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Friday, September 26, 2014

e-Blog Mo Na Yan! Episode September 20: Laughter on Air with the Comedy Cartel

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Last Saturday's episode of e-Blog Mo Na Yan!, a segment in the Vigattin Radio show of Radyo Inquirer DZIQ 990 AM in partnership with Elison Barcelo of Vigattin and Ross Del Rosario of Wazzup Pilipinas brought you some of the members of the pioneers in Point-of-View Stand-Up Comedy featuring Rene Cruz Jr. and Juan Miguel "Migs" Alejandrino. We also had guest blogger Alain Yambot-Alejandrino, a blogger of migsandalaine.blogspot.com and wife of Migs.

As usual, Den Macaranas and Arne Barcelo, resident broadcasters of Vigattin Radio where there to interview our guests with Wazzup Pilipinas founder Ross Del Rosario. Vigattin CEO Elison Barcelo was also nearby providing technical and moral support...hehehe

Breaking away from the technical aspects after an interview with the weather expert, the members of Comedy Cartel brought some humor a day after the Metro Manila flooding. Most of our countrymen in Manila and nearby areas where all submerged in flood waters due to the surprising bad weather so the guesting of the Comedy Cartel was a much needed break from all the seriousness.

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JET LEGASPI WORKSHOPS offers workshop and 1-on-1 tutorial

* Advanced Rigging and Technical Animation
* 3D Digital Sculpting and Creature Design
* Web Development
* Graphic Design
* Video Editing and Motion Graphics

For 1-on-1 tutorial -- specifically:

* Web Development
* Graphic Design
* Video Editing and Motion Graphics
* 3D Animation Workshop (fundamentals)

If you guys are interested contact them with the following numbers or you could mail them for inquiries at emailme@jetlegaspi.com and check their website at http://www.jetlegaspi.com

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Mandarin Palace: Celebrating Our Wedding Anniversary with Authentic Chinese Cuisine

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A celebration was necessary since it was a very special day for us as husband and wife. It's the very same day we got married in church. I mentioned church since we also were earlier married via civil wedding. You know, our beloved Mayor acted as the appointed one who had the right to wed a couple outside of the formality of a wedding.

Our anniversary started with a visit to the church where we tied the knot. The Mary Help of Christians Parish located in Better Living Subdivision of Paranaque was still there proudly standing with just a few noticeable changes. The church now has some elaborate statues at the top of the altar and the stations of the cross. As far as everything else I don't recognize any changes. I wouldn't be able to remember since we were only at the church twice. First time was to file our wedding and submit requirements and teh second time was the day of the wedding itself. Naturally, I was not paying attention to any of the decorative interiors or even exteriors, I was more focused staring at my wife whom I was so madly in love with.

The reason we chose that church was it was very near to the very first home we had at Lower Bicutan of Taguig city. Though the church was located inside a subdivision, it was just a short drive away from our previous rented apartment. Another reason was the exterior was absolutely majestic as compared to the nearest small church we have in Bicutan.

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At last I found the time to write about my dining experience at Tim Ho Wan, that popular 1 Michelin Star dim sum restaurant which originated in Hong Kong. I guess I never prioritized it since they were obviously doing well. The long queue at the Megamall branch says it all. I probably have that thought within me that says I should write about the other restaurants that do not have as many customers all wanting to try out what all the fuzz was all about.

I was also pretty curious about the those three big buns that melts in your mouth which are called Baked Bun with BBQ Pork (closely resembles something like a "buchi" or maybe "siopao" but a lot better. Some have been calling it heavenly buns. I would rather not exaggerate as all the hype may be over the top. They're more than the usual and it was my first time to try something like it.

I think what was more important was I enjoyed my dinner that night while I met with a business partner. There's something really great about our discussion, not only because we were talking about the beginning of our partnership that night, but we were also having a great satisfying meal.

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Wireless printing has been available globally for three years already but it is only recently that the Philippines is taking the technology into the people's homes and offices. Now you can print from your desktop, laptop and even tablet computers using wireless technology capable printers available at very affordable prices starting at only Php 4,090 only.

At an event held last September 24, 2014 at Capitol Commons in Kaapitolyo, Pasig, HP introduced many of their projects and partnership in line for the next months and onwards. Hosting teh event were husband and wife celebrities Paolo Abrera and Suzy Entrata, with the HP Geniuses, 4 young and good looking bright minds with high IQs, as special guests.

After a few introductions by HP executives led by Country Manager Albert Mateo, the kids undergo a friendly quiz competition with some of the event attendees. As expected, the HP Geniuses won by a landslide.

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AXN, Asia’s home of thrilling entertainment, premiered the latest seasons of hit series “The Voice” and “The Blacklist” to top ratings, winning the night of September 23 among English general entertainment (GE) channels across Southeast Asia.

Collectively in the markets of Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, the seventh season of “The Voice” and the second season of “The Blacklist” both rated as the No.1 show across all English GE channels in their timeslots among pay-TV audiences.

In Malaysia, “The Voice” season 7 won the timeslot among approximately 70 rated English language channels among pay-TV audiences 4 – 54. In addition, “The Blacklist” season 2 was the top rated show for individuals from high income households.

