Blog Posts on collecting

The Resilient Cathedral of Manila by The Philippines And Then Some on Apr 28, 2012My first introduction to Intramuros was the COMELEC. We used to visit an aunt who used to work there.  After the COMELEC, next  was the church adjacent to it, which I did not know at the time  was the Manila Cathedral.  But it would be a couple o...

“My Little Money Mogul” : Money Talks With Your Toddler. by Definitely Filipino on Jan 23, 2012A few days ago, my two boys had a very interesting conversation via Skype. Yue: (asking out of the blue) Daddy, anong gusto mong gift? [Daddy, what gift do you want?] Daddy: (seemingly dumbfounded) Aba bakit? May pera kang pambili? [Oh, why? You ha...

San Jose, Batangas and Padre Manuel Blanco by The Philippines And Then Some on Jan 20, 2012San Jose as mentioned in the previous blog entry used to be a part of Bauan. It was established besides the river of Malaquing Tubig were a friar’s bath used to be located. The present church was built during the term of noted botanist, Padre M...

San Jose, Batangas and Padre Manuel Blanco by The Philippines And Then Some on Jan 20, 2012San Jose as mentioned in the previous blog entry used to be a part of Bauan. It was established besides the river of Malaquing Tubig were a friar’s bath used to be located. The present church was built during the term of noted botanist, Padre M...

The 500 peso Marcos banknote by Pinoy Numismatist Network on Jan 10, 2012For twenty seven years it has eluded the eyes of many, most wouldn’t even know its’ existence. But this month, the Pilipino numismatic community was in awe as the rare “1985 Marcos – Fernandez 500 piso bill” showed up in pinoynotes.host...

The 500 peso Marcos banknote by Pinoy Numismatist Network on Jan 10, 2012For twenty seven years it has eluded the eyes of many, most wouldn’t even know its’ existence. But this month, the Pilipino numismatic community was in awe as the rare “1985 Marcos – Fernandez 500 piso bill” showed up in pinoynotes.host...

All About Beads, Beadwork and Beading – Tutorials, Books and Resources by HobbiesTa - Your Best Hobby, Recreation and Leisure Lounge on Dec 9, 2011It is not surprising that Beading is perhaps a Hobby that anyone could do for their Leisure. An individual could treat this as a Hobby, Talent or even as a Business. Going to the fact, there are lots of different styles and methods in Beadweaving,...

All About Beads, Beadwork and Beading – Tutorials, Books and Resources by HobbiesTa - Your Best Hobby, Recreation and Leisure Lounge on Dec 9, 2011It is not surprising that Beading is perhaps a Hobby that anyone could do for their Leisure. An individual could treat this as a Hobby, Talent or even as a Business. Going to the fact, there are lots of different styles and methods in Beadweaving,...

Error Coin’s error by Pinoy Numismatist Network on Sep 24, 2011This message was taken from PNAS yahoo group and was written by Mr. Erni Labao ===================== Hi Fellow collectors, I just want to call your attention on some questionable coins that has been floating around lately. I’ve seen samples bei...

Error Coin’s error by Pinoy Numismatist Network on Sep 24, 2011This message was taken from PNAS yahoo group and was written by Mr. Erni Labao ===================== Hi Fellow collectors, I just want to call your attention on some questionable coins that has been floating around lately. I’ve seen samples bei...