To cope with sleep apnea, a disorder characterized by disruptions in breathing, celebrity stylist Henri Calayag would go to bed with a ventilator. When his doctor advised him to exercise, he took up yoga, prodded on by designer Pepito Albert.
Four a.m. though it is not yet light, a lone bird has begun to sing outside our bedroom window, my ears harking to its piercing and melancholy three-note melody. I imagine it, body soft and round and warm, perched on a stout limb of the mahogany tree or on a delicate branch of the pliant bamboo. I picture in my mind the swell of its chest, its beak aimed heavenward, as it sings its song full-throated and unabashed.
Even with Internet-ready smartphones and WiFi spots for tablets, broadband sticks and home connection are still pretty popular. There is online stuff that you just have to do in a computer, and some people are more comfortable browsing at home.
I received this letter (translated from Pilipino) from Keldy, a regular reader and listener of my Sunday evening TV-radio program over DZMM.
It really pays to be informed. While we cannot pretend to know it all, having an inquisitive and open mind allows us to be better equipped to make decisions about our own bodies’ health and disposition of mind.
A 20-year-old cellist from Rhode Island won the Miss USA crown and will represent the United States in this year’s Miss Universe pageant after voicing support for transgender beauty queens.
A beauty queen celebrating her 27th birthday and a Latina who became the first in her family to graduate from college are among the remaining Miss USA finalists.
The youth as inheritor, protector and promoter of cultural heritage was the focus of Angat Kabataan, the unique yearly gathering of youth leaders from all over the country during National Heritage Month. This year, Angat Kabataan, supported by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, was held May 1-5 in Iloilo.
Three years ago, the Republic of the Philippines, through the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, bestowed on Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (1932-2011) admission into the Order of National Artists.
Tenor Al Gatmaitan used to serenade his girlfriend in college. “She liked it when I sang to her,” he says.
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