The Perfect Subversion
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City — Everything that the petite and feisty Ninotchka Rosca said at the Montclair State University in New Jersey was subversive. Her lecture titled ‘The Colonial Roots of Violence Against Women’ was like an ultra violent movie, it had to issue a warning that it was not meant for […]
Check Bucket List: Lani Misalucha Concert
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City I ecstatically checked one item in my bucket list on October 27, an otherwise chilly autumn day in New York: Watch a Lani Misalucha Concert. Yes, I was in a giggly mode on the NJ Transit bound towards Linden in New Jersey to watch the most seasoned, spectacular […]
NWU Kicks off Writers Workshop this Halloween
By Marivir R. Montebon The National Writers Union New York Chapter formally kicks off its Weekly Writing Workshop on October 31, 2013 with the topic on Writing for Halloween/Horror Stories as its opening salvo. Novelist and short story writer Marc Abbott provides the lecture from 6-8PM at the Conference Room of the NWU – NY office on […]
Outside the (Balikbayan) Box
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City A few months ago, I wrote to describe the balikbayan (literally meaning returning home) box as the receptacle of thoughtfulness and nostalgia of Filipinos who are living away from home. Filling this box with goodies, from coffee, chocolates, kitchen utensils, towels, shoes, to signature clothes and bags has […]
How’s My Ten Cents Word?
By Marivir R. Montebon New York City While power is at the tip of our fingers in this awesome digital age, the writer in the internet, ironically, still remains a pauper. Although a writer’s value in the industry is key to the industry’s life (for every writer, there are 30 other industry players and workers […]
NOLI ME TANGERE, the Opera: A Resounding Hit
By Marivir R. Montebon New York — It was the finest treat Filipinos in the East Coast could ever have for this year, the staging of the novel Noli Me Tangere by Dr. Jose Rizal, into an opera of three acts (Felipe de Leon) in the Big Apple. Deep, moving, and definitely awesome in the […]
The Perks of Being a Grandmother
By Sylvia Hubilla Round Rock, Texas “Memeh, what do you want to drink?” “Hmm, I don’t know.” “Well, you have to eat healthy, so here, have some low fat milk,” quickly grabbing a small carton of milk from the counter, and putting it on the tray. “Oh, and you will want peas, right?” […]
How Are You, My Friend?
By June Pascal UWS, Manhattan How are you, my friend? How goes it? Your broken heart? Are you still in Limbo, Or have you moved to Paradise? As for me, I am here. At peace, almost bliss, By myself, with no he. I am in Paradise. Do I get lonely, […]
Gail Banawis: The Stunner is Seventeen
On the runway, Gail Banawis at 17 looks stunning and every inch a full-grown woman. Standing at 5’7′ tall, this flawless morena is a head turner in anything she models for, since not too long ago in 2010. She glamorized the fashion collections of Edgar Madamba, Leonard Co, Renee Salud, Dita Sandico, and a host […]
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