SALUDO

It's true. All of it. We're much better off, as a country,
and as a nation, than we were six years ago. In 2010,
we were coming off a dozen years of two administrations
 that rivaled the Marcos era in terms of corruption, but we all
forget so easily. That's alright, I'm certain history will be kinder.


As I will. This presidency was not perfect; as a matter of fact,
it was very imperfect. Luneta, Abaya, Mamapasano: massive
failures all. Heartbreaking. Exasperating. Game Changing. But
 let us remember, there were quite a few tremendous victories too.


 There's no glossing over the fact that PNoy's character flaws:
his brutal decision making processes, his lack of empathy,
his intransigence, his loyalty to his Liberal colleagues,
all contributed to an inevitable decline in popularity.


And that is the unique nature of Philippine politics.
We bring down the old to make way for the new.
 And change is certainly coming. That is good.
President Duterte's success will be ours too.


 But that is not cause to tear down President Aquino.
Nor rain insults on the color yellow. That is not a
 political hue; it's a remembrance of his parents'
ultimate sacrifice for the Philippines. Haters
 will hate, but to them, I say: "F*ck you all".
What have you done for the country lately,
but to act like whiny ugly spoiled brats?

I for one, will always be grateful to the man who never
 wanted the office; a son who was forced to assume
 the mantle, and not because he desired it, but
 because we, once upon a time, demanded
 that he do so. I will be forever grateful~


 maraming salamat, Noynoy Aquino.

R A W R

THE ORIGINAL HIPSTER

The Young Atty. Eddie Enriquez:

Dad could rock a millennial haircut,
don a suit like a boss ~ and carry on
the whole night with a whisky in hand. 

Happy Father's Day!!!

SLASH BROTHER : How I became a Brand Ambassador for RÉMY MARTIN

One fine day, 

early this April,
I received this letter:

Greetings on behalf of our client,

Rémy Martin Cognac. 

We would like you to be a part of our new global PR campaign 

that celebrates the individual’s multi-talents 

as embodied by its brand ambassador
Jeremy Renner, 

himself an accomplished actor/film producer/musician.

The campaign tagline, 

 One Life/Live Them® 

assumes a grammatical accident,

 it identifies today’s highly-driven individuals

 as not defined by one talent or skill, 

but are multi-faceted and should be
 applauded for their many passions.

Rémy Martin’s One Life/Live Them campaign 

encourages each and every one to explore
 and celebrate all their talents.

 It is a call to live richer, larger lives.

 To expand the horizon and seize 

all the wonderful opportunities that life can offer.  

We believe you embody this brand philosophy and lifestyle 

as an accomplished television host/ food connoisseur/blogger.

Now, tell me~
how could I say
NO to that?

Then they threw us a party.

In the freakin' Jaguar showroom!!!

My KTG Family~

that lovable bunch of hipsters and millennials,

showed up and gave me moral support~

but it was mostly immoral support~

I'm sure they were there just for the free booze!!!

The Slashers:

The Remy Martin
Philippine Ambassadors

Merci, Remy Martin!!!

AND SO I'M BACK . . . FROM OUTER SPACE!!!

Well, not really.


More like, I'm back from cyber space.

Or at least, another quadrant of the 'net:


THE DAILY SPANKS!!!








For the past five years, since March 2011,
I've been blessed to be part of the core team of Juice.ph,
the social portal of EYP, the electronic version of the Yellow Pages,
those massive doorstoppers that were invaluable during the rotary/analog era.

I was fortunate. I was given the latitude and the freedom to write whatever
I wanted to rant or rave about, from pop culture to politics, from sex to senti shit.
And write I did. Over the course of sixty-odd months, I published over 1,000 posts. 










And for that, I'm forever blessed. There is no greater joy,
no deeper sense of accomplishment for writers, than seeing one's name
on a byline. And I had my byline in Juice.ph hundreds and hundreds of times.

Thanks for the trust, Juice.ph team. Thank you for letting me go off on my tangents,
and never pulling me back. Thank you for providing a channel that sharpened my skills.

I will always be grateful, and I will always consider our time together as a wonderful  privilege. 









And since this is already is sounding like an Academy Award acceptance speech,
allow me to run with it, and personally thank all my friends in Juice.ph, most specially,
to Doji Lopez, who invited me to be part of his hundred services half a decade ago, and
who always was my constant reader. Well, at least I'd like to think so. I certainly hope so!

To all my editors: Edz, who took care of The Daily Spanks for the longest time;
to Billy, who loved to leave comments; the glamorous ladies: Ms. Limon, Ysab, Sam,
Nicola, Jihan, Therese, Chiara; the gentlemen, led by Paolo, Ryan, and Teng, cheers to all!

Juice.ph will be fading away soon, but like Juan Ponce Enrile, it will never really die.


(drops the mic)

And so, an era ends, and a another begins.


Five years after I stopped regularly posting on this ten year old blog
you're reading right now, we resume today.  The prodigal son has come home.


Welcome back to MANILA BOY!!!