http://filipinaheartblog.com A foreigners experience in the land of 7000 islands. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:16:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As you have no doubt heard, Manila was hit hard by a typhoon. Around 250 have died, and the total is now around 500 after mud slides across northern Philippines. The city is still flooded even now, here is a video of what has been happening. Some of my wife's family ... http://filipinaheartblog.com/2009/10/philippines-typhoon/ As all of you have no doubt heard, the King of Pop Michael Jackson has passed away. Filipino inmates decided to give a trubute to him performing Thriller, enjoy! http://filipinaheartblog.com/2009/07/remembering-michael-jackson-inmates-perform-thriller/ Once a year in the small town of Kananga, Philippines ( Where my wife grew up ) a Fiesta takes place that involves the entire town. People are all over the streets celebrating and drinking the native drink tuba, the alcoholic drink that does not give you a hang over. ... http://filipinaheartblog.com/2008/08/philippine-fiesta/ Today I wanted to share a funny commercial I found for Lucky Me Pancit Canton. I loved Pancit Canton when I was staying in the Philippines, and I still miss it now that I am home in the states again. My favorite flavor was sweet and spicy in the orange ... http://filipinaheartblog.com/2008/08/lucky-me-pancit-canton/ When I was in Ormoc City for the first time, shortly after my wedding, I got a bad throat infection. My wife's brother in law Charlie, helped us to find a good doctor in the city. He told me never go to the hospital because it is very dirty. I ... http://filipinaheartblog.com/2008/07/get-well-soon/ Anne Curtis is a Filipino-Australian commercial model and actress currently active in the Philippines. She was 13 on her vacation in the Philippines and was spotted by a talent scout of a fastfood chain, Jollibee. She is best known for her roles as Celine Magsaysay in Maging Sino Ka Man ... http://filipinaheartblog.com/2008/06/babe-of-the-week-063008/ Officials announced that 28 passengers of the ferry MV Princess of Stars washed ashore after treading water for about a day. Most from the capsized ship are presumed dead or still missing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families effected by this tragedy. ABOVE: Alaysa Caranoo waits for any ... http://filipinaheartblog.com/2008/06/philippines-typhoon-ferry-capsized-over-700-missing/ Me and my wife got married in December of 2006, I stayed in Manila for a total of two months. After than I came back home, although it was very hard to leave the Philippines without my wife. We started the visa process in April of 2007. I hired a ... http://filipinaheartblog.com/2008/06/visa-process-length/ I stayed in the city of Ormoc during most of my stay in the Philippines. There really isn't much to do in Ormoc, as my wife says when I ask her to go out somewhere, “There's nothing to do here.” Anyhow if your a pizza lover, like me, you won't ... http://filipinaheartblog.com/2008/06/pizza-party/ Aiza Marquez is a promising young actress from the Philippines. First appeared on a McDonald's TV ad. She has had acting ambitions ever since she was a child. After being discovered to do commercials, Aiza was then tapped by the Viva Artists Agency to be part of their pool of ... http://filipinaheartblog.com/2008/06/babe-of-the-week-06092008/