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Be a PEBA 2011 NOMINEE to the 4th annual Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards and a be part of this most prestigious international blog award competition for Global blogging Filipinos in the Philippines and around the world as we bring bigger prizes and surprises for PEBA's Jubilee celebration. To be nominated, simply fill up this nomination form and we will visit your Blog. This year's theme is "Ako'y Magbabalik, Hatid Ko'y Pagbabago" Be a NOMINEE, let your blog shine and inspire our "Kababayan" across the world with your blogging talent in our search for PEBA's Outstanding Blogs for 2011. Read the CRITERIA's and GUIDELINES here: http://www.pinoyblogawards.com/2011/04/criteria-guidelines-2011.html For nomination: http://www.pinoyblogawards.com/2011/01/nomination-form-2011.html Be part of honoring Filipinos around the world!

When it comes to special occassions that bring the family together, nothing is bigger and better than Christmas. That’s why, even with the busy schedule of moms, they still find ways to make the season as memorable as the last. One way is to serve special desserts to make the celebration extraordinary. That’s why Red Ribbon Bakeshop created Chocolate Mango Mousse , a limited edition premium cake to make parties, get-togethers, and reunions even sweeter. Red Ribbon combines two of the most loved dessert ingredients to create one delightful cake. It is made with a layer of creamy mango mouse with juicy mango bits on top of silky chocolate mousse and moist chocolate pound cake and generously embraced with chocolate ganache. As a finale, mango scoops and shaved chocolate are placed on top to make Chocolate Mango Mousse both delicious and beautiful. For Christmas celebrations that call for an extraordinary dessert, take home a Chocolate Mango Mousse. Chocolate Mango Mousse is ...

A few weeks after the idea was hatched up by a closeknit group of blogger friends who felt that it was ripe and timely for a large Bloggers gathering in General Santos City, judging from requests from a lot of blogging enthusiasts, it’s now all systems go for the first BLOGFEST SOCCSKSARGEN 2010 . A brainchild of the the members of the core group of the locally famous  Soccsksargen Bloggers , the self-proclaimed “Mindanao’s Funnest” Blogging Community , frontlined by Lead Convenor and major driver  Bariles of GenSantos.com ,  BLOGFEST SOX 2010 gathers at least a hundred bloggers and web geeks from all over Southern Mindanao under one roof for a day to listen to and learn from some of the internet’s most respected luminaries. Imagine combining all the wisdom and knowledge one can get out of these speakers below:  (Click on each name for more info.) Google Philippines’ Aileen Apolo-de Jesus , Presidential Communications Operations Office Manager Jay Jabon...

With off-road events experiencing a sudden resurgence, enthusiasts both new and old alike may want to check out this upcoming series of events from Finishline, to be held against the scenic backdrop of Nuvali. ROAD X TRAIL (“Road Times Trail”) leg will be the launching pad of Finishline, In-Motion series and MyChip Sports Timing. ROAD X TRAIL will include Cycling, Running, and Duathlon – 3 races in separate dates. Finishline has an upcoming event this December 2010. They have cycling (December 11), Running (December 18) & Duathlon (December 19). All will happen at Nuvali, Sta. Rosa, Laguna and is called Road X Trail. If you own a MYCHIP, you get discounts with the registration fee. That doesn’t end there, all future events of Finishline, as long as you have MYCHIP, you get discounts! UPDATE! In lieu of the Christmas rush, the organizer have decided to move the ROAD X TRAIL races to more comfortable dates. Due to many requests, we have rescheduled to the below date...

  Last October 1, 2010, I attended the 2010 Blogfest.asia and was the only representative from the Philippines. It was held in one of the top tourism spot in Southeast Asia – Unesco Heritage Site, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Blogfest.asia is a festival for bloggers in Asia. This is the region’s 2nd cross-border gathering for blogger community. Everyone was welcomed to join the festival and meet hundreds of bloggers from the neighborhood community. Participants were able to learn blogger / blogging activities in perspective countries / territories, and interact with key bloggers in Asia.   During the 3-day event, on the 2nd day, I gave a talk about Organising people in the cyber and real world (Room 11). I shared how Mindanao bloggers society and Soccksargen Bloggers Society were formed to promote the peace, understanding, and identity in Mindanao. The 3-day Blogfest.Asia ’2010 event program at-a-glance was consist of: one day Penang Familiarization Tour (1st Oct) one...

