Betty
Weekend! Wheeeeee!
It’s been a busy week, but now the weekend is here: time to prepare a bunch of posts for next week! Lots of new stuff for the site–an article about 55AZ Southern Flavors from Hanz, winners of the Starbucks planner promo, new contributors, more directory entries to be uploaded. I’ve got a waaay-delayed (sorry Trixie!) […]
Whoops! No post today…
… because I am such a genius sometimes. I had today’s post all ready before I left home this morning, and I emailed it to myself so I would be able to retrieve a copy later in the day, since I knew I would be staying at my brother’s place tonight. In one of those […]
Kilalanin: Get to know the presidentiables
I’d like to post this event in the billboard but I don’t have very clear info, and there are no contact numbers on the posters I’ve seen. Can’t find anything online, either. I’m hoping some of our readers have more info to share. Here’s what I know:
There will be a get-to-know your presidentiables event in […]
Pepper Lunch
Pepper Lunch at ATC serves cook-it-yourself steak, burgers, and pepper rice with various meats. Perfect for the control-freak carnivore. :)
OK, I. Am. Going. To. Scream. PLDT, humanda kayo.
Because it is the new year and I don’t want to get my blood pressure up (as if it wasn’t sky-high already), I will not tell the whole tale of my undying angst with PLDT. Maybe I will tell it some other day, IF MY DSL DOESN’T GO BACK ONLINE! (If you’re wondering how I’m […]
Sam Won Garden
Part of our New Year upgrade: updated the directory and added a short commentary on Sam Won Garden!
Happy New 2010!
One of my favorite “Happy New Year” messages received via text this year: “Well, here’s to the start [of] another year… May it not suck as bad as 2009.”
Cheerful, aren’t I? ;)
No matter. Forget that 2009 was the year of–well, I’ll just leave this unsaid. (Forget nga, e.) It’s the start of a new year, […]
Who wants a Starbucks planner? :)
Enjoy the fruits of Betty’s coffee addiction! Win the 2010 Starbucks planner by leaving a comment or sharing this post on your blog, Facebook, or Twitter.
The Happy Sage Crystals
One of Betty’s pet projects—The Happy Sage Crystals—will be selling crystal bracelets at the Zonta Christmas Carnivale Bazaar this weekend. Here’s the backstory and an invitation for everyone to check it out.
Serenitea
Betty’s Greenhills milk tea source comes closer to home. Enjoy bubble tea and peppery pulutan galore at Serenitea.
Adopt a cat through CARA
I’m very proud and happy to announce that we’ve put up a banner ad / link to CARA (Compassion and Responsibility for Animals), a non-profit NGO dedicated to helping the plight of animals in the country. Their main thrust is to educate people regarding animal welfare and the rights of animals; reduce pet (specifically cat) […]
Urgh, busy again… Sorry about the lack of updates!
I try to keep the “I’m-so-busy-I-can’t-breathe-or-get-up-to-take-a-leak” posts to a minimum, but it’s been more than a week and I just want you guys to know I haven’t forgotten Southbound… I’m just prioritizing my rest! :p Down with intestinal flu / gas / acid reflux last week (thanks to Aweng for playing Florence Nightingale), so was […]
I should really learn how to Tweet…
I can’t even remember if I already have a Twitter account or not. But it’s on my list of mini-projects for Southbound. I can see it now… sitting down to eat at a new restaurant, and being able to share the experience of that first bite with the world! :) OK, so that sounds a […]
Staying safe in the South – Mind this modus operandi
Just sharing the carnapping / abduction modus operandi of a group that is known to operate in the South. Thanks to Phillip Kimpo for his narration and to Donna Rose Bayona for sharing this with us.
Bambu Thai restaurant
Betty tries the new Thai restaurant in Casa Susana. The verdict? It’s not the best Thai food around, and prices are a bit high, but they serve a decent meal and it seems to be very popular with the Alabang crowd.
Bonheur Café
Betty finds free wifi and cold coffee a short walk from where she gets her car fixed—as well as lots of food options and a place to hang out during extensive repairs.
First post using my new toy–er, tool
It’s a beautiful sunny morning (if you ignore the felled trees you’d never know a typhoon passed this way recently) and I’m enjoying it (as usual) with breakfast (OK, lunch) at McDonald’s in Northgate (free wifi). I’ve got my bottle of Mineshine, a six-piece chicken nuggets (missed the breakfast menu by thirty minutes), and, most […]
Oh JOY!!! I have internet access at home again!
After more than two months of no DSL, almost a month of no landline connection, and more than a month of customer-service-hotline-tag with poor powerless technical support people, I finally have internet at home again. Does this mean I will be seeing less of Starbucks Madrigal? }:-)
Thanks to: Shep Lara for sending the email that […]
South Secrets: There’s Deer in Them Thar Fields!
Here’s a little something I just had to share with the Southbound community: there are real live deer living in the South! I really don’t know if that’s a strange thing or not (heck, who knows what Singson has roaming around Baluarte, way up north?). All I know is, the first time my sister saw […]
Café Mary Grace
As the days fly by, Betty enjoys new dishes–and some fast favorites–with the cozy ambiance at free wifi at Café Mary Grace in Town Center.
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