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The art of styling

by Luis Carlo San Juan - February 15, 2008 - 12:00am

In the mall, a person may catch your attention because he or she is carrying lots of shopping bags. Initially you assume this is one rich person on a shopping spree. But guess again. It could be a stylist just “pulling...

The end of Harry Potter

by Luis Carlo San Juan - August 17, 2007 - 12:00am

Do you want to know who dies?” my friend from the US asked me over Yahoo IM, referring to the latest and final Harry Potter book. “Tell, and I’ll let my dog pee on your jeans,” I retorted....

First plunge

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - April 20, 2007 - 12:00am

Years back, I " was selling " magazines. I " gave that up and went into producing them instead. I would organize fashion shoots, pull out clothes from shops, and book photographers...

Nothing to choke about

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - February 16, 2007 - 12:00am

There are far worse things than death. In my case, itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s speaking in public. I didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t really know what...

Cellphone styling

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - February 2, 2007 - 12:00am

We Pinoys are so addicted to mobile phones that if we could, we’d change them as often as we change clothes. We ogle new phones like a kid cruising a toy store. There’s so much out there, I’ve...

A lesson in acting

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - January 5, 2007 - 12:00am

MELBOURNE, Australia – On my first Ozzie night in Melbourne, most probably due to jet lag, I had a hard time sleeping. So I channel-surfed and put the clicker down when I got a local channel that broadcast...

Lions wear Bench

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - December 1, 2006 - 12:00am

A group of starstruck grade school kids gathered outside the room and shouted, "Si Aljamal!!!" They were ogling one of the San Beda players we were preparing for a Bench shoot. Jousef Aljamal, like...

The adventure begins

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - November 17, 2006 - 12:00am

You’re going to Disneyland" is one line that will surely bring a smile to any kid’s face. I heard it for the first time 20 years ago when my mom, my grandaunt and I visited my dad in Tokyo. My dad...

The Bedan awakening

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - October 13, 2006 - 12:00am

It has taken 28 long years for San Beda to reclaim the NCAA basketball throne. Most of us weren’t even born when the Red Lions last wore the crown. In fact, the last two championship wins were against...

How to look good naked

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - September 8, 2006 - 12:00am

Forget the shtick about health and fitness. Everybody wants to look good – naked. Thus, the many gyms. But there are gyms and there are gyms. Some are in fact just rip-off joints. As soon as you pay the joining...

20 things guys can’t live without

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - July 28, 2006 - 12:00am

Young STAR is a decade old, founded a decade after its mother ship, The Philippine STAR, was launched. Ten years ago I was a naïve 16-year-old having no idea how to start my very first piece; and I...

’Home Shopping TV’ meets ‘The Amazing Race’

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - July 14, 2006 - 12:00am

Mom sometimes complains that I shop too much. When I see something I like, a struggle between my heart and mind ensues. But, more often than not, I am likely to buy. Recently, I read a piece of news that the Philippines...

The perfect fit

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - June 9, 2006 - 12:00am

One of the frustrations of being "vertically challenged" is that it is so hard to find a decent pair of pants. One sees a nice pair in the store, only to be dismayed because it is too long. Even if you...

An Aussie hangover

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - May 5, 2006 - 12:00am

After almost a month in Melbourne, I yearned for a change of scenery. Because I did not have sufficient means to go out, I spent days at home, cleaning, washing, cooking, getting nagged by an otherwise nice...

An Aussie hangover

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - April 7, 2006 - 12:00am

MELBOURNE, Australia –Years back when I was in Vienna, I saw a shirt that said, "In Austria, there are no kangaroos." Well, now, I’ve been to the country of the kangaroo. Australia, known for...

Going to the extreme

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - March 10, 2006 - 12:00am

There are days we feel that our lives have become routine, as in stale. A change becomes a good escape. Even if one is tied up with work, there’s still a chance for that breather.

Modernizing the ‘camisa de chino’

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - February 10, 2006 - 12:00am

The camisa de chino is something every Pinoy knows all too well. It is a symbol of our heritage, considered as the "unofficial" costume of grade school kids everywhere during their field demonstrations....

Swimming in glory

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - December 16, 2005 - 12:00am

Most swimmers like myself and other athletes can only dream of competing in international events. In fact, for Pinoys, even just seeing an international tournament live is pretty much in the category of fantasy....

We’re not a nation of losers

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - November 25, 2005 - 12:00am

With all the bad news we’ve been overdosing on lately (for as long as I can remember, it seems), Filipinos can’t help but be in a losing mode. I doubt if our hosting the SEA Games would make a difference....

We’re not a nation of losers

by KETCHUP PLEASE, LUIS! By Luis Carlo San Juan - November 25, 2005 - 12:00am

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