The whole of Philippines and Filipinos in other countries have stopped whatever they’re doing and came out to support the number 1 pound for pound boxing king, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, in his fight against Puerto Rican, Miguel Cotto. And the all-out support of the Filipinos did not go to waste. Pacquiao won the fight [...]
That’s the beautiful Mayon Volcano in Legazpi, Albay. Below is a photo of the people evacuating because of the threat of volcanic eruption…
Residents are evacuated to safer grounds after the volcano spewed ash twice last Wednesday. Mayon volcano was known to have killed so many people when it erupted 16 years ago. But according to [...]
Wordpress released version 2.8.6 already. You can see it in your admin page. I just upgraded to version 2.8.5 and then here comes another version! I read that version 2.9 will be released pretty soon. I might wait for that before I do another upgrade. It’s easy if you only have one blog. But if [...]
Preparations for the coming holiday season is in full blast here in the country right now. The holiday season in this part of the world starts right after Halloween and ends on the celebration of the Three Kings in January. So you can only imagine the preparation done by most of the Filipino people. [...]
People are talking about the coming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto on Sunday, November 15 (14th in the US). I am sure the whole country will stop whatever they’re doing to tune in to the fight.
Yesterday, I saw an article in a local broadsheet about Pacquiao’s rising popularity in the US and Asia. [...]
Last Saturday morning, my sister and I went to Dangwa, a popular local place here in Metro Manila where flowers abound. You can go to Dangwa and find almost all kinds of flowers. Every year, before November 1st/going to the cemetery, we would go and buy flowers, and then my sister would arrange it. You [...]
November 1st, in a previous MYM entry about candles, is a big holiday here in the Philippines. Instead of the actual All Souls’ Day on November 2nd, people commemorate their dearly departed loved ones a day ahead, on All Saints’ Day. And because almost every one is in the different cemeteries nationwide, business-minded individuals [...]
