Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Take on the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2009
Let me vote for one first while I scan the rest of my choices for later postings.
My top vote goes to Patay Gutom. Very nice photographs and food review. Yummy shots. definitely rated PG as in Pretty good.
My top vote goes to Patay Gutom. Very nice photographs and food review. Yummy shots. definitely rated PG as in Pretty good.
Monday, July 27, 2009
What I'll miss the most in Pinoy Parazzi
Mga Bagay-Bagay, Moments, and mga ‘whatevers’ na mami-miss ko sa Pinoy Parazzi, promise.
1. Lunchtime bonding moments
2. The unlimited ink printer
3. Debate ever between Mayin-Dani or Jean-Dani or Dani-Danny
4. Mga halakhakan at harutan (ang tumataginting na bungisngis ni Lhor)
5. Dulce’s perpetual smile (kahit pagod na or namumrublema, smile pa rin)
6. Shing-a-ling ni Sir Aga (justin, kapag meron ipagtabi mo ako or dalhin mo sa Road 5 para kunin ko pagdalaw ko haha)
7. Monthly General Assembly (panalo)
8. The weekly Advertising Lineup (na by this time siguro madadagdagan na, take note, Mayin).
9. After hours ‘gimiks’ with impaktos and impaktitas (wasalak moments)
10. Ang baon ni Lhor at Justin, minsan
11. The daily supply of Pinoy Parazzi jaryo siyempre (pwede bang magpadala kayo sa new office ko? 5cps per issue LOL).
12. Kulitan sa YM and FB (BUZZ! Jean, Mayin, Lhor, Dulce, Justin, Lani, Sir Sai aka coolboy, Faith, Jojo, Rene & minsan kay sir Aga, etc.)
13. Unlimited online connection
14. Very accommodating tech support (from Jerome, to Tyrone, to Jojo)
15. Dinuguan ni Tita Luz (again, pag tiempong may handaan sa Parazzi, susulpot na lang ako minsan)
16. Parazzi outings
17. Christmas Party the Parazzi way
18. Ex-deals ng Lechon
19. GCs from ex-deals (sana makahingi pa rin ng konti minsan)
20. One-liners from Sir Sai and Lani (Mind You, In fairness, di sya kagandahan or Would you mind? moments)
21. Dyenilen and Lorena kulitan moments with Jean.
22. Mga Impakto at impaktitas
23. Proposals galore and mga mala-challenge na Package rates
24. Text reports from Tony or Lani
25. The smell of morning paper hot off the presses (kahit medyo dumidikit pa sa balat ang tinta).
26. Lovelife chikahan (secret love stories and love might have beens)
27. My chair, PC monitor and keyboard at ang filing cabinet
28. That Samsung printer
29. All the paintings
30. Super-horse powered aircondition
31. Sounds of Willie revillame and wowowee heard above the keyboard tapping (especially ang moments na naglilitanya ang mga contestants ng Wowowee).
32. Kulitan with the AEs kapag habulan ng sales reports, ad materials and confirmation of ads.
33. CDO Ham giveaway (remembering that 2008 holidays).
34. Tasty and pandesal meriendas (with CDO hams before and lately, chiz whiz, liver spread and butter).
35. Lambanog ni Sir Aga.
36. ‘Aba, teka!’ moments.
37. ‘Buro’ baon ni Justin (again, susugod ako sa Road 5 just to get some, kala nyo ha. Minda style).
38. Endless photo ops
39. Yung phone na magaan.
40. Sun cellular line and free phone (pwede bang akin na lang? mag 2yrs na o, soli ko na lang ang SIM haha) .
41. Giveaways ng mga stars (from Cristine Reyes, to the Lechon from Bong Revilla and the cake from Direk Wenn de Ramas, etc.).
42. Edgar Caderao
43. Papaya soap Christmas giveaways from Sir Aga (sana may sobra uli this Christmas).
44. Ang taho ni manong tuwing umaga sa tapat ng Parazzi.
45. Fishball and kikiam moments
46. Monday meetings with Advertising sales
47. Ang mga fotogs at ang litanya-ever ni Mark Atienza (anong sinabi ni Chiz Escudero sa monologue mo.haha. peace, man).
48. All the AEs
Pero ang mami-miss ko talaga is yung pag-arangkada ng Pinoy Parazzi. Guys, promise wag kayo makakalimot ha pag super sikat na kayo. I hope maalala nyo rin na may isang Loida na nakasama at naging bahagi ng Larawan ng Katoto-waan. Cheers!
