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UP EcoSoc and Astring-O-sol bring "SOLSTICE - A Dating Marathon"

September 26, 2008

I know this is just a few hours away but let me just post anyway.  “Solstice” is organized by the University of the Philippines’ Economic Society (EcoSoc) and Astring-O-sol for the benefit of the EcoSoc scholarship fund.

 

 

On September 26, 2008, NIGHT will finally meet DAY. Be at the most happening place and experience 24 hours in one Friday night! SOLSTICE: Dating Marathon till the Break of Dawn is a speed-dating marathon, slash party and fashion show all rolled into one explosive event. Even non-daters can party and have fun!

featuring
Capoeira dancers
Street Dance performances by
Soulstice Krew Philippines and
Funk Roots

Fashion shows

Free-flowing Drinks and SOBERCLUB.

Gates open at 8PM

For tickets, please contact:
Katz (09274303042) or
Ranna (09209117645)

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Manila really is a thriller

By Michael Arditti - The Daily Mail

Sometimes you get to know more about your own country and culture from an outsider’s perspective…

Mention the Philippines to any Westerner and certain images spring to mind: former First Lady Imelda Marcos’s shoes, young maids exploited by Arab employers and poverty so acute that shanty towns grow up on noxious rubbish dumps like some real-life version of Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend.

There is, however, so much more to the Philippines than that; a rich history, vibrant culture and verdant landscape.

Read more of Michael Arditti’s article on Travelmail.co.uk.

Photo from same source.

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