Category: Digressions
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Easter Coffee Club, Antipolo
Got to check out the preview of my friends’ latest gastronimic endeavor called Easter Coffee Club in D’Olive Eastland Heights, Antipolo. Trixie and Ed Bugia have been teasing their new coffee concept for months and their timing to open a cafe with a rabbit as a logo on Easter Sunday — that’s the poetry.
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Remy Martin turns 300
Born in 1724, the House of Rémy Martin will celebrate 300 years of exceptional cognac-making this year. To mark its tricentenary, the House will connect past, present, and future with a year of special activities around the theme ‘We Dream Forward’ and the release of an exceptional cognac, the 300th Anniversary Coupe. For three centuries…
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How Biking Helped Me Keep Fit in My 40s
Keeping fit in your 40s can be a challenge, but with the Kespor Gravel Bike, it’s easier than ever. Learn how this bike helped me stay in shape and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Brotzeit brought life to Alabang West Parade
Ever since Brotzeit opened at Alabang West Parade, the place has gone bonkers with foot traffic. I’ve been frequenting the strip mall as a bike stopover for the better part of the pandemic and it served more as a halfway respite for riders (Hugo Bikes used to be there but closed after a couple of…
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The Alabang Creek Canal Bike Trail
There’s a bike route I’ve been following more often. And the irony is the trail is within a mall. The Festival Mall canals are really something else. In a way it reminds me of the huge ponds of the former QUAD (now Greenbelt) in the 1980’s and Virra Mall but on a larger scale. Festival…
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The bike that saved me
I never really thought about year-end goals until I checked my Strava account. Ever since my wife got me a bike last year, I’ve been trying to clock in rides every week. Some days I have daily streaks of 20km rides. Other times, every other day but longer distances of 30 to 40km. In the…
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Home renovations in the time of Covid
I’m writing this while confined with a mild case of COVID. After two and a half years of evading the virus, it finally caught up with me. Thankfully, symptoms are very mild, with slight cough and fever the first few days.Â
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Ballantine’s and visual artist Shawna X Team up for a new limited-edition bottle available at top membership supermarket S&R and leading online retailers
Ballantine’s latest limited-edition release with visual artist Shawna X celebrates positivity and community spirit To spread a splash of joy, color, and positivity around the world in these challenging times, the No. 1 Scotch whisky brand in Europe Ballantine’s has teamed up with New York-based visual artist Shawna X to release a new limited-edition bottle.
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The Bike: Kespor GSX 2.0 (Shimano!)
This bike was an upgrade of the original GSX 2.0 that came with SRAM instead of Shimano groupsets. This particular one cost P55,000, which is a steal, compared to the P45,000 counterpart (SRAM Rival).
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DEVELOPMENT – BUT NOT AT ALL COSTS FREE ENTERPRISE – FINEX COLUMN
Reposting a column written by my late father for FINEX (November 2010) By Jose Ma J Fernandez The prospect a more balanced and fair playing field has renewed interest in investment in new businesses or the expansion of existing enterprises. Once again, the country is attracting many of the big players and investors, whereas in…
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