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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A recent visit to the Yuchengco Museum at the RCBC
Tower along Ayala Avenue yielded a special treat to lovers of minimalist art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Pumapapel Art of Paper exhibit had mainly white
and off-white artworks made of paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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framed sheet with a unique charm of its own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Part of the paper exhibit was a collection of paper
maché chairs, hanging from the ceiling, joined by paper cuttings creating a gigantic
flower—or feathers—depending on one’s perspective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lighting is the trick, carefully done,
contributing to the ethereal effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A set of Honeycomb paper cuttings also hung next to
a huge frame of web-like paper, wisps of paper generating a wistful sight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The delicate imposition of ink on most of the paper
artworks was interesting, almost a seamless combination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Aptly titled, Pumapapel has multi-level
meanings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One meaning is literal, that is
‘turning into paper’, while the other is figurative, that is ‘putting one’s
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shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-8009721781695860682012-07-13T06:20:00.000-07:002012-07-13T06:21:34.605-07:00Philippine Star's Dream Deals with SMDC<span class="st"></span>The Philippine Star, in partnership with the SM Development
Corporation, staged “Dream Deals”, an open house event showcasing SMDC’s condo
collection last weekend. Held at the
SMDC showroom at the Mall of Asia complex, dressed up model units were
available for prospective buyers to experience the feel of condo living. <br />
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<span class="st">With SMDC in the lead, sister company
BDO was present in providing financial options and home loan offers. Samsung also joined in the fun event with an
amazing display of modern household appliances.
The leading name in technology entertained guests with its latest
voice-activated, 3-D wide-screen TVs. </span><br />
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<span class="st">Scouting for the perfect condo,
checking out sites, comparing floor spaces, and doing oculars are part of a
tedious process that normally gets in the way of purchase. “Dream Deals” was a one-stop-shop of all
things necessary in the purchase of a condo unit under one roof. </span></div>shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-25696183688934300692012-07-13T05:45:00.000-07:002012-07-13T05:45:02.116-07:00Xabi's new shirt<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Can't wait for 2012-13 season! Liverpool and Real Madrid! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's Xabi's new shirt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I super LIKE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In the Philippines, as other parts of the word,
luck plays a huge role in almost every sphere.
From the use of innumerable lucky charms to invoking many symbols of
auspiciousness, luck is wooed relentlessly.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monster Philippines study shows, 76 percent of
Filipinos believe that apart from the relevant experience and capabilities,
luck plays an important role in getting the job, while 67 percent also believe that luck plays a
role in job search. Monster Philippines’
communication is based on these insights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monster Philippines launched Monster Mobile
Solutions that boasts of Monster applications across all mobile platforms. The
company also launched a WAP portal to help seekers and employers to access <a href="http://www.monster.com.ph/">www.monster.com.ph</a> from anywhere they
are. Wit this launch Monster Philippines
became the first company to have a WAP portal for employers.</span></div>
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<br /></div>shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-1566701152164345292012-07-07T07:07:00.001-07:002012-07-07T07:35:49.905-07:00Make It Happen, Make It Makati<style>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">What once was a transient town, a
weekend ghost town, if you will, has now transformed into an all-in-one
commercial and residential metropolis. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">With strong support by public and
private stakeholders of Makati: Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI), and the Makati
Commercial Estate Association, Inc. (MACEA), the city recently launched the </span><span class="apple-style-span"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Make It Happen, Make It Makati </span></i></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">campaign
to direct traffic—literally, figuratively and digitally—to the city, and to its
many charms and still to be discovered secrets. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Behind the campaign is Ayala Land Inc.
