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Red Box Karaoke at Ayala Terraces Cebu City

I have already visited the Red Box Karaoke at the Ayala Terraces in Cebu City. My sister and I were looking for a place to eat lunch and a friend referred us to Red Box, which just opened the day before. I thought at first that it may just be…

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Places, Reflections

Room as a Jungle

Few Filipino friends back home have asked me about how clean Americans are in the house. I could not give an answer straight to the point, because the term “clean” is relative. Cleanliness in the Filipino perspective could be a far cry from from the American viewpoint. If cleanliness is…

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Food

Walmart Selling Expired Florida Natural Orange Juice

Walmart in Brookings South Dakota is selling expired orange juice. I was in Walmart today to buy a gallon of Minute Maid juice (my favorite is the one with pulp). While searching for it along a line of glass coolers, I saw another brand of juice displayed: Florida’s Natural Orange…

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Society

Scam in Manila Using the Cellphone

A friend sent me an email about a new scam in Manila using the cellphone. It sounds real to me and very possible to happen. So I am sharing this to everyone. Dear all, I would like to share this worrisome experience with all of you. Its all started when…

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Food

Rattan Fruit or Littuko

I was having my daily news reading on philstar.com when the picture (below) of a man gathering rattan fruits, locally known as littuko, caught my attention. I had seen the fruits before in the Philippines, but never thought that it’s from the rattan tree, more so, that it could actually…

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