Bogart the Explorer is Now "Bagsik", the Superhero!

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Marco Ho is Bogart the Explorer, the famous YouTube character that parodies the late wildlife expert Steve Irwin and his distinctive Australian accent, or was it Discovery Channel’s Bear Grylls of Man vs. Wild. Well, you be the judge if its either of the two or if he is uniquely his own identity.

You would see him in YouTube making fun out of everything Filipino - its culture and the people themselves. He is widely known for his humorous videos like the Philippine Snatcher, the Philippine Barker, and other similar video episodes that will surely keep you laughing out loud.

This guy, from Davao city, is planning to have a superhero movie soon, but he needs all your help to make it possible! You can sponsor or contribute some financial assistance- in short, they need all your money - well, most of it, just so they could start production and filming a movie about "Bagsik", the superhero!

Below is a video invite he made for Wazzup Pilipinas during the Komikon 2013 event held at the Bayanihan Center in Pasig city.

Globe Tatt Awards : VoteOut Loud!

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In the past two years, Globe Tattoo has given recognition to individuals from different fields that have made a great impact and even propelled change via a number of online platforms. This year’s Tattoo Awards is no different, except that it’s bigger and perhaps more youth-oriented.

Major categories include: Blogger Phenom of the Year, Trending Twitter Phenom of the Year, YouTube Phenom of the Year, and Instagram Phenom of the Year. Winners from any of these categories shall receive a cash prize of P100,000. Special awards, wherein winners take home P50,000, include: Best Social Media Movement, Best Comedy on YouTube, Best Music on YouTube, Best Style Blog, Best Sports Blog or Microblog, Best Tech Blog or Podcast, Best Photoblog or Microblog, and Best Travel or Food Blog. A new feature also allows you to create your own category. Anyone active on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Google can participate by logging on to www.TattAwards.com to fill out the nomination form.

IHOP Restaurant Breakfast Treats : BGCs Pancake Pleasure Place

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My kids call me the master chef of pancakes. Basically because I can cook them a lot better than my wife, or anybody else they know (like their Uncle) who tried cooking it for them. I've been cooking pancakes since my high school days that I believe I've mastered the right amount of water, butter - and heat of the cooking stove, (even knowing when is the right time to flip over the pancakes so that the other side will cook evenly) allowing me to create the perfect pancakes. I am such a lover of pancakes - both in cooking and eating them!

My friends and I had some early breakfast treats at Ihop Restaurant Bonifacio Global City (BGC) one morning before a certain task for that day. It was an opportunity to try out their meals.

I had some Hearty Ham and Cheese Omelette and "Strawberrified" Pancakes plus a Splashberry drink while my friend had the Bacon Temptation Omelette, original pancakes, and fresh Mango juice drink.

Another friend just had some fresh Mango juice drink - obviously on a diet to keep slim and sexy!

Read more about our hearty breakfast experience at Ihop Restaurant!

Mikey Bustos Sings a Crazylicious Pilipino Street Food Song

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YouTube celebrity Mikey Bustos is at it again with another clever satirical song about Filipino Street Foods - tokneneng, fish ball, kikiam, are just a few of the many street foods available in the Philippines.

Sarap talagang maging Pinoy! (It's really fun to be a Filipino!) Feel free to SHARE!  Ipagkalat po nating lahat para maraming masiyahan :)

Walang pakiramdam lang ang hindi matatawa sa video na ito from the number one Filipino YouTube artist in the world!


Video and lyrics below (Sing along as you play the video) :

One Fighting Championship Rise to Power Goes Live on May 31 at SM MOA Arena

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There are two big fights to watch out for on May 31.

Honorio “The Rock” Banario will defend his One FC Featherweight World Championship title against Koji Oishi and Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes clashes with Koetsu Okazaki for the One FC Bantamweight Interim title.

These two fight you can witness at the One Fighting Championship One FC: Rise to Power Live at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.

ONE Fighting Championship (http://www.onefc.com) is Asia's largest mixed martial arts organization. ONE Fighting Championship hosts the best Asian mixed martial artists and world champions on the largest media broadcast in Asia. ONE Fighting Championship has partnered with STAR Sports, the number one leader in sports content, for an unprecedented 10-year cable television deal with a coverage that spans across 70+ countries in Asia.

Karen Jimeno says as per BIR : Bloggers Should be Taxed

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Because the general rule is ANY income is subject to tax, even income from eBay sales must be reported and is taxed.

No distinction. Basta if you earn something, that's income and that's subject to tax.

I'm a blogger too. Does that mean as long as I have a website, I'm officially a taxpayer?

Only if you earn income from your website or if you get any payments from blogging.

Different types of ITR forms are filed with the BIR depending on type of income.

Online Slang Dictionary Gets the Panda Penalty

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Have you guys heard about the issue regarding the Online Slang Dictionary?

Apparently, the Big G has penalized the site because it contains citations of slang us gathered by hand from books, TV programs and other sources.

"This site has more than 5,300 citations of slang use gathered from published sources, but we can't show them to you. Google penalizes this site in search rankings when we do. And even though all of the citations were removed 145 days ago, the penalty is still in place because we used to show citations.


This is a bug in Google's code that applies the "Panda" penalty. Though Google has confirmed the penalty, they have been unwilling to enter into a dialogue with me about resolving it. The site was blacked out to mark the 400th day of the penalty. I hope this will call attention to the bug. I just don't know what else to do.

Please help me in spreading the word. If you've found The Online Slang Dictionary to be useful, please let your friends and colleagues know about the site." 

from http://onlineslangdictionary.com/

Color Dash is Now More Fun with MultiRotor : Our Eye from the Sky!

What is that flying contraption with four propellers and somewhat like a spy camera hovering up in the skies of the Bonifacio Global City (BGC)?

It's going to be an eye from the sky that will be used by the organizers of Color Dash fun run to capture videos of the running event on May 11. Hopefully it will be able to give us an amazing aerial view and perspective of the happenings at the ground from a bird's eye view.

It's no doubt bringing more fun to the Color Dash event as everyone will have the opportunity to watch how they look like from above. Truly spectacular!

Earth Day Jam 2013 : A Concert for Environmental Change, Taking Action Begins With Your Choice!

A fabulous environmental awareness concert marathon composed of some of the biggest pop music artists, celebrities and public personalities will soon be witnessed by all.

Earth Day Jam 2013 will soon be held at the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) to address the most pressing environmental issues already affecting most countries, including the Philippines, by pushing for aggressive community based and individual- centered participative action.

The global campaign for genuine climate change takes a more aggressive stand by bringing on the critical environmental issue to the public's doorstep. It shows what the individual Filipino can positively start doing to save planet Earth!

Binibining Pilipinas 2013 Fashion Show at the Smart Araneta Center

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I was at the Binibining Pilipinas 2013 Fashion Show with Venus Raj and Maggie Wilson at the Smart Araneta Center, also with Alma Concepcion. Video footage of the event below (more to be uploaded soon).

Fifty (50) beautiful ladies clad with heritage gowns from fashion icon Pitoy Moreno. There was also a fashion walk were some candidates were dressed in Jag sponsored outfits. The fashion show featured selected outfits that ranged from elegant gowns to fun and sexy formals, plus a man coming from the back of the audience, supposedly riddled with tattoos, caught everyone's attention as the 2nd part of the show began.

I was caught between getting a video or a photo coverage so I just decided to make a half-video (first part of the show) and half-photo (second part of the show) - a very long event for that night of glam and glory! So expect this write-up as just the first part of my story about the Binibining Pilipinas 2013 Fashion Show.