Jessica Zafra's Blog, page 386

Who is Salt? The clock is ticking.

Do Not Disturb Sam, aged 5, submitted by her mom. "Sorry the pic is a little blurry but you'd be trembling too if a five-year-old who reads Jessica Zafra points a gun at you." Aha, flattery! A time-tested tactic. Nubbin, submitted by his human Dave. "The look says, I will kill to clear my name [...:]

On the ethics of injecting a teenager's face with botulism toxin in an attempt to conform to someone else's definition of beauty

Greek statues, the British Museum, June 2010. So Charice Pempengco went and got botoxed in order to change the shape of her naturally round face, said her cosmetic dermatologist Vicki Belo, although a later statement from the singer's rep said the injection was not for cosmetic purposes but for the treatment of lower jaw pain. [...:]

Epic, the epic, Part II

2200hrs. I drag myself out of my comfortable New Wave stateroom with its endless reruns of Columbo to join the Philippine media group for dinner. There are more than 20 restaurants on board and we can order anything anywhere we want (and after this maiden voyage there will be a pizza delivery service for those [...:]

Who is Salt? Now we're kicking.

Once again I spoke too soon. Here are the latest entries to our Who Is Salt? Channeling Angelina Jolie/Salt contest. We're going to need more caps. iamstoned. Expression courtesy of Germany's defeat to Spain in the World Cup. Irvin's sister Abby. That pout! With my worst allergic reaction to lipstick the lippiest I can hope [...:]

Who is Salt? You're not even trying.

It's been six days since we launched our Who Is Salt? contest and I'm beginning to despair of finding winners. Sylvester has potential, but he's not even trying. Where's the wig, the pout? At least Melody scares us, but she's in the wrong movie. I'm thinking The Grudge. Even out of focus Dinky has the [...:]

Basic Bilocation

Today was Megamall day—I had to get my cats' supplies, meet my publicist friend for lunch, and check out Forever 21 with my sister (we had not been there). My friend and I talked about renewing the National Bookstore sponsorship for the LitWit Challenges, and the possibility of a book. Then she mentioned that she'd [...:]

I spoke too soon, part 217 1/2

Two weeks ago I was patting myself on the back for my extraordinary restraint. I had managed to return from London with only four books to add to my backlog, which stood at 16 (not counting the Russians). This is a manageable number as long as I refrain from buying books for the next two [...:]

24 hours in Batangas

I've seen more of the Philippines this year by attending the My City, My SM launch events at SM malls than I have in my entire life. And I have always lived here. So far I've been to Iloilo, Baguio, Pangasinan, Quezon, and this last weekend, Batangas. My City, My SM showcases the sights and [...:]

Who do you write like?

I write likeVladimir Nabokov I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing! DON'T EVEN THINK OF CLICKING ON THE LINK IF YOU'RE ON A DEADLINE. I Write Like is a statistical analysis tool from Coding Robots that compares your writing style with those of famous writers, and then tells you which writer [...:]

Being an indie filmmaker is like being an early anti-fascist.

Says Maggie Renzi, who produces the films of John Sayles. You're out there fighting Franco but other people haven't caught on yet so you're all alone. Maggie and John are back in Manila doing post-production on Amigo, a movie on the Philippine-American War shot entirely in Bohol. Maggie with Joel Torre, who stars in Amigo [...:]