I always had the notion that the words ibabaw and ilalim both means the same thing which is under.

A few weeks later, I was introduced to a seemingly insane idea (at that time) by my officemates that ibabaw means (over or on top of and ilalim means the opposite). It was like hearing that the world is really square and not round.

What triggered my puzzlement were the sign boards south-bound on EDSA. I would usually see Cubao ilalim and Cubao ibabaw signages and I am completely baffled. Don’t the two mean the same thing?

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Inside the Pasonanca park lies the Jardin Maria Clara Lobregat. Inside the newest addition to the mini attractions inside the park are various flowers native to Zamboanga city (la ciudad de flores), and a butterfly farm containing butterfly species which are also native to Zamboanga.

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With the world turning literally virtual and technical, simple (but ancient) practices can easily be forgotten. Take love letters. I confess, I used to live in a world where correspondence came in the form of perfumed paper and took anywhere from 3 to 5 days in transit before the message is actually received. That is if your mailman happens to be diligent in his delivery of the day’s mail.

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It’s almost November, and I just realized that it’s quite near NaNoWriMo time. You know, that thing where everyone tries to write a novel in the span of one month, and brag to everyone on the internet and everyone within hearing distance that they’ve written a novel. You see, I haven’t participated in NaNoWriMo because of one small insignificant factoid: I CAN’T FUCKING WRITE. Seriously.

But this year I think I wanna join NaNoWriMo and make up something, anything. But my last good idea for a novel was conceptualized a little over three years ago. It involved a flying raccoon (named “Rocky”) and an evil overweight guy with plans of world domination via a gigantic vibrating drill that will burrow its way into the earth’s core and rescue the devil from eternal imprisonment. The drill is powered by the fat guy’s prisoners, doomed to run on treadmills for all eternity. I’ve dreamed of the story to end with gigantic explosions, flying squids, and cats jumping all over the place. And the novel will close with the raccoon riding into the sunset, surrounded by five bikini-clad hot women. And they’ll end up having an orgy. Awesome, right?

Sadly, I haven’t started on this story because whenever I start to tell people about my grand plans for this world-shattering epic, I get raised eyebrows and lots of “WTF?” along with “Whatever you’ve been smoking, Ade, you better not take it anymore.” Read More »

I have long been irritated by messages that I’m sure you’d find in your e-mail inboxes, YM offline messages or friendster/myspace bulletins. Some controversial header would catch your attention: “Yahoo Messenger is Shutting Down”, “Urgent, please read” or as absurd as “Don’t Open”, “My family was massacred”, “Walang Pasok!” or “Crush Kita”, “Goodbye”. You’ll get curious so you’ll open the message and lo and behold, a message strikes fear on you, “Since you opened this message, someone will call you by phone and you’ll die in seven days, unless you repost this” or try “Repost this message quickly and blessings will come to you in 3 days.” And you wonder why such absurd messages run amok in the internet. So let us analyze this social phenomenon, shall we?

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Isa sa mga ka-officemate ko recently ay naging biktima ng identity theft. Nung madinig ko na naging biktima sya ng Identity Theft unang pumasok sa isip ko eh yun high-tech version ng identity theft, yun karaniwan na napapanood sa sine na may uber hacker na naka-login sa mga government and commercial databases at pinalitan yun details ng pagkatao nya.

Pero hindi ito yun high-tech version, low tech lang (actually no-tech) at kung tutuusin ay kayang-kayang gawin ng kahit sino! [read more]

I am the kind of mom who prefers not to leave home without my kids (at least not if I can help it). Going to the grocery or mall even if its just to run errands always means a day out to my kids. They are the ones who look forward to accompanying me on those errands more than I want to do them. So I try to schedule these kinds of trips when I know it would be ok to take my kids with me.

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Name of Establishment: BIGBY’S CAFÉ and RESTAURANT
Location: The Northwing SM City Cebu
Types of Food: High Quality meals
Over-all place: Pleasant dining experience is yours!
Ratings (1-5): 5
Other Branch: 2nd level, Ayala Entertainment Center, Cebu City
Contact: (32) 234.2495/ (32) 234.2395

BIGBY’S Concept:

Quick service, affordable price and relaxing atmosphere with the fine dining features of high quality meals, friendly service, and a clean and pleasant environment.

I definitely need to agree with it! Why? I experienced it when I had a couple of dining in their café. They are committed to what they claimed for. Having the elements of good business and quality service are really BIG differences in their professional catering.
No wonder why prominent people and celebrities love flaunting their smiles while at BIGBY’s. Hmmm… just like me! LOL!

More after the jump at http://foodelity.blogspot.com

Being able to share is the essense of blogging. And to share thoughts, ideas, and new found things are the purpose why bloggers wear their writing hats and post relative articles into their blogs. 

To blog is to share and to share is human.

