Racing and road use

EVER heard of Ducati? It is a motorcycle best known for its high performance characterized by large capacity four-stroke, L-twin (90° twin-cylinder) engines featuring a desmodromic valve design.

Let’s get physical

ORIGINALLY coined by Dr. Frank Krusen in 1938, Physiatry, also known as physical medicine and rehabilitation, is a branch of medical science that aims to restore the functional ability and quality of life of patients suffering from physical impairment or handicap. It first gained recognition as a distinct medical discipline during the Second World War when wounded soldiers were treated and rehabilitated for the fractures they sustained.

An innocent dream

“GUSTO ko mag-maid (I want to be a house helper).”

A statement from a very innocent grader I met whom I count as someone who showed me the value of life no matter how difficult it is to you and how cruel poverty is.

Ina

LAST Sunday was Mother's Day. Together with over 40 countries around the world, we celebrate the event giving credence to the importance of Moms.

Speaking Espangol

EVEN if we fought for our independence after over 300 years of Spanish rule, we certainly cannot shake off Mother Spain's influence. After all, the Spanish culture is deeply embedded in the Filipino way of life and there simply is no way of escaping it. And there's no better indication of that than in our language.

Yummy Baked Potato Skins

THERE'S a favorite appetizer in various Italian and American restaurants that always gets ordered by my family. That will be Baked Potato Skins. Every time we try a new restaurant and the kids see Potato Skins on the menu, you will hear my boys begging for us to get the appetizer. Usually in casual dining establishments like TGI Fridays, Pizza Hut or Outback, one can order Potato Skins with apps like Buffalo Wings, Jalapeno Poppers, and Mozzarella Sticks. Potato Skins usually are served with two kinds of sauces: sour cream and salsa.

Desserts, and more, anyone?

ONE author said that stressed is desserts spelled backwards. And as what most psychologists claim, one way we do when we are stressed is to eat, and eat to our hearts' and stomachs' delight.

We Negrenses have sweet tooth. Besides our love for fine dining, good food, and pleasant ambience, we also like to eat pastries -- chocolates, cookies, cakes, ice cream, tarts and anything that has sugar, caramel and icing.

Miss Joan of Art

"ALTHOUGH the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it." These words of wisdom came from Miss Helen Keller, world renowned figure from Alabama in the US who amazed the world with her triumph over her inability to see and hear. An interesting trivia about Miss Keller is that her father the late Captain Arthur Keller was the editor of a newspaper called the North Alabamian. In Wikipedia, it is stated that she maintained a correspondence with prominent persons, a proof of her literary abilities.

Big game video game hunter

IF YOU ask anybody who's into first person shooter video games what their favorite game of all time is, the answers you are likely to hear are the following: Counter-Strike, Resident Evil, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, so on and so forth...

Sharing the blessings the YMCA way

THE Young Mens' Christian Association (YMCA) of Misamis Oriental, a dynamic Christ-centered, non-government, non-stock, non-profit, civic organization, held its series of charity events in relation with its National Centennial celebration this year.

Savoring Sah'voh-ree

STARTING from its humble beginnings as an Escolta-based panciteria in the 1950s, Savory (uniquely pronounced as "sah'voh-ree") Restaurant was named as such because its Filipino-Chinese owners wanted to serve food that was "appetizing to the taste or smell" to their loyal customers.

East meets West

THE hustle and bustle of business establishments pulsates around the newly opened Oakridge Business Park in Banilad. One of the restaurants that’s in on the action is Marscha K, which specializes in European and Asian fusion cuisine.

Halo-halo in the ‘blue elephant’

Patty Taboada Sidedish

THINK of Filipino food, and the halo-halo will surely come to mind, even before specifying desserts in particular.

Sira-sira store: Back home

BACK from vacation, back to my home. Back to the dagger-shaped island, back to where I belong.

Back to the one I love: The bare mountains burning in the sun; the acrid smell of the city port; the five-o’clock traffic with its carbon-monoxide vapors rising.

Houston, what's the problem?

IT WAS no surprise that the biggest city in Texas would be the busiest. No culture shock, but the way they drive along the freeway is as ferocious as the F1 racers, the drivers in L.A., if not like our bus drivers who seem to incessantly want to set a record time. That is a problem, most especially when a stupid truck driver almost rammed into us. Paranoia was up levels higher after.

