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Iloilo Dinagyang Festival 2010 Schedule of Activities!
It’s another time of the year when Ilongos and local tourists will gather in IloIlo for the Dinagyang Festival 2010. One of the grandest festival in the country, Dinagyang Festival is a thanksgiving celebration to honor our favorite patron saint – Senior Santo Niño. The main event of this colorful yearly merrymaking festival is celebrated every [...]
Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival 2010 will deploy Choreographed street sweepers to add color to the yearly festival
Iloilo City’s street sweepers will not only be around as cleaners during the Dinagyang Festival 2010 here but they are also expected to entertain the crowd with their dancing prowess thus adding color to the celebration. Engr. Raul Gallo, the chief of the city’s General Services Office (GSO) and chairman of the Sanitation Committee of [...]
Tour of Kampong Glam – A Colourful Malay district in Singapore
It’s almost lunchtime when we left Little India to visit another historic place in Singapore called Kampong Glam. One of the best things about having a walking tour in Singapore is that you will get to discover it’s peoples culture and their multi-racial background. Istana Kampong Glam Just like Filipinos, Singaporeans are English speaking people and they [...]
Tour of Little India – A taste of Bollywood in Singapore
After visiting the famous Chinatown, we headed to Little India for a short walking tour of Singapore’s Indian District. It’s like I was time space warped (if there’s such a word), this time from China to India. Sri Veeramakalimman Temple The place looks pretty much the same as Chinatown since the streets of Little India [...]
Tour of Chinatown – Rediscovering Singapore’s Chinese District
Where are we going? I asked Jan and Wilson then they replied “Chinatown”. I’m not obviously reading our itinerary LOL!, I replied. I seriously got excited when I heard were heading to Chinatown since this place is one of my favorite tourist spot in Singapore. It’s the place where you can find great bargain, good food, astonishing shophouses and a [...]
HMV Singapore opens its newest store at 313@Somerset
Entertainment Retailer HMV recently unvailed its new Superstore in Singapore’s newest shopping destination 313@Somerset. Popular Korean boy band, T-Max was on hand to officiate at the ceremony along with Miss Emily Butt, Managing Director of HMV Hong Kong and Singapore. This will be HMV’s first new store in Singapore in 9 years, the last being [...]
ION Orchard – A New Mall in Orchard Road
Orchard Road is considered as Singapore’s Shopping district and it is where most of the New Malls in Singapore are located. This place has always been a favorite place of mine not because this is where Lucky Plaza where fellow Filipinos always frequent but because this is the perfect place if you really love shopping. [...]
Artes de Pascua : A unique festival in Vigan
A first of its kind festival called “Artes de Pascua” was held recently as part of the Christmas celebration here and in line with the city’s arts and cultural awareness program. Initiated jointly the city government headed by Mayor Eva Marie Singson–Medina and the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, the week-long festival consisted of workshops and [...]
BorderX Brings Asia’s First Indoor Via Ferrata Experience
One of the reasons why you should visit Orchard Central Mall is to experience Asia’s first, and the world’s tallest, indoor Via Ferrata. Via Ferrata in Singapore Taking up five storeys within the new Orchard Central mall starting from The Exchange @ Level 4, the Via Ferrata entails a fixed-protection climbing path made out of [...]
Orchard Central Singapore – Lures You Desperately Into a Shopping Spree
I was in Singapore last week and was lucky to tour around Orchard Road which is considered as the shopping belt of Singapore. We first visited the Mandarin Gallery then decided to just walk towards Orchard Central and burn some excess calories accumulated from our huge meal @ The White Rabbit. I am not a [...]







