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Hotel Sogo extends help to communities in CamSur

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Hotel Sogo continues to care as it ramped up its effort in helping the country’s indigent communities by reaching out to several communities in Luzon. Recently, it donated school supplies to over 300 school children in Triangulo Elementary School - Diversion Road, CBD II, Barangay Triangulo, Naga, and Oroc-Osoc Elementary School - Oroc-Osoc, Caramoan, Camarines Sur. Hotel Sogo also distributed long sleeve shirts and black out tarp cover from Hotel Sogo’s collateral materials for use as cover for tourist and fishing boats to 200 fisherfolks from Brgy.Paniman, Caramoan Camarines Sur. For more information about Hotel Sogo, check out  https://www.hotelsogo.com.

Kare_Kare

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Ingredients: *1/2 kilo beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes (for a more traditional kare kare, use cleaned beef tripe instead of beef)(--here i used pata naman..pde naman pala.. hehehe) *1/2 kilo oxtail, cut 2 inch long *3 cups of peanut butter *1/4 cup grounded toasted rice *1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies) *2 pieces onions, diced *2 heads of garlic, minced *4 tablespoons atsuete oil *4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick *1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces *1 bundle of sitaw (string beans) cut to 2" long *1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water *1/2 cup oil *8 cups of water *Salt to taste Directions: *In a stock pot, boil beef and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock. *In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil. *Sauté garlic, onions until golden brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Sal...

SPOT.ph is giving away 12 Belle de Jour Planners a day for 12 days this Christmas

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I have been seeing lots of bloggings about this planner, and later today i bumped into Razielle's blog site and have a clearer idea about the Contest. The CONTEST will run for 12 days (December 18-29). So I am sharing this to every one. You might want to join the Spot.ph contest too.. All you have to do is to answer the question: What are your must-dos for 2010? Check the mechanics/details here. Razielle posted her answer, so am I.. LOL My must dos for the coming 2010 are as follows: On my top priority is to get serious in my self-review reading for the Bar Exams on September, my future somehow rely on this. :) Next is to get serious also in trimming down, for i have gained too much these past three years. This is a really must do, i have been neglecting my self for that long, and it's on my top priority to be in good shape and in best of health for my little angel. And the least must do for 2010 is to have real family quality time. Not just with my daughter alone, but with...

Chicken Curry

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Description: This is the first time i tried cooking Curry. it's because i'm afraid i might not get the taste i am wanting. hahaha But as always, there's always the first time.. Inspired by how Tatay cooked curry before, i managed to cook din by following instructions thru text.. hahaha Thanks to Google also.. hehehe I hope you guys will love this simple recipe.. Kasi ako medyo nagustuhan ko lasa ng luto ko. hehehe Ingredients: 1/2 chicken (can use chicken breasts or thighs), chopped into pieces, and marinated in 2 tbsps of curry powder, some salt 3 large potatoes, peeled and each cut into 6 pieces 1 large onion, peeled and quartered 3-5 sprigs of curry leaves (the more the better) 5 tbsp of meat curry powder (or buy RM2 of wet curry spices from market) 2 cups coconut milk (fresh or canned or packeted ones) To be blended with a little water : - 10 shallots or small onions 5 cloves garlic 5 fresh red chillis or soaked dried chillis 1 inch ginger 1 inch fresh turmeric or 1 tbs...

Fresh Cafe

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Rating: ★★★ Category: Restaurants Cuisine: Other Location: Rizal Avenue, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Cozy place. Clean and very relaxing. Crew are friendly. Food and drinks are bit pricey, suited only for those working people and young professionals. They have a two-story building, with a veranda on the upper portion.. and a backyard with huts and bar.

the ORPHAN

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Rating: ★★★★ Category: Movies Genre: Mystery & Suspense Gosh.. this is scary.. i mean for a mom like me to have somebody in the house totally stranger. Looks can totally deceive. And for a fact pa that the "orphaned" was 33 years old, hiding from a little girl's body (for she has this hypopituitarism)... PLOT: Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John Coleman (Peter Sarsgaard) are experiencing strains in their marriage after Kate's third child - "Jessica" - was stillborn. The loss is particularly hard on Kate, who is still recovering from a drinking habit that cost her her job. As a coping mechanism she has scattered Jessica's ashes in their garden around a white rose bush, with a plaque to remember her by.They adopt Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), a 9-year-old Russian girl they had met, from the local orphanage. While Kate and John's deaf-mute daughter Max (Aryana Engineer) embraces Esther almost immediately, their son Daniel (Jimmy Bennett) is less welcoming. Ka...

G.I. JOE: the rise of the Cobra (2009)

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Rating: ★★★★★ Category: Movies Genre: Action & Adventure It was awesome.. Although some of the scenes are predictable.. I enjoyed watching it.. Channing Tatum is such a hunk.. But it was Marlon Wayans character (Ripcord) that got my full attention.. hehehe PLOT: The film opens in France, in 1641. The Scotsman Klan McCullen has been accused of selling weaponry to both the Scots and French. Rather than being executed for treason, the jury brands his face with a white-hot mask in order to humiliate him. In the near future, weapons expert James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston) has created a nanotechnology-based weapon capable of destroying an entire city. His company MARS sells four warheads to NATO, and the U.S. Army is tasked with delivering the warheads. Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) are delivering the warheads when they are ambushed by the Baroness (Sienna Miller), who Duke recognized to be his ex-fiancee Ana Lewis. Duke and Ripcord are rescued by Scarlett (Rach...

DERAILED ONCE AGAIN.

the word DISGRACE adj. Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. adjective Meriting or causing shame or dishonor:  Worthy of severe  adj Definition : shameful, low The  adjective  has 2 meanings: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation    (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame   (from  http://www.answers.com/topic/disgraceful ) FISRT AND FOREMOST.. I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF ONE.. I AM BLESSED TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER WITH ME. I AM THANKFUL THAT GOD GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO LOVE ZEUS. I AM NOT A FAMILY'S DISGRACE JUST BECAUSE I GAVE BIRTH TO ONE BEAUTIFUL SOUL. JUST BECAUSE I AM TO RAISE HER ON MY OWN. JUST BECAUSE ZEUS LEFT ME SO SOON. I DIDN'T PUT OUR FAMILY NAME TO SHAME. ZEUS AND HIS FAMILY LOVED AND CONTINUES TO LOVE MY DAUGHTER. I MAY NOT BE THE BEST PERSON EXISTING, NEITHER THE WORST. I KNOW MYSELF MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE HERE. YZABEL WAS CONCIEVED OUT OF LOVE AND PASSION. SHE'S FEARFULLY AND...