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Max’s Restaurant launches Power Breakfast line
Today, March 19…my two girls , two of their friends and myself ate a sumptuous breakfast at the Katipunan branch of
Max Restaurant. Thanks to Blooey Singson , PR Consultant for Max Restaurant, I got 5 free one day gift passes for my
family. I thought L would never wake up for breakfast but she did. Too bad because I already told her sister M that I
had extra passes for her friends. The thing is I didn’t have an extra pass for my husband. Oh well. A great breakfast on a
Monday for a hectic week ahead . We were greeted at the door by an enthusiastic floor manager who treated us like
royalty. I felt so important. hehe. I forgot to bring my digital camera to take photos so I ended up using my nokia N70
camera.
L and I ordered the classic Tapa Meal.
I read from the press release that the classic Tapa Meal is the 60-year old heirloom recipe of Max’s founder Nanay
Ruby Trota consists of tender beef slices marinated in tapa seasoning with zesty hint of pineapple and served with rice,
two fried eggs and brewed coffee. L enjoyed her Tapa meal but got disappointed that there were no coffee refills. The
coffee was excellent. Max’s specially brewed coffee from Indonesian Arabica and Robusta beans needs a second cup.
Cost of the Tapa Meal is 155 pesos.
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Nestea Lemon Green Tea
Cathy’s husband gave me 10 boxes of Nestea Lemon Green Tea. Nestea is a brand of BPW (Beverage Partners
Worldwide), a joint venture between The Coca-Cola Company and Nestle. I found out that the green tea used to make
Nestea Green iced teas has antioxidant properties which are associated with good health. I wished they had a sugar free
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Ilocos Empanada
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Readers have been telling me that the Ilocos Empanada at Katipunan Avenue is better than the Ilocano Empanada at
Tiendesitas. I thought of checking it out to see for myself.
An Ilocos Empanada costs 40 pesos each which is slightly more expensive than the Tiendesitas version .
My verdict:
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Chinese Lumpia
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Over at the Sunday Organic Market
, a stall sells vegetarian “veggie” lumpia and ubod lumpia. Looking at the process, it is actually Chinese Lumpia. For
only 40 pesos, one can choose a mix of both vegetarian and ubod lumpia. I chose a mix of the two. It’s just the way
Chinese Lumpia should be with lots of vegetables and ground peanuts as they sell it in Binondo.
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Sunday Organic Market
Aside from the Saturday Market at Salcedo Village Park, there is a Sunday Organic Market along the parking lot of
Paseo de Magallanes , South Superhighway. It started last February 25, 2007. Though not as many stalls as the Salcedo
Community Food Market, there were pretty good number of stalls.
Seen at the market are smoked ham, vegetarian lumpia, suman, laing, cakes, breads, Angus steak, Cebu Lechon, fish,
vegetables, meats, shawarma, plants, herbs, dried fish and lots more. Just view more photos of the Sunday Organic
Market so you will have an idea what to buy at the market.
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Okoy or Ukoy Shrimp Patty
Someone commented that the Ilocos Empanada at SM Mall of Asia isn’t there. Yesterday, I happened to be at Mall of
Asia the so I passed by the Vigan Original Ilocano Empanada stall. True enough, the stall is a permanent fixture as long
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as they still have the contract.
My husband (with Ilocano roots), ordered Ukoy (or is it okoy). I always thought that Ukoy is formed like a patty then
deep fried. I was so wrong. Let’s start with the ukoy batter. The batter is composed of galapong (sticky rice with water
proportions), small shrimps, onions, spring onions and salt.
As you can see the batter is quite thin. The cook then pours the batter to the “kawali”
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March 20th, 2007
Naalala ko noong mawalan ako ng pinakauna kong trabaho. May tatlong buwan pa lamang akong correspondent
sa Manila Times–na pinamamatnugutan noon ni Ma’am Malou Mangahas–nang ito ay magsara matapos mapilitan
ang mga may-ari na ibenta ang dyaryo sa isang crony ni Pangulong Estrada.
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Sa isang pagtitipon ng mga taga-media noong kasagsagan ng isyu ng panggigipit sa Times, dumalo ang guro
namin sa UP na si Prof. Carolina Malay at ang kanyang kabiyak na si Satur Ocampo. Ipinakilala ako ni Ma’am
Malay sa kanyang asawa at sinabihan ako ni Ka Satur–na matagal ding naging reporter ng lumang Manila Times
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March 16th, 2007
Kagabi, tinanong ako ng friend ko kung nakita ko na raw ba yung “malaswang larawan” nina James Yap at Hope.
Magkasama raw sila sa isang kuwarto. Sobrang nagulat ako nang makita ko ang litrato.
Hinanap ko rin sa Internet, at nalaman kong ibinalita na rin pala ito sa Now What, Cat? at sa Expectorants.
Ewan ko lang kung ano ang magiging reaksyon ni Kris Aquino sa balitang ito.
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Dito sa Pilipinas
March 7th, 2007
Sampung bahagdan na ng ating populasyon ang nasa labas, pero napakaraming Pilipinong nagkukumahog paalis.
Kawalan ng trabaho at pagkakataon ang kadalasang reklamo. Hindi natin masisisi ang karamihan sa mga
nagnanais lumabas ng bansa at magtrabaho nang ilang panahon sa ibayong dagat. Kailangan nilang buhayin ang
kanilang pamilya. Sabi rin ng gobyerno, tumutulong sila sa ekonomiya dahil sa mga padala nila.
Pero nakapanlulumo iyong mga gusto nang manirahan sa ibang bansa, lalo na kung sila ‘yung mga mapapalad na
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Bench, Jollibee naman sa I-Witness
March 5th, 2007
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sa terminal pabalik sa Maynila, dumaan ang kotseng sinasakyan namin sa Jollibee sa tapat ng terminal, at ang
kasama naming dalawang taong gulang na nakababatang kapatid ni Migmig ay napabulalas ng “Jollibee!”–pero
siyempre, hindi pa buo ang salita. Sa tingin ko, ang Jollibee ang isa sa mga salitang may tatlong pantig na
pinakaunang natututunan ng mga batang Pinoy, lalo na ng mga taga-lungsod.
Naalala ko tuloy si Piolo, ang anak ni Ate Nikki na may-ari ng carinderia na kinakainan ko dati sa Novaliches.
Mula sa Jabi, naturuan ko siyang bigkasin nang buo ang Jollibee. Tunay ngang bahagi na ng panlasang Pilipino
ang Jollibee. Read the rest of this entry »
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Salamat po
March 1st, 2007
Salamat po sa mga nanood ng Coco-Loka ng I-Witness noong Lunes at sa mga nagbigay ng feedback. Sana
bantayan natin ang isyu ng coco levy funds. Gaya ng iba pang mga usapin, pag-aralan natin ito nang mas
malaliman pa.
May entry si Howie Severino sa blog niya tungkol sa isyung isinalaysay namin sa inyo sa nasabing episode:
Perfect timing or unlucky coincidence?
The Arroyo administration releases P1.9 billion in coco levy income just in time for the election
campaign.
The coco levy fund plunder case — one of the gaping wounds from martial law still needing closure
— is turning 20 years old this year, not a proud anniversary. The Presidential Commission on Good
Government, which sequestered coco levy assets and has been administering them while the court
cases drag on, may not have wanted anyone to remember the glacial pace of Philippine justice. But
soon after the year turned, the PCGG quietly released an unprecedented document that is now
generating questions. Issued on January 9, 2007, the PCGG resolution, seen below, permits the use of
income from coconut levy shares in San Miguel Corporation.
Mababasa ang buong entry sa Howie Severino’s SideTrip. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sana di maulit muli–ang fertilizer scam
February 26th, 2007
Inaanyayahan ko po kayong manood mamayang hatinggabi ng I-Witness sa GMA-7. Samahan ninyo kami ni
Howie Severino sa pagbabalik sa kinalakhan kong nayon sa Santa Cruz, Marinduque.
Pumunta kami roon bilang bahagi ng pagbabantay sa maaaring kahinatnan ng halos P2 bilyong pisong pondo mula
sa coco levy funds–na ilang taong binayaran ng mga magsasaka sa niuygan gaya ng lolo at lola ko.
Eto ulit ang plug, Tagalog version naman: Read the rest of this entry »
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Coco-Loka: An I-Witness documentary
February 25th, 2007
Can a small-town boy stop the abuse of big-time funds?
Driven by a monster typhoon’s destruction of his native Marinduque’s coconut lands, a local boy now working for
a major TV network wages a lonely battle for justice.
GMA researcher Ederic Eder’s mother died at sea while delivering his tuition money so he could enroll at UP.
That money came from the sweat of his coconut-farming family.
Now a UP-educated professional, he has been researching for years the fate of coconut levy funds that his family
paid to the government. Millions of farmers paid the same levy, which was allegedly stolen and used by Marcos
cronies to buy companies, including nearly half of the shares in San Miguel Corporation.
Collaborating with I-Witness reporter Howie Severino, Ederic discovers that the government may be getting set to
use nearly two billion pesos from those farmers’ funds for electioneering purposes. Read the rest of this entry »
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mong mga music videos na napanuod, at ito ang una mong
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"There, there was a time I knew, that no matter come what may,
love would prevail."
1984 ang taon na lumabas itong kantang ito as part of Al Jarreau's
hit album High Crime. Ito ang naging soundtrack o background music
ng maraming tv shows noon na may love sequence. Nasama din si
Al Jarreau sa USA For Africa noong 1985, and sang the line "...and
so we all must lend a helping hand" sa kantang We Are The World.
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It was getting obvious that watching alot of variety shows on TV with
Ranmamaru
the yayas was seeping into our play routine. Our pretend
Seeing Stars: Pilipino
"program-programan" has now graduated into the live TV format. For
Reporter Magasin 1971
starters, we have claimed one floor area of the master bedroom as
our stage, designated the tall, stand-up fan as the TV camera, and Mula Sa Mahiwagang Baul
gathered all the hairbrushes we could find to use as our
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microphones. The bed was perfect as risers and so I directed my two Moll
younger siblings to sit back and act as members of the audience.
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Cuneta
In Nora Aunor's "Superstar", she always opened the show with a
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song or two. If I remember right, the songs were mostly standards
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very popular with the lolos and lolas; as in "Send In The Clowns" and
"Pormang Nostalgia!" Our
"Those Were The Days" (You know this one, it goes like this, "Those
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were the days, my friend. We thought they'd never end. We'd sing
and dance forever and a day...lalalalala...lalalala...) The audience Electric Company Mondays
would be seen clapping along. We agreed that Jepoy and Mabel Video Hit Parade Classics:
would do the same. But first, of course, it was time to start the show. Yes
Jingle & Song Hits Favorite
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the first part of our program is a song
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number from..." I gave the microphone/hairbrush to our "guest"
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(another sibling) and she proceeded to sing...what? "You Light Up
Syvel's
My Life". I had to run fast and disappear behind the camera. I have to
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man the camera and shoot her every move. I had a hard time doing
the Twilight Zone
that because peeking from behind a "camera" with spinning blades
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and an oscillating head gave me a choppy view of the performer. I
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also had to be careful not to get my fingers actually get caught up in
the mechanism for fear of a much bloody situation. How hard it is to Commercial Break: Magnolia
be the Director and stand-in Cameraman; plus be the Emcee. This Ice Cream House 1978
really proves that producing a TV show is really complicated. More Weng Weng! For Your
Everything was impromptu. You get to learn the title of your guest's Height Only Video Clips
song at the last minute. Worst, the talent can not even complete her
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performance. Midway through her act, she decided she did not know
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all the lyrics and dared walk out with out even a curtsy. "Bow!" I had
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to remind her; and to my audience, "Applause! Palakpak kayo
You're About To Experience
d'yan!". I should have known that time that placards were used for
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prompters. But anyway, this audience won't be able to read them so
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that's a useless idea.
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We needed another guest so one of the "audience" was yanked
away from his comfy seat so he could pretend to be the next guest. Cartoon TV Rama Spot: Your
"The second part of our program is a dance number from..." Jepoy favorite shows!
didn't move an inch. He just gave a cute grin but never budged.
Video Hit Parade Classics:
(Quality talents are so hard to find!) He was pushed back to the Animotion
bedside, er, risers as I wrapped my head with one of the flat sheets.
Battle Of The Stars! "Sino ang
"Just pretend I'm a woman with long hair." I got hold of one of the
mas seksing Charlie...
mics and gave my best version of "Mc Arthur Park".
Nag-Plano Ang Mga
Chickboy
"Mac Arthur Park was melting in the dark... I don't think that I can
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make it coz it took so long to bake it and I'll never have that recipe
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again. Oh nooooo...!"
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"Kakain na!" Someone hollered from downstairs and we scrambled to Fan Spot: Nostalgia Treasure
get ready for dinner. The TV studio turned back into a bedroom, a "Ay ang galing!"
very messy bedroom of pillows, blankets, and hairbrushes scattered
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on the floor. We did not even pause to pick up the items because
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Lola told us never ever keep food waiting on the table or God will
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take away His blessings and we will end up hungry forever.
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Home for me was in Makati. My dad, a landscape architect, did
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several projects for the Ayala Corporation in Makati starting way back
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in the '60s so in exchange he was able to get a plot of land in our
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village for a pretty good price, I think. It was my whole world -- there
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was South Supermarket where I'd go buy my books and snacks,
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Magallanes Theater where I watched all my first movies, and the first
Pancake House, where the walls were plastered with classic movie The Decline of Pinoy Komiks
posters. I even remember there was a Kentucky Fried Chicken for a & Slow Extinction of T...
very short while, which oddly enough was a sit-down restaurant and Nostalgia Wheels: '79 Opel
seemed to be on the fancier side. Anyway it seemed like everything I Rekord
needed was just a walk away and I always felt safe. My first friends
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were my neighbors, and all our homes were open to each other.
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Definitely a very idyllic time and place to grow up in.
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I was weaned on "Sesame Street" like most other kids my age. Even
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today, when I say a letter or number I have an image of how I
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learned it from the show. I remember starting off my mornings
watching "My Favorite Martian" and "Get Smart" -- I loved both so Cartoon TV Rama Spot: Your
much I could watch reruns over and over (because that's what they favorite shows!
mostly were). Then at night I'd watch "The Carol Burnett Show" and Video Hit Parade Classics:
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favorite cartoons was "Wait 'Til Your Father Gets Home" -- although
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be a kid in the '70s because the shows were so wholesome back
then -- for example "Little House on the Prairie" taught me what it
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meant to be a good person. I mean, even "The Love Boat" and
"Charlie's Angels" were relatively innocent, compared to shows now. Nostalgia Manila was created as a place
And of course I watched all the popular Filipino variety and comedy for everyone who wishes to relive the
shows; "John En Marsha" used to make me laugh so hard my excitement of the '70s-'80s in Manila. If
stomach hurt. you have anything reminiscent of these
colorful time periods such as: photos,
3. Favorite music group or artist? Most memorable song? stories, etc., and you'd like them to be
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my favorite songs. My earliest favorites were Bread, the Carpenters,
Carole King, Carly Simon, James Taylor, The Fifth Dimension, BLOGOSPHERE ALL STARS
Stylistics, America, even Todd Rundgren... I could really go on and
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on. I still know the words to all the songs I used to sing along to. I
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forget a lot of things these days but not the music I used to love. The
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'80s was a fun decade for music, but somehow it's the '70s stuff
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that's deep in my soul.
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Alaism
4. Share with our readers one of your fondest memories of
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growing up.
Ang Anino Ni Abaniko
On some Sundays my dad would bring me with him to Nayong
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Pilipino, where he had a small tract of land he used as his nursery.
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Buried deep in the middle of the property was a little shack
Arzakem
surrounded by a stream of mudfish and a wall of tall trees. I'd sit
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inside reading, listening to the radio and basically just putzing around
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all morning while dad tended to his plants. Once in a while he'd take
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us to that Maranao-style restaurant where I'd always order
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champorado and tapa. Until today, it's still the standard to which I
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measure all breakfasts. Sarap talaga!
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5. What do you miss from back then that's not available today?
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Space. Makati is so crowded and congested now, it's really become
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an urban jungle. If there's a postage-stamp-sized piece of land
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available, something is built on top of it right away. But the funny
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thing is I really do miss South Supermarket -- especially one of the
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guys who used to work there whom we called "Kulot" (I think his real
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name was Louie), who never seemed to age I swear. Before the Dabawenya Babe
place closed down and was replaced by a small Rustan's grocery Dessa Girl's World
store, I was lucky enough to visit home and say goodbye to this place Eating The Sun
I knew all my life, and I got to tell Kulot I'd miss him even if I left home Eche Blah Blah
more than 20 years ago. I found out that day that he was able to Ederic@Cyberspace
send all his children to college by working at the supermarket all Finestkind Clinic & Fish Market - Updated
those years. That really made me happy, such a great story to end Gayuma
my memories of an era. But I was also a bit sad because I realized Gio Paredes
that almost everything I remember about home and growing up was High Denzity
gone now. I Am Jay
I Set No Corner
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168. Bago na-uso ang Bold o S.T., pumarada muna ang mga Bomba Mommyba's Journey
Beauties. Sina Divina Valencia, Stella Suarez, Gina Pareno,etc. Moo Pare!
