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As a child I still remember watching the famous COD Department Store Christmas Displays at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City.
Two years ago, this 43 year-old Grand Show found its new home at Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan, Metro Manila; now called Christmas Carnival.
The display, which formally opened on Wednesday (November 16), features […]
It took awhile for me to do this but I think its really time to feature other interesting blogs that showcases the Filipino way of life.
I found such a blog in Howie Severinos Side Trip Blog. Howie sums up his blog into a few powerful words:
This blog will attempt to find relevance in […]
In my first post about coconuts, it might have escaped notice that the Philippines Coconets made it into final list of the BBC World Challenge. The nets are made from waste coconut husk and are used to prevent landslides in the Philippines.
In the news today:
Agricultural engineer Justino Arboleda of the Philippines won the […]
My growing up years was filled with stories of the Engkanto (or Encanto). As a child, one cant help but be amazed by such stories and at some point you somehow believe that those enchanted creatures were actually true.
Engkantos and Engkantadas are supernatural beings believed by the Filipino people. They are described to be fair […]
Some of those things I want to do in this lifetime but havent gotten round to it: speak spanish and do the salsa.
Yeah, salsa the dance, but I love the sauce too.
For the salsa aficionados:
The First Philippine International Salsa Congress 2005 will be held on December 1-4 at the Dusit Hotel Nikko in the heart […]
Due to some network mishap, I lost 2 days’ post and had to re-publish 6 of those blog posts. Apologies to those who might be looking for some pages.
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Alright, if somebody ever clicked the About Page of this blog, you have probably probably already wondered about my statement:
Yes I cant swim, but I can wade in the water. I love going to the beach wearing my bathing suit under a pair of shorts and a loose t-shirt. I bask under the sun with […]
Sometime it feels like I am so out-of-touch from the world. Especially like last night when I for a split-second paid closer attention to the TV entertainment news and wondered why all the females in the background were shrieking like crazy upon some reporters meeting a somebody named MIG Ayesa for an ambush interview over […]
Harry Potter 4 The Goblet of Fire, the best Potter movie to date premieres November 16 on Philippine Cinema.
The Filipino muggles are raring to line up the cinema gates.
Check out the schedule in your area.
The movie is noticeably a PG-13.
I wonder if theyll let me in if I bring my (almost) 3 year-old with […]
All of my foreign friends who came here (especially the Germans!) just went loco about diving in the Philippine waters.
The Philippine coral reef is home to the most amazing marine resources and despite the high biodiversity is one of the most damaged in the world, according to the biggest reef conservation organization in the […]
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