Who is not Guilty of Virtual or Cyber Lakwatsa?

First of all, please help me translate LAKWATSA to English. I cannot find any English term close to it.

Anyway, tell me, tell me, who is not guilty of virtual or cyber lakwatsa?

With today’s technology, when one can work from any work station, from a virtual office, from home, from a coffee shop or literally anywhere [...]

TWO Years in the Blogosphere

Blogging? I was clueless—that was two years ago. But now…two years and three awards later:

Emerging and Influential Blogs in 2007
The 2008 Philippine Blog Awards: Best Blog—Family and Living Category
Digital Filipino Web Awards 2008: Best Blog—Personal

two other blogs:

Poems from the Heart
Dine-a-Bite

and three others:

The CRIBS Blog (my advocacy)
The Filipina Images (my advocacy, with Noemi and Lorna)
Good News Balikbayan [...]

Cristy Fermin’s Contract with ABS-CBN Suspended

This is related to my earlier post of 9 October 2008, Calling on MTRCB and ABS-CBN to rectify their gross negligence on the Cristy Fermin-Nadia Montenegro episode in The Buzz

ABS-CBN announced last Thursday that Cristy Fermin’s contracts as host of The Buzz (ABS-CBN Channel 2) and as anchorperson of Showbiz Mismo (DZMM) have been suspended [...]

“I want a divorce”–Madonna

Madonna, 49 yo US pop queen, thought her husband Guy Ritchie was lazy, tightfisted and preferred the pub to his family.

Guy Ritchie, 39 yo British film director, thought his wife Madonna was a domineering control freak obsessed with her Kabbalah faith.

Perceptions?

They have agreed that they have fallen out of love—they simply drifted apart. The past [...]

Calling on MTRCB and ABS-CBN to rectify their gross negligence on the Cristy Fermin-Nadia Montenegro episode in The Buzz

It took me a few days to write down my reaction, as a responsible citizen, in the hope that somehow, I may be able to touch even one heart, even if the effect is not felt or does not cause a single ripple.

Does ABS-CBN, in the name of the ratings game, condone Cristy Fermin’s behavior [...]

Petula Clark…Downtown! at the Manila Hotel

Catch Petula Clark at the Araneta Coliseum at 8:00 pm today, 13 September 2008.

All in all, it was an enchanting evening, it was an experience—when songs were purely music and lyrics, in all their simplicity, no high tech gadgetry, a piano accompaniment would do, the effects magical. This was the Petula Clark…Downtown! concert, which I [...]

Wowowee–is it what dreams are made of? and why do I fear?

Why am I writing this?

I am writing this because I now fear for my children, I fear for their safety in the home and outside, I fear for their future, will there be any, while still in our beloved country the Philippines? With the spate of one bad news after another, one scandal after another, [...]

Movie Review–KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez in For the First Time

I almost did not watch the movie, “For the First Time”, directed by Joyce Bernal and starring KC Concepcion (as Sophia) and Richard Gutierrez (as Seth or Alex) because earlier I had the impression that there was no chemistry between KC and Richard as they were guesting on TV and promoting the movie. But a [...]

KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez in For the First Time (the movie and the song)

After the success of Sarah Geronimo’s and John Lloyd Cruz’ movie, A Very Special Love, here I am again looking forward to another local movie, Star Cinema’s For the First Time, starring KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez, and directed by Joyce Bernal. This is the first time that KC will appear in a movie. It [...]

A Very Special Love (a movie review)

Chato: Two days before UPCAT. Relax, relax, relax! “Chato, ‘wag ka nang magaral. Relax ka lang” my older brother B.A. would always tell me. So I followed his advice. A while ago, I went to Trinoma with my mom and grandma to watch “A Very Special Love” starring John Lloyd Cruz and Sarah Geronimo. [...]

The Bright Side in “The Dark Knight”, a Batman Movie

It is not just a Batman movie, not just an action movie or a thriller—there are many truths in life that could be found in this movie.

Knights in shining armour, give hope to the majority, though sometimes these knights are far from perfect (in the case of Harvey Dent the District Attorney, even if he [...]

The Notebook–all about choices, all about life

I found myself again watching The Notebook, this time with daughter Angela and her high school classmates. I have lost count of how many times I have seen it. Young as they are, I must have heard sniffles and seen tears fall down their youthful faces, ooohs and aaaahs in between. They finished the movie [...]