Noche Buena and Media Noche Feasts

Wazzup Pilipinas!

The days before, between and after Christmas and New Year are the most abundant in terms of food. The left-overs of Noche Buena are still in the fridge, yet we are already preparing the dishes for Media Noche.

Media Noche is the most festive of all gatherings because there is a belief that life will become more abundant if we serve a lot.

There's also the belief about specific foods to bring good luck and fortune like 12 round fruits from oranges to grapes, "dalandan" to chico, and other round varieties, which makes me wonder why mangoes, pineapples and bananas are still seen on fruit trays and baskets.

Sticky desserts or "panghimagas" like "palitaw" or "dila-dila" or anything else that are sticky for a well-bonded family relationship.

Chicken is banned because of the fear for "isang kahig, isang tuka" life, so that probably goes the same for any of its relatives like duck, "itik" or turkey?

We're planning to prepare bangus sisig, beef kaldereta, pork imbutido "pininyahang manok with gata," no-bake lasagna and Graham cake, buko salad, - ooohhh and a lot more dessert since we need more sticky stuff.

All of these will definitely not be fully consumed throughout the night as expected but it is always pleasant and Instagramnable to look at for photo ops.

Well, whatever you decide to prepare to celebrate the occasion, please be sure to never forget that they are meant to be eaten together with the whole family - at the same time.

Here's wishing everyone an abundant year ahead. Happy New Year!!!


Image credit:
The picture's original owner is Marilyn Tumbaga and it is posted in her blog at http://movingcouchpotato.blogspot.com/2012/01/media-noche-2011-2012.html. It's actually a Media Noche pic. Just an FYI for everyone :)

BGC Road Rage Cop Turns Out to be Fake

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The man caught in a viral video of a road rage incident in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) was identified by Taguig City police as Joseph Philip Lu Bautista, a 36 year old business consultant from Ususan, Taguig city.

A Facebook user named Pinky Ortiz said that Bautista forced his vehicle to turn right from Bonifacio Avenue to McKinley Parkway while their vehicle was about to cross the street. Bautista was driving a white Toyota Fortuner bearing a Philippine National Police (PNP) commemorative plate and with several PNP stickers on its side.

Ortiz claimed that Bautista honked and turned on his siren. When they got into a face-to-face confrontation, Bautista was seen wearing a police uniform and cap. Bautista accused them of beating the red light and threatened to bring them to the police station.

But according to the Taguig City Police, Bautista denied Ortiz's accusation albeit confirming that he was the man in that incident. He also said that he was not a police officer and that he only wore the uniform because they were "comfortable".

Comfortable wearing police uniform to harass people? What a lame excuse! Dude, get your act together!

The PNP is set to charge Bautista for violating Article 179 of the Revised Penal Code or the unauthorized use of the police uniform.

Revised Penal Code Article 179 penalizes any person who shall publicly and improperly make use of insignias, uniforms or any dress pertaining to an office not held by that person or to a class of persons of which he or she is not a member. Offenders can also be prosecuted for violation of Republic Act 493, for the crime of wearing, using, manufacturing and selling of insignias, decorations, medals, badges, patches and identification cards prescribed for the Armed Forces of the Philippines by persons not in the service. We highly encourage the public to report cases of violations of RA 493 and Article 179 of the RPC to proper authorities. We must instill pride in the service and in the uniform and accord it due respect.

We hope that Ortiz would file a formal case against Bautista.

Its crystal clear that Bautista was impersonating a police officer by using all those uniform, insignias, police cap and siren. The PNP should file appropriate charges accordingly to teach Bautista a lesson and to also warn future perpetrators never to impersonate police officers to strike fear to others.

Lisa Soberano Ranks Top at 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2017

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Filipino actress and brand endorser Lisa Soberano ranked number 1 in the 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2017 by TC Candler.

My other favorite faces, like Lisa Manoban is at number 15, Jennie Kim is at number 18 and Kang Seul-gi is at number 23.

For the men's category, Kim Taehyung (V of BTS) from South Korea recognized as #1 Most Handsome Face of 2017.

