Nov
06
2012
Tomorrow, the United States will choose their President for the next 4 years. Will it still be Pres. Barack Obama for a second term? Or will the next President be Gov. Mitt Romney? Together with a few other blogger friends, Noemi and Juned, I got a sampling of activities and issues in the run-up to …
Mar
31
2012
Since Manila joined Sydney and the rest of the world a few years back in turning lights off for an hour, my family has been doing the same at home. In the last few years, the signs of climate change have become more obvious and scary. Severe flooding and landslides, more dangerous typhoons, weird weather …
Mar
19
2012
Let me just start out by saying that TED talks have really caught on with me. I enjoy watching talks on various topics, especially talks that have to do with life, technology and health. I even have the TED app on my iPad! Recently, a blogger friend, Jay Jaboneta, was invited to speak at TEDxMontpellier …
Feb
25
2012
Sometimes we have this tendency to equate fashion with the showing of skin, more skin and much skin. I’ve been to a few fashion shows, including some for lingerie and swimwear, and skin exposure is inevitable. Even wedding gowns which, in my younger days, used to mean long white sleeves and high-collared gowns have now …
Dec
15
2011
This Christmas I am doing something totally different. I am going Christmas lights-less INSIDE the house. I love Christmas lights and for many, many years, my tree was filled with them. Not only that. The bannisters of my stairs where I had strung evergreens, was also lighted up. But after all the horrific Christmas fire …
Oct
29
2011
When YouTube chooses the Philippines to launch its first localized service in Asia, that is telling of what my country’s social media statistics must be like. Media and citizens in the Philippines have taken to YouTube like fish to water. Watch segments of talk shows, entertainment, news on TV and most likely, portions of these …
Jun
30
2011
June 30 is Social Media Day - a day when millions of people all over the world celebrate the advent of technological advancements that have shrank the world and allowed people who live on opposite sides of the world, whether they know each other in real life or have met virtually through a common forum, …
May
06
2011
Consular services, whether for non-immigrant visas, immigrant visas or services for American citizens in Manila has been improved several notches up with the recent inauguration of the New Office Annex Building (referred to as NOX 1 for short) on the US Embassy grounds. Formally opened last April 27, 2011 by none other than U.S. Ambassador …
May
01
2011
My family and I were killing time on the 2nd floor of Promenade, Greenhills Shopping Center last night. We were excited to watch Thor and bought tickets for the 10pm screening. Suddenly, we heard a crashing sound, metallic, long and loud and people were screaming and crowding around the sides of the 2nd floor as …
Apr
18
2011
I’m one of those hopeless romantics who will be following the live coverage of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29. Many years ago, I also sat glued to the TV set, watching as Prince Charles wed Princess Diana. What’s it with royal weddings that brings out the romance and …
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