I played Pokemon Go in Tokyo
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
TOKYO, JAPAN—The week “Pokemon Go” was launched in the country last August, I was all geared up to chase Pikachus during the annual Pokemon summer...
The grub up north: Commonwealth StrEAT Part II
Thursday, December 22, 2016
The grub up north: Commonwealth StrEAT Part II
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Visiting a food park once will never be enough, there are a handful of stalls to try and a mouthful of tastes to discover. Cake and I visited Commonwealth...
The grub up north: Commonwealth StrEAT Part I
Thursday, December 22, 2016
The grub up north: Commonwealth StrEAT Part I
Thursday, December 22, 2016
People of the North rejoice!
The foodie hotspots keep shifting on Metro Manila’s map, and they finally found their way to the open, empty spaces...
Hanging out at Naxional
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Hanging out at Naxional
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
“X” marks the spot, the spot being in Uptown Parade in Bonifacio Global City where you can get some really good grub.
For South American diner...
#DisneyBeat: Talking to Elena of Avalor
Monday, November 21, 2016
#DisneyBeat: Talking to Elena of Avalor
Monday, November 21, 2016
Aimee Carrero as the voice of Princess Elena
AFTER about 10 minutes of trying to figure out how international conference calls work, I accepted defeat...
Under the spell of Doctor Strange
Friday, November 18, 2016
Under the spell of Doctor Strange
Friday, November 18, 2016
TO DESCRIBE “Doctor Strange” as otherworldly is both a cliche and understatement.
It introduces a new breed of superhero to Marvel’s...
Alesso made me lose my mind
Monday, November 7, 2016
Alesso made me lose my mind
Monday, November 7, 2016
WHEN Alesso was announced as one of the international headliners of the Ultra Music Festival Philippines, I told myself there was no...
How Pikachu gave me a happy childhood
Thursday, September 15, 2016
How Pikachu gave me a happy childhood
Thursday, September 15, 2016
MOST kids who grew up in the 1990s would say Pokémon was their childhood. When I was six, Pikachu was my best frien...
Tables turned when I met Jason Palmer
Friday, September 2, 2016
Tables turned when I met Jason Palmer
Friday, September 2, 2016
Photo by Jilson Seckler Tiu
JASON Palmer—if that name rings a bell, it’s because it
should.
The illustrator, who was one of the comic artists who
headlined...
Lunch at Flame Restaurant
Monday, August 8, 2016
Lunch at Flame Restaurant
Monday, August 8, 2016
IT WAS a meal made for champs.
We were served with a 7-course lunch, a taste of what Discovery
Primea's Flame Restaurant will be serving for...
Sights of the city from Flame Restaurant
Monday, August 8, 2016
Sights of the city from Flame Restaurant
Monday, August 8, 2016
Armed with good coffee as I binge-watch Manila's city sights. Photo by Alex Castillo
GROWING up in the city does not make concrete jungles wherever...
Just got Lucky
Friday, July 29, 2016
Just got Lucky
Friday, July 29, 2016
Lucky Blue Smith asks me "What's up?" And all of a sudden I knew no words. Photo by Eloisa Lopez
THE MOMENT Pam, my editor, told me I'd be doing a...
I'm a happy camper
Thursday, July 28, 2016
I'm a happy camper
Thursday, July 28, 2016
SCOUT Summer Camp—It was the hottest party in the gig circuit last July 23, with a string of music sets that kept the young crowd from going anywhere...
Fête de la Musique 2016
Friday, July 8, 2016
Fête de la Musique 2016
Friday, July 8, 2016
I DON'T think there ever was a person who went to the annual Fête de la Musique who decided to just linger in one music stage from its first...
Anthologized
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Anthologized
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
I turned 22 and received one of the best gifts
I could think of—my work being part of an anthology that I've been
looking forward to every year of...
10 beautiful lines from Philippine literature
Monday, April 4, 2016
10 beautiful lines from Philippine literature
Monday, April 4, 2016
There's nothing more beautiful than reading fictionalized history—in poetry or prose—than in the language and culture that you are most familiar with.Local...
Stories of She & Him: A micropoetry project
Friday, February 26, 2016
Stories of She & Him: A micropoetry project
Friday, February 26, 2016
It started with one tweet—a transcription of a conversation that quoted Perloff on defining abstractions. And then, soon after, I caught on a...
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