My Arms Fold Back
169. Ang sinasayaw nuon, Salsa sa kantang "El Bimbo", bump at My L'il Nook
rock sa "Rock, Baby, Rock". Unahan sa dance floor para My SariSari Store
maka-sayaw ang mga crush sa sweet at slow-drag music.
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Parallel Universes
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buong tapang na nilabanan ni Herbert Bautista ang Aswang sa
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BMX Flatland Freestyle By Ranmamaru
BMX was huge in the '80s, and almost everyone had a BMX bike.
You'd either be hanging out with your friends at the local bike shop,
jumping ramps, the quarter pipe, or busy practicing freestyle flatland
tricks. Well here's a treat for all your BMXers from back in the day! If
you were into BMX in the '80s, you'd be able to name a few of the
tricks our friend does here. Let's see if you can name them!
Comments na! Many thanks to ranmamaru for uploading this video!
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Roxas Boulevard & Luneta Park, 1910.
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Luneta Park (CLICK IMAGE FOR LARGER VIEW)
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That's my Dad with me, wearing an Ateneo de Naga shirt that was
iconic in Camarines Sur in the seventies. And his hair! You can't get
any more seventies than that. --Maryanne
Many thanks to our friend Maryanne Moll who shared this photo with
us.
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World Heritage Site in Metro Manila, the San Agustin Church. Do you want
to find out what they plan to construct beside Fr. Blanco's Garden? The
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Manila Times column of Rene Martel says it all. Check out Random
Jottings: God and mammon join hands at Intramuros. Philippines
Aguilar, Pangasinan 103
There are actually some inaccuracies in the column. The new seminary Agusan del Norte 98
Alaminos, Pangasinan 36
won't be built in the garden itself. I actually asked Fr. Galende about this via
Albay 78
e-mail and he assured me that the new seminary will be built on the original
Alburquerque, Bohol 41
footprint of the former Second Monastery. I think what many people are
Alcala, Cagayan 88
uncomfortable about is the exterior design since I was told many have Alegria, Cebu 153
opposed it from the very beginning but to no avail. I would have to agree Angat, Bulacan 76
with the observations of Pinoy_ako in the SkyscraperCity Forums. Angeles, Pampanga 9 10 62 147 168 169
Angono, Rizal 133
Apalit, Pampanga 34
I am personally not against the
Argao, Cebu 39
construction of a new seminary. In Bacacay, Albay 78
fact, I am for it especially since we Baclayon, Bohol 41
want to keep Intramuros alive (the Bacolod, Negros Occidental 44 45
Augustinians are the last order that Bacolor, Pampanga 62 148
Bacong, Negros Oriental 43
remain in the walled city). At the
Bagac, Bataan 145
same time there used to be a
Baguio City 7 64 65 152 173 174
structure where the proposed Baliuag, Bulacan 76
seminary will built. However, I am Balingoan, Misamis Oriental 106
also uncomfortable with the Banaue, Ifugao 81 100 151
Basilan 92
exterior design which many argue
Bataan 47 145
is not proper for a UNESCO World Heritage Site like San Agustin.
Batac, Ilocos Norte 12 13
Batangas 18 35 85 114 177
I would be all praises if they built the new seminary as a faithful exterior Batangas City, Batangas 114
restoration of the Second Monastery with up-to-date interiors such as that Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya 100
mock-up of the Augustinian Provincialate built just across the street. It Benguet 174
Binmaley, Pangasinan 36
would even be great if they can rebuild that bridge which used to connect
Bohol 40 41
the two buildings.
Bolinao, Pangasinan 36 37
Boljoon, Cebu 39
On the sports complex issue, it was on the front page of the Manila Bontoc, Mountain Province 81
Times yesterday. Several articles came out: Botolan, Zambales 38
Bukidnon 106
Ugly side of Tourism Authority revealed
Bulacan 76 132
Former PTA heads want Gen. Mgr. Barbers charged
Burgos, Ilocos Norte 13
What is behind Barbers’ insistence on this project?
Bustos, Bulacan 132
Butuan, Agusan del Norte 98
The good news is that Archt. Toti Villalon's column is back! Check out Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija 110
Pride of Place: Monumental Legacy. Don't forget to read my other Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental 98 106
Cagayan 87 88
posts on the Intramuros controversies: Protect the walls of
Calape, Bohol 40
Intramuros! and Inside the walls of Intramuros.
Calasiao, Pangasinan 36
Camalaniugan, Cagayan 88
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Camarines Sur 79
Camiguin 107 108
Camiling, Tarlac 103
Candaba, Pampanga 34 76
Thursday, March 15, 2007 Carcar, Cebu 39 84
Carmen, Bohol 41
Catarman, Camiguin 107 108
Cauayan, Isabela 87 88
Back to Metro Manila
Cavinti, Laguna 178
Cavite 177
Today was the last day of our road
Cebu 39 40 84 153
trip. We got up just in time for the
Cebu City 39 40
complimentary breakfast at Villa Clark Field, Pampanga 168 169
Cordillera. Eating at the hotel Corregidor Island 47 153
restaurant Le Terrace is always a Dagupan, Pangasinan 31
Daraga, Albay 78
great experience since the
Davao City 104 105
panoramic view of the pine
Davao del Sur 104 105
tree-covered hill behind the hotel is Dumaguete, Negros Oriental 43
very relaxing to the senses. After Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya 100
paying our hotel bill, we were off to Echague, Isabela 110
Gattaran, Cagayan 88
La Trinidad's strawberry fields.
Goa, Camarines Sur 79
Guagua, Pampanga 10 62 77 148
Right beside the boundary arch
Guinobatan, Albay 78
between Baguio City and La Guinsiliban, Camiguin 107 108
Trinidad is the entrance of one of Iba, Zambales 38
Baguio's hidden secrets, a Chinese Ifugao 81 100 151
Iguig, Cagayan 88
temple called Bell Church. Not
Ilagan, Isabela 88
many people know about it since
Ilocos Norte 12 13
it's quite far from all the other city Ilocos Sur 12
attractions. And today, it is easily Iloilo 44 70 150
obscured by all the urban chaos Iloilo City 44 70 150
Impasug-Ong, Bukidnon 106
that sadly accumulated along the
Isabela 87 88 110
way to La Trinidad. We decided to stopover for a few minutes to check it
Isabela City, Basilan 92
out.
Jasaan, Misamis Oriental 106
Jones, Isabela 110
It's my second time to visit the Kiangan, Ifugao 100
strawberry fields in two weeks. La Trinidad, Benguet 174
La Union 12
Picking strawberries was a bit
Lal-lo, Cagayan 88
cheaper this time around at
Lagawe, Ifugao 81
PHP150 a kilo. The price of those Lagonoy, Camarines Sur 79
sold by the vendors was the same Laguna 8 35 68 69 178 179
too and I got several kilos of Lamitan, Basilan 92
Laoag, Ilocos Norte 13
strawberries for PHP70 each. We
Larena, Siquijor 42
had lunch at Kalei's. The place and
Lazi, Siquijor 42
ambiance is much better that
Legazpi, Albay 78
where Jolly Yan is located. And the food, just as affordable with its "meat Libon, Albay 78
plus meat" at PHP50. But I still think the home-cooked meals of Jolly Yan Ligao, Albay 78
are worth the visit. Lingayen, Pangasinan 19 36 103
Lipa City, Batangas 35 85
Loay, Bohol 41
After lunch, we left Doc
Loboc, Bohol 41
Ryan in La Trinidad and Loon, Bohol 40
began our trip back to Lubao, Pampanga 77
Metro Manila via Kennon Lucban, Quezon 8 69
Lumban, Laguna 68 178
Road. For most people,
Mabalacat, Pampanga 10 62
since the trip back to
Mabitac, Laguna 179
Manila is relatively long
Magalang, Pampanga 10 62
and tiring, they just keep Mahinog, Camiguin 107 108
Makati City 101
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Malaybalay, Bukidnon 106
could down Kennon Road.
Malilipot, Albay 78
And as a result, we rarely
Malinao, Albay 78
notice the scenery along the Mambajao, Camiguin 107 108
route. I'm sure we've all Manaoag, Pangasinan 31
seen the waterfalls along Manila 14 15 16 28 29 33 66 71 72 74 75 77 89
the route. But have you 90 129 143 146 149 152 153 170 171 172 176
180
ever stopped to check them
Mangatarem, Pangasinan 103
out up close?
Maria, Siquijor 42
Maribojoc, Bohol 40
Bridal Veil Falls actually Mariveles, Bataan 47
caught our fancy since Masantol, Pampanga 34
Masinloc, Zambales 38
there was a pedestrian suspension bridge that connected it to Kennon Road.
Metro Manila 14 15 16 28 29 33 66 71 72 74 75
So we parked the car in front of a store and crossed the makeshift bridge.
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Below us was a mountain stream that emptied into a vast riverbed further
170 171 172 176 180 181 182
down the road. I guess the falls got its name from the fact that it resembled Miag-ao, Iloilo 44
a bridal veil as the water cascaded down the smoothened rock into a small Misamis Oriental 98 106
pool. Morong, Rizal 179
Mountain Province 81
Naga, Camarines Sur 79
I really think that the entire length of
Naga, Cebu 39
Kennon Road should be declared a protected Nagcarlan, Laguna 8 69
cultural landscape because most of the Negros Oriental 43
scenic route - the picturesque view of the Negros Occidental 44 45
Norzagaray, Bulacan 76
mountains, lush vegetation and pine trees -
Nueva Ecija 110
is still intact. There is a need to regulate the
Nueva Vizcaya 100
construction of new structures in order to
Oas, Albay 78
protect the historical fabric of our country's Olongapo City 38
oldest mountain road which was completed Oslob, Cebu 39
in 1905. I hope the National Historical Paete, Laguna 68 179
Pagsanjan, Laguna 178
Institute or the National Museum act fast
Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte 13 179
before it's too late.
Pakil, Laguna 68
Palawan 152 154
Anyway, we finally crossed the Pampanga 9 10 34 62 63 77 82 83 94 102 113
Benguet-La Union boundary and 130 131 145 152 168 169
just a few kilometers away, the Pangasinan 7 19 31 36 37 38 103
Panglao, Bohol 41
boundary of Pangasinan. I had to
Paoay, Ilocos Norte 13
pass by Rosales for a while to talk
Penablanca, Cagayan 87
with the mayor. I was pleasantly Pila, Laguna 68
surprised that the restoration of Polangui, Albay 78
the old municipal hall was finally Porac, Pampanga 130 145
Pulilan, Bulacan 76
complete. Unlike other towns such
Quezon City 165 182
as Moncada, Tarlac which
Quezon Province 8 35 69
bastardized their elegant colonial-era town halls, Rosales chose to preserve
Ramon, Isabela 87
theirs. In fact, even the pre-war statues of a farmer on a carabao with his Rizal 133 179
wife were rehabilitated and repainted, bringing out the vivid colors that Sabangan, Ilocos Sur 12
were very chic during the pre-war days. Sagada, Mountain Province 65
Sagay, Camiguin 108
Sagnay, Camarines Sur 79
Our last stop for the day was the
Santiago, Isabela 110
Isdaan Resaurant in Gerona. This San Agustin, Isabela 110
one is an attraction in itself. I San Carlos, Pangasinan 36
congratulate the owners for such a San Fabian, Pangasinan 7
great concept. If you've heard of San Fernando, La Union 12
San Fernando, Pampanga 10 27 30 62 63 77 83
the Tacsiyapo Wall (tacsiyapo is a
94 102 113 131 148 152
Kapampangan expletive), you can
San Ildefonso, Bulacan 76
find it here. From cups at PHP15, San Jose, Camarines Sur 79
to clocks and working television San Jose del Monte, Bulacan 76
San Juan, Batangas 35
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sets, customers can purchase these items to hurl at a wall to release their San Luis, Pampanga 34
San Miguel, Bulacan 76
anger. On the wall, several target words are painted such as 5/6, ex-wife,
San Pablo, Isabela 88
professors and classmates; sugal, alak and babae; boss, managers, and
San Pablo, Laguna 35
supervisors; and many others. San Rafael, Bulacan 76
Sariaya, Quezon 8 69
Silay, Negros Occidental 45
Siquijor 42
Siquijor, Siquijor 42
Solano, Nueva Vizcaya 100
Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur 105
Sta. Cruz, Zambales 38
Sta. Fe, Nueva Vizcaya 100
Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur 12
Sto. Domingo, Albay 78
Surigao, Surigao del Norte 98
Surigao del Norte 98
Taal, Batangas 18 177
Tabaco, Albay 78
Tagaytay City, Cavite 177
Tagbilaran, Bohol 40 41
Taguig City 101 152 181 182
Talisay, Batangas 177
Tanay, Rizal 179
Tarlac 103
Tayabas, Quezon 8 69
Tigaon, Camarines Sur 79
Tiwi, Albay 78
The food is a bit pricey though and expect to spend at least PHP200 per Tubigon, Bohol 40
Tuguegarao, Cagayan 87 88
head. But you go here for the experience. And the food is great too. We
Tumauini, Isabela 88
ordered Innapoy rice rolls for our appetizer which was suman with
Vigan, Ilocos Sur 12
longganiza, bakang maanghang and chicken curry in it. It's something new Zambales 38
and I really liked it. For dinner, we had binalot rice meals. Anyway, after Zamboanga City 91 92 93
this dinner stopover, we continued our trip back to Manila.
International
Ayutthaya, Thailand 57
I have class tomorrow and a report at that so I guess I'll just be home
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 2 3 4
preparing for it. Bangkok, Thailand 53 54 56 57 58 59
posted by ivanhenares @ 11:48 PM 0 comments Beijing, China 122 123 124 125 126
Dongguan, China 115 116
Fuzhou, China 119 120 121 122
Genting Highlands, Malaysia 158
Guam, USA 134 135 136 137
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Guangzhou, China 115 128
Hue, Vietnam 96
Hoi An, Vietnam 97
Around Baguio City Hong Kong 22
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 1 4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 49 61 156 157 158
Today, I decided to stay in the
Luang Prabang, Laos 55
hotel the whole day to finish
Lukang, Taiwan 164
pending school requirements. Macau 20 21 22 23
Baguio's climate is so conducive to Malacca, Malaysia 158
thinking and sleeping! But Jiajin Nanning, China 117 118
Nantou, Taiwan 162
and Doc Ryan were able to cover a
Penang, Malaysia 157
lot of ground. So I'll talk about
Phnom Penh, Cambodia 50 51
their adventure here.
Putrajaya, Malaysia 61
Saipan, Northern Marianas 137 138 139 140 141
Baguio being a tourist city has 142
well-established tour options. And one of them is on a taxi. Ryan said that Siem Reap, Cambodia 51 52 53
Singapore 48 156
there is a standard rate (according to the driver that is) and a standard
Shanghai, China 127
three-hour tour on a taxi for PHP700. If you go to the tourist attractions
Taichung, Taiwan 161 162 163 164
individually, the cost of taxi would total close to that amount so might as Taipei, Taiwan 161 163
Vientiane, Laos 54 56
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well charter one.
On this list of places they visited
was the Mansion House which
was built and used by the
American government as residence
and office of American
Message Board
governors-general during the
summer months. And has since 23 Mar 07, 04:39
been used as the official residence flex: hey! nice and intersting topics! i wish i
could visit the places you've been to! linking
of Philippine presidents while they
you up!
are in Baguio. Near the Mansion
House is Wright Park where visitors can go horseback riding. 21 Mar 07, 09:23
Ced: woot. pretty great blog you got here.
congratulations for making it to the finals of the
The two also visited Mines View phil blog awards!
Park which offers a panoramic 20 Mar 07, 02:12
view of the old mines in Benguet. I Ivan: Thanks Jan, I heard kwek kwek is also
called toknanay. Hehe! The names they come
haven't been there for quite a while
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and I wonder if the view has not 20 Mar 07, 01:37
been enundated by illegal Jan: my friends here tol me that hepalog is
also known as toknonong the bigbrother of
structures and houses like many of
tokneneng. and somewhere in fairview they
Baguio City's mountain vistas. At are serving baga ng baka it was fried and
the entrance of the park is a flea tender served with bbq condiments
market where one can buy 17 Mar 07, 21:55
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that this area of Baguio is still
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well-preserved. In fact, this is one place of Baguio City that I do not mind
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visiting because of fresh mountain air and pine trees all over.
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Last night, on our way up Naguilan
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so that we could enjoy the fresh
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mountain air. The moment we
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entered the city limits, we had to April 2006
close the windows again since the May 2006
exhaust from all those jeeps was June 2006
just horrible. Anyway, the July 2006
landscaping at Camp John Hay August 2006
Manor is simply superb! Last time September 2006
I was there, my mind wandered in the large garden behind the hotel. It's a October 2006
great place to relax and unwind. November 2006
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Another place worth visiting is Fort
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del Pilar or the Philippine
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Military Academy. If you are
lucky, there may be a parade. I
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think the cadets where practicing
for graduation when Jiajian and
Doc Ryan arrived. There is also a
park reserved for military relics.
