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Archive for March, 2012
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Have a Kuppa
Not to be confused with Kuppa Tea & Coffee Traders Co. in Thailand, Kuppa Coffee & Tea is one of the best coffee shops in Bacolod, Philippines. There’s a small Kuppa branch in SM City Bacolod, but I highly suggest …
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Kitsch of the Week: Fair Trade Gifts
Gifts & Graces is a fair trade foundation in the Philippines that sells products made by NGOs, non-profit livelihood programs, and marginalized communities such as rescued street children, urban poor, and indigenous folks all over the country.
I first learned …
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Time Travel in Silay
The charm of ancestral homes is that each has frozen a moment in time, back when the residents of the house once filled every room with their memories, emotions, and energies.
Negros Occidental is filled with such heritage homes, from …
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Oli Pettigrew Outtalks Me
“Wow, I can’t believe it, but I finally met someone who talks more than you,” my boyfriend Anton said when I introduced him to Oli Pettigrew last year. I won the Sony Lifestyle Co-host Search and the crew flew in …
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Moooned Over
There’s a colorful Mexican restaurant/café in Bacolod that serves Mexican favorites and fusion Bacolod specialties at an affordable price—Mooon Café. Yes, it’s spelled with a triple “o,” which I take as an emphatic tribute to the Mexican Moon—either …
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Brewed Coffee on a Shoestring
For travelers who have been to Silay, Negros Occidental, two things come to mind—ancestral homes and sugar. You’ll find archaic heritage houses around the province, from open-house tourist spots such as The Ruins to private residences that may only be …
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A Wedding In Ruins
“This is the best wedding I’ve ever attended,” I proclaimed to my friend and fellow journalist, Jayvee Fernandez, during his wedding reception on March 3.
“Really? Give me three reasons why,” Jayvee said.
“Well,” I began. “#1—The venue is …
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Love Scene: The Launch
Remember two weeks ago when I blogged about the SNRG music video I worked on? A few hours before their targeted launch date, SNRG officially released the video of “Love Scene” and it gained about 2,000 views in 24 hours.…