In Singapore, “The Voice” season 7 was the highest rated program among rated English language cable channels for all pay-TV audiences in its timeslot. “The Blacklist” Season 2 proved to be spot on with AXN’s target audience of professionals, managers, executives and businessmen (PMEB), as it was their top rated show of the day across all 73 rated channels on StarHub TV.

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The chance is here for anyone with any talent to audition to compete in “Asia’s Got Talent”!

Soon to be the biggest talent competition in the world, “Asia’s Got Talent” will open its doors for individual and group acts of all ages to showcase their amazing skills on Sunday, 28 September 2014 from 10am – 6pm at SMX Convention Center (Seashell Ln, Pasay City, 1300 Metro Manila, Philippines). Anyone who wishes to share their talent with the world is welcome to walk in and audition.

For those unable to make the open audition in the Philippines, additional events are scheduled in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Singapore. Budding stars can also log on to www.axn-asia.com/AsiasGotTalent for more details or to audition online.

“Asia’s Got Talent” is co-owned by FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and will premiere on AXN in early 2015 across 20 territories in Asia, including South Korea, Hong Kong and the Republic of China.

Earlier this year, “Got Talent” set the Guinness World Record as the world's ‘Most Successful Reality TV Format’ with 58 productions across Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle-East. “Asia's Got Talent” now marks the 63rd version of this international ratings phenomenon.

Mike Schneider Graces the Launch of Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2.0 Edition

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No less than Mike Schneider, the Senior Producer of Disney Interactive, graced the launch of a hit video game that will surely become the rave of all fans of the gaming franchise. To familiarize us with the guy, he was the one who also worked on the first "Disney Infinity", as well as previous Disney titles like “Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension”, the “Disney: Sing It” series and various others.

He was the special guest and speaker at the event held last September 24, 2014 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Several members of the media got to play for the first time the new Version 2.0, and had the opportunity to battle it out via a motorcycle race. The winner, a lady gamer who beat all the guys in the room, got to bring home fabulous prices from Disney Interactive.

Mike has been in the video games industry since 1994 so he's the expert that you can trust when it comes to the gaming business. He has held roles in production and quality assurance, working in both business and creative roles as Senior Producer and Quality Assurance Manager, managing titles, doing some design work and even contributing to the dialogue script creation on several titles.

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From visionary filmmaker Jorge Gutierrez whose unique visual style and vibrant storytelling technique, “The Book of Life” tells the story of three best friends - Manolo and his equally courageous best friend Joaquin are not your typical Prince Charmings; the object of their affections is far from being your average princess, hence “The Book of Life” is a fairy tale that doesn’t go by the book.

Our story begins in a museum, where we meet a mysterious tour guide named Mary Beth, who is taken on the seemingly thankless task of guiding a group of rowdy kids who would rather be anywhere else, on a tour. But Mary Beth has something special in store for them, and escorts them into a secret room, where the magic of “The Book of Life” begins to unfold. “This particular area of the museum looks like Latin America basically exploded into it, turning it into a place filled with life and color,” says Gutierrez.

Christina Applegate voices Mary Beth and introduces us to the principal characters and their hometown of San Angel. We meet Manolo (voiced by Diego Luna), who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, Manolo embarks upon an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds, where he must face his greatest fears. The object of Manolo’s affections, Maria, voiced by Zoë Saldana, is an independent, strong-willed and fun-loving young woman who is wooed by her best friends Manolo and Joaquin (Channing Tatum), from their time as children to a reunion years later as adults.

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Nowadays, a community composed of condo unit owners from projects as big as the SM properties could just be enough to sustain your business especially when you have tapped on a prime commodity that every household will surely need in their everyday consumption.

Noone can practically live without water, and we value its cleanliness as well. Thus a water refilling station that provides clean, safe and reliable water supply is a basic necessity in all living conditions.

Aquabest the country’s premier water refilling franchise is poised to continue its expansion with the opening of its first condominium based water station.

The store located at the SM Sea Residences condominium complex located in Macapagal Avenue is part of the company’s efforts to tap emerging communities. The company intends to open stores in other SMDC developments such as SM Blue Residences.

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The local movie-going audience will soon be treated to an early release date of the English-dubbed family adventure movie “Foosball: The Unbeatables” as it opens this October 1 in cinemas nationwide, months ahead of its U.S. release.

Originally entitled “Metegol” in Argentine-Spanish and voiced with native Argentinian talents, the movie is known in the US as “Underdogs” and is also using the title “Unbeatables” in other international territories such as the Philippines.

“Foosball: The Unbeatables” is Juan José Campanella’s first cinematographic project since he was awarded the Oscar for “The Secret in Their Eyes” while Sergio Pablos, creator of the original idea for “Despicable Me” and supervised “Rio” is the Animation Head of the movie.

