Abandoned Insanity

A person named Yogesh Darge, based in Mumbai, India, has just plagiarized the logo I created for the Baguio Centennial 2009. The final version of the logo can be seen above.

Here is his Flickr page and the website of his “professional” Design-Studio.

Ay naku these plagiarists!

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UPDATE: 16 January 2008

I sent one warning FlickrMail and a Cease and Desist Order via eMail.

The plagiarist has so far removed the butterfly logo from most of the branding on his website, although the favicon is still the same copied logo based on this one.

The photos/graphics on his Flickr page are also now hidden (not deleted)… but his avatar is still the same plagiarized logo.

Even spelled “believe” wrong…

Whoever you are, if you want to make it big in the design industry you’ll have to be incredibly ORIGINAL and IMAGINATIVE. You can probably use somebody else’s work as INSPIRATION but never as a stencil for your own work.

Bad karma, bad karma, bad karma to you.

Here’s a rundown of the worst places to eat in Baguio City. You’ve been warned!

#1 Zola

Patria de Baguio Building, Session Road

Oh my gawd! You know something’s wrong when they can’t even get your regular longganisa right. The food could have been kinda fine if it were bland, but the taste is just all wrong for most of the meals other than the pizzas, which are acceptable but not great, and with Don Henrico’s, Volante, and Vizco’s just down the sidewalk, why bother coming here? If you’re looking to have lunch here, don’t. Just head on over to Steaks and Toppings just behind the building, you get double the servings for much less than Zola’s overpriced rice meals. They also serve this tastes-like-used-dishwater with a horrible horrible horrible after taste… they call it coffee… and you pay 40 pesos to torture yourself. Ack! I wouldn’t recommend this place even to my worst enemy… well, honestly, maybe I would.

#2 Figaro

3rd Level Sunset Terrace, SM City Baguio Mall, Luneta Hill

Small mugs, overpriced, Airborne Access WiFi has several blocked sites, and rude service crew. Nuff said.

#3 Shakey’s SM Baguio

Upper Ground Level Parkview Terrace, SM City Baguio Mall, Luneta Hill

Shakey’s used to be my favorite pizza restaurant back when they were in the now-demolished Skyworld Building along Session Road. Now? Everything is dry. Sayang.

{ I’ll be updating this list often, it’ll soon be up to ten places NOT to go to. Coming soon: Best places to eat in Baguio. }