http://www.peterimbong.com THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE Thu, 13 May 2010 04:10:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Monday, May 10,  was the Philippines' first fully automated national and local elections. A few days before my brother told me to withdraw as much as I can from my payroll account in the event the election fails and the country is thrown into chaos. So as you can see, ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1375 Got published in FemaleNetork.com for a story I never thought someone would ask me to write. I have to admit, when they asked me to write it, I was LOL-ing inside. I write for a business magazine. I can perhaps imagine myself writing for FHM or Mens Health, but never ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1372 Whadup. You're invited to the Entrepreneur's first Networking Night for the year. And since the April issue is The Big Food Issue, our guest speakers will also come from the food industry: food blogger Anton Diaz (www.ourawesomeplanet.com), restaurateur Anabelle Wisniewski of Raintree Restaurant, and Chef Tony Elepano of Chef Tony's ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1367 It was in 1993 when two families, the Hernandezes and the Escalonas, set up the first Fruit Magic cart in SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. After enjoying steady success, by 1997 revenues began to dip and the owner decided to sell out. Two years later, Alan Escalona, now Fruit Magic ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1363 His is a story we’ve heard, seen, and read many times before: born in the province and raised in the slums, abandoned by his mother, raised by his blue-collared father, walked to school, realized he could run, did so without shoes, was seen by a talent scout, earned a scholarship, ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1350 I did an interview once as a requirement for one of my journalism classes in college. While I'd ask the usual questions of "What are the difficulties in your line of work?", "What's your most memorable interview?" and other pageant  questions, all those would lead up to "Have you ever ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1356 Attended the launch of Cordlife the other day the UP Ayala Technohub in Quezon City. It’s the Philippines’ first cord blood processing and cryopreservation facility, where clients can have their baby's umbilical cordblood containing stem cells stored for later use. Cord blood stem cells can help treat more than 80 ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1345 Guess what I did two weekends ago? Endured a seven-hour ride to La Union up north. We arrived at midnight and even if it was pitch black, the sound of waves was unmistakable. I woke up and saw the waves. Met with half-Aussie half-Filipino world-champion surfer Luke Landrigan at the San ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1342 I’ve been so busy the past week that I completely forgot that my very first contributing writing job for FHM has been out for two weeks already. There is no greater thrill than opening an FHM magazine and seeing your name attached to an article, albeit short, and tame. It’s ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1335 It's every child's dream to jump into a pool of foam. I didn't get to do it, but the experience I had was close enough. Together with other people from the press, I was recently invited to visit the 60,00 square-meter factory of Uratex in Muntinlupa City. Uratex is the ... http://www.peterimbong.com/?p=1326