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A passion for travel and coffee led Chit and her friends to start the business of educating people in the fine art of coffee drinking. Thus Figaro Coffee Company was born.


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abtest

Untouchables: Asia's biggest wildlife traffickers

August 16, 2012 - 2:24am

Squealing tiger cubs stuffed into carry-on bags. Luggage packed with hundreds of squirming tortoises, elephant tusks, even water dragons and American paddlefish.

Godzilla and a cactus grower in Bangkok

By Kevin G. Belmonte | September 16, 2006 - 12:00am

It was sometime early last year when I first visited a website called Deawcactus. I was attracted to the site by its advertising of great succulent rarities like Ariocarpus fissuratus cv. Godzilla, a mutant just...

Modern Living

Going gaga in Bangkok’s Chatuchak!

By Kevin G. Belmonte | July 29, 2006 - 12:00am

(Part 1) We had been talking about an overseas trip for the Cactus and Succulent Society of the Philippines membership for a very long time now. Finally, about two months ago, we decided to just do ...

Modern Living

Wowwowwee!

By AS A MATTER OF FACT | By Sara Soliven De Guzman | June 27, 2006 - 12:00am

Have you ever sat down and seriously watched ABS-CBN’s noontime show entitled "Wowwowwee"? I always watch it whenever I have time. I am not only amused by the game show and its host Willie Revillame...

Opinion

Ortigas & Co may go public to finance its dev’t projects

September 26, 2005 - 12:00am

Ortigas & Co., the real estate and property company of the Ortigas family, is looking at going public as a means of raising funds to finance its development projects, The STAR learned. This as company chief...

Business

Makapuno propagation

By Ray Ong | July 3, 2005 - 12:00am

Makapuno, a form of coconut with soft meat, is much sought after for its versatile role in the preparation of dessert. It is characterized by the absence of the liquid endosperm (coconut water) which is replaced...

Agriculture

Grievous issues

By Butch Dalisay | August 23, 2004 - 12:00am

Let me share a funny story about my relatives – warm and lovely people among whom I was born in the Visayan island village of Alcantara, Romblon. My aunt Adoring is a retired schoolteacher who is about as nice...

Arts and Culture

Chit Juan wants to be on a coffee farm in Kenya

By CITIZEN OF THE WORLD By Edu Jarque | July 18, 2004 - 12:00am

Meeting Chit Juan for the very first time, one quickly realizes while sharing cups of coffee at Global Café in Greenbelt 3, that she adores her late father, loves to travel and enjoys her coffee, the last...

Travel and Tourism