February 27, 2009

Margie's home!

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OUR friend and colleague Margie Quimpo-Espino , who had suffered a stroke almost three months ago while on a press tour in New Delhi, has ju...
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February 26, 2009

Good news...the sky isn't falling

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Here's an interview I did of one exporter who isn't suffering from the economic crisis: Mama Sita’s maker says global crisis will pu...
February 25, 2009

McDo says: Don't be a hero

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(Nigel Haskett photo from the Arkansas Times.) THIS is really disturbing. McDonald's employee Nigel Haskett saved a woman from gettin...

Bourdain cares

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CHEF Anthony Bourdain is a really decent chap. Check out the last paragraph on his latest blog entry : "Lastly, I want to thank August...
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February 24, 2009

The Sleeper

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EXCEPT for Hugh Jackman looking oh-so-hot, and the cutaway to Angelina Jolie while Jennifer Aniston was onstage (gasp!), the Oscar awards y...
February 23, 2009

What matters most

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"As we get older, we try to return to what remains true and good in our lives. As we find peace in our hearts and love in our age, we r...

Spend! Spend! Spend!

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"Today, years after the recovery, even well-off Japanese households use old bath water to do laundry, a popular way to save on utility ...
February 21, 2009

English the Obama way

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Found this interesting story today: "Other speeches may be better for learning vocabulary, but Obama's speeches make me excited abo...

An afternoon w/ Mang Manny

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Met the girls at Chariya last Monday for a pre-birthday lunch, and as usual had the blast making chismis . Told Sis and Ms. Gorgeous that I...
February 20, 2009

'The Rock' wants to help needy Pinoy kids

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I'm a super fan of The Rock! I used to watch him wrestle back in the day, and cracked up whenever he would cock his right eyebrow menaci...
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Ratatouille

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AFTER Chef Anthony Bourdain's feature on Philippine cuisine, here's another Pinoy food story for you. Goat's head I can take, r...
February 19, 2009

No Reservations on the Philippines (full episode)

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(Part 1) (The rest on YouTube . Many thanks to ArcApex of Toronto.) I couldn't help but love this episode. The hosts Ivan Dy, Claude Ta...
February 17, 2009

Tony Bourdain says our lechon is the best!

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And speaking of pig? It can now be said that of all the whole roasted pigs I've had all over the world, the slow roasted lechon I had on...
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February 16, 2009

Jollibee invades New York!

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“This is the taste of my childhood,” said Emma Ilagan, a 36-year-old customer service representative for Verizon Wireless who left the Phili...
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February 15, 2009

The Vogue profile on Michelle Obama

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Choice cuts from Andre Leon Talley's piece: (Photographed by Annie Leibovitz) I had a chance to ask Jill Biden, the wife of the vice-p...

Recessionista love

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For Mr. Matsumoto, Valentine’s Days past meant splurging on $700 to $1,000 dinners, $400 and $500 dresses from Theory and Eli Tahari, and je...
February 13, 2009

I miss Pluto

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Something Like Life BusinessMirror, Feb. 13, 2009 WHAT do men really want? Does anyone know? I often think that men, whether they be our fat...
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Guy proposes to FA girlfriend

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CUTE story in time for Valentine's Day: LOVE must be in the air: A flight attendant who flew in from Korea on Thursday morning was offer...
February 12, 2009

Capricciosa optimistic on Manila

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WDI Corp . of Japan has high hopes that its Capricciosa restaurants in Manila will continue to attract a lot of customers in spite of the ...

Namets is namit

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MIGGY and I caught the last showing of Namets at the Robinsons Galleria on Feb. 3 . The plot is simple: Jacko (Christian Vasquez) incurs a ...
February 09, 2009

Grazie Mike

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MIKE Francis is dead na pala . Sad naman . He passed away on Jan. 30 and from what I deduced from the Italian web sites, he died from a lun...
February 07, 2009

An Xasperating Xperia at Xpress

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BUYERS of cellphones, beware! I just received this email from my friend Ruby Gan , owner of Schu and MYTH . She was apparently sold a secon...
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February 05, 2009

Here we go again (Updated)

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U.S. President Barack Obama will be the featured speaker at the 57th National Prayer Breakfast hosted by by the U.S. Congress. And guess wh...
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February 04, 2009

When there's smoke...

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It was a rude baptism of fire for the Japanese contractor. Right before him, “(They) first discussed bribes. They had a rough approach.” Fr...
February 03, 2009

Love that E*Trade baby!

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Bad! (WARNING: E*Trade's investment products are not insured by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Commission. Don't let that cutene...
February 02, 2009

Chiz plays coy

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I hate to be so crabby on a Monday, but Chiz Escudero's drama managed to irritate me this morning. "Given the lack of age require...
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January 31, 2009

Talking baby

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TOO bad we're not crazy football fans here, because Superbowl XLIII starts tomorrow. One of the best things that come out of it are the...
January 30, 2009

This is very strange

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Four days after the fatwa went out, students continued to fill the classrooms of Jakarta's Jakartadoyoga Studio. On Jan. 28, the influen...

Lagot kayo!

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When your bank is failing and borrowing money from the federal government, shouldn't management at least have the decency to cut costs, ...
January 28, 2009

Story's not over

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ACTUALLY, this is how it all began; take a look at the Jan. 24 edition of the Townsville Bulletin: "I went to go to the toilet and I t...
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January 27, 2009

This totally grossed me out

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SOMEONE posted a link to this story on Jessica's blog and of course, nosy me, I read it. I wanted to throw up my lunch after. So read a...
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January 26, 2009

Kung hei fat choi!

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Happy New Year to all my blog readers, family, friends, and even my pretend-friends. Wishing you all a healthy, happy and prosperous 2009. ...
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The Pope on YouTube

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POPE Benedict XVI thinks the Internet can promote truth. So the Vatican now has its own channel on YouTube. As of Jan. 26, 2009, it had over...

Hey art lovers!

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YOU may want to see this one-woman show of Sequi Cu unjieng at the Hiraya Gallery , from Feb. 5 to 24: (click to enlarge)
January 25, 2009

Sully sighting

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A real hero for all.
January 24, 2009

Pain sucks

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(WARNING: Lurid details ahead. Read at your own risk) I"M not trying to be cute. I just had an outpatient procedure done this afternoon...
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