![]() ![]() THE WHOLE CITY IS A CAULDRON OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION. The microsite has been a big hit - over 6,000 love greetings were sent and thousands of love song dedications were made in less than a month since the feature was made available." "Prior to the event, youths and young adults between the ages of 18 and 30 were required to register online at At the same time, visitors to the Love is in the Air microsite were spoilt for choice by the numerous features such as sending loved ones special Valentine's Day e-cards, love declarations on the site's Love Message Board, and several quirky love-personality quizzes. Animax has become a lifestyle choice for many youths in areas like gaming, music and even fashion, as seen by the outstanding response at the much talked-about Fashion-ability design contest, held last year. "Love is in the Air was organized by Animax, a youth channel that brings a distinctive Japanese anime-programming genre to our screens, and stages many cool activities and events that connect with the interests and lifestyles of youths in Asia. ![]() Held at the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia, Love is in the Air is the channel's first venture into one of the hippest lifestyle trends - speed dating - to celebrate Valentine's Day. The Manila Standard Today reported recently: "Love was in the air like never before as a large number of singles and young adults participated at Animax's Love is in the Air, a unique speed-dating extravaganza where singles embraced a whole new concept in finding romance the modern way. I have never officially been there, but I will take his word for it - this is a city which is continuously on the go. "The whole city is a cauldron of internal combustion," writes Stevenson, in Cryptonomicom. oh all the decadent decay! Thinking about Manila, not so far away. Later that night downing iced beers in a nightclub where the house sets were blinding, attractive Batak women against my back a-grinding grinding. Sprawled out on my verandah in Medan, Sumatra, strung out on sweet Indonesian kretek. It must be said, my own impressions of Manila come from Neal Stevenson's tome Cryptonomicon, way back in the year 2000, in the middle of the monsoonal rains. Thus, it is surreal to be having a renewed sense of belonging while simultaneously feeling like a stranger in my homeland." So reads the introduction at e-Epitaph - Manila Impressions. I see a superimposed image of 1988 with that of today that's sketchy and shaky at best. "IF I TRY HARD ENOUGH AS I GAZE AROUND ME, MY MEMORY OF METRO MANILA COULD STILL BE TRACED AGAINST THE PRESENT BACKDROP. ![]()
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