One good reason to get a car of your own to drive in Manila, no matter what a rickety, old second-hand it is: it' actually safer to drive on your own in the city's crazy streets than depend on public transportation. My own arguments against riding public transport are these - if you're riding a taxi: you never know the driver's temperament or if their meters are reliable. Some smell of LPG gas (because, well, they're using it) and it's really crazy hailing taxis during rush hours, the holiday season and when it rains. As for FXs buses and jeepneys, I get ... Continue Reading...
To Tagaytay City, after a long time
Post New Year, the whole family motored down to Tagaytay City. Excitement was in the air because the kids and I haven't been here for a long time and it was also the hubby's first time to see the place. Due to the notorious traffic along the South Expressway, I've mercilessly given up going to Tagaytay through the years in favor of other itineraries in the North. But I guess absence does make the heart grow fonder.... On the way there, we first make a lunch stop at Kanin Club in Paseo de Sta. Rosa. As expected of this in-demand resto, we had to wait for a few ... Continue Reading...
Help Haiti quake victims thru the power of technology
Through the powers of technology, the world is witnessing the unfolding drama that is the aftermath of the powerful Intensity 7 earthquake that hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Hundreds of thousands are believed to be still missing and trapped within the shattered buildings. For those of us in the Philippines, the quake in Haiti has some parallels, if you count the tragic July 1990 earthquake (magnitude 7.7) and more recently, Typhoon Ondoy. Three Filipino members of the UN peacekeeping contingent remain unaccounted for in the Haiti tragedy. But unlike the 1991 ... Continue Reading...
My ‘lost’ cellphone gets returned, for a change ….
see more Lolcats and funny pictures Having lost big and small things like jewelry and a 21-inch TV to rogues in the past, I've gotten the impression that am quite the alluring magnet to bad elements. That, or it's just the hassle of living in the city where even policemen steal for a living. That's why it was quite a breath of fresh air when my cellphone, which I thought I had lost, was returned to me over the weekend. It makes me believe that kind souls still abound in Manila after being cynical about this place for quite some time. I was about to pay some ... Continue Reading...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3: the perfect compact camera for me
During my birthday last year, the hubby gifted me with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. This has been on my wishlist for quite some time, especially after we both agreed to retire the Verzio M700 digicam which I got as some schwag from a presscon. It helped that a number of bloggers already own the Lumix LX3 and gave positive reviews about it. More than two months after holding the Lumix, I do find that it is the perfect camera companion for a lazy SLR user like me. Mine is a sleek black, and it doesn't look too attractive from outside. But you'll surely appreciate how, ... Continue Reading...
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