God Bliss

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BELINDA BRIGHT: "If you have the kwangs (qualms) then show it..." (Ano yun KWANG-KWANG?) at pati yung "Film Moi"
ANGELICA JONES: "Ah oo, katatapos lang maganap yung tornament"
ROSE VALENCIA: "Palagi kong hawak iyon, laging nasa left hands yung dala ko..." (Nako! Ilan ang Left hands mo??)
TRACY TORRES: (during the kasagsagan ng War sa Iraq) "STOP WAR!!! NOT PEACE!!"
MAUI TAYLOR: (launching ng Hot Babes Videoke) "Actually, ngayon hindi na siya Video, kundi Videoke na"
HAZEL CABRERA: (one of the Viva Hotbabes) ".... siyempre cause I'm part of the FHM Top 100 siksiyest woman in the world."
MYLES HERNANDEZ: (during the awards night) "The winner of this award will receive a special gift fack ..."
ROCHELLE PANGILINAN:"For the first place, hindi aki umminon mg likyur"
CAMILLE ROXAS:"I-co-correction ko lang yun ha!"
ARA MINA:(about the Aiko-Jomari-Ara Issue) "..Hindi naman ako Ta-Lented manira ng relasyon..." at "En-Divors"
ANGELICA JONES"Ayoko kasi ng over-OA.." (Over na, OA PA!)
HAZEL CABRERA: "im not pure filipino, im half american, half espanyol, half filipina" (grabe iha, one and a half ka na!!!)
ANGELIKA JONES (WALANG KAKUPAS-KUPAS):"wag na nating pag-usapan, CLOSE THE BOOK na yan."
JULIA LOPEZ: (One of the Violet Belles)(Showdown witht the Sizzling Sisters) "may laban talaga kami sa kanila, mas PLOLESS yata kami." (Ha? Ploless?!)
MYLES HERNANDEZ:"so nung nasa elevator kami, pinapa-push nya sa akin yung BOTTOM (button)."hindi naman pornografy ang ginawa namin kaya wag naman sanang i-van"
ANGELA VELEZ:"Buti na lang walang nakitang Private Property (sa katawan)"
LARA MORENA:"Ok yan.. Ten thumbs up ako d'yan!" (Ilan ba ang thumbs mo??)
ANGELICA JONES:"...Naglabas ka daw ng Butth mo sa pelikula..."
CAMILLE ROXAS:"JC - He's a uzer! He left me behind.."
ROSE VALENCIA:"...Mahilig kasi ako sa Leyter G (J)..."
MILES HERNANDEZ:"...Magkitakita tayo this afterlunch or lunch..." (Nakaka-confuse!)CAMILLE ROXAS:"...Alam mo, pwede ka nang magka Best Dramatic!..." (Parang kulang)
HAZEL CABRERA:"..Fluttered ako!...","...Hindi ako sanay kaso di pa naman ako nag-ka-relasyon sa Lisbian eh..." (Lisbian o Lesbian?)
CAMILLE ROXAS:"guilty ako kung sinabi ko patay na, pero sabi ko may CHUMOR (tumor)" "sa mga nangiintriga, sige i'm PROUD FOR YOU" (proud of you)
ROSE VALENCIA:"na-KURYOS ako kay Joey.." (curious)"dati kasi na-link ako kay Joey kaya siguro ginawan nila ng MALAYSIA" (malisya) <---paulitulit pang sinabi ni rose ito!
MAY TONGCO:"...palagi kaming nasa mga fiesta, out of town shows, CUTTING RIBBON..." (ribbon cutting po! baliktad) at "...matames hanggang sa dolo..."
ANNA DIZON/AUGUST FLOR:"Anna Dizon is not Anna Dizon because she is August Flor!- Kaka-Okray! Sino ba si Anna Dizon na yan!
DIWATA: (Noong hinimatay siya)"I'm the Singing Goddess."- Si Diwata, hinimatay? Nako! Hindi ka Singing Goddess kundi Collapsing Goddes!" At ano na naman ang pinagsasasabing 'Wala akong Skeleton' ni Diwata? Nakakaloka!

Stupidity is Bliss

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! I am Ma. Rosario Liboon, I come from the beautiful city of Pangasinan...City!

SHE'S GOT THE LOOK CONTESTANT

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! I am Carmelita Hernandez, I come from Pasay City and I want to be a medicine!

ANOTHER SHE'S GOT THE LOOK CONTESTANT

Magandang Tanghali po, ako po si Luzviminda Cortez mula sa Camarines Sur, sumalangit na po ang inyong kaluluwa!

MISS GAY PHILIPPINES CANDIDATE

BB. PILIPINAS PAGEANT NIGHTHOST: If you only had one of the five senses, what would you want to have?
CANDIDATE: Uhm... the sense of sight.
HOST: And why is that?
CANDIDATE: Uhm, because...because I have beautiful eyes.

More from Bb. Pilipnas
HOST: So you live not far from here. So, how did you come here? Did you walk or did you ride?CANDIDATE: Um, of course "did you ride."