(ALI), one of the country’s leading real estate names. </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Late last June, </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anna Maria Dy, Ayala Land Vice-president and Group Head for Strategic
Landmark Management, showed statistics where more than 60% of respondents
answered Makati as the city with vision and leadership. </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Check out the ultra-techie
website </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.makeitmakati.com/">www.makeitmakati.com.</a> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri;">Using digital, print and mobile
media to connect people to the vibrant city via fully interactive, informative,
and modern website and social media, plus a full color, glossy magazine -Makati Leads- speak
loudly of its young target market. </span></span></div>shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-14845709957616051532012-07-03T02:11:00.000-07:002012-07-03T02:11:30.555-07:00Viva Xabi! Viva España!Obviously, I am a Xabi Alonso fan. Numero katorse - No. 14 from Real Sociedad to Liverpool, to Real Madrid, and of course, in La Furia Roja. [He was briefly no. 23 in Real Madrid as Guti still had claims to no. 14.]<br />
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España just made history winning titles 3 in a row. That's 3 titles in 4 years: Euro 2008, World Cup 2010, and Euro 2012! <br />
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Here's the display at the Greenbelt Adidas outlet. <br />
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Xabi was captain of Real Sociedad at the age of 19, and was runner up in La Liga, second only to Real Madrid, pushing his team to Champions League. <br />
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In Euro 2004, he debuted in the Spanish NT. in 2005, he made the equaliser penalty kick that made Liverpool win the Champions League in 2005. In 2006, Liverpool won the FA Cup. Alonso was also in World Cup 2006, where he made a goal. <br />
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He captained the Spanish team against Greece in Euro 2008 and was named Man of the Match. In 2009, much due to his play, Liverpool just missed top spot in the Barclay's Premier League. <br />
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He was in the starting lineup in World Cup 2010, and in Euro 2012. In the quarter-final against France, he made 2 goals that sent Spain to the semi-finals against Portugal, where his penalty shootout attempt was saved by Rui Patricio.<br />
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Just announced, Xabi is one of the midfielders honored by Euro 2012. His teammate Andres Iniesta was named Man of the Tournament.<br />
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Outside of football, he graces fashion spreads in Spanish magazines. He's also the endorser of Hugo Boss in Spain. <br />
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<br />shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-81562270493008117802012-06-21T09:44:00.001-07:002012-06-21T09:44:29.501-07:00Eats at Monster launchI love salmon! At the monster.com.ph launch, this was lunch. Yum! Filling, tasty, and no bad aftertaste of fish.<br />
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The world's oldest online job seeker's market launches its Philippines-devoted site - monster.com.ph - at the New World Hotel, Wednesday 20 June. <br />
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monster.com is grew its base parallel with the world wide web. initially rolling out in 1994, it was the 454th company that registered its in the www. <br />
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<br />shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-23568076396189845092012-06-19T10:14:00.001-07:002012-06-21T09:45:48.852-07:00Intel Ivy Bridge present 3rd generation microprocessors, and the new Ultrabook<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(252, 252, 252); border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0cm;">At
the Intel Ivy Bridge launch in Rockwell last June 15, the leading name in
computer innovation introduced the quad-core 3rd generation Intel Core
processor family that boasts the best specs in the market to excite
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the Ultrabook to smartphones and tablets, extensive funding went to accelerate
innovation for this technology, as the shifting demand for devices required the
creation of smaller, thinner devices to accommodate mobility.</span></div>shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-91727614135508115772012-06-19T10:10:00.001-07:002012-06-19T10:24:23.529-07:00TEDx@Katipunan Avenue: a parade of game-changersThanks to that remarkable lady Harvey Chua for inviting me to watch her husband John Chua's talk at the Ateneo de Manila University at Loyola Heights, Saturday 16 June.<br />
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It was an amazing afternoon as a succession of young people took to the stage and simply spoke about simple acts that change<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> lives.</span><br />
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Speakers include Gawad Kalinga British import Dylan Wilk espousing social enterprise. And also present was the country's youngest mayor, the lady from San Vicente, Palawan Mayor Pie Alvarez, who came to office at the age of 22. Alvarez encourages young people to enter politics to start a revolution of youth in public service. <br />
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'Wear Local' advocate of Postura Project Arriane Serafico, aka the Jumping Model was a delight in her standard colorful clothes and high heels. Chief Mermaid of Save Philippine Seas, and globally acknowledged/awarded environmentalist Anna Oposa was feisty, funny, and totally female. <br />
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Then there was 25-year media veteran Maria Ressa whose slight frame stood tall in rallying journalists to have integrity: 'No to Envelopmental Journalism!' the CNN/ABS-CBN, now Rappler head, says.<br />
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John Chua, advertising photographer, citizen activist, was a standout. He's the quintessential Achiever. Aside from his 'pet elephant' Maali of the Manila Zoo, Chua has other advocacies that are jaw-dropping.<br />
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oblivious to barriers, Chua has changed the lives of PWDs (people with
disabilities) and their families, and the people who sign up to help.
