Bloc Party Live in Manila: the concert experience everything else will be measured against
Last March 22 finally saw Bloc Party playing a concert in Manila: the culmination of years of wishing, hoping, and crazy dreaming of even going abroad just to see them play. I was introduced to this band back in 2007 (they’d already come out with “Silent Alarm” and “A Weekend in the City”) and they’ve...
MyMusicStore vs OPM2Go: which one is worth your time?
This year saw the beta opening of two new digital music stores in the Philippines: MyMusic Store (run by the big labels) and opm2go (co-owned by Ogie Alcasid). Well, three if you count iTunes FINALLY opening up its catalog to the Philippines. Will MyMusic Store and opm2go finally change the way Filipinos treat digital music?...
Movie review: “The Dark Knight Rises” (no spoilers!)
First off, let me just say THANK YOU to Ms. Sionee over at Warner Bros. Philippines for the ticket to the The Dark Knight Rises premiere yesterday at the IMAX Theater in SM Mall of Asia. Hooray for the Philippine premiere taking place two days before the US release date! I had a great time...
Book review: “Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian” by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl’s magical journey that spans eight novels and one short story collection comes to an end with Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian. The official description: Artemis Fowl’s archenemy Opal Koboi has masterminded a way to simultaneously secure her release from prison and bring the human and fairy worlds to their knees. And, unless Artemis...
Book review: “Dark Frost” by Jennifer Estep
Dark Frost is the third book in the Mythos Academy series by Jennifer Estep (my reviews of the first two books are over here). The series follows the adventures of Gwen Frost as she struggles with her destiny as Nike’s chosen Champion, fights against the forces of Chaos, and deals with the never-ending drama that...
Experiencing bliss at Chocolate Mint Spa
After three days of the exhausting madness that was Toycon 2012, I spent two afternoons last week trying to de-stress. My very generous mother gave me her coupon for a free Swedish aromatherapy massage at Chocolate Mint Spa, as well as the use of the other coupons in the booklet. The first thing you need...
Book review: “The Enchantress” by Michael Scott
After five years in the making, we finally have “The Enchantress”, the final book in Michael Scott‘s series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The official book description: The two that are one must become the one that is all. One to save the world, one to destroy it. San Francisco: Nicholas and Perenelle...
Rocking out with “Rock of Ages” by Atlantis Productions
So. The reason for the conspicuous lack of posts for the past 10 days is because I’ve been on my days off and didn’t have the energy to write. Haha. Ironically, I rarely get to rest on my days off because of the so much stuff I have to do. Haha. Case in point: June...
Book reviews: “Touch of Frost” and “Kiss of Frost” by Jennifer Estep
I’m not a fan of the young adult paranormal romance genre but I decided to give Jennifer Estep’s Mythos Academy series a try because 1) someone lent it to me, 2) I was bored, and 3) I wanted something light and fast to read. The official series description: Gwen Frost is an outsider at Mythos...
Book review: “The Serpent’s Shadow” by Rick Riordan
Finally! We have the The Serpent’s Shadow – the 3rd (but not final?) book in the Kane Chronicles series by Rick Riordan (he of Percy Jackson fame). The official synopsis: He’s b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can’t seem to keep Apophis, the Chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world...
Movie review: “The Avengers” (2012)
Oh my god, there aren’t enough adjectives to describe how awesome this movie is. I specifically scheduled my days off so that I’d be able to see it on opening day and IT WAS SO WORTH IT. (Do I thank the movie pirates for forcing Marvel to release the movie in the Philippines ahead of...
Review: “Mamma Mia!” live in Manila!
First off, I’d like to thank Cebu Pacific Air for the tickets. I won two Balcony tickets via their Twitter contest some weeks ago. To my Twitter followers, I apologize for flooding your feed for 15 minutes in an attempt to win said tickets. I wouldn’t have been able to go otherwise. Aids and I...
Jeanne
Awesome! My kind of girl!
Macy
Thank you! It does feel good to be recognized for
Zezee
Lol yea, sometimes I wish I didn't leave lol.
