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Whew! I never thought I would be missing Manila this much. Although this was not my first time out of Manila nor my first time coming from Seoul, seeing once again the skyscrapers of Makati and the walls of my pad brings a smile to my face. I am not saying that I didn't enjoy Seoul, but its just that there are a lot of things here that's missing there.

Let's talk about food:

Well, honestly, I've been a fan of Korean food since before the Korean wave started. Even here, I would always bu… Continue

From the cover of a notebook used by one Korean student:

My heart is very flammable when I see your beautiful eyes.

On the box for a toothbrush at a Tokyo hotel:

Gives you strong mouth and refreshing wind!

A job ad in the Japan Times expressing that both males and females could apply:

No limit on sex.

On the box for a toy microphone called “ECHO MIKE:”

Mom ma! Pap Pap! I and Lady Employees to play with it together!

From the instructions on a Dragonball-Z action figure.

Beware of being e… Continue

I once had a job opening for an editor on my team. In the middle of an interview, I noticed the candidate--an otherwise very nice man--had a giant piece of spinach wedged into his teeth.

This was no speck; had I a pair of tweezers, I probably could have plucked it out and used it to swaddle a grape.

As hard as it was to watch him smile and answer my questions, the salad to-go didn't cost him the job. The grammatical errors on his Web site--a spelling error and a missing comma--were another sto… Continue

I just want to share this Newsweek article....

Lisa Miller
NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Dec 15, 2008

Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does. Shall we look to Abraham, the great patriarch, who slept with his servant when he discovered his beloved wife Sarah was infertile? Or to Jacob, who fathered children with four different women (two sisters and their servants)? Abraham, Jacob, David, Solomon and the kings of J… Continue

Ah~ New Year is fast approaching and my birthday as well.. Uhmm.. New Year in the Philippines is fun, fun and fun. When I was a kid, we usually had our family reunion during this day. Our relatives from all over would start arriving on the 31 st and the celebration ends on the 2nd. Now, almost all of my relatives are living in different countries, so I have been celebrating New Year with my friends.

Anyway, heres what New Year's eve and day is in the Philippines ( We also celebrate Lunar New Ye… Continue