It was too early to indulge in the foamy brew at 3 p.m., but that was the whole point of attending the media launch of the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Beer Festival last Thursday at Publiko in Eastwood, Quezon City.
Nightlife E. It denotes clubbing and seemingly unending party. A large chunk of the youth’s social life is devoted to this. It would be phony if I didn’t admit that, on certain occasions, I experience nightlife to bond with friends.
Tiendesitas (Ortigas Avenue corner C-5, Pasig) is a quaint shopping village that showcases Philippine-made products such as artworks, antiques, furniture, handicrafts, garments, novelty items, plants and even pets.
Edgar “Par” Sallan—younger brother of my Jingle Chordbook colleague Edwin Sallan—is one of only a few club DJs who have extensive knowledge of past and present music. His Tuesday night gigs at Borough in The Podium are a balm for tired nerves, so engrossing that I end up going home at daybreak.
The kaleidoscope burst of orange, yellow and blue hues in the sky at sunset signals the start of happy hour in this tourist mecca.
It’s 9 p.m. on a Tuesday and the crowd at the casino of Resorts World Manila (RWM) is distinguished by two opposite expressions. The people playing at the card tables and slot machines look dead serious, while those drinking at Bar 360 talk animatedly—the smiles on their faces punctuated by excitement as they wait for the next music act.
I remember very well that it was June 1977 that fashion designer Ernest Santiago jolted Manila with the opening of Coco Banana, a disco club in the heart of the Malate district where many bohemians converged.
‘A genie in disguise, full of wonder and surprise’ Pop’s golden age lives on at the new Merk’s Place
We used to scoff at the hit songs of The Stylistics as too mellow until one of our favorite groundbreaking artists, Prince, recorded a cover of “Betcha By Golly, Wow” in 1996. From then on we’ve been trying to see anything pop in a new light.
On three separate occasions last week we had a swell time checking out the nightlife in Quezon City’s Tomas Morato-Timog Avenue strip and its vicinity.
OCTOBER last year, we saw the biggest number of people, some 20,000-strong, that gathered at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena for a non-sports event.
