The Recycling Waste Market will be back again in SM North starting March 1, 2008. The SM Supermalls' Recycle Market has finally come to SM North! Turn your trash into cash (or exchange them for something useful) every first Saturdays of the month, from 8AM to 12NN at the open parking next to the former Super Sale Club building. Bring along whatever trash you can find and sell them.
A 99 British Pound laptop is set to be released in the market on February 28. It's a new budget computer targeted for school children and teenagers. That's roughly $200 or P8000 based on the current exchange rates. It's certainly cheaper than most Cellphone models in the market today.
Called the One, it can be used as a traditional notebook computer or, with the screen detached from the keyboard, as a portable “tablet”. Wi-fi technology lets users access the internet or swap music (and homework) files between computers wirelessly.
On my first semestral break here in Iligan, I was excited to go home and bring pasalubong to my family in Manila. The problem was, what was I gonna bring. The only thing I can think of was Durian (which was cheap and available almost everywhere) and lanzones from Camiguin. It was lanzones season then so I didn't have any trouble finding good ones. When I brought it back home, everybody raved about the sweet yet cheap lanzones. I initially intended to bring mangosteen too, but I seem to have missed out on the mangosteen season. I was told that the next harvest would be sometime in December. I was disappointed of course, because my brother Chou loves mangosteen. I also bought pomelo which was also cheap here.
Durian costs around P35-50 per kilo. A medium sized durian costs roughly P150. That's already cheap considering small ones sell for as much as P200 in supermarkets in Manila. I bought the lanzones for only P20 per kilo. It was small, firm and ultimately sweet. The lanzones from Camiguin are very different from the usual ones in Manila that are harvested in Laguna. The pomelo costs P25 per kilo.
Another fruit that I found in abundance here was Marang. It's my first time to have seen one and also the first time I've tasted one. It costs P10 - 20 a piece. Basically, most of the fruits that are sold here are either grown in Marawi, Bukidnon, Davao or Camiguin. There are also those imported fruits from China like apples and ponkans. There really isn't much variety in fruits here. Probably because the people tend not to splurge on fruits.
Members of the CFC-Singles for Christ (San Mateo Chapter), a ministry of the Couples for Christ, working as volunteer-facilitators for the Child and Youth Development programs (SAGIP & SIGA) of Gawad Kalinga (GK). GK provides a support program for children of elementary age, from 7 to 12 years old through the program called SAGIP, which means “to save a life” in the Filipino language. The SIGA program, meanwhile, provides a strong youth rehabilitation program where juvenile delinquents are provided with a range of activities and counseling sessions to help them live productive lives without committing them to rehab institutions. SIGA in the Filipino language means “to light.”
I've recently read an article from the Inquirer about Pinakurat. You can find the article here.
When faced with the dilemma of pasalubong, I realized there aren't many food specialties here in Iligan. Food quality here is what I would rate as "average". I first saw Pinakurat in the grocery but I didn't bother buying one. I didn't find anything special with spiced cane vinegar. The only time I got to taste one was when our landlady bought a bottle to go with the fried fish we were having for lunch once.
What I tasted was not your ordinary vinegar with spices. The spices really blended well and enhanced the vinegar. It was just like what it's name implies. Pinakurat - with surprise. The taste was unexpected and catches first-time tasters off guard. It was good and complemented well, enhanced the ordinary fried fish.
When I went home that semestral break, I brought home a Pinakurat. It was just a small bottle that costs P25. When I got to Manila, I found a similar bottle in Robinson's Supermarket. It costs P65.
In our family, only my dad and I enjoy spiced foods. Siling labuyo and Tabasco is only a staple at home when my dad is there. Naturally, I was the only one who enjoyed having my daing na bangus dipped in Pinakurat. I've been wanting to send my dad a bottle but I forgot to bring a bottle home last Christmas. Besides, as expected, my uncle's baggage was wayyyyy over their limit.
Republic Act No. 9492
AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL HOLIDAYS AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 26, CHAPTER 7, BOOK I OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987
2008 Holidays
Monday, February 25 EDSA Revolution Anniversary - supposed long weekend
LONG LONG HOLY WEEKEND
Payperpost recently revised their TOS and now allows blogs of only 30 days to submit and be approved. This is certainly good news especially to new bloggers. I just resubmitted my main blog and I'm crossing my fingers right now. I really can't rely on ads to generate a substantial amount of money from this blog. Sponsored posts generate me more income. I haven't been receiving any offers from Smorty. As of now the only service that gives me writing jobs is SponsoredReviews. Some guy is offering me profit sharing to write for his website.
