Archive for November, 2008:

Soul of Vietnam

Many of us thought that the Bustling city of Ho Chi Minh in the southern part of Vietnam is the country’s Heart and Soul. But many of us have also been proven wrong. While Hanoi is a little more subdued than Ho Chi Minh, there’s still plenty of interest in the Vietnamese capital for visitors. [...]

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World Class Diving

With the reputation of having the widest biodiversity of marine life in the world, recreational and professional diving in the Philippines continues to grow in popularity and is one of the Philippine Tourism’s centers of attraction. Several world class diving sites like the Tubbataha is one example, but a lot of divers feels that there [...]

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Seafood Surprise

There are times when we think that seafood dishes are very common. And because they’re common, we often think that these dishes already taste bland and they’re not worthy to be eaten any more. But I know of one restaurant that offers common seafood dishes with not so common flavors. Some of their dishes are [...]

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Patronize Local

Because of the melamine scare outbreak last month, all imported milk, powdered and liquid alike, are recalled from all supermarkets in the Philippines . Not just the milk but as well as the goods which has milk in their ingredients like candies and chocolates. Due to this threat, the Filipinos are now buying local chocolates [...]

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Hong Kong Style Noodles

The Philippines is really a country that easily adopts the food and the culture of their neighboring countries.. The existence of Chinese foods in the said country is a proof to that. I have tried one kind of a noodle dish that is called “Honk Kong Style Noodle” in one of the Chinese restaurants in [...]

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Life in an Intelligent House

We have heard all about intelligent buildings, which are engineered to be more efficient places to live or work in. a building is considered intelligent not because it comes equipped with elevators that can talk or sliding doors that can open automatically. A structure that is intelligent offers a lifestyle or work place that is [...]

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Pure Chocolate Bliss

Jollibee recently introduced their new Black Forest Sundae. Made-up of creamy vanilla soft ice cream, it is drizzled with dark chocolate and cherry syrups, with matching chunks of brownies, chocolate chips and a quartered cherry as toppings. The new sundae completes the all chocolate sundae trio line-up, which also includes the all-time Chocolate Sundae Classic [...]

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Get a day-off from work

When we say day-off it means you disconnect yourself from your daily routines. You must appreciate your day-off by staying away from stressors (avoid negative vibes). May be you can have an outdoor activities (get some fresh air). When you are on a day-off treat yourself (do shopping, go to a spa [...]

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New Revelations on HIV

Here in the US , about 1.2 million people are living with HIV according to the data of Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Forty thousand new infections per year and about 15,000 Americans die of AIDS each year. Alarming? Here’s more: a new method of tracking HIV infections has revealed that about 40% more [...]

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Rags to Dresses

Who says one cannot create something beautiful out of rags? Well, Filipino students say that they can indeed create rags into a very creative work of art. These students showed their emerging passion for fashion in a fashion show competition dubbed as “Retaso”, which means “Pieces of Cloth” in English. The competition was much like [...]

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