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Be Dazzled at Beadazzled

By Betty ⋅ February 17, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Yes, it’s a cheesy title. But the selections at Beadazzled Jewelry shop in Pergola are bright, colorful, and classy, and can be dazzling indeed.

Kartini Asia - An oasis in Town

By Betty ⋅ September 19, 2007 ⋅ 14 comments

If you close your eyes, or train them away from the large poster overhead featuring Dawn Zulueta�s, er, back, you can almost forget that you�re in Town Center. The garden is quiet and calm, the ceiling fan in the gazebo rotates lazily overhead, and drops of water from the fountain trickle merrily into the landscaped […]

Guzzie’s Carwash and Auto Detailing - Bringing me out of the Dirty South

By Betty ⋅ August 4, 2007 ⋅ 18 comments

I�ve been planning to have Southbound car stickers made for some time now. Only I don�t think I�ll be using them on my car: it�s so dirty, it hardly seems like an appropriate ambassador for the site. So I�ve been toying with the idea of a sticker that reads, �Welcome to the Dirty South� instead […]

What puts the Aaaaaahhh in Aesthetic Science

By Betty ⋅ March 30, 2007 ⋅ One comment

One of the first things my students said to me when I started teaching in January was, “Maam, hihintayin naming magkatagihawat kayo.“ (To the non-Filipino speaking folks out there, that means, as only high school kids can say it, “We’re just waiting for your face to break out in pimples.”) True enough, a few weeks […]

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