WONDER about how the rooms are at your dream hotels?As a travel blogger, I get to check in to some of the best hotels and accommodations in the country---from budget to high end.And if the finances restricts, I get the privilege to peek inside the rooms by request. The thing is, we…
REMEMBER METROPOP SONG WRITING COMPETITION DAYS? I am sure you do.I made a little researched and I was surprised to find out that it was actually launched in 1977 and lasted til 1985.It stopped and was relaunched y GMA Network in 1996..I remember the song Paano Na? composed by Arnold Rey…
WHO WOULD EVER THINK THIS WOULD HAPPEN AYT? The boy bands my generation grew up and fell in love with----A1, Blue and Jeff Timmons of 98 degrees Live in Manila? Crazy but it did happen last Saturday, February 25 at the Smart-ARANETA Coliseum.I donno what prompted these guys to suddenly re…
PUERTO DEL SOL in Bolinao Pangasinan remains my favorite beach resort accommodation in Western Pangasinan----unmatched with it's ambiance,quality of rooms and location in reference to tourist sites like Patar white beach and rock formations, sea cave, enchanted cave, Patar lighthouse …
This Saturday, February 25 will be the third week of the 3rd Philippine Pyromusical Competition at SM-MALL of Asia grounds in Pasay. I was lucky to have been invited during the first two weeks as I will be able to share a week-by-week account of the event. I have another invitation to co…
As much as possible, I wanted to make the content of my blog original.That's why, when I started doing events, I resisted accepting press releases as much as possible coz I believe I need to experience things before I can share them to my readers.I wanted try it myself and believe in…
The Festival mood in the tourism promotional video of CHOOSE PHILIPPINES which is travel-related website initiative of Abs-Cbn Regional Network Group was further complimented with the release of its music video feat. PGT Finalist and web sensation El Gamma Penumbra. Using the song Pil…
Here's again is my way of saying "thank you" to all my blog readers and twitter followers. Brian Mc Knight will be back in Manila on March 16,2012 8pm at the Smart Araneta Coliseum to serenade you with his classic love songs and here's your chance to watch for free! I …
This is the first weekend this year that I have no events or travel and just staying at home. Well, I was invited by SM Mall of Asia to watch the pyromusical competition this 7pm but I decided to send a blog correspondent instead.My wife, who has been complaining about the daily commute t…
Since I turned 31 a few weeks ago, I have become more aware that I am not immortal and that I should put more premise on my health should I want to experience longer the good blessing that life has been giving me. While walapa naman ako don sa point na , bawal ang pork, bawal ang soda, ba…
Don't you love fireworks?We all do!Well, the SEASON OF FIREWORKS has started.February to March is the time when the skies of Manila light up in colorful fireworks display.Yes, the 3rd Philippine International Pyromusical Competition has begun! Last Saturday, February 11 was the open…
WARNING: PICTURE HEAVY CHEESY Valentines Post Not recommended for those who have "Fear of Being Loved” January 21,January 28,February 9,February 14 These are all very important dates to me and my wife. Our birthdays fall within those dates and our anniversary as a couple ha…
WONDER about how the rooms are at your dream hotels?As a travel blogger, I get to check in to some of the best hotels and accommodations in the country---from budget to high end.And if the finances restricts, I get the privilege to peek inside the rooms by request. The thing is, we g…
The 3rd Philippine International PyroMusical Competitionhas officially started yesterday, February 11,2012 at SM Mall of Asia. I was in an intimate dinner in Makati last night so I missed it. Still waiting for the photos from my blog correspondent and I am alrea…
Girls screamed when they saw him on tv and fainted the moment they heard him sing.Yeah, this good looking lad from Ateneo de Manila is another example of how exciting Pinoy music can become (to the girls) and how unfair life is (to the boys).Sheyt, he has it all! Kidding aside, I also got…
Talk to a couple of foodies and all of them agree that Mcafe in Marriott Hotel Manila raised the standard of dining in the Philippines.If you ask me to describe their food selection in one sentence, I would say "tasty to the minutest bite!". But Mcafe doesn't want to stop …
If you are reading this blog, chances are,you have access to technology,that means, civilization has reached you.Congratulations!And that also means, you know about this movie right? Jeremy Renner,Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton? Rings a bell? They are now household names in the Philippines a…
CHOCOLATE GALORE!!!!It's Feb-ibig month and chocolates are already flying off the shelves of stores.If you are in for a GRAND plan of pleasing your partner with a load of these sweet delights, I suggest you go to MCafe in Marriott Manila as they have officially opened their CHOCOLATE …
Yes, MARRIOTT CAFE (MCafe) has Expanded their Menu to expand your smile,they piled on CRU STEAK, packed in extra FOIE GRAS, stacked additional OYSTER BAR, loaded a superfluous MARTINI BAR,added more seafood counter and made their vast menu even more ample. Before I write about the…
It's only February 7 but as early as last week I have been reading tweets and Facebook status updates about dates and the lack of it among my peeps. Valentines is such a BIG DEAL in the Philippines.Understandably, this is a country with a population very expressive and putting a lot o…
I was in SONYA's GARDEN a few years ago with some buddies from work. I remember we stayed in Tagaytay and visited Caleruega before going here.Caleruega of course is a famous place for retreats and its Transfiguration Chapel is a well sought wedding venue for the elite.When we got to …
Me and my students usually surf youtube when we get bored coz there's nothing much to talk about and search for some funny commercial Such was the case this morning and I noticed a couple of interesting ones today.It's Super Bowl XLVI in the United States and as usual, commercial…
On house cleaning mode so I'm going to miss the bloggers eyeball today---movie naman ang t rip. Pero responsibilidad muna sa bahay na napakadumi na before lakwatsa. Bukas nalang uli.Pagpasok palang ng taon eyeball na kagad sa mga bloggers so madali nang maka quota neto. Wait, this is…
In case you missed it, this post is still part of the LONG-WEEKEND-leading-to-Lunar-New-Year Series http://www.pusangkalye.net/2012/01/mount-maculot-is-wehere-i-celebrated-my.html and http://www.pusangkalye.net/2012/01/passing-by-sleepy-taal-town-to-see.html We decided…
Pause with my Lunar New Year Holiday entries first as I wanna tell you what I missed in Manila while I was away. There were lots of event invites that particular weekend-----the presscon of the movie MY CACTUS HEART, the Enchanted Kingdom event and of course the CHINESE NEW YEAR Special o…
