"Just flowers?” asks an uninitiated viewer, while passing by the master painter’s flora and fauna exhibit in an art gallery. “Well, he’s not that good of a painter then, eh?” says another one in a smart-aleck manner, appearing sort of chagrined by what he had just seen.

Of late, we have all witnessed nature’s onslaught. It is Mother Earth’s response to the abuses we have made.

It was the Beatles that did it. The impact of the quartet’s avant-garde music at that time was too palpable for anyone not to notice; the world has never seen anything like it.

It’s no joke to be an artist: you carry worlds-within-worlds on your shoulders.

You have exactly a week to catch one of the most successful National Commission for Culture and the Arts projects, in terms of “impact or effect on the community and the number of people who will benefit from it.”

There’s a fine line separating hero and martyr.  From a macro view, overseas Filipino workers are indeed “unsung heroes” but look micro, at individuals, and you find silent martyrs.

Now that the Arroyo administration has threatened to put up a monument for the late President Cory, first things first must be the rule of thumb, otherwise the monument will be anything but.

Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso rose from the slums to become Manila's vice mayor. His pillar of strength is his wife Dynee.

The million dollar pledge by power progeny Zhang Chang Guo from China climaxed the “Only Love Remains” three-night concert held at The Peninsula Manila.

An enigma. A Cheshire Cat in Wonderland. 

Our typhoon-battered economy will get a much needed boost with the expected increase in Holiday spending.

“After hard work, the biggest determinant is being in the right place at the right time.” – Michael Bloomberg

Capturing the essence of something as strong and as powerful as nature or something as nostalgic as a certain place or an object is never an effortless task.

This Friday in San Fernando, Pampanga, the Heritage Conservation Society is holding a conference on the care and use of built heritage.  It’s an uphill fight.

Despite Storm Signal No. 2, nothing like the Bulacan sun could be better as Virgilio Senadren Almario’s guiding light to his birthplace in San Miguel last Friday during the third leg of Pagpupugay sa mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining 2009.

Much loved Gerry Contreras, builder of buildings and residences, celebrated his birthday recently at his very own boutique hotel, “G” in Roxas Blvd.

I bought my first two pots of Christmas poinsettias – their bright red leaves heralding the coming of the holiday season.

The Catholic Women’s Club celebrated the 88th year of it’s continuing service to God and the community with a ball dubbed “Ang Ating Kahapon sa Ngayon.”

The metropolis is like a ghost town. Going around town is swift and easy.

Husband-and-wife duo Ito and Tippi Ocampo prove that love and friendship are two things that will never go out of style.