“… and one morning when I looked up I saw a poem up in the eaves, sequential like the Burma Shave billboards: Overslept. So tired. If late, Get fired. Why bother? Why the pain? Just go home. Do it again. Something changed then. I saw my life in scale: it was just my life. It [...]

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Sept. 19, 2009 – Huntington Beach, CA

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As a reporter and  a Filipina this is pretty neat – I’ve come across a media project that’s documenting the Filipino community in Los Angeles.  Every time I drive down the 101 Freeway the small sign always catches my eye – Historic Filipinotown. What is that? I ask myself every time. To highlight the area, [...]

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Ah Lulu’s – such a sweet name with sweet styles and deals to match! Dresses with sweetheart necklines, sassy boots, and loose wrap around sweaters have caught my eye and this cute online shop. Prices are reasonable and they are always adding new styles. Here’s a  look at some of my faves:

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Pretty much brand name synergy. Hipster Urban Outfitters has partnered up with the film release of “Where The Wild Things Are” to build up the buzz around its fall release. They’ve come up with a collection featuring the book’s most memorable images. I can see it now – coming to a skeezy hipster bar near [...]

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There’s nothing like catching an awesome 80s movie on a vast green field, with a great picnic spread, and  2,000 other like-minded souls. But it’s definitely not as mainstream as it sounds -I caught Cinespia’s screening of “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” at Hollywood Forever, a cemetery that’s gregariously Hollywood with it’s large obelisk monuments and headstone [...]

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Can’t tell you how many times I’ve driven past Whitley while driving on Franklin. This less famous street is overshadowed by Hollywood Blvd. home to the Walk of Fame just a couple blocks away. If only those tourists knew where this road leads… After walking up this beast of a hill it’s nothing but tile [...]

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Was browsing through shopbop.com’s sale section tonight and haven’t been able to keep these shoes off my mind for the last two hours. These Shirley stain twisted vamp sandals are from the Vera Wang Lavender Label collection on sale for $119, that’s 70 percent off the original price. Description: Satin sandal with twist detail at [...]

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Reporters and bloggers across the Internet have been abuzz over the newest images showing Sarah Jessica Parker fabulously strutting her stuff as Carrie Bradshaw. Sex and The City 2 began filming this week and everyone is gobbling up every fine little detail the camera lens picks up. Marie Claire has all the photos running in [...]

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