MIKEY BUSTOS Up Close

he would have raised from Canada but he has a pure Filipino heart. Mikey Bustos, the Youtube sensation who brought the Filipino accent tutorial by storm signal number 10 all of internet universe, visits Manila and now experiencing the prime of his career. Not to mention his showbiz gigs that are in-store for all his Filipino fans.

now, he is regarded as the Mang Juan endorser. the Filipino staple brought to us by Universal Robina Corporation perfect for snacks. and Mikey would be the best endorser because of the good Filipino spirit. you may see his videos on Youtube on how Filipinos roll. *wink*

we asked him how he was during his stay in the Philippines. he said it was awesome and crazy. he also narrated some OMG Fan moments wherever he goes. in short, he enjoys it here. with that, he notes himself as the "unofficial tourism ambassador" for the Philippines because of the things he regard in his videos.

soon on Youtube, Mikey and his team will be releasing another internet phenomenon inspired by the Cebu Dancing Inmates. entitled Prison Dancers, the 12 webisodes are set to be released starting this February. watch for the trailer below.

it was fun chatting with Mikey as he shared his experiences. from all of us of the Philippine blogging community, we wish you all the best in your upcoming endeavors.

you may want to follow Mikey Bustos through Facebook, Twitter and check his Youtube Account.

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Fish & Bloggers World Tour

NO MEAT should be served on the table during the Lenten Season. it only applies for us Catholics. and fish is a good meat substitute. the Philippines already has more than 101 ways of cooking fish due to it's archipelago structure. but how would you like to taste a new type of serving of a common recipe? try something from overseas, let's say. a simple fish-fillet dish from Malaysia, India, Philadelphia, and Japan. a simple dish is different from other countries. and Fish & Co with Yehey had let us to deliver their Fish and Chips in a variety from the four countries i've mentioned

Fish & Co. is the home of the world-famous Fish and Chips. and as global as the brand name is, their Fish and Chips menu also went around the world! you can differentiate the average Fish and Chips from the Fish and Chips Around the World Platter because it contains the taste that will take the four countries to your mouth.

and as to give that experience, bloggers have been invited to "Prep Up" the platter according to the countries they have been assigned to. and as Yehey have been fond of challenges, once again, a race challenge to shop, chop and decorate the platter of
their assigned country. from the start, bloggers wore sash representing the country they belong and running towards the grocery like pageant contestants in a challenge.

for India, the inspiration came from the Hindu god, Vishnu, which is the god of sustenance, life existence and balance. a yellow flower made from lemon rind is placed on top of the fish fillets as an offering to Vishnu and to maintain balance for everything. Indian dishes are known for having a lot of dips and sidings.

Vishnu Fish Delight

when the contest is over, great presentations are made by bloggers and Philadelphia team won. the plating is filled with cheese and as mouth-watering as it looks.


Philadelphia Fish and Chips


Malaysian and Japanese Fish and Chips
afterwards, a feast of Fish & Co. dishes filled blogger stomachs again with a variety from course meal to desserts.

if you want to try out Fish & Co. dishes, you can visit them at Trinoma, SM Mall of Asia, Shangri-La Mall and Greenbelt 3.

posts about this event can be found at:
Iris' photo coverage
Lace's blog

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Ohmski's Blogline: Bloggers eat Super Bowl of China

another pig-out moment for me and other bloggers last night as Yehey and Super Bowl of China unveils to us their new servings, the Crispy Mandarin Chicken, Seafood Chopsuey,Tao Sa Pao and Lechon Macau. these four unique selections are only available for a limited time and goes with Super Bowl's all time favorites: Deep Fried Cuttlefish with Spicy Salt, Yang Chow Fried Rice, Hunan Tofu, Crispy Shrimp w/ Sweet & Sour Sauce, Fish Fillet with Taosi Sauce, Sweet and Sour Pork, Honey Glazed Pork Ribs, Sliced Beef with Brocolli, Szechuan Shrimp, Golden Shanghai Chicken, Steamed Fish Fillet w/ Garlic, assorted dimsum, roasts, rice toppings, and desserts.

clockwise from top left: Crispy Mandarin Chicken, Seafood Chopsuey, Tao Sa Pao and Lechon Macau

we have got the chance to see how these very tempting foods are made as Mr. Bob Vallar, the MK Director of Big Buddha Restaurant, took us per batch at the kitchen and introduced us to Chef Mike and Chef Roy, the head chefs for Super Bowl of China. Chef Roy showed us how to make the Crispy Mandarin Chicken while Wok Chef, Chef Mike demonstrated a little on making the Seafood Chopsuey. though the temperature was a little high inside the kitchen, the information was priceless. a little tip on deep-frying : if you are to deep-fry and wanting to check if the oil is hot enough, use a dry chopstick and dip it in the oil. if bubbles come out of the chopstick, then it's ready for use.

