December 29, 2007

Brothers, sisters, children

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Familial reflection. The cast of the compulsively watchable and thoroughly affecting Brothers & Sisters, the US series seen on local ...
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December 22, 2007

Something more to Christmas

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THIS morning I received some good news about a friend's husband who had been suffering from cancer. She says that due to a radical new m...
December 21, 2007

100! and counting...

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Something Like Life Dec. 20, 2007 THIS is my 100th column for this super-excellent business newspaper . I never would have thought I’d have ...
December 19, 2007

Santa stories

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Letters to Santa increase despite e-mail Reuters GENEVA - Text messages, e-mails and social networking are challenging traditional mail but ...
December 17, 2007

The importance of being Ernest

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I'VE never met Ernest Santiago . But growing up, I often read and heard stories of his famous disco, the Coco Banana in Malate, Manila....
December 15, 2007

On wearing a Barong Tagalog

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Director Quentin Tarantino, a recent Manila visitor, announces a nominee to the 65th Golden Globes Awards (above). At right, QT with actor...
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Loveless on Christmas?

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Something Like Life Dec. 14, 2007 YOU have just renewed your membership to SMAP (Samahan ng Malalamig ang Pasko) . Every time you hear the ...
December 13, 2007

Holidays take over

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THE holidays have taken over my life, thus, the relative slacking in my blogging these past couple of weeks. There was much last-minute shop...
December 07, 2007

When Cora met Ike

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Something Like Life Dec. 7, 2007 ONE of Hollywood’s all-time favorite romantic comedies is When Harry Met Sally . Released in 1989, the film...
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December 06, 2007

Eastern Promises...bleah

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PANGS wanted to watch a movie today and he said the reviews of Eastern Promises were good. Okay, I said, who's starring in it? He said V...
December 05, 2007

Balat sa pwet?

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WHILE this piece from the Visayan Daily Star seems to be the usual PR job, it's still interesting to read how top cop Geary Barias , no...
December 03, 2007

Je t'aime... moi non plus (I love you...me neither)

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OVER the weekend, I read Vanity Fair's piece on the late Serge Gainsbourg , a French songwriter/singer (and actor and director) who was ...
December 02, 2007

Love this!

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WAS sent via Facebook friends...and I don't even like Natalia Imbruglia. Funny!
November 30, 2007

Libre ang mangarap di ba?

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Something Like Life Nov. 30, 2007 BEGINNING tomorrow, December 1, we have exactly 23 days to get our Christmas lists in order, subtracting...

Pathetic

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THAT'S how most people felt about the serial coup plotters' caper yesterday. Parang, ano na naman ba yan?! I don't really under...
November 29, 2007

What the eff?! Coup na naman?! (with update)

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I woke up this morning ready to read today's news on the national income accounts to see how the economy did in the third quarter and wh...
November 27, 2007

GMA orders review of all foreign-funded projects

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By Christine Avendaño, Gil C. Cabacungan Jr. Inquirer, 11/27/2007 MANILA, Philippines — With the World Bank still not moving to lift its sus...
November 26, 2007

MAR ROXAS in 2010 (with updates)

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SO there, I'm supporting MAR Roxas for President of this crazy republic of ours in 2010. There isn't any other intelligent choice i...
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International Bazaar day

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This was the scene at the International Bazaar at PICC last Sunday. SUNDAY was International Bazaar day at the PICC. Fil and I arrived lat...

Skolatina...mmm

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My travel/food buddies Ted and Francine...notice all the empty plates. Looks like a tornado swept away all the food. IN the past week, I...
November 24, 2007

Advice to the lovelorn from Norman Mailer

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"It struck me that everyone I knew, including myself, was always looking for love. 'Ah, if I could find love, it would solve my pro...
November 23, 2007

A family affair

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It’s a family thing. The Peñalozas having fun in their own corner of the island paradise: (clockwise, from left) Jonathan with wife Jenny; ...