Were Vicente-Ignacio's early experiences in life (enumerated here) useful to his advertising and writing and lecturing career or did these become deciding factors in offices' reservations towards his person? That is our question:

Now, we of course won't answer that question 'cause that has already been answered several times by many a corporate wiseguy.
     Suffice with the following further explanations—for these furtherances will explain themselves.
     A long time ago or recently, Vicente-Ignacio was also (in the following fields of interest):

Fiction: author of story "Styrofoam Packing" in the publication Future Shock: An Anthology of Philippine Young Writers (Vol.1—Fiction) published by Silliman University's Sands & Coral Journal (check out the untouched version on his website here) + author of first online book of stories titled Vexed [published by Down With Grundy, Publisher (Bulacan)] (1999) and second book of stories presently in progress + author of story "Alone" published in The Evening Paper (1997) + author of story published by Philippine Graphic (Oct. 28, 1994) + author of five stories published by National Midweek (between 1990 and 1992), two of which ("Archipelagic Short Stories Would Lead Us Nowhere" and "Late Nights With Vanessa" [the latter "Pleasue,Film,What,Has" in the e-book Vexed]) were included in Isagani R. Cruz's "Critic-at-Large" column's Critic's Choice List in Starweek Magazine [the first for the "Best Stories of February 1990" list and the other for the "Best Stories of December 1990" list] + author of a first story published in/by Sands and Coral Journal [Silliman University, 1989].

Film: writer of a screenplay-novel presently awaiting judgment by cinema director Raymond Red's producers + appointed "Philippine MTRCB Deputy", 2003 + writer at a sub-website titled Sa Kuko Ng Liwanag dedicated to recommending a list of Filipino films from his collection (in progress) + writer of a review on Mike Figgis' Leaving Las Vegas [Manila Times, 1997], which may be read here + editor, Cinemalibreview newsletter of the CinemaLibre Film Society [U.P. Diliman] (1985) + student assistant at U.P. Film Center (1984-85) + attendee at Goethe Institut/U.P. Film Center Seminar on Experimental Film (October 1984) + painter, large Paul Gauguin painting reproductions for use as background in the Tikoy Aguiluz movie The Boatman (1984).

Journalism: contributor, Diwa Publications science magazines for high school and elementary schools (2004-05) + social critic, the Tacloban-based Banana-cue Republic ezine + contributor of a music review on the American band Filter and a film review of Mike Figgis' Leaving Las Vegas to Today and The Manila Times respectively (1996) + contributor, Philippine Real Estate Magazine (April and November 1994) + monthly contributor [as literature reviewer, culture critic, etc.] for National Midweek Magazine [now defunct] (from August 1989 to May 1992)—samples here + features writer, Weekly Sillimanian [Silliman University] (School Year 1988-89) + editor, Cinemalibreview of the U.P. CinemaLibre Film Society [U.P. Diliman] (1985) + record reviewer, Jingle Chordbook Magazine (November 1984 to March 1985).

Literature: author of six online books of poems (see them here): Alternative Prosaicnesses (1999), Gifts/Parties/Titles/Unrests (1999), War Photos (1999), Decayed: Travel Poems (2000), In The Level of Gods (2001), and How People Respond To Them Yet Know Them Not (2004)—all published by Down With Grundy, Publisher [Manila] except the last one, published by Bananacue Books + owner of literary website War Photos containing his own literary work + one of seven chosen delegates to the 1st Silliman University Semestral Creative Writing Seminars-Workshop, as writing fellow for two semesters (1988-89) + one of 30 chosen delegates to the 1980 [16th] U.P. National Summer Writers Workshop, where he was awarded the grand prize for the poetry in English category of the Likhaan Awards of the workshop [award later returned to protest the contest within the workshop] + one of six chosen delegates to the 1987 [26th] Silliman University National Summer Writers Workshop.

Painting/Art: builder, designer, and owner of his own online art studio in progress containing sample old and recent paintings and drawings + painting instructor at an art workshop in U.P. at Tacloban (2004) + painting instructor at an art workshop in Dumaguete City under the provincial government museum and gallery in cooperation with the Dumaguete Arts Council (1988) + multimedia art instructor at art workshops in Tacloban City under the U.P. College at Tacloban (1984, 1985, and 1986) + exhibitor, installation of chairs in building space, at U.P. at Tacloban (1986) + exhibitor, installation of clay sculptures with bread and vinyl record, U.P. at Tacloban, (1985) + painter, large Paul Gauguin painting reproductions for use as background in the Tikoy Aguiluz movie The Boatman (1984) + student exhibitor, U.P. Diliman campus (1983).

