Only a few of top brands age gracefully, dahlings, which is why après 50 colorful years of flip-flop fashion, Havaianas, is still reigning.
We once had a dog named Phantom who was a signature breed—or in Tagalog, sosyal na askal. Phantom was a mix of Maltese and Cocker Spaniel. The pet shop owner that sold him threw in another mixed breed into the purchase, a mostly Shi Tzu puppy we called Oprah. Together the two were Phantom and the Oprah.
“Sold out!!!” screamed the text message on the iPhone of Maja Olivares-Co, producer of the 2014 Tokyo-Manila Jazz & Arts Festival, who sat beside us at front row of Rockwell Tent where the festival’s main event was in progress.
Whisky is not my poison, but after discovering one of the finest of premium liquors during a special visit to Singapore, I am now a fan.
