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The meaning of Wang Wang

July 26, 2011

President Aquino in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) mentioned wang-wang 16 times. Of course we Filipinos know he was referring to the blaring sirens used by police cars and ambulances to alert traffic and the people of an emergency. Although considered illegal, wang-wang are also used by some self-important politician or other [...]

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Amy Winehouse Found Dead: Another Great Talent Wasted

July 24, 2011

Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home yesterday, July 23, 2011. Although we know it would  happen anytime soon, her death still leaves you with a heavy heart. Such a great talent wasted on drugs, alcohol and other addiction. Her self-destructive behavior was well documented and seeing the photos and videos were very saddening. [...]

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After a long time, we get a long weekend.

July 23, 2011

One of the things that we miss from the Gloria Arroyo is her holiday economics wherein public holidays falling on  midweek are moved to either Friday or Monday so the public can enjoy a long weekend. This policy is not a priority of President Noynoy Aquino so we don’t get a lot of long weekends [...]

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Balut: An Iconic Filipino Street Food

July 23, 2011

One man’s poison is another man’s staple food. Most foreigners would balk at eating balut. Heck, there are a lot of Filipinos who don’t even eat balut. Balut is a Filipino delicacy of boiled fertilized duck or chicken egg while the unfertilized egg is called penoy. Come to think of it, nobody sells balut at [...]

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Sabor Bisaya Culinary Competition and Food Expo

July 15, 2011

Gruppo Uma Food Corporation, in cooperation with “The National Food Showdown” by TV Food Chefs Inc. of ABS–CBN Corporation chaired by Chef Myrna Segismundo, will hold “SABOR BISAYA – A Culinary Competition and Food Expo” on July 15-16, 2011, from 9am to 6pm, at the Convention Hall of the Bacolod Pavilion Hotel. This is an [...]

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Negros vs. Iloilo Football Match at Panaad Stadium

May 21, 2011

Tikal na kung tikal. The country’s best football players are the Ilonggos. That is excluding of course the Fil-foreigners who received better training and support. I wouldn’t say better genes because I think that has little or no significance to football. Look at Chieffy Caligdong of the Azkals. He is a full-blooded Pinoy yet he [...]

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The end of the world is not May 21, 2011

May 21, 2011

Is today,  May 21, 2011 the end of the world? Harold Camping of the Family Radio predicted based on his calculations that today at 6pm, the end of the world will occur. I guess it’s not yet Judgement Day for us but it is for Harold Camping. Nobody knows for sure when the world will [...]

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Bacolaodiat 2011 Reaching New Heights

February 7, 2011

I thought Bacolaodiat has reached a plateau with the Bacolaodiat 2011 celebrations having almost the same events as in Bacolaodiat 2010, well I was happy to be proven wrong. I was at the Chopsticks Alley during the opening of Bacolaodiat 2011 and judging by the throngs of people at the North Capitol Road and along [...]

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At last, we are rabid!

February 6, 2011

We have been bitten by the Azkals and now acting like one rabid country for football. For the longest time, football has had no following on a national scale like basketball and boxing. Unlike us promdi from Iloilo and Negros, who have remained true and loyal to the game, other parts of the country have [...]

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