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Save the date for Pretty in Plaid!
Kainggit!! Could you please adopt me?Can I just be honest and wish I were part of this batch because they are so cool like that?Assumption Class of 1986 hosts an '80s party titled "Pretty in Plaid" on...
View ArticleA disastrous series of events
The Dirty trail leading to the death of Rolando MendozaBy Ron de VeraMANILA—Every story has multiple angles. Every character has multiple facets, each defined by different motives. The story of Rolando...
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Painful to watch
MONDAY—I was about to leave for Hong Kong for an 11 AM flight, when I learned that a tourist bus carrying Hong Kong nationals was being held hostage by former police officer Rolando Mendoza.That night...
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Who killed Alexis and Nika?
The man who killed Alexis Tioseco By Patricia EvangelistaPhilippine Daily InquirerMANILA, Philippines—The arrested man had the face of a killer. Shifting eyes, tangled hair, cheeks so thin the bones...
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Sometimes you feel like a nut
This post is dedicated to my dad who appreciates all kinds of nuts (including me, hehe), and thanks to Eddie Boy Escudero for sending me the coolest things.I didn't even know nuts came in strange...
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Winner: Found at Backstage
Ooh...I haven't even been to Backstage at Serendra, but I think my sister Ana likes it there.Winning entry sender Jane Chua writes: "Shopping at Bonifacio Global City is literally a walk in the park....
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Designer Fashion Workshops this September
Good news for Chuvaness readers!Want to learn fashion from the experts? Enjoy 10% off workshop fees from Designer Fashion Workshops this September 18 to November 13, 2010.Just mention "chuvaness" when...
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A shopping post
So I'm finally friends with the Park Lane Hotel on Causeway—as long as it's a Deluxe Room on the upper floors because those rooms are renovated. It's a short distance to my favorite shops (Frapbois,...
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People, Philippines needs your vote!
We didn't win Miss Universe, but we can rally behind Isa and Mariel for the Clean & Clear international search!In the beginning Mariel and Isa were ahead, but now Indonesia and Vietnam have taken...
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Know your Dutch DJs 101
Dutch DJs are truly the best in the world with the likes of Tiësto, Armin van Buuren and Ferry Corsten.All of them have been to the Philippines—to the delight of my husband and his friends from the...
View ArticleWhat Would P-Noy Do?
Two foreigners were allegedly robbed on Tuesday in Pasay City by still unidentified men dressed in police uniforms, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.PNP spokesperson Agrimero Cruz Jr. said in...
View ArticleStriking parallels and contrasts
Got this in my Inbox. It doesn't have an author's name. I'm publishing as is.The known facts are these:On August 19, 2005, Emmanuel "Bong" Madrigal, a Manila-based Filipino executive of the...
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What camera are you using?
A lot of people ask me that all the time.I'll tell you the truth. I've been offered and given cameras left and right but the only camera I truly love is Canon.I've met with Canon's people and they were...
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Mission A
HONG KONG—When I first laid eyes on these pendant lamps at I.T at Silvercord Plaza, I fell in love.Didn't know what they were or where to get, but I just had to have them. After intense Googling (one...
View ArticleGood news for parents!
I think. Do your kids use your iPad more than you? Is it filled with so many games you can't even find the icons you're looking for? Well thank God Apple's got a new iPod Touch that feels like a small...
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My courtyard
A giant water bubble formed in our wall today.It looks like a giant boob. The boys will be thrilled when they come home from school.I have forbidden anyone to pop it prior to their arrival. It is heavy...
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Hell, it's art!
CJ just pointed out that the bubble looks like Anish Kapoor's "When I Am Pregnant" so I have decided not to let the boys pop it.Anish Kapoor, 1992Our home, 2010
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What's new at Dimensione?
I was looking for a little outdoor side table for a "bar" I'm setting up, so my first stop was Dimensione at Bonifacio High Street.I didn't find the side table, but I found a lot of other cool things...
View ArticleHarang!
Remember that expensive sea salt I wrote about before?Here's another thing we have everywhere that's expensive abroad.Goodness gracious, it's a freaking makahiya plant and it's...
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