A different scene
Metro Manila has a vibrant theater scene that begins in June and ends in March of the next year. There's a healthy mix of local and international plays, though non-Filipino and non-English language ones are usually translated into one or the other. Even then, performances of the sarswela—a genre that combines spoken and sung scenes, orchestral music, and dance—is rare nowadays. The form comes from the Spanish zarzuela, which spread to its colonies, which in turn developed their own traditions,...
Source: My Manila
BakitWhy.com Interviews Mark Dacascos of Dancing With The Stars and Iron Chef America
Famously known as "The Chairman" and host of Food Network's Iron Chef America, Mark Dacascos is also a trained martial artist as well as actor. He has appeared in a several feature films, including the internationally acclaimed French epic, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Cradle To the Grave, opposite Jet Li, Only the Brave, Nomad and The Lost Medallion, to be released later this year.
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Source: BakitWhy.com - Pilipino American Lifestyle
Hey Google, WHERE’S MY ADSENSE PIN?
I’ve noticed that for the past few days my Adsense widgets are just showing up public service ads. It happened before but eventually all the ads went back to normal. This time though, it still stays that way. If yours are also showing the same kind of ads then we may have the [...]
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we’ve come a long way, baby!
Just posted something about the science of kids and this age of enlightened parenting. Now let's look back to how far we've come courtesy of Life Magazine's archives.It's bad enough people cage dogs... but this?Baby Cage, 1937A nanny supervising a baby suspended in a wire cage attached to the outside of a high tenement block window. The cages were distributed to members of the Chelsea Baby Club ...
Source: Viva La Vida Mama
Abandoned Children and the Great Filipina Sperm War
This is an email from a reader of the FilipinaImages.com reader.
Steve Schertzer, esl_steve@excite.com
October 15, 2009
Disclaimer: The following is an opinion piece based on fact.
— “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing; to know in their hearts and see the evils going on around them, but to sit back and let it unfold whether out of fear, apathy or both.”
—Edmund Burke, Irish Political Philosopher. (1730-1797.)
I so want to be wrong...
Source: Filipina Images
A foodie’s gadgets
I have been reading up on several bloggers’ DiscOVIries contest and only now found a theme that I can participate in. Surprisingly though, I found the theme through tech blogger Javyee instead of another foodie like me. His week 3 contest encouraged bloggers to show their passions in terms of the gadgets you have or use related to it. This theme is named: Display Your Gadgets. Javyee is a tech blogger so his photo included his collection of computer, camera and podcasting equipment. Nice.
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Source: The Philippines According to Blogs
BABY SURVIVES TRAIN HIT
This video of a baby who miraculously survived after being hit by a train made me remember the movie “Baby’s Day Out” wherein the baby main character crosses the road by crawling on his knees without being hit by vehicles. That’s a movie though. This one is for real. This happened in Brisbane, [...]
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MY CONDOLENCES & PRAYERS TO PROF. DANTON REMOTO & FAMILY
I regret to announce that the father of Prof. Danton Remoto, chairman of Ang Ladlad, the national organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender Filipinos, has already been laid to rest by God. He peacefully passed away at 12:00 a.m., oct 18, 2009.In behalf of the LGBT community in the Philippines and the officers and members of Ang Ladlad Partylist, I would like to extend my sincerest condolences to the Remoto family.May God give them the strength they need.His remains lie in state at St Ignatius...
Source: Rainbow Bloggers Philippines
Off to Palawan!
Off to Palawan to do thesis, and have a little vacation after with my college barkada. Fishermen, here we come! Oh, and nice sites and beaches too, hello :) *will be there until the end of the month, so i'm on a little hiatus* See ya guys soon! Will bring back stories from Palawan.Photo Courtesy of Bing Ramos...
Source: The Philippines and Beyond
What DROID DOES that iPhone doesn’t.
While many dream to have an iPhone, this video is surely a NO-NO to that. Droid Does. This 30-second clip that begins by mocking Apple’s cutesy music and iconic font typically seen in iPhone plugs. It reels off a number of things that the iPhone can’t do (they’re below), and then abruptly goes [...]
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