Wimbledon is back!
Let’s support Djokovic!!! <3
Catch the live games and replays from June 23 to July 6.
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Manang’s Clubhouse in Ateneo
October 3, 2010 by
After plurking/tweeting about grilled liempo, Richard challenged me to try the best liempo he’s ever tasted. And this liempo can actually be found in Ateneo De Manila University.
On one agreed Wednesday in August, Richard and Irene picked me up from the office and we headed straight to my first choice of school, the ADMU grounds. Manang’s Clubhouse is quite famous for dishing out the best tasting liempo around, plus other dishes, and at such an affordable price.
On the Table
Manang’s Famous Liempo PHP 45 (2)
Thanks to Richard, my eyes were opened to the great-tasting liempo of Manang’s –who has become such an icon in the school grounds.
The slim cut of liempo, appropriately priced, had the right amount of sweet and soy marinade that seeped into the meat. The liempo was smoked perfectly leaving appetizing charred marks on the meat.
Ginataang Kalabasa at Sitaw PHP
Beans and Pumpkin in coconut cream was the perfect pair of the liempo. It’s a healthy side dish that complemented the grilled meat.
Giniling
Sautéed ground pork in tomato sauce with green peas, carrot, green bell pepper and potato
Rice (3) PHP
Bubba followed quite late but he was able to taste the liempo (complaining that I only left him a few pieces) and I got another cup of rice because two just didn’t cut out for both our appetites with the delicious Filipino viands in front of us.
After eating, I bought 2 more orders of liempo to go, which Bubba and I enjoyed at home. Next time, I’m going to buy more liempo to bring home and try their other dishes.
I’m from the rival school but if I knew Manang’s Clubhouse back in college, I wouldn’t mind driving all the way to Ateneo just to get lunch there.
By the way, CONGRATS to the Blue Eagles on the back-to-back UAAP basketball championship!!! 😉
Manang’s at Ateneo
Ateneo College Covered Courts,
Ateneo de Manila University,
Loyola Heights, Quezon City
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72nd UAAP Men’s Basketball Finals (2009) Game 3: Battle for the Title
October 7, 2009 by
The Ateneo Blue Eagles aimed to bank back-to-back titles when they clinched the first win in the final series of the 72nd UAAP men’s basketball tournament last October 1. The game ended with a 78-71 score with the Eagles leading the way by 13 points since the 1st quarter. The UE warriors didn’t make it easy for the Eagles retorting with a 19-1 run before the end of the first half. The Eagles however held on to their game with the 2008 Most Valuable Player Rabeh Al-Hussaini clutching an impressive game with 28 points and 14 boards and Jai Reyes piling sets of triples.
Game Two proved to be a totally different story. University of the East made the most of the best-of-three finals bringing the series to a do or die match Game 3. Ateneo received quite a blow from the Warriors being behind by 20 points after the final buzzer. It’s been 24-years since UE scored a UAAP title and they want to discontinue that record this year. Last time Ateneo pulled a back-to-back series was in 1987-88, Ateneo is vying to replicate that.
The heat is rising –a smoking Game Three to watch out for.
Game 2 Scores:
UE 88 -Espiritu 22, Llagas 19, Lee 13, Acuña 12, Lingganay 7, Reyes 6, Zamar 5, Duran 4, Tagarda 0, Bandaying 0.
ATENEO 68 -Al-Hussaini 18, Monfort 12, Reyes 11, Baclao 10, Austria 6, Salamat 4, Long 3, Chua 2, Buenafe 2, Sumalinog 0, Salva 0.
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Quarters: 18-15, 38-40, 63-53, 88-68
2009 UAAP Men’s Basketball Finals Rescheduled
September 29, 2009 by
Due to the onslaught of Typhoon Ondoy last Saturday, the first game between the Ateneo Blue Eagles and the University of the East Red Warriors in the best of three finals for the 2009 UAAP men’s basketball crown on Sunday was cancelled.
It has been rescheduled to October 1 (Thursday). Tickets that have been sold would still be honored on Thursday. The UAAP announced that the women’s and juniors finals were also cancelled and reset to next week.
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American Idol Season 8 Finale
May 21, 2009 by
There is a new American Idol and it’s Kris Allen. KRIS ALLEN, ladies and gentlemen.
Gotta give props to Adam Lambert because he was really a superstar all throughout the competition and he brought AI to a whole new level –singing and stage presence –wise.
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Kris Allen despite missing some key notes in Kara DioGuardi’s written song, No Boundaries, triumphs as the last man standing in Season 8 of American Idol. Even if Adam did a better performance hitting the notes, I feel that Kris’ acoustic rock voice suits the song better than Adam’s mellow Aerosmith voice.
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Other than the star-studded guest list that includes Kiss and Queen, Kara DioGuardi made the season finale more memorable with an epic showdown between her and “bikini girl” Katrina Darrell. Not so long ago during the auditions, Kara pointed out that Katrina didn’t hit the right notes. Katrina made a sarcastic rebuttal that distressed Kara to showing her how it’s properly done.
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At the end of the singing duel, Kara unveiled her bikini body by unbuttoning her trench dress to flash a black string bikini she had on underneath. Ryan commented that by flashing the world at the end of the song, Kara won a bet and a donation to charity.
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In other news, Hayden Christensen (no, not the infamous local doctor with scandalous videos) and Djimon Honsou stars in Mandrake the Magician adaptation. Anakin Skywalker of Star Wars is supposed to do the lead role in the film “Mandrake.” MTV news however reports that a representative from Hayden’s camp denies that he has anything to do with the film.
The movie co-star Djimon Honsou will follow Hayden’s character, an “underground magician and escapologist” who is approached by the CIA to do some work after “a daring escape from an SUV that has been dropped out of an plane at the Burning Man Festival. Hounsou will presumably be taking on the role of Mandrake’s assistant, Lothar. I love Djimon Honsou in Blood Diamond and I cannot wait to see another film with him in it.
The Zeitgeist and Moon movies are the two movies I want to watch soon. Have you seen Zeitgeist?
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