Wednesday, November 30, 2005
When we think of November in the Philippines, you will most likely think of All Saints' Day or All Souls' Day or what we call here in the Philippines as Araw ng mga Patay. Araw ng mga Patay literally translates to "Day of the Dead."
[more]
06:25 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Ask anyone who has been through Kawasaki Disease and they will tell you that the most frequent medical tests that a patient will have to get are blood tests and a 2D echo. As the effects of Kawasaki are usually on the coronary arteries, doctors will usually order several 2D echo tests over time just to make sure that a patient's heart is okay.
[more]
12:31 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
We finally caught the fourth movie in the Harry Potter series last Saturday. It was enjoyable though a bit slow at the start although movie reviews which said that this was the best Harry Potter movie ever probably raised my expectations so that I went away a bit disappointed.
[more]
12:32 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Friday, November 25, 2005
After months of the strangest twists and turns in storyline, Angel Locsin's Darna will finally have its last episode tonight. Might as well -- as what started out as a pretty promising show has gotten quite tiring since a few months back.
[more]
12:31 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Thursday, November 24, 2005
This coming Sunday, November 27, will mark the start of Advent. Advent is a time of preparation for the coming of our Lord this Christmas.
[more]
12:53 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Pinoys love to eat. Is it any wonder then, that several hotels in Metro Manila will take the ordinary, have-been-around-for-so-long ordinary buffet concept and turn them into mega-buffets? Mega, as defined by my trusty dictionary means "great" or "a million times."
[more]
12:51 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Still on the bazaar I went to last Sunday. I bought some "Waterboy Ice Stick Bottles" -- these are really big, colorful water bottles where you can fill this tube-like container with water, freeze it, put it back in the bottle, and you have iced water to go.
[more]
12:51 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Monday, November 14, 2005
I got some very attractive handpainted black shirts at the bazaar last Sunday too. Their smallest size is probably for a three year old.
[more]
12:49 PM GMT+8
Continued...
I was at the Zonta Club of Manila 1 and ADBSA International Bazaar yesterday at the Grand Ballroom, Bel-Air, Forbes, and Dasmariñas Rooms, Hotel Intercon in Makati and picked up a few things here and there. If you missed it yesterday, there's another one scheduled on November 20, still at the same venues, from 8am to 8pm.
[more]
12:40 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Musicians, bands, orchestras, chorales, or chorale conductors in search of music-related items, have you heard about ROS MUSIC CENTER?
[more]
12:23 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Friday, November 11, 2005
Are you searching for unique Christmas gifts to give away to your balikbayan friends or relatives? The recipients do not actually need to be from far away -- just think of anyone who would appreciate good Philippine music.
[more]
01:01 PM GMT+8
Continued...
In a recent gathering, Gloria Arroyo refers to media as a bad boy and asks media to focus more on good news rather than bad news. The way I see it, I think media has just been pretty much doing its job of reporting what it sees and hears.
[more]
12:47 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Most people in the Philippines see nursing as one of the most in demand courses these days. Nursing gives graduates the chance to work and earn abroad, mostly in the U.S. and in the U.K.
[more]
01:04 PM GMT+8
Continued...
On November 11 (or 11/11), that's tomorrow, GMA 7 will launch a sister station known as QTV 11 which they say stands for quality TV. We shall see in the coming months just what they mean by "quality" although from their print ads, I don't really see much difference nor do any of the programs strike me as "truly watchable."
[more]
12:54 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
A group of Filipino exporters will have a 5-day trade fair at the Philippine Trade Center along Sutter St. in San Francisco from November 15-19, 2005. So, if any of our kababayans in the area are interested, do drop by for a look-see and also for some Christmas shopping.
[more]
05:40 PM GMT+8
Continued...
I must confess, I have not seen a single Panday movie. Starting tonight though, at 9pm, ABS-CBN will start showing its Ang Panday, a sine-serye, as they call it.
[more]
05:32 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Saturday, November 5, 2005
We were at one of the Novelty (Personal Care) Stores at Tiendesitas when an argument erupted between two salespeople. We were looking around the place and my husband requests for a calling card.
[more]
02:07 AM GMT+8
Continued...
Interested in nicely-made wood handicrafts? Drop by Palawan Handicraft at Tiendesitas. They have various items like rain tubes, lamps, and even this really huge sungka (a native game which makes use of a unique board and shells called sigay) set, complete with seats in both sides!
[more]
02:00 AM GMT+8
Continued...
Balut in a bottle? Yes, you got that right. Check out Andoy's Best Gourmet Balut, authentic Balut Pateros (the place where Balut is made) in a bottle.
[more]
01:59 AM GMT+8
Continued...
The first thing that caught our eye as we passed by this coffee kiosk were their pan de sal (a locally made bread which translates to bread made of salt) offerings. They had everything my dad liked, from Chinese ham (hok shiu) – which Manuel searched for endlessly in Hong Kong to Hamon de Punda – which I searched for endlessly in Bukidnon.
[more]
01:56 AM GMT+8
Continued...
We met two artists/designers in Joanne Cariaso-Gacayan and Manny Gacayan at the store called ima ken pintura at the Novelty Village (Handicraft) at Tiendesitas. The talented and very friendly couple personally hand paint their glass items � with the products ranging from fish bowls, vases, bread holders, and candle holders. They started out their business by hand painting t-shirts before moving on to the glass items that they offer today.
[more]
01:45 AM GMT+8
Continued...
We finally got to visit Tiendesitas today. Tiendesitas, which means “little stores,” is the newest shopping area in Frontrera Verde, which is located at Ortigas Ave., corner C-5, Pasig. The complex is open from 12 noon to 12 midnight and makes for an interesting visit. We arrived at about 4:30 pm, successfully found a parking slot (parking is free), and spent about 3 hours going around the place.
[more]
01:40 AM GMT+8
Continued...
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Senator Angara put in place a law which benefits our senior citizens (those aged 60 years old and up). This mandates that senior citizens be given a 20% discount off medicines, food bill in restaurants, among others.
[more]
10:14 PM GMT+8
Continued...
We were at a supermarket in one of the malls in the Ortigas area and were on our usual weekend grocery trips. We thought of getting some quail eggs as the kids just like them so much.
[more]
10:11 PM GMT+8
Continued...
Top of Page | Journal Homepage | Angelhouser Archives | Viloria.com