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Celebrating International Museum Day at Yuchengco Museum

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It's that time of year when admission to museums is free. Yes, it's international museum day once again! This year, I decided to visit a museum that I have heard of and passed by maybe hundreds of times already since it is located in the same building as the company I used to work for.  Located inside RCBC Plaza, the Yuchengco museum features mostly memorabilia related to the company and its owners. They also have some Rizal memorabilia and art related to the national hero since the founder was a Knights of Rizal member. The Yuchengco Museum also houses two Juan Luna paintings. There is an entire section of the museum dedicated to Jose Rizal memorabilia which belong to the descendants of Leonor Rivera. I had the pleasure of viewing the entire collection right in Leonor Rivera's ancestral house back when I visited a friend in Camiling, Tarlac several years ago. I even got to meet Leonor Rivera's ancestors! It's nice to see that this collection is finally in a museum.

Best Performing UITF in the Philippines (May 2023 to May 2024)

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Recently, I found out that what Robert Kiyosaki says about people falling in love with their investments is true. Most of us have that underperforming investment that we have had for so many years already but can't seem to let go of. Well, here is a list of top performing UITFs and hopefully this list will help you in making that hard decision of letting go of investments that are no longer working for you. UITF Classification: Equity Funds Rank Bank Fund Name ROI 1 Manulife Investment Management and Trust Corporation Manulife Asia Best Select Equity Fund (PHP Unhedged Class I) 16.70% 2 Manulife Investment Management and Trust Corporation Manulife Asia Best Select Equity Fund (PHP Unhedged Class A) 14.75% 3 AB Capital Asset Management AB CAPITAL EQUITY FUND 11.76% 4 RCBC Trust Corporation RCBC R25 DIVIDEND EQUITY FUND 8.85% 5 BPI WEALTH BPI PHILIPPINE HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY FUND 7.81% 6 China Banking Corporation CHINABANK HIGH DIVIDEND EQUITY FUND 7.78% 7 AIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AN

Baram Premium Buffet Restaurant Review

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After the pandemic, eating out has become very frustrating. It seems like restaurant food prices keep on going up while the quality worsens as time goes by. A few days ago, I invited a friend to visit a travelling stamp exhibit with me at the Robinson's mall in Ermita. While I was searching for an all-you-can-eat buffet in that area, I came across a new restaurant called Baram Premium Buffet. Since its location was just a kilometer away from Robinson's Place, we decided to have lunch there. Baram Premium Buffet opened just a week ago so they are currently on a promotion. Their buffet only costs 459 pesos for lunch and dinner. I'm not sure how long these promotional rates can last but I found the buffet quite good for the price. Almost all of the dishes on the buffet table were quite good. What stood out for me was the roasted chicken which was excellent!  What made Baram Premium Buffet stand out was the korean pork barbecue which they cook for you on demand.  Here are some