SLU Boys High Grand Alumni Homecoming

This will happen on 13-14 January 2012.  Wish I could be there!

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Kinder Surprise Smurf

Yipee!  We got another Smurf from Kinder Surprise!

He's the partner to the Gargamel we got earlier actually.  See how their expressions match?

The First Cordillera Pine Tree Festival - which website?

I first heard of the Cordillera Pine Tree Festival through the Twitter feed of a Philippine news agency. I decided to Google the event for more information. Unfortunately, my first impression was that there wasn't a concerted effort to centralize information.

I saw three different places that appear to be the "official" websites because of the way they were represented:
http://cordillerapinetreefestival.wordpress.com/
http://cordillera.pinetreefestival.net/
http://pinetreefestival.wordpress.com/

I finally clicked on a link for a Facebook Page and relieved to find I was then at the right place. And since this links up to the second address above, I am assuming this is the official website for the event?

Benguet among landslide-prone areas in Luzon

Benguet (of which Baguio City is part) is a landslide-prone area.  It is increasingly more so in the city istelf where people are now indiscriminately felling trees and building anywhere.  It has been said time and time again that the city is no longer able to cope with the ever increasing number of residents there.  The recent rubbish landslide is just one indicator.

So what is the local government doing?  I see nothing in the Baguio City official website.


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A 'Kinder Surprise' surprise

So we bought another Kinder Surprise chocolate egg, hoping to find another one of those coveted Smurfs inside.

But, we found something else instead.

It's a Hippo.  Not even remotely related to the Smurfs.  It's composed of three parts, which you can mix and match with others of its kind.  So you can end up with a half-fish, half hippo, for instance.  Or a griffin without wings perhaps.

Am I disappointed?  Yes.  While the quality of this toy is unmistakable, it's not the one we're looking for.  Although, if I had narrated this story to Forrest Gump, he would have said, "Life is like a box of chocolates.  You never know what you're gonna get".