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The Inquirer Roundtable PLUS My 2013 Theater Roundup
At the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Makati office two weeks ago, the paper's first ever theater roundtable gathered eight of 2013's breakout stars for close to three hours of "insightful, revealing,...
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Stone Telling 10 is finally out! There are three of us from the Philippines featured in this issue (theme: Body). Read "Trepanation" by Alyza Taguilaso (she's also a med student!) and "His scent" by...
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That Dinagyang Weekend
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."--T.S. Eliot.2014 is shaping up to be a wild year. For...
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Ten Things About Pediatrics
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the thirteenth...
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What a wicked show!
My review of the Asia-Pacific touring production of "Wicked," currently playing the CCP Main Theater until Mar. 9, is in today's Philippine Daily Inquirer - here. PLUS, stuff about the benefit auction...
View ArticlePDI Review: 'August: Osage County' by Repertory Philippines
My review of Repertory Philippines'"August: Osage County" was in yesterday's Inquirer - here. It's no secret that I loved the film version (unjustly ravaged by American critics), starring Julia Roberts...
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PDI Review: 'Toilet: The Musical' by Ateneo Blue Repertory
My post-run review of the world premiere - because it really is - of "Toilet: The Musical," which ran February 12 - March 1 at the Ateneo de Manila University, is in today's Inquirer - here. * Â Â *...
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PDI Review: 'Cock' by Red Turnip Theater
My review of Red Turnip Theater's "Cock" - Red Turnip is not a guy - is in today's Inquirer - here. This must-see production runs until April 6 at Whitespace, Chino Roces Ave. Ext., Makati City. (It's...
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Ten Things About Surgery
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the fourteenth...
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Ten Things About Internal Medicine
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the fifteenth...
View ArticleAfter Wall Street
Popshot Magazine's 11th issue, with the theme "Journeys," is out today! In it, "After Wall Street," my poem inspired by Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street," which - and now I sound like a...
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Ten Things About Community Medicine
The Year Level 5: ICC Year blog posts - stories and anecdotes, patient encounters and hospital drama, and the many colors of UP med school from the perspective of a third year. Here's the sixteenth...
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Climbing Mt. Maculot
This happened on January 9 - three months ago - but then a lot of other stuff got in the way, like reviewing shows (yey!) and studying (ugh.) and pretending to like babies in Pediatrics. It was Quiapo...
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The Extended Summer, Week 1 (Holy Week)
These days, I've been sleeping a lot. Way to start the epic extended summer vacation. Also, where are all these mosquitoes coming from?!Church Visits: 10Holy Week is a huge thing in the family, and not...
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PDI Review: 'Games People Play' at the Ateneo Blackbox Theater
My review of the fifth run of "Games People Play," an eighty-minute, two-act play that started out as just director Ed Lacson, Jr.'s final exam for his Master's degree at UP Diliman last year, is in...
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The Extended Summer, Week 2 (Graduation)
A weeklong return to Manila for a special day for Intarmed Class of 2016, plus lots of eating.Books Abandoned: 1I couldn't take Kerouac's "On the Road" anymore, could no longer bear to keep up with...
View ArticlePDI Review: 'Ghost the Musical' by Atlantis Productions
My review of Atlantis Productions' first show for its 15th anniversary season, "Ghost the Musical," based on the 1990 film starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg, is in today's...
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The Extended Summer, Week 3 (#Laboracay)
By some strange twist of fate, I found myself in the overrated island of Boracay for Labor Day weekend. Which is to say, yes, I survived the sweltering heat and ocean of sweat and the stampede of...
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Oscarthon Year Four I: The Films
There really was an abundance of good films last season, even though cynics continue to believe and insist otherwise. "Dallas Buyers Club" was arguably the weakest of the nine Best Picture nominees,...
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Oscarthon Year Four II: The Results
In the previous post - right here - we tackled the 96 films we saw for our fourth Oscars marathon. Now it's time to play Academy member and/or film critic extraordinaire. Below are the films and...
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