Blog Posts on curiosities
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Move over Mang Jacinto. Make room for Mom and Tina. by A 'Wonderful' Blog on Nov 29, 2011THE MONSTROUS traffic in C5 on our way home from my kids’ pedia clinic in Marcos Highway on November 12 made the whole family ravenous. We were looking forward to a KFC bucket in Libis (near Eastwood) only to find … Continue reading ͛...
Not my idea of a zoo tour by A 'Wonderful' Blog on Nov 11, 2011I ALWAYS seek opportunities for close encounters with wild animals but this one doesn’t seem like a good idea to me. Sure the cage must have been built sturdy enough without the possibility of collapsing, but still… On the other … C...
Super Weird But Kinda Cool Hotel Rooms! by A 'Wonderful' Blog on Oct 28, 2011HAVE you ever been to a hotel where the rooms look kinda odd? And by “odd” I mean any sorts of odd — crazy odd, creepy odd, surreal odd, watta effing odd, etc. I am yet to try one myself. … Continue reading →...
Book Museum by A 'Wonderful' Blog on Oct 24, 2011WITH the dawning of the age of e-books, libraries such as this huge one in Stockholm, Sweden will soon get a new name: Book Museums. It will probably take many more years before all of the books in this gargantuan … Continue reading →...
How much is a name worth? by A 'Wonderful' Blog on Jun 4, 2009OUR GREAT grandparents would contend that a family’s name is priceless. Once the family’s name is besmirched, no amount of money is enough to restore its honor. I believe that is true. In the world of business, a name — or more...
Giving cooking a new spin by A 'Wonderful' Blog on May 7, 2009 I WILL HARDLY pass for a Chef. I do cook and I am quite good at it — I think. Just don’t ask me to come up with the same recipe and expect exactly the same result as my first one. That, my friends, is why I won’t pass for a...
Google, circa 1960 by A 'Wonderful' Blog on May 3, 2009 THIS IMAGE caught my attention when browsing through one of my more recent e-mail newsletters from Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog. The author proposed that this is how Google might have looked like if it was created and lau...
I helped Apple achieve 1 billion downloads in 9 months by A 'Wonderful' Blog on May 1, 2009 IT HAPPENED late in April. One billion (that’s 1 followed by 9 zeroes) downloads in less than a year! Approximately 3,650,000 downloads every single day. I am sure even the bright boys in Apple could not have foreseen that. But...
The Seat by A 'Wonderful' Blog on Apr 23, 2009I’VE HEARD that one of the things that really shock foreigners, especially Westerners, visiting China for the first time is the Chinese Toilet. To be very specific about it — the Chinese Toilet Seat. I’ve heard the same from sever...
I love Steve Martin! by A 'Wonderful' Blog on Apr 21, 2009STEVE MARTIN is timeless. This “magic” trick he performed at an episode of the Johnny Carson Show is so amazing and at the same time very hilarious. That’s what sets Steve Martin aside as a “magician.” Other great...
