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BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz
BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz
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Arabian nights (and days)
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - February 5, 2006 - 12:00am
I recently joined my mother Gina de Venecia and House Speaker Jose de Venecia on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. How else would I be able to visit the Arab world, if not vicariously through CNN...
Riders on the storm
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - July 2, 2004 - 12:00am
In the list of dream occupations, the rockstar job still seems to spark more interest than other checkbox careers like medicine, law, and accountancy. While most people discount the desire to be a long-haired guitarist...
Dishy Documentary
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - June 18, 2004 - 12:00am
In the short span of two and a half years, Dish has quickly built itself into one of the de facto epicenters of the restaurant,and nightlife industry in the Philippines. Moving to the ground floor of the ELJ Communication...
Sandy spectacle
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - May 14, 2004 - 12:00am
Holy Week in Boracay can be one of the most crucifying experiences indigenous to Catholic Philippines. Never holy to the letter and resembling the combined nocturnal density of Greenbelt, Rockwell, and Eastwood,...
Taekwondo tales
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - April 30, 2004 - 12:00am
Taekwondo in the Philippines would never be the same without Monsour del Rosario, and vice-versa. On one hand, the once-unknown martial art found a nationwide ambassador in this accomplished athlete who triples as...
Cebu challenge
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - April 16, 2004 - 12:00am
From the white-skinned foreigners to skin-whitened Filipinos, tourists have always somehow been attracted to the southern island of Cebu.
Aussie adventure
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - April 2, 2004 - 12:00am
"Ipe, do you want to come to Australia?" Keren Pascual asked me a few months well before my birthday. In an events management world where words are chucked around like throw pillows, Keren somehow...
Bowling Bash
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - March 5, 2004 - 12:00am
Bowling would always strike me as one of the more sedate activities in the plethora of human sports, often spared for an older set of city folk. However, the ABS-CBN Foundation’s Celebrity Bowl Event held last...
Bora Bunch
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - January 30, 2004 - 12:00am
Boracay, without a doubt, remains the fave venue for events. Moreover, nothing substitutes good company take to make such a trip unforgettable. So, with a guest list that boasted of a hundred of the most intriguing...
Photo shop
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - December 12, 2003 - 12:00am
There seems to be something about photography which captures more than the mere eye-fancy of Filipinos. From chronicling life events attached to the seven Holy Sacraments to making our supposedly cute household pets...
Sociological spectacle
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - December 5, 2003 - 12:00am
Every so very often, a peculiar phenomenon – like People Power or the Pokemon fad – surfaces without warning to literally grip the always-willing Filipino people by the throat. Watching ABS-CBN’s Happy...
Modeling Mania
by BUBBLE BOY By Philip Cruz - November 21, 2003 - 12:00am
The modeling industry seems to always elicit a handful of contrasting opinions. Whether it swings on the positive or negative pole, all reservations were forgotten with the multi-media extravaganza of the MTV Fashionista...
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