Okay, maybe not. But it’s nice to dream, diba?
Here’s a link to Bb Pilipinas-Universe Anna Theresa Licaros’ profile on the Miss Universe website. She’s real pretty, and I thought she was a strong bet, until I saw this contestant. Oooh, these South Americans make it so hard for the rest of us, especially us dark [...]

I just revisited the story of Kyle MacDonald, who made headlines a few years back with his website, OnePaperClip, where he started a trade cycle with a paper clip. He traded it for a fish pen, then a doorknob, and eventually ended up with a house. I read his story first on Reader’s Digest, and [...]

Cathy and I had an interesting discussion yesterday at home about former Senator Teresita “Tessie” Aquino-Oreta. Most Filipinos know her as the “Dancing Lady,” one of the infamous senators who voted to keep closed the envelope that would have confirmed whether or not former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada was Jose Pidal, the name of someone [...]

Page C2, lower right. Photo of me and Bo Sanchez. Coooooool. Thanks, Pam!

Long before he shot his life to heck – along with his wife Whitney Houston – Bobby Brown made some spectacular music. In particular, his 1992 hit “Humping Around” from the album “Bobby” was a stubborn piece of ear candy that stuck to one’s brain and refused to let go. The follow-up, however, was a [...]