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Funny Pedring Photos and the Floating DPWH Officials

September 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Just a few days ago the latest uproar in Philippine cyberspace was the Anti-Planking Law being proposed by a lawmaker.  I only recently knew about this “Planking” thing about a few months ago, thanks to Facebook and all.  I’m really so behind with the times. What’s even funnier than this Planking mania are these photos [...]

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Tags: Discoveries · Interesting websites · Internet

Divisoria Night Market in Manila

February 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Due to our hectic schedule, I had neglected to mention what we have been up to during the holidays. Our first-ever Christmas Party here in the Philippines as a couple and company Christmas Party was held at home. Like everyone else in our street, I wanted to decorate the house with a lot of Christmas lights and also to brighten up the surroundings of our house. A friend suggested that we go and visit Divisoria where goods are a lot more cheaper than buying from the mall. She also wanted to go there to shop for Christmas gifts. So the next day, I picked her up and her little boy who wanted to tag along. Now, how to get there using a car?

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Tags: Discoveries

Dampa at Farmers Market

February 3rd, 2011 · No Comments

 I have been planning to eat at this place for quite sometime out of curiosity and of course to try out fresh seafood at low prices (yes I am cheap).   Fortunately, I was able to bring a willing Dutch victim/tourist to try out the place.  This place actually shares  the same roof with the wet [...]

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Tags: Discoveries · Restaurants

Food and Drinks Expo 2010: A Hundred and One ways to Sell Siomai

September 7th, 2010 · 4 Comments

I was able to visit the Food and Drinks Expo 2010 held at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat and Roxas Blvd. I am glad I went to this event. At first I wasn’t really sure what I would see there since it was my first time to attend one. So [...]

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Tags: business · Discoveries · Making Money

Mini Guide to Philippine Resorts

June 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Contrary to what you might think, I did not spend the last 1.5 years in the Philippines hopping from resort to resort.  However, I have seen quite a number of them in different places.  The following is my mini-guide to Philippine resorts. Types of Resorts your would find in the Philippines Family resorts – these [...]

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Tags: Discoveries · Travel