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Designing a retro-minimalist living room with Modani
I embrace creative projects, and, for this reason, I put my stamp on a living room design board, working around Modani key pieces, with the bouyant 60s in mind. My dad graduated from the UST with a...
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Your FoodPrints Christmas Special Guide
Courtesy of FoodPrints, here’s the listing of the featured holiday eats in Chef Sandy Daza’s FoodPrints Christmas Special. Merry Christmas, everyone! Valrhona Chocolate Cake by Dolcelatte 0915 9129038...
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Love carries the day
Edzel Bargas and Cristal Gayle Rivera tied the knot. It was with a bit of surprise. I mean they were not talking about any immediate plans when we last met. Wedding preparations were almost...
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Shout Laoag
I hear this song constantly in the last few years. My neighbor, a huge grocery store, plays it the whole day everyday. I’ve really never fixed my ears on the lyrics. The melody is catchy, I thought it...
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The bridal car
On 12-13-14, friends of our family, April Ong and JC Castro, wedded in style as these pics (I chanced upon on the bride’s Facebook timeline) will prove. The 1949 Chevrolet Fleetline Deluxe, owned by...
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The Buko Roll and Lechon Bread craze hits Laoag
K’s Bakeshop and Delicacies, originally from Tuguegarao City, arrives in Laoag, offering fresh ways to love bread. Karen Bayog’s twist to the buko pie, a bread roll filled with glazed young coconut...
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Morning Light
The photos were shot on a Sunday morning at three different locations. Japanese-Brazilian model/actor/recent Pinoy Big Brother winner Daniel Matsunaga was the last I photographed. At the Laoag...
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Where to buy fabric in Laoag
A reader asks, “Where can I buy pretty linen fabric in Laoag?” Happy to have found time to answer the question. There are more or less 5 fabric stores in Laoag, but the one that satisfies my creative...
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Vintar Dam at Sunset
Vintar Dam, after all these years, is still beautifully arcane. A blessed Christmas to all! Photographed by Blauearth © Blauearth™ All Rights Reserved 2009-2014
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Vintar launches Kayam Kayak adventure and hosts the first kayathlon
Still about Vintar Dam, the launch of Kayam Kayak kayaking adventure is finally happening, like I wrote in the Mabuhay Magazine October 2014 issue. A kickoff kayathlon, the first of its kind in the...
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The Bacarra that I know
A little north of Laoag is the balikbayan town of Bacarra. It is also the home of the Leaning Bell Tower, the Museo de Bacarra, the crispiest empanada, Petrina’s Pastries and Delicacies, popular for...
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Ylocos Mobile Spa: The spa brought to your home
No matter how small your house is, you can turn it into a royal residence. I actually did that yesterday. I rang Ylocos Moblie Spa and gifted myself with a two-hour home massage. They asked me if I...
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Adams, the Critical Wildlife Habitat, and 2014
On the eve of 2014, I was rushing a story about the DENR-just-declared Adams Wldlife Critical Habitat that got published on Rappler here. Posted another story for BlauEarth here. Same day last year, I...
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OOTD: Ikat and Denim
Happy New Year! It’s been an intense start of the year for me. After writing a story for a publication, I was out traveling/working with FoodPrints in Baguio for Season 3, yes, FoodPrints is on its...
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Make a Wish
I call Jhan Phillip Janree like the mom did when he was younger ‘coz he was born in January. He’s my godson, hahah, I was a teen godparent to him. They call him Phillip now, I guess it suits the...
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Sneaky
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel won the Grammy Record of the Year in 1971. It was also the year the microprocessor was introduced, environmental organization Greenpeace was founded...
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Things to do before 2016
While sorting more than a thousand photos from Baguio, a Jason Mraz playlist was on. What a coincidence that something popped into my mind when Life is Wonderful was playing. 2014 was phenomenal. I...
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Eugene learns to kitesurf @ Kingfisher
The great seaside getaway in Ilocos I’ve discovered last year got even more lucid, with the family getting to love my description of an unperturbed beachful bliss, blissful beach, both. Eugene happens...
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A Christmas Present from London
I’m also one of those who haven’t heard about Ambrose Bierce. I let Alexa read the first A words. I’m hooked. The idiosyncrasies of mankind, presented in an amusing, “gleefully misanthropic glossary...
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Shades of Marsala
1. Topshop dinosaur print shirt, 2. Jo De Mer Big Kiss bikini set, 3. Chloé Baylee, medium, 4. Vans slip ons (snake embossed print), 5. Sephora + Pantone Universe Facets of Marsala eye Palette , 6....
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