Archives: Apr 2009
Prelude to a Kiss
Yciar Castillo—commercial model, TV host, radio scriptwriter, theater actress, and now makeup apprentice—is in a self-deprecating mood. Her life is unremarkable, she protests. “What are you
At Play In The Fields Of The Lords
The romance of the rural haciendero lifestyle lives on in Negros, a genteel province with a checkered past, whose fortunes (and misfortunes) were closely linked to the ebb and flow of the
Isa
The island of Isa is sinking—or are the waters rising? Once, the inhabitants found contentment in its bounty, but now ominous events have transpired, agitating the cadence of life, unnerving a
Bais Tropicál
After a few days of wander around Bais City—prominent for its proximity to the protected marine sanctuary Tañon Strait—Gutsy Tuason recalls sipping 3-in-1 coffee with 300 people on a ferry,
Fear And Loathing In Bacolod
At first, all he could talk about was the sugar. A few digressions, roundabouts, and imaginary opened and closed parenthesized tales later, Peque Gallaga maunders on how everyone walks “in a state
