DEF TALENT JAM XVIII

Countless hours of chasing choreographers, learning routines, and dancing on top of a parking garage comes to an end. Over the weekend, Gainesville FL was like a free buffet of lumpia as it attracted hundreds of Filipino college students and their barkada. The reason? The annual Def Talent Jam (DTJ)—a hot competition between Filipino groups…

SHAKE YO’ AFS! THE ROAD TO DTJ

After several years of being M.I.A to the serious dance world, the Association of Filipino Students of USF are ready to throw down once more. For the past (freakin’ fast) month, college-aged Asians (and wanna-be Asians) from all over Tampa have been gathering at the University of South Florida to practice for the upcoming Def…

I WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR HOWL-O-SCREAM

“This is the story of boy meets girl… he broke her heart then she ROCKED HIS WORLD!” I swear this year, Busch Garden’s Howl-O-Scream designed its theme specifically for me. (Sigh… I’m a cute rocker who chops the fingers off my exes) Rather than waste your exciting life (Hey, I don’t MAKE you read this blog)…

USF’S ANNUAL JOURNEY TO THE EAST BANQUET

For one week, University of South Florida Asians have been smacking other cultures through food, dance, and games. It was USF’s Journey to the East celebration. (You dance hip-hop? Filipinos will show you hip-hop! You like noodles? Club ASIA will MAKE you noodles!) It was a way to proclaim talents while welcoming new students (black hair or…