 Red Ribbon whips up a delicious comfort - Chocolate Fudge Cake Comfort food is like a warm embrace. It’s a back rub after a hard day. It’s a reassuring word. There is no one clear definition of what comfort food is, but we all agree how wonderful it makes us feel even with just a taste. Comfort food lifts the spirit. It’s familiar and nostalgic. It’s food that simply satisfies. All of us have our own list of comfort food, and in every list, there is always chocolate cake. Always. Just what makes it a comfort food? Is it the chocolate? Science offers an explanation about this magical ingredient that Aztecs used to worship. Chocolate contains tryptophan and phenylethylamine, chemicals that stimulate secretion of hormones like endorphins. These produce feelings of elation, attraction, and pleasure. How wise those Aztecs were. Is it the way it was prepared? Comfort food is not necessarily hard to prepare but one of the reasons they are special was the effort it took to make ...

Cebu City, Philippines—August 26, 2010—Global Xchange Team 107 in partnership with The Outpost Restobar and with the support of Not Yours Production presents Change Revolution: A Rockin’ Event to Make a Difference on the Friday, 3rd of September, 8:00 p.m. Global Xchange (GX), an initiative run in partnership between the British Council and VSO Bahaginan, is a volunteer exchange program which gives young people from the Philippines and UK a chance to work together to develop and share valuable skills to make a practical contribution where it is needed in local communities. Now on their second phase in Cebu, the team has undertaken several initiatives for the benefit of the community: mangrove planting, 1GOAL football clinic, and ocean clean up, to name a few. The concert, which will feature: Skankin’ Brews, Hastang, Melophobic, Nyor, and Xchange Sounds is an effort by the team to raise funds for VSO Bahaginan which sends Filipino professionals abroad to work as volunteers in ...

  Ipanema, Brazil. The mere mention of this tropical paradise evokes images of pristine beaches, cool, blue waters, rhythmic samba grooves, and beautiful people—the stuff summertime dreams are made of. Make this summer fantasy come alive as renowned footwear brand Ipanema launches its latest GB collection dubbed as “Colorful Sea”, endorsed by Brazilian goddess and world’s most successful supermodel, Gisele Bündchen ! With its uber-chic look and feel, the Ipanema GB (Gisele Bündchen) line is remarkable not only for its hip design, unmatched style and high quality, but also for being an important medium for eco-awareness. A devoted environmentalist, Gisele Bündchen actively adheres to her role as UN ambassador by using each GB collection to raise funds and awareness for specific eco-causes. The 2010 “Colorful Sea” collection supports the preservation of Brazil’s turtle population as well as the welfare of our own local marine life. With this latest collection’s ocean-inspired ...

  Globe tattoo knows no boundaries. Be it via SMS, MMS, Voice, Chat or Internet, you are wired to your world with Globe tattoo. Today, Globe tattoo introduce another way to stay connected with UnliMAIL. Email on your phone wherever you are, whenever you want. No need for a BlackBerry or iPhone. No need for internet connection. With Globe Tattoo UnliMail , you get unlimited email right on your mobile phone, and it’s totally free until March 31, 2010. Globe Tattoo UnliMAIL lets you send and receive emails at home, on the beach, at the mall, or from anywhere else you like. Even email attachments can’t stop you; download or view them as you please with no hassles. And you can hook up with your current web-based inboxes like Yahoo! Mail, GMAIL, Windows Live, or your office Microsoft Outlook email. No smartphones, no laptops, no internet shops needed. You can be the consummate professional, always in the know even while on the go. Globe Tattoo has made mobile fun easier and m...

