Manila International Bookfair 2010 is going to be held from September 15 to 19 at the SMX Convention Center in the Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. Judging from the schedule of activities and list of participants, it's going to be a better and more exciting book fair for bibliophiles, students and other interest groups this year. Here's a list of interesting activities to guide you, should you decide to visit: “Read, Connect and Innovate” forum by the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI), P150 entrance fee for members, and P75 for students, Sept. 15, ... Continue Reading...
DOT and PHILTOA pick Top Emerging Business Destinations for 2010
(Bangui Windmills in Ilocos Norte) Awarded emerging destinations are : Laoag and Dagupan (Region I), for their heritage sites, and beaches; La Trinidad Valley (CAR), for its magnificent strawberry fields, vegetable terraces and cut flower industry; Zambales (Region III), a multifaceted destination for beach holidays, Mango agri-tourism and sports adventure activities; San Juan, Batangas (Region IV-A) can easily boast endless beautiful beaches and stylized type of resorts; Marinduque (Region IV-B) with its world class resort and rich cultural traditions; ... Continue Reading...
Catch and shoot Barbara, win a Macbook Pro promo by Veet
Last Thursday, I wrote about this mystery woman we saw in Greenhills which jibed with what I read in two of the leading blogs, byahilo and chuvaness.com. As I had suspected, she's a real character and her true name is Barbara Cruz. According to Barbara's close friend, "she’s real, all right. We’ve known her for some time, but she’s always looked that way no matter how hard we’ve tried to convince her to go with the modern times. She is afraid of change, and insists on clinging to tradition. Her appearance reflects her old-fashioned habits.” A few weeks after the ... Continue Reading...
1st Philippine International Pyromusical Competition: France vs. Japan
I now work on Sundays and was wondering why there's been traffic in the Macapagal Boulevard area in Pasay nearing nighttime. It turns out the culprit is the 1st Philippine International Pyromusical Competition ongoing till March 14 at the Mall of Asia grounds. So last Sunday, the whole family decided to just bear with the traffic and watch the fireworks display itself. VIP tickets with dinner cost P1500 and I presume those who bought these tickets get the best view and best seats. We just decided to hang out in one of the veranda restaurants which were also selling ... Continue Reading...
Crazy for Crocs campaign ends, holds victory party
A few months ago, this humble space announced the holding of the Crazy for Crocs online video challenge. Time indeed flies so fast because the competition has ended and its wake are happy, contented winners who are holding their high-ticket prizes just in time for Christmas, thanks to Crocs. Congratulations are in order to the following monthly winners of P100,00 each: Jeric Herrera, Jamielyn Ira Dy and Kimberly Tan. Crocs customer Priscilla Roco likewise won a brand-new Honda Jazz in the grand raffle. The others won Canon PowerShot cameras and Samsung LCD TVs. ... Continue Reading...
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