Posted in Alibata, Baybayin, East Bay, Fashion, Filipino, Oakland, Random, SF Bay Area, Style, Tattoos, Work on May 27th, 2008
So yeah - last weekend before I went to Texas (which would explain the elongated absence) I got a new tattoo. It’s one of those Baybayin tattoos that all twenty/thirtysomething Filipinos get to show that they are Filipino and that they are cool.
Mine says Ti agmúla, agápit, which in Ilocano (a Filipino dialect), it translates [...]
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Posted in Actors, Entertainment, Filipino, Film, Movies, Opinion, Pop Culture, Reviews, SF Bay Area, San Francisco, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festiva, Video, Work, Writing on Mar 19th, 2008
Glory Boy Days is a representation of twentysomethings of the 21st century. Directed by Paul Encinas, the movie follows a clan of troublemaking Gen Y’ers (or are they Z’ers? or maybe they are considered the blogging generation…whatever) over the course of 24 hours as they party, complain, makeout, drink, do drugs, bicker and all those [...]
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Posted in Actors, Asian American, Celebrities, Entertainment, Filipino, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Reviews, SF Bay Area, San Francisco, San Francisco International Asian American Film Festiva, Work on Mar 19th, 2008
If you’re looking for a happy-go-lucky, lift your spirits type of movie then Santa Mesa is for you! Wait a second, no it isn’t. It’s honestly kind of depressing - but don’t let that dissuade you. Sometimes we need a good cry to make us smile.
The story focuses on Hector (Jacob Shalov). His mother [...]
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