The movie’s English-dubbed voice cast is headed by “Harry Potter’s” Rupert Grint as the film’s hero- Amadeo, along with Anthony Head (who also starred in “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”), Darren Boyd, Diego Ramos and promising new actress Eve Ponsoby. Additionally, well-known British TV thespians– Alex Norton (“Taggart”), Peter Serafinowicz (voiced Darth Maul in “Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace”) and Scottish comedian Lewis MacLeod, an ex-player for Scottish club Rangers – join the movie as the Foosball soccer player figurines who come to life to help Amadeo.

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From the tour de force thriller that became a bestselling must-read comes David Fincher’s screen version of Gone Girl, a wild ride through our modern media culture and down into the deep, dark fault lines of an American marriage – in all its unreliable promises, inescapable deceits and pitch-black comedy.

The couple at the center of the story – former New York writer Nick Dunne and his formerly “cool girl” wife Amy, now trying to make ends meet in the mid-recession Midwest – have all the sinuous outer contours of contemporary marital bliss. But on the occasion of their 5th wedding anniversary, Amy goes missing -- and those contours crack into a maze of fissures. Nick becomes the prime suspect, shrouded in a fog of suspicious behavior. Amy becomes the vaunted object of a media frenzy as the search for her, dead or alive, plays out before the eyes of a world thirsting for revelations.

Taking the alternately guarded and exposed role of Nick is Ben Affleck. Says Fincher of casting him: “Putting a cast together is like putting a basketball team together and Nick was the point guard. He has to feed the narrative. It’s a ‘he said, she said’ in the book; but it’s ‘he experiences, she experiences’ in the movie. It’s more subjective. You’re not gifted with all these inner monologues in the movie. So you need an actor who is very deft to play this role. It’s 3-D chess, not Chinese checkers.”

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"When there's rain, there's Max's Delivery!" says one of the executive of Max's Restaurant during the launch of the new and improved Max's Delivery service offering more delightful experiences for many satisfied customers.

True enough, it is a bit inconvenient to go out in the rain just to dine out at our favorite Max's Restaurant and we are glad than even during the rainy season, Max's continues to serve its customers via delivery service. We'll get to enjoy our favorite Filipino dishes even during the wet season.

Steering away temporarily from the Gilas Pilipinas promotions, Max's held the launch last September 18, 2014 at Whitespace located in Pasong Tamo, Makati. It was also a bit rainy that night but I managed to get there, and thanks to a friend and his ride, going home was a lot easier.

After dining on surprisingly a no chicken dinner, and everything was not from the Max's menu - a total change since we believe Max's employees needed some break from the taste and smell of their own dishes, followed a program to re-introduce the Max's Delivery service.

Recognitions were given to outstanding performers specifically the 1 Million delivery served by one of their branches, talks from their head honchos and a number from the actual delivery crew sporting their new outfits, accessories and motorcycles.

More about it below from excerpts of their official press release.

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The Far Eastern University Theater Guild (FTG) in collaboration with the President’s Committee on Culture continues its 80th season with the staging of “Makikitawag Lang Ako”.

The FTG’s artistic director Dudz Teraña directs this beautifully devastating, remarkably eloquent and unusually comedic tragic drama.

The production features some of the group’s senior actors including Yesh Anne Burce playing the role of Maria, the protagonist of the story and Ernest John Dimayacyac as Saturno D’ Magician.

The production will run for a limited engagement of four performances on October 3 and 4 at 3 & 6 p.m. in the FEU Auditorium.

“Makikitawag Lang Ako” was adapted by Risa Jopson from the chapter “I Only Came to Use the Phone” in the book “Strange Pilgrims” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature.

“I Only Came to Use the Phone” is about a woman whose car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. She hitches a ride on a bus on its way to a mental institute. Before she knows what's happening, she has been admitted as a patient. Her husband, referring to their trouble-ridden history, believes she has run off with another man. When she finally finds an opportunity to call him, he curses her and hangs up. When he does arrive, he takes the doctor's account to heart and leaves the woman at the hospital, where she eventually makes a reality of the insanity imposed on her by the medical staff.

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Most of the ladies can't breath last night because it was literally raining HOT guys at the Cosmo Bash 2014 event held at the World Trade Center. The annual bachelor bash was organized by Cosmopolitan magazine dubbed as Cosmo Tower 69 Bachelor Bash 2014, and as expected, it made a lot of ladies drooling after the guys who paraded half-naked on stage. But unlike the Bench: The Naked Truth event, there were no Coco Martin with a lady on a leash, no Jake Cuenca butt, or men displaying their bulges with mere underwear covering....only shorts with something evident protruding, and their close enough to six-packs galore.

There was however a scene-stealing James Reid who fell of the stage while performing. I thought ladies fell for the uber hotness of the muscular hunks, but one of the hunks literally fell off the stage landing in front of the ladies. Intentional, or simply careless?

Ladies instantly got high fever upon seeing the six-pack "pandesals" of the guys. Even the sight of hot Security Officers sexin' up the stage was so oozing with sex appeal. Want to be arrested? The surprise appearance of Daniel Matsunaga, Pinoy Big Brother latest season grand winner also lighted up the stage with more sparkling eyes from the ladies who were all swooning over the guys.

More photos from netizens below each one credited based from their filenames. Enjoy!