NATIONAL DAY RECEPTION WAS LIT

 As in LITerally, LIT!  

First Philippine diplomatic reception in four years +  Family in full force in Filipiniana Finest + Filcom in full force in Filipiniana finest + Tourism and Cultural push + Vivid season + Venue overlooking Vivid + Venue WAS a Vivid canvas = IT'S ON

kalayaang kumikislap kislap =)

CINEMALAYO

It's that most independent time of the year

This being my last year at the Consulate, a highly-regarded documentary filmmaker was hired to capture all the behind-the-scenes action

That's a wrap.  The sharp-eyed easter-egg hunters out there will have figured out that my monologue was actually a line reading of the remarks of the Department's Big Boss -- yes, the same one who had been Waiting for Memo

As the movie critics might say, I didn't just get the memo...I brought the pages to life

an indie film years in the making

VIVA VIVID!

It lives! Bigger than ever and no longer entirely free! But s'all good, because now there's a massive drone show and secret underground tunnels to overload the senses!

plus, all the pinoy food places got primo locations this year

Vamanos a Vivid!

The Rocks

Darling Harbour 

Circular Quay

And deep beneath Sydney, the hidden psychedelic electronic eight-circle of techno-hell labyrinth that is...Dark Spectrum 

as a veteran of many brownouts back in the day, yes, ok 'tong trip pare