Category: Talk Story (a.k.a. “blog”)
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Marylou “Dada” Tan’s Food Review: Red Lantern in Redwood City
I wonder when Dada will set up a food blog. I enjoy her food reviews! Red Lantern 808 Winslow St Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 369-5483 www.RedLanternRWC.com 8) November 18, 2007 Last Wednesday, my family and I wanted to check out this newly opened Asian fusion restaurant in Redwood City. The former government building has…
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Marylou “Dada” Tan: Treat Ice-Cream at Scoops Ice-Cream Shop
Well, I love ice-cream! Here’s something that Dada emailed me sometime ago. Scoops Ice Cream Shop 784 Laurel Street San Carlos, CA 94070 (650) 593-8577 8) August 20, 2006 Hello Everyone! This was sent to me by my friend, Gerry Socco few days ago. I’ve never heard of Treat Ice Cream until last weekend when…
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The TV show,”Desperate Housewives,” Insults Filipino Doctors in America
Update as of 9:53 p.m., October 3, 2007: I’ve received a lot of e-mails today — some people calling for a boycott of ABC.com to official statements from Filipino community-based organizations like NaFFAA, asking ABC.com to do the right thing. My Fil-Am Network yahoo group just received this e-mail from the East Coast-based based Kevin…
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September’s Fashion Week in New York: What’s New with Monique Lhuillier, the Filipina Designer?
9-11 in New York was rainy and damp — yet the fashionistas had a field day! A Filipina designer, Monique Lhuillier, showed off her Spring Collection at Bryant Park on Fifth Avenue. Her parents, especially my role model (with a warm, welcoming personality and down-to-earth aura to complement her business ventures and philanthropic advocacies) Amparito…
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A New Personal Blog: “Diabetes Life Notes, An Adversaria”
Last week, I made a new intention. I want to thank my family and friends for gently reminding me to take care of my health. Especially my coach, you know who you are, you “dogged” friend! An adversaria refers to “a collection of notes, remarks, or selections.” Since RadiantView.com is more focused on my marketing,…
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Filipina Travel Blog: Carol Lim Dayonot’s Magnificent Adventure in the Philippines
Who better than a Filipina American friend to tell us her story — for first timers, vacationers, eco-tourism aficionados, or homesick travellers to the Philippines? When I received Carol’s e-mail a few months ago, I was so fascinated by her “talk story” that I just had to ask if I could feature her e-mail as…
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The Power of Blogging in the Filipina Blogosphere: The Aftermath of Malu Fernandez’s Comments about OFWs
August 26, 2007 This morning, I received an e-mail from one of my friends in the Filipina Women’s Network 2006 Future Search Summit google group about the Malu Fernandez fiasco. I decided to write a blog entry a week after the Pinoy blogosphere rocked cyberspace with the story. This is because I wanted to find…
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Hah-Choo! Cat Appreciation Day
Let’s share cat stories for Cat Appreciation Day. This special occasion occurs only when I declare that a celebration be prepared for honoring cats, your cats, and everyone’s cats — the domestic kind, I mean. If we have a Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, then we need a Cat Appreciation Day. Simple logic.…
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The Filipina Says, “Breastfeeding Is Sexy!”
August 15, 2007 In my marketing, public relations, community service, and event management worlds, the keyword “sexy” means “attractive,” “appealing,” “hip,” “trendy,” “in vogue,” “fashionable, “in style,” “contemporary” and all the positive adjectives you can think of. Dr. Belen Lardizabal-Dofitas, a gorgeous, multi-talented Filipina mom (a.k.a. my youngest sister) from Quezon City, Philippines breastfeeds her…
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How To Honor Your Host’s Request For You To Speak For Only Two Minutes Onstage At A Major Event
This is every event organizer and public relations practitioner’s issue: When you’ve invited many speakers to talk before an audience and you want to adhere to tight time management guidelines for this particular function. I am not a protocol or etiquette expert. However, I write “sequence sheets” or “time schedule slash scripts” for some tightly-produced…