November 15, 2006

Theft at Glorietta

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(SCENE of the crime: Glorietta activity center, sans the bazaar. Photo borrowed from www.arrakeen.ch) MANY of us know that malls are a haven...
November 12, 2006

The pursuit of happiness II

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Something Like Life Nov. 10, 2006 SOMETIME early this year, one of the most astounding news ever to be published about the Philippines was i...
November 03, 2006

The pursuit of happiness

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Something Like Life Nov. 3, 2006 THE most popular course at Harvard University is no longer Introductory Economics — which it has been for t...
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Luli and the airport immigration officer

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Okay, 'fess up people! Who hasn't cut in front of a line, ever? I for one, admit to having done this once...at the Guam Internationa...
October 30, 2006

Mercury in retrograde

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Negotiations for business deals dangling? Internet connections going funky? Past loves suddenly reappearing in your lives? Travel delays? An...
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October 27, 2006

A Time for Comings and Goings

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Something Like Life Oct. 27-28, 2006 ALL Saints’ Day is one holiday I often look forward to. This is only one of the few times in the year (...
October 21, 2006

On Suri Cruise

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GOT my October issue of Vanity Fair, AT LAST! (Many thanks to Hermie Castro of APCEI for attending to my missing issues. APCEI is the local ...
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Mark Jimenez on Korina

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I FINALLY was able to watch the much-talked about appearance of Mark Jimenez on Korina Sanchez's show on ANC. Watching MJ vent and rant ...
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October 20, 2006

Something Like Life

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I DON’T mean to sound like an economist today. But the latest slew of data out of the National Statistics Office (NSO) makes very interestin...
October 16, 2006

Sightings...at Island Chicken 2

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Yeah, yeah, you think that's all I do. Eat at Island Chicken huh? Actually my visit last Thursday at its Sct. Borromeo branch was the fi...

Borgy for Mayor? Ick

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THIS is the most amusing story yet. According to a news report from ABS-CBN, former first lady Imelda Marcos is giving way to her grandson B...
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October 13, 2006

Improving customer relationships

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Something Like Life Oct. 13, 2006 I WAS in Singapore again recently to cover an event, and it always blows my mind how this tiny city-state ...
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Asian Spirit: Only 25 minutes from Manila to Boracay

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JACK PO, executive vice president of Asian Spirit, announces that the airline is aggressively expanding to Asia and Micronesia, in addition ...
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October 12, 2006

Reeling: Truths, Art & Classification

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by Tito Genova Valiente THE silent film opens with a man and a woman, strongly reminiscent of a primordial scene in the Garden. The two ill-...
October 10, 2006

Silver pesos: Elderly consumers challenge marketing concepts

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MY parents are both pushing 80. But it doesn’t show. They are both still active—my father still drives out to the grocery or drugstore, whil...

Arguing for an older retirement age

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WITH better diet, more accessible healthcare and a different mindset, more and more senior citizens feel the need to continue working beyond...
October 07, 2006

When Women Delude Themselves

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Something Like Life Business Mirror, Oct. 6, 2006 WOMEN sometimes obsess over men they like and feel attracted to. And often, a woman will c...
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October 02, 2006

A post-Milenyo tale

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I FEEL a little guilty here. While Milenyo was lashing away at the islands, I was dry, safe and sound in a posh Singapore hotel covering a v...