I received a very interesting SMS from Resorts World Manila today informing me of an upcoming Texas Hold Em Poker tournament on August 7,2010 at 2PM. I’m not much of a poker player but the casino is absolutely making joining very hard to resist. The buy in for the tournament is as low as it [.[...]
July 31st, 2010 - 1:28 pm § in Sports
Resorts World Manila Texas Hold Em Tournament: August 7, 2010 Buy in of just 500 pesos!
July 31st, 2010 - 1:40 am § in Health
What the hell is Saridon?
I first heard of the term “saridon” on Janette Toral’s blog. Apparently it’s a drug that is very well known in the Visayas and Mindanao area. A new reformulated version of the drug had to be made when the US Food And Drug Administration found that the product was potentiall[...]
July 30th, 2010 - 1:02 pm § in Health
No approved therapeutic claims
The title of this post is the usual disclaimer that follows an advertisement for a food supplement. The Department of Health and Bureau of Food and Drugs have come down hard against the manufacturers of the food supplements by translating to the disclaimer to an even harsher version in the vernacu[...]
July 21st, 2010 - 4:07 pm § in Travel
Ariel’s Point: Jumping off cliffs near Boracay
If you’re a bit bored with the usual sand and sun that Boracay has to offer, you may get your adrenaline fix a hour’s worth of a boat ride away at Ariel’s Point in Boroanga Island. The main – and only – attraction of the place is cliff jumping. It’s literally a ru[...]
July 9th, 2010 - 11:34 pm § in Sports
Run for the Pasig River – October 10, 2010
In seemingly the most auspicious of dates, the forces that have collaborated to give the Pasig River a fighting chance into getting revitalized will try to break the world record for the largest attendance ever for a road run event. The Kapit Bisig Para Sa Ilog Pasig conglomerate of NGOs, foundation[...]
July 2nd, 2010 - 10:46 am § in Vanity
The Blog Na Pinoy photoshoot
This is easily one of the most fun things I’ve done in a while. For the past few weeks now, Michael Sy Yu has been holding pictorials with bloggers in his home studio. It’s really fast paced but the images are pretty good. The images are being used at Blog Na Pinoy – a blog [...][...]
