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What does Ryan Agoncillo see in ic! berlin?
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - June 30, 2006 - 12:00am
First, there was Jack. Then, Peggy, Juri, Max, and Phil P. came, too. More followed soon after, a whole bunch of them, in fact. They were each packed into cylindrical white plastic cases with a distinctive mark,...
The virtual enterprise challenge: Would you like to manage your own cosmetics company?
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - June 23, 2006 - 12:00am
The art of enterprise is the modern art of war. There is the duel of minds and unending battle for supremacy. Everything must be carefully decided and executed. Everything follows a plan. And everything must...
Sand, sea and a sanctuary
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - May 26, 2006 - 12:00am
In Bora amid sand, sea and beach volley, I wandered through the island. You know that feeling you get when great things are soon going to come your way? Well, that was the way I felt. I must have drifted into a state...
Step into the Playhouse
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - April 21, 2006 - 12:00am
All children have this urge. It’s an inevitable desire, a pressing need, and a great delight to ... well, play! Nothing makes a child smile faster than the word playtime. Having been there (and I assume...
The taste of Nokia
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - February 24, 2006 - 12:00am
Early morning in the production line, there’s a frenzy of activity. People are churning out new things – gadgets, young people like to call them. They come in great numbers. Their variety, overwhelming...
Escape to Palawan
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - November 25, 2005 - 12:00am
It may well be the Philippines’ crowning beauty. The sun enchantingly blushes while the wind blissfully blows. And the sea – it seems to sway in a dance of a lifetime. You can hear the waves talking to...
Escape to Palawan
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - November 25, 2005 - 12:00am
It may well be the Philippines’ crowning beauty. The sun enchantingly blushes while the wind blissfully blows. And the sea – it seems to sway in a dance of a lifetime. You can hear the waves talking to...
Big Mac, fries and Kitchie Nadal
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - October 14, 2005 - 12:00am
There are some things that we have just grown to love. For some, it’s a glorious sunny day, a soothing massage or a relaxing day. For others, it’s a delicious slice of cake, a nice cup of coffee or a...
Charge it to the family
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - October 7, 2005 - 12:00am
Control. It’s a simple word, but its meaning is often hard to grasp. You intend to do some (harmless) window-shopping one fine afternoon, but you come home with a trunk loaded with shopping bags. Oh, well, it’s...
Food: The soul of Singaporean life
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - August 26, 2005 - 12:00am
Ask any Singaporean and he’d probably tell you that there are two things they love to do every day: Shop and eat, and eat and shop. Food is perhaps the soul of the Singaporean life. It is not just something...
Can’t find a job? Be your own boss
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - July 22, 2005 - 12:00am
Author Israel M. Kirzner once wrote, "Entrepreneurship does not consist of grasping a free 10-dollar bill which one has already discovered to be resting in one’s hand; it consists in realizing that it is...
Sights, scents, and Shenzhen
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - July 8, 2005 - 12:00am
The sights, the scents that lure the senses, the sounds, the buzz, the pulsating energy, the excitement can be mind-boggling. Who would have thought that a city whose life revolved around fields, plantations, and...
Wanted: Young people who dare to dream
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - July 1, 2005 - 12:00am
There are a number of rare gems in this workaday world – artists, scientists, philosophers, inventors, and leaders. At a time when most would rather just go about their own lives, not really bothering about...
Don’t get caught with your ‘karsones’ down
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - June 10, 2005 - 12:00am
With the sizzling summer fizzling out and the rains starting to dampen our spirits, it’s time for a wardrobe change. Time to put away those teeny-weeny bikinis, hot swimsuits, trunks, and shorts. Vacation’s...
What could have happened ‘Once on This Island’?
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - May 20, 2005 - 12:00am
You can never go wrong with something that has endured the test of time. Nothing beats a classic, even in the world of theater. Director Bart Guingona must have known this and wasted no time. He set the stage to...
Three’s a charm for the Lhuillier tennis touring team
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - May 6, 2005 - 12:00am
Serena Williams. Andre Agassi. Pete Sampras. These are the names of legends. They have left a legacy on the tennis court that would probably outlive time. They come from all over the world. Here at home, there are...
The wonder that is Grant Cheng
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - March 18, 2005 - 12:00am
His name sounds French, but he’s actually Chinese. He just graduated from De La Salle University, although he also studied at the National University of Singapore for a year. He finished manufacturing engineering...
Intramuros: A walk to remember
by RAVIN’ FACTS By Jennifer Ong - August 8, 2003 - 12:00am
Spanish-style houses, period lamps, horse-drawn carriages, centuries-old churches, among others, vividly describe the old (pre-World War II) city of Intramuros whose faded history continues to enchant tourists and...
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