DEUTSCHE REALLY COOL!

Check out this awesome 1960's travelogue on The Philippines that was sent anonymously to my blog. It's from the "New Horizons" series by Pan American Airways but narrated in German.

Uber cool. Uber groovy.

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THE CULTURAL CENTER OF PHILIPPINE COOL...
Have you been to the Cultural Center of the Philippines lately? If you haven't, I would pop on by just to check out their great new Gift Shop. Open since late last year, the new CCP gift shop is eons away from the concept of what you think, well, the gift shop of a government run national theater would be. Full of cool stuff like T-shirts, sculptures, bags, puppets, housewares, books on National artists, and CDs on Philippine music, the CCP Gift Shop also has a really cool cafe where you can order a hot cup of Barako or Civet poo (yup, the RARE civet poo) coffee along with your ChocNut candies. It's now the starting point of all my Imelda tours. Props to OJ and Don Salubayba for bringing the place back to life.

TAMA NA...

ANG LABO NIYONG LAHAT*...

Wow man. You print an negative article about the Philippines, people complain. So you print a positive article, and people STILL complain. Whatever. It seems more than apparent that there is no common agreement about what image we Filipinos should project upon the world.

So if I must be the only one living in some delusional bubble where it's all deliriously happy Filipinos spontaneously dancing in a parking lot in Makati sometime in the late 1970's doing choreography highly inspired by Jesus Christ Superstar set to music highly inspired by the BeeGees, then so be it. It's a world that I'd rather live in. Pffft. Blebo. Che kayong lahat with extra rice.

To paraphrase future Philippine National Artist for Literature, Miss Melanie Marquez, "I'm cutting us some slacks."

The Philippines is alright by me.

Thank you Chuva for the link.

*You are all so.. blurred.

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ART FOR ALL

One hundred shows, two thousand artists, eight hours. What more could you ask for? It's the perfect thing to do this Sunday.

See all you can, pay what you can at the Pasinaya '09: CCP Open House Festival. Featuring previews from the upcoming shows of the Cultural Center of the Philippines resident companies, guest artists and groups. More than 100 shows and activities to choose from in several locations: Theater, Dance, Music, Literature, Visual Arts, Culinary Arts. The event also features a Bazaar (arts and collectibles, food, ukay ukay), a kids activity zone, and workshops.

Visit the CCP Visitors Center and get 50% off tickets to selected shows in the upcoming season. Offer good on Sunday, February 1 only though. So make sure you make it there this Sunday.

Previews of: "ZsaZsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal", "Gerilya sa Powell Sreet", "Neo-Filipino", "Darangen at Bantugen", "Night Creatures", "Counterpoints", "Rama at Sita", "PPO Season"
and performances by Ballet Philippines, Bayanihan, Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group, Philippine Madrigal Singers, among many others . . .

When:
Sunday, February 1. All day.
Where:
The most creative place on earth apparently,
The Cultural Center of the Philippines on Roxas Boulevard, Manila.