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When my older daughter and her husband moved their family to Australia in 2004, I thought it was the end of the world as I knew it.

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Today, Oct. 8, winemakers and winery representatives gather in one venue to pour their wines, chat with guests and also conduct workshops and exclusive tastings.

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 An Australian post office in the New South Wales Hunter Valley has been evacuated and three workers have been taken to hospital after the discovery of a suspicious parcel, local media reported on Monday.

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In a report to Manila, the Philippine consulate general in Sydney said they received the report of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) indicating that about 20 bushfires had been recorded since last Thursday and into the early morning of the following day.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263540 [Title] => Riches from Down Under [Summary] => The Hunter Valley Wine Society (HVWS), the country’s hottest wine club of which your columnist is a founding member, just got bigger in Asia! HVWS expanded to Beijing in mainland China, and Taipei in Taiwan. Named after Australia’s oldest and most popular wine region, Hunter Valley, the club aims to promote only high quality Australian wines.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135074 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804795 [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 237973 [Title] => Romance in a bottle [Summary] => Animals feed, men eat and gentlemen dine." And what is dining without the pleasure of a bottle of exquisite wine? To me, dining is a sensory experience, a meditative act – and wine its nirvana. The health benefits are an added advantage.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135074 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804795 [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226918 [Title] => Love at first sip [Summary] => Apop, a splash, a whiff and a dash... of spirit down your throat, that is. That was the start of our a one-week love affair with wine – all sorts of wine at that.

A trip to the Hunter Valley Region of New South Wales in Australia was an eye-opener when it came to the appreciation of wines. We came to that wine region curious and a little apprehensive about what to expect. We saw what it was all about and slowly began to understand the whole process. Thus, we conquered our fears and corrected our misperceptions about this wonderful drink from Elysium.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1479731 [AuthorName] => Lynette Lee Corporal [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225433 [Title] => Koala fever [Summary] => It was koala or nothing. This was the consensus of the group of wine enthusiasts and members of the media who went on a trip to Australia recently to visit Hunter Valley, considered wine country in the Land Down Under. It was the end of the Hunter Valley Wine Society Philippines members’ three-day stay in the famed wine region. After spending an entire morning looking for bottle-nosed flippers (and seeing several pods of them too) in the clear waters of Port St. [DatePublished] => 2003-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1479731 [AuthorName] => Lynette Lee Corporal [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 223798 [Title] => Our days of wine and posse [Summary] => Traveling to a faraway country such as Australia can sometimes be exhausting and arduous, but my recent trip to the Land Down Under confirms my belief that traveling can be fun and relaxing too. This is mostly because of the gracious treatment I received from the staff of Singapore Airlines, undoubtedly among the best, if not the best, for air travel. Starting with check-in amenities, the staff is friendly, warm, courteous. [DatePublished] => 2003-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135074 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804795 [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 223133 [Title] => Hunter Valley, wine country [Summary] => Steeped with the passing of the years, it has a mellow, subdued quality that is delightfully elegant and sweet. A deep golden hue greets your eye, seemingly reflecting the colors of the setting sun. Thanks to its unique terroir, it has a strong character that lingers on, leaving a pleasant and lasting impression..."
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1479731 [AuthorName] => Lynette Lee Corporal [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 1370898
                    [Title] => Hugs to last a lifetime
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When my older daughter and her husband moved their family to Australia in 2004, I thought it was the end of the world as I knew it.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134310 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805291 [AuthorName] => Paulynn Sicam [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 734774 [Title] => Wine festival at Venice Piazza Grande, MacKinley Hill today [Summary] =>

Today, Oct. 8, winemakers and winery representatives gather in one venue to pour their wines, chat with guests and also conduct workshops and exclusive tastings.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 714259 [Title] => Australian post office evacuated after 'suspicious parcel' found [Summary] =>

 An Australian post office in the New South Wales Hunter Valley has been evacuated and three workers have been taken to hospital after the discovery of a suspicious parcel, local media reported on Monday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-08 09:36:49 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 313659 [Title] => DFA: No Pinoys hurt in bushfires in Australia [Summary] => No Filipinos were hurt in the recent Australian bushfires in the northern and southwestern suburbs of Sydney and several areas of rural New South Wales, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

In a report to Manila, the Philippine consulate general in Sydney said they received the report of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) indicating that about 20 bushfires had been recorded since last Thursday and into the early morning of the following day.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263540 [Title] => Riches from Down Under [Summary] => The Hunter Valley Wine Society (HVWS), the country’s hottest wine club of which your columnist is a founding member, just got bigger in Asia! HVWS expanded to Beijing in mainland China, and Taipei in Taiwan. Named after Australia’s oldest and most popular wine region, Hunter Valley, the club aims to promote only high quality Australian wines.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135074 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804795 [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 237973 [Title] => Romance in a bottle [Summary] => Animals feed, men eat and gentlemen dine." And what is dining without the pleasure of a bottle of exquisite wine? To me, dining is a sensory experience, a meditative act – and wine its nirvana. The health benefits are an added advantage.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135074 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804795 [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226918 [Title] => Love at first sip [Summary] => Apop, a splash, a whiff and a dash... of spirit down your throat, that is. That was the start of our a one-week love affair with wine – all sorts of wine at that.

A trip to the Hunter Valley Region of New South Wales in Australia was an eye-opener when it came to the appreciation of wines. We came to that wine region curious and a little apprehensive about what to expect. We saw what it was all about and slowly began to understand the whole process. Thus, we conquered our fears and corrected our misperceptions about this wonderful drink from Elysium.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1479731 [AuthorName] => Lynette Lee Corporal [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 225433 [Title] => Koala fever [Summary] => It was koala or nothing. This was the consensus of the group of wine enthusiasts and members of the media who went on a trip to Australia recently to visit Hunter Valley, considered wine country in the Land Down Under. It was the end of the Hunter Valley Wine Society Philippines members’ three-day stay in the famed wine region. After spending an entire morning looking for bottle-nosed flippers (and seeing several pods of them too) in the clear waters of Port St. [DatePublished] => 2003-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1479731 [AuthorName] => Lynette Lee Corporal [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 223798 [Title] => Our days of wine and posse [Summary] => Traveling to a faraway country such as Australia can sometimes be exhausting and arduous, but my recent trip to the Land Down Under confirms my belief that traveling can be fun and relaxing too. This is mostly because of the gracious treatment I received from the staff of Singapore Airlines, undoubtedly among the best, if not the best, for air travel. Starting with check-in amenities, the staff is friendly, warm, courteous. [DatePublished] => 2003-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135074 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804795 [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 223133 [Title] => Hunter Valley, wine country [Summary] => Steeped with the passing of the years, it has a mellow, subdued quality that is delightfully elegant and sweet. A deep golden hue greets your eye, seemingly reflecting the colors of the setting sun. Thanks to its unique terroir, it has a strong character that lingers on, leaving a pleasant and lasting impression..."
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1479731 [AuthorName] => Lynette Lee Corporal [SectionName] => Travel and Tourism [SectionUrl] => travel-and-tourism [URL] => ) ) )
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