Entertainment – David Haldane

September 15, 2022

Dancing in the Streets

By David Haldane Sept. 15, 2022 It happened again. People wearing ornate, many-colored costumes swirled in the streets to the cadence of drummers in […]

September 8, 2022

Boxer Shorts

By David Haldane September 8, 2022 I meant it as a joke. Back in 2019, I wrote a column called “Pajamas” aimed at a […]

June 9, 2022

Thinking About Death

By David Haldane June 9, 2022 For a moment, I felt like a time traveler. Watching the first episode of a new HBO series […]

April 21, 2022

Disney Goes for Woke

By David Haldane April 21, 2022 I visited Disneyland recently prepared to be angry. Instead, my heart melted the moment I saw Goofy and […]

February 24, 2022

Tik-Toking Teens

By David Haldane Feb. 24, 2022 It became an almost weekly occurrence at our house in Surigao City. My teenage nieces would gather somewhere […]

June 2, 2021

Sitting in the Dark

By David Haldane June 2, 2021 There was something soothing about the dimness. Excited, we sat in eager anticipation of the experience to come; one […]

September 24, 2019

Heartbeat!

By David Haldane Sept. 19, 2019 Last week I saw God in a parade. It was the kickoff event for the 35th annual Banok-Banok street-dancing […]

June 12, 2019

High Heels (2)

By David Haldane June 13, 2019 In the end, it was a question of heels. If she could just find a decent pair of high […]

January 29, 2019

Home

By David Haldane Aug. 2, 2018 The thing that finally got to me was the abundance of tears. Some belonged to friends plainly sad to […]

September 20, 2018

Parade

By David Haldane Sept. 20, 2018 I have always loved parades. Only one, however, has made me cry. I’m speaking of the 34thannual Bonok-Bonok street dancing […]

August 16, 2018

Squatting Rock

By David Haldane Aug. 16, 2018 The smile on the old woman’s face said it all. It was creased, like a twisted canyon burned into […]

July 5, 2018

High Heels

By David Haldane July 5, 2018 In the end, it was a question of heels. If she could just find a decent pair of high ones, […]