
I was planning on following the news coverage of the elections but Alex is very sick and, well, to hell with the elections -- I have a sick child to attend to. She's here in … [Read more...]
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I was planning on following the news coverage of the elections but Alex is very sick and, well, to hell with the elections -- I have a sick child to attend to. She's here in … [Read more...]

I'm sure they're mythological characters but what exactly, I have no idea. Fearsome creatures to shoo away would-be robbers or a lucky charm for all businesses in the … [Read more...]

Because I so hate doing the Christmas shopping in malls and ending up buying the same old things, I considered whether it would be more practical to shop at eBay. It'll save … [Read more...]

Taken along North Avenue in Quezon City. … [Read more...]

I know it's some kind of tractor but what the specific name is, I have no idea. I know it's for digging though because I've seen similar machines in various episodes of CSI -- … [Read more...]
TriNoMa is a mall owned and developed by Ayala Land, the same company behind Glorietta and Greenbelt in Makati. As to why it is a triangle, Wikipedia has the details including … [Read more...]
A street sign I wish to see in all the streets in the Philippines. … [Read more...]
The Sunken Garden of the U.P. Diliman campus is located within the academic oval. It is surrounded by the Main Library building, the College of Law (Malcolm Hall), the Student … [Read more...]
The first time I heard about the bonsai garden in the U.P. Diliman campus was during a Christmas party. Our friend, PJ Juinio, a true blue bonsai afficionado asked if we had … [Read more...]
My brother took the photo. He also uses a Canon EOS 350D. He's a starving artist looking for work -- you can contact me if you think he takes good photos. :razz: Kidding, … [Read more...]
Eastwood City is a shopping, dining and entertainment complex in Libis, Quezon City. It became popular for its outdoor cafes and restaurants, and band concerts (on Fridays and … [Read more...]
One of our favorite places to while away a lazy afternoon, the U.P. Diliman campus has lots of open fields where we fly kites, play ball or just enjoy a picnic. Plus, of … [Read more...]
We were at the Gateway Mall in Cubao, Quezon City last night for dinner and some shopping. Cubao is now a mixture of the old and the new. Gateway Mall is like most modern … [Read more...]

You can prepare this drink in two ways -- as a cocktail drink or as a non-alcoholic iced beverage. If course, the non-alcoholic version won’t be a anything similar to a mojito and you can … »»

Need to get dinner on the table in 15 minutes? No problem. Season some ground meat, form into patties, throw into the skillet and cook until nicely browned. Cook sliced mushrooms in the … »»

One of the most widely known Chinese dishes outside of Asia is General Tso’s chicken -- floured bite-size chicken pieces fried until crisp then tossed in sweet-salty sauce. This is the … »»

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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