BUNOL—Tens of thousands of revellers splattered each other with 120 tons of squashed tomatoes Wednesday in a gigantic annual food fight known in Spain as the Tomatina. The streets ran red with slippery juice as nearly 40,000 people, many stripped to the waist and drunk with sangria, pelted each other in the Plaza Mayor square [...]
Like a child persistent in getting what he wants, Museo Pambata (MP) on Roxas Boulevard doesn’t get tired of introducing unique programs and exhibits for its young patrons. The museum prepares a monthly roster of events, even on the “off-peak” season of April to July. MP president and CEO Nina Lim-Yuson attributes such season to [...]
She walks by, and all eyes are on her. She’s beautiful, adorable and vivacious; she’s been voted as one of our town’s best-dressed women. She helps her husband manage and run the renowned Fila brand, and is in demand for loads of events. With all these attributes, she also has a golden heart. No wonder [...]
Melbourne has edged out long-time front-runner Vancouver to be rated the world’s most liveable city, a worldwide survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit said Tuesday.
We all learn from other people’s experiences or our own, whether the easy or the hard way. But the best lessons are the ones where we fail. A famous line says, it’s okay to make mistakes the first time—just don’t repeat them. Here are several inspiring stories. Marina is a 53-year-old mother of five. Her [...]
The raging controversy over the Reproductive Health (RH) bill has forced the Senate to tackle a subject normally left in the hands of religious clerics: “When does life begin?” It is a question which has been debated by various philosophers and religious thinkers since ancient times, but to which there is no generally accepted answer, [...]
Do you wonder why you still find it difficult to lose weight despite all your best efforts? There might be something wrong with the later part of your day—and it must be your midnight snacking. Studies have already shown that midnight snacking causes weight gain. There are several reasons a person craves and munches food [...]
Remember how the classic Nokia 5110 changed your life? How that bulky cellphone allowed you to express yourself via colorful Xpress-On covers, and how you spent hours playing one of only three stored games—Memory, Logic or Snake? Remember, too, when texting was free, and how sending text messages changed the way we lived, such that [...]
Many relax after a hard day at work by hitting the bars and knocking back a few drinks. But some skip happy hour and choose to slip into their running shoes and sprint until they break into a sweat. Some listen to music, others choose to meditate, still others use special gadgets. There are those [...]
Standing over a meter in height, the pubescent female wore a smooth bodice and short gauzy shirt, revealing her legs in a balletic fourth position. Her pigtail caught in a bow, her chin raised, and hands clinched behind her butt, she stood expressionless except for the naiveté in her half-open eyes. The straps of her [...]
Throughout the history of the visual arts in the world, there have been many artists who have created works of art that have discredited, insulted and maligned spiritual beliefs, especially the beliefs of Christians. These artists, during their time, suffered ridicule and physical suffering. They have often passed into oblivion. They have all since been [...]
