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Luzviminda Buffet at F1 Hotel

June 10, 2013 by Janey

F1 Hotel Manila kicks off a month-long Filipino food festival featuring a wide variety of Filipino recipes that originates from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. F1 Hotel has invited skillful, esteemed chefs to showcase delectable native dishes such as chefs Martin Jickain from Station Juan Café at the White House Boracay, Paul Sidney Uy and Karl Noel of Casa Verde Cebu fame and Ed Tuazon from Marco Polo Hotel Davao.

If that didn’t get your interest bubbling, you should know that resident chef now for F1 Hotel Manila is Chef Sau del Rosario, the culinary intellect spearheading F All Day Dining Restaurant, assisted by Chef Willie Ertez. Nothing but the very best of Philippine flavors should be expected with this team.

The LuzViMinda buffet at F1 Hotel runs from June 1 to June 30, 2013.

Think of your favorite Filipino dishes elevated into a broad range of unique dishes, with techniques influenced by foreign cuisines such as Japanese, Spanish and American. Exceptional Filipino taste reinvented in the Sisig Foie Gras. Your favorite crunchy bar chow made richer and luxurious with the presence of the goose liver.

Philippine Blog Awards 2010 WINNERS List

December 13, 2010 by Janey

The Philippine Blog Awards theme this year is Beyond Blogging, which is quite apt since blogging has already evolved. Together with social media networks and online forums, BLOGS started as one of the empowering platforms where a person or a group can express an opinion or talk. But it has gone beyond expressing a thought and sharing it with the world.

Bloggers are now involved in other forms of media. The causes and actions have gone offline and become manifest in the real world. No longer are projects limited to the Internet and the Web, but are seen in classrooms, in the streets, and even in the homes. Take for example the Blogging 101 session Juned, Arpee and I facilitated for Starbucks’ social corporate responsibility project dedicated to the Pembo school students. This became a launch pad for Pembo to have a voice on community issues as well as an avenue to share the positive insights learned from Hands on Manila’s Galing Mo Kid program.

Other than this, Juned has been an active advocator of education by means of blogging or online sources organizing community forums/training.

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Bloggers have transcended past the online planet and with each blogger having their own goals and means to achieve and projects to complete to make a difference in the community, they are now essentially part of the real world. Bloggers have indeed gone beyond blogging.

The 2010 Philippine Blog Awards was opened with startling attire from that evening’s host, Gabe Mercado, clad in his PeeJays and oversized bedroom slippers. UnderSecretary Manuel L. Quezon III was the guest speaker who mentioned in his welcome remarks that blogging can go beyond the cyberspace and into advocacy campaigns.

The categories were grouped into 4 sets. The invited presenters were:

Blogging stalwarts, Kutitos.com’s Gail dela Cruz-Villanueva and Ms. Google Aileen Apolo-de Jesus
Lovely blogger and more popularly known as Flaircandy, Hannah Villasis and little moi, Between Bites
1^st PBA Travel Award winner Ivan Henares and famous tech blogger, Jayvee Fernandez
Ivan of famed PCOS Machine Twitter Account and momblogger and family values advocator, Ms. Noemi Dado

Aileen and Gail

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Hannah and me

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Jayvster and Ivan

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Karen Ang

The Winners Circle of the 2010 Philippine Blog Awards:

MAIN AWARDS

Best Blog in Advocacy Category – Web Safety Philippines by Sonnie Santos

Best Blog in Beauty and Lifestyle Category – The Reluctant Stylista by Alexandra Lapa

Best Blog in Business Category – Ready to be Rich by Fitz Villafuerte

Best Blog in Culture and Arts – Anik-anik Love by Mitch Mauricio

Best Blog in Entertainment Category – Without Wang2 by Nickie Wang

Best Blog in Food and Beverage Category – Happy Foodies by Ferdz Decena

Best Blog in Gaming Category – Back 2 Gaming by B2Gamers

Best Blog in Hobby and Recreation – Back 2 Gaming by B2Gamers

Best Blog in Home and Parenting Category – iMom by Chats Siao

Best Blog in Humor Category – The Professional Heckler by Loi Reyes Landicho

Best Blog in Lifestyle – The Creative Dork by Robbie Bautista

Best Blog in Literature / Literary Category – City Buoy by Nyl Lim

Best Blog in Personal/Diary Category – Yoshke.com by Yoshke Dimen

Best Photoblog – Gerryruiz Photoblog by Gerry Ruiz

Best Blog in Social, Politics and History – The Pro Pinoy Project by The Pro Pinoy Project

