In less than a week, I will be having my first talk as a writer. Yup, you read that right… I will be talking in front of many people, in a public place, about writing. The date: August 26, 2011 The time: 6:00 p.m. The place: SM City, Clark The event: Awarding of winners of [...]
Tags: Angeles City, guest speaker, Light Crystal Publishing, Roy dela Cruz, short story writing contest, SM Clark, The Struggling Blogger, writing
It used to be just but a dream… a wishful thinking… something that I never really thought would happen… not by a long-shot! But fate knows better. And what was but a dream became real… and I was able to see it… to be it. I was able to live my dream. I had my [...]
Tags: Angeles City, Art at the Park, book launching, Museo Ning Angeles, reflection, Roy
With just a week away from the book launching, I really do not know what to do right now. What to feel, how to act, how to prepare… I don’t know anything! Right now, everything seems vague, all of a sudden. This feeling is quite similar to what I was feeling days before my iBlog7 [...]
Tags: Angeles City, artists, book launching, Museo ning Angels, Museum, poetry book, reflection, Roy
Finally, it will happen! The book launching of REFLECTION will happen. The date and the place is final, what only needs work are the details of the proceedings on the day of the book launching itself. First the date, it will be on May 27, 2011. Registration starts at 6:00 p.m. The place will be [...]
Tags: Angeles City, art exhibit, artists, bonsai, book launching, Kapampangan, Museo ning Angels, Museum, painting, poetry book, reflection, Roy
Is it a coincidence that my book is called REFLECTION and their name starts with Light and Crystal? I am referring to my publisher…. my dream partner – the Light and Crystal Publishing House or simply LCPH. Dynamic and beautiful sisters Chette and Maricar Dizon are at the forefront of this young and new publishing [...]
Tags: Angeles City, book publishing, books, dream come true, graphic artists, LCPH, Ligh Crystal Publishing House, publishers
Yesterday, I attended the audition for Batuin, the first Kapampangan rock musical play. Oh no, I did not go there to audition. I went to there to observe the proceedings and eventually write about it and help them promote the play. An advocate of the Kapampangan language as of late, I try to attend as [...]
Tags: Angeles City, artists, audition, Batuin, Batuin Jesucristo, Jesus Christ Superstar, Kapampangan, Music, musical play, Rock musical, talents
“What’s your field of discipline?” I was asked by the girl at the registration, and I reluctantly replied, “Writing?” She looked at me like I didn’t make sense at all, paused for a while, and finally wrote “Literary” under my name on the nameplate. It was the first ever gathering of Kapampangan artists held on [...]
Tags: ACTO, Angeles City, discipline, Kapampangan artists, Music, Pampanga Artists Guild, theater
Last year, I wrote about the FGNHS Choir, where my son is a member, and how they won first place in an inter-school chorale competition. A year after, here I am writing about them again, and for the VERY SAME REASON! Yes, the FGNHS Choir are Champions once more! Held in the same venue, Robinson’s [...]
Tags: Angeles City, champion, Choir, Choral competition, Christmas songs, Edga Allan, FGNHS, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, holiday, mall, Robinson's Place, SPA, Special Program for the Arts, What Child Is This?, winner
At the early part of the year, I started a new blog — the HAU Grand Alumni Homecoming, where I would post updates, thoughts, and some events pertaining to the grand alumni homecoming which will happen on the 30th of December, 2010. The blog is all part of the preparation for the event, since the [...]
Tags: Angeles City, contest, Free Tickets, HAU, Holy Angel, homecoming, Primemovers, sponsors
As much as I would like to make another post about my UNLIMITED experience, I have to defer it to a special announcement — an invitation to all badminton players especially those who are near Angeles City. Our high school batch, the PrimeMovers 85 will be holding it’s first badminton tournament on May 22, 2010 [...]
Tags: Angeles City, badminton, HAU, Holy Angel University, Primemovers 85, Smash Power, tournament