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A very cute and healthy Pomeranian is on the cover of Dog magazine’s July 2012 issue. Dog lovers will surely get a copy of the mag which boasts of features like Dog Agility, rules to follow when out with your dog, smart toys for dogs, The Lowdown On Your Dog’s Diet, and a lot more. Dog magazine is available in better magazine stands nationwide. I wonder if my Princess can get to cover this pub in the future. LoL! Follow me on Facebook and Twitter .

Last Sunday, after the feeling of being at the brink of flu for quite a few days, I finally bought something that I “overheard” on Twitter. It was actually a celebrity I follow on the microblogging site who posted the message that Berocca is her bestfriend during the rainy season. I Googled about it and found out that it’s a multivitamin brand, and told myself that if it’s not from a Chinese drugstore, I’d be willing to try. I’m not being racist, though. I just had a very bad experience with the Chinese vitamin brand Ling Zhi. Anyway, before going to church last Sunday, I dropped by Watsons to buy myself the smallest package of Berocca available. And it’s by 10’s. Costs a lot more than my usual Enervon but I was desperate on stopping the flu that I knew would hit me anytime soon. It was just funny that I thought it’s the usual vitamin tablet that you put in your mouth and swallow down with water. I bought a bottle of mineral water and while still inside SM, I opened the pack...

I didn’t wanna bring my DSLR bag, the one that came in the package, because it’s a little bulky and it won’t fit my backpack. I knew slinging the camera bag on my shoulders while commuting would be an invitation for snatchers to “come and get it.” So I’ve been leaving the camera bag at home and putting my camera inside my backpack, cushioning it with clothes… I knew it’s not okay to let the camera juggle with my stuff inside the backpack. So when I chanced upon this small Case Logic DSLR bag (model code TBC-306 ), I bought it in an instant. And that impulse buy left me with just 10 pesos in my pocket when I arrived home. No regrets, though. Aside from main compartment, it has a front and two side pockets where you can put your extra memory card, lens cap, or in my case, coins and a packet of tissue. You can also stuff the side pockets with extra cushion if you’re paranoid like that. It comes with a sling, but I think I’m not gonna use it since I bought a camera bag t...

I went back to Mt. Maculot two Saturdays ago (June 9) with a friend who has never climbed a mountain before. It wasn’t planned, actually. I was looking at my mountain climbing photos Friday night and decided I will climb the day after. I logged onto Facebook, checked who’s online and messaged random friends. Diego responded positively and we left a few hours later. We were at the registration in Cuenca by 6:30 AM. I actually intended to get there earlier but I still had to do so much that we were able to leave Taguig at 3 AM. Why I wanted to climb early? Because it was the Freedom Climb weekend. We were the first to register that day, but I was particularly slow due to not having even a minute of sleep (oh, reasons!) and I was with a virgin (it was Diego’s first mountain) so a group of three girls from Team Injury plus a solo hiker from Muntinlupa went past us. LoL! That made me miss my climbing buddy K. He wouldn’t let anyone do that to us, so he’d push me in the mildest po...

Check out this animated video of the Philippine National Anthem from National Historical Commission of the Philippines and Rock Ed Philippines. This was especially made for the 2012 celebration of the Philippine Independence Day. It is the tune acceptable to the NHCP and it is a march. Reminds me (and I hate it) that our country was in military rule for a long time. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines and Rock Ed Radio present this fully animated music video of the Philippine National Anthem. ARNOLD ARRE directed and animated. RADIOACTIVE SAGO PROJECT performs. This fully animated video of the Philippine National Anthem is NHCP and ROCK ED RADIO's gift to all Filipinos to mark the nation's 114th Independence Day. Note from Rock Ed Radio: We allow use and downloading of this video especially for purposes of ceremony. Anyone can screen this video as accompaniment to a flag ceremony, a closing rite, etc. If your school, corporation, even...

U.P. Mountaineers is inviting enthusiasts to its annual applicant’s orientation with a catchy message on its poster that says: “Freedom from mass climbing is freedom for the mountains.” I couldn’t agree more. The annual applicant’s orientation will be held on July 6, 2012 (Friday) at 6 PM at the U.P. Bahay ng Alumni in Diliman, Quezon City, and on July 7, 2012 (Saturday) at 7 PM at R.O.X Bonifacio High Street in Taguig City. For more information, you may contact upmountaineers.35years@gmail.com . You may also call +63 927 799 0889 or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/upmountaineers . Follow me on Facebook and Twitter .

Join the 5th Gov. Damian Gaviola Mercado Tour de So. Leyte 2012 Road Bike Competition on June 24 and 25, 2012. There are two (2) categories namely the Open Pro and Category B/Executive. Each team for both categories should have four (4) members. Prizes for the Open Category: 1. P25,000 2. P20,000 3. P15,000 4. P10,000 5. P5,000 Lap Winner: 1st – P1,500 2nd – P1,000 3rd – P500 Prizes for the Executive Category: 1. P20,000 2. P15,000 3. P10,000 4. P7,500 5. P5,000 Lap Winner: 1st – P1,500 2nd – P1,000 3rd – P500 You may register at Silago Gym on June 23, 2012 at 4:00 PM for a fee of P1,000. For more info, contact Dr. Wency Rich at 09177211787 or Jonas Gorgonio at 09179280264/09493926670. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter .

I recently visited Lucban, Quezon with my friend K last month for the famous Pahiyas Festival. (Read about my Pahiyas 2012 experience here .) There’s a Sta. Cruz route but we opted for the Lucena route since I frequent that part and I think it’s the easier one for commuters. Just my opinion, though. We wanted an aircon bus cuz we left so early in the morning and we wanted to sleep through the trip to Lucena but the aircon one would leave at 5:00 AM so we opted for the ordinary bus which would leave sooner. A & B Liner left Alabang at 3:30 AM. Despite the hard seats, K and I were still manage to sleep through most of the trip. We were charged P147.00 each. K could have gotten a discount for being a student but the ticket has already been printed by the time he said “estudyante ‘yong isa.” We reached Lucena Grand Terminal at exactly 6:30 AM and rejoiced to know that Jollibee was open. Past 7:00 AM, the Lucban-bound jeep we boarded in the same terminal departed, and we we...

Don’t have a gift for you Dad yet? Here are some gift ideas that you can get him for Father’s Day. I wish I still have someone to give a gift to on June 17th. But, oh well, I have the same (type of) bag but in fake leather from Folded & Hung: I’m loving Pedro’s color better, though. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter .

Who does American Idol 11 top 3 Joshua Ledet remind me of? True Blood’s Nelsan Ellis aka Lafayette Reynolds: Anyway, season 5 of True Blood is gonna premiere on June 10th. Have you subscribed to HBO yet? One of the things I’m obsessed about in True Blood, though, is the opening theme. Makes me wanna do “Bad Things.” Kidding! Here are the trailers for season 5: Follow me on Facebook and Twitter .