I certainly don't know how the "word" eyeball originated. I presume it means finally seeing someone or some people you've only corresponded with through email, text or any other electronic medium. Hence, the informal use of the word "eyeball" or eye-to-eye. So prevalent is the term that folks use it even after they met the person(s) several times already. The crux of the matter is that EBs are getting to be a common occurrence in the blogosphere. Can't anymore count the number of EBs I attended ever since I went to the first Pinoyblog Christmas party in December ... Continue Reading...
Archives for May 2007
The Manila Bay sunset and appreciating certain facets of the city I never knew from my hotel window…
Roxas Boulevard is my favorite part of Manila. With its numerous landmarks and trees lining the middle lane of the road, it is the one part of the city that remains naturally picturesque. Running the whole length are such attractions such as the Cultural Center, Manila Yacht Club, Metropolitan Museum, Baywalk, Baypark, Rizal Park , Manila Hotel and a few buildings dating back to the pre-war era. There are also the regular fixtures like calesas, two-decker buses and early-morning joggers. Still, the one thing that stands out in Roxas Boulevard, one that shouldn't ... Continue Reading...
G Hotel…. looks g-r-e-a-t
This is not a sponsored advertisement... but the first time I walked into the lobby of the G Hotel along Roxas Boulevard in Manila I fell in love with it. G Hotel lobby3. ... Continue Reading...
Sushi means ‘vinegar rice’ & other lessons from a Japanese cooking class
Photo-0442 Speaking of Japanese cooking.... thanks to my super-friend and mega-fab PR Amor Maclang, I was able to join a complimentary Japanese cooking class at the Diamond Hotel, one of her clients (now you know why I felt so privileged eating that wagyu..) Taking a cooking class has always been a fond dream, and Amor must have been reading right through me to think of including moi. After laying out that nori and rolling the maki in a saran-wrapped bamboo mat, never will I eat my favorite Japanese food in the same way again. The class has highlighted ... Continue Reading...
“Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat…” – The Book & The Diet
japanese women don't get old... ... Continue Reading...
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