Category: Digressions
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LEGO Certified Store at KidZania in BGC
I was invited to the opening of the country’s first LEGO Certified Store at the KidZania building along BGC. Check out my piece in Manila Bulletin on the opening, with photos. It was also good to be reunited with old Internet friends Marc and Sharm Macalua all dressed up as Storm Troopers for the launch.…
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Manila Bulletin Advocacy in Occidental Mindoro: Watts of Love Partnership
This video needs to be shared. Prepare for tears. From the Manila Bulletin video channel: Years without electricity have practically made residents of Ilin Island in Occidental Mindoro a recluse. But light came at the end of the tunnel and the world was never as bright as it was before the eyes that finally see…
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#BeFullyInformed by Manila Bulletin
I’d like to share with you the latest commercial of Manila Bulletin’s #BeFullyInformed campaign for 2015. The timely ad brings to light the strange brew of knee-jerk reactions, armchair activism and netizen ire in the age of social media. To quote Pontius Pilate, “What is truth?” Full ad after the jump. If you want the…
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Manila Bulletin Video Team: Who is Pope Francis?
AWW YIZZZ! I’m super proud of our new video team. This is a short feature that have many individuals answering the question, ‘Who is Pope Francis?’ Click on the link below to see the full feature.
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I’m on Tiny Letter.
Friends recently asked me to subscribe to their Tiny Letter emailers. I realized I had an account from long ago but never took to really making it work. It has like, zero subscribers. PLEASE HELP ME CHANGE THAT!
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Manila Bulletin Video Interview: Master Joseph Chau of ‘Feng Shui Essentials’
This is a video that we shot for the book launch of Feng Shui Essentials: Year of the Goat 2015. This is the first (and the longest) of a couple of video features where we interview renowned Feng Shui Master Joseph Chau Kam Shing. Below is your forecast for the year 2015. We shot this…
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On Blogging and Character
I started blogging ‘professionally’ sometime in 2006. That year — and the couple of years after were of a different era. It truly was a different time: Our Awesome Planet had a day job. Yugatech had little to no access to tech companies. Coy and AJ were still alive and rocking it. How time flies.…
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‘Then comes the zenith of man’ – The Mint Julep
“Then comes the zenith of man’s pleasure. Then comes the julep – the mint julep. Who has not tasted one has lived in vain. The honey of Hymettus brought no such solace to the soul; the nectar of the gods is tame beside it. It is the very dream of drinks, the vision of sweet…
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Mensakaba Geishu: Ramen with a Heart
It is May 2014. A quick Google search for “Mensakaba Geishu” and you’ll find a couple of placeholders in online food directories (like TripAdvisor and Looloo), a Facebook page and a couple of geo-located Instagram posts of noodles from an up and coming ramen bar in the south. I heard about the new ramen bar…
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Crumpler Cobram Outpost: Efficient compact camera storage for underwater photograhy
A good camera bag is like the best pair of jeans you can own: comfy, rustic and beat up. You know you’re in love with photography when your camera bag has absorbed the dust and flavors of the sojourn, much like how a cast-iron skillet cooks with the spices of the last hundred meals. That…
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