Chef Roy and Chef Mike on demo

as a group goes into the kitchen, the rest of the bloggers are in contest mood pimping their personal bowl. art materials are provided and just let the bloggers squeeze the creative juice to design the humble bowl. and as everyone is busy with the bowls, food just kept coming in until we surrendered. haha!

Z from top left: materials, my design, the contestants, the winners

the night ended with the announcement of winners for Most Creative, Most Original Design and Most Festive. congrats to the winners. and lastly, everyone did not go home without a bag to carry as the hosts handed out 2 boxes of treat: a Christmas ham and roasted chicken! how generous is that for a blog event? thanks to Yehey and Super Bowl of China. love 'em and hoping to see you again on your next event!

Super Bowl of China branches are located at the 2nd level Glorietta 4, Ayala Center, Makati City; 3rd Level Chefs Avenue Festival Mall, Alabang; 2nd level SM City North Edsa, Quezon City; 3rd level Gateway Mall Araneta Center Cubao, Quezon City; Ground floor SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City; M1 Activity Center Trinoma Mall North Edsa, Quezon City; Ground floor Midtown Wing of Robinsons Place Manila; Ground floor Bluewave Marquinton Mall, Marikina City; and at the affiliated Big Buddha Restaurant located at the 2nd level of Greenbelt 3 in Ayala Center, Makati City. And watch out for the Grand Reopening of Super Bowl of China at the 4th level of SM Megamall’s newest wing in Mandaluyong City coming very soon!

photocredits: ada, alex, and laszlo

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I am so bored while I ate at Chef d' Angelo

last night after i went on some strenuous workout, i decided to eat some variety so i went to Chef d' Angelos at Robinson's Metro East. after selecting what to eat, i just said "number 2" to the cashier and thinking that it was the one i am looking at the poster. complete with salad, chicken, rice and drink: ergo, 1-pc Big Bird Meal. the lady asks me what sauce i'll be having and i thought, hmmm, i never had a sauce on that but i said, BBQ. glazed or not? on a separate container. and i added a New York Pizza for some sweet finish. then i checked on the receipt and figured out that it was a different meal. i never thought that "number 2" is Chef Sampler number 2 in the menu. it has 1-pc chicken (at least), fries and pizza. but good thing is, it's cheaper than Big Bird Meal. i thought i was getting away from the cholesterol of the pizza, fries and the chicken. however, i didn't mind and just waited for my order to come. while i was waiting, i managed to take some photos around CdA and what the waiters are putting on my table.

Angelo ba ang name nung chef na nasa pic?

then finally my orders came and getting photos should be stopped and i have to eat. just take a look at my "storyboards" and tell me if i didn't enjoy.

the story of the murdered chicken. kawawa ang manok sa akin.


weapons of destruction

New York Cheesecake (nang dumaan ang bagyong Ohmski)

after all that has happened, i will judge Chef d' Angelo in 3 words, "FOOD IS GOOD."

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Be a Secret Santa from Delifrance

thanks to cheftonio for sharing this great treat!

Delifrance gives us a very special holiday gift. all you have to do is print this:

and present this to your nearest Delifrance branch and get free Almond Star Cookies (Nov 10-23 2008) or a Chocolate Chip Almond Biscotti (Nov 24 - Dec 7 2008). you can also bring cheer to your friends and loved ones by logging on to http://www.mysecretsanta08.com/ and filling in their names to send the coupon to their emails.

i have printed the coupon and redeemed my Almond Star Cookies. this is not only the treat they have for the holidays for when you have this card:

get it stamped at every visit to Delifrance and you're in for another treat once you've completed all 6 boxes!

and we thought we are finished. since we came to the store in a group, the lady from Delifrance wished us to stay for a while and she conducted a little survey or profiling on the store visitors. so we allotted the time for her to do so and we are surprised that she gave us a gift cheque for our cooperation. what we did, we availed it for 6 chocolate mousses worth Php 20 each. that isn't that bad at all. thanks Delifrance!

