Why Filipinos eat Balut?
Why do Filipinos eat Balut? What is Balut? Balut is a popular Filipino delicacy snack and is a duck egg thats not fully developed, probably 10 to 20 days old. Growing up in the Philippines, I was accustomed to eating balut especially in the evening time as a snack.
Balut is a street vendor snack, very popular in the cities but also in small communities. Balut is like eating a hotdog in America. Vendors would push carts full of Balut shouting, “baluuuuttttttttttt.” I prefer eating...
Source: Filipino Scene
Looking for Google Voice? Voice invites inside
I managed to get my hands on a GrandCentral phone number before the service was acquired by Google in 2007. Armed with a truly mobile "mobile" virtual number, I’ve managed to maintain better control and organization of my personal and non-personal phone calls – almost granular depending on who may be calling.
Although I have not yet made use of the option to ring multiple lines – home, work, or cellphone – with an incoming Google Voice call, I have made use of some...
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More Razzamatazz from the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards
Bloggers and bloggerettes came dressed to the nines at the recent Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards.The night begins with the arrival of 400 bloggers and internet celebs. Twelve awards were presented, one for each category. There's a magic show, a performance by Singaporean rock band Electrico and a video on Nuffnang history while we enjoyed our lavish dinner of Rosemary Marinated Chicken and a delectable treat of Praline Hazelnut Gateau with that flavourful raspberry jelly. Yum.It felt like going...
Source: Mommy Cow
Thank You
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people behind the Philippine Blog Awards for the recognition as a national finalist for Best Personal Blog! Being a finalist is more than reason enough why blogging should be part of my lifestyle. I have been blogging before "blogging" was really even called as such. It was in 2000 (hmm, 4th year high school makes me a bit old). Then officially a
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Cebu Bloggers Society up for Bloggers’ Choice Special Award on the Philippine Blog Awards
This is your Brief Stories once again amigos.Point-blank. I am here to proudly cast my vote for Cebu Bloggers Society (CBS) for the Bloggers' Choice Special Award on the Philippine Blog Awards (PBA Visayas). The event will be held on October 18, 2009 (7 PM) at the Ayala City Sports, Cebu Business Park, Cebu City. This is a first in the Visayas region, should be exciting!Reason. CBS is undeniably
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New patent for the ranking of Google News articles
A recently granted patent explores the possibility of Google ranking its news articles in terms of the quality and reliability of the sources used. This patent was originally filed in 2003 so it is likely that the view of Google on some of the factors identified in the original patent as important when rating the quality of a source used for a piece of news has changed since then. However, the idea behind this patent remains the same. Google suggests it is highly important that when a search for...
Source: Filipino Bloggers
British English
“Di ko sure kung ma-re-receive ko ‘yung e-mail sa akin ng kausap kong Briton,” I told Zinnia.
“Bakit?” she asked.
“Paano ang sabi n’ya and surname ko raw eh Beldedayra. Di ko sure kung tama ‘yung ise-send n’ya,” I answered, “Nakakaasar ang mga Briton, mali-mali ang English nila. Manong sabihin ng maayos ang mga letters”
She chuckled, “Sila pa ba ang mali? Eh ikaw nga lang ang nanghihiram ng salita nila.”
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The Royal Selangor Pewter Center at Clarke Quay Singapore
We started off our morning at the Royal Selangor Pewter Center, the world's largest pewter company. It's situated right beside the river in Clarke Quay. Royal Selangor has a Pewter Gallery and Tour that showcases the heritage and craftmanship of Pewter since the founding of the Royal Selangor company in 1885.Pewter is a very malleable alloy that dates back from the middle ages. It is made from a mix of tin, copper and antimony. Singapore Pewter that is. In the old days, Pewter had parts culled from...
Source: Mommy Cow
Her Historical Contest
1st prize: $55, 20,000 EC, ad spaces, .info domain and blog hosting, blog review (worth $15)$50- Buraot and Anak ni Kulapo$5- Pinay Mommy Online.info domain with free 1 year blog hosting- Pinay Mommies Communities5000 EC - Mommy Journey3000 EC Cornymans Money-Blog3000 EC All about babies and Kids3000 EC - Simply Happy Life2000 EC- The Movie Mommy2000 EC- Chika Buzz1000 EC - Love's Haven1000 EC- A Woman's Blog125x125 ad space for a month (PR 3)= OnlineBiz and resources125x125 ad space for a month...
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Baguio Panagbenga Festival 2010 (Flower Festival 2010) Schedule!
The organizers of the Baguio City Panagbenga Flower Festival 2010 has just sent me the schedule of the 2010 Baguio Flower Festival!
Panagbenga has always been one of the most-visited festivals in the country. With its proximity to Metro Manila and its cool climate, it’s not unusual to see the Manila residents all troop to the City of Pines to enjoy its cool breeze and its colorful street dance and grandiose floral float parade.
This year, Panagebenga Festival 2010 will be celebrating her...
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