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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Mindoro

Mindoro is the seventh largest island in the Philippines because of its size. It is located southwest of the island of Luzon , and northeast of the island of Palawan. In the past, the island was called Ma-I or Mait by Chinese. The name comes from the name Mindoro that the Spanish gave the island: "Mina de Oro" (Gold Mine "). Island is now divided into two provinces: Mindoro Mindoro East and West.
Mindoro
The economy of Mindoro is largely based on agriculture. The island produces a wide variety of fruits: lemon, banana, rambutan and coconut. Grains also grow on the island: rice, sugar cane, corn, peanut.
The island operates its mineral resources (copper and marble).

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Hello Panda Meiji

Hello Panda is a popular brand of biscuits Japanese, manufactured by the company Meiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd., its products were distributed for the first time in Japan in 1979. They have a silhouette reminiscent of a panda head and take pictures of pandas doing sport.
choco hello pandacreamy choco panda

They are filled with chocolate, or strawberry cream, also available in boxes of 25g also not have as much sugar as other and they are very addictive! The most popular are the chocolate-filled, the photos above are of those and double choco.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Mandaluyong City

The City of Mandaluyong is one of the cities of Metro Manila, the Manila Metropolitan Area. It features a business center and many businesses: Asian Development Bank, Banco De Oro, San Miguel Corporation, Southeast Asia, UniLab.
It is bounded on the west by the country's capital, Manila, to the north of the city of San Juan, east by Quezon City and City of Pasig, and the city of Makati south. Currently, its nicknames are "Tiger City of the Philippines", "Heart Metro Manila" and "the capital of shopping malls in the Philippines."