Blog hiatus
Three words: Busy, busy, busy! But I will be back. Let me just sort my mind first. It’s August! Happy World Breastfeeding Month! Happy Birthday to five people who made me who I am now: My dad, my mom, my…
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Author Archive: Em Alcantara
What’s EUr Story: An EU Essay Writing Contest
You’ve got EUr story to tell? Then join the European Union Essay Writing Contest! Delegation of the European Union in the Philippines What’s EUr story? Essay Writing Competition Mechanics 1. Eligible Participants This contest is open only to Filipino citizens aged…
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Make brushing more fun with Minions!
If it were not for my parents’ diligence in bringing us to dental appointments and cleaning regularly, my sister and I would probably have a bad set of teeth. And so we do this now to our daughter, who, not…
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#galingNAMCYA: Saludo ng Kabataan sa Araw ng Kasarinlan
CONCERT: #galingNAMCYA: Saludo ng Kabataan sa Araw ng Kasarinlan In celebration of the Philippine Independence Day, our young winners of the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) embrace and reminisce our hard-fought freedom with music. Music has been a…
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#KoristaAko: Kristian Misa
Catching up before the first half of the year ends with blogposts so long overdue! Here is our next featured korista, a nurse based in New Zealand, and a co-actor/singer in one of the CCP productions I was part of,…
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Touringkitty music: Ave Maria by Caccini
So happy to be back on track! This year started with my well-received performance as Sisa in Noli Me Tangere the Opera (read a review of my performance here). Recently, I had several singing engagements as a soloist. #goals for a soprano mom…
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Manila Workshops: Youtube 101: Creating and Monetizing
Are you a frequent Youtube user? Like me, when I research music, or watch How It’s Made videos, my go-to site is Youtube. I have my own channel (CLICK LINK HERE!) where I gather my music and travel videos. Did you…
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Taste test your fave resto through Maya Kitchen Top Eats
I am (kinda) back to the blogging grind! It was a busy last quarter of 2016 and beginning of 2017 for me (you know why!), so here I am doing what a dutiful blogger should do–attend events and write about them….
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Relive the Battle of Manila through the Transitio Festival
Know more about the Battle of Manila through this day-long festival, right at the heart of where it happened–Intramuros! See, hear, feel, smell, and even taste what 1945 was in this historic event. Relive that long forgotten battle in the Manila Transitio Festival 2017….
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Noli Me Tangere the Opera marks 60th year at CCP
Ten Days. Yes, we’re counting ten more days before the Opening Gala Night! Mixed emotions, just like Sisa, whose character I am playing, is what I feel, now that we’re stepping in the ten-day mark of the show. But more…
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