Friday 18th May 2012

Negros Occidental

Nights at the Museum: Eat.Drink.Sing.Love

hi friends… some of you have been fervent supporters of our R.E.C.O.P. projects for mountain schoolchildren. for the rest who have not known about our program – jet and I go up the mountains to bring wholistic activities to schoolchildren. almost all of these schools are inaccessible to vehicles, do not have electricity & water, [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

Discover The World of Science at the Science Centrum Travelling Exhibit

Most people are afraid of Math and Science and consider these subjects boring and hard to learn. But only when we understand how important they are in our daily lives is when we stop fearing them. And with understanding comes the realization that we can use our knowledge of Math and Science to our advantage. [...]

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News & Events

Provincial Tourism Week Celebration 2011

The Province of Negros Occidental celebrates Provincial Tourism Week this coming September 19-25, 2011 with the Theme: “Tourism Linking Cultures”. Schedule of Activities September 19, 2011 (Monday) 9:00 AM Opening Ceremonies Capitol Social Hall The Cuisine Festival a showcase of locally-prepared food in Negros Occidental Capitol Social Hall 2:00 PM-5:00PM Cultural Tour Bacolod-Silay 6:00PM One [...]

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Education, Governance, & Business

Crafted Fantasies by Alexandra Anuales

Today, when most fashion accessories are products of mass production, it’s very refreshing to note that a young Negrense can create handcrafted fashion art pieces. Crafted Fantasies by Alexandra “Alex” Anuales is the first, if not the only company which produces polymer clay jewelry in Bacolod. Alex designs the jewelry, painstakingly creates by hand every [...]

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Featured

Pilgrimage to the Food Mecca

Food is perhaps man’s common interest but apart from the nourishment it gives, we desire to enjoy and take pleasure from it. Growing up from Negros Occidental, a province which I can say is obsessive-compulsive about its food, I always desire to savor food from my very homeland. Daily discussions in a Negrénse home in Manila [...]

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Arts, Culture & Heritage

Writing from Within: A Writing Workshop at the Negros Museum

An invitation from the Negros Museum for a writing workshop with New York based educator Dr. Virginia Cu on August 5 is hard to pass up. Writing from Within: Rediscovering the Joys of Writing opened an opportunity for me to meet women who are as passionate to writing, both as a profession and as a [...]

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Food & Dining

Buriring Time!

It’s the season for Buriring tra la la la la la la la la! Every year my in-laws await the ration of buriring from their relatives in Cadiz City. Phone calls are made and packages are delivered to Bacolod, Iloilo and Manila to eager eaters who feast on these little exotic fishes while reminiscing the [...]

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Featured

MassKara Festival 2011 Schedule

The excitement gets bigger as October approaches. The MassKara Festival 2011 schedule was already released by the Silver MassKara Foundation so those who plan on joining the most colorful festival in the country can already make early arrangements in their flight schedule and know where to stay in Bacolod during MassKara. Date Event Venue Friday, [...]

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Featured

Cafe by the Ruins, Talisay

When you think you’ve tried all the things to do at The Ruins in Talisay, they come up with yet again another brilliant idea. They opened a Cafe by the Ruins so you can enjoy sipping coffee while you wait for the sunset to see the golden glow of the Taj Majal of Negros. We [...]

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Featured

Calea at Balay Quince: Bigger and Sleeker

Calea recently transferred from Lourdes Building to Balay Quince just across L’Fisher Hotel along Lacson St., Bacolod City. The new location is bigger and with a sleeker interior. Free WiFi is also available courtesy of Balay Quince. It’s a Monday but you’d think it’s already a weekend based on the number of people at the [...]

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Food & Dining

Real Beef Burgers by Kaipo Burger Station

I recently received an email from Jean Puentevella, owner of Kaipo Burger Station in Silay City. She wants to be included in our Negros Occidental Directory and she also extended an invitation to try their newly opened burger station located beside Sir Restaurant in Silay City. It was a coincidence that I was on travel [...]

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