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Some say that looking younger than your IRL age is due to your genes. Others say it’s by avoiding the rays of the sun, and always wielding a payong (umbrella) during the hottest times of the day (that means no sunbathing ever!). A lot of people believe that following a healthy diet and exercise routine […]
Calling all fans of Pops Fernandez and Joey Albert: these two Pinay pop icons will perform on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 4:45 p.m. at the Philfest Mississauga festival held at Celebration Square at 300 City Center Drive, Mississauga, Ont. The two-day, free admission festival—touted as the biggest Pinoy festival west of Toronto—starts this Saturday, Sept. […]
The apple—or should we say the mango—doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Philippines when it comes to celebrity families. Children of Filipino actors and singers seem to easily inherit their parents’ star power and become celebrities in their own right. From their mom and pop’s broody stares to their acting prowess or silky […]
Instead of saying, “it’s so nice to see you again”, how does one react when your friend, tita, or lola says words such as “tumaba ka” (you’ve gained weight) right to your face? This toxic behaviour seems to be more prominent in the Philippines, where someone’s weight seems to be the first, and at times […]
There’s not a single yam in the whole world that is having its moment in the spotlight as the ubiquitous purple yam from the Philippines called ube. Yes, ubiquitous is an uber big word, but the definition fits ube to a T: being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time. Consider this: you’re […]
It wasn’t too long ago when Filipinos haven’t even heard of two-time Olympic gold medalist gymnast Carlos Yulo. Before he exploded onto the Paris Olympics stage, tumbling and flying through the air like he’s weightless, not very many Filipinos knew of his struggles to place in the Tokyo Olympics, where he landed in fourth place. […]
Forget all the other episodes of “Expats”—a six-episode, limited series show on Amazon Prime starring Nicole Kidman—and skip straight to the meat of the story, found in Episode 5. Clocking at 96 minutes, episode 5 could very well be a stand-alone, feature-length movie. In it, Kidman’s story arc is still there, but the stars of […]
Picture this: you’re invited to a Filipino wedding in Canada where the dress code is Filipiniana. You can’t just head over to the nearest Winners and try on a terno outfit, or a Barong Tagalog. There’s no Divisoria-type store here in Canada, or even a Kultura store much like inside every SM Shoemart. And online […]
A ballerina can possibly twist an ankle while doing a pirouette, a belly dancer may put out her hip while undulating to Middle Eastern music, or a wanna-be Michael Jackson may trip backwards while moon-walking. Yes, dancing poses a hazard especially to those with two left feet, but Filipino dancers have brought the bar (and […]
One of the chapters written by Pinay author Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio’s book Reuniting with Strangers has struck a chord with many Filipinos to the point where she gets “crying emojis”. “Chapter 7 with Lolo Bayani—I get all the crying emojis”, Austria-Bonifacio said during an online interview. Lyrics of kundiman songs are woven into the story of […]