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
I spent the last week working with this talented group of artists as they built their respective installations celebrating the culture of basketball in the Nike Battleforce Art Battle. I'd like to take a moment to talk about how these guys were selected for the project. When choosing the right group of artists to participate, I looked for a couple things. First is personality. What I was looking for specifically was characters that would interact well with one another. It's much like a good game of 3 on 3 street ball: what you want is guys who are fun to be around, but also can Read More
Jo turned 4 years old a couple weeks ago. She's growing up fast, and considering that she's the youngest of the three sisters, this seems significant for me. While I do have memories as early as 2 years old, most of my more tangible ones start at around 4. So if these girls are anything like their Papa, everything they see now, they will definitely remember. I want them to remember that we played. 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
One of my favorite things these days is my Pesado 58.5 Tamper with Depth Adjuster. Paired nicely with Pesado's IMS basket and E61 competition screens (available at El Kapitan), I've been enjoying a consistency of high quality espresso extraction on a day to day, cup to cup basis. Read More
Stunning location! Set next to the Singapore Botanical Gardens, this cafe's greenery is healthy and biodiverse. Well positioned mirrors reflect the greenery all around. Large bouquets of fresh flowers bring in the aromatics and complete the outdoor vibe even when in the air conditioning. There's harmony. Coffee was good but not stellar. However, a well designed menu of great food means that the dining experience is quite balanced. It was the perfect spot for a Saturday brunch to wind down from a very busy week. Read More
Many times, I have come across cafes that have quite expensive and -- frankly -- merely passable food offerings. And often this makes sense, as coffee flavors and excellence tend to get all the attention in these environments. That's why Malaysia's Adelphi & Co was such a refreshing and lovely dining experience. Surprisingly excellent food paired with equally stellar beverages. Balance! And while I would not call it inexpensive, you definitely get quality on your dollars spent. While we were there, Nica and I got to taste their steak and salmon dishes, paired with beautiful espresso Read More
What a ride! Last week I got to compete in the inaugural Philippine Brewers Cup and was able to bag the first runner up trophy. Losing sucks, I'm not gonna lie. Especially by a margin of just a few points. You keep thinking about what you could have done differently. Rules that would have helped you (Section 15, Article A, ii 😅), they float in and out of your subconscious. This has been what my last day has been like. The truth is that I have a veritable multitude of thoughts about what transpired. I'm sure you have similar thoughts too if you were there. However, for this Read More