I guess noone would go against this announcement as Lisa Soberano truly exemplifies beauty. Her looks and aura will undoubtedly leave you breathtakingly in love with her.

This is also probably why she got the role of Darna in the Philippines. It is a movie that we are looking forward to see. We are doubly curious how she would portray the role of the most popular comic book heroine in the Philippines.

Her alluring face would already sell Darna, and to see her in a sexy outfit as how the superheroine normally is depicted, sorry but we have naughty thoughts in mind. However, knowing Lisa, she may choose a conservative or less revealing outfit.



I'm seen her personally, and heard her answer questions during press conferences and interviews. From that I could say that she also has the brains to show-off.

She could also be a great candidate for beauty pageants, but why go to that direction when is is already succesful in her present showbiz career.

Her love tandem with partner Enrique Gil (LizQuen) is very popular especially with product endorsements, and the two does make a great-looking couple, regardless if the relationship goes beyond an arranged love team.



TC Candler 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2017 List

1.Liza Soberano
2.Thylane Blondeau
3.TWICE Tzuyu (Chou Tzu-yu)
4.Sarah Gadon
5.AFTER SCHOOL Nana (Im Jin-ah)
6.Jourdan Dunn
7.Adelaide Kane
8.Ju Jingyi
9.Golshifteh Farahani
10.Camilla Belle
11.Antonia Lacobescu
12.Bella Heathcote
13.Audreyana Michelle
14.Emma Watson
15.BLACKPINK Lisa (Lalisa Manoban)
16.Oktyabrina Maximova
17.Yael Shelbia
18.BLACKPINK Jennie Kim
19.Lupita Nyong'o
20.Taylor Hill
21.TWICE Sana (Minatozaki)
22.Gal Gadot
23.RED VELVET Seulgi (Kang Seul-gi)
24.Ana De Armas
25.Priyanka Chopra
26.Dilraba Dilmurat
27.Emilia Clarke
28.Hande Ercel
29.Chloe Grace Moretz
30.Urassaya Sperbund
31.Jasmine Sanders
32.Lee Sung-Kyung
33.Margot Robbie
34.Satomi Ishihara
35.Blanca Padilla
36.Natasha Wilona
37.Deepika Padukone
38.Nana Komatsu
39.Sophie Turner
40.SNSD Taeyeon (Kim Tae-yeon)
41.Alicia Vikander
42.Sonia Ben Ammar
43.Hanane El Khader
44.Raisa Andriana
45.Meika Wollard
46.Lauren Tsai
47.Marion Cotillard
48.Nathalie Emmanuel
49.Lin Yun
50.Natalie Portman
51.MISS A Suzy (Bae Su-ji)
52.Zoey Deutch
53.Nargis Fakhri
54.Zara Larsson
55.RED VELVET Irene (Bae Joo-hyun)
56.Selena Gomez
57.Yumi Wong
58.Lily Collins
59.Gugu Mbatha-Raw
60.Kathryn Bernardo
61.Vika Levina
62.Go Ara
63.Barbara Palvin
64.Jasmine Tookes
65.Maite Perroni
66.Praya Lundberg
67.Josie Lane
68.Kiersey Clemons
69.Jessica Jung
70.Kate Beckinsale
71.Jessy Mendiola
72.Elcin Sangu
73.Alia Bhatt
74.Katherine Langford
75.Zhu Zhu
76.Anastasia Bezrukova
77.Kat Graham
78.Nadine Lustre
79.Nesreen Tafesh
80.Marija Zezelj
81.Shay Mitchell
82.Lola Le Lann
83.Marina Ruy Barbosa
84.Niki Niwa
85.Evgenia Medvedeva
86.Tina Kunakey
87.Alexandra Daddario
88.Park Shin-Hye
89.Urvashi Rautela
90.Jess Conte
91.Mahlagha Jaberi
92.Keira Knightley
93.Chelsea Islan
94.Kelly Gale
95.Sophie Charlotte
96.Kim Domingo
97.Alexis Ren
98.Monica Bellucci
99.PRISTIN Kyulkyung (Zhou Jieqiong)
100. Cara Delevingne