Down-to-earth, funny and genuine—these are the three traits that come to mind at the mention of Gerald Anderson, the 24-year-old American-Filipino celebrity we caught up with at Jollibee Greenmeadows along C5 Libis just after Easter.
How could one place in this world seem to have everything, from classical to pop culture, for just about everyone, from tweens to the young at heart?
“He is the first non-European in over a thousand years, and the first Jesuit to become pontiff, who preferred to ‘join the boys on the bus,’ even as a special limousine waited for him to ferry them back to the hotel after he was chosen Pope.
I witnessed a barrage of flashing lights as I entered the studio. A photo shoot for the BUM Equipment clothing line was going on. There were many people, holding cameras and taking pictures of a boy against a white backdrop.
A few months ago, I was thinking whether I should back out or go ahead and attend my school’s junior prom at Edsa Shangri-La, my first prom ever. A few months later, I was considering attending not only one prom, but two—to be held the Saturday after the first at La Salle Green Hills.
Love is in the air. The sight of couples strolling in the mall, holding hands, bearing chocolates, flowers and what-nots is enough to make anyone blush.
Christmas is a time, Christmas is a time, Christmas is a time to love”—the song plays in my head as I fondly remember my childhood days.
I never imagined I could actually wield a pair of bamboo sticks (yantok) properly. When I was a child, I had been interested in martial arts a la Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Jet Li and even Disney’s rendition of Fa Mulan.
“If you need me,” says Monsieur LeFevre, addressing the new owners of the Opera Populaire in Paris, “I shall be in Bo-ra-cay!”
Nicasio Aranas, or “Tatay Nic” as he is fondly called, is an 86-year-old World War II Filipino survivor. A native of Bauan, Batangas City, he survived the war risking his life as a runner in a guerrilla movement in his hometown and working in the Japanese-controlled airfields in Manila. His stories on surviving nearly three years of atrocities during the occupation and witnessing the fierce fighting in the Battle of Manila, which liberated the Philippines from the Japanese, continue to be a source of wonder to his family and friends.
Many teens I know whose homes and communities were affected by rising floods went out of their own comfort zones to help rescue people.
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