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Ohmski's Blogline: Oktoberfest '08 at TasteAsia MOA

another happy night for me, lex, adie and a set of new friends at the Oktoberfest for Bloggers at TasteAsia at SM Mall of Asia last Sept 26, 2008. i was a bit late kasi nag-enroll pa ako sa Fitness First which costed me another fortune. i have my goals, wag na makialam. lol

by the way, mang-i-inggit muna ako ha. i've been attending to these kind of events kasi, first of all, LIBRE FOOD. thanks to TasteAsia for that wonderful treat always. lagi na lang kayo may plugging after every eveny. but everytime i go to TasteAsia, i really enjoy every experience. i think it's always a different set of buffet. nahihiya lang ako bumalik.

next, ANOTHER EB ito with other bloggers. first time to meet gneth from multiply and she had with her, jhuly. we had a bunch of topics to talk about and that includes other multiply users. malamang, dun kame nagkakila-kilala e. we even dreamt of holding an event for us multiply users pero cguro dpa masyadong bigtime. maybe an invitation to users within the MegaManila area muna. kung may sasama, go lang ha. wanna help with organizing? even saw my sisters officemates at the event. nice meeting you guys. i have also met, vera (aka trinalabandera and halavera) with a couple of Greenpinoy'ers. ang saya nilang tignan.

third, MAY FREEBIES PA! mantakin mo, nagpa-register ka lang, pumunta ka sa MOA on a typical gimik-night, free concert with Moonstar 88, libre kain at nag-uwi pa kame ng gift pack from SMB! aba magkano kaya ang ginastos ng SanMig at TasteAsia para malibre kame lahat? even lex won stuff from the raffle. nakakainis lang nung sunud-sunod na number e number ko ang nasa gitna. ako lang ata hindi natawag. grrr...

sayang sa mga hindi naka-attend. we hope that there's a halloween party. i wanna see guys again IN COSTUME! hahaha.. basta ako prepared na, just waiting for the announcement kung meron mang halloween party.

I FEEL SO SIKAT! (you know, hahaha...)
as always, you see photobloggers lurking in these kind of events showing off their DSLRs to others. (lol joke lang. e camera phone lang kasi meron kame nun kaya low-quality ang mga photos namin.) and then there's this Chinese blogger na biglang lumapit sakin, "Pwede magpa-picture?" i thought na magpapapicture sya kasama ng friends nya at ako ang hahawak ng camera. yun pala ako ang gusto nya kasama sa picture! wahahaha.. blog celebrity? ako? no way! alam kong sumikat at blockbuster ang blog ko minsan pero i never imagined na may magpapapicture kasama ako. hahaha... si Tanggera yun. nice meeting you. kasi ako daw yung nanalo sa Trinoma Blogger Food Tour photo contest. e gusto nya i-document na i was there also. so aminin ko na, na-flatter ako sa ganung approach sakin. next time nga makagawa na ng scandal. hahaha.. (not to mention my jaywalking incident.)

almost 2AM (what?!) nako nakauwi. nag-enjoy talaga ako sobra.

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Blog Event of the Month: it's good to be lactose-intolerant

I've just received this PM from one of my officemates:

Hi friends, the ff items have been recalled due to China's milk situation. M&M's, Snickers, Mentos, yoghurt bottle, Dove Choc, Oreo, wafer sticks, Monmilk, Dutchlady sterilized milk, Wall's all natural mango, Mini Poppers ice cream, Magnum ice cream, Moo sandwich ice cream, Mini Cornetto, can ice cream. weve been asked by AVA 2 remove them from our stores. if you have any of these items in ur house dont eat them.this is real. please pass.

If you happen to possess these goods on your ref, too bad you have to throw them until there's further announcement from the BFAD. But isn't these products produced somewhere than China? hmmm... It's sometimes a nice thing that you're lactose-intolerant like Leonard from the Big Bang Theory.

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Ang liit na ng burger sa McDo

kumain ako kanina sa McDo Dela Costa at umorder ng regular burger. dahil na rin merong coupon for upsize Coke and fries, inavail ko na rin yun para may pandagdag laman ng tiyan. pero pagharap sakin ng burger, nagulat ako sa aking nakita: ANG LIIT! malaki pa ata palad ko saka mas makapal pa ang 4 na daliri ko. buti na nga lang e may upsize na fries and drinks kaya medyo nakuntento ako sa kinain ko. kung kasing ganda lang nung burger na kinain ko yung nasa picture, hindi ko maookray ang McDo. kala ko sabi ni GMA na walang shortage sa mga pagkain e bakit nanliliit ang mga burger ngayon, tapos ang mahal-mahal pa!

saka nga pala, ang ganda ng sounds. sana maglabas ang McDo ng CD na collection nila nun. kasi pagpasok namin Disturbia ni Rihanna ang tugtog. muntik na ako mapa-party sa loob. lol. tapos naging Chris Brown at yung mga sumunod hindi ko na alam, pero magaganda naman lahat. yung tipong may binebenta diba sa Starbucks na Bossa CD? sana may ganun din sa McDo.*

*as if naman bibili e hari nga ng download ang nagsulat ng post na to.

