QueensResto. I've always wanted to try good Indian food in Manila. Though I've done so in one of those hole-in-th-wall eateries along U.N. Avenue (beside those rows of Indian groceries), I've been on the look-out for a fine dining establishment representative of the continent. Admittedly, there are gazillions of Chinese, Japanese and (ulk!) Korean restos in the city and only a few Indian. So imagine my relief when I got invited "on coverage" to a cocktail party at Queens in Jupiter St. Makati City. The complete name is Queens Crystal Garden Restaurant, ... Continue Reading...
Call for volunteers: the Exchange Arena project
exchange arena poster Originally uploaded by annalyn. Thanks to a sender from the Philippine Business for Social Progress for believing that this blog can help spread the word about their noteworthy project called Exchange Arena. In this endeavor, the country's top companies are invited to invest 1% of their annual employee time for nation-building. The idea is to form an army of employee volunteers to work for some development projects in progress. Attention HR managers: this could be a noble alternative to the out-of-town excursions, basketball ... Continue Reading...
Nokia’s 5500 Sport & the advent of the talking cellphones
nokia5500 Originally uploaded by annalyn. Talking cellphones are here! And so... you will not just read SMS messages but also hear the same messages being read to you through the phone's Message Reader. I first heard about mobile phones' Text-to-Speech recognition from the Ben-Q distributor early this year (since Ben-Q phones carry them too) and now I get to test it first-hand with the new Nokia 5500 Sport which my editor has sent me to review. What can I say? It's really C-O-O-L! ... Continue Reading...
LG’s 5 megapixel cellphone
me_withLGphone Originally uploaded by annalyn. One of these days I'll have to write something about the Manila Bulletin's Technews lab which houses all the latest gizmos and gadgets, sometimes even before they are distributed in the Philippines or written about in the other newspapers. Every time I visit this publication I write for (which is as frequent as once a month, to get my check, lol) I am amazed at the variety and diversity of the technology on display, which just lie around scattered in the whole workplace, such as my editor's table. These ... Continue Reading...
Get fit tips from my gym
Gyms are really not the favorite destination of Filipinos, malls are. Somehow we have this crazy idea that walking the whole length of Mall of Asia (with stop-overs of window-shopping in between) already equates to time spent in the treadmill. Women wearing skimpy skirts and midribs are also a common sight in Manila :P but rarely will you find a mini-skirted woman who is toned and muscular at the same time. A muscled and toned woman seems odd, by our standards. We prefer to wallow in our slimness and we can only thank God that we are Asian, and in some cases suffering ... Continue Reading...
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