Oh well, at least I'm getting some right?
Blogger is now available in Filipino. Funny, I don't see anything special about it. Well except the recognition that Filipinos are a force to reckon with in the blogging community. People who generalize our countrymen as stupid should think twice because if our A-list bloggers become millionaires they'll replace GMA and make Philippines a very prrty country. lol. Anyway, here's the actual post. http://buzz.blogger.com/2008/02/blogger-now-in-filipino.html
After much delay, they are finally launching the follow up album to the highly successful Love and Devotion. Rock out with these guys on March 1, 2008 at Atchies Bar, El Pueblo in Ortigas Center. It's a few blocks away from Megamall and around 10 cartwheels away from Podium, a little way past St. Francis Square.
Other bands playing are
Imbuenokudos
After a number of rumors, I can finally confirm that 6Underground will have its rebirth at Pearl Plaza, Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center, in Pasig City (near Univ. of Asia & the Pacific). After much deliberation, we decided to reopen it due to a number of opportunities that presented themselves to us that will better promote indie and alternative artists and help our rock industry as a whole. We had often been challenging ourselves to better our features and not be limited to being a bar (2 albums, prepaid cards, mixed martial arts, media tie-ups, etc.). We will reveal our new offerings as time goes by. J
Now called 6UG Live & Raw (as a tribute to our live album under Warner Music), the bar will have its soft launch come this Thursday, Feb. 21 with Plastic Baloo, Publico, Jab, and my band The Amandas. Only 3-4 bands will play a night to give them much exposure. Beer will only be at P30. The rest of the sched this week is as follows:
Feb. 22, Fri: Imbuenokudos, Teenage Hero, & Subscapular
Feb. 23, Sat: Muziklaban Champs – Gayuma, Sunflower Daycamp, & 18th Issue
If you are a fan of these bands, I suggest you come in your best rock attire and support them. I can only explain further once you visit the new venue.
Thanks and see you live and raw! :)
-From the 6UG Management
ENDO by Jade Castro
“For its revealing take on the lives of ’end of contract’ casual workers in the retail and service sector, and for its subtle and moving rendering of a love story amid an otherwise deprived social milieu, pitting romance against economics, drawing out both winners and losers, gainers and losers, hope and heartbreak.”
A separate congressional district is mulled for this premier industrial city in the south. The measure has already passed first reading at the House of Representatives late last year and is now subjected to a series of public hearings here and in seven towns of Lanao del Norte.
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Found a more detailed report about the blast that happened in the Plaza last Sunday Night. I can't even ask the people here because most of the people hardly care about the news. They just go on with their meaningless lives. sheesh. Anyway, here's the article.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I've heard that Sam Concepcion will be visiting various schools in Marikina as part of the DepEd program to encourage students to excel in school. My mom's school is one of the schools he will be visiting.
More about the story here http://oliverpublicist.blogspot.com/2008/02/sam-concepcion-challenges-over-100000.html
Iligan, Philippines
An explosion happened at the old gas station behind the town plaza a few hours ago. 6 people were hurt. It's the area where wooden furnitures were displayed and sold. More about the news here http://www.gmanews.tv/story/80014/Six-hurt-in-Iligan-City-explosion---reports
Entrecard has helped a lot in delivering traffic to my blogs. Now, here I posted a number of blogs that display their widgets above the fold. This list does not include blogs that load too slow. I used Bendz Linky system in opening them. I grouped them in 10's and arranged them alphabetically so I can index and update them easily. I tried sitehopping and the createlf browser before but I sometimes turn up in a site that has no widget. So I made this list so I know which ones really have their widget on. I wanted to make the links no follow but it's gonna take too much time so I'm posting this now and will edit the links later. You will find that some blogs are separated by a line break "---". That simply means that the widget is not above the fold and would take 1 or 2 scrolls (using a mouse wheel) to find the widget. More than that and it's off my list. Anyway, I will be adding more if I find them. If you want your card on the list just leave a comment. Have fun card dropping! 
Update: Just finished pasting no-follow thingies.
Update: Added a few blogs, removed/moved some.
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http://attractaccept.blogspot.com/
http://aintthatsweet.lifewithchrist.org/index.html
http://asksharigolf.blogspot.com/
http://www.alternativemarketing101blog.com/
http://angelika1972.blogspot.com/
http://www.avcr8teur.blogspot.com/
