Last night I dreamt I went—not to Manderley—but to Betis again, the fiesta and holiday haunts of my youth and childhood and my father’s hometown where, like Manderley, my grandfather’s house is “no more… ours no longer.”
In life, Michael Siaron was all but invisible, just one of the faceless masses barely getting by on the mean streets of Metro Manila.
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte himself acknowledged the role of media—particularly the Inquirer—by way of a tribute to its editor in chief Letty Jimenez Magsanoc (“LJM”) when she passed away.
MALACAÑANG’S directive to “downplay” President Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (Sona) in a memo asking guests “not to wear long gowns” as “it will not be a fashion show” was met with approval by a nation that has largely been turned off by the display of pomp and bling at the annual speech of the Chief Executive.
It’s a scene straight out of a Scorsese film—you enter a casino, walk past people playing at the slot machines and card tables, and your ears catch bouncy, brassy music from a bygone era.
I met this guy while I was waiting in line at a 7-11 in Tokyo. I didn’t even notice him. It was only when I greeted a friend in Tagalog that he smiled at me and remarked that he didn’t know I was Filipino. He thought I was Japanese, while I thought he was a tourist because of his mestizo looks.
IT IS hot and humid in Atlanta. But it’s always cool and comfy in my sister’s house. Outside it’s another story. There have been warnings issued for pets, babies and the elderly (in that order) to stay indoors.
YOUR mantra for the week: “I pray, therefore, I prosper.”
THE WAY we girls get giddy every time we plan a sleep-away or whatever you want to call sleeping together away from home, you’d think it was something that happened often.
Enter the world of dinosaurs as The Mind Museum brings you Dino Play, an immersive and fascinating interactive exhibit designed for children 2 years old and above.
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