My dear friend and co-worker Owie was one of the many Starbucks coffee freaks who did not get their 2008 planners last December. She was very sad about it and I was disgruntled on her behalf. After buying something a like 2 dozen red cups of coffee and completing all the stickers on the card, [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Finally Got My Starbucks 2009 Planner!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Discovery: Secret Spa in Antipolo !!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2009 | 17 Comments »
UPDATE AUGUST 23, 2009 – Very interesting development – Callospa left a comment saying that Susan (the lady with the very negative Callospa experience, read June 3, 2009 update below) has apologized for her strong words. Susan and Callospa are asking me to delete the negative comments and I will do so. But just one [...]
The Farewell Concert of Delirious
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Delirious, Delirious Farewell Concert, Delirious in Manila, Delirious in the Philippines, Martin Smith, The Edge Radio on March 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Just got home from the farewell concert of Delirious? at the Araneta Coliseum (wasn’t I here just a week ago watching 23 girls sashaying on stage?) Unfortunately, I was not able to make it to the meet and greet which was too bad, because I heard that each media group got 10 minutes alone with [...]
Mission #10 – Eat A WORM !!!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beauty queen, Chiang Rai, crickets, eating worms, joyce ann burton, water bugs, worms on March 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Apologies for this VERY late report on my final mission during my 10 day trip to Thailand. But the delay is definitely WORTH IT! One very interesting thing about Thai cuisine is that INSSECTS, BUGS, and CREEPY CRAWLIES are part of their everyday diet. What Chippy is to Pinoys, bugs are to THAIS!!! The first [...]
Bb. Pilipinas 2009 Long Gown Competition
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Presenting the WINNER of the Long Gown Competition and all the 23 candidates in their long gowns:
Winners of the Bb. Pilipinas Pageant 2009!!!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 7, 2009 | 9 Comments »
What a blessing! As a former Bb. Pilipinas beauty queen, I have the privilege of front row seats at all the pageants. Well, technically, they’re 2nd row seats as the judges get to sit in front of us. This year, I was DOUBLY blessed because my seating assignment was smack dab in the middle of [...]
My Childhood Friend Francis M. Passes Away Today :(
Posted in Uncategorized on March 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
UPDATE: May 23, 2009 – uploaded this photo of Francis’ final resting place in Loyola, Marikina. The photo below was taken by my good friend Doods Generoso who attended the funeral and who was a fan of the Man from Manila. UPDATE: The wake is at Christ the King Church, Araneta Avenue, QC….. White Plains, [...]
My Top 7 Ms. Philippines Candidates
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Pageant season is here and all eyes are on the 24 candidates of this year’s Bb. Pilipinas Beauty Contest which will be held at the Araneta Coliseum, this Saturday, March 7. I visited the photo display of the girls at Gateway and the official Bb. Pilipinas website and here are my top 7 choices: Jane’s [...]
Mission #9 – Finding a Hidden River Part 2
Posted in Uncategorized on March 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here goes part 2 of “Finding a Hidden River”… The sound of the river stream grew louder as we approached the bottom of the mountainside. The rows of short green tea bushes were replaced by tall thin trees and bamboo groves. Our dirt path led us between them until we finally found the stream. It [...]

