A big bowl of wrong

PRIMETIME television hardly imitates life.
If it did, many males—especially those of my age and temperament—would be spending their carefree days and nights in the pursuit of scantily-clad starlets, hoping for wardrobe malfunctions.
Unfortunately, real life—such as we know it—involves working two jobs to make rent money, ensuring that the cat gets regular visits from the vet, [...]

Free Beer (for real)

From the Associated Press:
MADISON, Wisconsin—Beer lovers of Wisconsin, rejoice!
You’re a step closer to getting a free half-can of suds.
Both chambers of the Legislature unanimously gave key approval Tuesday to allow grocery and liquor stores to hand out beer samplesup to 6 ounces (170 grams) to a person of legal drinking age.
“It’s a good bill. It’s a [...]

Playboy Philippine edition?

THE Philippine edition of Playboy magazine may soon hit the newsstands. Besides spurring further competition in an already tight market, the publication’s entry into the Philippines may alter the way Filipina models charge fees for photo shoots.
Industry insiders raised the possibility of Playboy producing a local edition after an editor of a local men’s magazine [...]

My small family

SHOWN are two photos of the members of my small family with whom I share a fairly spacious Quezon City apartment and a very happy home life, despite changing addresses in the UP village area for four times in three years. On the left is a glam shot of Conchitina R. Cruz, which was taken [...]

God bless you, Mr. Vonnegut

PICTURED are two photos of the late great American author Kurt Vonnegut Jr., taken from the Associated Press. The left shows the writer in New York City in 1979 while the right shows Vonnegut delivering the commencement address at Lehigh University’s 136th Commencement in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in May 24, 2004.
From Bloomberg:
Kurt Vonnegut, Author of ‘Slaughterhouse-Five,’ [...]

How to get to Taby’s

This is a public service announcement, especially for individuals intending to get directions to Taby’s, a cozy bar and grille in Sikatuna Village, where my friends and I hang out, usually Thursday nights.The map above the fold shows the route to Taby’s from Philcoa.
Those taking public transportation should alight at Philcoa and take the first [...]

Keep them coming

THE picture on the left shows the latest issue of Personal Fortune, one of the magazines published by BusinessMirror. Meanwhile, the picture on the right shows why self-indulgent individuals such as myself continue to work the keyboard. Thanks Lisa Bruan for bothering to send email. Keep them coming!

Read Kerima Polotan

“I THINK a man begins to lose himself when he forgets he once walked around with holes in his socks. It’s that kind of remembering that keeps us all earthbound, vulnerably human, and vulnerably happy. Frayed socks, empty rice bins, leftovers on the table, second-class movie houses, coffee in cheap restaurants, and so on. [...]

US pet food contaminant deadly to cats

This is for people who have canine and/or feline home companions. Please exercise caution in purchasing Purina pet food products, whether for cats or dogs, since these are available here in the Philippines.
From the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (AP)—A greater sensitivity of cats to a chemical found in plastics and pesticides could explain why they have [...]