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We would have stopped by Bacarra
to check out their church, a
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known for its gargantuan bell
tower. But since we had a long list
of churches to visit today, and
since I been there already, we
decided to skip it and head straight
to San Nicolas, just a few
kilometers from Laoag.
But before that, we stopped over at
the Museo Ilocos Norte so that
Jiajin could take a look. At the
same time, I needed to take a
photo of it for the 2008 HCS
Calendar which will feature
examples of adaptive reuse. The
museum, housed in what was
formerly the Tabacalera Building,
won the Gawad Alab ng Haraya for
Outstanding Cultural Conservation Program (Adaptive Reuse) in 2002.
The San Nicolas town proper has a good
collection of colonial buildings including the
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In Batac, we also passed by the General
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Artemio Ricarte Shrine as well as the
Ellen Tordesillas
Gregorio Aglipay Shrine. The town is very lucky since it got a lot of attention
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when Marcos was president. So there are several monuments, parks and
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shrines around town. These open spaces are in the town center and provide
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breathing spaces for Batac residents. Of course, we ate again at the FriskoDude
empanadahan. This time i had a "double double" which is a double serving Gala Pinoy
of egg and longganiza inside the empanada. Genevieve's Tales of Pillage
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Another town I had always wanted JOH Chronicles
to check out was Badoc since the Half Life
reconstructed house of Juan Luna, Iloilo City Boy
another national shrine, could be In Our House
found there. They also have this Insomniac's Mind
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quaint church, the San Juan
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From Sinait, passed by Cabugao,
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then went straight to San Vicente,
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like San Nicolas, it had a nice
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collection of heritage buildings in
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the town center. The church still
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has its original fence. While the Toto Gonzalez
school and municipio are of Tutubi Photo and Travel Blog
Spanish colonial vintage. The UP Gawad Kalinga
municipio even has a coat of arms V for Vina
embossed on its facade. Views from the Pampang
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Another impressive (but Weye
abandoned) structure is the Asilo
de San Vicente. An edifice which
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was once uses as the vacation
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home of the governor, it became
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the home of the Community of St.
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turned-over to the Archdiocese of
Center for Kapampangan Studies
Nueva Segovia. Being a home for
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old women and orphans as well, it house a school as well which the sisters
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managed until 1946, the year they left San Vicente. It was managed by lay
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administrators until it closed in 2001.
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We made a brief stopover in Vigan
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to buy woven blankets at the city
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market. But before that, we made a Siquijor Heritage Foundation
quick drive along Quirino
Boulevard to check out the old
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houses such as the Quema House
and Syquia Mansion. UNESCO World Heritage Center
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Union, which is a national cultural treasure. I had wanted to check out the
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worth stopping over too. But since it was getting dark, we rushed to Luna.
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Church in Luna since although the interior was intact, I noticed the santos
were quite new for it to be considered a national cultural treasure. In fact,
Bangar has ceiling murals which would make it a better choice. But I would
later find out from Archt. Richard Bautista of the NCCA that two ivory
santos were stolen from the altar which may explain why the santos are new
(they must have kept the old ones). At the same time, the built environment
it was located in was another factor with a well-preserved colonial town
center around it. But sadly, as Richard puts it, the local government
"Agoo-fied" (if you notice Agoo, La Union is full of all these fake colonial
buildings, while they renovated the facades of their old buildings such as the
basilica with this horrible unpainted cement finish) the place.
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to Baguio City. It was my first time
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to use this route and sadly, it was
to dark to see the scenery. There
are five roads that lead to Baguio
namely Kennon Road, Marcos
Highway, Naguilan Road, Halsema
Highway and a road which
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Monday, March 12, 2007
Driving up north to Pagudpud
Our long drive up north began
yesterday afternoon. We left San
Fernando, Pampanga at about 2
p.m. (it was my grandmother's
birthday celebration so we had
lunch there) and reached San
Fernando, La Union at about 6
p.m. We passed by the Ma-cho
Temple so that Jiajin could see a
local Taoist temple. It was closed
when we got there so we were only able to go around the grounds and enjoy
the San Fernando Bay sunset from the place which was high on top of a hill.
From San Fernando, it was another
long drive to Candon, Ilocos Sur
where we had dinner. It is a
popular stopover because of its
local calamay, which are flat like
pancakes and covered with a clear
celophane. There are two kinds,
one made with brown sugar and
the other with white sugar.
Another product sold there is the
Ilocos chichacorn.
It took another 45 minutes or so before we
finally arrived in Vigan where we decided to
stay for the night. Hotels in the heritage area
are quite pricey. But after walking around,
we found the Vigan Hotel which offered
air-conditioned rooms for PHP795 a night,
breakfast for two included. The only hitch
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Our next stop was the town of Magsingal. It's church, the San Guillermo
Church, is a national cutlural treasure. It has a very intricately-carved gold
and green retablo. Outside, you could see the ruins of an older church
whose bell tower is still standing. This explains why the church belfry is a bit
far from the current church since they din't bother to construct a new one.
Beside the belfry is a small chapel that was converted into a branch of the
National Museum. There was a blackout that day in the Ilocos area so we
didn't get to see what was inside.
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other things. But since there was
no power, it was locked today. But
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empanada. It turns out that the
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beside the elementary school. So
after finding it, it was time for another binge. I have an older post on my
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Laoag is Lake Paoay. There is a viewing area constructed by the Kiwanis
Club which is worth stopping over.
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One thing I had not seen yet were
the Ilocos Norte Sand Dunes, one
of the national geological
monuments of the Philippines. We
had already visited the Taal
Volcano which is also a national
geological monument.
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According to the National
Committee on Geological Sciences
(NCGS) which makes the declarations, "Though common in desert
environments in the higher latitudes, the sand dunes of Ilocos Norte stands
out as a unique land form in the Philippine setting. The dunes cover an
area of about 85 sq kms, and stretch for at least 40 kms. Along the coast,
sparse vegetation consisting mainly of grasses and shrubs blanket the
low-relief area which is believed to have been formed a few thousand years
ago through the combined action of wind, waves and shore currents."
A good place to view them are in the Suba Beach area. But the marker
installed by the NCGS can be found near Fort Ilocandia in Laoag City. In
some places, it really feels like you are in a desert. It would have been fun if
we had some off-road bikes to explore the sand dunes. Maybe next time.
We made a brief stopover in Laoag to have my car tuned-up and then we
were off to Pagudpud. Since we wanted to get there before dark, we had
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skipped several great stopvers today and reserved them for our trip back.
But we made sure to pass by the Cape Bojeador Lighthouse in Burgos,
another national cultural treasure, and the viewing area for the Bangui
Bay Wind Power Project.
The wind farm project in Bangui
Bay, composed of 15 towers, is the
first in the Philippines and the
largest energy-generating set of
wind turbines in Southeast Asia.
It was close to 5 p.m. when we
arrived in Pagudpud. To make sure
we got value for money, we
stopped by the municipal hall to
ask the tourism officer to recommend a place. He sent us to the Polaris
Beach House which was right beside the Municipal Beach Park or White
Beach.
Although the published rate was
PHP1500 a room, since there were
just two of us, we got the
air-conditioned room just for
PHP800. I was told that during the
peak season, a room for two in the
said resort could go as high as
PHP2000. So I could imagine how
much it would cost in other resorts.
It was a good choice since the
facilities were good and I personally liked the place relative to the amount
we paid for it.
The rest of the afternoon was spent
at the beach watching the sunset. It
was a bit chilly for a swim but not
too cold for us to avoid the water.
Dinner was at the resort as well.
We got a big plate of adobo good
for 2 to 3 persons for PHP200. A
bit pricey but what do you expect?
We're off to Baguio City tomorrow.
The plan is to leave early since we'll be stopping over at some of the places
we missed on the way up.
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Saturday, March 10, 2007
Flavors of Metro Manila's streets
Just as I was bloghopping, I found this post of Sidney Snoeck on street
food which was timely since I had been planning to blog about the street
food we ate the past few days. As he puts it, "food is a window into culture."
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So here is a sampling of some of the tried and tested street food outlets.
When Jiajin arrived, we went straight to UP Diliman. Our other delegation
members had class that day while I had some business to attend to. And
since we were there, the best thing to do of course was eat since the UP
campus in Diliman is a haven for street food.
We went straight to Mang Larry's
isawan in front of the Kalayaan
Residence Hall. Since I was a
resident there for a year when I
was a freshman, I saw that stand
everyday. And that's how I became
a fan of isaw. Aside from pork
barbeque, the selections of grilled
chicken and pork innards,
collectively referred to as isaw,
include isaw baboy (pork intestine), isaw manok (chicken intestine), tenga
ng baboy (pig's ears), goto, botsi, atay (chicken liver), balun-balunan
(chicken gizzard), and betamax (pig's blood) among others.
There is another isawan that used to be in front of Ilang-ilang Residence
Hall but moved to vacant lot beside the UP Law Center. The main difference
is in the sauce since Mang Larry has a sweet brown sauce and spicy vinegar
while the other is mostly vinegar-based.
Other selections in UP include the sorbetes, taho, lumpia, banana cue,
camote cue, cheese sticks, fish balls, squid balls and kikiam among others.
Good thing there was a sorbetes vendor nearby and we got some avocado ice
cream. For dinner, we had sisig and rice, and a serving of halo-halo at a
street food center in Park 9 along Katipunan.
I've been trying to find hawker centers here in the Philippines just like
those in Singapore and Malaysia. And the closest thing we've got is
Market! Market! in Fort Bonifacio Global City, just along C5. So after our
visit to the Manila American Cemetery, we went straight there.
First thing which caught my eye was the Ilocos empanda stand. We had one
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each but not too much since we were going to Ilocos anyway to savor the
real thing in Batac. Then we had tokneneng (battered, deep-fried quail
eggs). The stand also sold day-old chicks and quek quek (battered,
deep-fried chicken eggs). I think there was also balut and penoy
(hard-boiled duck eggs with and without fetus respectively).
Another stand sold street drinks such as sago't gulaman and buko juice.
Shawarma may not be Filipino but it has become a popular local snack that
has been Filipinized by adding cheese and sometimes, french fries in it.
Then there's the puto bumbong ang bibingka, and turon among many more
sweet snacks. The selections there are endless which makes it our local
version of a hawker center.
Anyway, there's more food as we go up north.
Dictionary of Philippine street food
I could not find a dictionary of Philippine street food online so I'm starting
one here. Please add to the list by commenting below. Help me with the
descriptions too. Please take note that this list is for food commonly sold in
the streets; or else, we'll have an endless possibilities.
Abnoy -
Adidas - chicken feet, marinated and grilled or cooked adobo style
Arroz caldo - rice porridge or congee cooked with chicken and
kasubha; see also Lugaw
Atay - grilled chicken liver
Baga - pig's or cow's lungs grilled or deep-fried and served with
barbeque condiments
Balat ng manok - see Chicken skin and Chicharon manok
Balun-balunan - grilled chicken gizzard
Balut - hard-boiled duck egg with fetus
Banana cue - deep-fried saba (banana) covered with caramelized
brown sugar
Barbeque - marinated pork or chicken pieces grilled on skewers
Batchoy - miki noodle soup garnished with pork innards (liver,
kidney and heart), chicharon (pork skin cracklings), chicken breast,
vegetables and topped with a raw egg; origin traced to La Paz, Iloilo
Betamax - curdled pork blood, cubed and grilled
Bibingka - glutinous rice flour pancakes grilled with charcoal above
and below in a special clay pot
Biko (also Bico) - glutinous rice cake with grated coconut topping
Binatog - boiled white corn kernels, sugar, grated coconut and milk
Bopis - minced pig's heart and lungs sauteed with garlic and onion
and seasoned with laurel, oregano, bell pepper and vinegar
Botsi -
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Calamay (also Kalamay) - glutinous rice cakes; varieties all over
the country
Camote cue - deep-fried camote (sweet potato) covered with
caramelized brown sugar
Carioca (also Karyoka, Karioka) - deep-fried glutinous rice flour
cakes served on skewers
Cheese sticks - deep-fried cheese wrapped in lumpia (spring roll)
wrapper
Chicharon baboy - pork skin cracklings, made from pork rind
boiled and seasoned, sun-dried and deep-fried
Chicharon bituka - pork or chicken intestine boiled, seasoned and
deep-fried
Chicharon bulaklak - pork omentum boiled, seasoned and
deep-fried
Chicharon manok - chicken skin cracklings
Chicken balls - balls made with chicken meat, deep fried and
served in skewers with a sweet, sour or spicy sauce
Chicken skin - chicken skin battered and deep fried
Cutchinta - see Kutsinta
Day-old chicks - literally day-old chicks deep-fried to a crisp,
served with sauce or vinegar
Empanada (Batac) - pork longganiza, egg and grated green
papaya in a rice flour shell, deep-fried and served with vinegar
Fishballs - balls made with fish meat, most often from pollock,
deep fried and served in skewers with a sweet, sour or spicy sauce
Goto - rice porridge or congee cooked with beef tripe
Halo-halo - translated as "a mix of many things" or "an
assortment," it is a dessert topped with shaved ice that may contain
sweetened saba (banana), camote, macapuno (young coconut),
kaong, nata de coco, pinipig (rice crispies), gulaman (agar), sago
(tapioca balls), brown and white beans, garbanzos, ube (purple
yam), and leche flan (creme brulee), with milk and sugar; Pampanga
has three popular versions in Guagua, Arayat and Angeles which
may include pastillas, crushed white beans and corn
Helmet - grilled chicken head
Hepalog (also Toknonong) - hard-boiled duck eggs dipped in
orange batter and deep-fried
Isaw - collective term for different types of grilled chicken and pork
innards; varieties include isaw manok, isaw baboy, atay, goto,
botsi, balun-balunan, and tenga ng baboy
Isaw baboy - grilled or deep-fried pork intestines on a skewer,
served with sweet, sour or spicy sauce
Isaw manok (aslo IUD) - grilled or deep-fried chicken intestines
on a skewer, served with sweet, sour or spicy sauce; also referred to
as IUD because it resembles an intra-uterine device
Iskrambol - frostees
IUD - see Isaw manok
Kakanin - collective term for snacks made with kanin (rice),
particularly malagkit (glutinous) rice; varieties include puto,
kutsinta, calamay, sapin-sapin, suman, palitaw, biko or
sinukmani, and espasol among many others
Kalamay - see Kalamay
Kamote cue - see Camote cue
Kikiam - the special ones are made of ground pork and vegetables
wrapped in bean curd sheets, deep-fried and served with sweet, sour
or spicy sauce; those in the street are seafood-based, usually made of
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fish meat and cuttlefish
Kudil - deep-fried pork skin
Kutsinta - steamed bahaw (boiled rice) with lye and brown sugar;
has a gelatinous consistency
Kwek kwek - see Quek quek
Lomi - noodle soup made with thick fresh egg noodles or lomi
Longganiza - pork sausage grilled or fried on a skewer
Lugaw - rice porridge or congee; varieties include arroz caldo
(with chicken and kasubha) and goto (with beef tripe)
Lumpia - spring rolls; varieties include lumpiang basa;
lumpiang hubad - fresh spring rolls wothout the wrapper;
lumpiang prito; lumpiang sariwa - fresh srping rolls;
lumpiang shanghai; lumpiang ubod; and turon
Mais - boiled sweet corn seasoned with salt, butter or margarine
Mais con yelo - sweet corn, milk and sugar topped with shaved ice
Mami - noodle soup
Manggang hilaw - green mango served with bagoong (shrimp
paste)
Mani - peanuts either boiled, roasted or deep-fried and seasoned
with garlic and salt
Maruya - banana fritters
Nilupak - mashed kamoteng kahoy (cassava) or kamote (sweet
potato) with brown sugar and served with butter or margarine
Palitaw - glutinous rice flour pancakes topped with grated young
coconut, sugar and roasted sesame seeds
Panara - deep-fried crab and grated green papaya empanda sold in
Pampanga during Christmas season
Pancit - noodles; varieties are batchoy (Iloilo) - see Batchoy;
batil patung (Tuguegarao) - local noodles topped with hot dogs,
chicharon, ground meat, fried egg, and vegetables; pancit bihon;
pancit canton - a kind of pancit guisado flavored with ginger and
soy sauce; pancit guisado, pancit habhab (Lucban) - sautéed
miki noodles served on and eaten straight from banana leaf sans
utensils; pancit lomi - see Lomi; pansit luglog (Pampanga and
Tagalog Region) - it has a distinct orange shrimp-achuete sauce and
is topped with chicharon, tinapa, wansoy and shrimp; pancit
malabon (Malabon) - made with thick rice noodles tossed in
shrimp-achuete oil topped with shelled oysters, squid rings, suaje or
hipong puti and wansoy; pancit molo (Iloilo) - clear chicken broth
with wonton, garlic and crushed chorizo; pancit palabok; pancit
puti (Manila); and pancit sotanghon among many others
Pandesal (also Pan de sal) - breakfast roll; rounded bread
Pares - translated as "pair," means the pairing of rice with beef;
beef pares is characterized by very tender meat, usually with a lot of
litid (ligaments)
Penoy - hard-boiled duck egg without fetus
Proven - hard portion of chicken entrails that is either marinated
and grilled, battered and fried or cooked adobo style
Pusit - squid grilled on skewer
Puto - steamed rice cake
Puto bumbong - purple glutinous rice snack cooked in a special
steamer
Quikiam - see Kikiam
Quek quek (also Toknanay) - hard boiled chicken eggs dipped in
orange batter and deep-fried; also used for quail eggs but some say
the correct term for the quail egg version is tokneneng; the balut
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version is sometimes referred to as hepalog
Sapin-sapin - layered glutinous rice and coconut milk cake usually
topped with grated coconut and latik (residue from coconut oil
extraction); different flavor per layer such as ube (purple yam),
macapuno (young coconut), kutsinta and langka (jackfruit)
Sinukmani - see Biko
Siomai - steamed pork dumplings
Siopao - steamed pork buns
Sisig - roasted pig's head, chicken liver, onions and chili, chopped
and flavored with calamansi served on a hot metal plate
Sorbetes (also Dirty ice cream) - street ice cream made with local
fruits and ingredients; common flavors include ube (purple yam),
mango, avocado, queso (cheese), chocolate, langka (jackfruit), buko
or macapuno (coconut); strawberry is common in Baguio City
Squid balls - balls made with squid or cuttlefish meat, deep fried
and served in skewers with a sweet, sour or spicy sauce
Suman - glutinous rice snack steamed in banana or coconut leaves;
varieties include binagol (Leyte) made with glutinous rice, gabi
(taro), coconut milk and chocolate; budbod sa kabog (Tanjay,
Negros Oriental) which uses millet instead of glutinous rice; Taho -
bean curd snack topped with arnibal (liquefied raw sugar similar to
molasses) and sago (tapioca balls)
Tenga ng baboy (also Walkman) - marinated pig's ears grilled on
skewers; see also Kudil
Toknanay - see Quek quek
Tokneneng - hard boiled quail eggs dipped in orange batter and
deep-fried; also called kwek kwek by others
Toknonong - see Hepalog
Tupig (also Itemtem) - glutinous rice, grated mature coconut,
coconut milk and molasses rolled in banana leaves and grilled;
varieties in Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte (Batac) and Isabela
Turon - saba (banana) with with sugar and sometimes langka
(jackfruit) wrapped in lumpia (spring roll) wrapper and deep-fried
Walkman - see Tenga ng Baboy
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War memorial in Metro Manila
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Since we got home quite late yesterday, I decided to go somewhere nearby
today. A lot of people do not know that there is an impressive Second World
War memorial near Makati Central Business District.
