buy adidas Originals

Cumulative purchase entitles the customer a House Party Pack with the Golden Ticket as an invite to the grandest celebration of 60 YEARS OF SOLES AND STRIPES.  Invite is good for two persons.

3. Join the Vespa Design Contest

“Celebrate Originality” and customize your Vespa anyway you want.  If you think it already is of show quality, then join!

Aside for the free pass during the House Party, here’s what the winners will get:

  • 1st Prize – Php 16,500 adidas Originals voucher + entry to the Area Grand Finals
  • 2nd Prize – Php 9,900 adidas Originals voucher
  • 3rd Prize – Php 6,600 adidas Originals voucher

Area Grand Finals is the next and final level participated in by the Vespa Design Contest 1st Prize winners from these participating countries:  Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

  • Area Grand Prize – 3 days / 2 nights Trip for 2 to Italy (the Vespa motherland!)

Read the mechanics here: Read the rest of this entry ?

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Vespa Pilipinas: my tri-color paint scheme

January 29, 2009

It’s been almost three years since I acquired PYKE and I feel that it’s time to sport a new look especially with the rust and corrosion that’s starting to show at the floorboard and glovebox.  I had fun with my black & white theme but it’s time to try something new.

The design that I thought of was inspired by the numerous Vespa Italia and Vespa Union Jack paintjobs I’ve seen online.  But my particular color scheme was of course based on the Philippine tri-color (red, white & blue) with the three stars & the sun.

Here’s the left perspective.

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I did the design in photoshop using three identical press photos of three Vespa PXs in while, blue and red.  I just added the racing stripes, the sun and the stars.

The right side would look like this. Read the rest of this entry ?

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as my term as Vespa Club prexy ends…

December 15, 2008

Last Saturday, we at the Vespa Club of the Philippines had our annual Christmas Party and Election of Officers.  Officially, that was the last day of my tenure as President of the club.

To say that I’ve waited for that day was an understatement.  But please don’t get me wrong.  A year of serving the club is both challenging and rewarding.  I’m mighty glad I was given a chance to spearhead our two year old scooter club.  But I think one year is enough for me and it’s time pass the leadership to another equally-able comrade in the club.

I guess it’s safe to say that 2008 has been a good year for our Vespa Club.  I was truly lucky that I had the full support of the rest of my officers (shoutouts to Mon, Mario, Dax, Adrian & Zaldy!).  As a token of  my appreciation to them for standing by me throughout 2008 to bring the club forward. I handed each of the a mini-Vespa USB/thumbdrive during the Christmas Party.

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Wifey ordered it for me through Clay Creations. Special thanks to Aileen for always accommodating our orders. The USB plug is hidden under the head like this.

I submitted the pictures of the Vespa boys so their USB mini-me’s would sorta look like them.  Since the scoots of Mon & Dax are two-tone, I also submitted pics of their scoots as well.

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The rear bears the name of each recipient. :)

But I digressed so back to last Saturday’s activity.  Like I said, we had our election of officers.  Here’s a list of the 2009 Servant/Leaders of Vespa Club of the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry ?

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Ton & Kitty’s 6.7.8 Wedding!

June 6, 2008

Tomorrow, June 7, 2008 ( 6.7.8 ) will be the wedding of our friends Tonton & Kitty. The groom is my Vespa buddy while the bride is a W@Wie who’s been exchanging emails and text messages with my wife for their wedding concerns (special thanks to management & staff of Fernbrook Gardens and Josiah’s Catering for extending valuable assistance to our friends!)

Due to some equally important occasions within my family, Benz & I will have to miss witnessing this couple exchange their ‘I dos.’ :(

But I would not let the event pass without posting these great pictures of them. I don’t really know if they’ve seen it already. I went straight to Parc Cruz, their photographer for their pre-nup/engagement pictorial, to specially ask for these. Special thanks to him & Apot for bearing with my pangungulit just to have these amazing shots in my inbox. :)

Here’s my favorite:

Here’s another shot, this time a closeup of the soon-to-weds. :) Read the rest of this entry ?

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Magazine Feature: Riding the North Luzon Loop

May 16, 2008

The epic ride we at Vespa Club did got an 8-page exposure in the May 2008 edition of Homestyle magazine (P150/National Bookstore). Special thanks to Mon (our club’s VP) and Vanni (the mag’s Managing Editor) for making this glossy feature possible.

Below are soft copies of the page layouts which appeared in pages 114 to 121 of Homestyle’s current ish.


click thumbnails for a bigger display of the 8-page spread

I’m reposting the entire article below. Some of the photos may differ from those which appeared in the magazine as some text in the article are actually photo captions of specific images. :)

Read on…

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John Rana and friends ride their scooters through 11 provinces in four days, amassing enough moments of pure camaraderie and unforgettable sightseeing to easily outlast the memory of their stinging backsides.

The North Luzon Loop is one of the three main Tourism Highways recommended by the Department of Tourism (DOT) for anyone who wants to explore the breathtaking sights of the Philippine countryside; the other two being the Pan-Philippine Highway (a 2,500-kilometer arterial road network from Manila to Davao in Mindanao via Bicol in Southern Luzon and Samar and Leyte in Eastern Visayas), and the Nautical Highway (which covers 919 kilometers of land and 137 nautical miles of sea travel through routes utilizing the RORO network of ferry terminals and vessels).

The Loop is the shortest of the three and involves inland travel throughout, making it a popular long-ride route for local bikers. There’s even the annual Iron Man Challenge for big bikers that require them to do the trip in less than 24 hours. But for a rider to truly experience the beauty of the countryside, we knew it would be best not to hurry.

