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Spot Me In A Crowd
Hello, dear readers! For 5 years I thought it was cool to be the nameless blogger of BlauEarth. I regret not introducing myself properly in the beginning. Reports reached me that a crafty local female...
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Eagle’s Nest invites you to its 11th anniversary buffet special
In the past decade, the Eagle’s Nest of Java Hotel became known the tastiest baby back ribs in Laoag and the only place for appetizing teppanyaki and all-day crispy dinardaraan, along with homegrown...
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Alone Time with Black King
Finally, my pent up cravings for hot Black King was satisfied last night. I managed a tryst after the initial FoodPrints Christmas special shoot before heading back to home sweet home Laoag. Robinsons...
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Victorino’s, an Ilocano restaurant in the metro
With the exception of my well-spent reunion with the Lifestyle Network’s FoodPrints team and the amazing Manila traffic, it was as if I didn’t leave Ilocos at all. For the final part of the taping, we...
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MMSU-Batac students win Region I Tourism Quiz Bee
At the Department of Tourism Region I Tourism Quiz Bee, more and more tables for contending schools from around the Ilocos Region were emptied with each round of questions while tabulators were...
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Tile Me Down
Choose which ground to stand on. It’s a beautiful Sunday in Ilocos, I hope you are good wherever you are, everyone! Photographed by Blauearth © Blauearth™ All Rights Reserved 2009-2014
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Buffet 101 and Math
I was 30 minutes late for my Manila Buffet 101 date with Brandon that we arranged on the last day of his first sem break in Laoag. He looked more worried than upset. The mood changed when he announced...
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Luz Ocampo: Wrap Artist Par Excellence
The first thing that comes to mind when I hear the word Bulacan is pastillas de leche, those sugar-dusted pillows of carabao’s milk casually wrapped in white. As a child of the North, I routinely,...
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Greeka Kouzina: A contemporary Greek restaurant at SM Aura Premier
Hi, everyone! It’s great to be back after one whole week tasting food with FoodPrints in Manila. I had one day off and I spent it with my best friend since kindergarten, and Brandon boy. SM Aura...
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Create your very own Magnum at Magnum Manila
Are you a fan of Magnum ice cream bar? I’m not, but Brandon is. The only Magnum pleasure store in the Philippines is at SM Aura Premier (in Taguig). Magnum Manila allows you to make your own...
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Luxe Japanese mochi from Mochi Sweets
My cousin Dimples bought me my first mochi balls at Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. I think it was azuki (red bean) and ginger that had me into it for sometime. In the Philippines, the closest...
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Salad Days with Kewpie Japanese Roasted Sesame Dressing
I’ve been trying to condition myself for yet another drastic lifestyle diet change. My future posts are all food, the best for the coming holiday season and all the best cakes in Manila, so I plan to...
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FoodPrints with Chef Sandy Daza: The Christmas Special
The Filipino Christmas is chock-full of grace, family, camaraderie, merriment, nostalgia and festive food. Chef Sandy Daza invites you to celebrate the season with him in your homes. Airing soon on...
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Kingfisher Beach: Ilocos Norte’s new hideaway
Perhaps, an inadverdent staycation, all by myself, is exactly what my being was looking for after a straight 5 years of blogging. Kingfisher Beach, elsewhere between Saud Cove and Blue Lagoon, is a...
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Ilocos Norte events this Halloween season
It’s the season once again for platefuls of atang and burning candles. When you’ve already exhausted the white National paint you bought from Ace Marketing, you may want to pay Requiem a visit. Young...
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Via ferrata in Narvacan: Explore your audacious side
Freedom, they say, is both a curse and a blessing. To the anxiety of my housemates, my instinctive ability to take to the road will never be tamed (like photographer Marianne Pasion says about me...
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Meeting Karla Reyes, a 4th generation Reyes of the Aristocrat clan of...
I arrived at a Mandaluyong compound earlier than scheduled. The driver washing a vehicle outside the first house asked me to knock on the door after I asked him if I was at the given address of...
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Ilocano journalist Glenda Gloria named UK Education Ambassador
Her working table at home before going to office, after office and during weekends. A typical Ilocano, she works everyday. Photo and caption by Melvyn Calderon Admired for her integrity as a...
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On spotlight: Baby Pat ensaymadas like no other
Without doubt, Greater Manila is the ultimate melting pot of wonderful flavors. Part of the bests of the bests will remain secret to us in the provinces. With all the stars brought down from heavenly...
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Vigan among final shortlist for New7WonderCities
Vigan made it to the 14 official candidates of New7WonderCities. Other cities that made the final list are Barcelona, Beirut, Chicago, Doha, Durban, Havana, Kuala Lumpur, La Paz, London, Mexico City,...
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