Whoever designed Marine Café Blog?

Now and then, we get complimented by our readers on the layout and design of the blog. Lest people think the barista has dabbled in web design, we’d like to state that the credit for making Marine Café Blog look like a classy café instead of a shoddy shack belongs to One Planet. They’re a small outfit based in Metro Manila that’s big in talent. Amongst their clients: Singapore’s MSI Ship Management and the Philippines’ Johnny Air. Check out One Planet if you want your website to have that extra oomph. ~Barista Uno

Ringing out the old, ringing in the new

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Politics has never engaged my imagination. Philippine politics, more so. It is base and blusterous – so much  compensation, it seems, for lost virility. Yet, with the nation electing a new president on Monday, the 10th of May, I find myself wondering what’s on the horizon. Will a new government usher in great, wonderful changes? The answer lies buried in the past… many years ago, in my salad days, when I was green and expectant… at the residence of the Indonesian ambassador to the Philippines in ritzy Forbes Park, Makati. (more…)

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