Cupcakes by Sonja
I have heard a lot of hype regarding Sonja’s cupcakes for quite some time now and I am aware that there have been other food bloggers who have already tried these desserts and written about them too. Reading their testimonials, I got excited and for so long have wanted to have a go at these seemingly picture perfect desserts.
I guess you would ask why I did not indulge. One reason really is that I have never stepped foot in the Serendra area since the time it opened to a lot of dining establishments. I have been too busy at work to travel to the Fort area even for Friday lunch outs.
So I made the most of my first trip to Serendra Piazza by visiting the highly popular Cupcakes by Sonja. Despite the rains, my officemates and I went from Bonifacio High Street to where Sonja’s was. I knew I could not leave without the cupcakes that I have been dreaming of for so long.
Ako si Pina… At ito ang aking kwento…
Ako si Pina.
Samu’t-saring mukha ang kinakatawan ko, may dukha, mangmang, edukado, mayaman, bata, matanda, malakas at mahina. Samu’t-saring mukha na siyang nagpapakilala sa makabagong babae sa sinasabi nilang makabagong panahon. Magmasid ka sa iyong kapaligiran at makikita mo ako, mararamdaman mo ang aking presensiya at marahil, kung sensitibo ka, mararamdaman mo din ang paghihirap ko.
The Hit List: Top 10 Coolest Hits at the August 1 Bloggers’ EB
OFWs are No Heroes
Heroes put on the cape and fly off to save the world. Filipino migrant workers are no heroes, they’re not invincible. Bullets won’t bounce off their eye balls. You shoot them and they’re dead. You lock them up in your house and they’re chattel. You kidnap them, and hold hostage their passports and they’re slave labourers, made to work 12 hours every day. OFWs are no heroes. Read here.
Pusit
You know how it is that people from Sales usually tell the darnedest stories. Most even boarder to blatant BS, the stuff that the inuman-sa-kanto tell-tales are made of. This is based on one of those stories, told to a friend by a guy from Sales. Where he got it, the authenticity, and its veracity is and will forever remain a mystery. Please exercise careful judgment in whether or not to believe.
“Ser, kumakain ba kayo ng Pusit?”
“Ano namang klaseng tanong yan?”
“Pasensya na, ser. Napansin ko kasing parang oorderin nyo yang adobong pusit eh.”
“Hindi. Dito na ‘ko sa menudo. Eto, subok ko ng masarap. San naman nang-galing yang tanong mong yan?”
“Alam nyo naman na mangingisda ako, di ba?”
“…”
“Ang tatay ko, mangingisda. Ang tatay ng tatay ko, mangingisda. Marami pa sa pamilya namin mga mangingisda. Pero lahat kami hindi kumakain ng pusit…”
The case of Malru Fernandz: exorcizing a self-proclaimed diva
- However I forgot that the hub was in Dubai and the majority of the OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) were stationed there. The duty-free shop was overrun with Filipino workers selling cell phones and perfume. Meanwhile, I wanted to slash my wrist at the thought of being trapped in a plane with all of them.
- While I was on the plane (where the seats were so small I had bruises on my legs), my only consolation was the entertainment on the small flat screen in front of me. But it was busted, so I heaved a sigh, popped my sleeping pills and dozed off to the sounds of gum chewing and endless yelling of “HOY! Kumusta ka na? At taga sann ka? Domestic helper ka rin ba?” Translation: “Hey there? Where are you from? Are you a domestic helper as well?” I though I had died and God had sent me to my very own private hell.
- On my way back, I had to bravely take the economy flight once more. This time I had already resigned myself to being trapped like a sardine in a sardine can with all these OFWs smelling of AXE and Charlie cologne while Jo Malone evaporated into thin air.
- All in all, it’s been a pretty good summer. Jetting from the Aegean Sea to the Pacific may sound a bit pretentious until you wake up in economy class smelling like air freshener.
DVD Library #8: Look, Up in the Sky! – The Amazing Story of Superman
Although I hate Bryan Singer (don’t ask), I love documentaries. Especially if it’s about comics. I thought long and hard about getting this documentary about Superman, and I finally gave in. I mean, come on. It’s Superman.Continue reading ‘DVD Library #8: Look, Up in the Sky! – The Amazing Story of Superman’
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
To be honest, I’m not the biggest Harry Potter (HP) fan around, nor a die-hard, insane believer of magic. It was only by chance that I got to watch HP and the Philosopher’s Stone and by necessity now that I have kept reading Rowling’s 7 (not counting Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) books of the Boy Who Lived. Unlike other HP fans around the globe, I have read all the books only once but read them like I have my beloved Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy by Libbie Henrietta Hyman. I must admit that to indulge in HP’s parallel world for someone like me is truly incredible; like a good break from doing ten scientific papers, special projects and loads of exams all at once.
