My EDT List (Pour Homme)

While Dada Cologney likes most of the scents that I collect, here we go with my top favorites, in no particular order:


1.    Acqua di Parma
2.    Terre D' Hermes
3.    Floris No. 127
4.    Jacques Fath Green Water
5.    Charles Revson Braggi
6.    Aramis
7.    Paco Rabanne (original)
8.    Emmanuel Ungaro II
9.    Pierre Cardin (original)
10.  Geoffrey Beene Grey Flannel


These scents bring out my smile, make me confident in facing seemingly insurmountable odds, and truly bring back memories of different phases of my life.  My day is not complete without my "shower of power!"

Filifarma

As I was taking my vitamins this morning, I just recalled that time when I used to take Katabios as my daily vitamin.  It was an oblong-shaped tablet, with a hard but sweet silver coating (yes, the only silver tablet that I have ever seen!).  This was a product made by Farmitalia of Italy and distributed locally by Filifarma, operated by Kong, Uncle Tom & Tita Carmen.  I remember some of the brands that they used to carry--there was Garamycin, which was an antibiotic, and Diromo, which Gwammy swears to be the cure-all for stomach aches.  Much later on Filifarma went on to distribute products from Scherer of Australia, and this included Pankrotanon, which was a enzyme to aid in digestion.  I also remember that they were one of the first distribution companies to introduce Ginseng & Royal Jelly capsules into the local markets.  I remember the staff, Mr. Joe Santos who was the accountant, Francis Flores, the driver.

Vehicle List II

Here's the Orion list...

1.    Mitsubishi Lancer EL (silver blue)
2.    Mitsubishi Lancer GL (silver blue)
3.    Mitsubishi Lancer GLXi (dark green, currently in service)
4.    Mercedes Benz MB100 Van (blue, currently in service)
5.    Toyota Innova (red, currently in service)
6.    Toyota Corolla (silver)
7.    Ford Everest (white, currently in service)
8.    Nissan XTrail (silver, currently in service)

Vehicle List I

Rich Street list... Hmmm.... Let's see now....

1.    Chevy II (white)
2.    Holden Mark IV (white)
3.    Holden Premier (blue)
4.    Holden Torana (red)
5.    Opel Rekord (maroon, Opey)
6.    Isuzu Gemini (4-door, red)
7.    Isuzu Gemini (2-door, beige)
8.    Isuzu Gemini (4-door, beige, Kelep)
9.    Isuzu Gemini (4-door, blue, Gringo)
10.  Opel Ascona (4-door, green)
11.  Opel Ascona (4-door, silver)
12.  Isuzu Trooper (4-door, silver)
13.  Isuzu Gemini (4-door, silver, Julep)
14.  Isuzu Gemini (4-door, light blue/silver, Silverado)
15.  Isuzu Gemini (4-door, white, Casper)
16.  Opel Rekord (gold. AT)
17.  Opel Manta (2-door, cream)
18.  Toyota Corolla (4-door, maroon, currently in service)
19.  Isuzu Pick-Up (4-door, maroon, currently in service)
20.  And how can I forget Bratinella (black Dodge of Tita Soly), who was parked for years in the back garage

Ashley Tishdale

I just watched Aliens in the Attic on Cable TV, and realized that Ashely Tishdale appeared as a teen in this movie.  It's strange that I found this lady more exciting to watch in High School Musical than Vanessa Hudgens, who was the star of that show.  I felt that she had funk & pizazz, and her portrayal of the contrabida was interesting and enjoyable.  I understand that this actress is actually a veteran acting hand, having played Cosette in the Korean stage production of Les Miserables when she was a child.  I googled her bio and learned that she posed nude last month for the magazing Allure.  Now that's what I call an alluring photo!

The Chicken Rice Shop

Went malling this afternoon at Robinson's Mall in Ermita with Vicky, Monique & Pipsy, and Vicky gifted me with a Pabder wallet to take the place of my old Hickok wallet (yes, it's Italian, hehehe!)  Went over to have a late lunch at The Chicken Rice Shop, the latest franchise integrated into the Pancake House Group.  It's a place for Singaporean-Malaysian cuisine, with Hainanese Chicken as the touted specialty.  We had a family platter, and Monique raved about the Honey BBQ chicken, and the three-color iced tea, which was very refreshing.  The curry laksa was expectedly spicy and tasty, and it was a shame that the restaurant didn't have the beef stew that I had wanted to try.  Check it out--we spent something like P300 per head.

Eric Baines

Does anybody remember Eric Baines?  We covered this topic in our Saturday dinner at Gwammy's place.  Well he was the dentist who appeared in the Colgate televisions ads in the late seventies to the early eighties.  He used to demonstrate the benefits of brushing your teeth with fluoride-laced Colgate toothpaste.  That was the time when Colgate dominated the market (toothpaste was sometimes referred to as "Colgate" in Philippine households in the seventies, much like refrigerators were referred to as "Frigidaire" in the sixites).  Pepsodent, Crest and Aquafresh were far-away competitors and Close-Up was just launching.  Today, only Close-Up remains active, and other local brands like Hapee and Beam have taken the slack.  Nice to reminisce...