Poetry: author of an online book of poems in progress titled How People Respond To Them Yet Know Them Not, his sixth poetry volume + author of six online books of poems (see them here!): Alternative Prosaicnesses (1999), Gifts/Parties/Titles/Unrests (1999), War Photos (1999), Decayed: Travel Poems (2000), In The Level of Gods (2001), and How People Respond To Them Yet Know Them Not (2004)—all published by Down With Grundy, Publisher [Manila] except the last one, published by Bananacue Books + author of five poems included in the Winter 2004-05 second issue of Literati Magazine [2004] + author of five poems included in Volume 9 of the Other Voices International Poetry Project [2004] + founder (with poet Alfred Yuson) of a poetry publishing project under the auspices of the Creative Writing Foundation, abandoned February 2003 + author of two poems included in Love Gathers All: The Philippine-Singapore Anthology of Love Poetry [Anvil, 2002] + author of a poem included in Eros Pinoy: An Anthology of Contemporary Erotica in Philippine Art and Poetry [Anvil, 2001] + reader of own poem "Way of Dragons" at his literary Geocities site + author of two poems [in Pilipino] that appeared in the now-defunct Bayani.com's poetry section (in 1999) + author of three poems included in Voices In The Wilderness: Writers In Their Environment [Silliman University, 1997] + author of a poem included in Brown River, White Ocean, an anthology of Philippine prose and poetry edited by Fil-American poet-journalist Luis Francia [Rutgers University Press: New Jersey, USA, 1993] + author of a poem included in Best of Caracoa 1982-1992 + author of a total of thirty-one poems that appeared in such publications as Sands & Coral Centennial Issue (Silliman University, 2000), Caracoa Poetry Journal, Philippine Graphic Magazine, The Evening Paper, Panorama Magazine, Philippines Free Press, Philippine Collegian, Solidarity Journal, National Midweek, and the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Ani Journal (between 1986 and 2000)---see them here + author of a poem titled "Laughed" that appeared August 5/1994 in Philippine Graphic that was included in Isagani R. Cruz's "Critic-at-Large" column's Starweek Magazine Critic's Choice list of the Best Poems of August 1994, which he placed at number 4 + author of a poem ("Politics" or "When," not in any of the e-books) set into music by Ronald H. Walcott, American "20th-century music"-composer, which premiered at the Music Sala, School of Music and Fine Arts, Silliman University (August 1988), and had a second performance at the International Composers Festival, Asian Institute of Liturgy and Music, Manila (November 1988).

Pop Music: lyricist, co-music writer, co-arranger, co-vocal harmonies arranger, and co-producer for a new rock band called Groupies' Panciteria + writer of website-in-progress dedicated to providing recommendation notes for select classic and new Filipino rock songs/albums, here + singer-songwriter of two songs at his mp3 download page + songwriter of rock songs looking for indie recording company or performers, in two and a half C-60 cassettes [in private library] + performer of own songs at Easter Show, Lab-as Restaurant, Dumaguete City (Easter Sunday 1990) + performer on latin percussion for alternative music singer Susan Fernandez-Magno, at Luce Auditorium, Dumaguete City, concert (February 1990) + writer of lyrics and performer of clown singing for a jingle for a children's show for PR-TV Channel 12 Tacloban City (1987) + writer and performer for song on tape of a campaign jingle in Waray for presidential candidate Corazon Aquino, for local Tacloban City radio exposures (January 1986) + performer on latin percussion accompanying two guitars for an all-night party, the opening of ceramicist Jaime de Guzman's exhibition of new ceramics, Cafe Orfeo, Ermita, Manila (1985) + member of jury and guest singer, 4th Waray Pop Music Festival, Tacloban City (December 1984) + record reviewer, Jingle Chordbook Magazine (November 1984-March 1985).

Theater: writer of a rock opera libretto titled "Kasalan.com" currently in progress + author of an unpublished and unproduced two-act play "A Corruption In The Garden" that's presently being incorporated into a meta-novel in progress + co-director of play productions by two theater groups in Tacloban City (between 1985 and 1990) + designer and actor of/in performance actions within a performance of a mini-symphony by Ronald H. Walcott, Amer. "20th-century music"-composer and visiting professor of composition at the Silliman University School of Music and Fine Arts, at the S.U. Luce Auditorium (August 1988) + writer, director and participant in three 20-minute experimental plays, U.P. at Tacloban Student Center (December 1985).

Translation Work: co-translator into English of three Manobo epic-chants under the collection of Prof. Elena Maquiso, Silliman University Ulahingan Research Project (1988-90).

photo courtesy of Gabby (1999)