OVERHEARD FROM A GIRL NA GALIT SA KARARATING NA BOYFRIEND SA STARBUCKS GIRL: My God you're so late. Where did you... Where have you ...Where do you...saan ka ba galing???

Hooray for Sisig!

Who doesn't love sisig?

It's so high in fat and cholesterol, yet you can't help but drool over it.
Why? Because its ingredients are so bad its gives you a good buzz afterwards.

3 weeks ago, I made a sizzling discovery. Of all places, can you believe I found delicious sisig at SM Foodcourt. The place is called Sisig Hooray and they offer fresh sisig, made in front of you.
This place is always packed and there's a long line at the counter and I don't wonder why. Their pork sisig is one of the best I've had.

The ingredients are freshly chopped. And presented like Mongolian Barbecue. Chopped liver. Onions. Chopped pork. Chicharon. Crushed Peppers. Sesame oil. and the mustard-looking "Special Sauce". All over mixed in a bowl then microwaved. The oil is so thick you could see the "sebo", how divine. Chicharon and sili is added last. You can also opt to remove the parts you don't like.

To add drama to your meal is the burly man chopping the chicharon and the "pigue" part of the pork in rhythmic cadences. Not only do you get a yummy meal, you get treated to a drumline chorus.

And the end result is a flavorful, crunchy, delicious sisig you'll ever taste. Take my word for it. It's very,very good.

What I like about their sisig - They don't cheat and scrimp on ingredients, they use pork but not the icky parts you don't see, head cheese and all. You could see the lechon chopped right before you.

What makes me uncomfortable - The plastic containers used to heat the sisig. Most are already damaged from the constant heating of the food.

What they offer - Pork sisig P51, Chicken Sisig P51, and Bangus sisig P 61 Barkada blowout (good for 4) P130 really cheap and hits the spot! The quality of the rice is not good so I recommend buying rice from nearby Jollibee.

Ratings:
FOOD 5 forks
AMBIANCE n/a (what can you expect in SM foodcourt)
VALUE FOR MONEY 5 forks
VARIETY 3 forks They just have 3 kinds of sisig but I'm not complaining

Don't miss this place. Its sisig to die for!

Sisig Hooray
SM Makati Foodcourt near escalator beside Jollibee

Shoestring Dinner Challenge

Its 3 days to payday and you've got 100 pesos left on your wallet.
So how are you going to make your money last?

Here's a challenge to you guys.
Where in Manila can you find a legit dinner for less than 50 pesos?

The rules:
a) Must not be a turo-turo, jollijeep or carinderia
b) must be filling (dapat busog)
c) amount must not exceed 50 pesos
d) meal must be in one place only
e) not limited to rice meals

Let me start.

Jollibee -- 39ers meals 4 meals to choose from, 39 pesos only
burger steak one piece with rice 37 pesos

KFC -- chicken steak meal with 12oz drink 49 pesos
-- chicken steak only plus extra rice 37 pesos + 12 pesos = 49 pesos
-- spaghetti plus rice 35 pesos + 12 pesos = 47 pesos

McDo -- 2 burger mcdos (@25 each) P 50
-- chicken fillet with drink P 49

Paotsin (SM Foodcourts)

-- Siomai (fried or steamed) with Hainanese rice P 42

Cucina Reposo (Makati near J Romero)
-- 2 Grilled Hotdogs (18 each), 2 rice (7 each) = P50
-- 2 Pork Barbecues (20 each) rice (7) = 47

Lopez Canteen (UST P. Noval Gate)
-- palabok 25 pesos (back then it was only 15)
-- coke sakto 10 pesos
-- free hepa

Got anything to add?

holy cow!

A new steak place just opened in the new wing of Robinson's Manila.

Holy Cow! was packing them in last Easter Sunday.

I wasn't in the mood for steak but since my sisters wanted to try this place, I gave in.

A lot of new "meating" places have opened in Manila (5 cows and sizzling pepper steak in Trinoma Mall) Holy Cow! tries to set themselves apart by offering value-for-money imported steaks and a laidback ambiance; not too boring and not too Western.

The 300g Australian ribeye costs 950 pesos/ roughly $23 (kaching!) inclusive of 2 side dishes (choose from the standard mash potatoes, garlic rice, steamed veggies, chinese fried rice, steamed rice, potato balls, and their innovative potato ribbons.) What I liked about this place is you have 5 different choices of gravy (red wine gravy, mushroom gravy, i can't remember the rest)

There are smaller cuts and a mix and match of steak with fish or steak with prawns.

Steak with prawns will set you back for just 390 pesos.

So after viewing my options, I settled for New Zealand strip loin steak. The menu said it was soft and tender. For 545 pesos and weighing at 300g i ordered mine medium with a smile. My mom had spaghetti and my sisters ordered porkchops.

Orders came late since the place was packed even at 1:30 pm.

First to arrive was the Bolognese Spaghetti which tasted like really bad Filipino sweet spaghetti trying to be fancy with pesto on french bread on the side. It was pure crap. Avoid it.

Then the porkchops arrived and my steak. The steak's size was generous but for medium cooked steak it was tough. As I sliced blood kept coming out of my steak, so I had it cooked again well done. I was very disappointed.

