Blog Posts on places and culture

Proclamation 26: September 10, a holiday in the Philippines by Mykiru Isyusero on Sep 3, 2010Good news peeps! September 10, 2010 is a holiday in the Philippines.President Noynoy Aquino has signed Proclamation No. 26 declaring September 10, 2010, which marks the end of Ramadan (Eid-Al-Fitr)... Read more...

Australian Newspaper: "The Philippines does so well in playing the victim." by Mykiru Isyusero on Sep 2, 2010An article published a few hours ago says nothing good about the Philippines following the hostage drama that happened 10 days ago.And it's not from a Chinese newspaper but from The Australian, a... Read more...

Philippines' Holidays: August 21 - Yes; August 23 - No by Mykiru Isyusero on Aug 12, 2010It has been announced that August 21, 2010, Saturday, will be a specian non-working holiday in the Philippines.That's Ninoy Aquino Day and in the past administration, there was this long weekend... Read more...

Robin Padilla starts Ramadan 2010 fasting | Mariel Rodriguez fasting too? by Mykiru Isyusero on Aug 10, 2010Today, August 11, the Muslim's Ramadan 2010 officially starts and for sure, actor-host Robin Padilla has already started his fasting for Ramadan.The Ramadan 2010 will continue until September 8 and... Read more...

Paul The Octopus rumored dead by Mykiru Isyusero on Jul 8, 2010Just like any other celebrities, Paul, the famous Octopus in Germany, is now being rumored as dead.Oh well, no news could confirm that he has died, but Paul has actually been receiving death threats... Read more...

Paul The Octopus now a "Football Superstar" | Germans want him fried by Mykiru Isyusero on Jul 7, 2010After the Spaniards succeeded against Germans in last night's FIFA World Cup 2010 semi-finals, Paul The Psychic Octopus who predicted Spain to win over his home country Germany is now facing threats... Read more...

Pulpo Paul (Octopus) predicts España to win over Alemania by Mykiru Isyusero on Jul 6, 2010Mani The Parrot was proved wrong yesterday for predicting a Uruguayvictory against Holland, when actual results were 3-2 in favor of Holland.It was a good fight though and Uruguay also played great.... Read more...

Mani, the Parakeet (Parrot), predicts Uruguay vs Spain in World Cup 2010 Finals by Mykiru Isyusero on Jul 5, 2010Singapore's Mani, the Parakeet or the Parrot is now world famous for correctly predicting the 4 semi-finalists in the FIFA World Cup 2010.Last week, Mani, with the help of its caretaker (who is a... Read more...

Spain will be the FIFA World Cup 2010 Champion, says Mani The Parakeet by Mykiru Isyusero on Jul 5, 2010Yesterday, I blogged about Mani, Singapore's 13-year-old parakeet (a specie of parrot), who's now fast-becoming famous because his predictions for the World Cup 2010 quarterfinals last week turned... Read more...

Baidu.com ordered to pay "Hai Yun Nu" over photo scandal by Mykiru Isyusero on Jul 4, 2010A Chinese search engine (Baidu.com) has been asked by the court in China to pay 22,000 yuan or $3,240 to a woman just because of a net photo scandal, according to Shanghai Daily.A girl who is... Read more...