Category: events, products and promo
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Samsung and Your Happy, Modern Home
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Have I mentioned before that I have encountered several people who have moved to Bacolod and settled in our quiet city? There are even more friends who want to enjoy the serene and peaceful living in our province. Others are here for long-term traveling, making Negros Occidental as their second…
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Commonwealth Insurance for a Worry-Free Travel
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Going on a road trip, it is always important to be ready at all times. You check your vehicle – the tires, gas, motor – as well as the items you need to bring in your car. A standby flashlight is recommended, and water and extra food is a must…
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A “Bitter” (Better) Way to Help Negrenses
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As July ushers in, the rainy season has arrived in this part of the globe. Being in the tropics, where it’s warm and sunshiny all year round, and in an archipelago, where sea travel is a common mode of transport, the heavy rains and typhoons are not welcome visitors especially…
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The Nouveaulution of Fashion Tourism
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“This is not just a fashion show. We want to showcase local products and local talent. We hope that through Nouveaulution, people will come to Bacolod City for fashion. It’s what we call fashion tourism.” These are the words of Nouveau Management owner Kez Pedroza during the press launch of…
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Your Traveler’s Feet
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A traveler’s pair of feet is a necessity in one’s quest for exploration. I love to feel the coarse sand under my feet as I walk barefoot at a beach. I feel the stones and the water current massage my feet when I hiked the falls of Baler, Quezon. I stretch…
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Negros Gourmet Experience
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There’s a new gourmet experience in town. Bacolod, known for its good food, has a new dining adventure to offer to both locals and visitors alike. It’s an open-air-dining-beneath-the-stars kind of night that makes eating more fun and alive. Metro Manila has many Mercato-type dining places. Even when I stayed…
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A piece of Saigon in Bacolod
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Sipping a hot soup of beef with rice noodles, cilantro and mint, I can’t help but allow a bowl of pho to transport me to the time when I was exploring the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, trying their local cuisine, and getting to familiarize the city that we have…
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Sharing the J.Co Way
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We were at the terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport when a lady ran after my niece and grabbed her hand. Surprised, my niece turned, who was walking in front of me. The lady asked, “Where did you buy your J.Co Donuts?” My niece was still taken aback…
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Intraspec’s 20th year at Metro Inn
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One of the first things I did when I went back my home city of Bacolod is to join the Negrense Blogging Society, Inc. where I had the opportunity to re-orient myself of the place where I grew up as well as meet new friends. There I came to know…
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My Music Festival 2015 in Malaysia
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There’s something exciting that’s happening in Malaysia! Its largest Live Band Music Festival is happening this 8 March 2015 at the Sunway Surf Pool in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Branded as My Music Festival 2015 or MMF2015, this mega live band festival will showcase 20 of Malaysia’s top performing live…
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Healthy Buys at the Organic Market
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Ever since I covered the Negros Island Organic Farmers Festival in 2014, I have become more exposed and more aware of the great benefits of consuming organic products. Truly, there’s no better way to live this life than to go natural. Although, I cannot fully walk the talk because I…
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My Papal Visit Experience
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The first month of the year 2015 is a great kick-off for the Visit the Philippines Year. January is full of festivities, and religious celebrations, at that. Throngs of people were expected to gather in Manila for the Black Nazarene, in Cebu and Kabankalan for the Sinulog, in Iloilo for…
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My First Christmas Party with the Negros Bloggers
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The microphone has been passed and it was my turn to belt it out in the videoke. Good thing I was surrounded by enjoyable and exciting individuals who share the same passion as I am – singing and blogging! It was my first-time to join the Christmas party of the…
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Who’s flashing the Hot Now sign in Bacolod
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The neon light has finally come into life and the “Hot Now” sign is now turned on. Yes, the most awaited moment has arrived! Krispy Kreme has finally landed in the City of Smiles, Bacolod City — the Sugarlandia! Though the long wait is over, people lined up the day…
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Beach-ready with artistic flip-flops
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In a tropical country like the Philippines, flip-flops are part of the common staple among Filipino households. Whether one lives near the sea or in the mountains, he or she will always wear this kind of slippers around the house or when visiting neighbors or the market nearby. But with the advent of…