Foodie places are fast becoming popular these days particularly in the metro near malls and crowded hang outs. It's open early in the morning like Sunday flea markets or after work dining joints until the wee hours of midnight. Filipinos definitely love to eat with its limitless food varieties and innovative selections. You need not go out of town to enjoy regional dishes or delicacies.
This September 16 – 18, Manila Ocean Park invites all foodies for a one of a kind food event. Come join Food Trip! Manila Ocean Park's Biggest Food Fest, a 3 day fun event for the whole family. For only P200,you can avail of food sampling in over 20 food bazaars, one meal, drinks and discounts at Manila Ocean Park attractions.You can also join the Food Warrior eating challenge and win exciting prizes! Registration forms can be downloaded in the website.
Check out Cupcake Decorating and Flair Tending contest, mini concerts, mascot parade and cooking demos.
Food Trip! Manila Ocean Park's Biggest Food Fest tickets are now available for sale at the ticket booth/Reservation Office located at Manila Ocean Park. For details, please call 567-7777 loc. 155, 0917-8740667 (Sue), 0917-5852640 (edi) or visit www.manilaoceanpark.com.
Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup end up as the 3rd runner up 2011 Miss Universe in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Supsup was the favorite among the candidates, she topped the on line voting. Miss Angola Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Universe 2011. 1st Runner-up - Miss Ukraine, Olesya Stefanko. Stefanko2nd Runner-up - Miss Brazil, Priscila Machado. 3rd Runner-up - Miss Philippines, Shamcey Supsup, 4th Runner-up - Miss China , Zi Lin Luo Luo
Shamcey Supsup did well all thru out the pageants competition, the only top 5 contender who answered her question in fluent english. Her answer gave Philippines a head high, thumbs up and a proud nation.
She answered the question with pride and love to most sovereign to all the Almighty. She’s a true Filipina , really someone who values her religion and will not do anything to suffer what she believe in.
Judge Vivica A. Fox asked Supsup, "Would you change your religious beliefs to marry the person you love? Why or why not?"
Supsup answered, "If I would have to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love. Because the first person that I love is God, who created me." "I have my faith and my principles, and this is what makes me who I am. If the person loves me, he'll love my God too."
Oprah Winfrey via NBC News: "I have reservations with the results. If the only basis is the Q and A portion, after having been trimmed down to 5, Ms. Philippines deserved to win. What made her different from the rest is that she had no seconds to rethink of her answer as she had no interpreter to break the ice. The rest had their interpreters and having breaks on seconds to think about their answers. Hands down, Ms. Philippines answered straight to the point.
The pageant was hosted by NBC "Today" anchor Natalie Morales and the Bravo network's Andy Cohen. Judges were celebrities including Connie Chung, supermodel Isabeli Fontana, Indy race car driver Helio Castroneves, Vivica Fox, Adrienne Maloof, Amelia Vega and Philippine international singer Lea Salonga.
You are truly beautiful and amazing and so wonderful !!! God bless you, Shamcey!
"Congratulations, Shamcey! You make all Filipinos proud!"
Shamcey, 24, stands at five feet and seven and one-fourth inches tall and hails from General Santos City. She has a degree in BS in Architecture and graduated Magna Cum Laude from UP-Dilimam College of Architecture. She was the top 1 successful examinee of the Architect Licensure Examination held in June 2010.
You can view the list of top 10 architects held in June 2010 also in this website by clicking Top 10 Architects June 2010.
Filipina singer-actress Lea Salonga was chosen as one of the judges in the prestigious beauty pageant on Earth Miss Universe. According to press release, Miss Universe Organization announced the celebrities and experts who will judge at the 60th Annual Miss Universe Pageant, in São Paulo, Brazil.
