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Blogathon Vancouver 2008

Staying up late to make a difference! Blogathon Vancouver 2008 July 26 - 27, 2008 Ive read about it last year. I even planned to join and blog about it. But this year im doing more than just reading and planning. This year im doing something about it by actually joining the Blogathon Vancouver on July 26 -27, 2008. My beneficiary will be my high school alma mater since ...

Port of Seattle is wifi free!

Seattle can be reached two hours driving from Vancouver going through the Peace Arch Border. By plane, its only a 45minutes flight and 2 hours and half commuting using travel bus or tour buses. Seattle Airport or SEATAC which is also know as the Port of Seattle. There are many shuttle buses that can take you to Seattle and elsewhere in the region, or you can rent a car, ...

Vancouver Airport wifi enabled!

Yes, Vancouverites! A few months after my post Vancouver has finally has an internet free access for travelers who  are waiting patiently for their flights. Im so happy hahaha ;0) Imagine the last time i was here at the airport and to my surprise there was no free access to the net. Instead i have to buy a "plan" which varies from per hour use, 7 hours and even a 24 ...

Young Filipino man murdered in Richmond, B.C. Canada

Geno was giving Charle Dalde directions to get to the Mall of Asia, a massive mall that has become an icon in the Philippines. Dalde and his family were planning to leave yesterday (Friday) for a vacation in the Philippines where the Dalde family is originally from. Those plans have since been cancelled. Charle Dalde had been doing what any responsible, respectful and caring young man would do ...

No FREE Wifi access at Vancouver International Airport

SELL OUT!!! Nakakainis naman! I was just here last January 2008 on my way to the Philippines and wifi was free then. Grabe naman barely 3 months after me charge na? So i ahve to use the credits from my mobile phone to go online. Buti na lang they only charge me $8.00 for 24hrs compared to the $15 from the airport's internet company. What a ripoff! Hmmm, San Francisco Airport ...

United Airlines to Charge $25 for Second Checked Bag

Paano na ang Balikbayan Box ko? Starting next spring, United Airlines will begin charging certain domestic passengers for more than one piece of checked-in luggage to help offset the soaring cost of jet fuel, the No. 2 U.S. carrier said Monday. United will now also charge a flat rate for all customers checking in up to four additional bags at $100 each. Previously, the airline charged ...

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BALIK means to come back.

BAYAN means hometown or homeland.

So if you put the words together,

BALIKBAYAN means someone who is coming back home.

Balikbayan Box is filled with various gifts and goodies that range from cds, shoes, lotions, canned goods etc sent or brought by Filipinos leaving abroad to be given to relatives and friends back in their homeland, the Philippines