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Archive for July 2007

July 31st, 2007

Mount Bulusan Spews Ash

Mount Bulusan, which has shown signs of activity since March 2006, has spewed ash, covering areas as far as three miles away.

“We are keeping an eye on some villages in Juban and Irosin town. An ash explosion can occur there anytime,” said Bella Tubianosa from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Scientists say that a […]

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July 31st, 2007

Quick Philippine News (7-31-07)

Here’s a snapshot of the news that have been making the headlines recently:
* Philippine share prices were sharply higher in early deals on Tuesday as Wall Street’s rebound on Monday, following a pullback last week, encouraged bargain-hunting in Manila. (Read more at Forbes)
* Fans of Philippine boxing will have a chance to send their queries […]

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July 31st, 2007

Jumong Episodes 41-50

Jumong fans, we are halfway through with the summary episodes of this popular Koreanovela. Here are Episodes 41-50.
Episode 41
As the rumor that Ju Mong will be taken to Han as a hostage spreads throughout the palace, Geum Wa, Yu Hwa, O Yi, Ma Ri, Hyeop Bo, and Ye So Ya are plunged into grief. But […]

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July 30th, 2007

I Am Not Plastic, Earth-friendly Shopping Bags

Cathy Babao, who writes at Midlife Mysteries, has launched a venture, called Edgy Ecology, Inc., aimed at persuading Filipinos to do their part to save the environment. The company’s first project are the Not Plastic reusable bags.

The bags as you can see from the photo is a 12″ x 16″ x 5″ cotton muslin carryall […]

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July 30th, 2007

Jumong Episodes 31-40

Jumong fans, I hope you’re having fun with this series of posts. Here are the summaries of episodes 31-40 of this popular Koreanovela:
Episode 31
Having learned the attack route of the vanguard troops through Dae So, Yang Jeong busily prepares a countermeasure. While leading his men across the fields, Ju Mong observes that their movements have […]

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July 29th, 2007

Jumong Episodes 21-30

Jumong fans, are you there? Here are the summaries of episodes 21-30 of this popular Koreanovela :
Episode 21
Ju Mong pretends that he let slip some important information in front of Young Po.
King Geum Wa has his three sons compete their martial arts skills against one another.
The three princes practice their skills for the upcoming match. […]

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July 28th, 2007

‘Jumong’ summary episodes page

JUMONG, Korea’s number 1 telenovela, continues to capture the attention of Philippine viewers.
The countless Jumong fans are still talking about how great each episode is, and that it gets more exciting as the story unfolds.
Because of its popularity, we get a lot of requests for episode recaps of Jumong, so… here they are, folks!
We now […]

By Grace -- 6 comments

July 28th, 2007

Rellenong Manok (Filipino stuffed chicken) recipe

Rellenong manok.
I remember this recipe from barrio fiestas in my mother’s hometown in Bataan. And it’s one of those oh-so-good dishes but oh-so-hard to do! I can’t even remember even having the guts to try making it.
But for those who want to know how it’s done, the Rocky Mountain News (of all sites, too, a […]

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July 28th, 2007

Jumong Episodes 11-20

Jumong fans, here’s the second installment of the episode summaries. You can find the first one here.
Here are episodes 11-20 of this popular Koreanovela:
Episode 11
Ju Mong visits So Seo No and asks her to take O Yi, Ma Ri, and Hyeo Bo in Yeon Ta Bal’s commerce band, but So Seo No refuses. Dae So […]

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July 28th, 2007

Did terrorists hack a Philippine news agency website?

In this post-911 age, even a Philippine news agency’s website will not escape from being ‘attacked’ by terrorists.
The Mindanews website www.mindanews.com, a news syndication in southern Philippines, was hacked and defaced by still-unknown person/s/groups.
A message got displayed on the website reading “This site is now under control of the Palestinian hacker” a few days after […]

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