Ces Drilon and TV crew abducted by terrorists in Sulu
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10 unconventional things to do at the Rizal monument…
“#10: The Rizal shrine has a very mysterious power. Hold the orbs so you can be a hot geek chick-magnet and ABSORB JOSE RIZAL’S POWAAH.” I’m not quite sure about some of the items on this list by tanggera; But among other things it includes doing the limbo, and jumpshots for the win. Eh?
It sounds like pechay and kuchay: 20 images, 20 seconds each
What do you get when you assemble artsy people and designers, give them a chance to make a visual presentation of 20 images, 20 seconds each? You get an event called Pecha Kucha Night Manila! Starring fancy people like an art director from Saatchi & Saatchi, a dancer from Green Papaya Art projects, a travel [...]
sa pagtatapos ng tag araw…
sinabi mo sa akin: “kay bilis namang matapos ng tag-araw.” at matagal akong nakasagot, pagkat ni minsa’y hindi ako nakaramdam ng init, ang aking kaloob-looba’y isa lamang mahabang tag-lamig. (tula ni gingmaganda)
Hanging coffins on the sides of cliffs
“…a unique burial ritual involving the placement of dead relatives into caves after carefully preparing a hollowed out log. These coffins are carved by the elderly before they die; if they are too ill or weak their son or other close relative will do it for them. This ritual involves pushing the bodies into the [...]
Going through friendster profiles isn’t reading…
“A tragic majority of young people don’t read books at all, and if you crawl through the thousands of Friendster profiles online, many of them even crow about being non-readers as if it was something to brag about. Crawl through these Friendster profiles again, and some would even list down, under the column of “Favorite [...]
She never beat me up or anything – oh no, girls are way more subtle and cruel than that.
"I know that my experiences as a bully victim don’t sound particularly traumatizing, but you don’t have to get beat up in the playground to develop emotional scars that stay with you for the rest of your life – especially when the damage is psychological, which is what female bullying is about. " Lauren writes [...]
Why do condos in the Philippines have western names?
“Tatlong henerasyon na ang high-rise pero kakatwa na hindi nagbabago ang ethos ng pagpapangalan sa mga condo: kung dati ay Ritz, Pacific Plaza at Twin Towers, ngayon ay hayagan pa ring western-envy ang ipinapangalan. Sa Katipunan Avenue, sa hanay ng exklusibong pamantasan ng Ateneo de Manila University at Miriam College, Burgundy at Prince David, at [...]
“How few guys must be aware that it’s the little touches that drive women crazy…”
Kristagarcia tells us about the sweet lovers beside her in their taxi (?) on the way home from Marikina: “…i started paying more attention to them when husband started playing with wife’s ponytail. he would slowly run his palm and closed fingers down it, then bring it to his nose and sniff it. he must [...]
The battle between Philippines’ Beach Walk vs Brazil’s Havaianas
Jillsabs has a scholarly and very well-written article about that age old flip flops question– which is better, the Philippines’ Beach Walk slippers or Brazil’s Havaianas? She compares these titans of tsinelas along different criteria– availability, style, comfort, durability and price. This astute observation of hers even made me laugh out loud: That these local [...]