Into the Valley of the “Vigo”
Crank up the “Vigo” Volume Challenging mainstream musical conventions, Vigo combines jazz, rock, traditional pinoy balladry (kundiman), modern beats, and a dash of folk to create their own unique sound. […]
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Friday Finds to Get You Through This Complex Sphere of Life (04/30/10)
Wohoo! Welcome to another long weekend. “Dancers Among Us” by Jordan Matter (“Photographer Jordan Matter took still frames of dancers from the Paul Taylor and Martha Graham Dance Companies performing […]
Friday Finds to Get You Through this Complex Sphere of Life
Well, hellloooooooooooo there…….. (pornstache photo via http://www.latfh.com) Watch Homer’s life flash before your very eyes with this video — PICTURE A DAY FOR 39 YEARS. Join the battle for the […]
Evening (First Published March 3, 2009)
The yellow light illuminates black marble countertop. Outside my bedroom window, the city skyline, and sometimes, even the train, snaking through Manila. The neighbor cooked fish again. For breakfast, lunch […]
Cemetary Celebrations
All Soul’s Day or “Araw ng mga Patay”, held on November 2, is a call to gather in Philippines. Though solemn in nature, Filipinos make commemorating the dead an event. […]
“Boses” (Voices) Film Showing
For movie fanatics in Manila, check out Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil’s new film “Boses” (Voices) which will premiere this Sunday in the CCP. “Boses” (Voices) is the story of a musician, who […]
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