RISING FILIPINO BOXER… WINS TAMPA!

Moments earlier the two opponents had been circling each other. Ding! Strong hip-hop music blared as a bikini-ed model displayed “ROUND 4” around the ring. Meanwhile, I made the regretful decision to quickly take a bathroom break. It was the final match of “Fight Night” at A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa, FL. Perhaps…

DISNEY TRIP REPORT- THE MAGIC KINGDOM

To be sad in a Disney park is impossible– everyone is smiling. Even the children who don’t know what’s going on are smiling. After a ten-year disappearance, my family (The V’s) was ready to embrace the God-Mouse again—along with thousands of other people at Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom. We were probably the only group of…

MY FILL OF PHILFEST

Another annual Philippine overdose come and gone… Once a year I take a step into food stands, dirt, hot sunshine, and wrestling for a chair. Once a year I visit Philfest in Tampa to load up on all things Filipino! Compared to other Asian festivals throughout Florida, I’ve always thought of Philfest as a festival…

ENTERING THE DISNEY WORLD- HOLLYWOOD STYLE

Finally, I have fulfilled an aching part of me that wanted to go to a theme park… … and the location couldn’t have been better. I bow down and kiss the feet of the Disney marketing guru who decided that Florida residents could spend four days in the four Florida Disney parks for less than…