Month: June 2008

  • Fabulous Filipino & Filipina Celebrities in Hollywood – and Beyond!

    This is really entertaining! A true Pinoy or Pinay proud moment. There are many Filipino and Filipina celebrities out there in Hollywood. Many of them are of mixed-race parentage, thus, they don’t look Asian. My nephew, Mark de Vera, asked me recently if Vanessa Anne Hudgens (of “High School Musical” fame) would be showing up…

  • A Filipina Asks About Truth in Advertising: Formula Milk vs. Mother’s Milk

    At my DiabetesLifeNotes.BlogSpot.com personal blog, I talked about finally connecting with Nona D. Andaya-Castillo, a Filipina Breastfeeding Advocate/International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and a practising vegetarian these past 17 years, who asked me to check out the “Diet for A New America.” Our conversation also touched upon some “whistle blowers” regarding Formula Milk made by…

  • Noemi Dado’s Pinoy Food & Other Cuisine Photo Blog cum Events Diary

    I swear that my next trip to Manila will include a visit to some of the places that my sister, Noemi Dado, lists and reviews in her Food Photo Blog and Events Diary, Pinoy Food and Other Cuisine. Noemi, as a new media publisher, gets invited to some of the new product review events and…