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Pinakamatakaw na Weekend... yet

last friday pag-uwi e wala palang dinner sa bahay. pero nakakain ako ng happy meal sa mcdo before umuwi. btw, i got the HuanHuan, JingJing and Nini toys. dahil bitin, ang salubong ni mama e dala na daw nya yung Palm Card from Pizza Hut na matagal nyang hinihingi sa kumare nya. and since mejo nawiwili ako sa pagpapa-deliver, ayun, nag-share kame ni mama sa bayad.

umorder muna kame ng Super Supreme at may libreng Pepperroni kasi nga may Palm Card kame.

nung Saturday naman pagkasimba namin sa Sta. Lucia e nag-dinner muna kame sa Mang Inasal. eat all you kanin! Pecho ba naman ang orderin namin e talagang mapapakanin ka talaga dun. ayun, solb! tapos panoorin nyo pa yung mga TVC nila sa branch. Alamin ang secret ng Special Chicken Sauce sa website nila.

next day e dumating ang ate ko at saka anak nya. for merienda, e umorder ulit sila sa Pizza Hut pero Cheesy Pops naman ang inorder nila. again, Pepperoni Pizza ulit yung kasama kasi un ung Pizza of the Month nila.

kahapon naman dahil wala namang pang-lakwatsa, sa bahay lang ako. Pininyahang Manok (Ohmski style) ang niluto ko. ayun, wala pang 1hr, ubos na! hahaha...

sinusulat ko ito habang nagtatanghalian.

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now i can attend to this:

i missed the previous Coke ZERO event which happened at MoA. now, it's great that they'll be having another one. ging shared to me the info and really made it sure that i register immediately.

happening on 8 - 8 - 8 at TasteAsia MoA, this would be a very lucky day!

nga pala, i've been checking out also registered users from blogspot. kaya if you happen to see me in your bloglog, visit din kayo sakin. hehehe...

it is true that the only first 500 bloggers registered will only be carrying cases of Coke and their companions won't?

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TAKAW ROFLMAO!

July 15 2008 - Araw ng Sweldo

it was customary for me to eat out with officemates during payday. eventhough my dad prepares my lunch everyday, i sneaked out of the house this morning without the food he prepared. in my efforts not to spend a lot for my meal, i bought a set meal from Manong Cecilio: our regular maglalako ng merienda and lunch. i selected the kare-kare with rice and banana for lunch. i even had the chance to buy mushroom soup at nearby KFC branch to warm my stomach kasi medyo malamig na rin yung inorder ko kay manong.

every boring day, actually this goes on for weeks already after we transfered at the new office. nakarinig pa nga kame ng barilan dito sa may shell maya. chismis na personal na away pero i don't get the point na bakit hindi na lang nya sugurin sa loob ng building yung kaaway nya at kelangan pang gumawa ng mayabang na eksena. hirap talaga sumikat ngayon.

since very boring nga ngayon sa office at nawalan pa ng internet at a very long time, idagdag mo pa ang pag-expire ng installed game ko from Yahoo©, na-beat ko din ang spider solitaire at nag-experiment sa photoshop na wala namang kinahinatnan. lumabas na din ako ng office kasama ang ilan sa officemates para magpahangin sa labas. bibili sila ng tinapay sa malapit. pero paglingon ko sa likod sa Gloria Jean's ay may nakita akong 2 familiar na tao: mich and sharnie. lazily wasting time doon at nagbabasa ng magazines while sipping warm drinks. so join na lang ako sa kanila. bumili ako ng white chocolate latté with whipped cream on top. nakitusok sa mga pastries na kinakain nila at nakibasa na rin ng magazine. first time kong magbasa ng Sugar Sugar at fashion mag pala sya.

bago kame lumabas e i was still craving for something. namiss ko na ang maanghang na wasabe. sharnie and i decided na pumunta ng Bento Box. e hindi pa kame nakakapagpaalam king ging at mich dahil magbabayad pa sila sa BDO na offline pa!

pagdating ng Bento Box e umorder na ako ng miso soup at 8 pcs maki. si sharnie naman e salad ang inorder. nauna ang miso soup, sumunod ang salad at last ang maki. partida, naki-chopsticks pako ng salad kay sharnie at naunahan ko pa syang ubusin yung order ko. ngayon para na akong butete. i wanna get back on Hiphop Abs! natigil e, months na. hehe...

