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The wonder of soup
Food In my younger years every time I fall ill my grandmother would make me some warm chicken soup. And on healthier times, my mother would not stop badgering me to eat a bowl of her malunggay soup or what we would c… -
Home-cooked meals
Food Home-cooked meal, this is one of the most common phrase that restaurants would usually brandish. They would be proud if people, and food critic most especially, would compare their entrees with that of home-cook… -
Coffee Bean's new ice blended concoctions
Food Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf launched two new products today, the Banana Chocolate Ice Blended and the Banana Caramel Ice Blended. Both are non-coffee based, so those who shun the taste of these Godly-beans can glor… -
Complaints: Right or Wrong?
Rants Last January 8, I blogged about getting some free stuffs from coffee shops. That is after one gets to complete putting all those stickers or stamps on a loyalty card. (Link here) Writing about it reminded me o… -
Fair trade shop wins prize
News The Fair Trade Shop Philippines in Cebu won the second prize on the onsite decoration contest during the Sinulog Festival. The prize included P30,000 (US$625, P48=US$1) cash prize and a trophy. The contest enta… -
Cebuano heritage cuisine
Food When people talk about Cebuano food what comes to mind is the Cebuano lechon (whole roasted pig), danggit (sun-dried salted fish), puso (rice wrapped and cooked in coconut leaves), and perhaps some of the street… -
Robertson: Haiti made a pact with the devil
Rants PAT ROBERTSON: And, you know, Kristi, something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French. You know, Napoleon III and whatever. An… -
Sinulog, Celebrating Faith and Heritage
Travel From http://rengarcia.wordpress.com CEBU, Philippines - Even before the Spaniards came to Cebu, the natives of the island had been celebrating their faith through rituals and dances which imitated nature. One… -
Readying your Sinulog arsenal
Travel CEBU, Philippines - Since the inception of the Sinulog Grand Parade 30 years ago, hundreds of thousands of tourists and devotees have been coming in droves to the Queen City of the South, either to pay homage to… -
Sinulog 2010
Events It's officially Sinulog Season and Cebu is already booming with traffic, excitement, and more traffic. Yesterday was the Sinulog Marathon, participated by more than 3,600 running enthusiasts. And then last… -
First sporting zone in Cebu opens
Shopping Claiming to be the first shopping destination in Cebu that caters to all the sporting needs and the active lifestyle of the Cebuanos, Ayala Center Cebu's Active Zone opened last January 9, with both sweat an… -
Special kids in plane
Travel Recently, a special child was denied to board Cebu Pacific by its cabin crew because the child was said to be "mentally ill" and the airline apparently has rules that discriminates special kids (link to news here… -
Seattle's Best 2010 Journal
Food 27 days to go for you to be able to get your very own Seattle's Best Coffee 2010 Journal. I already got mine, and I chose the one with the pearl white cover because it has this cool pearly effect that plays with… -
The story of the maligned fruitcake
Food CEBU, Philippines - During the holidays I was in a frenzy making my trademarked Fair Trade Fruitcake. I would claim this recipe to be original because the recipe is a variation of different fruitcake recipes, al… -
Lions Fund Raiser
Events In order to raise money to fund the different outreach activities of the organization, the USC Campus Lions Club hosted the Lions Bingo Bash last November 14. The event was attended by family, fri… -
Reflections
Art CEBU, Philippines - The invitation for the press conference came serendipitously. It was not for me, but with the invited people unable to go, the assignment landed on my desk. I was hesitant at first thinking of…
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