Quick updates to make up for the four-month drought on Jul 10, 2012Almost a fortnight ago, Lead Character went to another fashion show. It was by students of fashion design schools in the city--Fashion Institute of Design & Arts (FIDA) and the Fashion Institute of the Philippines (FIP)--held at the VUDU. One of...
Good Girls Gone Barred on Mar 30, 2012 in Inside Looking Out Cebu Really Social media controversy has struck again. This whole week, the one news item that got Lead Character all riled up is that of high school students from STC being barred from attending their graduation rites over supposedly “lewd” bikini photos po...
20 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Rage Over the '20 Reasons Why I Dislike the Philippines' Video on Mar 13, 2012 in Philippines Inside Looking Out Cebu 20. It's meant to be funny. The guy in the video might sound really fucking pissed, but if you relay his reasons to a fellow Filipino, you'll find yourselves laughing hard.19. Life's too short to be hateful.18. He'll eat some of his words when a secu...
Shame (2011) on Feb 7, 2012 in Films Film Review A few years ago, Lead Character spent the night at a guy's place, didn't get any sleep, and had to get to work at eight in the morning. By seven, he asked the guy for his soap, shampoo, and towel. The guy's room didn't have a bathroom so Lead Charact...
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) on Feb 4, 2012 in Films Film Review Watching David Fincher's adaptation of Stieg Larsson's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was almost just like reading the book. It was lengthy and slow, but compelling nonetheless. There were a few differences, though. If I remember correctly, Martin V...
Of an Art Form and Its Gods on Jan 28, 2012 in Cebu Commercial Breaks When news broke that the Fashion Institute of the Philippines (FIP) was opening its doors in Cebu, Lead Character got excited. Hell, he got more excited about it than when he learned Krispy Kreme was finally opening branches in the city. Lead Charact...
Spanish Plum on Jan 27, 2012 in Short Fiction short fictionEven though you were technically my second boyfriend, and the seventh man I’ve been in bed with, you were my first of many things. First real love, first meeting with the parents, first live-in arrangement, first (and only) abortion, a...
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) on Jan 26, 2012 in Films Film Review Year: 2006Country: Germany*** *** *** *** ***There are moviesthat are touching, but that’s what they only end up doing: touch; they never gopast your skin (e.g., My Best Friend’sWedding, North Country). Thereare also a few movies that do go past...
An Open Letter to Soap Opera Writers/Creators in the Philippines on Jan 25, 2012 in TV Review Extras How's it hanging?I hope you are all in good health because I am not. I am just about to get completely well from an unexplained fever (scary!), which has caused me backlogs in both of my full-time and project-based jobs, but despite that, I am findin...
Lead Character in 2012 on Jan 23, 2012 in Inside Looking Out Introducing Lead Character This is over three weeks overdue but Lead Character would like to greet everyone a Happy New Year.Yes, perhaps this would not have been as tardy if Lead Character greeted everyone with a Chinese New Year sentimentality, but Lead Character is neither...
