Vampire or villain-which one will you be?

The countdown continues, and I’m not talking Rihanna and Chris Brown.  At least not yet.  Some people have already scrambled for tickets for this concert event of the year, but also a few days away is the moment of tricks, treats, and traps—not that these aren’t part of our daily lives.

Halloween is simply one of my favorite events of the year.  I panic more during Halloween than during Christmas.  Maybe because I didn’t really celebrate Halloween as a kid, save for this time when my sister Cindy organized a scarefest at home.  Us versus the maids.  My sister creatively wrapped my face with her stockings and tied a gold ribbon around it, like I was a gift, or that was how she explained it.  The househelp were much more creative of course, churning out aswangs and other much more frightening creatures that gave me more sleepless nights as a kid (see, that’s why I became nocturnal!).  And you must remember, Regal Shocker was Saturday primetime viewing at that time.

Well, speaking of the dark side, All Hallow’s Eve is this coming Friday already, so I just want to politely remind everybody of the upcoming fright and flight fest that will happen come next week.  You better be ready.  Over at Embassy, we are all turning into vampires, growing our fangs, and sucking on Bloody Mary’s as we go Into the Twilight.  I got this idea since my “book lover” friend Mond Gutierrez started reading the series.  He simply could not put it down.  For him and a lot of others, it was Facebook and this book.  So vampires it is.  Bring on Transylvania, count on the count — ah-ha-ha!  You can be any vampire — cheerleader vampire, cartoon character vampire, priest vampire, nun vampire, Power Puff vampire, Ironman vampire, Joker vampire — you get the drift.  It’s all about churning out the va-va-vampire side with any costume you choose.  Go ahead and grab a bite.  (Cue music: Thriller.)

If vampires are not your thing, you can also come as villains.  Villains are those people other people love — to hate.  (Cue music: Man n the Mirror). For those into Bondage, and I don’t mean leather and chains, even if I respect you if that is your thing.  Halloween, as with any other day, is all about mutual respect and love.  Love for both the leading men and the leading villain.  Equal exposure of protagonist and antagonist.  Fame and infamy both grab centerstage.  When I said “Bondage” earlier, of course I meant Bond.  Not James Yap, not Baby James, but James Bond, the Brit wit spy.  But even if you are someone who is in love with this spy, coming in a tux this trickety-treaty season just isn’t the thing.  The monsters may order from you, or they mght think you are Bruce Wayne’s butler.

For those who you love—to hate

 So to pay respects for this season, Supreme puts a rundown of the Bond villains that Bond fans love to hate — with a passion.  Why?  Because these villains are sexy and stylish — there’s something provocative and mschievous about aligning yourself to the dark side, and it is the perfect timing to do so.  Subversion has always been part of pop culture and this time, pop cultural icon of a timepiece Swatch has turned the tables around, and got inspired by the secret agent’s most controversial adversaries.  “We’ve discovered the dark side of the myth, and we love it.  It is the art of the villain that interests us. In Ian Fleming’s novels and all the Bond films, the villains play a crucial role,”  Dr. Swatch or N.G. Hayek, otherwise known as the inventor of the plastic fantastic watch, explained his side of the matter as news of his turning to the “other side” swept news agencies all over the globe, at the same time the collection was unveiled.

 Developed with perfidious cunning and cinematic flair through 22 thrilling adventures, the Swatch 007 Villain collection is the Supreme tribute to the antagonist as the iconic catalyst to the story.  In fact, during last week’s highly successful Supreme to the Extreme Awards, the awards given to the Comeback of the Year, He and She Supreme, Televisionary and Supremo Awards all had giant plaques with dazzling pieces from this cool-ection. attached to the winners names — from Gabby Concpecion to Francis Lumen, KC Concepcion, Willie Revillame and Joey De Leon, they all know what it’s like to to be on the other side of the story.

A well-meaning friend told me to always look at the two sides of anything.  It is through this fascination with heroes and villains that I have learned to not turn my face away to the other angle.  I have learned to love my villains, both personal and beyond.  It makes life simpler and more interesting at the same time.  So while you’re at it, love the villains in your life.  Believe me, it works!  I may not have been around way back 1962 when Dr. No debuted to make life hell for Mr. Bond, but the myth of the “bad guy” shows no signs of fading.  This coming year’s most-awaited Bond incarnation, Quantum of Solace, will have people cussing over Dominic Greene, the latest Bond bad to date.

Hey, you only live once, or twice if you choose to see another side.  Whether you’re under Her Majesty’s secret service or you’re with a spy who you love, you just gotta “live and let die.”  This season brings about “a license to kill,” with or without a golden gun.  Die another day because for now, these are for your eyes only.  The world is indeed not enough because tomorrow never dies.  Someone is bound to beat the living daylights out of you.  Only diamonds are forever.

 So for now, let me go back to my casket as I seek my quantum of solace.