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[31 Aug 2008 | 3 Comments | ]

So the “Ber Months” are in… and what’s the nearest holiday for everybody to enjoy? Yup, Halloween!
For sure, as early as now, people (especially parents and party goers) are already on the hunt for the best halloween costumes.
We remember reading this one parenting magazine where the mom creatively came up with a “picnic” costume for her daughter, and then made a “garbage can” for her other daughter’s costume. And she recycled all that she used for her children’s costumes… like the picnic mat, then the paper plates she attached …


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[30 Aug 2008 | No Comment | ]

Attention Climbers!
The Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) says that at the moment, climbers are not allowed to go up the Mayon Volcano and Taal Volcano.
This is due to the incessant abnormalities that are said to be happening in the said volcanoes like volcanic quakes.
Nearby residents were also advised by Phivolcs not to be within the 7 kilometer permanent danger zone for the Taal Volcano in Batangas, and within the 4 kilometer danger zone for Mayon VOlcano in Albay as the seismicity level of the volcanoes are on the rise.
Everybody …


water »

[29 Aug 2008 | No Comment | ]

The scheduled lecture for the Save the Silang River Rehabilitation Project (S2R2) has been moved to September 22 and 23. Students from Laguna schools will be the audience, and the whole event will be sponsored by Toyota Autoparts.
Think the move is a blessing in disguise cause it would be like hitting two birds with one stone, first, that we’d be able to do our part in teaching kids to take care of our resources, especially water, and do environmental management, and, the lecture could form part of the events for …


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[27 Aug 2008 | 5 Comments | ]

So, is it?
In the Philippines, online shopping isnt really that much of a phenomenon… atleast, not yet. We have ebay.ph, yes, or filipino-established sites like auction.ph and sulit.com.ph but these are nowhere near the likes of online shops abroad (where people could just be watching tv right, and the next minute, buying the best two-way small bookshelf speakers at the comfort of their homes!). Abroad, people “trust” that they could just use their paypal or credit card, and have their goods in no time.

Here, online shopping is more like …

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