Fun runs have been sprouting in every corner of the Philippines for many different causes. Some aim to save the Pandas or Dolphins, while others are organized for someone with a terminal illness – all good causes, of course. Motivation, however, is still a big problem as sometimes, the thought of doing good is not…
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Surviving Agno 101
The sun rises and sets – day after day, time after time – splashing its little avenue of camaraderie with shades of amber and mauve. The haze of aromatic smoke wafts through the whistling russet leaves of shady boughs –carrying with it the intoxicating scent of freshly-cooked food and of caramelized nicotine. Footfalls stir up…
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A trope addiction
It looks simple and harmless, but little did I know that clicking a link as inconspicuous as thousands of other links I encounter online a few months ago would change the way I see fiction forever. And the scary thing is that it really did. Tropes are, simply put, elements authors add to their works…
Book ★ ★ ★ ☆ Often, the only excuse novel haters need to convince them to throw a book back in the shelf is, “they’ve got no pictures in them.” To the verbally challenged or the outright lazy, looking at pictures is easiest way to grasp a story. A picture is worth a thousand words, after all. If…
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Rant and Rave: Magnum Ice Cream
Food ★ ★ ☆ ☆ The Magnum fever has hit the Philippines. And no, it is not from the heat, but from a sweet frozen treat. Selecta’s “must-buy for the in-crowd” epic marketing attempt, tided over by a short-lived social networking craze, has whipped up a mid-summer storm for its Magnum bar. At fifty pesos a stick,…
Book ★ ★ ★ ★ Bookshelves are chockful of love stories with the same plotline of ‘boy meets girl and they fall for each other. Love is everywhere – or so the cliché goes in every song, story, poem, and work of art since man first found words to express a malady so painful “and yet so fair”. But…
Coming off from a remarkable UAAP championship season, the DLSU Lady Spikers stood still after withdrawing from the invitation to participate in the 9th Shakey’s V-League first conference. Tending to academics and nursing injuries appear to be the main issues besetting the Lady Spikers in their declining yet another V-League stint. “Na-invite kami ng Shakey’s…
The DLSU Lady Spikers will once again grace the hard court as they set out to defend their back-to-back titles at this year’s Philippine Volleyball Federation National Inter-Collegiate Volleyball Championship, to be held at the Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC) and Benguet State University from May 14 to May 19. “Kasi back to back champions…
Big men Aiki Herrera and Fonzo Gotladera scattered 15 and 13 points accordingly to lead the De La Salle Green Archers’ demolition of the Trinity University of Asia Broncos, 85-51, in the ongoing 18th Fr. Martin Cup tournament at the San Beda Gym last May 13. DLSZ standout Gabby Reyes mustered 11 points while veteran…
2012 PVF National Inter-Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Volleyball ChampionshipVenues: Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC) and Benguet State University (BSU) May 14-19 Men’s Division Pool A DLSU UB Letran CSB CCDC Pool B NCBA UPHSD UA SLU EAC Pool C NU AMA UC UE HAU Women’s Division Pool A DLSU AMA SLU UB EAC Pool B UE UC…