John's aptly co-acronymed Photography With a Difference wows and moves
people to action, and big name brands are in on it, too!<br />
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Forming a coalition group of PWDs: children with cancer, the hearing-impaired, blind, autistic, and the like, lives have been given gifts of memorable experience. In this case, Chua's drive has enabled these children to 'take to the skies', literally the gift of flight.<br />
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Chua also introduced the Batad Weekend Warriors, a movement where volunteers travel to Batad, one of the regions of the Banaue Rice Terraces. For a long time now, huge portions of the rice terraces have been falling apart due primarily to lack of government rehabilitation funds. <br />
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"Our forefathers built the rice terraces without government funding! Why are we waiting for that?!," the photographer asked incredulously. <br />
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<br />shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-24431698789755851732012-06-15T11:23:00.002-07:002012-06-15T11:23:52.139-07:00Okuya Bento fills a spotIt's mid-week, and at an event ingress that lasts way into the night, it's eat the first thing in sight. Or the nearest. Or both.<br />
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At the MOA foodcourt, I tried out Okuya Japanese food. The tuna teriyaki is cooked upon order, but just around 5 minutes of wait.<br />
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Big plate of beans sprouts, lots of rice, and thick slices of tuna. Enough for a big appetite. Yum! <br />
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Oh, and the pancit was a welcome treat. [It was supposed to be Japanese glass noodles.. ssshhhh.]<br />
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At the Graphic Expo, GA Printing showcases its extensive product line that includes digital photo books and album, embossed and die-cut and foil stamping specializations. Also on the shelves are personalized print products including name cards, blank cards and stationery.<br />
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Commercial print products are a hit with clients, as GA Printing churns out finely crafted planners, business cards, company letterheads, and annual reports.<br />
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It was a successful exhibit as the collection of its best work attracted a lot of interest. Exhibitors and guests flocked to the booth and checked for themselves the fine sampling of paper, color, and cover textures available for all types of print jobs.shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-59392322538724873272012-06-15T10:14:00.001-07:002012-06-15T11:15:58.697-07:0017th Graphic Expo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;">The 17th Graphic Expo at
the SMX from June 14 to 16 partners for the first time with the 3rd Photo Video
Expo and Print Tech Manila's 9th Printing Packaging Plastic Paper and Paper
Products exhibition. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;">Organized and presented
by Norelyn Babiera, VP of Fiera de Manila, the 17<sup>th</sup> Graphic is a
yearly event that gathers the country’s printing and graphic design industries
under one roof. Large format printer distributors display the
speed, precision and durability of their high-tech equipment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;">Offset and digital printing companies, like GA Printing, are also on-hand to
feature the fine craftsmanship and creative designs in paper and printing
products like digital photo albums, calendars, business cards, invitations and
flyers, as well as an extensive commercial and professional stationery sets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt;">Fiera de Manila president
Mario Babiera told guests and speakers that the event “is to showcase the
seamless link of technology and creativity, as well as a great way to network.”
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It wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. Thank goodness..<br />
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Thank you for the support! Will give it another shot.<br />
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The Dulcinea meeting was a treat! Yummy..<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial Narrow";">The Manila
Hotel partnered with the Chinese International Gastronomers Association
(CIGA) in hosting the first Asian Master Chefs Competition last April 23,
2012. At the Fiesta
Pavilion, guests were served a series of Filipino-Asian fusion dishes concocted
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from Taiwan and China emerged as big winners. For the team category, Yuanpei
University won the Superior Gold medal and Kuo Ming Hung for the individual
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">Manila Hotel’s Executive Chinese Sous Chef Josephine Candelaria also
won in the individual category with her dish called Adobo sa Mayon (marinated
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">The Asian Master Chefs Competition was organized
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Arch. Augusto Villalon. Very likeable gentleman, superbly unassuming.