Best Blog in Sports – Filipino Boxing Journal by Kenneth Ragpala

Best Blog in Technology Category – My Silly Point of View by Richard D. Feraro

Best Blog in Travel Category – Just Wandering by Nina Fuentes

Best Blog in Video and Podcasts – Pinoy How To by Buddy and Yael Gancenia

SPECIAL AWARDS

Best Blog Design – The Reluctant Stylista

Bloggers’ Choice Award – CHKSLG

Readers’ Choice Award – Green Archers

Best Filipiniana Blog – My Sarisari Store

Top Blog Post for 2010 – Do They Read Blogs in Heaven? by Yoshke.com

Top Posts for 2010

EXCLUSIVE: GMA Breaks Her Silence by the Professional Heckler

Sometimes We Are Lost by I am Fickle Cattle.

Fireworks, Hormones and this Blog Post by Yoshke.com

Top Photo Posts for 2010

A Solo Traveler’s Photo Story of Backpacking in Palawan by Ambot Ah!

Pahiyas Festival by Biyaheng Pinoy

Top Video Posts and Podcasts for 2010

Krimmy Couple: Of Bad Words and Saranghae by My Korean Boyfriend

Podcast 6: Being Friends with the Ex by Ria Jose

Krimmy Couple: The Korean Eats Balut by My Korean Boyfriend

CONGRATULATIONS to all the notable blogs who have been recognized, nominated, shortlisted and awarded! 🙂

I was moved when I saw the AVP they prepared for Beyond Entertainment portion.

Goosebumps when I saw my site and other photos there.

Thanks to the person who did that! It was such a nice surprise 🙂

It was great to see everyone, blogs who I visit too, and meet new friends. I’m proud of TalesfromtheTummy, FoodieManila and Frannywanny (2^nd in a row!) for being the top finalists of the Food and Beverage Category.

Congrats to the PBA 2010 Committee led by President Juned Sonido. Kudos to Coy, Sha, Karla, Markku, Gail, Winston, Hana, Mark and the rest of the team for an awesome Phil. Blog Awards last night.

Photo courtesy of yogajane of http://herestolife.wordpress.com (Thanks Tita Jane!)

Philippine Blog Awards article on Inquirer.net

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December 2009 Holidays

November 25, 2009 by Janey

Is it a long Christmas break for you? 🙂 I sure hope so.

I’ve already filed a leave for Dec. 23, 28 and 29 :p

December 2009 Holidays

Dec. 24, 2009

Special Holiday

Christmas Eve -Proclamation No. 1699

Dec. 25

Regular Holiday

Christmas Day -Executive Order No. 203

Dec. 30

Regular Holiday

Rizal Day -Executive Order No. 203

Dec. 31

Special Holiday

Last Day of the Year -Executive Order No. 203

Jan. 1, 2010

Regular Holiday

New Year’s Day -Executive Order No. 203

Where are you off to this Christmas break?

I think employees who are assigned to work on these days will be given premium pay in accordance with their existing company policies.

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Palace Retracts November 27-28 Holiday, Except in ARMM

November 3, 2009 by Janey

November 27-28, 2009 is no longer a national/regular holiday. Malacañang has issued Proclamation No. 1808-A on October 26, 2009 declaring Feast of Eid’l Adha as Regional Holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao only. This means business as usual in Metro Manila.

People in the Metro who have booked flights/vacation on that supposedly long weekend holiday must be really upset with the holiday “retraction” in Metro Manila. Businessmen must be pretty pleased about it (quite understandable). I almost booked a flight.

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(I know someone who works in Singapore and is coming home that weekend to spend time with family during the long holiday in Manila, only to find out that they are supposed to go to work.)

