http://chiquibaylon.net nagbebenta ng aliw, at mga panukalang makaka-irita o makakapagpalago ng iyong buhay Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:45:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Case of the Live Maggots -- this would be the title of the book if super teenage amateur detective, Nancy Drew, were the one solving the mystery that happened at a Northern California Goldilocks branch. I wonder how the bakeshop/restaurant chain is faring after their customers reported them to the ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/10/the-case-of-the-live-maggots/ Nayna Katigbak. Just an ordinary girl. Or is she? HHHmmm.... Historical revelations are not an everyday occurrence, so much so that when one does occur, you do what any historian would  naturally do. You document it. This is what I'm doing here (not because I'm a historian, but because I'm a bored ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/09/touching-a-hero/   Look what I found when I cleaned out my medicine cabinet! Along with other expired medicines was my bottle of Goldenseal capsules.  It served me well five years ago, so before it goes down the recycling bin, I would like to give it a little tribute. I used to suffer from ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/09/heartburn-relief/ After winning four awards at the 2008 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, "BRUTUS, ang Paglalakbay"  will try its luck at the 44th Chicago International Film Festival.   BRUTUS is a film about two Mangyan kids who decided to haul illegal logs, using a bamboo raft,  from the mountains to the lowlands, in ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/09/brutus-in-chicago/  Is this a TURAKSOY?   Ever heard of  Linagpang nga Turaksoy?  Or is it Turagsoy ? (Ka bantot nga ngalan! It sounds like something that comes out of your nose when you have a cold.)  When I was a little girl in Dumangas, Iloilo  I would listen to the AM radio everytime Manang ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/09/linagpang-nga-turaksoy/ Who would play with a Ronald Reagan paper doll? Who'd want to  take off his  suit and put on his pajamas? I'm sure kids won't  want to. He is not stylish enough or fun enough like the Bratz or Barbie. How about a paper doll of  Pope John Paul II? ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/09/wacko/ No, this isn't the kind of gulaman that we have at home in Iloilo.  All I know is that it is a large seaweed shredded into very thin strips so that, from a distance, it looks almost like our very own gulaman. I had this for dinner with some fried ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/08/ensalada-nga-gulaman/   [caption id="attachment_215" align="aligncenter" width="384" caption="ARE YOU CRAZY!!?? I always blurt this out everytime I pass by the refrigerated section of  Seafood City-LA. $4.69 for Eden Cheese!! Samantala 30.50 pesos lang yan sa Eunilane, Kalayaan  when I was in Manila last year. That's not even a dollar! Seafood City, can you ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/08/216/     Nice, huh? What you think? It's a bit too photographic-looking and not stylized enough like the Byzantine mosaics I admire, but I like it nevertheless. This one was done by an Ilonggo artist, RJ Juarez.  He lives in Barotac Nuevo and  finished a business course at UP Visayas. He does this ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/08/making-mosaics-in-iloilo/ We're going to Brussels, woohooo!  We're going to Brussels, woohoooooooo! Actually I'm not going to Brussels, but my sister is. I just feel like I'm going, too. I'm just a cheerleader at the sidelines. My sister's independent film, BRUTUS,  won four awards last July at the 2008 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.( ... http://chiquibaylon.net/2008/08/brussels-here-we-come/