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What camera am I using?
I often get asked what camera I am using. The answer is, it’s always a Canon.I have to add though that I have never been sponsored by Canon. I had a couple of meetings with Canon Philippines in which...
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Tried and tested: the Dyson Air Multiplier
I’m a huge fan of electric fans because they’re easier on the environment (not to mention, the Meralco bill).But design-wise, I’m picky. Few fans are ever chuva-approved.At home, we have ceiling fans...
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Found: Great gift ideas at Adora
Four days to go and I’m not yet done Christmas shopping but nearly there. Just a few more family members and I’m done.Some people are easy to please and some people are really hard to find gifts for,...
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Blast from the past: Tom Sawyer reopens at Tiendesitas
There was a time I could and would eat the same food everyday.During high school, I ate KFC almost everyday for four years. When I got sick of that, I ate Tom Saywer chicken for two years.Looking back...
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Christmas gift to myself
This year, my Christmas gift to my hubby and I is a delicious 400-thread-count Pottery Barn blanket in all white.I must admit it took me a few visits before deciding to buy the blanket because of its...
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How many calories in a haw flake?
You may be too young to know this, but in the ’70s, they used to call haw flakes “titina”. I really don’t know why.Back in the ’70s, haw flakes came in rectangular form. They were sold two to a pack...
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New Year in Hong Kong and The Upper House
The number 4 is considered unlucky in some Asian cultures. That’s because the word for 4— 四 [sì]—sounds similar to the word for “death” (死 亡 [sĭwáng]).2014 was not a good year for a lot of people,...
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Tried and tested: reliable family transport in Hong Kong
Traveling with kids is no joke, especially if you’re not used to traveling light like me.If you’re you’re going to Hong Kong with kids and lots of luggage, taking the Airport Express might not be the...
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New Year at Hong Kong Disneyland
It’s our third time to stay at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel. First in 2009, followed by 2011 and 2014.From The Upper House, we hired a Hi-Ace van to take our party of six + tons of luggage to the...
View ArticleGolden Globes this January 12 at 9 AM on RTL CBS Entertainment
Live Via Satellite, First and Exclusive on RTL CBS Entertainment HDJanuary 12, 2015 at 9 AM Manila timePrimetime Encore at 9 PM Manila timeAmy Adams, Adrien Brody, Robert Downey, Jr., Anna Faris, Ricky...
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Goodbye Dropbox! Hello My Cloud
A few years ago, my friend Jude thought about an online “locker” where he could store all kinds of files, music, photos, and videos, instead of using up the storage in his computer and causing it to...
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Free Twitter for Smart subscribers during Papal visit
To celebrate Pope Francis’s visit to the Philippines, Smart Communications Inc. is offering free, unlimited access to Twitter to mobile phone users this January 15 to 19, 2015.To get the free service,...
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City of Dreams promo: may budget!
Three of the biggest names in Hollywood—Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese—come together in this trailer for City of Dreams Manila, a new casino in Manila Bay, which had a soft...
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A stalker's guide to Pope Francis visit to the Philippines
In 1995 I was one of one million people that went to Luneta to see Pope John Paul II in person.I was 20 years younger and had the energy to get up early in the morning, trek there, and have a view of...
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Pope Francis arrives to a painless, smooth reception in Manila
Even though foreigners think we’re crazy (so I’ve heard), I think it’s great that President Aquino gave us non-working holidays to enjoy Pope Francis’ five-day visit to the Philippines.I woke up to a...
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Dying of envy: Pope Francis visits Malacañan
I lost track of time last night while watching Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and playing Candy Crush Soda (I’m a multi-tasker). When I checked, it was already 4:23 AM. Time to sleep.I woke up at...
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Top 6 hot men during Pope Francis visit
Bless me Father for I have sinned….Sorry but my eyes can’t help it. I’ve been spotting good looking men throughout the papal visit.My friend Grace and I have been talking about it, causing Teddyboy...
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The waiting game: an exercise in regret
Sorry to lay this on you, but I’ve been feeling bad ever since the Pope left the country.Not because I miss him but because I had a horrible time waiting for him outside Villamor Airbase.Obviously it...
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Wednesday Movie Nights at the Goethe-Institut
I’ve always wanted to go inside the Goethe-Institut in Salcedo Village because it looks so pretty from the outsidePhoto: Grace VelascoAnd now I have a reason to, as they screen German movies for free...
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New store openings: What's coming in 2015
“All these new store openings are slowly removing the thrill of traveling,” my friend Ginggay noted.“Wala pang Ikea,” I said.“Ikea would be the game changer,” Ginggay said.“We would no longer be third...
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