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Movin’ out
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - September 15, 2006 - 12:00am
It’s been almost a month since we moved house from Salcedo into our nice new abode. Prior to movin’ day, the place had been under construction for several years – in preparation for my father’s...
Chasing a dream
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - August 25, 2006 - 12:00am
In between 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows I was doing for Aladdin Jr., I met up with a couple of friends who are slated to appear in Trumpets’ revival of its hit musical, Joseph the Dreamer. One had been a longer...
Let the Disney music play on
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - August 18, 2006 - 12:00am
Oh, Walt… what would we have done had you not drawn those sketches of that mouse in your farmyard and catapulted that idea into creating your gregarious empire? Our childhood experiences would have most likely...
Some hotter-than-hot Arabian nights
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - August 11, 2006 - 12:00am
My life as a columnist and other facets of being a multiphrenic youth in the 21st century have been put on hold for an imperative commitment to long, arduous rehearsals for Repertory Philippines’ Aladdin Jr....
20 fave musicals
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - July 28, 2006 - 12:00am
I was asked to write a piece on the "Top 20 Musicals of All Time." Having been given the liberty to choose my attack on the matter, I was gorged with the pulsating and mind-boggling task of deciding...
A touch of cAlLas
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - June 16, 2006 - 12:00am
Do you remember that scene in Pretty Woman where Julia Roberts, who played that lovable Los Angeles hooker who had us at hello since the now-famous Rodeo Drive shopping scene, gets all dolled up and catches an opera...
It’s ‘X-Men’ time!
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - May 26, 2006 - 12:00am
Fastball Special (n.) – a classic X-Men move wherein a fearless runt with adamantium claws is thrust long and hard by a strong, metallic man to impose maximum damage to an enemy.
Putting it together with Nikki Gil
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - May 5, 2006 - 12:00am
Celebrities nowadays are so many that you kind of lose track of who’s who in the entertainment scene. You’ve got Pinoy Big Brother producing its periodic army of instant TV personalities. You’ve...
Stars of destiny
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - April 28, 2006 - 12:00am
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages... No, I ain’t writing a piece about wrestling. Let’s leave that to my good friend Carl. What I will instead proclaim to the effervescent...
Heart and music
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - April 21, 2006 - 12:00am
Holy Week has just passed. Looking back, I still can’t believe how, for the very first time in my 19 years of living, I’ve spent it away from my parents, in the company of friends, and in the doorsill...
For rhythm, love, and all that jazz
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - March 31, 2006 - 12:00am
Early last year, as Cam and I were racking our brains one day for anything close to extraordinary, we chanced upon the announcement of a certain Little Shop of Horrors show that was being staged by Repertory Philippines....
There and back with Sweet Charity
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - March 10, 2006 - 12:00am
It’s been three long months since I last walked the streets of the Big Apple. There are still times when I have to pinch myself to make sure that I really did get to watch all those musicals or if I actually...
I love you, you’re perfect, now change!
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - March 3, 2006 - 12:00am
Man has always had this primitive need to associate with a woman. Through the eyes of little boy, it was best not to leave mom’s side for fear of disorientation. Through the eyes of a young lad, it was best...
The day women rule
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - February 24, 2006 - 12:00am
History has unfolded through the lens of some of the greatest Filipinos before our time. There is our national hero Jose Rizal who, along with the Ilustrado Movement, sought to peacefully dialogue Las Islas Filipinas...
Struggling mutants
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - February 17, 2006 - 12:00am
Last year was a year of ups and downs for our country. We may not have had those devastating typhoons ravage our provincial areas but our turbulent political climate has more than made up for the lack of environmental...
A taste of Mongolian
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - February 10, 2006 - 12:00am
There is a famous saying that goes, "Man cannot live on bread alone." When work’s-a-piling and papers-a-cramming and life’s getting pretty a-nnoying, it’s sometimes best to kick up one’s...
No one mourns the wicked
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - January 20, 2006 - 12:00am
NEW YORK – And so came the fateful day that I finally caught sight of the Emerald City. It was just as I dreamed it, bedecked with majesty unlike any other. The sizable Gershwin Theatre, home to the wonderful...
I eat ham, jam, and ‘Spamalot’
by CHASING TOFF By Christopher de Venecia - January 6, 2006 - 12:00am
They say Christmas is the busiest time of the year in New York City. With its cold weather, outstanding sceneries, neon-lit shopping centers, and famous attractions, the regular traveler is treated to an assortment...
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