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The Torah had 613 precepts. No wonder the rabbis at the time of Jesus wanted some form of simplification or systematization. 30th Sunday in Ordinary time

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Let’s call it, a night! Yeah, still fresh from the digitalfilipino club networking event that I attended in Teatro Casino of the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City. The event was sponsored by the extravagant PAGCOR. Yippee! Thanks a lot especially for the freebies! More to expect? Looking forward to it, guys! The buffet was indeed filling my stomach with sumptuous meal. And the best part of it? Our new Cebu Bloggers tees were on the spotlight! The ObnoxiousQueer is proud to model the shirt that drool the eyes of the participants! Well, thanks to the creations of Miong and Rianov. Watch out for the Cebu Bloggers camwhoring moves and teasers. Once you hear the cam clicks, it becomes a photo. And pix don’t lie especially if they are steal shots! LOL! Love our shirt? Click here to order!

More after the jump at http://www.obnoxiousqueer.com

Luis Katigbak of Manila Bulletin Online gushes about DRIP:

“First, I’m going to force—I mean, strongly recommend—that you buy the new Drip album, Identity Theft. Basically, Drip is 2-3 guys on turntables and electronics, and one striking frontwoman. I wish I could have taken you to a Drip gig before lead singer Beng Calma went on an extended break to give birth; she is awesome to behold—beautiful and fierce and cool and powerful. But the guys are no slouches either, far from it—they bring a degree of virtuosity to their untraditional instruments that is utterly compelling: the beats, scratches, and electronic textures and flourishes are impeccable and exciting, a rare combination.”

Thanks Luis! For more of DRIP check out http://dripmanila.multiply.com 

Sugarloaded was recently invited to taste one of Manila’s finest Wine and Cheese buffets.

From the same people behind the rich culinary heritage of Diamond Hotel, Astralis fuses the reasonable price of casual dining with the feel of luxury restaurants topped off with one of the most progressive wine selections in the metro.

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And you thought your Internets was safe. Feh. Next week, the undead will take over this blog as I, Baddie, Emperor of Ghouls, will review 3 DVDs featuring ZOMBIES! In the tradition of DVD Week, Baddie Loves You Week, and Mean Girls Week, I shall give you Zombie DVD Week!

On October 27th, 29th, and 31st, the dead will rise and Baddieverse will be overrun! Hide your brains, prepare your anti-zombie kit, and get ready to aim for the head! Next week, zombies will eat your Internets!

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Ngarag (v.) nangyayari ito sa iyo kapag sinusumpa mo na ang lahat ng tao sa mundo.

Tatlong araw na pala akong sunud-sunod na nag-overtime. Dalawa doon umabot pa ako ng midnight. Nasisira na tuloy ng trabaho ko ang masaya kong nightlife sa bahay at pagbisita sa mga malls. Grabe kasi sa demanding ang client namin ngayon. Kung ikukumpara lang sa harassment ang ginagawa niya sa amin, daig ko pa siguro ang ginahasa ng walumpung beses at tapos tinadtad pa ng pinung-pino ang katawan ko.

Ituloy ang pagbabasa…

Hello guys. i recently started reading the classics again. and it was a pleasant experience, revisiting the reasons why i adored the classics while growing up. reading iliad for example brought me back to the kind of poignant heroism of Achilles. truth be told, i find it hard to watch Troy again. it’s one of those unrepeatables, all because of the PAIN that the viewer must face too in processing the choices that the heroes faced.

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So the other day I got me a Last.fm account, mainly because I want to be cool and shit. Also, joining a 3-year old social network that everyone else is tired of is, well, how I roll. Shut up. Anyway, I wanted to prove to my friends how badass and awesome my musical taste is, so Last.fm would showcase my awesome indie playlist, full of Cloud Cult and other bands that you couldn’t even pronounce. Also some bands you haven’t heard of. (Because I made them up) Besides, a bassist like me should have a testimony of his coolness on the interwebs, somewhere. That could get me laid with an indie girl somewhere. And I could say I’m friends with John Lennon.

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Based on a recent article, regarding how it is the books we read early on in life which truly have a profound influence on us, I look back at literature which has been particularly influential to me, and note how I’ve read many of them well into adulthood – although I did in fact read quite a few books growing up that had a significant influence on my development, especially in terms of my perception of morality and religion.

Pain relievers were not usually an option for me as I have always been scared of becoming addicted to them. I believe that the best meds in the world are laughter and sleep, which is why I do those two things a lot. But there comes a time when, at your wits end, you take on the Popeye the Sailor character, you mutter to yourself, “That’s all I can stands, I can’t stands no more!” and you resort to gulping down not a can of spinach but a 500 mg tablet of mefenamic acid. This is exactly what I did in response to the torment of inflamed gums, and may I just say that the result so astounded me, I just had to find out how exactly this powerful pill airbrushes away your pain, albeit temporarily. I decided to take a personal refresher course on sophomore high school Biology, minus the pressures of oral exams.

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