According to the American
Battle Monuments
Commission, "The Manila
American Cemetery and Memorial
in the Philippines occupies 152
acres on a prominent plateau,
visible at a distance from the east,
south and west. It contains the
largest number of graves of our
military dead of World War II, a
total of 17,202, most of whom lost their lives in operations in New Guinea
and the Philippines. The headstones are aligned in 11 plots forming a
generally circular pattern, set among masses of a wide variety of tropical
trees and shrubbery.
"The chapel, a white masonry building
enriched with sculpture and mosaic, stands
near the center of the cemetery. In front of it
on a wide terrace are two large hemicycles.
Twenty-five mosaic maps recall the
achievements of the American armed forces
in the Pacific, China, India and Burma. On
rectangular Trani limestone piers within
the hemicycles are inscribed the Tablets of
the Missing containing 36,285 names.
Rosettes mark the names of those since
recovered and identified. Carved in the
floors are the seals of the American states
and its territories. From the memorial and other points within the
cemetery there are impressive views over the lowlands to Laguna de Bay
and towards the distant mountains."
Designed by Gardener A. Dailey of San
Francisco, the cemetery and memorial is
located in the Fort Bonifacio Global City,
Taguig City and is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
everyday except on December 25 and
January 1. To read more about the place,
download the brochure here.
I hope the Libingan ng mga Bayani was as
elegantly designed and lay-outed as this one.
The grounds are well-maintained and the
grass is perfectly green even during the
summer!
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Monday, March 19, 2007
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Lunch with Claude Tayag in Bale Dutung, Pampanga fancy. And the occasional
self-indulgent essay.
Immediately following our trip to Charley's in Batangas, there were calls for a follow-up foodie trip to
Claude Tayag's house (and Anton had been telling me about lunch in Claude's house for a few months
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Vieux Chalet, Antipolo
Healthy Shabu-Shabu,
Podium Mandaluyong
Paloma, Shangri-la Mall,
Mandaluyong
Good Earth Roasts,
Rockwell, Makati
Bale Dutung, Pampanga
BOOKS:
2007 in Books
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The Undomestic Goddess by
Sophie Kinsella
Prep: A Novel by Curtis
Sittenfeld
Veronica by Mary Gaitskill
Special Topics in Calamity
Physics by Marisha Pessl
MOVIES:
2007 in Movies
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
A table set for 22.
Children of Men (2006)
Babel (2006)
christine was organized enough to arrange for her company's coaster to shuttle 22 hungry people across
The Queen (2006)
the north expressway (and spanx handled coordination with Claude). It was great fun, in lieu of 5 or 6
The Good Shepherd (2006)
separate vehicles convoying with some parties possibly getting lost or left behind, we were able to
The History Boys (2006)
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spend the two hour ride chatting away, a field trip of sorts for adults. MUSIC:
2007 in Music
For the following menu of authentic Pampangueno cuisine, Claude (pronounced "cloud") charges Peter Bjorn and John,
P1800 a head: Writer's block
Field Music, Tones of Town
Kapampangan Sushi - taba ng talangka maki with kamias, piniriting hito at balaw-balaw (fried
Do Make Say Think, You,
catfish with fermented rice and shrimp), pindang damulag (carabeef meat)
You're a History in Rush
Ensaladaang Pako at Lumpiang Ubod (fiddlehead fern salad with vinaigrette dressing and fried
The Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
spring roll of palm heart)
!!!, Myth Takes
Inasal na Pugo, Maruyang Patatas at Kabute (grilled quail with sweet potatoes and carrots)
Paella Laman Dagat (Spanish paella with seafood) r e c e n t p o s ts
Paradiso - haleyang ube, makapuno at kamote sa krema ng gatas kalabaw (purple yam, sweet
Lunch with Claude Tayag in
coconut and yellow yam in sweetened carabao's milk)
Bale Dutung, Pampanga
With San Mig Light, buko juice, iced tea, soft drinks
Good Earth Roasts in
Rockwell, Makati
On Pork
Why You Comment on Blogs
Paloma, Shangri-la Mall,
Mandaluyong
Do Make Say Think
Travel and Save the World
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Yummy, Food, Appetite
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Healthy Shabu-Shabu,
Podium Mandaluyong
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The paella was a favorite.
I liked everything he served - the unique sushi creations, the tasty quail I devoured to the bone, the
aromatic seafood paella with huge fresh prawns and mussels, and the custard dessert that was dressed
up to look like a serving of raclette. It was a very pleasant afternoon of slow eating and long leisurely
conversations, followed by Claude showing us around the house that took him 10 years to design and
build himself. Before you leave you can purchase a copy of his book Food Tour: A Culinary Journal
(also available for P550 in your local bookstore), as well as bottles of sinamak, pesto, balaw balaw.
We were on the road by 5pm, with a few more stops on the way home:
Susie's for tibok-tibok or cooked carabao's milk with lemon rind, and other kakanin
Rosing's for candies; Claude had served some of her candies in his house so I grabbed a few
boxes when I spotted the store
Margarita Station, which looks like it forgot that we're not in the 80s anymore, for jumbo fruity
cocktails and weary old American soldiers by the bar
Bohemia for loaves of rye bread
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Margarita Station is the bar that time forgot.
And we finally arrived in Manila by 930pm, tired, with tummies full. And a bit of a headache from
watching two and a half hours of this awful TV show Point Pleasant that was playing on the coaster's
DVD player.
Related posts:
Bale Ball by Spanx
Food tripping to Bale Dutung by Anne Castro
Bale Dutung - a food trip by christine
Eat memories by Mila
Claude Tayag's Bale Dutung by Anton
Bale Dutung is in Villa Gloria Subdivision, Angeles City, Pampanga. You can contact Claude Tayag at
+63917 5355163 or claudetayag@digitelone.com.
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Sunday, March 18, 2007
Good Earth Roasts in Rockwell, Makati
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I blinked and almost missed it ... I hadn't been to Rockwell in a while so I was surprised when I went
there last week to find a whole structure of new restaurants had risen right outside the Power Plant
mall housing branches of Pancake House, UCC Cafe, Cantinetta, Starbucks and Good Earth Roasts.
They're building a new residential building (?) where Starbucks and Santis used to be so they relocated
existing restaurants and added a few more new ones a few meters away.
With Good Earth Roasts you can expect cheap drinks, inexpensive eats, and minimal service. It's a
semi-self service set-up with diners having to place their orders and payments in the counter, and the
waiters delivering the food to your table. They have some convoluted system of figuring out which
tables to deliver orders to because they seem to refuse to use a "number" system (i.e. they don't hand
out tabletop numbers so waiters know where things are supposed to be sent).
End result was missing and / or misdelivered orders. I'm not sure if it's because they were new, but
things were a little chaotic when we were there last Friday night. Their listed phone number wasn't
working so I couldn't make a reservation, they weren't issuing receipts (they did give official receipts
upon specific request), and they misplaced their cocktail menu so the lady at the counter would have to
grudgingly (!) dictate their list of available cocktails from memory.
Dodgy service aside, there are things to like about this place. Food and drinks are inexpensive but good
--- P50 for 4 pieces of siomai, P350 for platters of roasted meat, P168 for cocktails that come in a
sizable jars, P30 for beer. And the al fresco setup with stools and little round plastic tables lends itself
to more informal dining in otherwise posh and high-end rockwell (one could probably come here in
shorts and flip-flops and not feel out-of-place).
Good Earth Roasts is at Rockwell, Makati. Call them (if you can) at +632 728 2124.
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On Pork
(Apologies to pork lovers!) I read this heart-wrenching
column in the New York Times about the ill treatment given
to pigs that are raised as food. After reading the column, my
brother says he'll be giving up pork for sure. Of course he also
said that when we were driving to Anilao once and saw a
truck with uncomfortably crowded pigs, but ended up with
liempo on his plate come lunch.
I told my mum we should try and reduce our pork
consumption at hmoe, just because my heart bleeds for these
intelligent creatures that spend their lives in misery and
depression. The NY Times columnist writes, "As a cattle
rancher, I am comfortable raising animals for human
consumption, but they should not be made to suffer. Because
we ask the ultimate sacrifice of these creatures, it is incumbent on us to ensure that they have decent
lives. Let us view the elimination of gestation crates as just a small first step in the right direction."
Avoiding pork is not that difficult, I became aware of my pork consumption when I befriended that
didn't eat pork for religious reasons. Every time we'd be out together, I'd make a conscious effort to
avoid pizzas and pasta dishes with sausages, sisig in Filipino restaurants, and chicharon in all its forms.
Labels: Food, News
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Friday, March 16, 2007
Why You Comment on Blogs
Freakonomics, one of my favorite blogs, posted a question to their readers yesterday --- if they get tens
of thousands of readers a month why don't more of them comment? I feel the same way sometimes. I
put up this blog mostly for my friends and family, but have met some other amazingly interesting
people with similar interests along the last four years. But I do wonder, if my stats show that I get
thousands of unique hits a month, why do I get only a dozen or so folks leaving me comments? The
folks at Freakonomics have the following to say on blogs and commenters:
1. A great many of you don’t want to comment unless you have something original and
worthwhile to say.
2. Some of you said that you tend to comment on blogs where the blogger writes back in the
comments section — which we typically don’t.
3. A lot of you read this blog on Google Reader, e.g., which means you probably don’t even see the
comments.
4. Many of you think that you don’t write or think well enough to comment on a blog like this. I
think you are so wrong.
5. Above all, I learned that you, the people who read this blog, are amazing!
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Paloma, Shangri-la Mall, Mandaluyong
Paloma is a semi-new tapas bar in The Ledge, that row of tiny and always-full restaurants on the 6th
floor of Shangri-la Mall (beside Cyma, Sumo Sam, Tender Bob's). We ordered up a storm, and there
were some hits and some misses. But service was notably quick qnd efficient, something I wouldn't
have expected from such a new restaurant. And they were able to seat us fairly quickly in the middle of
the lunchtime rush.
Loved the paella paloma (!), manchego cheese triangles, gambas al ajillo and caramel cheesecake
(made with real cream cheese).
Didn't really like the cochinillo (too chewy, the horror), boquerones (not fresh and bitey enough), and
churros (too bread-like).
I might visit again if I was already in Shangri-la Mall area (and Cyma was full). But I still prefer Casa
Armas for Spanish food, pricier but more consistent with their quality.
Boquerones in Olive Oil (Php 120)
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Manchego Cheese Triangles (Php 165)
Gambas al Ajillo (Php 155)
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Cochinillo de Espana (Php 650 for sharing)
Paella Paloma (Php 495) served with lobster tails, jamon serrano, squid and sausage
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Caramel Cheesecake (Php 145)
Paloma is at the 6/F of Shangri-la Mall, Mandaluyong City.
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Monday, March 12, 2007
Do Make Say Think
Due to a delivery mix-up I ended up with a free copy of the Lonely Planet's Bluelist --- their list of the
best travel opportunities in 2007 (and it came with a copy of the 2006 Bluelist as well). Lots of great
lists and trends to look out for. The year has been strange though --- no time to read, much less plan a
trip. I've only read one real book this year (quite a sorry track record) ... it was a wonderful book but
much less than the book a week I had envisioned for this year.
Still, it's always nice to plan to plan. After gathering survey forms from 33,000 respondents from 170
countries around the world Lonely Planet came up with the following list of 11 hot destinations for
2007.
Australia
New Zealand
USA
Italy
Thailand
Britain
Canada
France
China
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Greece
India
If only the Philippines would show up on these lists one of these days ...this could take a while though
because even local tourists find it difficult to get around the less popular spots in the country.
Personally, I think it would be great if I could visit a new country or two this year. But I'd also be
perfectly happy to just see more of the Philippines, in support of local tourism ... even though holidays
to popular spots like Boracay and Palawan can end up being more expensive than a weekend jaunt to
Hong Kong, Bangkok or Kota Kinabalu. There are a lot of new places I'd like to see this summer:
Donsol, Apo Reef, Bohol.
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Travel and Save the World
The Fast Company blog puts forward 14 travel ideas for the socially conscious:
Preserve Indigenous Music in Ecuador
Observing the Desert Elephants of Nambia
Conserve an Architectural Treasure in Italy
Build Homes in Mongolia
Maintain Trails in Maine
Teach Science in Kosovo
Researching Whales in the Cook Islands
Preserve Archeology Sites in Albania
Teach Art in Bolivia
Hunt for Caterpillars in Louisiana
Support an Indigenous Woman's Group in Mexico
Reduce Disaster Vulnerability in India
Study Penguins in South Africa
Help Young People in Guatemala Tell Their Stories
I've actually been on an Earthwatch expedition (Earthwatch is the group that sponsors the research
trips listed above on elephants and butterflies). A few years ago I was fortunate enough to study green
turtles in Malaysia. It was a great experience, but if I were to go again I'd prefer to go on a trip that
would require a bit of scuba diving and was a bit more remote --- somewhere I wouldn't normally visit
on a regular day.
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Of course it would make most sense to help people out in my own country, and we have a spattering of
good volunteer networks to choose from. There's Hands On Manila, the local chapter of the World
Wildlife Fund, and Gawad Kalinga (if you know of any other good ones, leave me a comment).
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Thursday, March 08, 2007
On Local Food Magazines: Yummy, Food, Appetite
Yummy Magazine is out on the stands! The entire magazine is every bit as good looking as the preview
paegs on their website suggest. And after going through the first issue, I think it's great that their
recipes are really easy to follow, with step-by-step photos for some recipes. My only beef is that all the
recipes are a little bit TOO easy, with nary a mix of a kitchen challenge. Now allow me to explain that
strange statement --- I don't really have time to cook that often and thus my kitchen experiments are
limited to special occasions when I have time to pore over cookbooks, find recipes from all over, and
spend an entire afternoon in the kitchen. If I'm going to cook, I like to have at least a dish or two that
took some blood, sweat and tears.
Comparing the contents of food magazines out this March:
1. Yummy (Php 95) by Summit - Again, the name is a bit too tweetums for me, but they have a great
eye catching hot pink cover this month. They concentrate mostly on easy-to-do recipes for busy folks.
