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  • Feature Friday: Fat Pauly’s Hand-Crafted Ales & Lagers
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    Feature Friday: Fat Pauly’s Hand-Crafted Ales & Lagers

    ByMae Olandesca December 28, 2018January 16, 2019

    Feature Friday highlights businesses, people, fashion, and basically anything under the sun! After my grueling and hellish undergrad years in Iligan City, I vowed never to come back to the place again!  So I did that.  For a number of years, I just passed by the city every time I went to Cagayan de Oro…

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  • Lablab for Kids Christmas Garage Sale for a Cause
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    Lablab for Kids Christmas Garage Sale for a Cause

    ByMae Olandesca December 26, 2018February 23, 2019

    The goal is to fill this for baby Seb who needs a liver transplant ASAP! Sebastien Ryley Pasco is a resident of Brgy. Carmen Annex, Ozamiz City.  To know more about his story, click here.    In lieu of this, ATTN to everybody who had taken part, who’s always been a part, and who wants to…

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  • Fascino Thanksgiving Party 2018 x Lablab for Kids Christmas Year 5
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    Fascino Thanksgiving Party 2018 x Lablab for Kids Christmas Year 5

    ByMae Olandesca December 25, 2018December 25, 2018

    Disclaimer:  This activity was unintentionally a part of Lablab for Kids Christmas project.  This was another impromptu bright idea that suddenly popped up in my mind to give joy to the kids.  I just used the same title because we only have one goal and that is to put a smile in every kid’s heart this…

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  • Our Pas’ungko Trade Fair Diary
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    Our Pas’ungko Trade Fair Diary

    ByMae Olandesca December 16, 2018December 26, 2018

    When DTI invited me last October to exhibit for Pas’ungko Trade Fair at Oroquieta, I instantly said no ‘coz I don’t have that much manpower or power rather to join a trade fair.  Instead, I just offered to pay for my share for a booth which only amounted to P300 and never showed up.  After…

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  • Pas’ungko Trade Fair Goes to Gaisano Opening
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    Pas’ungko Trade Fair Goes to Gaisano Opening

    ByMae Olandesca December 1, 2018December 26, 2018

    Photo Grabbed from Ms. Thata G. Roxas The province of Misamis Occidental comes alive with a festive mood every first week of November as it celebrates the Pas’ungko S’g Mis. Occ. Festival.  “Pas’ungko” – a Subanen word which means “thanksgiving after a fruitful harvest”, provides a glimpse into the colorful culture of the Subanen people. …

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  • If I Fall
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    If I Fall

    ByMae Olandesca November 29, 2018November 29, 2018

    If I fall, it must be upright.  Taking one step at a time, slowly but surely. If I fall, it must be at the right time in the right place.  The path must be made straight first before entertaining “the one”. If I fall, it must be ordained.  Eyes twinkling, heart thumping, and butterflies in…

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  • Thai Basil Pesto
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    Thai Basil Pesto

    ByMae Olandesca November 21, 2018November 21, 2018

    Dreaming of Thailand so I’ve conjured a smell and taste of Thai last night at home.  Thai cuisine really got me and I was so happy for this really spicy, heady and strong burst of flavors from a concoction of herbs and spices as follows: The Ingredients: 2 cups Thai Basil1/2 cup mix nuts4 cloves…

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  • A Glimpse of ProPak Philippines 2019
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    A Glimpse of ProPak Philippines 2019

    ByMae Olandesca November 15, 2018November 21, 2018

    I’ve got mail today!  Mails always excite me especially if they’re via airmail!  Still nothing beats the classic package of communication from the post office for me!  Anyway, my mail is actually a visitor invitation for ProPak Philippines 2019.  Oh, how time flies sooooo fast again!  It’s already five months when I attended ProPak Asia…

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  • Gosh, I’m 36!
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    Gosh, I’m 36!

    ByMae Olandesca October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

    It has been two weeks from my birthday and my “bad” mood has somehow subsided.  Is getting older really like this?  Oh, just the hype of the hormones!  Anyway, I couldn’t miss posting about my birthday and here’s what happened.   I intentionally deactivated my FB account the night before my birthday in order to test…

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  • Misamis Occidental tourism guide smiling candidly while bathing in Kawa
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    Misamis Occidental Tourism Guide: Kawa Hot Bath and Spa

    ByMae Olandesca October 10, 2018January 8, 2024

    Relax in a giant “wok” hot tub in Tibiao, Antique is tripzilla.com’s number 3 in 8 Fun and Unique Things to Do in The Philippines.  As Filipinos, we are really talented in finding out-of-this-world adventures, sources of income, and baliw-baliwan!  So acting like being cooked by cannibals or witches in a big cauldron became a…

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