Ed Cruz

Kung Hei Fat Choi! How bizarre that me and my friend Jac should find ourselves attending a Chinese New Year party at Madam Marcos's apartment in Makati last night. Well, it was a predictably eccentric evening... Her place is incredibly gaudy and crowded with art, furniture, ornaments and nostalgia - some obviously very valuable, some tasteful.... and some very tacky.. The rather sumptuous banquet was spread in the foyer. The wine was French and quite acceptable. The crowd was a zoo. Some of the musical offerings were very impressive - a soprano and a pianist. After most guests had eaten, a rather obviously camp priest delivered mass!!! Come to think of it, 'camp' isn't a bad word to describe the whole affair. At midnight she led everyone in blowing horns, turning on their 'flashing ball' necklaces, and singing "Auld Lang Syne"! We left before The Lettermen (60s/70s group?) were due to arrive after their concert... So there, an experience of a...

Last night, I was lucky to be invited (together with my dear friend Jac), to the opening of our special friend's exhibition in the Ayala Museum in Makati. Thanks to our friend Alexis, who invited us to the opening! The exhition is called: Akira Isogawa: Printemps��t� , it's part of the " Celebrate Australia 2006: A Feast of the Senses " celebration here in Manila, Philippines. The exhibition provides viewers with a privileged journey through Akira�s designing process from his initial inspiration, various collaborations, fabrication, execution, and final presentation. It also showcase Akira's use of Origami, which displays key inspiration works in paper and fabric to reflect development of his collection; Ongoing until February 10 , Akira Isogawa: Printemps��t� explores the creative process of Australian fashion designer Akira Isogawa as he worked towards his Spring/Summer 2005 collection, revealed on the Paris runways in October 2004. Exhibition curator Katie So...

So last Saturday night (07 January), I went to see " The Chronicles of Narnia " at Glorietta 4 (Makati City, Philippines) with my friend Oliver. What is it about? It's a film based on the classic novel by CS Lewis. Where four London children are sent to a professors country home in order for protection during World War II. There they find a magic wardrobe which leads to a mystical land called Narnia, which is being ruled by an evil witch. To defeat the Witch, they must join forces with Aslan, the lion God of Narnia, and the great battle between good and evil. But the reason why, I went to see this movie is because of the new song by Alanis called " Wunderkind ". It was played at the end credits of the movie. I'm happy that many people actually recognised that it's Alanis voice, so she's not after all forgotten at this end of the world. But I must admit it's been awhile since I enjoyed a kids/teens film. So that was fun. I also enjoyed the British...

Well, I guess this is my blog ... now what to type? I'm not one for usually doing this sort of thing but I thought "What the heck". I doubt I'll even manage weekly updates knowing my lack of consistency with diaries, etc. Right, what shall we make this entry about ... hhmmm.