Mention Argentina and, thanks to the eponymous brand sold in this country, corned beef is the first thing Filipinos think of. Still, Argentina’s affinity with beef remains strong. Per capita consumption of beef is an astounding 70 kilos a year. That translates to about 200 grams of meat a day for each person, or roughly ¼ kilo.
Save for strawberries, Baguio has never really been known as a food destination. It has been more popular as an artist’s community, while non-artists have appreciated this summer capital for romance, honeymoons, and family outings, with the kids’ agenda centered on horseback riding.
Every life establishes connections with others along the way-but then there is that singular life which touches and transforms every life it encounters.
Someday, with age, Daniel Padilla could morph into a different kind of star, but right now, at 17, he just might be our first bishonen idol. Bishonen is Japanese for “beautiful boy,” and refers to a character type common in manga, anime and other forms of Asian entertainment.
I envied the custom-made bookshelf of hard wood and beveled glass but I wanted the books he had in that bookshelf even more.
“Why is Facebook so big today? “Because deep in our hearts, our most basic need, found in our DNA, written in our genetic code, is the need to belong to a community, a friendship, a network, a club, a family.
Brother Bo Sanchez never tires of quoting Proverbs 21:20 in the Bible: “Precious treasure remains in the house of the wise, but the fool consumes it.”
People who had known Marc Andre Marcos, 20, mourned the loss of the young man who had wanted to become a judge like his grandfather, retired regional trial court judge Matilliano Marcos.
Always accompanied by the veil of night, these are stories born at the edges of normal perception. They may involve furtive figures seen from the corner of one’s eye and spooky sounds where there should be none, like the creaking of stairs when there’s nobody there. They can be remembered scents or just an odd feeling, as if there’s someone unseen nearby. Sometimes, they are accompanied by the fullness of the moon-or the complete lack thereof. These are ghost stories and Filipinos love hearing and reading them.
After years of working abroad, she came home to finally be with her son. But to her dismay, he was cold, distant and hostile, and would engage her in shouting matches at the slightest provocation. It was a reaction that mystified this overseas Filipino worker (OFW), until she learned of his diminished status among his peers now that his mother no longer earned in dollars.
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