If your kid is hooked on games like Ragnarok, its predecessor Counterstrike, and all those bang-bang video and computer games, you might want to make this new study a part of … [Read more...]
A secret called Vieux Chalet
November 30, 2006 By 18 Comments
*Published in the Life & Travel section of Manila Standard Today Most people associate Antipolo with the cathedral and the patron saint for travel. Others associate it … [Read more...]
Another typhoon: panic time
November 29, 2006 By 14 Comments
Typhoon Reming is expected to hit Metro Manila and surrounding areas tomorrow and classes in all levels have been suspended. My kids greeted the news with glee. Their … [Read more...]
Salmon head and chayote tops soup
November 29, 2006 By 8 Comments
Unlike my fried chicken and cabbage fried rice, this soup dish was something I planned and prepared for. Well, more like a five-minute planning, actually. I saw the salmon … [Read more...]
Fried chicken and cabbage fried rice
November 29, 2006 By 5 Comments
I debated for a few minutes about the name of this recipe. Fried chicken and cabbage fried rice does sound redundant. Alliteration, I believe, is the correct term. But I … [Read more...]
Daniel Craig’s 007 and Casino Royale
November 28, 2006 By 14 Comments
When I first read that the James Bond producers had chosen Daniel Craig to play the British secret service agent, I was pessimistic. Too ugly (especially after Pierce … [Read more...]
Dreaming big dreams
November 28, 2006 By 10 Comments
My first sports feature article was published today. "First" sounds really optimistic; I'm not that sure if there's going to be a second or a third since I'm really not into … [Read more...]
Pacific Ocean
November 27, 2006 By 3 Comments
Is the Pacific Ocean really blue? Yes, depending on the skies. Blue skies equals a blue Pacific Ocean... ... gray skies equals a gray Pacific Ocean. … [Read more...]
Waterfalls
November 27, 2006 By 1 Comment
Waterfalls by the roadside in Atimonan, Quezon. The photo below shows the waterfalls amid the thick vegetation of the area. [tags]waterfalls+photo, Philippines, … [Read more...]
Insect on my desk
November 27, 2006 By 2 Comments
One of the perks -- if you can call it that -- of living in the suburb is that nature is so much more alive here than in the city. We can hear the crickets chirp, stray birds … [Read more...]
Bangus sisig and daing na galunggong
November 26, 2006 By
It was during my birthday dinner last year when I first experienced bangus (milkfish) sisig. Sisig is, of course, traditionally a pork dish made with grilled and chopped pork … [Read more...]
Weddings… babies
November 25, 2006 By 8 Comments
Speedy and I got home about an hour ago from Gail's and Marc's wedding. Gail's mom was teary-eyed during the program at the wedding reception and we were talking about it on … [Read more...]
Speedy’s chicken burgers
November 23, 2006 By 19 Comments
I'm not so sure if I've mentioned before that we have a "Sunday arrangement" in the house. I don't cook on Sundays. Or, at least, that was the agreement between my husband and … [Read more...]
Take a photo, complain then leave
November 23, 2006 By 13 Comments
Marketman is currently conducting a poll that goes: If you are eating out at a medium priced restaurant and find a hair in your food, do you... * Just remove it, set it … [Read more...]
Bangus (milkfish) fritters, v. 2
November 22, 2006 By 11 Comments
The recipe for the bangus (fritters) is not new. It might be, though, for those who haven't gone through the archives of this blog. Bangus Fritters was one of the earliest … [Read more...]
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