July 27, 2010

Charice misses the point of Glee

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(Charice, before Botox and Thermage. Photo from Pinoy Paparazzi) HOLY Botox, Batman! That teenage singer Charice Pempengco’s got a new face...
July 12, 2010

Black sheep (and my own wishful thinking)

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ALL families have one. It’s the relative who doesn’t quite fit in the traditional mold of the rest of the family. He is the relative who pos...
July 08, 2010

Ang pagbabalik ng...

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DA WHO! 1. This recently-elected political hotshot certainly knows how to throw parties and give gifts to his supporters. After winning the ...
July 05, 2010

Shalani's long wait

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(President Noynoy Aquino and Valenzuela Councilor Shalani Soledad. Photo from Inquirer.net) IT all started with my friend Casper’s Facebook...
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June 28, 2010

Plug gaps or nix poll automation

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'Before the next automated election, all the loopholes in the PCOS and the automated election process should be firmly plugged by either...
June 27, 2010

Vinyl

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The attic is usually the space where we store our memories—mementos of a great time gone by through old black-and-white photos; proof of on...
June 21, 2010

Sex and the city

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It is called a vagina. Not flower, not ponggay, not “your private part.” That’s the female genitalia for you. For males, they have what is c...
June 14, 2010

Where to go for Father's Day?

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I would trust these treats from Chef J. Gamboa and sister Malu: Oof! That cochinillo is calling out my name.

Our pal Al

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( Al Gore receives a plaque of appreciation from Hans Sy, president of SM Prime Holdings. SM Prime Holdings brought the former US Vice Pre...
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June 02, 2010

A hotelier's charmed life

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IT’S impossible to have conversation with Señor Miguel G. Cerqueda without laughing and reminiscing about the time he managed The Manila Ho...
May 31, 2010

Remembering Gary Coleman and Dennis Hopper

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Coleman’s road was both more and less difficult than those of his cast mates. He was unquestionably a superstar, overshadowing them with his...
May 30, 2010

First sister Kris Aquino

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SCB: You called Pastor Quiboloy your best friend before he endorsed Gibo (Teodoro)... KA: Ay inaway ko siya after. Tinext ko siya, “We could...

Sound bites

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POLITICS is one helluva nasty business! You’re suddenly surrounded by groupies all trying to paint you as God’s gift to humanity, but clearl...
May 19, 2010

I'm baaack!

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HEY there folks! Sorry I've neglected this blog for quite some time. I had to focus on the elections and informing the voters about voti...
May 08, 2010

Magic tricks

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(Due to technical issues, BusinessMirror's April 30, 2010 issue wasn't published online. Here's my column from that edition.) So...
April 28, 2010

Madonna overload on GLEE

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THIS was the best episode on GLEE, ever! It wasn't a surprise at all that Cheerios Coach Sue Sylvester was inspired by MADONNA. She attr...
April 27, 2010

Live! from New York! heeeere's David Letterman!

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Oopsie! Actually, it's the new U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, Harry K. Thomas Jr. Here he is in his first YouTube address to all of...
April 26, 2010

How to use an iPad

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JUST when we've all but dismissed the iPad as just another frivolous gadget we don't need... ...here comes a Chinese concert pianist...
April 25, 2010

Continental Micronesia ready to hike Guam-Manila flights

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(David Kendell, Director for Sales and Marketing for Asia and Micronesia, Continental Micronesia. Photo by Rhoy Cobilla) CONTINENTAL Micron...

'Gusto ko happy ka!'

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ONE of the catchiest slogans the electoral campaign season has burped up is probably old man Juan Ponce Enrile’s, “Gusto ko happy ka!” My fr...
April 15, 2010

How to make PR work for you

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RECEIVED this announcement from Edd Fuentes, president and CEO of FuentesManila . He also chairs IPRA Phils., the local chapter of public re...
April 11, 2010

Quick(ie) bites

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(Chef Alain Rayé in the kitchen preparing our lunch.) I FINALLY HAD the chance to meet two-star Michelin chef Alain Rayé, chef patron and o...

Mane tales

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WHEN the heat of the summer season begins to sizzle, most of us usually pay more attention to our skin, slathering oils and lotions to prote...
April 07, 2010

More on HP Phils. and the Stratworks issue

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WE are re-posting a press statement from CyberPress: April 4, 2010 CyberPress Official Statement The IT Journalists Association of the Phili...
April 03, 2010

Buyer beware!

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So, how did I go from an $829 iPad to a $1,170 tab? In a word: Accessories. Knowing I'll want to do some serious typing on the iPad, I s...
March 30, 2010

Taking care of our skin this summer

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I asked my dermatologist, Dr. Reena C. Corona, FPDS, of La Nouvelle Image for some tips on how to take care of our skin during summer. “Cl...
March 25, 2010

How to choose the right PR firm

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THE recall of Toyota cars in the US is probably one of the best case studies in PR crisis management today. When a crisis in confidence dev...