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(Today’s column)
The last time I watched the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics was in 1992. I was pregnant with my first child and bedridden. Those were pre-cable TV days and there was nothing much to choose from. It was the Olympics or those darn afternoon soap operas. I’m not a huge sports fan, [...]
Continue reading 'Pride of the Philippines' →
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(Today’s column)
Every three years, my husband’s eldest brother, his wife and two sons spend three weeks in the Philippines. He and his wife have been living in a suburb of Chicago for over 20 years and both of their sons were born and raised there. They arrived over a week ago and, last Sunday, we [...]
Continue reading 'What is pikot?' →
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We had our occasional red meat last Sunday. We really wanted steaks and mashed potatoes but S&R ran out of rib eye steaks so my husband bought pork loin instead. Then, he cooked tequila porkloin, a beloved dish from Tucker Shaw’s “Gentlemen, Start Your Ovens: Killer Recipes for Guys”.
Sunday in our house is Dad’s [...]
Continue reading 'Coffee, dear?' →
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Today’s column.
If you have been following the developments on the Manila Electric Co. saga, three very substantial questions are worth pondering over. First, what really is the agenda of Government Service Insurance System in its seeming attempt to wrestle control of Meralco? Second, is Meralco trying to evade answering the “syndicated estafa” charges by resorting [...]
Continue reading 'Making Meralco unhappy' →
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While watching the trailer of the film “Mamma Mia!” on television a couple of nights ago, there ensued a discussion as to whether the lead star is one of the three witches in the now-defunct TV series “Charmed.” My older daughter Sam said that wasn’t her. Rather, she’s one of the girls in the supporting [...]
Continue reading 'Poor little rich girls' →
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There are very few people I know who still haven’t heard of Mr. Juseleeno Nobulega DaRoose. An e-mail containing his predictions has been circulating on the Internet for weeks. Even non-Internet addicts know his name and his prediction for July 18 — that an 8.1 earthquake will hit the Philippines and thousands will die.
For someone [...]
Continue reading 'DaRoose’s July 18 prediction' →
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When the civil case filed by the former domestic helper of Lauro Baja Jr. against the ex-Ambassador to the United Nations hit the headlines, I was a hundred and ten percent certain that three extremist camps would make themselves visible, each taking a different stand as to which party is guilty and which is innocent.
Those [...]
Continue reading 'The agenda of the prejudiced' →
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Last month, my husband and I visited a couple of appliance stores for a new cooking range and a new refrigerator. We compared prices, zero-interest installment options and delivery rates. We finally settled on Abenson’s at the Sta. Lucia East Mall in Cainta. Since we were not due to move to our new house for [...]
Continue reading 'Beware of hard-sell techniques' →
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There is a section in my food Web log about the packed school lunches that I prepare for my daughters. For over two years, I have been trying to document the school lunches with the goal of encouraging mothers to pay more attention to what their children eat. I cook early in the morning, take [...]
Continue reading 'Choices mothers make' →
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A couple of months ago, I was taking photos of the sunrise at the breakwater behind the Sampaguita Gardens Resort in Aklan when a small group of maya birds alighted on the ground. I was several feet away and I was able to photograph them using a telephoto lens. A few days ago, I was [...]
Continue reading 'Post Independence Day thoughts' →
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