Although fantastic, I must add that her books were written very carefully in that it never mentioned any religion like Christianity or Islam or Paganism etc. because if it did, the matter of explaining the whole concept to the kids would create a massive problem for the elders and, not to mention, a breach in our belief of God (Please correct me if I’m wrong). Surely, HP presented that evil could exist but what of God or his goodwill? Deathly Hallows even mentioned Death but nothing concrete on angels or of Heaven or Hell. In Chapter 35 King’s Cross, when HP and Dumbledore were talking, I sort of had the impression that they were in a place that should be for souls, I mean because at that time, both were supposedly dead. But as it turned out, their conversation was all just in HP’s head:
‘Tell me one last thing,’ said Harry. ‘Is this real? Or has his been happening inside my head?’
Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice sounded loud and strong in Harry’s ears even though the bright mist was descending again, obscuring the his figure.
‘Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?’
Wika2007 Official Entries
Official Entries (may also be seen here)
Here are the official entries. Please vote for your favorite at http://pintig.pinoyblogosphere.net/index.php?category=Wika2007.
- Huwag mo nang itanong by Michael P. De Guzman
- For the LOVE of Wisdom by Bam
- Tuliro by Lizbeth Buenaflor
- AOL Wika 2007 Entry : “Maraming Wika, Matatag na Bansa” by Lionheart
- Lahi by Hazel Sheryll Reambillo
- Ang Wikang Tagalog Bow by Geri Barcelona
- Alay sa Buwan ng Wika by Eljon Salenga
- Katimauan para king sariling Amanu! by Jason Paul Laxamana
- United We Stand, Divided We Fall by Mary Roselyn L. Reyes
- Linggo ng Wika Special: “Aral ng Kasaysayan” by Don
- Bayang minumulto… by McRey
- Naykupu! by Ynon
- Language and the Heaven-sent story by Timlight
- Isang Click para sa Halo Halo Espesyal Pilipino by Hatchzel
- Tungo sa pagbabanyuhay by Ding Fuellos
- WIKANG FILIPINO, DAPAT PAGYAMANIN by Alice Fajardo
- Maraming Wika, Matatag na Bansa by Paul Vincent
- Maraming Wika, Matatag na Bansa by Hussein Catanyag
- Ang paradigm shift at ang mga erehe ng KWF by Willy Prilles, Jr.
- Ukinenam: an expression only by Rens Sese
- PAGKAKAISA SA KABILA NG PAGKAKAIBA by Mary Grace Reglos
- Ang Pagladlad ng Kapa by Empress Maruja
- A Language We All Need to Learn by Ayel
- Maraming Wika, Matatag na Bansa by Conrad Miguel E. Gozalo
- Ang ‘Tag-ray’ at ang Wikang Pinoy! by Fjordan G. Allego
- Taste the Philippines by Mark Aethen G. Agana
- Maraming Wika, mas marami ang mabahong isda! by Irvin P. Sto. Tomas
- Imperyalistang Maynila: A Wika 2007 Entry by Ariel James A. Matela
- Alitaptap by Denib Josette M. Suguitan
- Ang Ikalawang Tore ni Babel by Juan Karlo Licudine
- Hoy! Mas marami nga kaming wika, matatag naman kami!!! by Jan Marvi F. Atienza
- Wika at Musika by Garry Victor Urbi
- YAPAK NI RIZAL by Kc Victoria
- Si Bisoy, sa hamon ng maraming Wika by Richard V. Diongson
- Liham pasasalamat kay PILIPINO by Mark Monta
- Pitong Libong Pulo: Binigkis ng Iisang Wika by Micaela Fransesca Rodriguez
- Silip sa WIka by Raymund Salumbides
- Tulay by Hedrick Jan Cabrera
- Hindi Ito Entry Sa Wika 2007 Blog Writing Contest by Mamang Sorbetero
- Pudra by Edward Purnell
- Bakit ba Hindi Ako nag-Filipino Major? by Tyrene Delgado
- Wikang Filipino… Naaan ka na? by Richard Coronacion
- Filipino: Bonding a Nation and Its People by AnitoKid
- May Himig ang Abakada by Aaron James R. San Pedro
- AKALA MO LANG WALA PERO MERON MERON MERON! WAPAK! by Chibi
- Ang Obra by Feddie Marc S. Perez
- ‘THE’ Filipino Language: WHAT THE HECK DOES THIS MEAN??? by Frances Paola G. Doplon
- Pista ng Wikang Filipino/The Spectacle of the Filipino Language by Marocharim
- Nosebleed by Tricia Ferrer
- MINDANAO KINI (this is Mindanao) by Hector Minoza
- Speak the ‘Wika’ Go Global! by Lord Art Florenz M. Lomarda
- Anthem of Nations by Catherine Pascual
- Ang Mother Tounge at Lingua Franca by Lester G. Cavestany
- Paglipas by Philip Marco C. Caballes
- Posible Kaya? by Donald Bercasio
- Inglish ispiking? by Karla Chan
- Maraming Wika, Matatag Na Bansa by JP Tolledo
The poll will start on August 20 12:00am up to August 25 11:59:59pm.
http://pintig.pinoyblogosphere.net/index.php?category=Wika2007
For more information, kindly visit the contest’s page.