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kapag ang palay naging bigas, may bumayo

ganito na raw ang pagkuha ng bigas sa ilang lugar dito sa bansa (YM namin ni carissa):

carissa: alam mo b ung balita
carissa: grabe sex in exchange of rice
ohmski: sino?
carissa: sa jessica soho
ohmski: wow
carissa: ano ba nangyayari sa mga tao ngayon
carissa: grabe n to
carissa: wala na bang ibang mapagkakakitaan
ohmski: kulang na sa values
carissa: oo nga
carissa: gusto kasi madalian na makuha ung gusto nila
ohmski: sa ganyan kc cla nasanay ng govrnmnt
ohmski: yung lagi nlang nabibigyan
ohmski: e mron p ding mga halang ang bituka.
carissa: bakit goverment ang may kasalanan?
carissa: wala ba silang utak para mag-isip para sa kapakanan nila
ohmski: nasanay nga kc cla
ohmski: hindi naman gov ang bine-blame
carissa: ano ba ginawa ng govt para masanay sila?
ohmski: lagi ngang binibigay nalang gusto nila
ohmski: pamPR din
ohmski: lalo nga silang nagagamit pagdating sa elections e
carissa: iba na talaga mga isip ng tao ngayon
carissa: di ko lam e kung san nila nakukuha yung mga ganyang paraan
carissa: di ba?
carissa: hello?! bigas daw ba?
ohmski: kasi nga ang palay pag naging bigas, may bumayo!
carissa: hahaha!
ohmski: may point diba?
carissa: yes naman ang thinking!
carissa: hahaha
carissa: eh nauna yung pagbayo kesa dun sa bigas eh
carissa: pano yan?
ohmski: kaya nga. yung palay naging bigas na

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Blog Event of the Month: KANIN!

marami nang nagugutom. tumataas ang bilihin. walang trabaho.

mga problema nga naman talaga ng pilipinas hindi na natapos. buti nalang at hindi masyado mainitin ang ulo ng mga pilipino sa halip yung iba kaya pang gawan ito ng joke. pero sana matauhan naman ang lahat na hindi naman sa lahat ng pagkakataon e aasa sa gobyerno. sana din naman e makonsensya ang mga negosyanteng kumokontrol sa supply ng bigas para lang makakuha ng malaking halaga.

mungkahi ko sa mga pilipino:

1. magandang trabaho ang pagsasaka. at ito ang dapat pangunahin nating kabuhayan. malalawak ang mga lupain, sagana ang ating likas yaman at onti lang ang ating magsasaka. kung walang magsasaka, tayo ang nagugutom. mas marami tayong produkto, hindi na tayo masyadong aangkat ng ilang pangangailangan na may kapalit na malaking halaga.
2. masanay tayong magtipid. naalala ko ang isang sinabi ng isang mahirap na inere sa radyo: bakit ang mayayaman, kumakain ng marami pero nagkukumahog magpapayat? may punto sya. kung hindi tayo nagsasayang ng pagkain at sa halip binibigay ang sobra sa kanila, bababa ang porsyento ng nagugutom.
3. wag masyadong umasa sa gobyerno. oo nga't nilagay natin sila sa pwesto, pero ang trabaho nila ay ayusin ang anumang gusot. (na malamang e tayo rin ang may-gawa) maghanap tayo ng ikabubuhay, pwede tayo magtanim sa mga bakuran, makibahagi sa mga LEGAL na pamamaraan.
4. family planning. kung pwede nga lang gawing 2 anak kada pamilya, hindi na kasi uso yung palakihan ng lahi. alam naman nating mahirap ang buhay diba?
5. bumalik sa mga pinanggalingan. kung wala tayong mapuna dito sa Maynila, maaari namang bumalik sa mga probinsya at dun magtrabaho. kahit papano e magkakaroon ng mga panibagong magsasaka.

sana naman umahon na tayo. lagi nalang kasi siraan e kaya walang nangyayaring matino.

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