Defying gravity
IT WAS crueler back in the 80s – that a single slip meant burning one’s hands.
History shows that in 1800, Jerry Thomas introduced the cocktail drink called Blue Blazer, a mixture of boiling water and flaming bourbon whisky served at room temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Anime girl
WHAT she gets...
The only thing she gets from cosplaying, Jess said, is that sense of accomplishment.
“I feel happy every time I could make a costume and it is an accomplishment for me every time I finish a cosplay.”
She said the prizes she gets from winning in cosplay...
A guy’s take on Havaianas
HAVAIANAS, the world’s favourite flip-flops brand, made sure every man can find the perfect pair. The fact that they are considered high quality, durable and comfortable is another huge selling point. Men have been attracted by this feature in particular; they have become just as captivated with...
Elite Models casting call hits Cebu
WHENEVER you go, beauty will always be "in". Understandably, the search is never over. You'll never know who's lurking behind your back, looking for the "latest model", because somebody's got to replace Gisele Bundchen in the future, after all. Are you up to the challenge?
Nature speaks
HE'S a man, an “extraordinary man.” The way he behaves, his being “mahinhin” (modest), his character, and the way he expresses self makes him extraordinary.
Jeffrey “Jef” Neri, 22, is a graduating nursing student of University of the Visayas, but aside from being a nursing student, He can...
Fire in the hole!
CEBU City will soon have a new Guinness World Record as the attempt proved to be a raving success. A total of 125,801 Rockets were successfully launched in just 17 seconds in a historic event organized by Pyroworks, the most dynamic pyrotechnic supplier in Cebu.
Disco volante
UP intern Cheska Marie D. Geli takes a ride on a flying saucer with Derek Ramsey.
Image model and actor Derek Ramsey is also making himself known in the world of sports, aside from his mainstream entertainment career. He engages in sports to keep his body in top shape.
Budding businessman
THERE are a lot of young businessmen now. Some started their careers as students and ended up working full-time at the businesses they set up, rather than pursuing a certain profession based on the courses they took.
20-year-old Morvin Fernandez is one such businessman. He graduated last...
A ‘greener pasture’
CONFUSED and unsatisfied, young Swiss couple Richard and Miriam Derrer gathered their courage to step out of their normal living, being both professionals in Switzerland, and left their country for a better life in the Philippines.
An Hour of Darkness for Mother Earth
IN the city, where electricity is the lifeblood, darkness has always been unpleasant and unwelcome. Darkness takes the comfort away and brings irritation; but knowing that switching off the lights for just an hour can help save Mother Earth in a great way makes things bearable. It is even more...
Home delivery
IF IT is not the multi-cab ride around the city at an hour past 7 pm, the fun could probably depend on a case of beer delivered right at your doorstep by three lovely ladies.
Why not?
Let’s hear it from the girls
DOE a vagina really talk? Not really, but if it did, you’d only hear the things they have to say in “The Vagina Monologues”.
Hail, McQueen
FORTY-YEAR old Alexander McQueen astounded the whole world again. But in this case, the shock value brought tears to his followers.
Singapore girl
“I’M A big McLaren-Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton fan,” says 21-year old Singapore girl Sheralynn Jega about herself, “that’s why I really wanted to be one of the 2009 Singtel Grand Prix Grid Girls.” And so she was, becoming one of the twenty to be chosen to escort the race car drivers around the...
Destiny’s child
JIGS ARQUIZA interviews a young lady who crossed paths with her husband on the day she was born.
Two views on Valentine’s Day
Cherie Ann O. Gozon
The perfect (and clichéd) Valentine’s Day excuse
THIS is not being bitter or anything that sounds like it. This is just what I have observed in single ladies’ culture during the much-awaited Valentine’s Day.
The stars are just like us
BACKSTAGE, these new breed of music icons are pretty much like everyone else: They feel nervous right before a performance; they sure know how to have fun; yet, they don’t always get the good girls. Can they be more spontaneous than that? Listen well.
Skin art
32 year old Renante Herbias was just one of the many ordinary tattoo artists in Cebu until his desire to be known as one of Cebu’s premiere tattoo artist was achieved when he bagged the top slot in the portrait division of the recently concluded Pinatikay Tattoo Expo 2010 held at the Norkis...
The Lea Salonga we love: From playing Kim on Miss Saigon to singing Your Songs
Rea Mae M. Olaran
SHE was once a “small voice”. But after more than three decades of being a performing artist, Lea Salonga has made quite a journey. She had been entertaining audiences in other countries, yet she would always come home and perform for her own people.
