Month: November 2009

  • Want a free trip to Malaysia?

    The Manila office of Tourism Malaysia is holding a contest for Filipino members of the Tara Na Sa Malaysia Facebook Group. The contest is very easy, actually. Just post a picture of you with the Petronas Towers in the background, and set it as your profile photo on Facebook. Don’t have a photo? You can…

  • Livin’ la vida Imelda with Carlos Celdran

    Mention Imelda Marcos’ name, and the first thing that comes to mind are shoes. Lots of them. But there was no shoes in Carlos Celdran’s tour; just a mention of them. What’s in the tour are two gorgeous buildings designed by National Artist for Architecture, Leandro V. Locsin. The unmistakable shape of the National Theatre.…

  • My Manila

    I’ve just left the CCP Complex, after Carlos Celdran‘s Livin’ la vida Imelda walking tour. I’ve been meaning to take his tour for the longest time, and it’s only now that I finally decided to go for it. All it took is to NOT plan for it at all. It couldn’t be at a better…

  • How to be a National Hero

    …but not die trying. That was printed on the front of the notebook I gave my sister as a birthday gift. The notebook was a red hardbound, with blank white paper inside. The perfect notebook for plotting world domination writing down your inspired thoughts for making positive change in the world (yeah right). Notebook from…

  • Confession of a seat sale addict

    Hi, I’m Nina and currently, I’m holding seven airline tickets. Some are for local destinations, some for international; some one-way, some round trip. Boarding pass from 2007