SOGOD: Sooo Goood!!!

I'm off to explore Sogod Bay in Southern Leyte

this, thanks to Andres Bonifacio, long weekend . . .

and along the way,

make pitstops in Doug's and Meldy's old hangouts,

enjoy Tacloban's Tablea ng Tsokolate "Muron" suman,

Scallops by the Sea, and Lechon Leyte served with Gabi!!!

GIVING THANKS : )

THANK YOU for Family and Friends,

THANK YOU for Health and Wealth,
THANK YOU for No New Ondoys and Ampatuans,
THANK YOU for the iPad and the Beatles on iTunes,
THANK YOU for Downton Abbey and The Walking Dead on TV,
THANK YOU for Balamban Liempo in Cebu & Chic-Boy in Manila,
THANK YOU for Inception, Toy Story 3-D, and The Social Network,
THANK YOU for Homemade Treasures Ensaymada from Pampanga!

LECHON PIZZA!!!

First, KFC impressed us with the Double Down,

and now Pizza Hut attempts to tempt us with

their version of The. Perfect. Food.

"Roasted pork and crispy "balat ng lechon"

on mozarella cheese and special lechon sauce..."

In related news,

KFC actually took out ads in the papers today

apologizing for not being able meet the very

strong demand for their Cardiac Delight:

AMPATUAN MASSACRE: One Year Ago Today...

Fifty Eight Innocent Persons Massacred

without mercy by Evil Incarnate.

Many of those involved in the planning

and the execution, literally and

figuratively, have yet to be

apprehended.

Meanwhile...

one of the country's highest-profile lawyers

(who incidentally also represents

former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo)

is now fighting for justice (!) for the Ampatuans;

in an interview published yesterday,

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20101122-304580/No-regrets-defending-Ampatuans-says-Fortun

he complained that he was receiving quite

a few death threats, and that

his family is now affected,

etc., etc., etc.

Well,

Boo fucking Hoo....

forgive me if I don't shed tears for your plight,

compañero;

I would rather sympathize with, and pray for

the families of the poor souls your client

brutally slaughtered in Maguindanao.

HALLOW, HERMIONE!!!

Remember the little wizard we met in 2001?

Well, she's now a hot witch!!!

No wonder Harry and Ron are running!!!

YOU CAN DO A BETTER JOB... NOW PROVE IT!!!

CONTRIBUTE HERE:

http://www.facebook.com/DOT.DIY

Task 1: The Logo + Tagline

Let's start small.

We don't want to do a full campaign (yet).
So what if we made a logo and tagline?

Okay, here we go:


THE LOGO
If there was one symbol that we needed
to use to tell people how beautiful the Philippines is,
what would it be?


THE TAGLINE
Along with the logo, what do we want to say?


GUIDELINES:
Digital or analog, color, Black and white,
photorealistic, etc.
At this point, we're looking for awesome ideas.


You can do a kickass comp on Photoshop
or even draw on a paper napkin.
Just get it to us via Facebook.

1) First, you have to "Like" us.
http://www.facebook.com/DOT.DIY

2) Get your creative brain a-crackin'!
3) If you drew something, scan or take a picture.
4) Upload it to Facebook.
5) TAG us so we see it or post it on our Photo page or our Wall.

TIMELINES:

In typical agency fashion, we wanted it yesterday.

But since we're playing on your sense of patriotism,
you have a week.

By our calendar, it's Wednesday, 17 November 2010.
That gives you until Wednesday, 24 November 2010.


WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THIS?

This is not a contest.
DOT needs a new logo + tagline.

So we're gonna collate everything into a .PDF,
print it and send it directly to the Department of Tourism.

Yes, we will e-mail AND deliver it.

BTW, we'll send you the .PDF of the collated work as well.
So do please give us your e-mail address.
We promise not to spam you with useless crap.

So there you have it.

We got what we wanted.
Now it's time to Think. Do. Share.

- The D.I.Y. Team

OR CONTRIBUTE HERE:

http://tourismpilipinas.com/

Send an email to eamacayayong@tourism.gov.ph
and express your desire to volunteer.
She will then give you the URL of the interim website.

Tell her (via email) the page you'd like to work on.

Submit a write-up
(either as rewrite of existing one or an entirely new one)
and/or a captioned photo.

We will put your name as a contributor,
both to give credit and assign accountability.

Of course, we will exercise editorial control
throughout the whole process.

This content will not only be used in the interim website
but also in the full-featured website.

Think of it as the wiki-approach to building our tourism website.

BTW, put on the subject:
"I WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO PROJECT DOT WIKI-WEBSITE"

P.S.

Sec. Bertie Lim and USec. Enteng Romano

Department of Tourism



Gentlemen:


We criticize you because we expect so much more;

we are vocal because we know you'll listen...

wasn't PNoy's administration supposed to be
markedly different from GMA's?


But your recent official statements
seem full of subterfuge and doublespeak.

