Whatever happened to Icee?
Whatever happened to that slushee drink Icee?
When I was in grade school, my mom used to buy a cup for me after class from that small stall in the old South Supermarket.
(I got reminded of this when miyagi.sg from Singapore was asking about it on his blog.)
A corned beef story
This was written in 2007 but I just chanced upon it now on Tingog.com, the story of “Pedro and some corned beef”:
As the candle was casting some light on the faces of my distant relatives that night, I saw happiness, a closeness that was heartwarming. The little girl hugging at the arms of her mother, [...]
Rice crisis?
Let’s start off with Senor Enrique’s post about the early chinese rice traders of Manila:
By the 1890s, over 2,000,000 pesos worth of rice was being imported annually by the Filipino-Chinese from China. On Juan Luna Street in Binondo, establishments owned by Chinese rice importers were skillfully mixing poor quality Saigon rice with good grades of [...]
Would you eat “Pan de Regla”
What an unfortunate but very apt name– “pan de regla”! Sold at P6.50 each somewhere in Silang. Check out ruralvet’s umm… red find.
And I thought that Sisig and Red Egg pizza were as far as we could go
http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/02/crazy-weird-asian-pizza-crusts-japanese-korean-hong-kong.html
But what about “Abalone Sauce Cheesy Lava Stuffed Crust pizza”, or “Shrimp Nude; Cream Cheese Mousse-Filled Crust”?
If anyone doesn’t remember the Sisig or the Red Egg, here’s a link to refresh your memory:
http://geekofalltrades.wordpress.com/2006/12/29/greenwich-sisig-pizza-vs-red-egg-pizza/
As Ridiculous as a Horse Wearing Pantyhose
Here’s a round up of what Pinoy bloggers are saying about yesterday’s inter-faith rally.
According to Market Manila, “A good sign of a successful rally is the variety of street food, snacks and drinks on offer.” If we go by their standards then last Friday’s rally in Makati was a definite success! Check out their photos [...]
the most romantic poem i’ve ever read in recent memory
Now here’s what you can do for valentines day– Take your special someone to a messy crab dinner, ipaghimay mo siya and then read this poem by gingmaganda afterwards…
…taimtim kong nanamnamin
ang bawat hibla ng laman,
upang maski sa aking tiyan,
makapagsama naman tayo maski
minsan lang, maski ngayon lang…
(Click to read her full poem…)