A former colleague is promoting their new restaurant. It’s called Aroma’s, located at 87 Maria Clara St., near the National Orthopedic Hospital. They serve Spanish and Continental cuisine. I haven’t been there but I’m looking forward to dine there sometime. I’m partial to Japanese food though (yum!). Another former colleague has also moved on to […]
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Christmas Traffic is Back
We’ve been running traffic stories for the past few days because there aren’t enough stories to air at 12 noon. Christmas is just around the corner so the traffic is really bad but of course Metro Manila has the worst traffic at any season. It really gets on my nerves when I see students in […]
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Ka-POW!
Please vote for Pow Chavez to be the first Philippine Idol. My three-year-old nephew Miguel would be really disappointed if she gets voted off in the next eliminations. She’s got a really beautiful voice and Mr. C even predicted she’d be the first Philippine Idol. Just type POW and send to 2339. But do this […]
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Japanese Cinderella
This sembreak, I’ve been reading Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha. The writing is very simple, sometimes resembling a fairy tale. Sayuri is the Japanese Cinderella, Hatsumomo is like her evil stepsister and Mameha her fairy godmother. Other characters include the Chairman, Sayuri’s love interest and Nobu, a former soldier who might benefit from a […]
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Digital Divide, Sushi and Baz Luhrmann on my Bday
On my birthday, E gave me the complete DVD set of Baz Luhrmann’s Red Curtain Trilogy. I’ve been lusting over it for years now and I finally got them. The set contains four DVDs — Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and a bonus DVD about the films. I absolutely lurrve it. I spent […]