Please don't fall into the "dedma/denial" trap
that afflicted officials from the previous administration.

We can move on, and should move on from this,
but first, someone has to admit culpability.


Otherwise, we're back to the time of Neri, et al.,
and both of you will be just like the previous
administration's officials that you
yourselves used to criticize.


Let's not go full circle.


Not this soon.

Not ever.


Please.

PLAGIARIZED "Pilipinas Kay Ganda" LOGO

UPDATE:

PNoy listened to us.

Thank You, Mr. President!

My apologies to the

Polish National Tourist Office.

http://www.poland.travel/en

I'm really sorry for calling

your logo a Google Doodle.

As for our Department of Tourism...

pwede ba,

mag-resign na kaagad kahit isa dyan?

NAKAKAHIYA.

P.S.

dahil dabest tayong mga Pinoy

sa pagpapatawa sa mga ganitong

nakakakamot-ulong situwasyon:

http://apps.facebook.com/kayganda/c/?ampaign=Yourname

Just type any name in place of "Pilipinas"

make your wives, daughters, girlfiends,

mothers, aunts, and lolas very happy!!!

a BILLION PESO JACKPOT by CHRISTMAS?

Wednesday, November 17

Winning Numbers: 53 9 45 24 50 29

Jackpot Prize: P495,597,376.80

No Winner

That's not remote at all for the 6/55 Grand Lotto,
what with mathematicians and statisticians
computing that the chances of winning are at around

1 : 29,000,000 +++


and that so far, for any given draw,
only 25% of the possible combinations
have actual bets placed on them. Amazing.

p.s.
tonight's jackpot is roughly 1/2
of what Manny Pacquiao earned in 36 minutes
last Sunday when he beat up Antonio Margarito

GOOGLE DOODLE Kay Ganda?!?!?

The Brand New "PILIPINAS KAY GANDA"
campaign by the Department of Tourism


not only sounds like an ABS-CBN morning show,
it also sounds like Ray-An and Tillie's classic song.


And the logo? Doesn't it look like our favorite search engine's?

It was NOT a fight. It was a DISSECTION.

My initial reaction, upon first seeing the fighters
face to face in the middle of the ring? ROCKY IV!!!
Rocky Balboa vs. the gigantic Russian Ivan Drago.


Outweighed by a full 17 pounds,

Outheighted by almost 5 full inches,

no problem; the Sarangani Representative

Outlasted the Tijuana Tornado over a full 12 rounds.

Watching the fight projected on a wide screen
became almost uncomfortable
during the last 3 rounds;

we were all just imploring the idiot referee to stop
the fight to prevent further damage on the courageous,
but severely and completely outclassed Antonio Margarito.


Well, the ref didn't.

The result? ESPN reports that:

"Pacquiao landed 474 of 1,069 punches
for a ridiculous 44-percent connect percentage.

Of those blows, he landed 411 of 713 power shots (58 %)."


"When you watch Pacquiao ply his trade,
you are not only watching the best fighter in the world --

and there is no question about it at this point --
you are watching one of the greatest fighters of all time."

CNN/Sports Illustrated adds:

"Manny Pacquiao is
the most exciting fighter in boxing today,

the fighter of the decade,
the most socially important boxer since Muhammad Ali.

Some are calling him the greatest fighter of the modern era."

We are all Witnesses.

p.s.

In related news, Floyd Gayweather Jr.
has been spotted in a mine in Chile,
trying to hide from the Pacman.

Be Afraid. BE VERY AFRAID...

The DOUBLE DOWN Sandwich

has landed at KFC.

two Original Recipe chicken fillets,

Cheese, BACON, Mayonnaise.

ALL MEAT. NO BUN.

Just add Rice!

No Truth to the rumour that BARACK OBAMA is a "brod" from TAU GAMMA

Hmmm...


De La Salle.
Alpha Phi Omega.


Is this a PR smokescreen for APO's fraternity brother
who's the main suspect in the Taft Ave. Bar Ops bombing?

In related news:

Ellen Tordesillas reports

Vice President Jojo Binay was "shouted at" and "shooed away"
by a Clinton aide when the VP was walking around the
VIP holding area at the Manila Hotel.

Jojobama was wearing his (now) trademark "shirt-jac".

Political Pundits are theorizing that:

1. Clinton's aide is a "brod" of AKHRO

or

2. Binay was mistaken for a waiter,
no thanks to his short-sleeved outfit
in a room full of men in suits/barongs!

SIMOY ng PASKO...

I've been collecting Christmas Songs for over 20 years...
I buy at least 3 yuletide albums every year, and

I'm pretty sure that my X'mas collection on analog tapes,
audio CDs, and now, digital MP3s, are now closing in on 100!

This year, tops on my list would be this gorgeously-wrapped
present from Ryan Cayabyab and the San Miguel Orchestra.



And I don't think I'll be able to resist this:






But the one (original. ahem!) CD/DVD
I'm most looking forward to this year
isn't even a Christmas album.

