I wonder if they'll remember this? So much importance is loaded on the cliché watershed moments of our family lives. Graduations, birthdays, weddings. And while all those things are indeed special, and while I do have very complete memories about my father's 40th birthday barbeque or new year's eve, I equally remember the times we were simple hitting the Burger King or Circle K after dark with my folks. In our little family, our lives are changing again, and this has made me think a lot about the places that I spent my childhood and how they influenced me and my thoughts. They let me know Read More

At the end of a pretty intense week, I think I had a pretty perfect lazy Sunday. Slept in, spent time with my family, fed my wife sushi, talked with the kids, and even squeezed in a couple cafe visits for www.dailydrinkmag.com So yeah, maybe not a real day off, since that last one is technically "work." But I realized that I don't really have very many hobbies anymore since I have a habit of converting my favourite things into new facets of my career. Drinks, board games, photography technology, comics, design and art have all found a place in my somewhat professional existence. Oh, and Read More

9 years ago tonight, I went to a bar by myself. Over couple of Estrella Galicia 1906 dark lagers, I contemplated my existence until closing time, which was past 2AM. My mom was texting me a lot, asking where I was and if I was ok. 2AM is not "late" by Manila standards, and mom knew that I regularly stayed out much later than that. But that night was different. It was different because I'd need to wake up early the next day: my wedding day. That next morning, wedding photographers would come to my home where I was getting dressed, and ask me why I was so relaxed, with no jitters. This night Read More

After a real busy crunch through 2018's Q4, it's great to have time with this crew and be 100% with them. It's a really interesting time for them, now that they can all communicate and try to be friends. It's a privilege to be able to observe that. I'm thankful for this. As things ramp up through 2019, I want to be sure to have days like these. Read More

Build day! (Follow along in Instagram stories.) Something I've been experimenting with is upcycling denim work wear, and personally customizing pants to my own style. Here at the build site, I'm very happy to see they that the pants are actual functioning perfectly in the carpentry workshop. It's nice and airy, but also keeping out all the sawdust and protecting from there odd scrape or flying nail. Street wear and work wear are so often about looking and being "Fresh." I have no beef with that, but it's not something I relate to. It's just not how I was raised, or who I've become. But who Read More

Follow our journey on Instagram (@kayocosio) this week as we build and roll out interactive street art installations with 5 young artists from our mega city. It's all part of the art leg of Nike Battle Force, a month long celebration of basketball culture and the subcultures that coexist in the same spaces. Spray paint, silkscreen, upcycling, metal, wood, and cement. We've been planning/building for weeks now and can't wait to share our creations with you, along with the stories that inspired those creations from the artists' respective home towns and street subcultures. The installations Read More

Fascination with pop culture never ends. This afternoon we took a moment to check out EXLD's newest mural at Eastwood City's mall dropoff. Summer, Emma, and Jo were enjoying Twin Popsies on a pleasantly warm October afternoon. It's snapshots like this that I hope stick in their memories. Pop culture and street art's continuous fascination with it are like the angelic voices of a young Justin Bieber or Micheal Jackson. In the case of these musicians, we would hear their young, innocent, angelic voices and be transported back to a time when our own perceptions of love we're equally as pure Read More