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Brava, Bryanboy!
By Cristina DC Pastor You know Fashion Week’s around the corner when Bryanboy begins sharing the spotlight with catwalk superstars, powerhouse designers and breakthrough brands, and you get an email from a friend asking: Do you know about this guy? I have heard of him but have a marginal recollection of what he’s done over […]
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Depression is a luxury of the rich
By Jean Charisse A. Arboleda In a span of a month, I’ve heard several Caucasian friends complain about being depressed. I couldn’t help but scoff at these undiagnosed declarations. I don’t mean to lessen their grief or sadness but everybody has problems. It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s how you carry it. […]
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Almost got kidnapped in Caramoan, please don’t tell my mom!
By A. Mabini I have long desired to see the beautiful islands of Caramoan. From the appealing Internet pictures to the random travel blogs, I have always imagined myself standing in the sunny sands of the Bicol haven. Fate dealt me an opportunity and so I took it. The circumstances behind my trip was unfortunate […]
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Back in Manila, the ‘missing city of the U.S.’
By A. Mabini I am sitting on the 31st floor of a posh building in Makati with mixed feelings about my trip so far. As I write this, I am watching TV, soothed by the thick Tagalog accents of Pilipino lawyers and lawmakers arguing about how full of shit Chief Justice Corona is. This trip […]
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Prostitution is not legal in the PH, Mr. Douglas Allen
We may have missed it because of the holiday hoopla and the circus of an Iowa caucus, but somewhere in upstate New York, an American man was saying things guaranteed to infuriate and shock many of us. “Prostitution is a licensed activity in the Philippines.” The statement – utterly false to begin with — came […]
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Vargas, millionairess-in-waiting and the Top 10 stories for 2011
By Cristina DC Pastor The year 2011 has been an exciting one for Filipinos in New York. Although TheFilAm.net came by only in March, we were with you for most of the year and reported on the milestones of our lives as a community. Here is our list of Top 10 stories. Purely from a […]
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Hail to the cab; taxi service reaches outer boroughs
Those of us cursing the day God created New York because we couldn’t get a cab when we needed one, this news is sure timely for the holidays: Street hails are now legal. It used to be that if you are living in Upper Manhattan or the outer boroughs you had to call a livery […]
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In her own skin
By Cristina DC Pastor How many times have we been told we don’t look our numerical age, that we look more like a sibling to our children? It’s the “Asian genes,” and we’re secretly proud to have them in our DNA. The Asian skin is possibly one of our prized physical attributes, according to Dr. […]
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IN THE MOTHERLAND: Thank you, Manila
By Laurel Fantauzzo I confess: I was afraid to move to Manila this year. Strange. I had never been afraid before. It was my fourth time here. I’d previously done a Tagalog language program, and the usual visits with relatives. I’d tried for three years to earn a Fulbright grant to return to the motherland. […]