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Mövenpick Hotel donates proceeds to Yolanda victims
MACTAN, CEBU, PHILIPPINES—In light of the devastation brought about by super typhoon Yolanda last week, Mövenpick Hotel Mactan Island Cebu has decided to help in the relief and rebuilding efforts by...
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Found: LuminAID renewable source of light
Here’s one great invention I found while searching for solar lights online. I’ve bought one for our courtyard, hung it on a tree to charge in the daytime, and found that it works very well even when...
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Stock up at Watsons’ 3-day sale!
It’s not too late to drop by Watsons to check out their sale!Here’s what I found yesterday at Wastons, SM Aura. All this Hello Kitty stuff makes me wish I had a girlI love deals, don’t you? I always...
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Haiyan/Yolanda photos we won’t forget
P.Diddy’s kids pack their own clothes to send to the Philippines (Source: TMZ)Six-year-old Japanese boy Shoichi Kodoh donates contents of his piggy bank to the Philippine Embassy in TokyoAmerican girls...
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Now you can text your donations through HelpPh
Mobile phone users from over 40 countries can now directly donate to Yolanda relief via HelpPh. Send airtime load through BayadLoad, a mobile money service of Smart Communications, Inc., approved by...
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Yolanda videos you need to see
How high-tech is Japan? When it sends a Tagalog-speaking Japanese relief worker to TaclobanSwept away: Watch a house disappear within seconds after a storm surge Cadaver dogs aid in recovery of corpses...
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Tried and tested: How to buy iTunes credit online
I can’t live without iTunes credits. Unfortunately I’m down to my last $30 worth of iTunes cards. I use iTunes to download my favorite TV shows, movies, and music. But since I don’t travel to the US...
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More baggage allowance when you fly Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines fliers can enjoy more shopping as the airline increases checked-in baggage allowance beginning November 15, 2013 for all SIA and SilkAir flights. Checked-in baggage allowances will...
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Where did Anderson sleep?
Not too long ago I was in traffic somewhere on Edsa, lying down at the back of my van, tired, depressed, when a thought came upon me: Where is Anderson Cooper sleeping and what is he eating in...
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Lea Salonga’s life in a children’s book
Long before she played Kim in Miss Saigon, the singing voice of Disney’s Princesses Jasmine and Mulan, and a well-loved judge on The Voice of the Philippines, Maria Lea Carmen Salonga was just a little...
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Bobbi Brown Holiday 2013
“This holiday is all about unexpected glamour,” says Bobbi Brown, founder and CCO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. This holiday season, Bobbi offers a beautifully edited collection of luxurious lip and eye...
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Who’s afraid of dengue?
Together with the common flu, typhoid fever, and hepatitis, dengue is up there in the list of most dreaded diseases moms worry about. But unlike the other illnesses mentioned, dengue doesn’t have a...
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Baby goes to the bank
It’s been four years since we decided to adopt our youngest son. And since he is our third child, he doesn’t have so many firsts compared with his kuyas. He doesn’t have a baby book or passport (yet)....
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Me too! Yolanda survivors speak with American accent
One of the things my friends and I noticed during the CNN coverage of Typhoon Yolanda was how well the Taclobanese speak English, some with American accent. Reminds me of a young Lea Salonga who spoke...
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Trailer and review: “When The Love Is Gone” at Kamana Sanctuary
First a review. My boys and I stayed at Kamana Santuary in Subic during the last sem break. It was recommended by an expat friend. The boys loved it! We stayed in two casitas built on stilts on top of...
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H&M announces opening in the Philippines
The opening of H&M in the Philippines is no longer a rumor as Swedish retail giant H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB has announced the signing of a contract for its first store opening in Manila,...
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On Hong Kong and getting old
When China threatened to impose visas on Filipinos traveling to Hong Kong, it didn’t bother me that much because the last time I went to Hong Kong in August it felt a little different. It felt tired....
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On Hong Kong and getting old
When China threatened to impose visas on Filipinos traveling to Hong Kong, it didn’t bother me that much because the last time I went to Hong Kong in August it felt a little different. It felt tired....
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Songs for the Philippines now on iTunes
Don’t stop helping yet! Buy music and help #YolandaPH. The global music community has released a compilation from the biggest names in music to raise money for those affected by supertyphoon Haiyan in...
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Have a Royce’ Christmas
I received my first official Christmas gift from Royce’ Chocolate this week! It’s a four-storey showcase of their Christmas offerings which I personally love to give and receive.The smallest package...
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