May Mass(ka)kara ka pa ba?

One of the good things I enjoyed when I was in Bacolod was the Masskara Village Exhibit for the Mask Making Contest and the Robinson's Mall Exhibit of costumes used for the 2008 MassKara Festival. Here are some of my favorites!

THE COSTUMES

Poor Chicken!

Happy baklushes with the bare top kemverlous

So very baklushness






BAKLUSH! ' Nuff Said!








THE MASKS

The Living Tribunal gone gay! Bagay kay Zen Bitch






Masks for Las Tres Estrellas! Bahala na kayo mamili, tatlo naman yan

You look family! Asan si Obi? Gibo, istatchu?






Bagay kay Mel Beckham-
Atienza itey!

Ito para kay Mr. Scheez na mahilig sa Bonsai at tanim! Flowering chuvaneska!






Para kay Mandaya! Bagay sa Kayumangging Nakalimutan...este kaligatan

Emo Goth ang dating! I lurve! Para kay FuschiaBoy na avant garde

Para kay Gayzha!
Kinarir karir ang fiber optics glass crystal chuchu...Shining shimmering splendid

Taray ng ostrich feathers! Para kay Miss Patel!



And I'm caught between...

This beautifuly crafted Geisha geishahan na may harp sa ulo, intricate and gem studded mask







or this very fiesty, tribal eklanestication black and silver
Aztec klavergizism!








PERO ang pinaka winner ay ang nakakalokang mga maskarang itey!

Can you see me? Giant Maskara display sa SM

at ang partner nya







HALPPPP!!!! Im beaing eaten alive by the big bad blue (baklush) maskara!!!

In fairnaloo... Kinarir ang mga entries. Ang gaganda at ang bobonggalicious talaga. I wish I could say the same for the whole festival na rin. Well there is always next year, and room for improvements for the organizer. Panindigan nyo naman at karirin ang bagong slogan nyo as "BACOLOD, CITY OF THE WORLD!"