Empress Of Drac, A Cebuana Blogger

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Fundraising for medical research has become an important element of raising disease awareness, and nowhere has it been more effective than for breast cancer. With the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which was established in 1982, millions of women and their families have been educated about  breast cancer treatment, prevention and support. Other efforts have been established around the world to help people learn more about the disease and how it can affect them, as well as to raise money for both research and treatment.

The latest statistics for breast cancer among Filipino women are grim: according to an [...] Continue Reading…

The rise of the Korean entertainment industry highlights a lot of interesting facts about Korea’s culture and lifestyle.  We, Cebuanos, are fond of watching Korean drama series and we are even big fans of some of these K-Pop artists.  Hollywood’s monopoly of the entertainment industry has been put to an end since the turn of the 21st century through globalization brought by information revolution - the internet.

This entry features one of the most controversial and interesting parts of Korean culture - Plastic Surgery (or others put it as the culture of Beauty Obsession).

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One of the most interesting things [...] Continue Reading…

The Contemporary Cebu art exhibit was formally opened last Jan. 4. The ribbon cutting was led by (L-R, foreground) Amaya Aboitiz, executive director of the Dolores Aboitiz Children’s Fund of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.; Cebu City Councilor Margarita Osmeña, vice-chair of the Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission of Cebu City; Massimo La Magna, over-all supervisor of Pizzeria Michelangelo; and Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. (Inset) The exhibit’s curator, JV Castro (far left), introduced to the public the participating contemporary artists: (second from L-R) Marvin Chito Natural, Karl Roque Jr., Sio Montera, Tito Cuevas, Palmy Pe-Tudtud, and Ritchie Quijano. [...] Continue Reading…

Before we’ll bid good bye to 2011, let me introduce to you the winners of the 4th Annual Best Cebu Blogs Awards, held last 9th of December at SM City Cebu.  These bloggers were selected from over a hundred nominees and underwent over 2 months of intensive screening process.

Best Cebu Fashion Blog Winner  - Fedwilyn P. Villarba of www.chicinthetropics.blogspot.com
Best Cebu Personal Blog Winner - Ken Rodriguez Taarup of www.aroundtheflexure.com
Best Cebu Food Blog Winner - Jeane Miraflor of www.food-diary.net
Best Cebu Technology Blog Winner - Bert Azura Padilla of www.cebutechblogger.com
Best Cebu Travel Blog Winner - Mark Gallardo of www.triptabai.com
Best Cebu PhotoBlog [...] Continue Reading…

Yes! Yes! Yes! I’m one of the thousands of happy and contented Xperia users worldwide and I just simply love my Sony Ericsson X10 mini pro.  It’s my ALL-IN-ONE gadget that I bring anywhere at anytime.
I bought it December of last year and I have no regrets or whatsoever.  Its features and functionalities fit my active and fast-paced lifestyle and it actually had survived my latest Android upgrade.  Isn’t that amazing?
If you love your XPERIA, I invite you to like this page and meet fellow XPERIANs or if you are wanting to have one then you should like this [...] Continue Reading…

The official list of registered participants was already released by the Secretariat Committee yesterday.  Double check if you can find your name in the final list (the list is arranged alphabetically by name).  Read more notes and instructions here.
Be sure to be there on time.  The first 50 walk-in registrants will receive special prizes.   This is part of the event’s Early Bird promo.  Be there in SM Trade Hall as early as 7:30AM.  SM’s Gate 5 will be open by then.  Read the Entrance Instruction here.
Don’t forget to bring your wifi devices.  SM Trade Hall area is a wifi [...] Continue Reading…

I heard that this is one of the biggest malls SM is currently developing here in Cebu.  SM Seaside City Cebu is designed by Arquitectonica, an international architecture, interior design and planning firm from Miami, Florida.
It is said that this first-of-its-kind urban development at the SRP will dramatically change the landscape of the city with its nautilus-inspired design of expanding, concentric arcs from a central multi-purpose space.  To give you a clearer picture see photos below.

Aerial View-Master Development

Exterior View-Mall

The 304,100 sq. m. mall will consist of a Hypermarket, Department Store, Retail Shops, Restaurants, Junior Anchors, 5 SM [...] Continue Reading…

This is the most similar photo I found that matches how the dark spirit looks like.  No eyes, nose, or any facial features but it’s a girl of about 4 or 5 years of age.
Saturday afternoon of last week, I went to the city to visit my parents and felt so lucky that I got to sleep at my nephew’s bed. After like 2 hours of playing with Ogoro chan (my nephew) I felt so exhausted and dosed off.
I had like random visions and interactions with familiar people in my dream and then suddenly I was on my nephew’s [...] Continue Reading…

Earlier this evening, Miss Shamcey Supsup, Miss Universe 3rd Runner up, visited and graced Coffee Dream’s 15th Anniversary Celebration and the launching of their newest branch in Paseo Arcenas, Banawa, Cebu City.  Miss Supsup was the special guest of Coffee Dream Company, Inc. as they celebrated their 15 years of living the passion - bringing the ultimate coffee experience to every Filipino.

Supsup along with Mr. Glenn Anthony Soco, President and Founder of Coffee Dream, led the the launching of the 15th-year activities and graced the ceremonial ribbon-cutting.  The Arcenas Estate branch (in Banawa) is the latest addition to the [...] Continue Reading…