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MsRay
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Flasback Friday: Christmas Holiday 2001
For my first Friday Photo Flashback, I am posting a photo taken in December 2001. The day after Christmas, I went on an island...
 
MsRay
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CNN Hero of 2009- A Filipino
Efren Penaflorida is named CNN Hero of the Year. Mabuhay!Let me share with you an article written by Ana Crayton, an educator...
 
MekeniLand
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77. Advertique: CORTAL ADVERTISING SIGN
Cortal was aleading pain reliver brand in the Philippines back in the 1950s, and like aspirin, every botica (pharmacy) had the...
 
MsRay
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7 Titles, 7 Divisions, 1 Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao became a seven-weight, seven-time world champion in Las Vegas last night, a first in boxing...
 
MsRay
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Masskara Festival
I come from Bacolod City, the capital of Negros Occidental in the Philippines. Bacolod, known as the "City of Smiles" and the...
 
MsRay
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Constructing a Bahay Kubo
The bahay kubo (Nipa hut) is an indigenous house used in the Philippines. It is made out of wood, bamboo slats tied together...
35 days ago Woman On A JouRney | Topics: Filipiniana, Lifestyle
 
MekeniLand
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75. COCA-COLA COOLER COIN BANK
Coca Cola made a lot of these tin coin banks in the shape of the classic red Coca Cola cooler as advertising premiums. These...
 
Toyang chan
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Review: Jungle Planet and Other Stories (Lakambini Sitoy)
I decided to purchase this second anthology by Lakambini Sitoy mostly because I enjoyed the first: "Mens Rea and Other...
42 days ago Random Ria | Topics: sitoy, books, filipiniana
 
MsRay
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Amoy ng Tuyo
Filipino: AmoyEnglish: Smell, Scentdried fish (tuyo, uga)Gourmet TuyoAng nakikita ninyong tuyo at Gourmet Tuyo ay galing pa ng...
 
MekeniLand
MekeniLand posted a blog entry
65. A Case in Point: MINIATURE COKE CASES
These small made-in-the-Philippines Coca-Cola cases were popular collectibles in the 1950s--the yellow painted wooden divided...
 
MsRay
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64 days ago msray-2008. | Topics: Filipiniana
 
MsRay
MsRay posted a blog entry
Modern-day Hero
His name is Efren Penaflorida, a young man who devotes his time helping underprivileged children in the slums area of Manila by...
64 days ago msray-2008. | Topics: Personalities, Filipiniana
 
MekeniLand
MekeniLand posted a blog entry
58. Are You Game?: CHINESE CHECKERS
At a recent Greenhills Collectibles Fair, I found this Chinese Checkers board, a game we used to play as kids but which we...