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Philippine singing stars Pops Fernandez and Martin Nievera made the rounds of Chicago's Filipino establishments this week to promote their concert on October 7. Photo: ABF © 2006
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A special shout out
to our friends in Oz ^_^
MYMP (Make Your Momma Proud)'s first Chicago concert on Sept. 23 was a love fest of screaming, cellphone picture-taking fans. Juris Hernandez’s soothing voice and Chin Alcantara's guitar work wowed an audience that braved a dreary early autumn downpour to see them. The Mather High School Auditorium’s sound left much to be desired, but the fans love these two. Such devotion. [Photos published by INQ7.NET]
Kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica) at sunset. Somewhere in
middle America.
Many Filipinos grow vegetables from home in backyard gardens whenever weather permits or indoors in pots and window flower boxes like this. Kangkong, sometimes called water spinach is a favorite ingredient in salads and sour stews. Learn more at Wikipedia.
Hotdog Stand
IL Route 173
Hebron, IL.
September 11, 2003
You know the feeling. You own a book so dear you don't even put it out on the shelves. Then in a moment of weakness you lend it to somebody and that's the last you see of it. This is what happened to my copy of "Kinilaw". That this classic is now out-of-print and very difficult to find makes the loss even worse. After a long search I found one online and got it in the mail today. One read-through and its off to the vault.
"To be, purely to be - aye, that is sweetness like no other. The pristine in all its quiet fullness - of the be-ing...The silent, vibrating warmth of tangerine-colored sea-urchin roe. The oyster lying there - in its just-opened shell, already undulating in the mind, titillating the tongue..."
Kinilaw: A Philippine Cuisine of Freshness (Illustrated)
Doreen G. Fernandez,
Edilberto N. Alegre
Book / 133 Pages / January 1991 / 9715690149
"Pretty girl beware of this heart of gold
This heart is cold.
He loves only gold,
Only gold.
He loves gold...."
From "Gold Finger", James Bond 007 Theme
Ladies trading bling during a break at a recent business seminar. (ABF)
[Image featured on Chicago Public Radio's website 9.14.06]
This is my first summer in the city after having lived in the far northern burbs for years. I miss my garden although I managed to take some tropicals with me to my new digs.
Its Hummer Time! H3, the third generation hummingbird in the old garden.
Salvia "Flare" A hummingbird favorite. Any redder would be inviting the local fire department.
Dama de Noche (Cestrum Nocturnum), the night-blooming jasmine ready for the evening's season premier. Without full sun it hasn't bloomed this time. Woe.
Show and Sell. Rick Aspiras of Momentum Plus in San Diego demonstrates the many uses of VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) in a seminar held at the Purple Hotel on Saturday, September 2.
Multiple Choice. Rachel Adaza (R) shows off the different VoIP phone models available to attendees. Like most immigrant groups Filipinos are especially interested in this new technology to keep in touch with relatives in their home country.
This meeting was the first held in the area by Momentum Plus, a California-based network marketing company. With VoIP subscribers expected to hit 30 million by 2009 the opportunities are tantalizing especially to seasoned MLM aficionados. As with any business risks are always present, a fact clearly emphasized by Rudy and Rick Aspiras who conducted the conference. Momentum Plus has had no problems recorded with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Federal trade Commission (FTC) so far.(ABF)
A Filipino prisoner receives a haircut inside a national penitentiary south of Manila, August 30, 2006. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
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