
From "My Civet Coffee Experience": The Asian palm civet, also known as the toddy cat, is a nocturnal omnivore found in Southeast Asia and China. It feeds on small animals … [Read more...]
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From "My Civet Coffee Experience": The Asian palm civet, also known as the toddy cat, is a nocturnal omnivore found in Southeast Asia and China. It feeds on small animals … [Read more...]

It was tempting to describe this volcanic rock as HUGE but it is only huge compared to the smaller ones that you see on the background. This volcanic rock is small compared to … [Read more...]

The blurry white band at the bottom of the photo is part of the bird cage. If I avoided it, more of the bird's body would have been hidden from view. Had I waited for the bird … [Read more...]

Sam and Alex wanted to take photos and videos but they didn't want their photos taken. Their body language said it all. But I'm a persistent mother. So there. … [Read more...]

We call it lawin, the island of Langkawi in Malaysia is named after it and it is the official mascot of Jakarta. The Brahminy Kite, also known as the red-backed sea-eagle, is … [Read more...]

Women dye their hair for different reasons -- to hide the gray, as part of a costume or for fashion. Among Asian women, it's all the rage to have light brown hair with golden … [Read more...]

On our second day in Albay, after the short trip up Mount Mayon for some serious photography, we drove to a town (municipality? barrio?) called Sabago for lunch. Our friend PJ … [Read more...]

A science teacher once quipped that any color that an artist can mix on his palette, nature has already created before him. Nature is the ultimate artist, really, capable of … [Read more...]

The first thing that struck me when I first saw Mayon Volcano was how awesome it was. Awesome in its immensity, awesome in its perfect form, awesome in its power that, most of … [Read more...]

After a hot day on the road in Albay, the pool with its mountain spring water was the best place to relax in. Just so she could take interesting shots, Sam made me blow … [Read more...]

By the afternoon of our first day in Albay, we had made transportation arrangements for the following day. We wanted a closer look at Mayon Volcano, we wanted to sample the … [Read more...]

(Today's column) Our Lenten trip started with an early morning flight on Holy Wednesday. I've been to a lot of airports but it was the first time I spent such a long time … [Read more...]
Our flight from Legazpi City to Manila was at 7.25 a.m. on Black Saturday. Because we have had a nasty of experience of missing our flight and spending extra to get tickets … [Read more...]

It's our 20th wedding anniversary. When Speedy greeted me shortly after midnight, I exclaimed, "Imagine... 20 years of seeing you everyday..." And Sam interjected, "No, that's 20 years of … »»

Making European-style pastries used to intimidate me. They look so dainty and delicate and I'm always worried that I'm too heavy handed to execute them. Well, I'm slowly overcoming the fear. … »»

Some years ago, when we were still Dream Satellite subscribers and loyal fans of Discovery's Travel and Living Channel, I saw David Rocco cook a pasta dish with chocolate sauce called penne … »»

It's tempting to simply ask that you Google "Connie Veneracion" or "Sassy Lawyer" or "Pinoy Cook" and have this page done with. But that might give you the wrong idea about me. A third of what's been written about me is true, a third is half-true and the rest consists of drug-induced hallucinations. I suppose I'd better let me, rather than them, tell you about me. I'm … »

*This article was last updated on October 2, 2011. In 2003, a time when I hadn't heard of the term "blog", I started a recipe website at cooking.houseonahill.net using a now defunct content management system that ran on ASP. Ok, never mind the geek talk, I'm sure you're not interested in that. The contents easily multiplied and, in 2004, I moved the food site to … »






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