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A Date to Remember: February 23, 2010

There are so many things I should be grateful this year and I bet many more are to come. But if there is one thing that I am truly, truly grateful for, it  will be Ulayaw. The origins of this social network might be raunchy but Ulayaw has evolved into something beyond my expectations. It [...]

It’s More Than Just Labor Day!

Filipino workers celebrate May 1 because it’s the nationally declared Labor Day. For Kaulayaws, however, May 1 is more than just a labor day. It’s the day that Shane finally answered GCM’s prayers and became his girl. Hooray! Indeed this is a happy occasion for Ulayaw. The regular chatters bore witness to the development of [...]

Ulayaw Food Trip @ Banchetto-Emerald

April 17, 2010 —  I  ate at Banchetto-Emerald This is how I marked this particular date in my Starbucks  planner. True to this brief description, I and a few of my Ulayaw friends went for a very late food trip at Banchetto-Emerald Avenue in Ortigas.  This is the first overnight street food fiesta in the [...]

Ulayaw @ Gilligan’s Island MOA

It’s always a happy occasion when a friend comes home from abroad.  That’s what happened last Saturday when Ice treated us — by us I mean her Ulayaw family — to a very long dinner at Gilligan’s Island at SM Mall of Asia.  It’s the largest EB we had so far, 24 attendees as I [...]

Ulayaw @ Gerry’s Grill Trinoma

Since Ulayaw started, my weekends have been filled with EBs and meetings. This weekend was no better. On Sunday, March 7, we held a dinner EB  for Fireonfinger in Gerry’s Grill in Trinoma.  I arrived an hour late (had to visit my newborn niece in Marikina and bring my duaghter to UP Village) so everyone [...]

Night Out at Dencio’s Bar and Grill Araneta

Last February 26, me and my friends from Ulayaw held an eyeball party for a chat friend from  Bicol who was stopping over here in Manila from Davao, where she attended the National Schools Press Conference.  The eyeball was an astounding success. Eighteen people attended and more than half stayed around and checked in at [...]