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May 31, 2007 | Posted by Pinoycentric Staff at Announcements, Philippines, Visual Arts

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September 2006

Friends of lensman Mon Acasio are holding a benefit auction and sale of photographic works for his physical therapy and rehabilitation after a recent stroke.

WHEN: Wednesday, June 6 2007, 3PM to 7PM

WHERE: Silver Lens Gallery , 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Yupangco Bldg
2, Makati City, Metro Manila

About Silver Lens

Located 33 stories above the street and offering fantastic views of Manila, The Silver Lens Gallery, the fine art extension of Silver Lens Inc., is the only museum-quality space in the country dedicated to photography and photography-based art. Artists such as Isa Lorenzo, Jose Enrique Soriano, Claudine Sia, John Silva, Eddie Boy Escudero, and Denise Weldon have shown their work at the gallery, featuring a diverse range of fine art photography. Since the space opened in September 2004, more than a thousand select visitors have experienced fine art photography at the Silver Lens Gallery.

Learn more.

[via Ben Razon at The Oarhouse]

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Jinky Coronado launches new comic series ding_pc_right-gray

| Posted by Pinoycentric Staff at Culture

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Banzai Girl creator/writer/illustrator and calendar/FHM model Jinky Coronado, winner of a dozen beauty competitions as well as a former Miss Pond’s Asia, returns to her creation with Banzai Girls, an all-new continuation of her fanciful “real-life schoolgirl adventures, “as a $3.95 full-color comics series coming in May from Arcana Studio.

“Banzai Girls has a somewhat manga-influenced style, fun Asian schoolgirl characters, lots of action, pretty pictures, shadowy monsters, wild settings, a cool story, and it’s even sorta based on my life,” explains Jinky. “So I guess I’m sorta the star.” (That “star”dom has already exploded into a huge free website — www.banzaigirls.com — plus a plethora of Banzai merchandise, a new music CD released in the Philippines, and trade paperback collections of her earlier series.

In the original Banzai Girl series, Jinky Coronado was a girl of three worlds; a fun, pretty, popular schoolgirl about to have her big 18th birthday debut party, when her life gets turned upside-down. She begins having dreams that she’s a Princess on a far-off world, only to see those dreams turn nightmare as her King father is murdered in her arms. Her nightmares veer further into weird as she also dreams of being a futuristic freedom fighter battling hideous tentacled things buried beneath robotic exteriors. And her life goes over the edge when the weirdness comes home, as she fights a very real invasion menace that takes control of the city’s adults — and her compelling nightmares seems to hold the key to stopping it all. She further battled Filipino urban legends such as the Snakeman and the Manananggal, giving her work a flavor unique to the Amercian comics market.

In her new Banzai Girls series, fully eight months have passed. Jinky explains, “My character’s father has married my best friend’s mother, making for an interesting home dynamic. What’s more, my new step-mom is pregnant…and my character is going to be away travelilng for months on a popstar tour to promote her music CD — life does imitate art, and vice versa, I guess — and she doesn’t get to see the life-changing events happening in her absence.

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Macaron: Parisian vs. Pinoy Style ding_pc_right-gray

May 30, 2007 | Posted by Nouel C. Omamalin at Food

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I grew up loving macaroons that my mother used to make. I love my macaroons chewy and sweet. Condensed milk, eggs, some flour and heaps of desiccated coconut go into her mix. I love helping her put the harlequin paper cups in the baking tray. Drooling to try a piece, I impatiently wait for the little delights to get baked.

Did you fancy the same macaroons, too?

When I started studying hospitality management, I learned about other types of macaroons – and they all comprise the same components: a meringue mixture and ground nuts. They also share the same rustic appeal – rough appearance and dense.

However, I discovered that there exists a similar type of treat that is spelled almost exactly the same.

Macaron is the Parisian’s favorite cookie (Pierre Hermes is so popular with this). It has a very smooth finish and comes in vibrant colors – almost like pieces of porcelain gems. I believe no one on this earth would not turn their heads upon its sight. While it has the same components as the macaroons we all grew up with, the French version definitely sets itself several notches ahead.

Macaron is basically a mixture of egg whites beaten into a meringue with sugar and blended with tant pour tant or simply an equal proportion of ground almond and icing sugar. This gives a light, slightly chewy, melt-in-the-mouth quality. And macarons are best when consumed fresh. Although it may sound so simple, the procedure can prove tricky. I even almost gave up on making macarons. However, after several frustrating attempts, I finally got it right (as my photo proudly proclaims).

I am going to share my well-tested recipe for everyone to try. Should you want to take this seriously, you may email me for some assistance.

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Manila on TIME: “The Bold and the Beautiful” ding_pc_right-gray

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