January 2012
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What can we learn from celebrity Twitter bios? Probably not a lot, but let’s see. There might be hidden gems between the lines. Or at the very least, we’ll have a good laugh.
Obvious—and obviously comedic—self-misrepresentation makes for an effective profile introduction.
Ramon Bautista (@ramonbautista) – Internet action star
Maybe, use your bio to brag about yourself. And what you...
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Not that fun?
#ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines #1ForFUN
Of course, people would have tons of reactions on the new tourism slogan. I, for one, am in love with it and that’s why I have to defend it at some level. Here’s my point-by-point response to the criticism:
1. It’s a product of plagiarism.
Agreed, the slogan is exactly the same as the Swiss slogan used in 1951. But “It’s more...
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Freakshow
It doesn’t matter if it wasn’t that photoshopped. It doesn’t matter who defends it. The fact is Jinkee Pacquiao does not look that way. The behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot is the supposed proof that Jinkee is “at her most beautiful” right now. But still, the Jinkee in the video is not the same as the Jinkee on the cover. As Belofied as she is, she’s...
December 2011
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Reverse culture shock
I assumed wrong. Having an extremely cosmopolitan lifestyle, living right in the center of all things urban, having unlimited access to the uncensored Internet, being around liberal-minded people and working in media led me to believe that everyone else around me—at least, in the near vicinity—is a forward-thinker. Or at least, isn’t a backward-thinker.
I assumed wrong....
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How to write a chart-topping song
It has to be optimistic. And pessimistic. Make sure the listener remembers that theme by repeating a line at least 12 times.
We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place We found love in a hopeless place
Throw in random words together, and since it’s a song, people are gonna think it’s metaphorical even if it isn’t.
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November 2011
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Now that we all know how even simple ‘shopping can excessively enhance how one looks in a picture, we’ve somehow learned how to “look beneath the surface.” If we see a bright, blurred and/or shadowy picture of someone, we know how to mentally un-bright (revealing dark circles around the eyes), un-blur (revealing imperfections) and un-shadow (lessening the definition of...
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A postscript on color
On the episode of Project Runway 8 where they’re previewing the Fashion Week collections of the four designers to decide on who the three finalists would be, the eliminated contestant showed a monochromatic three-piece mini-collection. He had the lowest score mainly because he chose only one color in the presentation. His mindset is that you can make a collection just by having the same...
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Define free
It sucks to be Kurt Hummel, not because he’s the guy who gets bullied in school. That’s nothing. It sucks to be Kurt because of a guy named Blaine. Sure, Blaine might be so into him right now but it’s only because Blaine hasn’t explored all of his own gayness yet. One day, he’ll leave Kurt because Kurt is too much of a “fag.” After all, he’s gay because he likes...
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It was so funny when Georgina Wilson tweeted a screen grab of herself on America’s Next Top Model and said it was a teaser of her appearance. But, um, that is her ENTIRE appearance. If you watched the episode, you know it’s true.
It’s also funny that she said she was a “guest model/stylist.” She chose which Bench underwear the contestants wore—that’s all...
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Starlets
When President Aquino was interviewed by YouTube World View, one of the questions he answered was about tourism. A YouTube viewer asked about the best province in the country for tourists to visit and, obviously, the always undecided chief executive had no clear answer.
I can’t really blame him because that’s exactly what the Philippines lacks—a star. Because we have all these...
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Many people say that some jobs are superior to others. You might think that an air traffic controller has a very important job because a lot of lives are dependent on him. Should he make the wrong call, people could die from a plane crash. You might think that being a barista is not as important. You’re wrong. If the barista made the air traffic controller a decaf instead of a regular, the...
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I’mma get your heart racing in my skintight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight. Let you put your hands on me in my skintight jeans, be your teenage dream tonight.
(For the nostalgia. Because my jeans don’t fit me anymore. I need to lose the tummy.)
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Zinger Double Down is LOVE!!!
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October 2011
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Third time's a charm?
For the Paranormal Activity franchise, yes and no. Yes, because the third installment in the series broke first-day records for horror movies in the US. And no, because it was way too Hollywood and would make fans of the first two films feel cheated. Paranormal Activity 3 had a lot of frightening scenes but most of them felt contrived. They lacked the quiet intensity of the original...