Overall a nice mix of practical recipes with a sprinkling of interesting food-related features. Among
their articles in this month's issue:
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a few simple recipes from Cibo, Tokyo Cafe, Chocolate Kiss Cafe, Cheesecake Etc, The Coffee
Bean and Tea Leaf
a series of salad recipes
a series of recipes that make good use of garlic
recommended Boracay eats
a listing of fantastic chocolate cakes in Metro Manila
on the Saturday Salcedo Market
2. Food (Php 95) by ABS CBN - I've been a longtime reader of Food, but have always (and still do)
disliked their 80s-style layout, extra large fonts and grainy photos. But I've continued to read them
because there are good recipes from time to time (that make use of locally available ingrendients) and
every now and then I'll stumble across an interesting article. As a general rule I'll buy an issue if they
have a cover recipe that interests me. A sampling of articles in their March issue:
the real deal on caffeine
quicker ways to roast a chicken
preserve summer fruits by turning them into jams
homemade treats for a graduation party
Visayan makeovers of traditional delicacies
a feature on Pattaya (this is one of those articles that make me feel like they wrote about it
simply because some journalists were sent on a media junket, and not really because the article
has anything to do with the rest of the magazine)
Ricky Reyes on throwing parties in his home
a directory of hotel buffets for lunch and dinner
3. Appetite (P125) by Mega Publishing - This is a "lifestyle food magazine" and not really a food
magazine so don't expect too many recipes here. Just loads of articles on all things related to food.
Some good articles, but also lots of stuff I could probably read about in the weekly food sections of the
newspapers. For example:
a list of cookbooks to buy for your lover on Valentine's Day
interview with Sonja Ocampo of Sonja's Cupcakes
recipes from 4 Cantonese chefs for Chinese New Year
interviews with a wakeboarding couple (go figure)
feature on the General Manager of Cebu City's Marriot
a history of noodles
feature on the restaurant Guava in Serendra
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Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Built for Speed, but Looking for Love
I read about this super oven in The New York Times today. Souffles in 2
minutes? Roasted chickens in 14 minutes? An iPod-like click-wheel
panel? I'm thinking it would be a pain to convert conventional recipes
into Turbo-Chef ready masterpieces and it's unlikely they'll be able to
service these in the Philippines ... but my reptilian mind makes me want
one anyway! And for the pretty price of $7,895 you get a Turbo Chef and
regular conventional oven in one.
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Monday, March 05, 2007
Healthy Shabu-Shabu, Podium Mandaluyong
I'm not a huge fan of shabu-shabu restaurants because I always hated the way you would smell like a
poorly ventilated kitchen post-meal. But it being resolution season and all (March still counts as the
new year) the "healthy" in Healthy Shabu Shabu's name was calling out to me. We each had our own
hot pot to cook different veggies, meats and fish, and a small bowl of seasoning for the generally bland
cooked bits that would emerge from the broth. The food wasn't great (although of course one could
blame one's own poor cooking skills for that), but experiential dining does has an aspect of fun to it.
Expect to spend P400 to P600 per person. My overall take is that serious shabu-shabu diners are better
off with the probably less healthy but more varied spread of Tong Yang Hotpot and Grill along Jupiter.
Why would anyone pay to eat out, just to end up cooking their food themselves? Who knows, but I
always thought it was fun, and it happens often enough. When my family used to visit Hong Kong every
other year, a favorite was no frills Korean resto Arirang, which enjoyed a short stint as a high-end
establishment in St Francis Square in the 90s. You had your own tabletop grill for cooking raw pieces of
bulgogi, and I must have been too young to care how I smelled after the meal.
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Veggies ready for dunking in the broth.
Raw lamb waiting to be cooked.
You can find Healthy Shabu-shabu branches at:
SM Mall of Asia, 2F Entertainment Center
SM City North EDSA, 3F SM Annex 3
The Podium, Mandaluyong
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PSHS-SMC Graduates on the Bureau of Immigration Watchlist
March 8th, 2007 at 11:50 pm (Human Rights)
A few weeks ago, a graduate of the Philippine Science High School - Southern Mindanao Campus (PSHS -
SMC) was barred from leaving the country. The reason? Apparently, all 819 graduates of the PSHS-SMC are
on the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) watchlist. Allegedly, this is the school’s way of knowing
if the graduates complied with their contract that they should take a science or engineering course. This is a
clear violation of the graduates’ human rights.
The rationale of possibly “trapping” or “catching” those who have not complied with their contractual
obligation is unacceptable. Why bother all PSHS-SMC graduates with the hassle of procuring a letter from the
school just to lift the travel ban? This is a clear case of assuming guilt. Every PSHS-SMC graduate is assumed
to be guilty of not complying with their contractual obligation unless they clear themselves.
Article III Section 1 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution states that
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any
person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Moreover, Section 2 of RA 8239 or the Philippine Passport Act of 1996 reiterates that
“The people’s constitutional right to travel is inviolable…. The right to travel may be impaired
only when national security, public safety, or public health requires.
Thus, it is only imperative that all 819 graduates of the PSHS-SMC be removed from the BI watchlist.
There is currently an online signature drive regarding the matter, please sign here if you are a PSHS-SMC
graduate.
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Full Text of the Melo Report
February 25th, 2007 at 10:37 pm (National Politics, Military Affairs, Human Rights)
The full text of the Report of the Independent Commission to Adress Media and and Activist Killings created
under Administrative Order 157 can now be read and/or downloaded here.
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The Legislative Department according to the 1987 Philippine
Constitution
February 20th, 2007 at 1:04 am (General, National Politics, Election 2007)
Here’s something to ponder on while choosing who to vote on May 2007:
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THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
ARTICLE VI
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 1. The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a
Senate and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on
initiative and referendum.
Section 2. The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at large by the qualified
voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law.
Section 3.
No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the
election, is at least thirty-five years of age, able to read and write, a registered voter, and a resident of
the Philippines for not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election.
Section 4. The term of office of the Senators shall be six years and shall commence, unless otherwise provided
by law, at noon on the thirtieth day of June next following their election. No Senator shall serve for more than
two consecutive terms. Voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of time shall not be considered as
an interruption in the continuity of his service for the full term of which he was elected.
Section 5. (1) The House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two hundred and fifty
members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected from legislative districts apportioned among the
provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of their respective
inhabitants, and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be
elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or organizations.
(2)
The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives
including those under the party list. For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this
Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as provided by
law, by selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities,
women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except the religious sector.
(3) Each legislative district shall comprise, as far as practicable, contiguous, compact, and adjacent territory.
Each city with a population of at least two hundred fifty thousand, or each province, shall have at least one
representative.
(4) Within three years following the return of every census, the Congress shall make a reapportionment of
legislative districts based on the standards provided in this section.
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Desperate!
February 6th, 2007 at 12:03 am (General, Election 2007)
What a joke!!! The administration must really, really, really be desperate. After testing the water if desperate
wannabe politician Richard Gomez can be an administration senatorial candidate, they are now fielding
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Senator Lito Lapid as Makati mayoral candidate against incumbent Mayor Jejomar Binay. The upcoming
elections is quickly going the direction of a badly-made comedy movie, that’s not funny at all. What’s next???
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Dear Richard Gomez…
February 2nd, 2007 at 1:19 am (General, Election 2007)
ASAN ANG IYONG PANININDIGAN?
After all your hullabaloo declaring Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as a fake president, you are now running for
Senator with the administration’s coalition. After this desperate move, do you still expect people to respect
and believe in you?
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Political Ads
January 29th, 2007 at 9:52 pm (General, Media, Election 2007)
This early, TV viewers are already being barraged with stupid, self-glorifying political ads from so-called
“senatoriables”. And it’s goddamn irritating. If these people really did their jobs well, I don’t think they really
have to pay hundreds of thousands of pesos to promote themselves.
Isn’t it illegal to start campaigning when the campaign period hasn’t officially started?
Paging COMELEC Commissioners, DO YOUR JOB!!!
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A Few Days of Peace Left
January 11th, 2007 at 8:42 pm (General, National Politics, Election 2007)
In a few days, the entire country will be barraged with promises, rhetoric and insults. Campaign for local and
senatorial positions will commence, and so will the self-praise and mudslinging. Let us all enjoy these few
days of peace and quiet left before our senses are assaulted with slogans, jingles and ads.
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Decorum
December 6th, 2006 at 9:05 pm (General, National Politics)
When we were in grade school and high school, we were taught good morals and right conduct (GMRC). In
college, we were taught ethics. But why is it that our “distinguished” legislators in the House of
Representatives does not seem to know the meaning of the word decorum?
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Keith Olberman shares
September 28th, 2006 at 5:25 am (International Politics, Media, Writable Writes)
Keith Olberman of NBC comments on Bill Clinton’s Fox News interview:
Bill Clinton did what almost none of us have done in five years.
He has spoken the truth about 9/11, and the current presidential administration.
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A Troubling Filipino Textbook for College Freshmen
September 8th, 2006 at 7:14 am (General, Education)
I recently had the misfortune of stumbling upon a Filipino Textbook for College Freshmen which endlessly
bothered me. Its title alone, is enough to make you wonder what is happening to the state of our education
system and, more importantly, our national language. The book is entitled “FILIPINO 1 AKADEMIKONG
FILIPINO TUNGO SA EFEKTIV NA KOMUNIKASYON.” On the cover there’s a sign that proudly
boasts that it’s “CHED Compliant.” The authors of the book are Rolando A. Bernales, Glecy A. Atienza,
Vivencio M. Talegon, Jr., Amelita P. Achas, Luvismin D. Danao, Elizabeth A. Joson, Petra s. Ornos, Stanley
G. Rovira, and Tessie s. Suguran.
The book seems to be an English book, only Filipinized. It uses words such as “varayti,” “varyasyon,”
“perspektiv,” “definisyon,” and “morfoloji,” among others. In fact, section 1.5.3 on page 67 is entitled as
“2001 Revisyon ng Alfabeto at Patnubay sa Ispeling ng Wikang Filipino: Mga Tuntunin.” What really
bothered me about the book is how it seems to perpetuate an English-based Filipino language. Yes, times are
changing and language is supposed to be dynamic. But it does not have to be lazy, or lousy.
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in traffic and attention. Even people in school are congratulating me. I still
find it sort of weird, being recognized for an online journal.
My group mates and I finally finished editing and re-editing our
documentary for documentary class this morning. We’ve been at it for two
almost-sleepless nights here at my room. It’s really no good if you start
shooting a documentary without a detailed outline or even an edit log. We
ended up with hours and hours and hours of footage that we (actually, I)
had to sift through and sort out and trim into a ten minute documentary with
a coherent story. Whew, we pulled it off nonetheless. I’ll upload the
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It seemed quite weird, especially for the candidates like me who lost, but
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our college party held a small thanksgiving and victory gathering yesterday
at the Film Department lobby. What’s more weird, we even invited our aaronroselo
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After our small salu-salo in Mass Comm, we proceeded to Vinzons Hall to
join other STAND-UP members for the university-wide party’s
post-election gathering. The party’s local chapters each had a presentation.
We in STAND-UP CMC sang our election theme song. And suddenly, I am
reminded of the night we spent at Marian’s place rehearsing Carlos’ and
Tiffie’s composition which ultimately became our local party song. After
the gathering in Vinzons, some of us proceeded to a pseudo-evening pool
party hosted by Yani somewhere along Timog Avenue.
I miss my slate and our afternoon and evening sessions, and overnight
sleepovers.
[Other photos are here]
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Re-orient me please
Posted on 03.16.07 by Bikoy @ 9:53 am
I still feel disoriented. For the past month or so, my routine has been
irregular, what with my neophyte phase, and then the weeks-long election
season. Now, everything seems weird to me. No more student council
work, no more ‘initiation sessions’, no more elections. Everything’s ‘back
to normal’ and yet I’m still heavily hung up from all the irregularities that
have happened. I’m not even used to being online all the time anymore.
I’ve been trying and I’ve been getting back into my ‘old routine’ the past
days. There’s just less than two weeks of school days left however, so it’s
not really getting back to a regular routine because these weeks are hell
weeks. It also doesn’t help that I’ve given up and missed a lot of things,
most are academic, the past month because of my extra-curricular and
political preoccupations.
Last Monday, I was able to attend assemblies of my two orgs in Mass
Comm. My attendance reminds me that I have to reorient myself with the
busy org life I once had in my first and second year in college. Those were
preoccupations I felt fulfillment and happiness in (eghck, but true). [Photos
are here]
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Last Wednesday, I attended one of UP MCO’s regular entertainment quiz
shows at the college’s parking lot. This one’s focused on Korean
entertainment trivia. I wasn’t able to take part much, if at all, with the
planning and preparations, so I simply tried to make up for it by taking part
in documenting the event. [Photos are here]
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Nevertheless, right now I still feel weird. I shouldn’t let myself be left
alone. I should leave the house in a while and find someone to hang out
with in school.
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Film student pala ako
Posted on 03.14.07 by Bikoy @ 9:32 am
Last last weekend, my Film 114 groupmates and I shot our final project for
the class. It had been quite some time since I took part in a shoot. It was the
weekend before the elections and honestly for the longest time then, I
barely felt like I was a film student after all.
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It doesn’t end here
Posted on 03.13.07 by Bikoy @ 10:23 am
I’ve been feeling quite disoriented and lost the past few days after losing
the elections. I’m not depressed, really. I just never realized how lost it
would make me feel.
See, for the past three years, I’ve gotten myself very busy with org work
and student council activities. First year pa lang, I joined two organizations
in Mass Comm and immersed myself in org life. The next year, I became an
officer in both orgs. The next year, I got myself into the college’s student
council. Now, I feel lost in a college I’m so attached to. I don’t know what
to do now. I’m unsure what role I’ll play. I know there will be things in
store for me. Perhaps I just didn’t prepare myself well enough about the
prospect of losing that’s why I’m currently disoriented. Perhaps it’s time
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for me to go back to my orgs and my friends whom I’ve missed very much,
and/or get myself busy with non-election STAND-UP work, and/or simply
immerse myself in academic stuff and go home after my classes (LOL). I
don’t know. Come what may.
By the way, I honestly wasn’t expecting the flood of comments my past
two blog entries have been receiving. I’m very thankful for my friends and
blog readers who’ve showed me how much they care. Naiiyak ako hindi
dahil masakit sa akin matalo, pero nata-touch ako sa mga pinagsasabi n’yo
from the night the election results came out. Mahal ko kayo.
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If you simply planned ahead
Posted on 03.09.07 by Bikoy @ 8:27 am
Don’t worry guys, I’m okay. I simply don’t have enough time to blog these
days or even show up often in Mass Comm, for reasons I might tell some
other time. I’ll write my realizations and other such catharsis this weekend.
I would like to congratulate my co-candidates in STAND-UP, seven of
whom won in the CMC Student Council elections. Martha Teodoro as
Vice-Chairperson, Marian Santos as Treasurer, Ruth Miguel as Broadcast
Communication Representative. Airah Cadiogan as Communication
Research Representative, Tope Canela as Film Representative, and Jem
Garcia & Carlos Maningat as Journalism Representatives. I will really
miss working with you guys. I’m sure you’ll all do well.
Thank you to all who supported STAND-UP and our candidates in Mass
Comm, to friends and supporters who have been present before and after
the elections. I sincerely appreciate all the love and support.
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It’s now up to you
Posted on 03.04.07 by Bikoy @ 10:43 pm
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Campaign period is almost over. In a way, it will be a relief. But I will
surely miss all the stressful days and nights I spent with my co-candidates
in STAND-UP CMC. It will be a great privilege and pleasure to work with
them in the student council, if ever we get elected. I’m obviously and
honestly hoping that we all do.
We spent the entire weekend before the campaign period (that’s two weeks
ago) at our house, training and drafting our detailed general program of
action. Then every afternoon till evening of every campaign day, we all sit
down together and assess and talk about all sorts of stuff. It’s an everyday
bonding thing. Last weekend, we slept over at Marian’s place in
Guadalupe, Makati. It was a whole day till almost-dawn training slash
bonding session. The slate also spent the entire night till morning before the
college miting de avance at our house.
I will also miss working with our campaign managers, field operators and
other campaign team members. Thank you, thank you.
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Hindi ka nag-iisa
Posted on 02.28.07 by Bikoy @ 10:29 pm
There are just a few campaign days left, and I’m honestly looking forward
to election day, as we can all stop this exhausting endeavor of convincing
people to vote for you and your party against a full slate opposition.
Last Monday, as the two aspirants for chairperson in Mass Comm, Karol
and I were interviewed together over DZUP. He was as jolly as he usually
is. It’s laughable how some people seriously pit us against each other. We
never had bad moments with each other even as members of the incumbent
student council, even when we were debating on our positions regarding
the tuition increase proposal a few months ago. All’s well (or so I’d like to
believe).
Anyway, as the program progressed, one of the main differences between
Karol and I are exposed. As expected, Karol and his party, ISA, finally
admits that they are for tuition fee increase, while we in STAND-UP are,
from the beginning, against its approval. To people who’ve been asking
what’s the different between the two parties, perhaps that can serve as a
factor on how they will decide next Tuesday. Are we not afraid of losing
votes because of our position? Honestly, no. This is our stand, and we are
being honest and unpretentious about it. We lay out all our cards in
campaign, and if a fellow Mass Comm student firmly believes otherwise,
then due respect is given. We will not compromise these positions during
election campaign to simply garner votes.
