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No Porking Protest in Ilocos Norte
Sharing the anti-pork mood of Manila’s #MillionPeopleMarch in Rizal Park, about 100 300 Ilocanos (according to police estimate) meet up at the Laoag Aurora Park in the heart of Ilocos Norte on...
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Color Me The Sky (BTS with CoreTV “Gala” in Tanap, Burgos)
CoreTV Ilocos Sur is set to run a new nature and adventure show by the end of the year. Hopefully it airs in the US like what the production crew say. For the love of environment, I didn’t think twice...
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Homecoming Queen
Happy to share with you photos from last weekend at the beach. Instead of us bringing balikbayan Ericke to places, she gave us her happy place. Lynne made us suman with lots of ladek to enjoy after...
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Laoag’s Urban Horses Go Country
The weekend scene along Ventura Highway in Talingaan-La Paz shifts gears with the inspired idea of setting up an outpost for the KKK. The what? Hello rustic! Kabalyo, kalesa ken kuchero of the Laoag...
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Remembering Maria Teresa Carlson-Fariñas
At lunch today, a friend mentioned she’s set to run in a fun run, coinciding with the feast of St. Teresa of Avila. As if a reminder, I found myself visiting the St. Teresa de Avila Chapel in Barit in...
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Bon Appetea Opens in San Nicolas
Bon Appetea is not just another tea place in Ilocos. It is a tea bar with a dizzying array of tea drinks and Belgian waffle sandwiches to choose from. My first drink from the bar was a Rainforest...
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Rule of Thumb
We brought Alexa to the the newly redone Marcos Museum in Batac (one of the elements of the Ilocos Norte government-promoted Marcos Trail tourism product). Ever since her initial experience at the...
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Resto Hop With The ‘Rents
Mom and dad are in town from Los Angeles. To refresh their taste buds as well as their memory of local delights, brought them to Herencia Cafe in Paoay and La Moda Panciteria in downtown Laoag....
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The Laoag Sand Dunes By Heart
The Bantay Bimmaboy of our childhood grows with age. But better. In August 2, 2009, a new culture was born. This sandy part of Sunshine City Laoag blossomed into the first ever playground for Ilocos’s...
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Baker’s Percent Opens in Downtown Rizal Street, Laoag
If it’s a sin to covet my neighbor’s goods, then let me sin religiously in the name of starvation. Blame it on the insane aroma of newly baked bread around the block. The one month old Baker’s Percent...
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The Art of Vince Canlapan
Sharing a gem of a kid. Well, not exactly juvenile stuff. He’s Vince Canlapan, a young graphic designer in Ilocos who’s fast making a name as a blog designer for celebrity bloggers across the nation....
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The Regional Cave Committee Meeting (RCC 1) 2013
The president of the Laoag Eco-Adventure Development (LEAD) Movement sent me to the annual Regional Cave Committee Meeting coordinated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)...
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OOTD: Classic with a Twist
This is the long-on-flowers dress Loejai Lopez made for me. My mom gave me the silk chiffon fabric. Added touches of my favorite blue and green, almost vintage accessories. The pair of natural patent...
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Viven Hotel: Quiet Comfort in the San Nicolas Business District
Ilocos Norte travelers who dislike the hassle of expensive and complicated transit will love the location of the new Viven Hotel, smack in the middle of the thriving Valdez Center in San Nicolas. It...
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The Red Dot Christmas Personified Party
High caliber husband and wife event stylists Ace and Kit Mandac (of Ava’s), and myself were invited by Red Dot marketing manager, Ace Joseph Rumbao, to judge the company Christmas party fashion show...
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My first live Tan-ok ni Ilocano Festival of Festivals
The Ferdinand Marcos Stadium shone brighter than moonbeams for all the town festivals in Ilocos Norte in one night, one show, one competition. Supporters and contingents from the participating towns...
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Nakitaripnong diay Samtoy
image via Samtoy Books Samtoy Books at the La Tabacalera Ilocano Lifestyle Center gathered 40 young mannurat (writers) from the different schools in the province for a naisangsangayan a taripnong...
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Lanie’s Empanada, Once and For All
Lanie is back rolling our favorite crunchy empanada and pinais at her post in the Batac Riverside Empanadahan. She got sidetracked with out of town fairs, causing confusion among the fans. We missed...
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Ulysses G in Pictures
Photos by Ulysses G Just after I got back from the christening celebration of Jao and China’s little darling last night, I went straight to Ulysses G’s photography blog which blogging bestie Marianne...
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Siwawer Vintar 4×4 Challenge on its 10th Year
766 photos in a day! I’m more exhausted than any of the off-road competitors. Posting some photos before I finish the hard action for the next post. I hope you are enjoying the last days of 2013,...
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