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These days, I can’t pull my friend Kendi from the TFC Channel. She is hooked to one of the most watched television series in the Philippines.
 
“Lobo” (Wolf), starring Piolo Pascual and Abgel Locsin from ABS-CBN, is a love story between two mortal enemies.
Noah (Piolo Pascual) and Lyka (Angel Locsin) will lead lives worlds apart until their fates are entwined in a journey full of secrets, betrayals and violence. Unravel the mystery of this tale between ill-fated lovers who will go against the odds to be together, defying and challenging whatever force that conspire to tear them apart.
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Know what the “fruit of life” is and the “tree from which is springs”?  None other than the stately COCONUT TREE.
What’s up with the coconut? It just happens to be one of the most versatile tree in the world – you can use every part of the plant –

The coconut leaves can be woven into mats, bowls and the walls of a nipa hut.
The leaf spines are great as sweepers and brooms (walis ting-ting).
The coconut trunk is cut into wood and becomes one of the toughest hardwood flooring.
The coconut fruit has even more uses. The husk …read more

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Do you know that maja blanca is one of the easiest desserts to make? That’s what I discovered recently, while browsing through Reynaldo Alejandro’s The Philippine Cookbook (aff):
Maja Blanca (Coconut Cake)
1/2 cup cornstarch1/2 cup sugar1/4 cup water2 cups coconut milk3 cups grated coconut
Mix cornstarch and sugar in a bowl. Add water and stir. In a saucepan, bring coconut milk to a boil and gradually stir in cornstarch mixture. Boil for 5 minutes, until the starch is cooked. Pour into a buttered cake pan (or any bowl with smooth sides) and let cool. Spread coconut on a baking sheet and toast …read more

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Ramielie Malubay sang “Don’t Leave Me This Way”….but didn’t impress the judges with her choice of song. Still Simon did say she is one of the top 3 most amazing voices in the competition.

So… will you vote for her?
For the rest of her competition, check out our resident Idol Stalker…
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The First Pinoy Nurses Expo 2008 will be held on March 8-9, 2008 at the Megatrade Hall 2, 5th floor Bldg. B in SM Megamall.
This job expo, billed as “A Tribute to the Global Filipino Nurse”, will give nurses, and those who plan to enter the nursing field, the opportunity to find employment and training. Among the attendees will be representatives from review and training centers, POEA licensed recruitment agencies, medical schools, and test providers. Seminars will cover the following topics:

Ladderized Education Program
An Introduction to IELTS
US Nursing Shortage Beyond 2010: myth or fact?
You want to migrate?
Nurses migration to other …read more

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I have never visited Davao City, but I have heard so much about the beauty of the place. Someday, I want to see and experience it for myself. Meanwhile, I can only dream of seeing places like the Crocodile Farm, and tasting the best native food the city has to offer.
Vanessa Arellano Doctor, a proud Davaoeño, shares the Davao City that can’t be found in tourism brochures. Included in her list are dining places where you can get delicious meals at affordable prices. Some of these are the Bamboo Kitchenette on Roxas Street and the Agdao Public Market. She also …read more

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See if you can guess these!
1. Kung gusto mong tumagal pa ang aking buhay, kailangang ako ay mamatay. (If you want my life to be longer, I need to die.)
2. Kinain ko ang isa, itinapon ko ang dalawa. (I ate one, and threw away two.)
3. Bulak na bibitin-bitin, di puwedeng balutin. (Cotton that hangs up high cannot be wrapped.)
4. Nagdaan si Tarzan, nabiyak ang daan. (Tarzan passed by, and the road was split.)
5. Nung bata ay may buntot, noong lumaki ay nagkatuhod. (When it was young, it had a tail. When it grew up, it acquired knees.)
The answers are …read more

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Has it really been 22 years already?
My memories of the People’s Revolution at EDSA are still crystal clear. The events beginning with Ninoy Aquino’s assassination, my parents horrific reaction of that and the months to follow, the elections, the revolt, and what I was doing and feeling – I can still bring back the memories. And I was only a teenager then. I was only a spectator.
Others, much older than I was, were part of the battle. This ABS-CBN exclusive recounts the days surrounding the ouster of deposed President Marcos, from the eyes of Irwin Ver, …read more

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AHA! So that’s what they’re doing in our backyard!
The American public is bombarded with the non-smoking campaigns everywhere, with no less than the cigar czar Philip Morris explaining the health effects of smoking on health. But I have always wondered whether that same message is spread outside of the Atlantic. As it turns out, the company is just selling its wares elsewhere.
Philip Morris is building a tobacco warehouse in Subic Pampanga, to produce…  Chewing gum? Duh – what else! There is even a cigarette plant in Tanuan, Batangas “to export Philippine-made cigarette products to Malaysia and Indonesia.”
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I miss having warm freshly-cooked puto (rice cake)for merienda. My mom used to buy puto when she went to the market every week. It was always warm and soft and really delicious. It’s a craving that won’t go away so, I want to try my hand at making puto one of these days.
Here are some recipes I found online:
* Easy White Puto
* Special Puto (Rice Muffin)
* Puto Mamon
* Pilipino Puto Mamon
* Puto Caramba
* Puto Pao
* Puto Binian
* Coconut Rice Cake (Puto Maya)
image via Simply Anne’s
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