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STAND-UP.
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Sama-samang manindigan
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Many of the STAND-UP candidates in the student council elections,
including Mikas and I, went to the youth sector mobilization yesterday. It
was a demonstration similar to the youth sector rally a few weeks ago. This
rally was scheduled towards the end of February because it is during these
times when school administrations across the country conduct
‘consultations’ regarding tuition hikes for the next academic year.
This time there were also more representatives from different schools and
universities across Metro Manila from the University of the East in Manila
and Caloocan, University of Santo Tomas, Far Eastern University, Centro
Escolar University, University of the Philippines in Manila and Diliman,
De La Salle Araneta University, Mapua Institute of Technology, Philippine
Christian University, Philippine Normal University and Polytechnic
University of the Philippines.
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I am unsure how many UP Mass Comm students get to see this but that was
obviously a small gesture of campaigning. Just as we’ve been harping in all
our room to room campaigns, we do not view the issues and struggles in
our college as isolated problems that we can solve by patchworking or by
socialized tuition hikes. We view and try to solve them in congruence and
as part of a larger education situation in the country.
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Posted on 02.23.07 by Bikoy @ 7:12 am
There are relatively few classes and students in Mass Comm during
Wednesdays, which makes it a small breather among the days of the week
in campaign. I nevertheless did not campaign in the morning because my
groupmates in documentary film class and I went to Sampaloc, Manila to
shoot footages for our documentary.
Along Gen. Geronimo St., in Sampaloc is a long row and community of
cardboard and umbrella shanties. The community is called ‘Maisan’
because many of the residents of the community are ambulant vendors of
corn who sell them in various streets in different parts of Metro Manila.
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The setting and its novelty is not really the main subject of our
documentary, but the problems and struggles of the community and its
individual residents in the context of a larger national problem and in the
context of an upcoming national elections. Wah, ang lalim, and admittedly
medyo gasgas na. Let’s see what we can come up with our footage.
I had to go back to UP that afternoon to attend our slate’s photo shoot and
also, to campaign in the afternoon classes.
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To another week of campaign
Posted on 02.23.07 by Bikoy @ 12:23 am
I’m overwhelmed sometimes. Running during last year’s Mass Comm
student council elections wasn’t this hectic. Most of us in the slate,
including Marella and I for Film Department Representatives, were running
unopposed. There was very little pressure that time. This year is a lot
different. Our party is running with a full-slate opposition, which as I’ve
mentioned in a previous entry, is similarly determined to win the elections.
[These pictures were taken from our makeshift campaign booth during the afternoon
of the first day of campaign period]
I actually just got home a few hours ago from a mini-mudslinging training
workshop. My next class is in seven hours. I still have a term paper to write
and a Spanish dialogue to memorize. And I haven’t slept. I need something
(or someone) to keep me going.
I know I’m not supposed to show weaknesses during campaign. I don’t
actually know how many students from Mass Comm read my blog, but…
admittedly and with all humility, nakakapagod talaga ‘to. Sometimes I want
to recluse and recollect myself before facing fellow students and subjecting
myself to their scrutiny. Sometimes I don’t want to smile anymore because
I’m exhausted, but I have to because individuals really do vote partly on
personalities and packaging. I simply want to impart what we want to do as
a party and as individuals, it sucks that we have to be partly ‘trapo’ in order
to convince everyone that we are actually sincere in our platform and other
such objectives. And if that is what it takes, then we shall continue doing
this. Here’s to another week of campaigning!
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Ericsson SI Campus Batch 2007
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Posted by Fritz @ 07:18 PM
We just came from 6 days of SI Campus training. It was like living inside Big Brother’s House. We worked, studied,
lived and had fun within the confines of the campus.
It was very challenging as we had to work/study even until 2AM for some of the case studies. But at the end of the
training, it was all worth it.
Here we are ready to face our challenges both in work and life!
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Irwanto, Teck Fook Suan, Christian Angkasa
2nd Row: Chris Ng, Chooi Mey Kwan, Fritz Mesedilla, Andy Liao, Van Emil Alejandro, Dino Faustino, Gabriel
Payawal, Jesper Raflores
3rd Row: Eric Tinker, Samir Parikh, Lars Dahlberg
Bernice San Pedro and Ric Acuna left early on our last day.
More photos to come…
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Jing Gong (JG) M4 S-System
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Posted by Fritz @ 07:22 PM
My colleagues in Ericsson and I bought new guns… The Jing Gong (JG) M4 S-System!
The estimated out-of-the-box FPS is 415-420FPS. When my colleagues did a chrono on their newly bought guns, it
registered 418FPS on average while some guns even went up to 480FPS.
I wasn’t able to chrono my own gun since I was in a hurry to leave. But they estimated mine to be roughly around
418FPS as well.
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I did some target shooting on the rooftop of my pad and I was really surprised. The sound was similar to high-end
AEGs (Automatic Electric Guns).
The trajectory was not impressive at first rounds of bullets. It was scattered with BBs flying all around. However,
after several rounds (Approx. 800 bullets) and a few adjustments on the hop-up, the trajectory and target spread
became quite impressive. It had around 3-4 inches diameter target spread on a 20~25 meters distance. This was quite
normal for new AEGs as the hop-up and the silicone oil was also adjusting.
This gun is so much heavier than my trusty Jing Gong (JG) A47-Beta Spetsnaz (Ak-47). The M4 S-System has metal
rail system as part of stock.
I like the M4 S-System for our usual Jungle Scenarios. However, for CQB scenarios, I won’t be able to use the M4
S-System as it might fail the bottom-can test and bore a hole on the can. I will need to use my Spetsnaz. It only dents
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the bottom of the soda can.
Overall, I’m very satisfied with my new M4 S-System. However, I’ll update this post once I get to use it in combat
this Saturday.
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Thu 22-Feb-2007
Hugh Grant & Haley Bennett - Way Back Into Love
Filed under: Music, Thoughts
Posted by Fritz @ 05:31 PM
Way Back Into Love by Hugh Grant & Haley Bennett
I’ve been living with a shadow overhead
I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I’ve been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can’t seem to move on
I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need ‘em again someday
I’ve been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs
I know that it’s out there
There’s got to be something for my soul somewhere
I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I’m open to your suggestions
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I’m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end
There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation
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All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I’ll be there for you in the end
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Tue 13-Feb-2007
Mobile Assault Rangers - Team Ericsson
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Posted by Fritz @ 08:00 PM
Team Ericsson… Mobile Assault Rangers (MAR)…
Spot the rangers… clue… one is on his stomach… there are at least 7 rangers in this photo…
Other photos…
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Fri 02-Feb-2007
Jing Gong (JG) A47-Beta Spetsnaz (AK47)
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Posted by Fritz @ 04:46 PM
I bought my Spetsnaz a couple of days after my first game of airsoft. I can’t help it. It’s so addicting.
I only bought a JG so that the price won’t be too high. I plan to upgrade it anyway.
And last week, I upgraded my spetsnaz to SP120. I was planning on SP130 but the store highly discouraged it. Now
as I was upgrading the gearbox, the spring guide suddenly flew out of my hand. As I picked it up, I noticed, the
important piece of the spring guide was cracked. Thus, I had to purchase a new spring guide. But it was worth it, the
new spring guide was metal and had bearing support.
Now I have bought a new customized set of batteries. I never thought I’d customize batteries. But I did so it would
fit my gun. Man, the rate of fire and the distance of the bullet was amazing!
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Airsoft Team Ericsson
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Posted by fritz-mobile @ 01:25 PM
Ericsson just came from a grueling game of airsoft. I was there to try the game before I buy my own equipment. We
were oblivious to the hot sun as we wore thick clothing to protect ourselves.
In my first game, I took out 1 enemy while the rest of my team took out the other enemies! But in my second game, I
was hit while trying to be invincible and I charged the bunker of the enemy head-on! Nevertheless, it was all worth
it! It was fun! There was team work and cooperation from everyone!
Thank you to Peter and Carlo for lending me their gear! It was a great experience!
Go Team Ericsson!
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Thu 11-Jan-2007
Dimaunahan Family
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Posted by Fritz @ 06:29 PM
This is my friend’s family! Aren’t they cute? They’re a nice example of a very loving family!
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Shiena, Andre, and Adrian having fun.
Thanks guys for the friendship!
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Wed 10-Jan-2007
Up Dharma Down - Oo
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Posted by Fritz @ 05:55 PM
My Last Song Syndrome of the day… I like it… Oh and it’s my first post for the year…
Oo by Up Dharma Down
Di mo lang alam naiisip kita
Baka sakali lang maisip mo ako
Di mo lang alam hanggang sa gabi
Inaasam makita kang muli
Nagtapos ang lahat sa di inaasahang
Panahon at ngayon ako’y iyong iniwan
luhaang sugatan di mapakinabangan
sana’y nagtanong ka lang kung di mo lang alam
sana’y nagtanong ka lang kung di mo lang alam
Ako’y iyong nasaktan
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baka sakali lang maisip mo naman
Hindi mo lang alam kay tagal nang panahon
Ako’y nandirito pa rin hanggang ngayon para sa’yo
Lumipas mga araw na ubod ng saya
Di pa rin nagbabago ang aking pag sinta
Kung ako’y nagkasala, patawad na sana
Puso kong pagal ng ngayon lang nagmahal
Di mo lang alam ako’y iyong nasaktan
Na baka sakali lang maisip mo namang
Puro s’ya na lang at sana’y ako naman!
Di mo lang alam ika’y minamasdan
Sana’y iyong mamalayang hindi mo lang pala alam
Di mo lang alam
Kahit na tayo’y magkaibigan lang
Bumabalik ang lahat sa tuwing nagkukulitan
Baka sakali lang maisip mo namang
Ako’y nandito lang hindi mo lang alam
Matalino ka naman
Kung ikaw at ako ay tunay na bigo
Sa laro na ito ay dapat bang sumuko
Sana di ka na lang pala aking nakilala
Kung alam ko lang ako’y iyong masasaktan ng ganito
Sana’y nakinig na lang ako sa nanay ko
Di mo lang alam ako’y iyong nasaktan
Na baka sakali lang maisip mo namang
Puro s’ya nalang at sana ako naman
Di mo lang alam ika’y minamadsan
Sana’y iyong mamalayan hindi mo lang pala alam
Malas mo ikaw ang natipuhan ko
Di mo lang alam akoy iyong nasaktan
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Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father
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Thanks Dad for always being there for me!
Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross
Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around ‘til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
How I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He’d make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamt that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
‘Cause I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I’d listen outside her door
And I’d hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I’m praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don’t do it usually
But dear Lord she’s dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream
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Hinder - Lips Of An Angel
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Posted by Fritz @ 08:26 AM
This is quite an emotional song about a past relationship. And despite their separation, they have kept their
communication.
You know who you are. I’ll always be here even when you call late at night. Hehe!
Nice album. Sounds like Nickelback. Oh and I just like the chick on the cover. That’s it!
Lips Of An Angel by Hinder
Honey why you calling me so late?
It’s kinda hard to talk right now.
Honey why are you crying? Is everything okay?
I gotta whisper ’cause I can’t be too loud
Well, my girl’s in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It’s really good to hear your voice say my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
It’s funny that you’re calling me tonight
And, yes, I’ve dreamt of you too
And does he know you’re talking to me
Will it start a fight
No I don’t think she has a clue
Well, my girl’s in the next room
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Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It’s really good to hear your voice say my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
It’s really good to hear your voice say my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
Honey why you calling me so late?
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Fri 17-Nov-2006
Eric Benet - The Last Time
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Posted by Fritz @ 07:50 AM
I think it was 3 nights ago that I went mucking to my friends about me not getting married yet. I’ll be going over the
monthly calender in a couple of years and I wanna get married before that.
And I did that quite late in the evening. Hehehe! Most of them gave very sound advices. However, one friend said,
“$&@*$# You’re just sleepy dude. Go to bed! ” It takes a real friend to say that to you. Hehehe!
Anyway, I felt quite sad the next night after band practice that my colleagues in Ericsson brought me to Pier 1. They
said, “2 bottles!”. Now where have I heard that before? Hehehe! As the night progressed, more and more ladies went
to Pier 1 to unwind. Then more and more GORGEOUS ladies came to Pier 1.
One of my colleagues jokingly said, “After all the beautiful ladies we’ve met, do you really wanna get married
immediately?” I couldn’t really hear him at that time. I was having a nice conversation with a gorgeous 24-year old. I
forgot my dilemma. She was great. And that was enough for me to forget my angsts and be my usual comical self.
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No need to rush things.
Ja matta friends! Thanks for all the advices you’ve given me. Someday I might play this song on my wedding day!
(By the way, I was NEVER married as some of my friends thought! Hehe!)
The Last Time by Eric Benet
The first time I fell in love was long ago
I didn’t know how to give my love at all
The next time I settled for what felt so close
But without romance, you’re never gonna fall
After everything I’ve learned
Now it’s finally my turn
This is the last time I’ll fall… in love
The first time we walked under that starry sky
There was a moment when everything was clear
I didn’t need to ask or even wonder why
Because each question is answered when your near
And I’m wise enough to know when a miracle unfolds
This is the last time I’ll fall… in love
Now don’t hold back, just let me know
Could I be moving much too fast or way too slow
‘Cause all of my life, I’ve waited for this day
To find that once in a lifetime, this is it, I’ll never be the same
You’ll never know what it’s taken me to say these words
And now that I’ve said them, they could never be enough
As far as I can see, there’s only you and only me
This is the last time I’ll fall… in love
Last time I’ll fall in love
The last time I’ll fall… in love
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Wed 15-Nov-2006
How to Disable the Preview Window in WordPress 2.0.4
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been so busy that I haven’t given much thought on the features and the admin tools.
Now, if you are also a WordPress 2.0 user, you’d notice that one of the new features is the preview window.
Although it does provide you a sample of your post with all the themes and images of your site, it is somehow a
bandwidth hog.
So if you’re like me who likes to post and perform edits quickly, here’s how to disable the preview window.
Find this block of code in …/wp-admin/post.php. You can find them on lines 82-85.
<div id='preview' class='wrap'>
<h2 id="preview-post"><?php _e('Post Preview (updated when post is saved)'); ?> <small
class="quickjump"><a href="#write-post"><?php _e('edit ↑'); ?></a></small></h2>
<iframe src="<?php echo add_query_arg('preview', 'true', get_permalink($post->ID));
?>" width="100%" height="600" ></iframe>
</div>
Replace the block of code with:
<!-- // disable post preview
<div id='preview' class='wrap'>
<h2 id="preview-post"><?php _e('Post Preview (updated when post is saved)'); ?> <small
class="quickjump"><a href="#write-post"><?php _e('edit ↑'); ?></a></small></h2>
<iframe src="<?php echo add_query_arg('preview', 'true', get_permalink($post->ID));
?>" width="100%" height="600" ></iframe>
</div>
// disable post preview -->
I simply placed the block of code inside comment tags <!–– comments ––>
There you have it. I hope this helps!
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Mon 13-Nov-2006
Lynne & Tessa
Filed under: Reviews, Music, Thoughts
Posted by Fritz @ 06:30 PM
I’ve been a fan of Lynne and Tessa for quite some time already. I found them dancing to the song Barbie Girl
through youtube last June 2006. I searched for more songs and guess what… they did a lot of songs! But I think they
have released their final video.
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In our recent final examination in Criminal Law II, the following question was propounded:
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and penalized by the RPC which calls for the imposition of a capital penalty, is he entitled to a privilege mitigating
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THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2007 ABOUT ME
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Tour Descriptions!
Schedules and Rates!
OMG! I have been nominated for the 2007 Philippine Blog
Awards Travel Category. TOUR CORREGIDOR!
Overnight Tour With Me
And not that I'm saying "Log onto their site and vote for me" for
Half Day Tour Without Me
the Blogger's Choice Award.
All I'm saying is "Log onto their site and vote for me" for the EAT! DRINK! MANILA!
Blogger's Choice Award.
Cocina De Tita Moning
Ilustrado
That's all.
1. How does it feel to be nominated for the PBA?
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Oar House
Fresh. It's the first time I have been nominated for anything
since the time I won the Mr. Whitey Teeth White Smile Contest Aristocrat
sponsored by Crest in the sixth grade. And the Yvonne Force
Award in College. Hmmm. Wait. That doesn't make the feeling
too fresh in the end, does it? ART! ART! MANILA!
The Living Room
How about this. It feels just great. Thank you. It's an honor. Cubao X
Lopez Museum
2. Do you know who nominated you?
Ayala Museum
Nope. Wish I did.
Instituto Cervantes
Duemila
3. Why do you think your blog was nominated?
Green Papaya
No idea. It could be because every post has pictures. And people
Maarte
like pictures. I know I do. Words can be very...wordy.