Simplicity and clarity. His words say it all. <br />
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<a href="http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/51073/rockefeller-estate-above-hudson-river%E2%80%93an-american-majarajah%E2%80%99s-palace%20">Rockfeller estate above Hudson River-an Amercan majarajah's palace</a><br />
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Here's Juaniyo's latest article from the Philippine Star.<br />
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Thank you Juaniyo for taking the time out to write the U2 anniversary/game-changer article for PANA AdEdge. And for the Malate dinner at the reborn Penguin. The pasta is still fuhn taahs teec!<br />
<br /><a href="http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=813650&publicationSubCategoryId=79%20">Dem great beasts of the nightly sessions</a>shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-1893219128941932392012-06-02T23:09:00.003-07:002012-06-02T23:19:00.267-07:00More juice discoveries on a SundayWhile having to finish a position paper for a students' integrated marketing competition, I am taking the time out to sample my latest product taste test. Tipco Gojiberry juice hits a spot, all right. But, not as tongue-talizing as the Beetroot juice last Sunday.<br />
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All in all, a good and happy feeling.<br />
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<br />shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-5338733802490602882012-06-01T20:35:00.001-07:002012-06-01T20:36:46.017-07:00It's Salazar for Dice and TikoyGateway has its delights, undoubtedly. Aside from a tropical inspired, glass enclosed garden cafe right smack in the center of the mall, it has a food court with a tiered-seating format. Remarkably, the seats of the Gateway food court has pretty decent seats (with foam padding). Said food center also has an atrium style, dining area.<br />
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The Araneta Center also has Farmers Plaza (at this stage, it is in a harem-scarem manner), but it does have its secrets. One of which is Salazar Bakery.<br />
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Now, Eng Bee Tin rejuvenated the hopia to global quality with its ube flavors, as well as a hodge podge of fusion flavors like mochipia. But.. for dice mongo hopia and tikoy, there's nothing better than Salazar. Salazar Bakery offers its fans all sorts of Tikoy - peanut and mongo flavors - as well as a selection of moon cakes, mini moon cakes, mooncake slices, etc.<br />
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While Eng Bee Tin is found all over the Metro, outside of Binondo (Manila Chinatown), Salazar patrons really have to go to Chinatown to grab bags-full of its goodies.<br />
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At Farmers Plaza, however, go to the basement, and some of these treats are in the Salazar Bakery branch. <br />
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Another great thing about the Araneta Center is the connection from the MRT to LRT 2. The latter is the best of the railways. Maybe because it's the latest. But, I think the commuters - mostly students and upper-middle class traders, self-employed housewives - that use this Line. <br />
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It's the wider cars, better air-conditioning, and the feeling of less caution required.shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-14350444386943911412012-06-01T19:29:00.002-07:002012-06-01T20:20:21.907-07:00Coffee press replacedA day well spent is always good! Talking about yesterday. Finished a short piece by mid-day, went to a fruitful briefing, had a good dinner, attended a solemn event... all make for that one full day of A-okay!<br />
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At the Gateway, Araneta Center, I took my chance on Wok Magic!
Surprise, it wasn't bad at all! In fact, the rice was abundant! The
food was tasty. The squid (which is not top on my list of likes) was
quite soft and tasty.<br />
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The tuna teriyaki was the same. Funny though,
the teriyaki sauce was fluid, not thick. And it had green and red
peppers, and onions. Hhhmm...<br />
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The highlight of the day, I got to replace my mom's 5-cup coffee press which I broke in 2010. Voila!<br />
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Thank you Starbucks for stocking up on this beauty once more.<br />
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<br />shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-87756849932804397702012-05-31T05:47:00.006-07:002012-06-01T20:09:57.981-07:00House of Flying Daggers poster in Pancake House Greenbelt 1Sleeping at 4am has its rewards. Well, only if you've finished the job, and met the deadline. This morning was one such morning. <br />
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That the client liked the work, is a bonus.<br />
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Heavy day with breakfast meeting and Pancake House Greenbelt 1 has a poster of House of Flying Daggers! Whoaaaah! Of course, I took a shot of it.<br />
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Takeshi Kaneshiro rules! Or should I say, Jin Cheng Wu!<br />
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On to a lunch lecture featuring Out-of-Home advertising technology. McDonald's in London flashed its icons and characters on a tall building on King's Road. All passersby that could shoot a sundae on their mobile phones claimed a free sundae at McDonald's. <br />
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Rain poured, and almost rendered the city at zero visibility. Wow, it's a sneeze away from June, and at 2 pm, there it came.<br />
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Heavy questions today: Should I get a Smart-Sun postpaid at P549 a month? Or should I just buy a CDR King brand. Their iPhone clone is only P2,400! The Blackberry clone is P1,680. Their basic Nokia version is only... P990.00! <br />
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Wow!<br />
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And there's MyPhone.. sighs.<br />
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Choices.<br />
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This just in. Message from Globe: We are changing our network equipment and technology to give you a better experience! We are currently rolling out our modern network for better quality and reliability of calls and texts, faster downloads and surfing. This program is part of our commitment to give you superior customer experience. Modernization will soon arrive in your area. <br />
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Hear, hear!<br />
<br />shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-68210884346624327122012-05-29T07:18:00.000-07:002012-06-01T20:08:36.665-07:00Xabi Boss!Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid's No. 14 is my favorite football player. He's the celebrity endorser of Hugo Boss for España! Muy guapo!<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.bettor.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045" title="Xabi Alonso">Xabi Alonso</a>, the former <a href="http://blogs.bettor.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a> and Real Sociedad man, is so solid playing in front of the defenders that no player has been able to replace him perfectly.
