HELP via HELICOPTER

They have been using helicopters

to deliver relief goods in the areas

hardest hit by ONDOY, and

hardest-to-reach by land.

JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE BELOW

to view the full-size form that

you may print out and fax/e-mail:

WORLD VISION

is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation

dedicated to working with children, families and communities

to overcome poverty; they almost always are the First to Help

whenever a calamity or disaster strikes the Philippines.

Donor Service Hotline

372-7777

text :

09178664824

Office Address:

World Vision Development Foundation

389 Quezon Avenue cor. West 6th St., Q.C.

website:

http://www.worldvision.org.ph/

REPACK YOU, Malacañang!!! REPACK YOU!!!

NGAYON, Hermogenes Esperon, Chief of Staff,

said there was an apparent miscommunication:
"Malacañang was not supposed to be an evacuation center,
as was announced on Monday. This is a repacking center."

Philippine Daily Inquirer : September 30, 2009 :
Palace-to-do-repacking-only-long-lines-irk-Arroyo

KAHAPON, announced with much fanfare:

"The President (said) na gawing sentro ng relief operations
ang Malacañang,
even if kailangan mag-move out ng First Family dito,"
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said in an interview on dzBB radio.

Philippine Daily Inquirer : September 29, 2009 :
Arroyo-opens-Palace-for-Ondoy-operations

"State of the Nation Address": July 27, 2009... STATE of CALAMITY is more like it, exactly TWO MONTHS LATER

"As a country in the path of typhoons,

we must be as prepared as the latest technology permits
to anticipate natural calamities when that is possible;
to extend immediate and effective relief when it is not.


We have worked on flood control infrastructure...

this will help relieve hundreds of hectares
in this old city of its age-old woe."

KEEP GIVING, KEEP PRAYING

IT'S NOT OVER.

Please DONATE what you can,

no matter how much or how little.

HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS

still don't have adequate Food and Shelter.

If you can't give right now,

donate a PRAYER for our fellow FILIPINOS.

For donations,
you can drop by at the Sagip Kapamilya Warehouse
in 13 Examiner St. West Triangle, QC or
at the JUSMAG HQ in Scout Bayora across Rembrandt Hotel.

For more details,
contact Sagip Kapamilya at 413-2667 or 416-0387.
Look for Ms. Girlie Aragon.


For cash donations,
please deposit in the following accounts:

Bank: Banco de Oro, Mother Ignacia branch
Acct name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.
Acct no.: 5630020111

Routing code for international cash donations
BNORPHMM ABS-CBN Branch

For overseas donations,
please contact ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. :
1-800-527-2820

BRAIN FREEZE!!!

Häagen-Dazs®

ALL-YOU-CAN!!!

Daily,

10am to 9pm

until December 31!!!

Häagen-Dazs

SM Megamall

Mega Atrium

tel: 638-2971

Like a MINDLESS Herd of SHEEP...

...that's seen a GREENER PASTURE.

Ingat, Noynoy!

My ONE SENTENCE Book Review of DAN BROWN's "THE LOST SYMBOL":

Wait for the Paperback.

Salamat, President CORY : A Tribute to the Mother of Philippine Democracy

The CORY AQUINO Memorial DVD:

300 minutes of VIDEO of the Sea of YELLOW

from August 1 to 5, 2009,

from La Salle to the Manila Memorial;

the DVD is packaged in a hardbound booklet,

a fitting remembrance of the 5 days that

have changed our country's destiny.

Available Now for P600.00; proceeds

go to the Hapag-Asa Feeding Program

Let's TWIST Again!!!

from the genius creators of C2!!!

After revolutionizing Iced Tea,
Universal Robina now does it for

ICED COFFEE!!!

The Brand New "Coffee Twist"

with three great tasting flavors now available:
ORANGE, CLASSIC, & HAZELNUT!!!

TEKA, TEKA.... parang narinig ko na ito. Sino na nga gumawa nito dati? Si ano, si... sino na nga? Ah alam ko na, si....

FERDINAND MARCOS!!!

"GIBO Teodoro, Lakas-Kampi standard-bearer,

told The Philippine Star
that he would like to keep the PRESIDENTIAL system
but with a UNICAMERAL Congress.


“There is TOO MUCH CHECK-AND-BALANCE

and gridlock in a two-chamber Congress.

There is no synergy.”"

Anak ng MARTIAL LAW naman o!
Anong klaseng "platform" ito???

DOG LOVERS, please take note:

"Ang Sosyal at Mamahalin na BREED,

kahit na may complete papers at LINEAGE,

paligiran at ibahay mo kasama ng mga TUTA

na walang ginawa kung hindi sumunod sa BITCH,

tatahol din na parang ulol at kakagatin di kayo....

