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I heart my art
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - April 20, 2007 - 12:00am
Iwas not a " creative " writing or " literature major in college — although those two subjects were immensely integrated into my...
Hot child in the city
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - April 13, 2007 - 12:00am
I liken the way summer hits Manila to being thrown into the mosh pit of a rock concert heaving with sweaty, head-banging, hip-gyrating, fist-pumping fiends grooving as hard as they can to your favorite song...
Whippersnapper weekends
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - March 30, 2007 - 12:00am
The most wonderful thing about living in Manila is knowing that you’ll always be minutes away from your next adventure. The historic and progressive and...
Modernism in motion
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - March 16, 2007 - 12:00am
What makes a modern masterpiece? Depending on each person’s idea of guilty pleasure, a modern masterpiece can be defined as absolutely anything that pushes the...
Defensive witticisms against wannabe ladykillers
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - March 2, 2007 - 12:00am
"I’m as human as the next girl, I like a bit of flattery But I don’t need your practiced lines...
True romance
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - February 16, 2007 - 12:00am
Fashion loves to fall in love," writes Jamie Huckbody. "An eternal romantic, it cheats on those who give it stability, dumps its latest fling every six months, and falls head over heels with the...
Single, cynical sisters unite
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - February 9, 2007 - 12:00am
Here we go. It’s " nearing that " dreaded time " of the year once again. No, I am not talking about Christmas. While Christmas may...
Living through the art of losing
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - January 26, 2007 - 12:00am
The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.
It’s just another New Year
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - January 12, 2007 - 12:00am
For the last few months, I’ve tried to avoid writing about myself in the first person. For some reason I felt that if I resigned myself to writing in the first person on a regular basis, it would make...
Happy feet
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - December 22, 2006 - 12:00am
The fashion universe, parallel to the humdrum and ordinary, abides by the oldest law of beauty: that form begets the definition of an object in and of itself. Apply this law to teenagers and the results...
Rock ng Republika makes noise for a worthy cause
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - December 8, 2006 - 12:00am
What do Philippine charity organizations, fashion and rock music have in common? Nothing, really. Unless they decide to unite for a cause.
The princesses of Indie Rock celebrate a yearlong reign
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - November 24, 2006 - 12:00am
Rock gives children, on a silver platter, with all the public authority of the entertainment industry, everything their parents used to tell them they had to wait for until they grew up and would understand...
24-Hour Party Poopers
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - November 10, 2006 - 12:00am
"The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it." – Harry Emerson Fosdick
A bachelor’s guide to decorum : Rules for smooth operators
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - November 3, 2006 - 12:00am
Let’s face it, trying to rationalize the commu-nication style of the opposite sex is like the chicken and the egg debate: there are several good theories, but it’s never going to be reconciled....
No Love for the Underground
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - October 20, 2006 - 12:00am
In a country where raw talent lurks on every corner and creativity is on tap like cheap draft beer, it’s sad to know that there are still those who will exploit it without even batting an eyelash. ...
Be a model... or just look like one
by WHIPPER SNAPPER By Francesca Ayala - September 29, 2006 - 12:00am
When Madrid’s regional govern-ment announced that they would ban all overly thin models from participating in fashion week, I could practically hear creaks in the tired joints of feminism as it jumped out of...
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