NUKS NUMUN! is a popular phrase I hear from fellow bloggers these days. I figure that in this age of icanhazcheezburger, it's a variation of the old and jaded Tagalog term of exclamation "naks naman!" (Wow!) As in "NUKS NUMUN! Buhay pa ba ang gumupit ng buhok mo, sis?" :D Barely a month after getting the famous Ricky Reyes haircut, I was itching for change again. It was because my natural curls were showing themselves in their full unflattering glory, which made for an uneven field. It didn't help that the hubby told me he wanted to see me get a perm before he flew ... Continue Reading...
The Philippines’ star karters are training their way to Formula One (F1)
On an overcast Sunday, Claire invites me to Enchanted Kingdom to see something I don't normally go out of my way of: a karting event. Specifically, it was the fifth leg of the Magnolia Karting Series held in the sprawling EK field. "You gotta see these boys from the Ready2Race team, they're really good!" she says. I oblige, mainly because the kids and I haven't been to Enchanted Kingdom for a long time. Secondly, I wanted to learn something new, and karting is it. If you're crazy about the F1 races, you'd relate to this. It appears that the Philippines has ... Continue Reading...
NLEX is a breeze, SLEX is a joke
I've done a few local travelling in the last two months and will now have something to say about the two expressways that dot the opposite sides of Manila. To the South is the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) which connects commuters going to and from Alabang, Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), on the other hand, is the gateway when you want to go to and from Bulacan, Pampanga, Olongapo, Tarlac, all the way to Pangasinan and Baguio. As a commuter, I just can't help but lament how the South Luzon Expressway has been left behind in ... Continue Reading...
Swiss and Belgian chocolates
I've been lucky enough to be a recipient of chocolate gifts recently. Even luckier because they are some of the world's finest chocolates, coming from the two of the top producing countries, Belgium and Switzerland. If you ask me to tell the difference, I can't, although am sure one would claim to be better and sweeter than the other. First is this trio of chocolate packages from blog reader-turned-friend Marissa, who is based in the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland. One brand is familiar, Lindt, while the other is called Cocktailbar and are shaped like liquor ... Continue Reading...
When Katrina said ‘Binaboy ako,’ swine flu cases went up
This week in Barrio Siete, I speak about the ramifications of language and the many meanings it can conjure. Take for instance Katrina Halili's famous line in the Most Downloaded Video of the Year. Whereas other phrases can easily be translated from Tagalog to English, her utterance of "Binaboy ako" was lost on some experts. "I was swined" or "I was porkified" is kinda awkward and is just for joking. " I was treated like a pig" is rather harsh for something that she probably enjoyed, if only it was kept more private. Being "lost in translation" is something we ... Continue Reading...
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