So that was exactly how we at the Vespa Club planned it. We scheduled a four-day ride (February 28-March 2) to complete the adventure which took us around the provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan Valley, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Nueva Ecija and back for Thursday until Sunday.

As luck would have it, another scooter club have planned the same long ride to Pagudpud within the same time frame although their route had them starting from the opposite (east) side. When EuroScoot president Cliff Certeza and I (his counterpart in Vespa Club) talked about the timely coincidence, we agreed that the two Manila-based groups should meet up north for a fellowship night of sorts. So a higher purpose for this long ride was born. It also helped that some officers and members of another scooter club (Scoot66) decided to come along with our club to be our guest riders and made this epic ride at the tip of Luzon even more historic. (Our odometers clocked 1,400-or-so depending on where exactly in Manila we are based.)

Here’s the story of this epic journey as told through pictures. Read the rest of this entry ?

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Vespa Heads: It’s Hip to be [S]quare!

March 12, 2008

The newest Vespa model called the Vespa S is a retro-inspired scooter with square-ish headlamp and side mirrors is based on the classic look of the famous 50 Special model of 1969. These vintage models are still highly sought after and the scoot’s cult status was confirmed a few years ago when teen band Lunapop sang its praises in their smash hit “50 Special.”

In a press release, Piaggio formally announced the debut of the 2008 Vespa S, a retro-forward 150cc for the North American market. To create a buzz for the new model, the Toronto-based Vespa Canada launched the Vespa-head campaign — life-sized humanoid cutouts with the Vespa S handlebar for its head. These ‘dudes’ sports a retro-cool getups like Chuck Taylor and other ‘in-again’ brands to play on the notion that it’s hip to be square.

The company plans to display the odd humal-like images on buildings around Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. There are four different Vespa-heads in total; they’ll appear either as singles like this one:

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or in a group of intimidating posse such as this:

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Read more about the Vespa-head campaign… Read the rest of this entry ?

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Art Vespa 2007: Who won the Vespa LX?

February 27, 2008

The winners for the Art Vespa 2007 spearheaded by Vespa South Africa has just been announced. Click the images below for a closer look of the Top 3 placers.

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The first placer will receive a brand new Vespa LX sporting his winning design. It was reported that Francesco Maffe, the contest’s judge, had a tough time choosing the winners from this year’s collection of sensational designs. In the end, the ones that caught the judge’s attention are those which stayed faithful in answering the brief (keep it simple, bold and add 2-dimensional color to painted areas only) in the most creative manner.  The 2nd place looks like it’s from the pool of delivery scoots from Yellow Cab Pizza.

To see the rest of this year’s batch of Vespa designs, you may preview the downloadable wallpaper of this year’s submissions. Read the rest of this entry ?

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Conquering the ‘Highest Point’

January 18, 2008
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That’s the artwork of the shirt we’ll be getting after we reach the ‘Highest Point.’ The design is based on the actual marker on site (about an hour or approx. 100kms away from Baguio) as seen here.

We takeoff at 4AM today (Friday). The ride will take us from Manila -Baguio – Highest Point – Mt. Data – San Fernando, La Union and back to Manila on Sunday afternoon.

I joined the ride to Baguio last year but I had to say pass the day the group had to go to the ‘Highest Point’ because I was just glad to get to Pine City in one piece and didn’t want to push my luck any further (read the back story here). This year I decide its time to conquer it and get it over with… naks!

Anyway, gotta go and prep for this long ride. It might take us 10 hours or so (including stops, of course) before we reach today’s destination. Two more hours before takeoff. For everyone joining, here’s wishing all of us a safe and fun ride.

Gotta wear that shirt with pride!

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Art Vespa: A Sticker-Happy Scooter!

January 15, 2008

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(got this pic from Google Image. If you own this picture, let me know so I can give proper attribution)

There’s a certain charm whenever I see I Vespa randomly plastered with stickers of different shapes and sizes especially if the scoot has been around for sometime and doesn’t have that glossy and sleek paintjob. It just have that unique character.

stick-my-vespa.jpgRecently, I came across Stick my Vespa!!! campaign posted in Flickr Group. It was initiated by Max/Omino from Italy who ask other guys to send him their personal artworks, photos, stencil etc. and he will print and slap them on his two-tone Vespa a picture of which appears here.

As he said: “Your Art + my Vespa = Our Art Work on the road!“

What a great idea! Being fascinated of Vespas festooned with sitckers and whatnots, I emailed a soft copy one of my Vespa artworks to him and it’s now plastered on Omino’s glovebox door. Check it out! Read the rest of this entry ?

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Art Vespa: a custom Vespa USB flash drive

January 9, 2008

MBK Center (Mahboonkrong) is an air-conditioned, multi-storey bargain mall in Bangkok much like the Greenhills Tiangge here in Manila only on a more tiring scale! When my wife & I was there last November, we came across on the 6th floor a table setup displaying tiny cartoon and anime figures made of what seemed like a lightweight clay which feels more like a hard foam. They’re called Took..Ga..Toons.

Along with the familiar characters, there were also mini-sculptures based on the faces of real people. And what we thought were mere cute characters keychains like these…

were actually functional USB flash drives when the body is pulled away.

When I saw this particular motorcycle thumb drive, I asked the talented artist manning the booth (his name is Worradej Juengjaroennorasuk — Toe for short) if he could make one for my daughter riding a pink Vespa. I showed him my daughter’s picture in my iPhone and he took a digital shot of it and saved it on his laptop where he’ll base his work.

Here’s how the finished product looks like. Read the rest of this entry ?

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