Category: Talk Story (a.k.a. “blog”)
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Squirrel Watching: The Trapeze Artist
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The Manila Hotel: Old Crone Memories, circa 1977
May 10, 2009 in Chicagoland, Illinois Roger Pe, an advertising creative, sent some of his Facebook colleagues a link to an OP-ED at Inquirer.net today. The opinion editorial’s title was OLD CRONE. Here are some snippets from this OP-ED. FOR OLD timers nostalgic over the old Manila Hotel, its management’s tussle with the Government Service…
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Beauty Basics: Skin Care, Hair, and Make-Up for Every Day, Special Days, and Wedding Days
All my three younger sisters didn’t have a professional make-up artist for their wedding days. I did it! Albert Arriba was responsible for my early lessons in make-up. For my own make-up on my wedding day was done by Vincent Gotingco. Ah, the pleasure of someone else doing it for me reminds me of a…
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Chicago’s Neighborhoods: Comfort Food, Ethnic Dining, and Fusion Cuisine Part 1
March 29, 2009 Now that spring is here (it snows during spring, too!), I’ve decided to collect the contact information of my friends’ favorite foodie hangouts so I can pull up this list from my Blackberry when the need arises. 1. COOBAH RESTAURANT http://coobah.com/ 3424 N. Southport Avenue Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 528-2220 Originally recommended…
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If you’re from Cebu, Defend UP High! No closing, no streamlining
March 17, 2009, Fort Lauderdale, FL – Today is my birthday! I’ve decided to dedicate my posting today to the community advocates who are fighting to keep the high school in the University of the Philippines, Visayas – High School Cebu (or UP High School Cebu) from being streamlined to one class or closed down.…
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Valley Golf Brawl and the Pangandamans: Lessons learned for journalists and bloggers
After you finish viewing the Media in Focus segment last January 15, 2009, please scroll below to understand the interconnectedness of our journalistic and blogging relationships (from my point of view). My sister, Noemi Dado, who is a new media publisher, has her own blogging community that strongly supports each other. There are many blogging…
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Elections: People I Know Who Are Running For Public Office In The San Francisco Bay Area & Silicon Valley
Rodel Rodis. Myrna Lim. Paul Fong. Otto Lee. Ash Kalra. Kalvin Gill. David Canepa. Hermy Almonte. Noelani Sallings. Ed Balico. Don Kuehne. Time to rock the vote!!! Truly, every vote counts! I’ve listed some of these wonderful people who are running for public office in the San Francisco Greater Bay Area! Some of them are…
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Packing Tips: Travel light for business or vacation with your carry-on luggage
My heavy travel schedule is such that I have learned how to pack everything inside my Samsonite laptop bag and a duffel bag good for a week or two. Here are some videos I collected that gives practical packing tips for travellers. I follow some of these tips, believe it or not. Here’s the best…
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Aha! Moments with “The 4-Hour WorkWeek” by Timothy Ferriss
A couple of months ago, my nephew (the son of my late brother, Reuben Lardizabal), Jose Daniel (or Dan), and I were chatting via yahoo messenger about Timothy Ferriss. Dan was quite enthused about “The 4-Hour WorkWeek” by Timothy Ferriss, explaining to me about some of the principles that he learned from the book. I…
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Sanny Leviste (from VisualMoment.com) honors Yosemite Valley
His honest words hug me… his poetry speaks to me. And above all, as my brother and friend, Sanny Leviste awakens the “unawakend” in my heart and consciousness. We bond over squirrels and birds. Meet SANNY! Go to www.VisualMoment.com.