“The next time you hear a knock at your door, be careful... you never know what's on the other side.” This acclaimed Filipino thriller Sigaw (The Echo) is remade into a movie-for-Hollywood. Yam Laranas, the co-writer and director for Sigaw, directed this remake. Screening begins September 30, 2009 here in Philippines and will star Jesse Bradford of the ‘Flags of our Fathers’ fame. On the premiere night, I found myself jumping on seat at certain scene. I admit Laranas had me freaked out. This feeling is reinforced when it occurs again and there is no child, just the camera hinting at the movements of someone. An excellent method of building unease in the audience, lighting and camerawork are excellent. I must also say, it is a real stunner -worth seeing at least once.

It’s a triple treat for film buffs as Instituto Cervantes de Manila brings back Película, the biggest annual Spanish Film Festival in Asia, at chosen venues in Metro Manila from October 1 to 31. Due to the past successes of its first seven seasons, organizers have doubled the number of films (this year more than 40!), gone from one to three venues and lengthened the film festival. Cultural events have also been calendared, in line with the theme of this year’s festival: Locos por el cine or Adik sa Pelikula. Continue reading here... For more information, please call 526 1482 or visit http://manila.cervantes.es or www.pelicula.ph Instituto Cervantes de Manila is located at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila. # # # # # # # # For more information: TJ Agcaoili Instituto Cervantes Prensa 855 TM Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila Tel: 526 1482 Fax: 526 1449 Mobile: 09273092603 prensamni@cervantes.net.ph

In support of this writing project, I am nominating the following blogs: Patay Gutom Roll-e Flair Candy Through the Focal Glass Adaphobic The Extraordinary Kiddo Lakwatsero Good Times Manila Absolute Cousins Millionaire Acts Note: The following blogs below started before May 2008 and they are part of my original ten if only we are not to consider the nomination rules of this writing project. Wandering Commuter Eskapo 3.0 The Geek Brewery Sponsors: Absolute Traders , My Brute Cheats , Business Summaries , Fitness Advantage Club , Events and Corporate Video , Events at Work , Dominguez Marketing Communications , Red Mobile , Budget hotel in Makati , Lucio C. Tan Group of Companies , and Blog4Reviews.com . If you haven't nominated a blog yet visit Janette’s blog for more info.

The Cagayan de Oro (CDO) based bloggers formally open the pre-registration to the 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit which will be on October 24, 2009 . You may Pre-Register already now! This is the third annual summit of bloggers in Mindanao which will be held in Cagayan de Oro City. The first two summits organized really made a blast with an aim to promote the beauty, culture, and identity of Mindanao . I’m looking forward to this year’s event to be influential and be able to invite more bloggers to take part in changing the perspective of outside people about the land and to communicate understanding of culture among us Filipinos. Mindanao Bloggers, see you there!

Wondering how the secret recipe of Jillian (Angel Locsin) of ‘Only you’, “Aligue Bibimbap” otherwise known as “Talangkanin”, tastes? Wonder no more for Kaya Restaaurant offers the Talangkanin Meal in the following branches to let people experience its blissful flavor: Jupiter, The Podium, Rockwell Powerplant, Glorietta VI, Paseo Center, Robinsons Place and SM Megamall. Invited bloggers tasted their special Talangkanin meal for lunch. The meal is based on the signature dish developed for the remake of the koreanovela ‘Only You’, the Aligue Bibimbap (means “mixed rice”) . With the meal price of Php220.00 for Kaya’s express branches and Php310.00 for their fine dining branches, you get to savor the delectable taste of the famous Talangkanin meal. Run to the nearest Kaya Restaurant and order Jillian’s secret recipe, Talangkanin, and satisfy your craving palates and growing tummies with its unique flavor.

