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Price Freeze Law Imposed

I already blogged about this in my other blogs about the price freeze imposed by the government to all basic commodities and construction materials. This law was imposed after the onslaught of Typhoon Ondoy in major cities in Manila. This was to protect the consumers from businessmen who will take advantage of the situation.
As for [...]

October 17, 2009   Posted in: news, philippines  No Comments

Moving and Moving

As I have mentioned before, we have moved twice this year. It was hard but it was a necessary decision. Anyway, looking for apartments for rent was the easiest part while the packing and moving was the hardest.
Well, if we will be able to get our own house in the next two years, I guess [...]

September 18, 2009   Posted in: philippines  No Comments

Christmas Gift Ideas for My Kiddos

Christmas is just a few months away and to be honest I am not prepared for the season. As of now, I am currently 9 months pregnant and awaiting my baby’s big day! That means, all finances are on hold and concentrated on her arrival this month.
Anyway, since I have two children already, I can’t [...]

September 13, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: philippines  No Comments

Bacolod: The City of Smiles

Photo Credits: Mara Lopez
In 1770, a settlement was founded at the stony hill area in the north western part of the island of Negros. The place was then called Bacolod deriving it from their local Ilongo dialect “bakolod” meaning “stonehill.” Around 1787, Muslims raids have forced them to transfer near the shoreline. The old settlement [...]

December 2, 2008   Posted in: contests, philippines  5 Comments