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Alonso has the ability to not only pass the ball, but also tackle it
well; a requirement of a player playing in his position.<br />
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The Spanish midfielder, from the Basque Country, is considered to be a deep-lying playmaker, sitting down right behind the
midfielders aiding the team with his inch-perfect passing, long
shoots and good tackling ability.<br />
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Therefore, Alonso belongs to a breed of players who are not only
dying out but who are also a rare find. Hence, replacing him in the Real
Madrid first-team is a task which is not every player’s cup of tea.shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-1752334557258612352012-05-29T06:02:00.001-07:002012-06-01T20:07:19.127-07:00Becky's Kitchen, best of home-style bakeshops<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
One of the city's best kept secrets is Becky's Kitchen. It's a lovely bakeshop that has the standards, with a little twist. </div>
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You want fudge brownies? Well they have the walnut and cherry versions. Becky's Kitchen bakes the king of all Prune Cakes, plus a lovely Swiss choco cake with rich icing. Yummy!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They have the standard Ensaymada (my favorite pastry).</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This has a version with queso de bola. Of course, there's cheese roll and food for the gods. And the cinnamon roll is ever so soft. Double yum!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Be careful, the stuff's addicting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When in the area of Vito Cruz and Bautista, drop by Becky's Kitchen. The shop's closed on Mondays, take note. </span><br />
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<br />shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-48475579843524611202012-05-29T05:54:00.001-07:002012-06-01T20:06:00.007-07:00Green along Taft<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Full day today. Early morning rush to DLSU library archives. This yearbook project is proving very rich and deep in history. The University is 101 years old. It's in the historic city of Manila, along Taft Avenue. </span><br />
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<br />shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-69232503058271579262012-05-27T12:07:00.003-07:002012-06-01T20:05:27.552-07:00Bliss Market at Vargas Museum in UPThe UP Vargas Museum presents Bliss Market: Exchange in Time | Space of Transience. Perhaps in homage, or plain remembrance, of UP Bliss. <br />
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Remember how it was once a landmark housing project upon entering the majestic avenue leading to the Oblation?<br />
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The exhibit brings the community face-to-face with its (fading) glory.<br />
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It may be a call to arms: let's sustain what UP Bliss was constucted to be. And that is housing. Provide homes. But we're talking about the Bliss Market - and the transient, rushing, non-reflecting bustle of human activity. Activity, human.. no matter how fleeting is an exchange. <br />
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The Bliss Market exhibit may be nostalgia stylized. But nostalgia, nonetheless.shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-382736412588564878.post-57102200354237339382012-05-27T11:42:00.000-07:002012-06-01T19:55:17.593-07:00Post no Bill: From Object to Icon at Tin-awAt the Somerset along Makati Avenue, Tin-aw is a cozy gallery that gives out Choc-nut for free. If that isn't enough reason to visit, check out <i>Post no Bill</i>, the current exhibit.<br />
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<i>Post no Bill</i> is a sign that is found all over. No one actually knows exactly what it means. Nonetheless, Post no Bill is part and parcel of daily life. <br />
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The exhibit features cross-generational artists using everyday signs and signages, and all other stuff one wouldn't even give a second glance at.<br />
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The exhibit is refreshing, familiar, yet.. stylized. It is a gallery after all.shonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14043689125657335873noreply@blogger.com0