So much for holy cow! it's holy crap!

Since they're on soft opening, i can forgive their mistakes.

But the steak was a different story. And what made the experience was our server named Rick who asked us to bill out even when I was not even finished eating, how rude!

Ratings:

Ambiance 4 forks

Food 1 fork

Value for Money 5 forks

Service 2 forks

Variety 3 forks

Holy Cow is located at the ground level of Midtown, Robinson's Place Manila Ermita

A Night at the Ziggurat

Mediterrrean food is a stranger to my stomach.

My only concept of it is the shawarma whose stalls have sprung up all over Manila 10 years ago.

When my colleagues suggested a night out at Ziggurat, I assumed it would be another forgettable night, boy, was I wrong!

Ziggurat is strategically located in Makati's red light district, a mecca of Arabic culinary treasures worth going to. Upon entrance I already found it cozy. When I opened the menu, I was surprised! The menu is a hodgepodge of exotic specialties from exotic locations you can only ponder on. Egypt. Africa. Tunisia. India. Iran. There were so many items on the menu you don't know what to order first.

I'm not adventurous when it comes to food when I'm not so familiar with. So I settled for shawarma. Telling myself, if they were this good, their shawarma must be dazzling.

My friends did the ordering, some ordered naan and chapati with curry dips, kebabs, a variety of cheeses, and moussaka, an eggplant dish whose name almost escape me.

The food was ok, it wasn't spicy, but my stomach always acts funny after a night of Mediterrean or Indian.

We had honey beer and my friends smoked shicha. It was supposed to be a great night but I had to beg off because my stomach was acting up again. So much for another exotic night.

Ratings:

Ambiance 5 forks
Food 3 fork
Value for Money 3 forks
Service 4 forks
Variety 5 forks

Ziggurat can be found on Polaris St., Makati Ave., Makati City

restofinder

if you're looking for a restaurant in Metro Manila
there's a helpful site called munchpunch.com

It posts the menus, restaurant reviews, price per head, etc.
I also write reviews of some of the restos.

vive le fondue!

last valentine's day my uncle decided to invite us to his house for dinner instead of us dining out and slaving on traffic that awful day.

luckily my palates were tickled frenzy by the prime rib, amazing fondue and the 10 kilos of prawns at our disposal. it was pure gustatory bliss. the best way to cook shrimp? Fry it!

thanks uncle jimmy for the wonderful meal.

burger re-mastered

When it comes to turning food into an art form, nobody beats the Japanese.



Kobayashi-san has made the humble hamburger his magnum opus.



Who would've thought there are more dimensions to burgers you haven't tasted yet?



And at Sango, these divinely delicious buns have found a home. (no pun intended)







Located near Makati Cinema Square, Sango used to be the hidden secret tucked between recording studios and the girlie bars of Amorsolo St. now they also have expanded to Ortigas.


This place is worth visiting, it's like you're transported to a small eating place in Japan. The ambiance is so Japanese, the place is full of anime comic books, people are friendly, and the flat screen constantly plays Japanese game shows.

You DEFINITELY have to experience their master burger. A generous hamburger that comes with a big hefty piece of tomato in between and for the piece de resistance- Japanese style sloppy joe. Yes its messy to eat but who cares? Trying their burger is like biting into a piece of heaven, with every bite deliciously satisfying those burger pangs. Add some wedge fries and a vanilla milkshake then you're good to go. After discovering the place our creative director boss ate nothing but 2 master burgers everyday for a week. It's that good.


Worth mentioning is the tonkatsu burger. Ever tried pork chop sandwich? Is it good? You betcha!

A Japanese burger place won't be complete with rice burgers. McDonald's came up with theirs last year but it pales in comparison to Kobayashi-san's offer. Sango's stuff is made of beef teriyaki. 'Nuff said.

Ratings
Ambiance 5 forks
Food 5 fork
Value for Money 4 forks
Service n/a
Variety 4 forks

Sango the Burger Master is located at The Gallery Building, Amorsolo St. Makati City

Foodie Paradise in Liliw, Laguna

I work as a copywriter for an advertising agency, and one of the perks of my job is that we go to different places for shoots. One out-of-town shoot brought us all the way to Liliw, Laguna, a place to know for its slippers and a very old church.

In the afternoon, we are shooting a sari-sari store (local convenience store) scene. We chanced upon a small bakeshop/ coffeeshop called Arabella. We were surprised to find a place like this in the province. Cozy and inviting, Arabella is a treasure that gave contrast to the rural and humble feel of the province. In other words, for out-of-towners this place is paradise.

Never in Manila can you find yummy, cheesy lasagna for only 60 pesos!

Bread pudding for only 50 pesos?

In Arabella, Italian style pizzas and divine cakes that are so light on the pocket its almost criminal. And they taste good, too.

We may never pass through Liliw again, but if we do I won't hesitate to go this place. My tastebuds fell in love with Arabella, the secret rendezvous of Liliw, Laguna.

Ratings:

Ambiance 5 forks
Food 5 forks
Value for Money 5 forks up
Service n/a
Variety 5 forks