Chef Lau Joins the Cast of The Apartment: Celebrity Edition

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I was excited to hear that our very own Chef Rolando Laudico, or better known as “Chef Lau” will be part of an international competition to represent the Philippines.

Culinary extraordinaire Chef Lau will be joining other 11 international celebrities from all over the globe brought together to compete for a chance to win a USD 100,000.00 prize for a charity of their choice on the fantastic new season of the number one design reality TV show, The Apartment - Celebrity Edition.

Chef Lau is competing against Actress/Host/Model Paula Taylor, Actress/Model/Jewelry Designer Xiao Wang, Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, Model/Host/Singer Lucy Clarkson-Demeo, DJ/TV Host Patricia Knudsen, Producer/Singer Nicole Russo, Film Star Mary Christina Brown, Pop Singer Cindy Gomez, Host/Actor Justin Bratton, Singer Ryan Star, and Actor Bronson Pelletier.

The series is set at the breathtaking Bangtao Beach in Phuket, Thailand and brought to us by the Imagine Group, in collaboration with Fox International Channels, together with Castlewood Group and Dulux.

Blessed are the Weird

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"Blessed are the weird people – poets, misfits, writers, mystics, heretics, painters, troubadours – for they teach us to see the world through different eyes"

I qualify on all those counts, does that mean multiple blessedness? Weird could be my middle name but I don't really advertise myself as such. I guess I'm an outsider. Always have been, and I don't intend to change.

People give lip service to this, but the reality of how the world treats creative people is very much different. I'm using this to inspire another piece but taking out "weird". We're not weird - we're original, creative and imaginative! Though labels are for selling things, not for identifying people. Eccentric, that has always been my label, and oh how I love it. Remember that everyone is blessed, some are yet to realize it though. Also 'invite', 'inspire' or 'provoke' would be better than 'force'.

All of my life, I have had people tell me that I am weird. I embrace it. Say it loud say it proud! I am a poet, a misfit, an artist, and yes I am weird and different, but for me I am content with that for I stand against the flow and follow my own path! I love being different. ...it means I am an individual. But aren't we all weird in some way or another?

New Years Resolution: What to Do Everyday to Make Us Proud of the Year

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I can't believe its already been a year. I couldn't stop the unflinching march of time as it quickly progressed from now into my future. Though my memories are less of the nitty-gritty details, the past year was like only yesterday - still so vivid and will forever be cherished.

2014 was a special year for me. Aside from all the amazing things I got to experience, I somehow fulfilled all of my New Years Resolution for the very first time! But I will sometimes still ask myself if I became a better person after all the accomplishments.

If  we did make a #NewYearsResolution last year and failed to accomplish it, just remember that it was never easy to discipline ourselves to do positive and sudden, sometimes abrupt, changes like living a healthier life. Know that it is a lifestyle change. It doesn't happen overnight. Stick with it for a long while, even for another year, until it finally becomes habitual and routine.

New year, new goals, new challenges! When we have strength, passion and dedication, there is no goal we can't achieve. We don't have to set huge goals that require a lot of work and willpower. Keep it simple and attainable. The rest, and bigger achievements, will soon follow.

Aside from remembering to write 2015 instead of 2014, here are some ideas of New Years Resolutions we may want to apply as our own: