Article - The Greenhills toy store crawl

Photo taken from http://www.greenhills.com.ph/details.asp?storeid=2822

For many toy collectors in Metro Manila, there has always been one place they could go to: Greenhills. This shopping center has been a toy collector’s Mecca since the 1980s (when I first visited), and through fire and renovations has survived and thrived, with older shops closing, and newer ones taking their place.

For now, let’s look at some of the shops that sell toys. I’d like to say, though, that in the interests of keeping this article short, I only included the ones that either I usually go to, or the ones that I know can offer interesting deals or finds. There are many more shops, and I’ll probably have a sequel to this article to present more of them. Anyway, here are some of the more popular toyshops within the Greenhills area....

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Article - Halloween Files: Haunted schools

Just a small article on ghosts.

When we are in school, the best times are when classroom overnight stays happen. That is when everyone can bond, play in the basketball courts, or just hang out and tell scary stories. And schools, for some reasons, have many scary stories – there are the usual biology lab thrillers, ghostly students, and even teachers from a bygone era. And we all laugh about it. But later at night, everyone will be making sure they are sleeping near a friend.

Here are some stories about ghosts and schools.
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