If you go to your local Jollibee fast food franchise now, you can score one of these sweet Jollibee dolls. This one comes in a traditional filipino Barong Tagalog dress shirt, with black dress slacks, a chinese-type hat, and a cool bamboo backpack that plays a silly Jollibee jingle. (Sadly, no balisang knive was included.)…
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Jollibee Plush Doll: what the heck is it saying? (video)
I was super excited to find this plush Jollibee doll now available at your local Jollibee filipino fast food franchise. As you can see, he's wearing a lovely barong tagalog dress shirt, black dress pants, a somewhat Chinese-looking hat (??), and a bamboo design backpack. When you press a button on the backpack, it plays…
Turkey, palabok, pumpkin pie and maja blanca: Fil-Am Favorites at the Santos Clan Thanksgiving Party
I had a really nice time with the Santos clan enjoying the company of the extended family on my mom's side. As usual we had a ridiculous spread of food for the 20-some guests, including both American traditional favorites and festive filipino dishes. Among the main course offerings: juicy turkey made by my sister, lovingly…
Giving Thanks in Cali
I'm in California with my parents and my sister Cori for Thanksgiving. Most of my time has been in Pleasanton in the San Francisco Bay Area at my mom's house. As usual, it's been all about cooking and eating over here, barely one meal finished while we are planning the next one. Then on Wednesday,…
UN Foundation: Win a free “bednet observation trip” to Africa
The UN Foundation just sent me this interesting notice about a contest they are running with MTV called “Your Turn to Get Exiled.” Apparently this is associated with some MTV reality show called "Exiled." All that matters is that if you win you get to go on a "net observation trip" to somewhere in Africa…
Beijing’s Forbidden City as a virtual world (a mini-review)
I did a short fly-through of the new virtual world "Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time" created by IBM and the Palace Museum of China. The goal of the project is "to provide the means for a world-wide audience to celebrate and explore aspects of Chinese culture and history" through doing a virtual tour of…
The importance of getting your bike fitted for your body
I have been biking pretty heavily all summer — back and forth from Brooklyn to Manhattan, about 5.5 miles from my apartment in Fort Greene to my office in Curry Hill. Sometimes twice in the same day, if I have a class or dance that evening. It’s been a great workout that I enjoy, but…
Draxtor’s video report from the Second Life Community Convention
Check out this silly video montage from the 2008 Second Life Community Convention produced by my friend and master machinima journalist Draxtor Dupres. Lots of my friends and colleagues on it it, including Tuna Oddfellow, Nonny de la Peña, Barry and Rhiannon Chatnoir from Global Kids, Frank, Paul and Kerria from Ill Clan, and a…
SLCC Wrap-up: Virtual educators dominate the Second Life Community Convention in Tampa
The three day Second Life Community Convention from September 5-7, 2008 in Tampa, Florida firmly made the case that some of the most vital and innovative work in the virtual world is being done by the education sector. With 400 some real world participants (plus others beaming in virtually) converging on the grand Marriott Waterside…
Tuna Oddfellow’s virtual magic performed live at SLCC Tampa (video)
Today we got to see Tuna Oddfellow performing his "virtual magic" at the Second Life Community Convention in the bar of the Marriott. Trippy, cool stuff!