Author Archives: Rosemary

About Rosemary

Rosemary. Official 3rd person intro: San Francisco Bay Area, born and raised. Graphic Designer, Photographer, Quasi-traveler and Serious foodie. Always on the hunt for a new dish to try out. Takes photos of food pr0n and gets laughed at by friends for doing so. Check out her photography portfolio: http://rmamisayphotography.tumblr.com

8Asians Interviews The Bangerz on their New Single, “Robot Remains”

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Rosemary

What do you get when you put together one-part musical heavy hitters and one-part dance floor phenomena? You get the single “Robot Remains,” an explosive collaboration between The Bangerz and America’s Best Dance Crew alumni The Jabbawockeez that was released … Continue reading →

Posted in 8Questions, Entertainment, Music | 4 Comments

Philippine Media Banned from Interviewing Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Recent Press Conference

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Rosemary

A recent press conference by Golden Boy Productions about the Floyd Mayweather / Shane Mosley fight allowed media groups access to the press conference… except for Filipino media. Did they fear answering the possible questions that would arise about Mayweather’s … Continue reading →

Posted in (featured), (simple), Discrimination, Sports | 2 Comments

Does the Ferdinand Center for the Creative have Misguided Intentions?

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Rosemary

For a while, I wondered if there was anything out there that could bring art/graphic design workshops to the poorer parts of the Philippines. It wasn’t until I came across the Kickstarter project of the Ferdinand Center for the Creative.Their … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Observations | 6 Comments

Relief Package: A Hip Hop Benefit in Northern California

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Rosemary

Hip Hop culture happens to be one of the many avenues Filipino-Americans have taken to and identify with. It only seems natural to host an benefit that revolves around the Hip Hop culture for the people of the Philippines who … Continue reading →

Posted in Local, Music, San Francisco Bay Area, The Arts | Leave a comment

Internet Page Reveals How to Talk Dirty in Tagalog

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Rosemary

This is a webpage of phrases discussing sex in Tagalog. Just to clarify: The Filipino language Tagalog does not have a direct translation for the word “Sex”. “Mag-seks” is Tag-lish (Tagalog prefix with an English suffix.) Back in the day, … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Lifestyles | Tagged , | 3 Comments

SF: Papalote to Offer Special Chicken Adobo Burritos for Typhoon Ondoy Benefit

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Rosemary

It’s common in most metropolitan areas for one culture’s food to be crossed into another, and when it’s for a good cause, all the better. The Fulton street location of popular burrito chain Papalote will be serving Mexipino — that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, San Francisco Bay Area | 6 Comments

Sharing a Meal at Ponzu: An 8Asians Bloggers Meetup

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Rosemary

8asian writers, originally uploaded by simbuyo. On a cool, Thursday evening, Ernie and I drove up from Palo Alto to San Francisco. We met up with some of the other writers (Bo, Efren, Jen, John, and Genghis) for dinner at … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Meta | 30 Comments

Puerto Rican Bistec, Filipino Bistek

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Rosemary

A few months ago, my cousin suggested we grab lunch at this joint in San Rafael called Sol Food. I had never had Puerto Rican food prior and was more than willing to give it a shot. As we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink | 14 Comments