In the early part of 2000, I interviewed an old man whom I fondly call Manong Arsenio. His family has been living in Manila since the early 1900s. His parents were eyewitnesses to the physical changes that have occured in one of the oldest and historic cities of the country. His parents saw the establishment…
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Shining Inheritance
We spend one weekend watching the whole 28 episodes of Korean TV drama Shining Inheritance. It was worth watching and Pinoys can easily relate to the characters played by Go Eun Sung (Inna in the Tagalized version of GMA7) and Sun Woo Hwan (Juan). It was aired on GMA7 last year. Aside from the love…
Disaster preparedness
I got these bits of disaster preparedness info from Senator Dick Gordon during an interview with him with other fellow health reps in 2005 during the book launching of World Disasters Report 2005. I hope this helps like the post that I share here. 1. Color signage in every post to indicate when people should…
Single and ready to mingle
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Smingle.com. All opinions are 100% mine. I met my husband through online chatting. We were actually officemates. I was detailed at the editorial department and him at the MIS department. During those days when email is not yet a fad reporters would send stories…
Litratong Pinoy – Gusto (want)
Plantation Bay Resort, Mactan, Cebu Isa sa gusto kong balikan ang lugar ng Plantation Bay sa Cebu City. Matagal na panahon din ‘yung huli kong pagpasyal doon na may kinalaman sa aking trabaho. Isa pa lang ang anak ko noon, ngayon ay dalawa na at higit pa ang taas sa akin. Taoist Temple, Beverly Hills,…
Looking good
My husband loves to wear polo shirt and he looks good in one if I may say. He has a collection of striped shirts and plain colored ones. Early this month I bought him a pair of jeans online and haven’t seen a good polo shirt to match with it. Hubby is taller so I…
Gone with the Wind
My entry for this week’s theme slightly historic, slightly epic is “Gone with the Wind”. This is a good film. I have watched it a couple of times with my daughter who has a penchant for old movies. The ending part is a sad one, but I recommend it if you haven’t seen it yet….