Canvas
Arteleria
4. Who do you think will win in your category?
I would love to say me but that just would be crass wouldn't it? SilverLens
Philippine Art Scene
5. Why do you think you should win? Toronto Writers Center
Perhaps because it's a blog with a real travel service attached to
Jennifer Wofford
it. It goes beyond the requirements because it offers a service in
real time and space.
BLOGS! BLOGS! BLOGS!
But to paraphrase many an American Idol Candidate: "Really,
Juan dela Cruz
it's not up to me, it's up to all the voters out there."
Dr.Margie Holmes
Jessica Zafra
6. What would you do if you win?
Cecile Chuva
Thank the academy and all those who voted just like Meryl
Oar House
Streep does. Then have a Glenlivet and check my email.
Manila Muse
Project Manila
7. What do you think of the Philippine blog awards?
Never thought of it much before. But I'm sure thinking about it Ivan About Town
now. Frankly, The Philippine Blog Awards are just wonderful to Madame Chiang
tell you the truth. Any competition that strives to raise the bar of World Famous
anything is always an admirable pursuit.
West Side Comic
8. Is there a blog that's not nominated but deserves to be
nominated in the
PBA?
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9. Would you join the next Philippine blog awards? Gypsy Christine
If you would have me. Football Brushstrokes
Nostalgia Manila
10. Any messages to your fellow nominees?
Howie Sidetrip
Good luck to all of us and may the best blogger win.
ExpectoRANTS
Ige Ramos
Read about all the other nominees on The Four Eyed
Stepping on Poop
Journal. Thank you Jhay.
Travel Blog
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CARLOS VS. THE COMMUNISTS... Pinoy Expat
Mahamondo
Are you as sick of those unwanted, melodramatic political
Serious Fictions
comments/spam that keep appearing on your blogs? I know I
am. And just last week, I finally had enough and snapped. After
PICTURES! PICTURES!
posting the Imelda post and receiving three irritating anti-Gloria PICTURES!
comments/spam such as this one: Neal Oshima
My Sarisari store
The current Arroyo regime has neglected the "human-rights'
issues" that the international community has been complaining
about. So many unresolved political killings had happened
during the reign of Mrs. Arroyo. But where is justice for those
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who had been killed? And the fact remains that legal political
opposition and objective journalism are still being harassed by My Everyday Manila
the Arroyo regime. Please support AMNESTY My Brothers Pictures
INTERNATIONAL's call that the Arroyo regime should ensure Luis Liwanag
that human-rights will never be violated again by the military
Ninfa Bito
and the next administration that will replace the unpopular
At Maculangan
Arroyo regime. HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD!
I finally clicked onto the link and found myself on the FOOD! FOOD! FOOD!
ANAKPAWIS website and gave them a piece of my mind:
Market Manila
Cooking Club Rasa
My letter (in gist):
Dessert First
Dear Whoever,
Airline Meals
Look here. Keep your SPAM the f*** off my blog. Posting your
unwanted, irrelevant opinions is not gaining you any sympathy
from me nor from many readers I'm sure.
FUN! FUN! FUN!
Pink Is The New Blog
Their reply (from some lady named K***** N*):
The Smoking Gun
Ginoong Celdran,
Mula sa grupo namin_ ANG ALYANSA NG MGA Doonesbury
ANAK_PAWIS_ ay pinababatid ko sa iyo na nais namin na Berke Breathed
hayaan mong makapag-pahayag ang mga sentimiyentong Overheard in New York
bumabatikos sa mga maling pamamalakad ng rehimerng Arroyo Perez Hilton
sa iyong blog na elitista na "WALK THIS WAY". Dahil ikaw din
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naman ay nakapagpapahayag ng malaya sa mga "blogs" ng mga
D-Listed
lehitimong oposisyonista. Dapat ay maging patas ka sa lahat ng
mga tao. Alam mo namang may tinatawag na karma sa mundong
ibabaw. Ito ay isang mensahe ng pagpapa-alala sa iyo para sa
ADVOCACIES! ADVOCACIES!
kapakanan ng sambayanang Pilipino.
DKT FamilyPlanning
World WildlifeFund
From our group, "The Alliance of the Children of Sweat (Toiling
Aklatang Pambata
Masses)", I would like to tell you to allow us to express our
Heritage Conservation
sentiments that question the wrong governance of the Arroyo
Birdwatch
regime in your elitist blog, "WALK THIS WAY" because you
yourself are free to express your opinions in blogs of the Haribon
legitimate opposition. You should be fair to all people. You know
that there is karma in this world. This is just a message of
concern for you for the betterment of the Pilipino community.
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My reply (in gist):
Elitist ??? (Insert my red glowing eyes here) Look here. I am not Museo Pambata
a politician spending the nation's taxes nor am I from the landed African Arts Development
classes. I am an artist who takes students and tourists around our
heritage sites. So save your drama for someone else. F*** off. You
make me miss the Marcoses. I wish I could jail all your asses. For OLD PICTURES! OLD PICTURES!
the last time, stay the f*** away from my blog. UW Old Manila Archive
UM Old Manila Archive
GINOONG CELDRAN,
CEDEX Expo
Ito ay isa pang pagpapa-alala sa iyo. Ang iyong liham na may
Sgt.Layne Album
kalakip na mga mapang-mata na mga pananalita ay ibabalik
namin sa iyo. "FUCK YOURSELF, YOU IDIOTIC MAN! YOUR
STUPID WORDS REFLECT WHO YOU ARE!" Sa iyong mga
PREVIOUS POSTS
mapang-mata at mga mapang-api na pananalita ay nakikita
HERE WE GO...
namin ang isang tao na talagang gumagawa ng mga di-matinong
JUST ANOTHER DAY IN
bagay sa ating lipunan. Hinihingi namin na magpakatino ka na sa
PARADISE...
iyong mga pananalita at mga gawain sa mundong ito. Tandaan
WHEE! WHEE! WHEE!
mo rin na mayroong karma sa mundong ibabaw. Ang mga
TOURS! TOURS! TOURS!
pagpatay sa mga lider ng masa at mga pandarambong sa
TOUR DATES! TOUR RATES!
gubyerno sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang rehimen ang talagang
TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!
nagwawasak ng pampublikong moral at dignidad sa ating
lipunan. Magpakumbaba ka sa harap ng masang Pilipino para IN MEMORIAM...
di-ka makatikim ng "bad karma". Yun lang! KVETCH...KVETCH...KVETCH
CARLOS RECOMMENDS...
This is another reminder for you. The letter with words of critism
UPDATE...UPDATE...UPDATE...
is being sent back to you."F*** YOURSELF, YOU IDIOTIC MAN!
YOUR STUPID WORDS REFLECT WHO YOU ARE!". Through
your mocking words we see a person who is truly doing ARCHIVES
something wrong in our society. We request you to become more
February 2005
reasonable with your words and your actions. Also remmember
March 2005
that there is karma in this world. The useless killings of the
April 2005
leaders of the poor, the corruption of the current government
May 2005
under the regime truly destroys the morality and dignity of our
June 2005
society. Be humble to the Pilipino poor so that you wont get "bad
July 2005
karma".Thats all!
My reply:
Karma? Whose karma? Tomorrow I shall wake up and be
employed and cute. You shall still be desperate and homely. For
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August 2005
the last time. FUCK YOURSELF AGAIN!!!! Long live GMA!
Mwhahahahaha. September 2005
October 2005
I know, such horrid things to say, I know. But SHE STARTED IT November 2005
BY SPAMMING ME!!! Nothing worse than SPAM. I'm sorry.
December 2005
Really. I would allow their comments if they just weren't so
January 2006
freaking impersonal and canned. It's like a machine posted those
February 2006
things. Really, what the hell? Does she think I own a sweatshop,
March 2006
spit on sampaguita vendors and lock my maid in a closet at
April 2006
night? Be humble to the poor, my a**. She has no idea about who
May 2006
I am or what I do.
June 2006
Their reply: July 2006
Ginoong Celdran, August 2006
Ibinabalik namin sa iyo: You are a useless f***! You deserve what
you have sown! Isa pa, mayroong karma sa mundong ibabaw!
Again, we send you : You are a useless fuck! You deserve what
you have sown! There is karma in this world! GLO ARROYO
WILL RESIGN FROM HER PRESIDENCY!
Online Colleges
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
ALYANSA NG MGA ANAK-PAWIS
And that was when I realized that I drove her to insanity.
My final reply:
Hay nako. Pikon lang kayo. (Oh my. You are just a sore loser).
Pikon. Pikon. (Sore sore loser).
My advice to you. If you cannot take the heat, get out of the
kitchen.
Move to Amsterdam like Joma Sison and leave us in peace
(pictured below with chanteuse/sexy actress/Mathay relative Ara
Mina.)
Diyos ko. (OMG.)
Pikon. (Sore loser).
Remember it is you who started this fight by leaving your
unwanted SPAM on my blog. Go away na. Kakapagod na kayo.
(Go away. You tire me.)
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Their reply:
GINOONG CELDRAN,
Mr. Celdran
ISANG PAYO PARA SA IYO! PARA SA IYONG IKAKABUTI AY
NARARAPAT LANG NA PAUNLARIN MO ANG MORALIDAD
NG IYONG SARILI. SA MORALIDAD NAKABATAY ANG
DIGNIDAD NG ISANG TAO. YUN LANG.
A REMINDER FOR YOU! FOR YOUR OWN WELFARE YOU
HAVE TO NURTURE YOUR OWN MORALITY.THE DIGNITY
OF A PERSON LIES IN HIS MORALITY. THATS ALL.
ALYANSA NG MGA ANAK-PAWIS
ALLIANCE OF THE CHILDREN OF SWEAT
Then I never heard from them again. Whatever. Since when did
the "masa" have all the time in the world to reply to silly people
like me? Obviously this lady is also a computer typing member of
the oppressive middle classes I'm sure. I wonder what kind of car
she drives? Whatever, I'll let it go and only because I like their
rallies. ANAKPAWIS always has puppets and performance art
whether they be protesting American imperialism or high gas
prices. I just wish they would stop sending me canned SPAM,
that's all.
Thank you Inthesetimes for the cartoon and marvelousmarx for
leading me to the precious Joma picture.
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KVETCH! KVETCH! KVETCH!
AND THE BEAT GOES ON..
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Last Sunday, while other Manila broadsheets were babbling on
about something or another, only the Manila Times seemed to
focus on a subject that really matters: The Ongoing
Desecration of Intramuros by Ace Barbers. Read the
Manila Times Special Report about the scandalously ugly side of
the Philippine Tourism Authority, a government institution I
believe should have been abolished years ago and it's chair, Dean
Barbers sent back to the poverty stricken province from whence
he came. The article also goes on to question why Ace Durano,
the chair of the PTA, is standing idly by and letting the Dean get
away with the murder of the sancitity of our heritage sites. So far,
the article says the construction has stopped. But really, for how
long?
And aside from illegal structures defacing Intramuros, Mr.
Barbers and the PTA are also responsible for the unsightly (and
unhelpful) green plastic mesh on the golf course that blocks the
view of the walled city, the current "Oceanarium" being built
right behind the Quirino Grandstand (photo below - HELLO!!
PHILIPPINE PRESS. This sea monstrosity is an expose waiting
to happen! Why is there an "Oceanarium" being built right by
our national heroes monument? Hello parking, overcrowding,
animal cruelty and typhoon damage issues!) and tons of other
questionable construction projects around the entire country. All
funded by the Travel Tax that they bleed from us everytime we
leave the country.
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Really, Dean, my maid Elma fled your fricking province due to
it's grinding inescapable poverty. I have an idea. Why not
alleviate the poverty of Surigao first before commencing any
"improvements" here in the City of Manila?
NEXT:
MALATE BAYVIEW APARTMENTS: HOW NOT TO
BUILD A CONDOMINIUM.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2007
TOURS! TOURS! TOURS!
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK!
Walking Tour of Historic Intramuros (photo above)
Almost four years running now, its the most popular tour in the
selection and a definite must for beginners in Philippine History.
Take a leisurely afternoon walk around a selection of Intramuros'
most stunning structures and take in a humorous analysis of
Philippine art, culture, and society from Pre-Hispanic Manila
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until the present. Ironically irreverent yet informative.
Itinerary:
Fort Santiago (Deluxe Tour)
San Agustin Church and Museum
Father Blancos Garden
Casa Manila
THE NORTH BANK!
Walking Tour of Escolta and Quiapo and the North Side
of the Pasig River
Rizal Avenue and the Escolta was Manila's premier shopping
district until the 1970's when the rise of Makati Commercial
Center and the construction of the LRT somewhat diminished
their distinction. Now revitalized through efforts by the local
government, the area has been cleaned up and rehabilitated as a
pedestrian promenade. Most of its mid-20th century historic
charm remains and its still the cheapest place in Manila to buy
shoes, hardware, appliances, clothes, sex gadgets, jewelery,
pearls, beauty queen tiaras, voodoo potions, flowers, handicrafts,
videos, and electronics.
Itinerary:
Calvo Building and Museum
Escolta Street
Plaza Santa Cruz
Rizal Avenue
Evangelista Street Market
Quiapo Church
Villalobos Street
LIVING LA VIDA IMELDA!
Architectural tour of the Cultural Center of the
Philippines Complex as seen through the life and
aspirations of Imelda Romualdez Marcos
It's a tour all about the Philippines in the 1970’s and the
tumultous era of Martial Law, bell-bottom jeans, and Miss
Universe. Its a little bit disco, a little bit New Society, and
completely Imeldific. So come take a trippy trip through National
Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsins finest buildings as we
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analyze one of the most controversial periods in Philippine
history as seen through the life and ambitions of the lady who
defined it, Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
Itinerary:
The Cultural Center of the Philppines
The Folk Arts Theater
The Coconut Palace
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO CHINATOWN!
Historical Tour of Binondo and San Nicolas
Rediscover Chinatown! Let's take an afternoon stroll and
rediscover the charms of one of Manila's oldest districts. We'll
ride a horse drawn coach and check out much of its remaining
19th century architecture. The tour will be capped by a visit to a
Buddhist temple and a traditional chinese pastry shop. This is
essentially a free tour. Donations of any amount will be accepted.
Itinerary:
Plaza Ruiz
Binondo Church
Old San Nicolas Streets (Jaboneros, Sevilla, Madrid)
The Kipuja Street Temple
Ongpin Street
DO IT YOURSELF TOUR:
EVANGELISTA QUE LINDA!
Afternoon tea and window shopping through
the flea markets of Evangelista Street in Bangkal,
Makati
Check out the flea market paradise of Bangkal: Makati's mecca
for shoppers looking for that fabulous find. Bring a bunch of
friends and let's go scour for old records, retro furniture, vintage
fashions, and whatever funky things might be lurking within it's
rows and rows of second-hand shops. Lots of wooden mid-20th
century architecture and a cute little market adds to the charm of
the neighborhood. It is recommended to start and end the tour at
Fat Michael's Place, a cute little homegrown neighborhood bistro.
Maps of the neighborhood are available at Fat Michael's. Price:
Free.
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Places to visit:
Fat Michaels Restaurant
Evangelista Street
Apolinario Street
Hison Street
Call/text Jude at Fat Michael's Place for directions and to obtain
a map of the neighborhood.
Tel: 8431953 or 8442638
Cell: 0917 4078528
ALL TOURS ARE IN ENGLISH
*Please note that itineraries may change at last minutes notice
due to weather or accessibility. Please ALWAYS confirm your
attendence.
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P O S T E D B Y C AR L O SC E L D R A N @ 9: 30 AM 50 C O M M E N TS
TOUR DATES! TOUR RATES!
MARCH - JUNE SCHEDULE
Email celdrantours@hotmail.com or text 0906 304
9598 to confirm reservations.
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SHOULD YOU NOT FIND TOUR DATES THAT FIT
YOUR SCHEDULE, PLEASE NOTIFY ME THREE (3)
WEEKS IN ADVANCE, AND I CAN OPEN UP A PUBLIC
TOUR ON YOUR PREFERRED DATE AT THE REGULAR
TOUR RATE.
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK!
Intramuros Regular Walking Tour
San Agustin, Casa Manila (2 hours)
Note: Tour has slightly mature content.
Recommended for ages 8 above
Php500.00 adults
Php250.00 students
Additional fees:
Php40.00 - Casa Manila fee
Php15.00 for students
Php80.00 - San Agustin museum fee
Php50.00 for students
Dates:
March 30 - Friday - 9:30am - Meet at San Agustin
Church
March 31 - Saturday - 9:30am - Meet at San Agustin
Church
April 3 - Tuesday - 9:30am - Meet at San Agustin Church
April 14 - Saturday - 9:30am - Meet at San Agustin
Church
May 1 - Tuesday - 9:30am - Meet at San Agustin Church
June 9 - Saturday - 9:30am - Meet at San Agustin
Church
Sunset/Night Tour:
March 27 - Tuesday - 4:30 pm - Meet at Manila Cathedral
March 29 - Thursday - 4:30pm - Meet at Manila
Cathedral
April 11 - Wednesday - 4:30pm - Meet at Manila
Cathedral
April 12 - Thursday - 4:30pm - Meet at Manila Cathedral
April 18 - Wednesday - 4:30pm - Meet at Manila
Cathedral
April 19 - Thursday - 4:30pm - Meet at Manila Cathedral
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April 22 - Sunday - 4:30pm - Meet at Manila Cathedral
May 4 - Friday - 4:30pm - Meet at Manila Cathedral
May 13 - Friday - 4:30pm - Meet at Manila Cathedral
*Please note that the Sunset Tour does not include the
Casa Manila or the San Agustin Church/Museum. I
highly recommend you visit these places PRIOR to the
tour.
