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Translation: WHEN THE RICE COMES TO THE CHICKEN INSTEAD.

This expression is commonly used for women who make romantic advances to men - a cultural phenomenon that was a no-no in old Philippine society. Today, I think it is already to some extent acceptable as long as it is discreetly done.

Another meaning for this is when opportunity knocks at your door.

I paint visual narratives. I try to create stories with themes that range from the blissful to the brooding. Typically, my compositions are laden with common and personal symbolism. My works seem to have disconnected elements but they are in fact linked in the way that I see them. To the audience, however, they are like puzzles; open to varied personal interpretations. I don’t like to confine myself in a box. Some days I paint social commentaries. Other days I just paint my personal observations of issues that pertain to almost anything under the sun - this can be political, social, environmental, religious, cultural, and even agricultural. I try to paint realities in, out, and of life. Early in my career as a painter, I was mostly...