December is most Christian’s celebration month of the birth of Jesus Christ. In the Philippines, holding a party in a company, organization, group of friends or in a family is a very common Filipino tradition. As early as December 1 and as late as January 15th, party is everywhere. To party means to have foods, Christmas decors, gifts and presentations like songs, dance numbers and plays. The whole party time is all about enjoyment and sharing of blessings. Different groups might have different styles but the essence of holding a party is typically the same - celebrate Christmas. On the Photo: Christmas Party Celebration with a Live Band On the Photos: Foods Typically Seen During Christmas Season However, there are some aspects of this Filipino tradition that are almost ignoring the real meaning of Christmas. Some parties are inviting wines and liquors to fulfill the happiness of many. Some groups are spending too much – live bands, performing artists, group competitions in co...

They call it the 168 Mall. It is one of the busiest places in the Philippines during shopping days like Christmas season when longing for enjoyment and relaxation is on the air once again. From Cavite, my home place, going to Divisoria, it will take you about an hour travel under normal traffic flow. What is in this place? Well, Divisoria is the Bargain Shopping Capital of the Philippines . This is where wholesale and retail prices make shoppers say “WOW!” on delight. Visiting this place will definitely give you a realization about shopping on a different dimension. Find out why on the next paragraphs. On the Photo: The Popular 168 Mall in Divisoria, Manila, Philippines Divisoria is located in Binondo, Manila. It is accessible via Quiapo(where the famous Black Nazarene of Quiapo Church is) thru Recto Avenue and via Lawton near Manila City Hall. Divisoria has been there since the early 90’s. As it is near the North Harbour, Manila’s main seaport, the freshest and cheapest produc...

In November 26, 2011, me, my wife and two of our friends traveled by airplane to the eastern side of the country. It was only a one hour travel to reach Naga City in the province of Bicol, Philippines. At Cebu Pacific, our flight became so relaxing and the cloud’s beauty surrounding us 15,000 feet above truly bring us the excitement and amazement. On the Photos: Our Cebu Pacific Flight Highlights (Terminal to Terminal) Pili Airport, Naga City At about 12 noon, we landed safely at Pili Airport in Naga City. From there onwards, it was all about exploring a city that is almost similar to the life in Manila but far more different in terms of the nature’s beauty, culture of people and varieties of tourist destinations. From Pili Airport, we rented a pedicab (bicycle with side car) going to the main highway where buses and jeepneys headed to Naga City proper are passing by. It was like reminiscing your childhood while riding on the pedicab and breathing the...

Everytime you use Google to search for something new or something that will solve your needs for knowledge, a mechanism works for somebody else. Google is a search engine. From the description alone, it would be realized that an engine is revolving its gears in order to provide a very reliable output - the search result. This analogy is not new actually in the sense that searching has been a part of the people's life ever since the humans came into being. Searching today just evolves into something unimaginable in the past. Searching today is so fast that within a fraction of a second, Google managed to search for millions of results for the specific words or phrases that you just typed in. Searching thru Search Engines is working for a purpose - optimize somebody else website. The photos below are edited, customized, renewed, polished and optimized in order for it to become a marketing tool over the internet. Somehow, it attracts the readers eyes. Somehow, the colors are say...