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I had to rush to this popular department store in Calamba because I desperately needed to get a new pair of slippers.  My old ones succumbed to the harsh punishment that my sweaty feet subject them to, so I needed to find another set of victims.   After going around the mall and selecting a really good and durable pair, I went to the cashier to pay and I was pleasantly surprised to see that their No Plastic Bag policy seemed to be implemented strictly by the store employees.  I mentally congratulated the folks at the mall and wished that the same dedication could be done in some bigger malls in bigger cities in the country.    Actually, I did not know that this mall in Calamba has already followed the example that stores in Los Banos (a municipality in Laguna also) have been strictly implementing for the past several years.  So my surprise included a big question mark because I  wondered why stores in Laguna can implement it strictly, ...

Here's great news for foodies, and those who want to indulge in their culinary cravings this weekend, you’re in luck friends because the Mezza Norte night food market opens in Quezon City on Thursday and the Ulimate Taste Test holds its ninth round in Alabang on Sunday! From the same organizers of the popular Mercato Centrale food market in Bonifacio Global City, Mezza Norte in UP-AyalaLand Technohub along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City brings together the best in home-cooked foods and pastry and dessert finds that the North has to offer, along with your Mercato Centrale favorite food stands! Mezza Norte opens on Thursday (July 26) and will be open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6:00pm to 3:00am.   Organized by  Anton Diaz, of www.OurAwesomePlanet.com , the Ultimate Taste Test 9.0 is an opportunity to try out and personally critique different specialty foods and new or soon-to-be-launched dishes straight from the kitchens of up and coming and pop...

Pan de Amerikano has been written about countless times and by word-of-mouth became one of the top party venues in the Metro.  Out of curiousity, I jumped at the chance to attend a birthday party held here just to view it the second time around.  The facade is so simple, but classic.   I tried to recall what I saw the first time i stepped inside the premises one or two years ago.  And I remembered a wide party venue with unique decors and fancy ornaments.  I asked my friend what the charm of Pan de Amerikano is and she said the vines hanging from the ceiling and the stream with a bridge seems to be an image from a forest or jungle and she was right.  I immediately got lost in  the forest and thought of birds flitting and butterflies floating around. What's a jungle without a waterfall to cool hikers and hunters?  This backdrop is enough to cool guests during a warm summer afternoon while enjoying Pan De Amerikano's afford...