The Wheel and Axle

Because Ruru Madrid can’t help but get naughtier and naughtier.

Mark Hamill is taking meta to the next level. And if you’re not sure why, Google Mark Hamill’s roles other than Luke Skywalker. Heh.

Bullying is a true epidemic, especially among young people. (It must be noted that it’s also an epidemic among adults, but young people are generally more vulnerable.)

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There is nothing more important to a parent than the happiness of the child.

And accepting one’s child fully is one source of true happiness.

Finally, the wait is over! Tabi Po – The Series premieres tonight at 8PM on Sari Sari Channel via Cignal TV. The gut-wrenching, heart-pounding, and award-winning graphic novel of Mervin Malonzo now comes to the small screen, and it is set to raise the bar for Philippine TV.

Mi Amor, performed by Nicolle Omillo feat. Pio Balbuena

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Just when you thought you’ve seen everything, along comes this epic recap rap of Arrow Seasons 1 to 5.

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Because Ellen is just hilarious AF, and sometimes we do need to subvert social norms and throw it back at them.

Also: wedding ceremony and reception at CostCo? Oh, straight people, indeed.

Here’s a little throwback to my favorite sassy seniors when they performed live for the Queen Mother. Lawdy, I miss them!

Just as I was finishing my article on Tabi Po the other day (as I normally write my posts in advance), I saw the official Tabi Po Facebook Page announce a contest! Talk about serendipity. They were having a launch party for the TV show, and creator Mervin Malonzo was opening up slots for interested fans through a contest. As this year seems to be my lucky year for winning online contests, I jumped in and gave it a try.

And what do you know? I got in.

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I have been a fan of Mervin Malonzo’s Tabi Po graphic novels, a series about aswang (which, in his world, derives from asong buang, i.e. crazy dog) for some time now.

I only came upon this by chance, actually. I’d been looking for more local comics beyond Carlo Vergara’s Zaturnnah and Trese by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo. By fate, I saw the first Malonzo’s beautifully rendered book, I think either in a bookstore or in a comicon.

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