Month: November 2010

Comic Biographies – a Cool Way to Immortalize your Life and Love Story

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Family

JB Gamboa is launching ComicBiographies.com by releasing his second comic biography — “Pacquiao Winning In & Out of the Ring!“ (His first comic biography was the love story of Ninoy and Cory entitled, “LABAN! A Love Story.”) He printed a limited edition 500 copies, and 300 copies have already been sold prior to the launch in the Comic … Continue reading Comic Biographies – a Cool Way to Immortalize your Life and Love Story

Top 10 Things To Do For Christmas

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Manila Life

(I wrote this article for the Mothers and Darlings Support Group (MADS) for expats in Manila.) 1. Immerse yourself in the Filipino Christmas Culture.Nine days before Christmas, a lot of Filipinos attend Simbang Gabi (the early morning mass) as a novena and to prepare themselves for Christmas Day. Filipinos stay up late, waiting for December … Continue reading Top 10 Things To Do For Christmas

LOOP, Creative Dining

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

LOOP is the restaurant school of the Institute of Culinary Arts and Food Service (ICF).  The name is based on the Infinity symbol, which represents “elegant flourish in Calligraphy and fine cuisine”. But I think it got its name from its location in the new FEU Building along Zuellig Loop, Buendia. The restaurant is great … Continue reading LOOP, Creative Dining

Watch out for Our Awesome Planet TV in 2011!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Blogging

I’m excited to share with you the preview of Our Awesome Planet TV to be shown in time for summer 2011. 🙂 It will be broadcasted on The Filipino Channel to entice our kababayans to explore the Philippines more. 🙂 We are also planning to broadcast it on a local ABS-CBN affiliated channel on Friday, … Continue reading Watch out for Our Awesome Planet TV in 2011!

My Votes for Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets Awards 2010!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

Manila’s Best Kept Restaurants Secrets (MBKRS) Awards 2010 Team. Finally, we have the 2nd Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets Awards by authors Ines Cabarrus and Elian Habayeb. MBKRS Awards 2010 aims to recognize excellence in Manila’s dining scene.

The Groupon Battle in Manila! (Updated!)

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Manila Life

(Updated November 14, 2010) 2010 is an exciting Groupon year for Manila! Groupon is a shortcut for “Group Coupons”, which are typically wholesale bargain deals offered online, leveraging the power of social media. These “Groupon clone” sites would typically negotiate a deal with a lifestyle product or service partner (minimum of 50% but as high … Continue reading The Groupon Battle in Manila! (Updated!)

The Quest for the Best Manghihilot

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Manila Life

Hilot is an ancient art of healing that uses long, deep strokes and stretching techniques to diagnose and treat muscular and skeletal ailments. This is one of the aspects of our heritage that we are proud of because it has been passed down from generation to generation even before the Spaniards came. Hilot is very … Continue reading The Quest for the Best Manghihilot

Borough, 24×7 NY Comfort Food in a Mall?

By Anton Diaz
Topics: #Restaurants

Borough is an interesting restaurant that offers a slice of New York, serving up the very best of comfort food in the metro. New Yorkers now based in Manila are raving about the food. We tried it, and we agree with them. The food is exciting and the presentation is not run-of-the-mill (ex. using a … Continue reading Borough, 24×7 NY Comfort Food in a Mall?