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I just got off the phone with a representative of a long-distance phone company. We get a lot of these calls these days. The reps are always friendly and talkative, addressing me familiarly as “Tita”. I told the rep,(let’s call her MvEII) that we’re probably the same age so there was really no need to […]
Sorry we missed showing you this… But here it is - tearful moments for Maureen Marcelo winning the Philippine Idol contest. Congratulations, girl!
[via YouTube]
Maureen Marcelo beat Jan Nieto and Gian Magdangal who were also excellent singers by the way.
[Photo: Philippine Idol]
Tags: Philippine Idol, Mau Marcelo, finalist
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FOREX is having a blast these days :-)
And the airports/airline companies/airplanes are heavy with loads of boxes marked “BALIKBAYAN!”
Am I the only one, or are there thousands of us getting our boxes filled with goods for sending home, with unwrapped gifts marked with pentel pens for “Lola”, “Ineng” “Kuya” “Tatay” “kumpare ni Tatay”.. ?
It contains […]
Being away from my mom and the homegrown foods that I’ve been accustomed to has made it imperative for me to learn to cook a number of dishes. When I was just starting to learn, there were only a handful of websites available as references. I haven’t had to search for any recipe in recent […]
Here we list five Filipino Christmas symbols that mark the beginning of the most meaningful celebration in every Filipino family.
The Parol or Christmas lantern to light the way of the lost and wayward.
Christmas Caroling , brought to you by the ChurchChoir or the street boys.
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His real name may be a foreshadow of his later fame. Michael V. was born Beethoven Bunagan. Yep. Beethoven… but we know him more as “Bitoy”, or “Michael V.”
Twice in two years, the Asian TV awards declared him the best comedy actor. Michael V is an actor, comedian and parodist, and best known for […]
Oh, my dear Philippines. Why is it that you have to endure yet another typhoon?
Yes, it’s true. The country is still recovering from Typhoon Durian, and here comes another one.
As of 8:00 am (0000 GMT) Saturday, typhoon Seniang (international name: Utor) was located about 90 kilometers (55.8 miles) east of the central island of Samar, […]
Here I am again, with Piolo Pascual. I can’t resist showing you this video from YouTube. Piolo stumps for Selecta Ice Cream.
Tags: Piolo Pascual, Selecta Ice Cream
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Overseas Filipino workers now have a website specifically designed to help them stay in touch with their families and friends back home. Pinoy Connect, which was recently established by Yahoo!, aims to assist communication between members of Filipino families who are living apart. Yahoo! Southeast Asia’s managing director, Reza Bernham described the site as “first […]
Typhoon Durian (local name ‘Reming’) missed Manila, but left the Bicol region as a wasteland. The category 4 storm (at 230 kph) was stronger than the previous Milenyo (190 kph max) that ravaged Manila and the surrounding regions of southern Luzon.
As of Monday, 543 have died and 740 were missing, but these numbers are going […]
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