Truly the magic begins in Enchanted Kingdom as they invited 50 lucky bloggers to experience a special adventure in their magical world. Invited bloggers met at Makati and taken by the service provided by International Travel Exchange Inc. (ITEX) , the exclusive Shuttle Service Provider of Enchanted Kingdom. When we arrived there, we were group to five (5) teams for an exciting activity in the afternoon. Our first stop was to watch “Journey to the Center of the Earth” starring Brendan Fraser in the 4D theatre . The experience there was cool, you will really sense the special effects, and you’ll get wet and feel the adventure in screen, simply 4D! After the lunch that they prepared for us, we played Enchanted Kingdom’s version of Amazing Race called Magicalymips ! I was tagged in the Yellow team, the Elephant team, with Azrael as our team leader. We had fun the whole afternoon completing the task in whole theme park, including the rides. The challenges were set up in rides as station to...

the mindanao bloggers summit 2 The success of the 2nd Mindanao bloggers summit was echoing from all the corners of the blogosphere. It was a lot fun than MBS1 in terms of participation and impact. Meeting friends from UP Mindanao Almost half of the numbers of participants were from General Santos City, many were from Davao also, and some from Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, Cotabato, and other parts of Mindanao, there were guests from Manila too. Mostly of the participants were young and new in blogging. Posing with blogger friends from Davao Mikko and I were early and busy welcoming the delegates arrived at the venue. DeeJames even tagged us as the Blogger sucks guy [ Mikko ] and Skull head guy [Moi] because of our tee prints. Avel "Bariles" Manansala Avel Manansala welcomed the participants and gave the overview of the summit. The bloggers who attended the summit appreciated the preparations made by Bariles to host the this year's summit. His leadership was really influe...

Finally, the registration for the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit is now open. The Summit will be held at the Family Country Hotel and Convention Center at the Tuna Capital of the Philippines, General Santos City on October 25-26, 2008 . Who can register? Any past or present Mindanao resident who has a blog ( Wordpress, Blogger, Live Journal, I.com, Multiply, Friendster, Imeem, etc. or a self-hosted blog ) As a registrant, you are entitled to the following: Free MBS2 Kit 3 Meal Coupons Sashimi Night Pass (after summit dinner/party) Raffle Ticket October 26 Tour Pass (Tour around the Tuna Capital of the Philippines) More Freebies and surprises! How to register? Copy the code below of the I-AM-JOINING-THE-MBS2 Logo which looks like the one at the start of this post and paste it to your sidebar. Post an article entitled “ I will be in GenSan for the MBS2 ” (you may choose your title) in your blog where you can explain the title any which way you want. Include the ...

September 12, 2008 - Jayvee Fernandez invited bloggers to play and attend Wii night at FriiSpirit, One Burguny, Katipunan Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Playing Mario Kart, Guitar Hero and other Wii Games with Bloggers at FriiSpirit. Posing with the bloggers around. Oh, btw, it's Jehzlau 's birthday that night. I met hannah also, she's beautiful and cool. She took this picture. (moi), Otep (blogie's friend), and Blogie on a Mario Kart versus game. We are only playing Mario Kart but we feel like driving a F1 racing car. Winning over Jehz, Otep, and Blogie. Brawl. More pictures at Hannah 's and Jehz 's blog.

Last Saturday marked a record in blogging history in the Philippines this year as t he first WordCamp in the Southeast Asia and was hosted by the Mindan ao bloggers . On that date, WordPress users and soon-to-be users, developers and advocates gathered to camp at De La Salle – College of St. Benilde, Manila. The event served as a venue for socializing with other WordPress users, sharing, networking and learning more about WordPress and its future. About 300 bloggers attended the event (also blogger-platform bloggers were there to compare and learn WordPress). There were many interesting WordPress and blogging topics divided in different sessions and schedule to accommodate campers and to fit the time in schedule. The morning sessions were breakaway ones, campers has options to attend in the sessions they were interested whether they were developers or users.My first session was Blogging 102 by Jayvee Fernandez . I really did not intend to attend in his session, I was just not sure t...

General Santos City, fresh on its bid to become the Convention Capital of Region XII, will be the site of the biggest gathering of bloggers everywhere in the island - the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit or MBS 2 , on October 25, 2008. Am inviting you to attend the grand gathering of Mindanao bloggers! For more details visit here. Keep updated. :) See you there. Poster was designed by Ryann from Zamboanga [not yet the official poster]