Archive for the ‘Stuff’ Category

Catch Me at the BBC

Posted: 13th March 2010 by Marocharim in Stuff

Just for posterity’s sake: my video feature at Blogworld by the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Crazy With The Heat

Posted: 7th March 2010 by Marocharim in Stuff

The Philippine Star reports that Saturday peaked at 35.8 degrees Celsius (roughly around 96.4 degrees Fahrenheit) here in Metro Manila.  The high temperatures meant a trip to Bench Fix at Podium to get a haircut, and getting as many Quickly taro shakes as I can into my system.  I’ve taken to filling my beer glass [...]

I found this at the Silliman University website:

Call for Submission of Manuscripts to the
49th Silliman University National Writers Workshop
The Silliman University National Writers Workshop is now accepting applications for the 49th National Writers Workshop to be held May 3-21, 2010 in Dumaguete City.
This Writers Workshop is offering fifteen fellowships to promising young writers who would [...]

Rainbow Hat

Posted: 20th January 2010 by Marocharim in Stuff

I don’t know if your mid-twenties should classify you as “old,” but I like to think I’m a hodgepodge of obsolesence and idiosyncrasy in fashion.  Black shirts weren’t as cool as they were when I was younger.  Nobody wears jackets in the oppressive heat of Manila.  Button-down jeans are so last century.  High-topped Chucks and [...]

Happy Birthday, Wikipedia

Posted: 15th January 2010 by Marocharim in Stuff

Wikipedia turns nine years old today; it first went online on January 15, 2001.
Yes, our favorite free online encyclopedia shares the same birthday as Butch Dalisay, Mario Van Peebles, Martin Luther King, Jr., Shane McMahon, and Molière.  Wikipedia shares the same anniversary day as Coca-Cola, basketball, and the Boston Molasses Disaster.  Wikipedia was born on [...]