Check out the creative space of artist and one of the best travel guides of Manila, Carlos Celdran!
John Charles Edward Pamintuan Celdran Website:www.carlosceldran.com Occupation: artist
Favorite toy as a child: paper and colored pentel pen.
Favorite toy now: my mac
Turn-ons: intelligence and an incredibly open mind. Turn-offs: stupidity Top 5 movies: Sound of Music (5x) Top 3 books: facebook (3x)
Music you listen to: Anything appropriate to the moment. Even horrifying pop music can be good depending on the setting. When you’re not busy with work, what do you do in your free time? Sleep. Seriously. Sleep.
If you were to choose a different job, what would it be? Hotel. Work for an airline or hotel. If you can have any super power, what would it be? Fly. Of course.
Where do you find inspiration for your creations? Everywhere. Just take a walk.
Most inspiring statement/moment (heard/said/read)? Be the change you want to see in the world - Gandhi
He's an artist who loves collecting knickknacks for his work, while she is an ad executive / musician who likes keeping things to a minimum. Together with son Leon, their home is a well-balanced hub of art and space. Check out the creative space of the Alcazaren family! Juan Alcazaren and Beng Calma-Alcazaren
Favorite toy as a child Juan:GI Joe Beng:plastic balloon, the one you buy in sari-sari stores
Favorite toy now Juan:ratchet screwdriver Beng:gosh, I don't think I have "toys" now. do my son's toys count? hehe.
Turn-ons Juan:powertools,good food,kindness Beng:delicious food! my husband :-)
Turn-offs Juan:noise, arrogance, wobbly tables Beng:bad hygiene, excessive cussing, sirens on the road, some politicians
Top 5 movies Juan:Fisher King, Alien, Blade Runner, Diving Bell and Butterfly, Diva Beng:Trainspotting, Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Somewhere In Time, Reality Bites, and Up.
Top 3 books Juan:Siddharta by Hesse, Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, Hey Willy See the PYramids by Maira Kalman Beng:Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, The Little Price by Antoine Saint Exupery, The Milk Memos by 2 former IBM working moms whose names i forget, sorry
Music you listen to Juan:DRIP, Classical Beng:bent, goldfrappe, julianne
When you’re not busy with work, what do you do in your free time? Juan:Movies, exercise Beng:coffee with my husband, movie, drinks with friends
If you were to choose a different job, what would it be? Juan:something with a more clearcut pupose Beng: I'd like to be a chef
If you can have any super power, what would it be? Juan: read minds, understand all languages Beng: right now, power to change people's mindsets. ang serious ng sagot ko but wouldn't that be great?
Where do you find inspiration for your creations? Juan:everywhere Beng:everyday life, mundane humdrum to the painful ones. Most inspiring statement/moment (heard/said/read)? Juan:First Idea Best Idea --- Chabet Beng:don't wait for leaders. do it yourself, person to person.
