This piece of news is a tad too old, but am retelling it here because I don't think too many local bloggers made mention of the fact that Boracay Island made it to the New York Times list of "44 Places to Go in 2009." (January 11 issue, ugh.) In fact, I just stumbled upon this a few weeks ago while researching about Penang, Malaysia - the other Asian country in the list, along with Phuket, Thailand and India. It does make we wonder if they made the list before the security situation in the latter two countries. Not to be a killjoy about it, but don't you think ... Continue Reading...
Archives for February 2009
Jollibee opens in New York, a first in the East Coast
Thanks to Spanx for giving Pinoy foodies a heads-up on this piece of news: Philippines' Most Popular Fast-food Chain Lands in Queens. Via Grub Street. 500 overseas branches, and counting? Wow! This is just positive news, especially as we don' t really see too many Filipino companies going global. I did see Pancake House International during my last visit to Malaysia. I had to blink twice. Kudos to these firms for expanding. ... Continue Reading...
Litratong Pinoy 47: Bulaklak
Ngayong linggo sa Litratong Pinoy, ang pinag-uusapan ay bulaklak. Kapag sinabi mong bulaklak eh wala akong maisip kundi ang magandang bouquet ng dilaw na calla lily na hawak ko nung kami ni WhizHeart ay kinasal kamakailan. Sobra akong nabighani sa bulaklak na ito kaya di ko sinunod ang tradisyon na itapon ito sa bouquet toss. Ganun na lang ang panunuksong inabot ko sa aking kabiyak at malapit na kaibigan. Selfish daw ako, hehe. Ngayon ko lang naisip, nandun ang bulaklak sa bawat mahalagang bahagi ng buhay ng tao. Halimbawa na dito ang kasal, Valentine's Day, ... Continue Reading...
Sunway Lagoon Theme Park, Selangor
When you're in Malaysia, I'd highly recommend a visit to Sunway Lagoon if you're tired of the whole Kuala Lumpur shopping-eating scene. The resort is just a 40-minute taxi ride from KL. As I didn't grow up with cartoons, I find frolicking in its chlorinated waters better than romping with Buzz Lightyear in Hong Kong Disneyland. Sunway reminded me of a bigger version of the Fontana Resort in Clark and it is also better than Genting Highlands because the latter looks really old and cramped. If you can zoom through this picture, you'd notice that there's a ... Continue Reading...
Beryl’s Chocolate Kingdom, Malaysia
During this trip, I was glad to discover Beryl's Chocolates and to visit their showroom-cum-museum in Kuala Lumpur. Actually, it's a big house converted into a commercial structure. I was thinking that it was such a nice marketing ploy, to promote the brand, and products that are proudly made in Malaysia.There was a steady stream of tourists like us a-visiting, for who can refuse chocolates? My son, the dessert lover, enjoyed our little tour, particularly as they were giving us free bites of chocolates to sample. I ended up buying $70 worth of chocs to take ... Continue Reading...
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