This is a continuation of the previous post: Staycation at Sea Residences! Oasis in the City and New BFFs (Part 1). We had our dinner at the nearby Seaside Macapagal (Dampa sa Pasay), located only a walking distance from the Sea Residences … if you’re not lazy. Dampa is a must experience in the […]
I had just woken up and was still lying in bed when my phone rang. It was my friend/sorority sis KC. She told me she was about to go swimming and asked if I wanted to join her. Feeling a little smothered at home and eager for KC’s company, I immediately said yes. I later […]
After days of numbness spent under the covers, Heidi Hough forced herself to do some serious reflecting, looking back to the last time she lived through a society founded on fear and fantasy. She’d gotten through it before, she could get through it again. For the past months, she’s been watching what appeared […]
“For as long as I can recall, I’ve been an easy mark for the pitches of peddlers, fund-raisers, and operators of one sort or another.” The Social Psychologist Robert Cialdini, a self-described “patsy”, or a person easily manipulated or tricked, wanted to understand what makes one person comply with another person’s “request”. To find answers, […]
On November 9, 2013, I found myself stepping out of a hotel into the pitch black darkness of the night as I tried to find my way to a drugstore located just across the street. I was with ChinChin Chua, the owner of the hotel, and a few other people I didn’t really know. […]
A recent conversation with one of my friends keeps coming back to me. We were talking about the Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. With the death toll at 4,700 and counting, people have started to raise their concerns on how it is being handled, on whether people of authorities are overstepping their […]
A term hurled around in magazines and on television, Fashion Victim is a characterization we wouldn’t wish to be associated with. Coined by the internationally acclaimed designer Oscar de la Renta, Fashion Victim refers to people who follow trends regardless of whether they look good or feel right, falling victim to the material interest of […]
You may have already encountered the term Fashion Victim in magazines and on television numerous times. What exactly does it mean to be a fashion victim, and are you one? Coined by the internationally acclaimed designer Oscar de la Renta, the term refers to people who follow trends even if what they are wearing […]
Three decades ago, Danny DeVito directed and starred in a critically acclaimed short film called “The Selling of Vince D’Angelo”. The comedic short film formed part of the “Likely Stories”, a ground breaking HBO/Cinemax anthology series. Real-Life Counterpart A political parable, the film features the campaign of Vince D’Angelo, a loud-mouthed, egotistical […]
The first official US presidential debate just happened. And it could have a bearing on whom people would ultimately choose to lead the current world Superpower (US arguably became the only global superpower after the Cold War. As per Time, they remain to be the only superpower in 2016.). Defined as a state that has […]
