Truer words have never been spoken. This coming from the lips of the Goddess-in-Chief herself, how can we not believe? To us group of girls gathered one late morning eager to learn the art of bellydance, such a proclamation seemed like the perfect mantra for the day. The first thing impressed upon us was that … Continue reading Jill Ngo: “You’re Not a Mortal—You’re a Goddess!”
Calling all bloggers! If you’ve always wanted to try the art of bellydance and feel like a goddess while doing so, this event is the one for you! Footworks Dance Studio (powered by Elorde) is offerring a FREE class this coming March 22, Sunday, 11 a.m. in their shiny new studio at 4th floor Elescom Building 213, … Continue reading Goddess for a Day: A Bellydance Experience with Jill Ngo
Black and white everything because The 1975, yeah? January 24, 2015 was the day Matty Healy followed through his promise last year to come back to Manila. And this time I was able to see him and the rest of the boys rip it out onstage instead of just grit my teeth and force-listen to … Continue reading Babe, You Look So Cool
In my four years in Diliman, I’ve only attended the annual Feb fair thrice. One of those nights will forever be etched in my memory as the night that I first heard of Franco. And that’s in two senses of the word “heard” — first heard of the band and first heard them play live. I … Continue reading UP Fair 2014 + The Chocolate Kiss Café
Throwback Thursday post no. 2! Late November of last year, Marianne and I decided to catch Da Vinci — The Genius at the Mind Museum, a three-month long traveling exhibition of Leonardo Da Vinci’s works brought to Manila by Grande Exhibitions. It features life-size replicas of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions faithfully reconstructed from his codices. … Continue reading Da Vinci — The Genius in Manila
Ohai. Bad “blogger” moment here. This event was held last September 11-15, 2013 but I am only writing about it now. I don’t want to miss chronicling it though, so I guess this is just the first of a series of forthcoming posts that will show bits and pieces of my 2013. To make things … Continue reading The 34th Manila International Book Fair
Rule one: Never go to a lecture running on zero sleep. Rule two: Never go to a lecture running on zero sleep if it will most likely be held in an air-conditioned room. Rule three: Never go to a lecture running on zero sleep if it will most likely be held in an air-conditioned room located someplace completely … Continue reading Words on Trial: Linguistics as Evidence in a Forensic Context
The Palladium boots can wait! I seriously could not believe my luck when I spotted this pair of boots at a thrift shop in Harrison, Pasay. It’s in mint condition — it still looks and feels premium. Plus it’s just the right size for me. As if I couldn’t get any luckier, they were having a markdown … Continue reading Or sneak it in your boots, whatever makes you feel like a rockstar
This year’s Sonic Boom Shockwave kicked off successfully last August 24 at Craft Pub & Grill at the Fort and culminated the following day at Area 05 Superclub, Tomas Morato. Last year, they had three venues, and although I wasn’t able to attend, I’m pretty sure both events went owzumly well. It had to be. … Continue reading Sonic Boom Shockwave 2010 Nostalgia
Experience the first ever rock festival in an air-conditioned mosh pit this coming September 30 (Sunday) at Bazooka Rocks 2012! Set to be held at the SM Mall of Asia’s SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, eight international bands together with three Filipino front acts will pump up 12 hours of live music. Gates open at … Continue reading Bazooka Rocks! First Indoor Rock Festival in Manila
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