We had to rebook our Calaguas trip this weekend because of bad weather. Damn you, typhoon Chedeng! I’ve been itching...
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Eco geeks such as myself revel in positive developments in eco living, whether it’s a global philanthropic project or a...
It’s a Filipino thing to give “a little something from your trip.” We call it the art of pasalubong. Whether...
It’s great to have friends and relatives from different parts of the globe. You can always ask them to buy...
If you liked my post on Rene Requiestas’ gargoyle last week, then you’ll want to get your hands on a...
I discovered this new variety of Oreo cookies when I was shopping for groceries in Tagaytay last weekend. Instead of...
This Swedish home and office stationary store was founded by entrepreneur Kristina “Kikki” Karlsson almost a decade ago, but I...
I was cleaning up my pad when I found this souvenir I purchased from Dagupan in 2008—a sungka (pronounced as...
Call it the power of marketing. Just place a popular logo, brand or character on any ordinary consumer item and...
Whatever you prefer to call it—penny smasher, coin smasher, penny squisher, coin press, or penny pincher, among many other things—it...
When I was a little girl, we didn’t have the internet or online games. Although we had gadgets such as...
“Bam-what?” you ask. It’s simple. A bambowtie is a bamboo bowtie. My Brooklyn-based cousin Nicole Mercado and Yoram Savion of...