One more once. These three words were spoken by Count Basie when he sought to repeat a chorus from April in Paris, moments after it was just played by his renonwed orchestra. From all appearances, Basie enjoyed listening and playing the chorus so much that he wanted to do it again, prolonging the song — and his [...]
The Fabulous Baker Boys, a romance drama starring Jeff Bridges and Michelle Pfeiffer, temporarily interrupted my teenage angst. How? For one thing, I was nearly through my teenage years when the movie was shown in Manila sometime in 1990 (initial release in the US was on October 13, 1989). Second, I immediately fell in love with the movie’s [...]
Besides being invariably predisposed to indiscriminate spitting and tasteless nose-picking (especially in public), most men at some point in their lives are required to choose, purchase, and wear formal dinner jackets.
Now who said you have to be a UP graduate to be successful? Just look at all those Atenistas, some of whom consider me — incorrectly — as their friend.
Anytime is a good time for a midlife crisis, especially for people who have yet to have them. So the question now is: why wait for middle age?
As domesticated animal companions, cats require very little attention, especially when compared to a few socially-inept, self-absorbed, and sorry-ass bums I have unfortunately encountered these past few months. Besides daily feeding, felines only need annual rabies shots, the occasional bath, and regular cleaning of their litter boxes. Which is not the case at all with other supposedly [...]
Next best thing to free beer is a free lunch. Unfortunately, both don’t exist. That’s according to free market economists who continue to insist — with some fair amount of logic — that air, water, and perhaps even love has a price. But these theoretical concepts only apply to the real world, which — fortunately or unfortunately [...]
Very few straight men find amusement in encountering another living, breathing male who happens to be completely naked.
Fortunately or unfortunately, my inexperience never got in the way of my appreciation for a good round of poker—the thrill of calling and raising bets, the exchange of witty remarks among players, and of course, the sheer joy of winning a hand.
