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May 23:
Sampaguita is the Philippines' national flower.
Did you know that there's a Playstation game that has a Filipina heroine?
Sampaguita is one of the games in the Yarudora RPG Series in which amnesia is the common theme. In this game, the amnesiac heroine is from the Philippines - a girl named Maria Santos who the player finds in the rain and brings home, only to discover a gun in her possesion.
Unfortunately, the game is in Japanese but it's worth a look-through, if only to admire Shirow Masamune's gorgeous art.
Sampaguita lei-selling kids and jeepneys are a familiar sight in Manila's streets.
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Astrid sure has a knack for finding gems at Booksale outlets: the complete set of Maus for only P190 (gee, what will Spiegelman think?), Moebius' Airtight Garage #3 for P115 (and Arnold and I had to mail-order for our copies for P700 each), and Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic for P70. Lucky girl.
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Speaking of rare finds, Arn and I were surprised and delighted to see a VCD of Krull at one of the video stalls in Cherry Foodarama.
 | Yep, smack in between discs of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, a copy of early 80s fantasy movie Krull. Power is fleeting; love is eternal. |
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The newly-redesigned MaArte.org has an interview with Arnold and yours truly. [Go]
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Philweaver-friend sites worth checking out:
ï Berger's portfolio
ï Zoorex' redesign
9 comments
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Mona: yes, we have
Posted by Cynthia |
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'Galing mo naman maghanap ng hard-to-find movies. Aside from TPB and Krull, I would want a copy of "Legend." Remember that old Tom Cruise movie?
Posted by Mona |
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Astrid: aha! So that's
J: Hehe, I guess that's Mzellers: Thank you!
Posted by Cynthia |
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nice site!
Posted by mzellers |
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ASTIG!!! interesting blog you have, Cynthia. never fails to give me a rare trivia treat :) more power!
Posted by J |
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actually,i go to any booksale i can find. but i found the moebius book in robinson's place. now the problem is i have to search high and low now to complete the whole series. aaargh!
Posted by astrid |
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Luis: yup, the Cherry
Posted by Cynthia |
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OMG! Cherry Foodarama is still around?!? I used to live in Mandaluyong (86) and would frequent Cherry (on Shaw near Goldilocks) for some Coney Island ice cream or those waffle dogs while my mom is busy grocery shopping inside. This place certainly brings back memories!
Posted by Luis |
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OMG! Cherry Foodarama is still around?!? I used to live in Mandaluyong (86) and would frequent Cherry (on Shaw near Goldilocks) for some Coney Island ice cream or those waffle dogs while my mom is busy grocery shopping inside. This place certainly brings back memories!
Posted by Luis |