Tag: May 27, 2006

HOLDEN Caulfield says at the end of Catcher in the Rye, “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”

And the rebel’s words were true. It took him a 26-chapter memoir to miss everyone—even the classmates he detested in his former school, Pencey Prep. But I only have two pages worth of things to tell, and I only hope they’re well worth the two pages

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“While the darkness of reality can sometimes overwhelm us, we must, nevertheless keep faith that our profession in the arts has a crucial part in the work of human restoration.”- Marjorie Evasco

ONE DAY I came home and said to my mother, who was intently chopping vegetables to the tune of some widely popular novelty song, “I’ve finally found the answer to counter monotony.”

NAKAKAHIYA ang pagsundo sa’kin ni Mama sa eskwela.

Lagi na lang akong tinutukso ng mga kaklase ko na “Mama’s boy.” Ayoko nang ganoon lalo pa at hindi naman tulad ng mga nanay nila si Mama.

Iba si Mama. Hindi siya gaya ng mga nanay ng mga kaklase ko na mga ubod ng ganda at seksi na tila mga dalaga pa. Hindi naman pangit si Mama, bakas lamang sa kanyang anyo ang kanyang edad. Laging nakapusod ang buhok niyang kulay abo. Kapansin-pansin din ang iilang guhit sa kanyang noo at pisngi.

MABABAKAS ang pagbabago ng panahon sa uri ng damit na isinusuot ng mga tao. Tulad ng ibang mga kagamitan, dumadaan din sa mga pagbabago ang mga kasuotan upang hindi mawala sa uso at maging status symbol.

Isang halimbawa ang baro’t saya.

WITH SEVEN solo shows to his name and a distinctly intense style that sets his art apart from the commonplace and predictable, 27-year-old painter Lindslee is slowly making a name for himself in both the local and international abstract art scene.

HOLDING a secure position in a multi- national advertising giant, Cecile Gabutina-Velez is proud to be a Thomasian, which she says helped her achieve much in a field reputedly dominated by Ateneo, De La Salle, and UP alumni.

IT WAS any band’s worst nightmare.

Publico, a budding alternative rock band, was all ready for a gig at Freedom Bar in Anonas, Quezon City. But nervousness seeped in, and they ended up playing with instruments out of tune.

The unfortunate event could have easily shattered their hopes of becoming the “next big thing.” Yet Thomasians Dane Policarpio, Rommel “Badong” Rodriguez, and Louie Azcona, and Southeast Asian College student Farley Tumbaga turned a faux pas into a big motivation.

the eight-year term of Father Tamerlane Lana O.P. as UST Rector will be best remembered as a time when the University had major improvements in its faculty profile, research capabilities, and infrastructure, amid crucial moments in Philippine history.

For a host of a TV public service show, Jeffrey Espiritu looks more like he has just stepped out of a page in a magazine for yuppies. With gel-spiked hair, polo shirt in colorful hues, and a bubbly personality, he is mistaken by many people as an entertainment show host.

But while Espiritu may crack jokes when in character, he is dead serious with his job.

Espiritu is host of Follow Up, the public affairs show on RPN-9 that follows up on citizens claims on government offices. Because of the shows acronym, Espiritu is known as “Mr. Fu.”

HOLDEN Caulfield says at the end of Catcher in the Rye, “Don’t ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody.”

And the rebel’s words were true. It took him a 26-chapter memoir to miss everyone—even the classmates he detested in his former school, Pencey Prep. But I only have two pages worth of things to tell, and I only hope they’re well worth the two pages

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