ARF! ARF!"

A Public Service

from

OISHI really means DELICIOUS

KIMCHIPS!

OISHI does it again
with these awesome
MSG-free Potato Chips
available in new flavors:

Sea Salt,

Wasabi & Nori

and

Kimchi!

P50 for the big bag in supermarkets
P60+++ at convenience stores

WASABITS!!!

thanks for the pics, abe cung peejay!!!

A Vote for GIBO is A Vote for GMA

I have to admit,

Gibo really comes wrapped in a great package:

bar topnotcher, strong speaker, gorgeous wife.

BUT.

I'm totally against his priorities for a parliamentary

system with no term limits, as well as his effusive

affection for all things branded "U.S. Military"

AND

more and more it appears,

Gibo seems to be GMA and her pals'

pre-need plan and life insurance combined.

Specially when Ronnie Puno is your VP,

and you're surrounded by the Arroyo Brothers,

Ermita, Nograles, Pichay, and (ahem!) Chavit Singson,

well, that's what you get with Gibo:

SIX MORE YEARS of GMA.

EtonAPOtalaga! PiNOYPower!

Featuring the APO Hiking Society,

The Dawn, Noel Cabangon, Juana Change,

Paraluman, Isay Alvarez, Bayang Barrios,

AizaSeguerra, Leah Navarro...

and special guest:

NOYNOY AQUINO!!!

Monday, 21 September 2009
UP Theater

Doors open at 5:50PM,
Show Time’s 7PM

Magkano daw ang tiket?
General Admission - Ambagan lang!!!
Pay what you want, but enjoy as much as you can!
Makilahok! Makibaka, huwag magalit! Yugyugan NA!


WEAR YELLOW!

WHISTLESTOP : The Grand Central Station for Good Food is open 24/7 once again!!!

Back in the day,
if you wanted a hot meal
after a night of cold beers,

there were only three real options:
Burger Machine for, well, burgers,

Goodah! for all kinds of mami & silog,
and for everything else, WhistleStop!!

It really was the only place in town where
one could find a full restaurant menu at 3a.m.

I used to haunt the Whistlestops in Jupiter St.,
Libis, and Shangri La Plaza, but because the owners
had migrated, all the restaurants closed down by 2005.

Flash Forward Four Years,
and the 24/7 restaurant that
had the best Hainanese Chicken
in MetroManila is back in business!


And I'm so loving the new interiors: baggage racks
and safety straps overhead, evoking the bygone age
of elegant train travel and the luxuries of first class;

very retro, & very reflective of the classic comfort food
that I enjoyed with friends, family, & furious girlfriends!

Upon entering the doors of the new Whistlestop,
this intriguing staircase of Samsonite greets you,

and spread out all over the restaurant are souvenirs
from another age, including this reel-to-reel tape player,

and my favorite, these "vases" on the tables,
that also hold the "Baggage Tags" which actually
serve as the Diner Comment & Feedback Forms. Nice!





Okay, the place looks cool.
But the burning question remains:
has the food withstood the test of time?

Well, the original chef of the Jupiter St.
Whistlestop has also returned, and with him,
so have the timeless recipes that we remember,
along with quite a few instant classics, such as:

WHISTLE-IZZAS:

totally cheesy (in a good way) mini pizzas;

ground beef and garnishes on a pinsec crust!

CRISPY PANSIT:

vermicelli-thin canton noodles fried to

perfection, topped with garlicky chopsuey!

MIXED SATAY:

Whistlestop's always been famous for their

Asian cuisine, and this peanut buttery taste

treat from Indonesia doesn't disappoint.

BANOFFEE PIE!

Wow. This dessert made me forget about the

versions from Banapple and Starbucks.

I'd return just to enjoy this again!

I did have enough space for the Chocolate Truffle Cake,
but my friends Ajay and Macho Matthew refused to share it,
so it must be really really good. And like the Banoffee,
it's baked for, and exclusively available at Whistlestop.

For my fellow breakfast addicts, try the Morning Heavyweight
meals that are available anytime of the day; I swear by the
Corned Beef Hash, but I shall return for the Heavyweight Bacon!





Before the proliferation of 7-11s and MiniStops,
there was one, and I emphasize, only one place in MetroManila
where anything was available in the wee small hours of the morning:

cookies and chocolates, all kinds of candy,
soap and shampoo, even magazines and toys,
all imported from the U.S., hence "PX",

everything was available at that small nook in Whistlestop!
It was perfect. A final goodnight gift for my dates,
pasalubongs for the kiddies, and chocolates for me!!!



The reborn restaurant doesn't have a full "PX" outlet yet,
but there's a really cute row of chocolates and candies,
(including Choc-Nut!) a homage to the original convenience store!











