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Dating. Pen and Ink. “NY vs. MLA” concept by Kirsten Brito. Glossary: kuya (Filipino) – older brother lolo (Filipino) – grandfather lola (Filipino) – grandmother ninang (Filipino) – godmother poppi (Italian) – grandfather ——————————– NY vs. MLA is the brainchild of my friend Kirsten, a Manileña who used to live in New York. Two years ago, she started posting a series of hilarious tweets comparing her experiences living in both cities (#NYvsMLA). I immediately thought it would

Chismis. Pen and Ink. Text by Kirsten Brito. NY vs. MLA is the brainchild of my friend Kirsten, a Manileña who used to live in New York. Two years ago, she started posting a series of hilarious tweets comparing her experiences living in both cities (#NYvsMLA). I immediately thought it would make excellent material for a comic, but only had the time to draw it now. Some of these scenarios are specific to the places mentioned, but the spirit of this exercise will probably be fa

Sorry, Cupid. Pen and ink. Originally published in the Daily Pennsylvanian on February 15, 2007. The idea for this Valentine’s Day-themed cartoon came from a great Nokia ad* done in 2002 by Bates Advertising Singapore.  I tweaked the basic concept — instead of the cellphone as the culprit, we had the crazy college workload to blame for foiling the cherub’s plans. The student in the cartoon wears Penngineering sweatpants, a nod to the fact that my Engineering friends were some