No public relations company nowadays would dare call itself a PR firm if it didn’t have a social media division. But the best part about social media is that it’s such a democratic space that there is absolutely no need to concede it to professionals. Literally anyone with a computer, an internet connection, and a […]
07
Apr
Apr
One of my favorite experiences growing up in the gritty Sta. Cruz area of Manila was watching the Dividendazo tipsters at work. Sitting on the sidewalk, next to a light post, near the corner of Avenida Rizal and Tayuman, this wizened old man had a stack of horseracing programmes by his side and a long-ish […]
05
Apr
Apr
MS PowerPoint is an awesome tool, and it’s kinda disappointing to see so many people basically failing to get the most out of it, simply because they seem to be unaware of the two fundamentals of effective .ppt presentations. I admit it: I’ve been slideshow geek since I was a graduating university student in 1994, […]
09
Mar
Mar
In 2019, the reptilians finally emerged from the shadows. One by one, world leaders unmasked themselves as extraterrestrials calling themselves Thubanites, from the oAlpha Draconis star system. They quickly assimilated all nations under a single world government, called the Thuban Rai. In less than a year, half the population of the earth fell under their […]
08
Mar
Mar
Lora was a duende lord who would often disguise herself as a mortal woman so that she could mingle with mortals. It had been almost half a century since Ar-Bathal had decreed the separation of the duende from men, and among the younger lords – those who had ascended their titles after the decree – […]
07
Mar
Mar
Jasmin Lim, acting on a lead, goes to visit the old church ruins. Legend has it that it was bombed out during the war and was never rebuilt because the workers could not demolish what was left. Steel tools were blunted quickly, heavy machinery broke down constantly, and some nightwatchmen reported seeing strange lights. In […]
07
Mar
Mar
For the duende, the Time of Sadness describes the period from the birth of Bar up to the arrival of the Sea People in the Land, a span of about 50 years. The birth of Bar and the mark of the duende Bar was the half-duende, half-human son of Baikal – a prince of the […]
07
Mar
Mar
The duende were an old race long before men ever came to settle the fields and forests they called home. Despite some of their number possessing supernatural powers and abilities, duende were, by and large, a peaceful people, given to wonder and merriment. So, when the men came, the duende characteristically saw them initially as […]
07
Mar
Mar
A cub reporter – Jasmin Lim – is assigned to cover the story of a “vampire” loose in the country. She resents it, but accepts what she thinks is a bum assignment because it’s better than being made to do the weather on the evening news. Jasmin travels to the country and dreams. In her […]
06
Mar
Mar
Alt Darna is the home of alternative universes for Mars Ravelo’s Darna. The stories here will contain elements of the original comic book tale – such as place names, character names, concepts, and so on – but will otherwise be versions unfamiliar. No copyright infringement is intended, and just to make it clear: I do […]