What Countries are You From/Do You Live In?

wintersoldier yes I know about the Spanish surname! People tend to classify me as Hispanic rather than Asian because of my second last name - I cannot say it is completely wrong as I do have some very, very distant Spanish blood, but it's much more realistic to say that I have dark hair and tan skin from being part Filipina, not Spanish. Also I found it mildly irritating that since I live in Spain and here it's custom to add your mother's last name, which is Hispanic in origin (Martir, in my case), the Spanish teachers CORRECT THE SPELLING - as in, OK, I understand that here you write it "Mártir" and have done so for centuries, but the fact that your ancestors came over to rape mine does not give you the right to override the fact that my people, though we have inherited and appreciate many things from Spaniards, are under no obligation to keep it "as it was originally", on the contrary, it's normal and morally correct to modify the colonial impositions to comply with our cultural heritage/preferences. But it's a minor issue, I don't get mad about it, I just state it.

I learnt something interesting yesterday I wanted to share with you. Quite a few of the concept artists on EA for TS4 are Filipino, as follows (I wonder if this is his self sim):

1) Deiv Calviz, who worked on basegame clothes and kitchen:






His website is HERE.

2) He worked alongside Alex Flores, another Filipino, this is also something they worked on together:



He also worked on Sims 3 Medieval, you can see some of his work HERE.

3) From her name and the fact she is based in Makati, Philippines, I believe Gizelle Karen Baluso is also Filipina, she worked on some basegame rooms too:





A link to her gallery is HERE.

4) I would guess that Roman Pangilinan is also Filipino, but I am not sure.

He worked on Luxury Party and Spooky Stuff, here is some of his work:





There is a link HERE to his blog.

I'm sure there are more. I did see lots of other Asians working, Albert & Kim Truong (I'm so grateful for the Star Wars stuff they did), Vance Wu, Josephine Liang (I love the industrial kitchen she did), Stephanie Lew (Movie Hangout furniture textures, Windenburg concept art)... Yeah, I did my homework I wanted to know who made the stuff I like and give them tribute - it's nice to speak to SimGurus, but I believe the mainly unnamed artists deserve at least the same, if not more, respect and honor. Also, it would be nice for them to get recognition in case they can get a promotion, or if they are currently out of work, to get a good job, so employers know they have a following/appreciation for their work.

wintersoldier yes I know about the Spanish surname! People tend to classify me as Hispanic rather than Asian because of my second last name - I cannot say it is completely wrong as I do have some very, very distant Spanish blood, but it's much more realistic to say that I have dark hair and tan skin from being part Filipina, not Spanish. Also I found it mildly irritating that since I live in Spain and here it's custom to add your mother's last name, which is Hispanic in origin (Martir, in my case), the Spanish teachers CORRECT THE SPELLING - as in, OK, I understand that here you write it "Mártir" and have done so for centuries, but the fact that your ancestors came over to rape mine does not give you the right to override the fact that my people, though we have inherited and appreciate many things from Spaniards, are under no obligation to keep it "as it was originally", on the contrary, it's normal and morally correct to modify the colonial impositions to comply with our cultural heritage/preferences. But it's a minor issue, I don't get mad about it, I just state it.

I learnt something interesting yesterday I wanted to share with you. Quite a few of the concept artists on EA for TS4 are Filipino, as follows (I wonder if this is his self sim):

1) Deiv Calviz, who worked on basegame clothes and kitchen:






His website is HERE.

2) He worked alongside Alex Flores, another Filipino, this is also something they worked on together:



He also worked on Sims 3 Medieval, you can see some of his work HERE.

3) From her name and the fact she is based in Makati, Philippines, I believe Gizelle Karen Baluso is also Filipina, she worked on some basegame rooms too:





A link to her gallery is HERE.

4) I would guess that Roman Pangilinan is also Filipino, but I am not sure.

He worked on Luxury Party and Spooky Stuff, here is some of his work:





There is a link HERE to his blog.

I'm sure there are more. I did see lots of other Asians working, Albert & Kim Truong (I'm so grateful for the Star Wars stuff they did), Vance Wu, Josephine Liang (I love the industrial kitchen she did), Stephanie Lew (Movie Hangout furniture textures, Windenburg concept art)... Yeah, I did my homework I wanted to know who made the stuff I like and give them tribute - it's nice to speak to SimGurus, but I believe the mainly unnamed artists deserve at least the same, if not more, respect and honor. Also, it would be nice for them to get recognition in case they can get a promotion, or if they are currently out of work, to get a good job, so employers know they have a following/appreciation for their work.

im originally south african but now living in new zealand

Aw! No way! I'm South African too! (Still living here).

I speak Afrikaans, English and some Hindi (from loving India a lot). I also know a few words in Zulu and Russian and Polish. I love languages and I'm learning Russian and Mandarin.