The Philippines' biggest bookstore, the Manila International Book Fair, happens only once a year and its ongoing until tomorrow, Sept. 3, at the World Trade Center on Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. cor. Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. My friend, who's the event's publicist, sent this announcement to me: "Touted as the country’s biggest annual bookstore’, the MIBF is sprawled on approximately 12,000 square meters of exhibit space, with 111 participants together under one roof – from publishers to book retailers like National Bookstore, Powerbooks, Goodwill Bookstore and ... Continue Reading...
Revisiting The University
USTshots I visited my university after a long time again last week and as what usually happens in this case, it brought back old memories. Of course it's been yearssss since I graduated and I only studied here for a relatively short four years. Still it's hard to imagine the kind of person I would have been today if I didn't have the label "college graduate" to speak of. You see, I almost didn't finish college. It was brought by the fact that I was already working in the newspaper in my junior year and the adrenaline of chasing the news had swept me off ... Continue Reading...
Love from my little Picasso
demention black hole When a casting agent gave his business card to my son (handsome daw), the little tot wasn't at all enthusiastic. Knowing him, he's not really the type who'd feel comfortable facing the cameras. What he feels a close affinity with is the computer, like most members of his generation. And he's got a number of files on Microsoft Paint to show for it...like this one. ... Continue Reading...
Pagliacci: Italian food (with the Italian temper?)
Pagliacci Pagliacci at the Podium is one of the few Italian places in Manila that has an Italian owner and chef. It was my second time to eat here and sample the varied items on the menu, especially since other people were paying. The last condition is important since I've pretty much given up shelling out my hard-earned money for "over-rated" pasta outside when I can very well cook it at home. ... Continue Reading...
Meeting The Banana, at last
EB_with_Banana_003 I take off from my blog routine to pay tribute to my blog friend Anna Banana who flew in from South Korea last week. Of course I had to meet her! And she was sweet enough to go out of her way to meet me! She who had been privy to my frustrations with kimchi and other life matters the past months. It was nice to know that she was as wacky and engaging in person as she is online (as is often the case with the blog pals I meet. Call it lucky!) EB_with_Banana_002 We were joined by reel- and real-life couple Jher and ... Continue Reading...
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