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From Cover to Cover : Philippine Star Pagesuite App

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- Sponsored Post - “So how does it feel living abroad?” If only I get a Thousand pesos every single time I get asked this question, I’d probably be a couple of thousand pesos richer now. It’s true, living abroad has its perks – independence, the chance to meet and be assimilated to more cultures and nationalities, discovering a new place…the list go on and on. However, I always say that no matter wherever one may be, you should always keep a solid connection back home. It’s one thing to set your wings and fly but it’s another to know that you have to still fly back home and stay grounded where you belong. We’re lucky that home for us is a quick 4-hour flight away. However, I’ve come to realized that keeping abreast to the latest news regardless if this concerns the nation or my family is not very easy. Well, at least there’s Facetime and Whatsapp for my Family and to be updated with our national and lifestyle news? I rely on The Philippine Star Pagesuite App which I’ve recently ...

Lighting a Candle : August 23, 2010

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Lighting a candle for Peace Today was a very sad day not only for the Philippines but for everyone in the world as a 10 hour hostage-taking happened at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila where a tourist bus filled with Hong Kong visitors heading towards the Manila Ocean Park was hijacked by an ex-policeman by the name Rolando Mendoza . The hostage drama had a very bloody end as the SWAT team has successfully killed the hostage-taker however found seven other passengers dead. Read CNN news here This is currently the talk of the town as Filipinos grieve for the victims of this brutal incident. We are one with the families of these Hong Kong passengers. As a result, the Hong Kong government has just issued a travel ban to the Philippines warning its locals to avoid all travel to our country for the moment. I hope and pray that our government can tighten our security and make the Philippines a safer place to live in.

Philippine Holidays for 2010!!!

HOORAY!!! Sharing with everyone the recent list given by Malacañang Palace on the Non-Working Holidays of 2010 !!! January 1 (Friday) : New Year (this is actually part of the long holiday declared by Malacañang earlier) April 1 : Maundy Thursday April 2 : Good Friday April 9 : Araw ng Kagitingan (3 day weekend!!) May 1 : Labor Day (this falls on a Saturday I'm not sure if they will declare April 30 as a holiday too) June 14 : Independence Day (3 day weekend!!) August 23 : Ninoy Aquino Day (3 day weekend!!) August 30 : National Heroes Day (3 day weekend!!) November 1 : All Saint's Day (3 day weekend!!) November 29 : Bonifacio Day (3 day weekend!!) December 24 : Christmas Eve (start of 4 day weekend!!) December 25 : Christmas Day December 27 : Rizal Day December 31 : Last Day of the Year! (and my first Christmas and New Year as a married woman :P) Now it's time to start planning those trips!!! :) Source: Arroyo declares holidays in 2010