But hey, it's by...





It took a year, but finally, I'll soon get to watch
YOUR SONGS, the one concert from 2009
that I really really regret missing!!!


tracklist:

1. YOUR SONG

2. HALO

3. Power Ballads Medley
IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW
MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL
NOW AND FOREVER
OPEN ARMS

4. REHAB
5. HE'S GOT TO BE SOMEONE

6. Eraserheads/The Dawn Medley (with Jett Pangan)
ANG HULING EL BIMBO
SALAMAT

7. POKER FACE

8. Pinoy Love Songs Medley (with Richard Poon)
KAHIT ISANG SAGLIT
BAKIT LABIS KITANG MAHAL
MAHAL KITA, WALANG IBA
SANA MAULIT MULI

9. Pinoy Love Songs Medley 2 (with Richard Poon)
I DONT LOVE YOU ANYMORE
SOMETIME, SOMEWHERE

10. Musical Theatre Medley
I DREAMED A DREAM
ON MY OWN
MEMORY
ELECTRICITY
DEFYING GRAVITY

11. Ai-Ai de las Alas/Lea Segment
BANANA
BASANG BASA SA ULAN
HALIK

12. NO BOUNDARIES

13. BAYAN KO

14. THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

My STARBUCKS Story. Seriously!!!

‎"FRIENDS ARE LIKE SNOWFLAKES
ALL DIFFERENT AND BEAUTIFUL..."



I almost snorted my Peppermint Mocha
through my nose when I read that sophomoric
sign when I was at Starbucks T.Morato yesterday.
I'm submitting a more realistic thought to Starbucks:

"SOME FRIENDS ARE LIKE SNOW SLUDGE,
THEY START OFF REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND COOL,

BUT WHEN THINGS HEAT UP, THEY GET REALLY UGLY,
AND IT BECOMES REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF THEM."

watching KABAYAN and KORINA is like watching a TV Patrol replay from 1999...

They're Baaaaaaacccckkk...

Kakalampagin na tayo muli, gabi-gabi,

parang poltergeist!!!

The former Vice President AND

the wife of the man who almost became VP.

The Ratings War for Early Evening Television

will soon get very ridiculous;

another former First Lady-in-waiting is on TV5,

and word has it that Mike Enriquez is planning

something that will drive GMA News

ratings straight through the roof:

will he really deliver the news shirtless?!?!

Memo to Jack TV: EFF YOU!!!

Don't promote CONAN non-stop

at 11pm on November 9, 2010

if you're just going to shove

that douchebag Jay Leno

down our throats.

Twitter Rage:

@brilums
@JackTV you disappointed a lot of us.
Was supposed to throw a Conan party today.
Thanks for being a douchebag! Conan pushed back a week.
23 hours ago



@charisseyaptan
What the hell @JackTV? Did all of the 2 Leno fans
hold a gun to your head?
19 hours ago



@christinardy
Great job yet again @JackTV. Where the eff is Conan??
Ugh. You should change your name to FailTV. smh.
19 hours ago



@maemaearce
Yay! Haha. I know someone who cut classes
just to watch Conan on @JackTV. Oh man, he was so pissed.
No thanks @JackTV for changing the sched! You suck!
13 hours ago



@jiggycruz
Made it! Now at home in time for CONAN!!!
Thanks @JackTV!
11 hours ago



@drmcmuffin
AKALA KO NOVEMBER 9. PUNYETA!
RT @JackTV CONAN on Jack TV. Premieres November 16 at 1PM
10 hours ago



@joey_palma
Seriously, @JackTV? Go fuck a goat.
- from me and Carlo.
10 hours ago

HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE...

SHALANI SOLEDAD?!??!!

The Ex-First Lady-To-Be

will join TV5's "Willing Willie"

as the brand new co-host of Manny Villar's

favorite court jester, and ABS-CBN's least favorite

former "talent", El Ingrato himself, the Paragon of Hubris...

Does this mean Shalani will run for Senator

as a Nationalista in 2013?

Does this mean that no one hath

more money than Manny...

no, NOT Villar;

NOT Pacquiao;

Pangilinan?

Google Image Search: "AYALA NINOY STATUE"

I was looking for a photograph
of Ugarte Field/Ayala Triangle

yup, for the post right below this,
so I Googled "ayala ninoy statue". . .



please try an image search,
and check out the results:

one picture definitely

does NOT belong!!!

I'll just pitch a tent on the former Ugarte Field and LIVE THERE...

Crispy Korean Fried Chicken Wings from BON CHON

Hainanese Chicken Rice from WEE NAM KEE

Crispy Dinuguan from KANIN CLUB

Spider Sushi Roll from OMAKASE

Banoffee Pie from BANAPPLE

Fish and Chips from MO MO

Are you kidding me?!?!?

I really can't "IMAGINE" how this came about...

Don't fall of your chair!