“We apologize for those who have been inconvenienced by the change. Trade Secretary [Peter] Favila and the Department of Trade and Industry appealed for the change in behalf of the business community to limit the nonworking holiday to the ARMM because of the number of holidays declared for November plus the fact that we are still recovering from the twin tragedies of Ondoy and Pepeng that hit Metro Manila and Luzon,” Remonde

Palace Sorry for Changing Nov 27-28 Holiday Link

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PBB Double Up

October 6, 2009 by Janey

I missed the opening night of the Philippine reality hit TV show, PBB. This newest season dubbed as PBB Double Up launched last Sunday with 10 housemates and 2 pairs of male twins. The housemates were chosen from 57,824 applicants who personally went to the 18 audition sites located worldwide.

Princess, the Sassy Vamp ng Cebu

Tom, the Romantic Stud ng Samar

Delio, the Simpatikong Kusinero ng Batangas

Paul Jake, the Negosyante Prince ng Cebu

Jason, the Boy Astig ng Mindoro

Melissa, the Inday Kengkay ng Gen San

Yuri, the Multilingual Hottie ng Japan

Carol, the Conservative Pharmacist ng Tondo

Mariel, the Struggling Mom ng Davao –is she the one who looks a bit like Wendy Valdez from PBB Season 2?

Yhel, the Young Widow ng Pampanga

Toffi, the Basket Bolero ng Rizal, and his twin brother Kenny, the Joker Jock ng Rizal

JP, the Jetsetter Dad ng Quezon City,and his twin brother JM, the Delightful Dad ng Quezon City.

Paul Jake, Kenny, Yuri, Princess and Tom are the ones emerging to have interesting personalities.

The housemates are billeted separately in two houses and right after the opening night, the twin pair were put to a challenge. Inside the confession room that adjoins the two houses, Big Brother instructed the two sets of twins—JP and JM as well as Toffi and Kenny not to inform the other housemates about the other twin.

Image Source: PBB Multiply Site

The twins went to separate houses and spent some time there when Big Brother called them again to instruct them to exchange places. If they failed in this task, they will incur the penalty of forced eviction. Last night’s first official EP showed that the house where most of the girls are staying suspect that something is up, particularly Carol, the conservative pharmacist and instructor from Tondo. Melissa, the supposedly funny one from the group noticed the difference in weight and facial features when the other pair substituted.

Tune in to know if the big double secret will be busted before the actual reveal. This ABS-CBN show airs every weeknight, right after Dahil May Isang Ikaw.

The Big Winner of PBB Double Up will get P1 million cash, a house and lot worth P2.5 million, a water business franchise, and an Asian tour. Aside from that, the Final Four will get to choose charitable institutions that will receive cash amounts equivalent to what they would be taking home.

PBB Steaming is available on SKY Cable. Call 631-0000 for more information.

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Storm Pepeng Brewing in the North

October 1, 2009 by Janey

It’s raining again and the worst is feared.

It hasn’t even been a week and another tropical storm is reported to enter the Philippine territory October 1, 2009, Thursday. Accroding to PAGASA, Bagyong Pepeng, international codename “Parma,” will likely hit the Batanes group of islands and extreme northern Luzon and parts of Visayas and Mindanao… and it could develop into a super typhoon.

“Yung worst scenario, tatama dito sa may Batanes-Taiwan area, sa extreme Northern Luzon (Our models show the worst scenario is that it will hit the Batanes-Taiwan area, in extreme Northern Luzon),” Pagasa forecaster Gener Quitlong said in an interview on dzBB radio.

In its 5 a.m. bulletin, Pagasa said Parma (Pepeng) was estimated at 1,110 km east of Mindanao with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph and gustiness of up to 90 kph.

“Extreme Northern Luzon, Eastern Visayas and Eastern Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.”

As of 10am, Typhoon Pepeng is now in the Philippines, currently 900kms east of Surigao City, which carries with it, strong winds. The 5-day forecast reveals that the height of the typhoon will hit around Saturday afternoon, October 3, 2009.

UPDATE: Some Plurk messages read: Hail Storm in QC (Oct. 1- 12:00nn).

“Friday (October 2) is a REGULAR WORKING DAY. But massive cleanup will push through in affected areas.”

-Gibo Teodoro

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