Young Underpaid Professionals

Day 1: wi-tribe 4G Internet

As a belated happy birthday gift to myself, I bought myself a wi-tribe 4g modem. I could've bought myself a toy or a book (priorities of a 28 year old), but since I work and play on the Internet, I thought the heck with it, right? Plus, they've announced that they're increasing the speeds across the...

Under the Storm: 150 poets, 150 pieces of...

Jim Morrison said it best, “Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through any one that suits you.” I’ll admit it on the outset – I can’t write poetry. Good thing the inability to write poetry (or at least poetry that...

4th .MOV International Film, Music, & Literature...

It's been quite a decade for MOVFest, and this September, the triennial tradition continues with the 4th .MOV International Film, Music and Literature Festival. What started out as a platform for the pursuit of and education on the digital medium as a tool for filmmaking has now evolved to include...

So you think you can write?

Do you have notebooks (word documents, sketchpads, notepads) filled with stories, escapist escapades to other worlds and other realities? Well, I’m looking at you, Bub. The Antithesis Collective Publishing Co. is still on the lookout for kickass manuscripts and short stories for inclusion in its first...

Ang Alamat ng Misery Day

Ang Alamat ng Misery Day [Written by Rio Siochi and Lei Velasco] May ikukwento ako, pero atin-atin lang ‘to ha? Nung unang panahon (2008), in a land far, far away (Makati), may magkaibigang itatago natin sa mga pangalang *ahem, ubo-ubo* Rosario at Lareina. Si Rosario ay isang manunulat, writer...

The Antithesis Collective: Opening Its Doors

I hate it when people ask what I do for a living. Sometimes, I am tempted to answer “Chief Cook and Dishwasher” or “Senior Utusan” or just plain “Peon/Pisante” because those occupations are far easier to explain compared to Writer. When I say I am a writer, the follow up questions are “Where...

For the Love of Buses: EDSA Blast

Most yuppies working in Metro Manila commute to and from work – some on the MRT and LRT lines, others in cabs, and others still in buses and jeepneys. Personally, I am a bus person. I like buses. My problem is, that mode of transportation doesn’t seem so safe anymore. Yesterday, I was almost late...

The Road Trip North

So last Friday I embarked on my first trip for 2011 (which in my mind, had been labeled as a year for adventure) with my friend Rem. Baguio was recently reported to be at frigid tundra temperatures, so when Rem gave me a choice between frigid tundra and new territory, I chose the latter. We were to drive...

Natanga Lang: A Love Story, further details

A few days ago, a brilliant brain fart – wait no. Actually, it was Rica sarcastically telling me a great title for a Star Cinema movie (Joel Lamangan, have your people call my people. We’ll do lunch, preferably with John Lloyd Cruz). “Natanga Lang: A Love Story” has then evolved to a creative...

Flash! Fiction

by Rica So I entered this Flash Fiction contest hosted by Jayvee Fernandez with two very clear intentions: one, I want that pretty, shiny, shimmering, splendid Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type phone, and two, winning this contest is a more concrete validation of my skills as a writer. What am I to do with...

Happy Holidays!

Ah, the holidays. They are upon us once again and though I know this post is late, this is the only time of year when I can legitimately use the excuse that ‘It’s the thought that counts.’ This can be further explained really, and as Rica put it, the end of year always signals the end of wit (at...

Travel Package to Hong Kong and Shenzhen...

Yuppie travelers, assemble! If you’re interested in taking an affordable trip to Hong Kong and Shenzhen in January 2011, then you may want to grab this deal: PHP 10,999 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Tour Package – 4days / 3nights - Roundtrip airfare via Hongkong Express, HK tax and airline fuel surcharge -...