On bath houses in Manila

Recently, I blogged about the Manila heat. I wrote that the heat can be so terrible that it's enough to drive anyone mad. When I was in ...

Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles

Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles makes me hopeful for Philippine cinema. The story's good and the sequences are amazing, but what sets this...

From The Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant

Author Alex Gilvarry, photo from here I found From The Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant the same way protagonist Boy Hernandez found himsel...

Summer on steroids.

It's unnaturally hot. I first noticed the unusual heat last Thursday when I was in Greenbelt for the launch of TOMS eyewear. I made the ...

Fashion will save the world.

In cities like Paris, Milan, London, and New York, fashion plays a crucial role in the local economy. The cities have established themselves...

Oh hell no.

The Philippines is abuzz, and ironically, we're supposed to keep quiet. The recent political brouhaha involves the Republic Act 10175 or...

Twisted II: Spawn of Twisted

I finally got around to buying a semi-complete set of Jessica Zafra's books. I was first introduced to Zafra (her works, at least) in 20...

Liquid sexuality.

A new breed of man has emerged. Gone are the days of overly masculine men, who defined their sexuality with the women they bed, the muscles ...