Zamboanga Adventure: Exploring Asia's Latin City (Fort Pilar)

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To continue with our tour of Zamboanga, Asia's Latin City where you'll get hooked on eating tiger prawns, curachas, and knickerbockers, or if you're the more adventurous, you could have indulged on the satti for early morning breakfast. We now take you to a few more popular places we've explored while  immersed between birdwatching and celebrating Zamboanga Day through its many festivities and activities.

Above you'll see another popular landmark and heritage site called Fort Pilar or Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Royal Fort of Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza). The 17th-century military defense fortress built by the Spanish colonial government is now a regional museum of the National Museum of the Philippines.

What you see outside the walls at the eastern side is a Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, the patroness of Zamboanga city. The insides of Fort Pilar was under renovation when we visited sometime end of February 2014. They told us it was supposed to have been completed already it the Zamboanga siege did not take place.

Manny Pacquiao Wins Rematch Against Timothy Bradley and We All Know Who Stole the Show

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Manny Pacquiao wins vs Timothy Bradley via unanimous decision last April 13, 2014. The Pambansang Kamao ng Pilipinas regains world title with decisive win over Timothy Bradley. The Pacman is back where he belongs! After 12 full rounds of action, ringside judges score in favor of Pacquiao. Manny Pacquiao back in legendary fighting form with the best pound for pound ever! Looks like he's back on that stuff that Mayweather called him out on. Gayweather you are the next on the list. Put down your Barbie doll and fight! I ought to Photoshop Bradley out of the photos and put yours instead, and that would still look right!

I guess the other breaking news now is Kim Henares is having a hearty working lunch with calculator and spreadsheet on hand. But no! I stand corrected, the real breaking news is how Mommy Dionisia steals the show with the "kulam" (hex) powers. Whatever it was, it worked! Pacquiao's mother was there casting spells like a witch. Manny Pacquiao's mom was the real winner last night!

I guess Hogwarts can now considering Mommy D to be their new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. I would love to see Mommy Dionisia guest on the Ellen Degeneres Show and show us again that magical pray over. It would be a riot, if ever, and a fun episode to watch. She might as well show off her ballroom dancing skills and do the split for the audience. Now that would put everyone at awe!

Games People Play Returns to Perform on April 22 to 26

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Due to popular demand, we will be seeing a repeat performance of Games People Play soon at the Ateneo de Manila University.

Games People Play, a Palanca-winning play by Glenn Sevilla Mas features theater actors Abner Delina, Thea Yrastorza and Kalil Almonte. Ed Lacson Jr., who also does the production design, directs it while Teresa Barrozo does the sound and music design.

Games People Play is about three characters who try to understand why they are the way they are by revisiting their childhood, specifically the games that they played with each other. Each game is a rite of passage and it represents a significant moment in their coming of age. The writing of the play was inspired by this quote from child psychologist and writer Bruno Bettelheim: “The monster a child knows best and is most concerned with [is] the monster he feels or fears himself to be.”

The production will run from April 22 to 26, 2014, 7:30 PM with a 2:30 PM show on April 26, at the Fine Arts Blackbox Theater, Fine Arts Annex, Ateneo de Manila University.

For ticket inquiries, contact John Yap at 0917-722-5399 or visit www.facebook.com/gppgamespeopleplay for more information.