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Filipina Soul

Archive for August 2006

August 31st, 2006

Blog Day 2006: Focus on Filipino Blogs

In honor of Blog Day, I went blog-hopping to find 5 blogs to feature here at Filipina Soul. It took me a while because I didn’t want to point you to just any blog written by a Filipino. I picked the following 5 blogs because I believe they have something to offer our readers. I […]

By Maricar -- 3 comments

August 31st, 2006

We’ve been nominated!

Hey folks and friends,
The Asia Blog Awards has nominated Filipina Soul for the category of ‘Best Philippine Blog’ for Q1 2006-07. Yay!
Do please vote for us. Polls start opening in September, which is in a few hours by Philippine time. Our “prize” is a lot of link-love from people like you.
And, also, because we […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

August 31st, 2006

Erratum: “Byahe tayo” / YouTube

My bad. To those who tried to view today’s post entitled “Byahe Tayo” my apologies. I couldn’t get the YouTube video to show, so I’ll fix this first… It’s my first time embedding something, and I can’t make it work yet… Actually, anyone want to help me, so we can all see the video properly. […]

By Grace -- 0 comments

August 31st, 2006

Is blogging the new media?

I think we as serious Filipino bloggers are finally getting some front page.
Blogging is serious business. At least for me, it is. Although writing comes naturally for me, it’s not always easy to pick a topic and write about ‘whatever’. Especially for a blog as far-reaching and wide-read as Filipina Soul. With my co-author and […]

By Grace -- 4 comments

August 30th, 2006

The Legend of Maria Makiling

Many who have lived in Los Baños, Laguna have a special place in their heart for THE mountain. Bundok Makiling. Mt. Makiling. The cradle where Los Baños lies. Where mossy forests stand strong, and hot springs abound. The home of the lady Maria Makiling.
Who is she, this woman for whom the mountain was named? She’s […]

By Maricar -- 33 comments

August 30th, 2006

Two cups o’ coffee: A machiatto with Ruth -blogger and truly Filipino

Welcome again to ‘Two Cups o’ Coffee’, our own series of interviews where we casually chat with bloggers over a good cup of coffee, albeit imaginary, and exchange stories and ideas, pick brains or just get some “face”-time in the blogosphere.
We continue our conversation with RUTH SCHAFFER from Germany, of b5media, and author of Let’s […]

By Grace -- 1 comment

August 29th, 2006

Reminiscing About La Trinidad and the Cordilleras

I have been working on a scrapbook album about my early working years, right after graduation from college. Looking at my photos from that time has brought back a lot of fond and funny memories.
My first job took me to La Trinidad, Benguet, home of strawberry fields and Benguet State University. It was the lowly […]

By Maricar -- 13 comments

August 28th, 2006

Culture shock defined

I shared my experiences in a previous post; exactly, what was I feeling?! Culture shock. The term describes the anxiety produced when a person moves to a completely new environment. Dr. Carmen Guanipa of San Diego State University explains it as “the lack of direction, the feeling of not knowing what to do or how […]

By Grace -- 1 comment

August 25th, 2006

Censorship in television

I applaud a decision by the media censorship body, popularly known as MTRCB, for suspending a documentary for airing an episode showing a father and son using drugs.
The ABS-CBN’s “The correspondents” had an episode that aired in June called “Ang Pinoy Rasta” (The Filipino Rasta) where a young man was shown smoking marijuana in front […]

By Grace -- 0 comments

August 25th, 2006

Filipino Versions of Western Food

We have a spaghetti dinner almost once every week in my home. It’s easy to cook, doesn’t require a lot of ingredients or preparation, and it’s always a hit. While I can vary the basic recipe if I want to, there are two things that must never be omitted. Hotdogs and sugar.
Yes, we put hotdogs […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

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