This little pig was high on drugs

On the way home after three days in Tagaytay, we stopped at Sta. Rosa, Laguna for dinner. We decided three days earlier that we would eat at Pig Out and we did. The curious thing was that as soon as we were seated, instead of picking up the menu — which is automatic with Sam [...]... 

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Mellow 94.7 EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes DJ Photo Shoot

Mellow 94.7 just launched our brand new website and the Mellow DJs had to get a photo shoot so we can have some cool pictures on the site. (OK, maybe it’s just a lame reason for us to cam-whore more…) Either way, it was a total BLAST! Anytime you get this group of crazy folks in the same... 

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Do you have a gleek in the house?

For the past few months, I’ve been tempted to conduct a survey among parents with teenage kids. The question: has Glee invaded your home? It sure has invaded mine. Because of Alex, not Sam. Sam is nuts over Adam Lambert. Her classmates say that if Adam comes to the Philippines to do a concert,... 

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For the yearbook

We spent yesterday trying hard not to dwell on stressful and irritating matters. Heaven knows we needed the break. The girls and I had our hair trimmed, Sam and I bought cologne from The Body Shop, we had a late lunch at Fazoli’s, saw “Extraordinary Measures”, went to the supermarket,... 

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Fish Balls – Best Street Food in the Philippines

You’ve heard of the Red Caviar from the Salmon, Black Caviar from the Sturgeon fish, and the rarest of all, the Gold Caviar from the Albino Beluga. Now, I’m going to introduce you to something even better, the Philippine Caviar – Fish Balls! Ok, so it’s not really caviar, but... Source: When In Manila

Thanks for the concern, but…

(My op-ed column today in Manila Standard Today) A couple of weeks ago, my batch in the U.P. College of Law sponsored the special screening of “Biyaheng Lupa.” The screening was at 8.00 p.m., I was scheduled to arrive from Singapore at 9.15 p.m., obviously too late to attend. Because the film screening... 

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Sunday morning at Hinulugang Taktak

There are many ways to tell a story. And there are many ways to view the truth. These are photos of Hinulugang Taktak. As a photo enthusiast, I could choose to tell you that there are two ways to capture the image of flowing water. In the photo above, the drops of water are discernible. By changing... 

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