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An airline glitch, a belated Christmas present for traveling couple
By Cristina DC Pastor A $52 round-trip fare from New York to Los Angeles! It was enough to jolt awake Air Force veteran R Sonny Sampayan the morning of December 26 as he was reviewing the Twitter and Flyertalk feeds on his laptop. He knew it was another one of those occasional computer glitches, but […]
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The Asian American consumer: prudent shopper but willing to splurge on foreign travels, hybrid cars
Asian Americans are advertisers’ favorite market because as consumers we are said to be well educated, tech savvy and affluent. Meaning, we know what we want and we are likely to have the cash to buy them. We are also a fast-growing population with a rapidly expanding income. The FilAm is reproducing below excerpts from […]
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It’s OK to say ‘Merry Christmas’
By Ludy Astraquillo Ongkeko, Ph.D. As greetings go, is there still a big hoopla over “Merry Christmas”? Based on the very recent observations that some stores reportedly removed the word ‘Christmas,’ from their displays and ads, indeed, there is a visible ingredient missing. Many felt offended when they found out that ‘Merry Christmas’ was replaced […]
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Exploring family-friendly Copenhagen
By Wendell Gaa The new Disney film “Frozen” is set to open in theaters on November 27. Based on the classic children’s fairy tale “The Snow Queen” by Hans Christian Andersen, “Frozen” is just one of a handful of Disney animated adaptations of stories by the famed Danish author, and its timely opening has me […]
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‘Less talk, more action,’ Megan Young urges Filipinos
By Elton Lugay Newly-crowned Miss World Megan Young paid a courtesy visit to Consul General Mario de Leon Jr. on October 23. After the meeting, she met with members of the community media where she called for unity among Filipinos and asked for support for two Philippine charity organizations. “We’re here to bring together the […]
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Miss World Megan Young in whirlwind New York visit
By Veronica Pulumbarit Filipino American beauty Megan Young will be in New York from October 22 to fulfill scheduled engagements as the newly-crowned Miss World. She will proceed to California later in the week. In New York, she will have a series of press interviews and social appearances in the company of Miss World Chairperson […]
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Estonia, birthplace of Skype, keeps heritage despite modern technology
By Wendell Gaa Are you a frequent user of the online communication tool Skype? If so, you may be interested to know that it was invented in Estonia, a former Soviet republic located along Northern Europe’s Baltic Sea. Even seasoned international travelers may only scantily know all about Estonia. Happily for my parents and I, […]
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The Nena way to beauty
By Veronica Velarde-Pulumbarit Tagalog is slowly creeping into the American lexicon with brands like Dalaga boutique in Brooklyn, Maharlika restaurant in Manhattan, Katamisan cakes in Queens, and now Nena makeup in Chicago. Nena Cosmetics, manufactured in the U.S. and Germany, are sold in the U.S., the Philippines, Dubai, Spain, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Singapore. They […]
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What we can learn in the present from Russia’s imperial past
By Wendell Gaa Perhaps we have heard and read so much about Russia, yet understand only a little of what this country is all about, and it is truly one country we cannot ignore. It has made headline news for sometimes controversial reasons, from its status as a rising economic power shedding off its post-Cold […]