Food Trip: Mali Restaurant – Revisited

Arrived morning in Bangkok on the 17th of September 2009, I and my friend were starving after an almost eight hour flight from Dubai.  We got to the hotel and just changed clothes and went straight to our favorite restaurant in Bangkok, where else?  Mali Restaurant.  This is the restaurant that everytime... 

Source:  digifotoblog.com - Travel blog of an OFW

What is up with VP Noli De Castro?

It’s hard to tell where Vice President, and radio commentator, Noli de Castro stands nowadays. what? i'm right here... On his radio program over DZMM today, he was defending the Justice Department from criticism that it was dragging its feet on the Ampatuan massacre. He said that the government... 

Source:  Indolent Indio

Cave Becomes Spelunker’s Burial Grounds

The body of the man who died Wednesday, November 25 in Nutty Putty Cave will be left inside the cave as rescue officials and family decided that the area should be closed permanently to avoid any future deaths. “The cave will serve as the final resting place for John Edward Jones,” said Utah... 

Source:  Daily Contributor

His first encounter with condoms

Some time ago, I was with my kids as I went to get myself checked at a clinic due to my cough. After my checkup, I had to buy the meds that the doctor prescribed and had no choice but to bring my eldest son with me as I went inside Watson’s Pharmacy to purchase them.

You know how Pharmacy’s here have a lot of displays on their cashier counters? They would have anything and everything displayed near the cashier especially batteries, hand sanitizers, mints and gums, lip balms, and in Watson’s case, tons and tons of condoms of different brands.

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Cool Keyboard Tricks That Few People Know About

"We have become so addicted to the mouse that we do not realize how much it disrupts our work as we keep reaching out for it. And just how annoying does it become when your mouse is unresponsive, gets stuck or you trip it over as you try to quickly get a hold of it."[via make use of] ... 

Source:  GeekPicks

On Parenting, Acceptance and Education

I got hold of this touching story of a 17-year old deaf girl named Micaella while I was browsing Inquirer.net, my favorite online newspaper. The commentary came from Mr. Roberto Salva, executive director of Catholic Ministry to Deaf People (CMDP). In May 2009, Micaella died of liver ailment, apparently... 

Source:  Filipino Deaf from the Eyes of a Hearing Person

Rob Stumvoll leaves the Big Brother house!

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Source:  Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up

Taking the Pontoon to Iloilo

Chickens. Pigs. Goats. Motorcycles. People. Just a few things one might encounter on the 15 minute pontoon boat ride from the Jordan Wharf in Guimaras to Iloilo City. The pontoon boat carries a lot of different cargo. Always something different every day. Just 13 pesos one way for a scenic journey to... 

Source:  Davao Blogspace

A staff to lean on

The two saints beside the stairs leading into the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Church are Saint Anthony Mary Claret and Saint Jude Thaddeus. St. Anthony Claret is the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which runs this parish in Quezon City. St. Jude... 

Source:  My Manila

Parkland Washington shooting — ambush left 4 dead

Two men, described as a white male and a black male entered the Forza Coffee Shop in Parkland in Washington State. The suspects shot the four police officers who had been working on their laptops in the coffee shop.According to the sheriff's spokesman, the officers had been targeted and it was not... 

Source:  The Composed Gentleman

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