Thanks to Tigera Consciente who gave me a heads up that Blogger is now offering the feature to blog “IN FILIPINO.” MHM. I wonder if they mean to blog “in Tagalog,” which is the the official language of the Philippines, among the several dialects of the Islands. There’s been discussion as to whether Filipinos “need […]
Author: Lisa
Movie Review: Vantage Point
Nick and I just returned from a late night movie, Vantage Point, that opened this weekend. It was crowded and we sat in decent seats, a bit close for my general liking, but I thought to myself, “As long as there isn’t any home videos or car chasing scenes, I should be alright.” The shaky […]
Now We Know that ‘Blogger’ Doesn’t Read Feminist Blogs
So, now there is this new feature in Blogger – CALL ME FOR FREE! where bloggers can receive voicemail messages right from our blog. And post them! What better way to start my day off than to wake up and hear my little nephew calling, “Tita, I miss you!” Followed by a, “Listen you self-righteous […]
The Monologue that Should be a Dialogue
The Vagina Monologues, written by Eve Ensler, is a popular conversation topic in February.It is a production that has sparked a larger movement: Vday. Every year, February 14 is V-Day, a day marked to end violence against women, and thousands of productions take place across the world. All proceeds benefit local sexual assault services and […]
Eat, Pray, Love (Not necessarily in that order)
This past weekend, one of my best friends from childhood, Tricia, came to stay with us during the long weekend. Taking the infamous Fung Wah Bus (it’s a bus company that takes you from NYC to Boston for $15), Tricia and I enjoyed a nice long weekend of long talks, buying books at Barnes and […]
The State of Brownhood
When I was younger, I hated when my dad pinched my nose. Out of nowhere, in the middle of trying to wield permission to attend a weekend slumber party, his face would grow into a big smile and I’d watch his long brown fingers extend to pinch my little Filipino nose. Hard. In pain, I’d […]
The Happy Loving Feminist
As a feminist, having multi/interdisciplinary perspective is kinda like my thing. I see left, right, up, down, and through. I’m a feminist, that’s what I do. As a feminist of Valentine’s Day, V-day, another day, any other day – I recognize that today, like any other day represents many things for different people. Today, I […]
Blogging Recognition
Along with my feministically blogging radical sister bloggers, I have been nominated (thank you, MattBastard) for a lovely award – Best International Feminist Blog. Now, I’m not even sure what an award like this means because I certainly honor SO many women who inspire me to write and blog that I feel funny saying YEAH […]
Cheers
It’s Valentine’s Day and Nick and I are going to celebrate all of our friends, family, and each other today. Toast to all.
Observing
I didn’t change the blog colors to grey because of the solemn season of Lent we are observing. I changed it because I get restless when there isn’t change after a while. That makes Nick nervous, like, for our life in general.