Bakit madalas hindi kasama ang college level sa suspension ng classes tuwing malakas ang ulan? Madalas akong makabasa ng mga panawagan sa Facebook kapag suspended ang mga klase mula primary hanggang secondary levels. Mga panawagan at paalala ng mga college students na hindi sila waterproof. Haha. Oo nga naman. Saka …
Read More »Mga Patok na Kumikitang Kabuhayan ng mga Batangueño
Sa panahon ngayon, malamang narerealize nyo nang hindi sapat ang maging empleyado ka lang. Papasok ang pera dalawang beses isang buwan pero araw-araw naman ang paglabas. Hay buhay. How do you keep up, Juan dela Cruz? Oh my, naririnig ko sa likod ng tenga ko ang boses ni Donya Delilah. …
Read More »Cinemalaya 2012: The Films, Side Stories, and Coco Martin
We never thought our Cinemalaya experience would be as exciting as how it turned out last night. For first time Cinemalaya attendees, it was one helluva film festival experience. The day was capped with sightings of movie stars here and there. And the most thrilling part of it all? Seeing …
Read More »The 1st Fencing Trophee Comes to Lipa
The Home of the Filipino Coffee, Café de Lipa and the newly established Lipa Academy for Math and Science (LAMS) are hosting the 1st Lipa Academy Fencing Trophee to be held at Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country Club on August 18 and 19, 2012. Expecting to draw around 1,000 spectators …
Read More »Mabini Day, Batangas City Foundation Day, P-Noy’s SONA, Gov. Vi’s 50th Showbiz Anniversary
July 23, 2012 is an eventful day for us as we commemorate two important events in the Batangueño calendar — Mabini Day and Batangas City Foundation Day. Today in 1864, Apolinario Mabini was born in Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas. Mabini, a.k.a. the “Sublime Paralytic” served as Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s adviser and …
Read More »Fil-Am Jason Farol Lands 3rd Placer in ‘Duets’ Finale (We Heard He’s Batangueño!)
Filipinos went full force in supporting Jessica Sanchez in American Idol Season 11. Now, have you heard of Jason Farol? Yes, he’s another Fil-Am who got one step closer to winning another singing competition in the US, the ‘Duets’. The finale just reached its conclusion an hour earlier as this …
Read More »Ang Pilipino, ang Pelikula, at ang mga Pelikulang Pilipino
Mahabang panahon nang bahagi ng mga buhay natin ang mga pelikula. Milyong tao sa mundo ang nabubuhay sa paggawa ng pelikula, bida man o extra, direktor o taga-timpla ng kape sa set. Ang mga Pilipino, madalas sumakay sa trend. Alam mo na, pop culture. Kung anong sikat at pinagkakaguluhang pelikula, …
Read More »A Trip to Sepoc Island
Last week, we had a chance to go to Sepoc Island. Treat ito sa amin ng mga mababait na taga Eagle Point Resort bilang bahagi ng isang forum na ginawa namin doon. Kasama sa trip ay ang mga taga Provincial Tourism Office, Mabini Tourism Center at ilan pang mga bosses …
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