It's really great to have you back,
my last stop of the night!!!



WHISTLESTOP
Open 24/7 since 1977

28 Jupiter cor. Astra Sts.,
(very near EDSA, near Fiamma
between Bistro RJ and Starbucks)

telephone: 896-1989

Kung Kayang-Kaya pa ng APO, dapat Kayang-Kaya pA PO natin lahat!

I have a feeling that this will turn into a

PRO-NOYNOY,

Anti-Admin rally,

just like their almost dangerous to attend

concerts nationwide in 1984-1985

that became seas of yellow for CORY!

The AUDACITY of the APO

Danny, Buboy, and Jim

skewer GMA with their classic

"TUYO NG DAMDAMIN"!

History repeats itself once again.

the artists who courageously spearheaded

a none-too-subtle campaign against the Dictator

from 1983-1886 via a series of "NA PO" concerts,

prove that their talent and wit remains relevant,

and more essential than ever, in 2009!

YOSI BREAK

Based on the SWS Survey below,

I think we all might see a real picture

of these famous non-quitters

sneaking a smoke sometime soon!

NOYNOY gets a clear MAJORITY win,

not a mere PLURALITY vote

according to this survey conducted just last week;

The only caveat being:

the respondents only covered LUZON.

Nonetheless, this is all the more impressive

as the survey was conducted BEFORE 09-09-09,

when Noynoy formally declared his candidacy!

I can't wait for

the corresponding surveys from the

VISAYAS and MINDANAO!

But according to my friends from the

Queen City of the South,

CEBU still seems loyal to GMA though;

after all, she made a big show of having

her dubious 2nd inauguration there in 2004,

thanks to the machinations of The Great Garci!

We may have the momentum now,

but we can't relax, we can't lose focus,

we shouldn't take anything for granted;

we must work for a national majority:

TULOY TULOY

NOYNOY!!!

JOLLIBEE's "Drink Your UAAP Alma Mater" COKE Flavors! Oh, and the new CHICKEN BARBECUE is pretty damn good too!

BLUEBERRY for ATENEO

STRAWBERRY for UE

LEMON for UST

LIME for FEU

and for

LA SALLE?

AMPALAYA:

representing the

bitter taste of missing

the Final Four for the 1st time!

Now Available at your favorite Jollibee;

just say "Double Go Large" for your Fries & Coke

when you order any Value Meal, and

get the UAAP Coke bottle of your choice!

And while you're at Jollibee,

you MUST try this:

The Brand New

CHICKEN BARBECUE...

The Jollibee BBQ SAUCE is great:

less of an Aristocrat-style peanut buttery satay sauce,

and more of a classic American Kraft-style smoky taste.

The Chicken? Tender and practically falling off the bone....

rating:

this BBQ is smokin'!!!

BUTUAN : My Brand New Foodie Finds from The Ancient Kingdom

A week ago,

I spent a day in Butuan;

the historic city has a lot of ancient secrets:

as early as the 11th Century,

the people of Butuan were already trading with

the Kingdoms of Vietnam and Java,

and Butuan was considered as the

Center of Trade & Commerce of the Philippines.

There still is a heated debate regarding the

site of the first Holy Mass on Philippine soil:

Did Magellan and his friendly invaders

celebrate it on Limasawa, or in Butuan?

So much History to Discover,

but I had so little Time...

...I only had enough time

to discover and celebrate

the historic foodie finds of Butuan!

The #1 Pasalubong from The Ancient Kingdom:

The CRÈME de MENTHE BROWNIES of Butuan!!!



One must never leave Butuan without
tasting the scrumptious cakes and brownies

of MARGIE'S KITCHEN, renowned region-wide
for the very best Chocolate Treats in Mindanao.

Margie's lived up to the hype;
I was NOT disappointed.

These minty brownies were so moist and fudgy,

I just had to open the sealed box in my hotel room.

Needless to say, I couldn't stop at one.
This pasalubong never reached Manila!

The #2 Pasalubong from The Ancient Kingdom:

The PURPLE POTATO CHIPS of Butuan!!!


These taste like the best banana chips
you've ever had; and the sesame seeds add

a delightful savory flavor to these beautiful crisps
made of purple-hued sweet potato, a.k.a. kamote!

At only P30.00 per bag, these are excellent bargains,

another perfect take-home for the folks back in Manila,

but again, be warned: these are highly addictive;

handcarry these chips, & you might get off the plane empty-handed!

NOLI de CASTRATED

Sec. Ermita says:

“In our radar screen are ONLY

Secretary Teodoro and Chairman Fernando”

and then, true to form,

in the same way he flip-flops about holidays,

he makes an about face:

“I did NOT say the Vice President

was out of the running”

TYPICAL.

This Administration

really needs a Castration.