Savage beauty

ART pieces—that’s what you call everything that defunct British fashion designer Alexander McQueen pulled out of his creative mind, and translated into fabric and form.

Summer Chill

MAY is the height of summer. The temperature soars and people flock to the beaches. During weekends and holidays, swimming pools and rivers are also teeming with people.

Serna: Lea’s ‘your song,’ a diverse collection

ONE of the most recent addition to my growing collection of music CDs (thanks to Rudy Tee, Vic Valenciano and Ciso Chan) is the album of the Philippines’ pride, Lea Salonga. The album, Lea Salonga… Your Songs, consists of the repertoire of her concert with the same title.

Classic Savory Cebu branch celebrates first anniversary

A CHINESE-FILIPINO inspired family restaurant at SM City Cebu celebrates its 1st annual thanksgiving last April 28.

Classic Savory at SM City Cebu is the restaurant chain’s second branch in Cebu after its first location at Robinson’s Cybergate which also celebrated its anniversary recently.

From Basilan with Love

BASILAN, when translated in English, means "The Land of Steel". The name of the place comes from the yakan word "basi", which means metal or steel. And metal, as we all know, signifies a great strength of character: toughness.

Lapasan launches 'summer nights at the blvd'

BARANGAY Lapasan recently launched its new project dubbed "Summer nights at the boulevard" along the seashore.

'Pilipinas Got Talent' visits Oro

MORE than a thousand hopefuls trooped to the Capitol University (CU) gymnasium in Cagayan de Oro City recently for the pre-audition of the 3rd season of ABS-CBN's "Pilipinas Got Talent."

Houston, what’s the problem?

IT WAS no surprise that the biggest city in Texas would be the busiest. No culture shock, but the way they drive along the freeway is as ferocious as the F1 racers, the drivers in L.A., if not like our bus drivers who seem to incessantly want to set a record time. That is a problem, most especially when a stupid truck driver almost rammed into us. Paranoia was up levels higher after.

Houston, I need a pill.

Abreeza opens with 'new faces'

ABREEZA, Ayala's first mall and business park in Mindanao, opens in Davao City Thursday, making true to its promise to bring in "new faces" that will surely excite Dabawenyos and redefine shopping in this part of the country.

Ronda and Granada, some Parts of Spain that are not Madrid

(part 2 of a series about Spanish cities that are not Madrid)

AS SOME friends know, I am afraid of blood. (And heights. And good-looking women.)

Utzurrum: Alliance Francais presents a pop circus

CIE Chabatz D’Entrar was a company created in 1997 in a rural area somewhere in France, and offered shows and workshops to the locals, who were interested in such an art.

In 2004, its members set up a center dedicated to Circus Arts and Street theater in St. Junien at Rue du Cirque. After 10 field creations, including ambulatory shows, young public shows, fire and pyrotechnics, it launched a circus presentation that would ultimately become a “board show.”

Lizada: Sometimes When We Touch

"At times, I think we're drifters still searching for a friend." Dan Hill

A FEW days before the Pacquiao fight, Manny recorded a song with the artist Dan Hill. That song of course was Hill's megahit Sometimes When We Touch. It could have also been very much the theme song of the fight. Let's take a look.

Right love at the right time

AMID the world's fascination about the royal wedding of the monarchs in London, one fateful Tuesday afternoon came to the life of two lovebirds, making a big difference as it turned out to be their day of days.

April 26, 2011, a sunny and bright day, was perfectly set aside for senior network administrator, Arnold Madulin, son of Mr. Artemio and Mrs. Teresita Madulin of Davao City, as he weds Anafrancie Morales, a nurse and daughter of Mr. Rafael and Mrs. Alicio Morales of Baganga, Davao Oriental.

House with a view

A FEW years back, a client asked to have her residence designed on a lot located on top of a hill. The site literally takes the shape of an eraser, the type you frequently find on the tip of a pencil.

But as if compensating for the terrain’s slope, the location afforded a breathtaking view of the city and the Mactan Channel.

Literatus: Dissecting with words

A GOOD part of me loves to read fiction. But only recently I got myself introduced to the writings of female authors. Call it gender bias, but I judge a book by its story, not by its cover, although occasionally by its author.