Among the list of judges includes :
Helios Castroneves, Three-time Winner of the Indianapolis 500
-Connie Chung, U.S. Broadcast Legend
-Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian Supermodel
-Vivica Fox, Actress & Television Producer
-Adrienne Maloof, From Bravo’s hit series “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”
-Amelia Vega, Miss Universe 2003
Lea Salonga who's an accomplished singer/actress rose to fame globally when she won Tony Award in 1991 as the lead performing actress on Broadway musical show Miss Saigon. She portrayed singing voice of several Disney films like female lead characters in Aladdin, Mulan and Mulan II.
Meanwhile Philippines’ pride in the Miss Universe pageant is Shamcey Supsup, a magna cum laude graduate at University of the Philippines (UP) is doing well on online survey. Supsup was reported leading on online voting although on the pageant online voting will still end on September 11, still you can cast your vote at Missuniverse website. To vote, go here
Miss Universe will be broadcast live from Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on Monday, September 12 at 9 p.m.
Take Charge of your life by beginning something you've always wanted to do.
If your goal seems overwhelming, start small.
Imagine
Your imagination has no boundaries...
'Dreaming about something is the first step toward achieving it.
Laugh
Laughter is a direct route to your soul.
It broadens your perspective, keeps you healthy, and makes an unbearable situation easier to deal with.
Believe
Set your mind to predict success.
Tell yourself you WILL succeed at whatever you're doing at the moment.
Seek
Allow yourself to grow by exposing your vunerability and insecurity.
Don't live strictly inside your comfort zone --
Don't always play it safe.
Play
We can always find something "that needs to be done" and we forget how to have fun.
Make a conscious effort to take time off --
You'll feel refreshed and able to think more clearly afterwards.
Trust
By being paralyzed by indecision is worse than making the wrong decision.
You can't grow if you don't trust your inner voice.
Listen
Try listening carefully to the other person's point of view FIRST,
without being preoccupied or distracted.
You'll really hear what is being said
and the other person is more likely to pay attention to your views.
Create
Creativity maintains the balance in our lives.
The more we use our creativity, the more it develops.
Connect
Relationships are what pull us through the hard times,
and make the good times meaningful.
Take the time to nuture the connections that uplift you.
Touch
Humans need touch to survive and thrive.
Don't forget to hug your loved ones.
Pat your friends on the back, literally and figuratively.
Forgive
Forgiveness is life-changing because it puts you in charge.
You become empowered.
Pray
Prayer is asking God to transform the situation and become the heart of your life.
Take time each day to nuture this connection.
Hope
Hope is the knowledge that even in the worst of times
We can triumph over hardship and sorrow and grow in spirit.
Hope is what sustains humanity.
Choose
We can't always choose our circumstances, but we can choose our attitudes towards them.
Appreciate
Admire the good in yourself and in those around you.
Give
Happiness involves giving freely to others and not necessarily wanting something in return.
Read
Reading removes boundaries.
Write
Words are freedom. Words are power.
Release
Avoid doing something just because everyone said you should.
Give yourself permission to relax.
This is very inspirational and in video form. It encourages and enlightenment. Very inspiring and if one is feeling down , and read this, watch the video, he/she will be hopeful, feel happy, and inspired. Life will be change right and beautifully. Always watch and read ... Smile ! :)
This is with a beautiful song by Simon Webbe entitled No Worries.
The exhibit features rare photographs taken by photojournalists whose lives were endangered while covering the deadly eruption that saw daylight turn into night, destroyed millions of pesos worth of property and left thousands homeless. The dramatic photographs on display hope to remind the people of the unforgettable "man against nature" episode in our country's history that tested man's fortitude. Also to be showcased are images of present-day communities which have recovered from the devastation of June 15, 1991 and have moved on to rebuild their lives, as well as the award-winning photographs of Albert Garcia, the first Filipino to have won the prestigious World Press Photo grand prize with his compelling shots of Mt. Pinatubo's fury. Opening and cocktails on September 19, 2011 at 1:30pm at the Atrium Second Floor of The Podium. The photographs will also be exhibited during the Tambayayong Festival at the Southbay Pavilion in Carson City, California, USA on October 1-31, 2011.
