I write entirely in English; Tagalog chauvinists chide me for this. I feel no guilt in doing so. But I am sad that I cannot write in my native Ilokano. History demanded this; if it isn’t English I am using now, I would most probably be writing in Spanish like...
I went looking for dresses and realized there was a niche I could fill in the wedding dress market. — Monique Lhuillier Tags: #Looking, #Dress, #Dresses, #MoniqueLhuillier, #Filipino, #DesignerMini who’s who: Monique Lhuillier : Filipino Designer Born:...
All dictators, the rich and famous, to the lowest security guard who holds a gun, easily forget that power is transitory. — F. Sionil Jose Tags: #Power, #Gun, #Rich, #FSionilJose, #Filipino, #WriterMini who’s who: F. Sionil Jose : Filipino Writer Born:...
Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started. — Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Tags: #Progress, #Optimism, #Follows, #GloriaMacapagal-Arroyo, #Filipino, #PoliticianMini who’s...
There is real beauty in my eyes when I lose my mind. — Jessica Hagedorn Tags: #Eyes, #Lose, #JessicaHagedorn, #Filipino, #WriterMini who’s who: Jessica Hagedorn : Filipino Writer Born:...