The Porch recommends...

1. Derek Webb
If you are a Christian and haven’t heard this guy ever, you’re missing out on songs that go like this:

“its bonds shall never break

though earth’s old columns bow

the strong, the tempted, & the weak

are one in Jesus now”

“they'll know us by the t-shirts that we wear

they'll know us by the way we point and stare

at anyone whose sin looks worse than ours

who cannot hide the scars of this curse that we all bare
when love, love, love

is what we should be known for

love, love, love

it’s the how and it’s the why we live and breathe and we die”

“don’t want the song i want a jingle

i love you Lord but don’t hear a single

and the truth is nearly impossible to rhyme”

” the truth is never sexy

so it’s not an easy sell

you can dress her like the culture but she’ll shock ‘em just as well

because she don’t need an apology for being who she is”

“i am my beloved's and my beloved’s mine

so you bring all your history

and i’ll bring the bread and wine
and we’ll have us a party where all the drinks are on me

then as surely as the rising sun you will be set free”

2. Fruit Magic
Location: Next to G-Video, found on the street that’s between McDonalds and Shakeys in Katipunan.
If you love fresh fruit shakes and salads, here’s your place. It’s cheaper to study here than in Starbucks or Seattle’s. You can get a glass of blended fruit for as low as P45. My favourite is Blueberry Blast, a mixture of blueberries, banana and pineapple with milk and yogurt.

3. Not combing your hair when you’ve got wavy hair.
I haven’t dragged a comb through my wavy hair for two days already and what do you know, it’s actually all the better for it! It’s not frizzy, it doesn’t have unnecessary volume. Wrap in towel for ten minutes then finger dry. Working in some leave-on conditioner or mousse helps a lot. Shampoo AND condition. (Wow! me giving out his kind of advice?! Please take with a cup of caution.)

4. Neutrogena Body Washes
Wakes me up in the morning, doesn’t leave residue, gives me the squeaky clean without drying my skin out. Try the Herbal Wash in the morning and the vanilla one at night before bed.

5. Starbucks Rhumba

6. Limewire: No bundled software!!!

7. Desperate Housewives

8. Faber Castel mechanical pencils

9. Yahoo Mail: Wayyy more space

10. Spyware Doctor

Happy Birthday Auntie Pina!