Palafox To Craft Iloilo City 2009-2020 Comprehensive Land Use Plan

July 22, 2009

A few days ago I read in the news that world renowned Filipino architect and Urban Planner Felino Palafox, Jr. was tapped by the Iloilo City Government to craft the city’s 2009-2020 Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
Architect Palafox recognized the potential for development of Iloilo City’s 21.3-kilometer coastline and 113-kilometer riverbank to accommodate [...]

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Michael Jackson is Dead

June 26, 2009

The King of Pop Michael Jackson is dead as confirmed by the LA Times. He was 50 years old. Most of us grew up with him and his music. Who would forget the Jackson5 and their big hits? Michael Jackson was the world’s most influential singer before his career dived due to a series of [...]

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Get Fairer Skin With Rice Wine (Sake)

June 21, 2009

Ever wonder why Japanese women have beautiful skin? Apparently it has something to do with the rice wine or sake. No, they don’t drink it but apply it on their skin.
I accidentally came across an article describing how kojic acid found in Japanese rice wine (sake) reduces the body’s ability to form the type of [...]

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Negros Bloggers Meet-up

June 1, 2009

My friend slash officemate May and I were toying with the idea of having a Bacolod/Negros bloggers meet-up for the longest time. I already met some but I believe there are still a lot out of bloggers based in Negros out there. We started contacting Negros bloggers whom we know so that all of us [...]

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Discover Antique: Riding the Rapids of Tibiao River

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The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.  ~G.K. Chesterton
It has been my practice for almost five years now to go somewhere I’ve never been to. That way, I’ll be able to know more about [...]

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Confirmed A(H1N1) Case in the Philippines

May 22, 2009

The Deparmten of Health has confirmed the first case of A(H1N1) influenza, most commonly known as the Swine Flu,  in the Philippines. She was a 10-year old girl who arrived in the country last May 18 from the United States.
Let’s hope the country is better equip to deal and let’s hope this will be the [...]

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Discover Antique – Hike To Bugtong Bato Falls

May 19, 2009

I am not a person who would back down from a challenge. When I heard that one has to climb a wall of rock in order to get to the third falls of Bugtong Bato Falls in Tibiao, Antique, I was challenged. I am not good in wall climbing but I am willing to try [...]

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Discover Antique: Malumpati Cold Spring

May 18, 2009

Malumpati Health Spring and Tourist Resort is located in Sitio Malumpati, Brgy. Guia, Pandan, Antique. You can access this resort through Brgy. Sto. Rosario and Brgy. Candari.
The water comes from the Malumpati Cold Spring Headwater located about 35 minutes walk from the resort. A man-made pool was created from the river by constructing a concrete [...]

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Aklan Fiber Industry: Weaving a Place in History

May 6, 2009

Piña weaving in Aklan is an age-old tradition handed down from generations. In fact,  Aklan is known as the Piña Fiber capital of the Philippines. Kalibo’s Piña cloth was said to be traded during the Pre-Hispanic times and reached as far as Greece and Egypt during it’s heyday.
There’s no finer and more elegant fiber for [...]

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