http://pinoycentric.com All Things Brown and Beautiful. Sun, 11 May 2008 19:07:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To birdwatchers, seeing a new species is a life-altering experience—like falling in love, perhaps, or witnessing a miracle. “Life became different when I saw my spark bird,” says Alice Villa-Real, a member of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, whom a select group of journalists had accompanied to the Candaba ... http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/12/a-congregation-of-birdwatchers/ Birdwatching is an activity that young and old would enjoy. The youngest of our birdwatching delegation at Candaba was two. Planning to go birdwatching? Here are some basic tips for first-time birdwatchers from the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines: Wear clothes in colors that blend ... http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/12/10-tips-for-first-time-birdwatchers/ Television host and actor Ryan Agoncillo launches a coffee-table book, Ploning: The Making, a companion to the recent Judy Ann Santos starrer Ploning film. With classes opening very soon, teachers might want to take advantage of the Theater-in-Education course offered by PETA. The five-day course teaches educators some creative ... http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/09/this-week-in-pinoycentric-48/ Enchanted Teens Musical" performers: Kevin Concepcion, Jackie dos Santos, Cheska Ortega, Sam Concepcion, Athena Tibi, PJ Valerio and Janeena Chan Summer sizzles further at Enchanted Kingdom(EK) with the high-energy performances of today's hot teen idols Sam Concepcion, Cheska Ortega and PJ Valerio in "Enchanting Teens Musical," which goes on stage ... http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/09/enchanting-teens-musical-at-enchanted-kingdom/ The timelessness of the world's most beloved standards comes back to life with the soulful rendition of one of today's most respected vocal talents, Bituin Escalante. Join her at the Captain's Bar, Mandarin Oriental Hotel on May 17 and 24, 9 p.m., in her solo concert series "The Standards . . ... http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/09/bituin-escalante-sings-standards-at-mandarin/ The Philstage (Philippine Legitimate Stage Artists Group) gives its verdict. In the first and second quarterly citations of the Gawad Buhay, the performing arts awards program organized by Philstage, Tanghalang Pilipino's Kudeta gets nine citations, including awards for outstanding play, stage direction (Floy Quintos), lighting design (Dennis Marasigan), and set design ... http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/08/philstage-jury-announces-gawad-buhay-citations/ Summer is all about outdoor fun, and on May 18, Sunday, outdoor consumer products company Life Is Good, through R.O.X. Bonifacio High Street, brings its fun-filled watermelon and pumpkin festivals to the Philippines. It'll be like a fiesta of sorts for the entire Pinoy family, New England style. There'll be ... http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/08/life-is-good-celebrate-it-this-summer/ With a dazzling display of colors and artistry, computer manufacturer Dell recently unveiled its newest Inspiron 1420 and XPS M1330 laptops and the Inspiron 530 and 530s slim-build desktop models for the Philippine consumer segment. http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/08/dell-launches-new-models-for-the-pinoy-consumer/ Real-life sweethearts Ryan Agoncillo and Judy Ann Santos recently unveiled Ploning: The Making, a coffee-table book featuring black-and-white photographs of Agoncillo, at M Café, Ayala Museum. With foreword by Tony Mabesa and main text by film director Dante Nico Garcia, the book is a perfect companion to the graded-A film Ploning, ... http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/07/coffee-table-book-on-launched/ The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) is offering teachers five-day courses on creative ways of teaching. “We recognize that with all the entertainment and gaming fares that students have grown accustomed to outside the classrooms and in their homes, teachers will need out-of-the-box means of getting students to understand their lessons ... http://pinoycentric.com/2008/05/07/classroom-innovations-with-petas-theater-in-education-courses/