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          Hate crimes in New York specifically directed towards Asians have become rampant in the past few years. We have heard of random attacks towards Asians inside the subway, in the streets of New York happen in the past two years or so.  Will we ever see the end of it?  What triggers these hate towards Asians?   Last Saturday, the Philippine Consulate General in New York issued an advisory.  Apparently, one Filipino tourist from Cebu was the latest victim of an assault stemming from hatred towards Asians.  This attack happened near the Philippine Center in Manhattan last Wednesday. rappler.com           The consulate posted in its Facebook page that the 18-year old victim who is from Cebu, suffered facial injuries because he was beaten up.  Authorities still can not confirm whether the attack was a random act of violence or an anti-Asian hate crime.         Records have shown that it was the 41st incident that involved a Filipino who was either a victim of a hate crime or an act

To call San Miguel de Mayumo the "Rising Food Mecca of Bulacan " would be a misnomer because San Miguel has been home to many food manufacturers, restaurants and local fastfoods for many, many years contrary to what I had thought about San Miguel before.  Upon seeing for myself the vast talent and  resources this seemingly quite little town has, my opinion changed to a 360-degrees.   San Miguel should be recognized for its culinary background and heritage.                     I learned that if you don't watch what you will eat here, especially the chicharon from Goyena's, you're going to be happily eating your last meal, just kidding!  But that putok-batok-can't-put-it-down goodness and crunchy-till-the-last bite has become a must-buy "pasalubong" from the Bulacan province.  Who can resist this crunchy delicacy that has been featured in a number of travel shows in the country?   

                                  Getting a Schengen visa was probably the worst struggle of all struggles.  It is a nightmare and as much as I hate relating the ordeal that I had to endure to anyone, I just had to share it to you guys.  Now, what I just mean by doing this is that, getting a Schengen visa is not for the faint of heart.  One needs to have the endurance and the unwavering desire to go to Europe to be able to withstand the hurdle at the onset.     At the get go, always remember that it costs money to apply for a visa, both in processing of the paperwork as well as moolah in the bank to present to the embassy of the country you intend to go, to convince them that you have enough resources to stay for a month or more and will definitely be leaving  once the visa expires.  PAPER WORK   Getting documents from government offices here in the Philippines was a breeze, it seemed to me.  I went to PAG-IBIG, to get my statement of account, then I went to SSS as well to get my membe