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK! Deluxe Tour
Includes San Agustin Museum, Fort Santiago, and
Casa Manila (3 hours)
Not available for private tours (will be phased out
soon).
Note: Tour has slightly mature content.
Recommended for ages 8 above
Php600.00 adults
Php250.00 students
Additional fees:
Php40.00 - Fort Santiago fee
Php15.00 for students
Php80.00 - San Agustin Museum fee
Php50.00 for students
Php40.00 - Casa Manila fee
Php15.00 for students
Dates:
March 25 - Sunday - 9:00am - Meet at Fort Santiago
May 5 - Saturday - 9:00am - Meet at Fort Santiago
THE NORTH BANK!
Walking Tour of Escolta and Quiapo and the North
Side of the Pasig River
Note: Recommended for all ages.
Php500.00 adults
Php250.00 students
Additional fees:
Php50.00 - Escolta Museum fee
Dates:
March 24 - Saturday - 3:00pm -
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Meet at the Polland Bakery Cafe Yuchengco (Nueva) St.
corner
Escolta at the foot of Jones Bridge. Fronting Escolta
Ferry Boat Station
April 21 - Saturday - 3:00pm -
Meet at the Polland Bakery Cafe Yuchengco (Nueva) St.
corner
Escolta at the foot of Jones Bridge. Fronting Escolta
Ferry Boat Station
May 12 - Saturday - 3:00pm -
Meet at the Polland Bakery Cafe Yuchengco (Nueva) St.
corner
Escolta at the foot of Jones Bridge. Fronting Escolta
Ferry Boat Station
June 23 - Saturday - 3:00pm -
Meet at the Polland Bakery Cafe Yuchengco (Nueva) St.
corner
Escolta at the foot of Jones Bridge. Fronting Escolta
Ferry Boat Station
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO CHINATOWN!
Walking and Calesa Ride through Binondo and San
Nicolas
Note: Recommended for all ages.
Php200.00 for the one hour calesa (carriage) ride plus a
donation of any amount.
Dates:
April 15 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Meet at Binondo Church
May 6 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Meet at Binondo Church
June 10 - Sunday - 3:00pm - Meet at Binondo Church
LIVING LA VIDA IMELDA!
Walking Tour of the Cultural Center of the Philippines
Complex as seen through the life and aspirations of
Former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos
Note: Tour has slightly adult content.
Recommended for ages 15 above.
Php500.00 adults
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Php250.00 students
Please add:
Php100.00 - Coconut Palace fee
Dates:
April 13 - Friday - 2:00pm - Meet at the Cultural Center
of the Philippines Gift Shop
April 20 - Friday - 2:00pm - Meet at the Cultural Center
of the Philippines Gift Shop
May 18 - Friday - 2:00pm - Meet at the Cultural Center of
the Philippines Gift Shop
June 15 - Friday - 2:00pm - Meet at the Cultural Center
of the Philippines Gift Shop
DO-IT-YOURSELF TOUR!
EVANGELISTA QUE LINDA!
Window shopping through the flea markets of one of
Manila's emerging neighborhoods of cool: Bangkal,
Makati
FREE
Dates:
ANYTIME EXCEPT SUNDAYS
Fat Michael's is located at 1354 Gen Lacuna St.
Bangkal Makati.
(turn right at Makati Apartelle from southbound lane
of South Super Hiway before the Magallanes
Interchange).
Call Fat Michael's Place Tel.8442638 or 8431953 for directions to
their restaurant and for the free map. Ask for Jude Mancuyas
I highly recommend their food. Simple slow fare. Not a greasy
spoon at all.
OTHER TOUR COSTS:
PRIVATE TOUR RATES:
Php6000.00 for a group of 10 people or less for all tours.
Additional persons, add Php600.00 per person.
Discounts available for large groups upon request.
Intramuros Deluxe is Php 7500.00 for a group of ten or less.
PRIVATE STUDENT TOUR RATE:
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Php250.00 per pax (Minimum group of 25 pax)
Note:
Public school students and teachers go free for all
regular tours.
Please call to reserve though. The free slots are limited
per tour.
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MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2007
WHEE! WHEE! WHEE!
Well, whaddaya know? Yours truly is mentioned in Lufthansa
Magazine. Not a bad acheivement if I might say so myself. Why
do I say this? Because I met the writer, Hans Oberlaender, when
he was being toured around Manila by the inimitable blue haired
honorary Filipino Andy Maluche, and I know that this was a
writer with incredibly high standards. Every Manila restaurant,
hotel, tour service, and attraction mentioned in his article had to
be Germanically perfect lest any passenger of Lufthansa be
disappointed by any of his recommendations. And although one
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might think that being called a "Know-It-All" (below) might be
percieved as a pejorative by some, I'm OK with it.
I really do think I know it all.
Thanks Ed Guzman for the shout out. And thanks bryanboy for
the mention in psychopedia!
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FRIDAY, MARCH 09, 2007
HERE SHE GOES AGAIN...
Really, who the hell does this woman's PR? I would hire him/her
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in a flash. After features on CNN and in Vanity Fair and New
York Magazine, here goes her High Hairedness in W Magazine
this time. I actually had a quick meeting with Marshall Heyman,
the writer of the article over drinks the Peninsula poolside when
he came to town. And judging from our conversation, I was in
fear that his article would make a mockery of the country and our
choice of leaders in the same way that many other journalists
have when writing about Imelda and her position in Philippine
history. I was pleasantly surprised to find it to be rather
balanced. Most of the crazy stuff written was not from his pen but
from her own mouth. I'm also amazed how nice the article is
about her when she really drove his patience and nerves to
breaking point. Not to mention that he was also being very
diplomatic about her collection of jewelry. Read the article on
style.com here and to come to my Imelda Tour of the CCP
Complex here.
And thank you Kiko for the great review!
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P O S T E D B Y C AR L O SC E L D R A N @ 10:48 AM 5 COMMENTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 07, 2007
KVETCH! KVETCH! KVETCH!
I don't know where to begin about how upset I am about what is
going on in downtown Manila and Intramuros. I heard that the
year of the Pig is all about change, but these changes I see are all
happening way too fast for me to handle. It truly breaks my heart
to see centuries old heritage sites being altered without proper
planning and long revered establishments close down to make
way for brash commercialism and badly designed real estate
projects. Here are a few of those alarming changes that I have to
adjust to...
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FATHER BLANCO'S GARDEN
For years I heard that the Order of Saint Augustine had elaborate
plans to construct an seminary/annex to the museum behind
their cloisters in Intramuros, on the site of the former Agustinian
Dormitories which was destroyed in the Battle of Manila back in
1945 (above, right). In the last ten years, several plans were
drawn up, scale models were made, but nothing ever seemed to
go beyond the blueprint stage. Frankly, I thought that
construction would never ever push through at all. Or that
perhaps before doing so, they would first repair the crumbling
bathrooms and rooms of the original museum and rebuild the
bell tower (which was destroyed in the earthquake of 1883)
before venturing into the construction of a new building within
the complex. Apparently I thought wrong. Way wrong.
Just a couple of days ago, while doing my usual spiel about the
American Colonial period in the garden (above), I recieved word
from San Agustine employees that construction would finally
begin at the end of March. Looking around, I also noticed that all
the plants lining the bench area had all been uprooted, the
gardener had been laid off, and the trees marked for cutting
(DENR permit?) in order to begin construction of a two storey
building that does NOT really look like the original structure at
all. This came as horrifying news for me as I now have to find a
new location for the American Colonial period segment of my
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tour. But that aside, I was willing to grin and bear the
inconvenience and transfer my spiel to the upper galleries during
the construction period since the annex would eventually be used
as a restoration workshop, auditorium, and exhibition hall for
San Agustin. Truth be told, I am not one to hinder any project
that would upgrade the facilities of the museum. But
unfortunately that wouldn't be the case either as even the
purpose of the new building has been changed. No longer will the
building be used for cultural purposes but it will now be used by
priests as their domitories and nothing else. I don't know if the
National Historical Institute approved these new changes (or if
they even know what is going on at all). All I know is that the
design needs some major alterations (the glass windows are just
way too big and inappropriate) and the museum should definitely
be given priority. After all, the San Agustin Order has a lot of land
in the province, why don't they build the dormitories out there
where the air is fresher and there is more space? It just doesn't
make sense to me to build a seminary inside the current San
Agustin compound.
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The building plans...
This will remain.
But all the trees here will be cut down to make way for the new L
shaped seminary.
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But you know what else doesn't make sense to me? These
structures being built next to Fort Santiago. Huge ugly
badminton courts/warehouses being built right on the site of the
former golf driving range. It's too big, it's too close to the walls of
Fort Santiago, and it just ruins the sanctity of the Jose Rizal
Shrine (from where the photo was taken).
And unlike the seminary of Father Blanco's garden (which only
suffers from a bad design and a misdirected purpose), these
structures above are completely ILLEGAL. Built very close to the
walls, this project, worth PHP85M, was pursued despite the
disapproval of the Philippine Tourism Authority Board and a
stoppage order issued by the Intramuros Administration.
Obviously, P.D. 1515 or any adherence to the legal system is
ignored here.
To learn more about the law which protects Intramuros, log on to
this site.
So to all fellow Filipino citizens (and most especially PRESS
PEOPLE), if you wish to do more research on these matters or if
you wish to file a complaint illustrating your disgust with these
issues, shoot out a scathing email to the following folks.
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National Historical Institute
nhi@ideal-access.ph
Ambeth Ocampo - Chair NHI
aocampo@ateneo.edu
oc@ncca.gov.ph
Dominador C. Ferrer Jr.
Administrator
Intramuros Administration
Palacio del Gobernador Building,
Intramuros, Manila 1000
5273155; 5275642; 5273084
Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles - Legal NCCA
trixiecruzangeles@yahoo.com
AND MOST OF ALL!!!
Sec. Joseph Ace Durano - Secretary of the Department of
Tourism
jadurano@tourism.gov.ph
Really Ace. What the hell? Too busy now acting as the
mouthpiece for the Unity Team to give a sh** about Intramuros?
Throw us a bone here. You freaking ignored Intramuros for the
last two years. Now is a good opportunity to redeem yourself.
Forward this post to your friends and colleagues whom you
believe cares for the protection and proper development of
Intramuros. I really hope it isn't too late.
Next:
ADIOS HOBBIT HOUSE
GOODBYE SALA RESTAURANT
GOODBYE LIBRARY, FAB, AND KOREA HOUSE
GOODBYE QUIRINO GRANDSTAND BREAKWATER
P O S T E D B Y C AR L O SC E L D R A N @ 11:12 AM 11 C O M M E N T S
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2007
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MELDY MOVIES...
IMELDA AND MAO DOWN UNDER AND BIG IN
JAPAN...
Oh wow. It's the anniversary of the EDSA revolution, that week
twenty one years ago when we sent Ferdie and Meldy packing for
that fateful trip to Hawaii. And as a way to commemorate this
occasion, I would like to post these fabulous youtube videos of
Imelda's official visits to Red China, to Australia, and to Japan
where she accepted the Kajima Award for Peace. I viewed these
videos with a mix of kitschy glee and sadness. It seemed like the
Philippines was a country poised for stardom back then, a nation
that rose out of the ashes of World War II to become an
international force to reckon with. Unfortunately, things didn't
work out as well as we had hoped. And furthermore, we invested
way too much into this lady. And since we allowed her and her
butterfly sleeves to define our identity on the world stage, now
that she has become a parody - in a weird way, so have we.
I wonder if we'll ever allow anybody/any icon to ever
represent/define ourselves once again?
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Watch the China trip here, the Australia trip here, and the
Japan trip here. Thanks to Ria T. Trillo for sending the posts to
me and thank you to irm888 for posting the videos on the web
to begin with.
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P O S T E D B Y C AR L O SC E L D R A N @ 6: 3 5 P M 9 COMMENTS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2007
SUNDAY AT THE PARK WITH...omg.
While emptying out my camera yesterday, I stumbled upon some
digital shots that I took on a sunny Sunday afternoon last
October. Ah yes, I remember it as if it were only yesterday. It was
such a lovely day indeed. "Lovely enough to go for a walk at
Luneta Park," I thought to myself.
And lo, what do I find lining the perimeter fence of downtown
Manila's largest green space? Why, it's an art exhibition. A series
of paintings done in acrylic housepaint on 8'x10' plywood boards.
"Well done." I thought to myself, "What a lovely complement to
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my afternoon constitutional. Art and green spaces. A smashing
combination."
Approaching the aforementioned works of art, I soon realize that
this cultural display was an art contest brought to me by the
progressive minds of the pro-life, anti birth-control people of the
City of Manila and the Catholic Church of the Philippines. Oh joy.
"Wonderful." I mentally squealed. "Of course! Public Art. The
most effective means to bring about social change in the third
world - especially acrylic paintings. How dynamic. How relevant.
It's almost a metaphor for the gallery itself as an institution.
Paintings + Wall = Art. Publicly displayed Paintings + Public
Wall = Public Art. Brilliant!
With such a wealth of creative expression before me, it was
almost a crime to choose a favorite. But after much mulling and
much difficulty (I think they are all winners), I finally chose three
paintings that stood out head and shoulders above the others:
The first is "Skulls in The Uterus" (2006) Artist: Unknown for
now (above). Mmmm. A gorgeous composition done in dramatic
black white, the stark colors symbolizing the pain of living in a
lonely post modern world. The words,"Let them come...Do not
stop them.", written in classic script and slathered across the
bottom imbue a deeper meaning, it's cryptic message fraught
with multiple interpretations. Give this artist a grant.
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The next one, "Baby Down the Toilet" (2006) Artist: Unknown
for now as well (above) - is a lovely quasi-abstract masterpiece
that took my breath away. Once again, like in "skulls", color was
used here in order to incite a strong reaction from the viewer. It
was truly a "look at me" kind of painting, if you know what I
mean. In here, the artist's implementation of heightened scale
and allegory harks back to an age when the painted image was
the only means to document history. But all the classical
references here are are now given a contemporary twist through
his/her powerful use of the image of a baby...and a toilet. I look
at this painting and I think of artists like, Da Vinci, Velazquez,
and of course, Bacon. Give this artist two grants.
And the last but definitely not the least, "My Chained Exploding
Vajayjay with Vomiting Baby (The Sonata of the Smiling Devil
Face)" (2006) Artist: Unkown (above). This is a picture so subtle
in it's beauty that I almost shed a tear. Yes. A tear. That's how
moved I was. Centrally composed (almost mandala-like, dare I
say) and executed with expressionistic abandon, this work has
commandingly created a dichotomy of ideas through the use of
an exploding pregnant woman (a negative symbol) and the
presence of a candle (a positive symbol). If the Dalai Lama and
Jackson Pollock had a child that went to art school, this is what
he/she would paint for his/her thesis, a work both ethereal yet
political, contemporary yet ancient. A masterpiece destined to
ring through the ages.
I'm so thrilled to see that the Pro-life movement is finally funding
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the arts. So... So glad.
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Lee Mi Yeon in Queen Myeongseong
Sunday, March 11th, 2007
I’m not so sure if Lee Mi Yeon is known internationally. I don’t know if any of her dramas
or movies had been on Philippine air. Anyway, she is an A-lister in Korea. One of the
most respected actresses of her generation, definitely not a one-hit-wonder. The other
night, we (my husband and I) were reading an article about her. They said that she
started at 18 yet now that she’s in her 30’s, her beauty hasn’t faded and she has not
changed physically (read: no obvious evidence of plastic surgery). I so agree!
Lee Mi Yeon has acted in movies with several Hallyu stars like Jang Dong Gun
(Typhoon), Lee Byung Hun (Addicted AND Harmonium in My Memory) and Park Shin
Yang (Indian Summer). I like her most, though, in her drama “Queen Myeongseong”
(Myeongseong Hwanghu - read more about her in this wikipedia article) which was aired
a few years ago. Honestly, I didn’t see the whole drama. I just saw a couple of episodes
when it was replayed early last year on KBS. The drama also stars Moon Geun Young as
the young Myeongseong and Jung Junho (love him here!). It’s a historical drama about
the intelligent and strong-willed queen of Chosun who was assassinated prior to the
colonization of Korea by the Japanese. Here’s an MV of the drama. Watching the MV
alone is enough to get an idea of what the drama is all about. The song is titled “If I
Leave” sung by the famous Jo Su Mi. Of course, it’s not expected that the drama is
100% accurate. Like all other historical dramas, some scenarios were added for
commercial effect.
The musical play of “Queen Myeongseong” is one of the most successful theatre acts in
Korea. It has been reported that more than a million people have seen the play.
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