I’ll still be very much around. Hindi na nga lang araw-araw but still, I’m not saying goodbye but only ‘see you around!’
Maraming salamat and I love you all, mga ka-Parazzi!
1. Lunchtime bonding moments
2. The unlimited ink printer
3. Debate ever between Mayin-Dani or Jean-Dani or Dani-Danny
4. Mga halakhakan at harutan (ang tumataginting na bungisngis ni Lhor)
5. Dulce’s perpetual smile (kahit pagod na or namumrublema, smile pa rin)
6. Shing-a-ling ni Sir Aga (justin, kapag meron ipagtabi mo ako or dalhin mo sa Road 5 para kunin ko pagdalaw ko haha)
7. Monthly General Assembly (panalo)
8. The weekly Advertising Lineup (na by this time siguro madadagdagan na, take note, Mayin).
9. After hours ‘gimiks’ with impaktos and impaktitas (wasalak moments)
10. Ang baon ni Lhor at Justin, minsan
11. The daily supply of Pinoy Parazzi jaryo siyempre (pwede bang magpadala kayo sa new office ko? 5cps per issue LOL).
12. Kulitan sa YM and FB (BUZZ! Jean, Mayin, Lhor, Dulce, Justin, Lani, Sir Sai aka coolboy, Faith, Jojo, Rene & minsan kay sir Aga, etc.)
13. Unlimited online connection
14. Very accommodating tech support (from Jerome, to Tyrone, to Jojo)
15. Dinuguan ni Tita Luz (again, pag tiempong may handaan sa Parazzi, susulpot na lang ako minsan)
16. Parazzi outings
17. Christmas Party the Parazzi way
18. Ex-deals ng Lechon
19. GCs from ex-deals (sana makahingi pa rin ng konti minsan)
20. One-liners from Sir Sai and Lani (Mind You, In fairness, di sya kagandahan or Would you mind? moments)
21. Dyenilen and Lorena kulitan moments with Jean.
22. Mga Impakto at impaktitas
23. Proposals galore and mga mala-challenge na Package rates
24. Text reports from Tony or Lani
25. The smell of morning paper hot off the presses (kahit medyo dumidikit pa sa balat ang tinta).
26. Lovelife chikahan (secret love stories and love might have beens)
27. My chair, PC monitor and keyboard at ang filing cabinet
28. That Samsung printer
29. All the paintings
30. Super-horse powered aircondition
31. Sounds of Willie revillame and wowowee heard above the keyboard tapping (especially ang moments na naglilitanya ang mga contestants ng Wowowee).
32. Kulitan with the AEs kapag habulan ng sales reports, ad materials and confirmation of ads.
33. CDO Ham giveaway (remembering that 2008 holidays).
34. Tasty and pandesal meriendas (with CDO hams before and lately, chiz whiz, liver spread and butter).
35. Lambanog ni Sir Aga.
36. ‘Aba, teka!’ moments.
37. ‘Buro’ baon ni Justin (again, susugod ako sa Road 5 just to get some, kala nyo ha. Minda style).
38. Endless photo ops
39. Yung phone na magaan.
40. Sun cellular line and free phone (pwede bang akin na lang? mag 2yrs na o, soli ko na lang ang SIM haha) .
41. Giveaways ng mga stars (from Cristine Reyes, to the Lechon from Bong Revilla and the cake from Direk Wenn de Ramas, etc.).
42. Edgar Caderao
43. Papaya soap Christmas giveaways from Sir Aga (sana may sobra uli this Christmas).
44. Ang taho ni manong tuwing umaga sa tapat ng Parazzi.
45. Fishball and kikiam moments
46. Monday meetings with Advertising sales
47. Ang mga fotogs at ang litanya-ever ni Mark Atienza (anong sinabi ni Chiz Escudero sa monologue mo.haha. peace, man).
48. All the AEs
Pero ang mami-miss ko talaga is yung pag-arangkada ng Pinoy Parazzi. Guys, promise wag kayo makakalimot ha pag super sikat na kayo. I hope maalala nyo rin na may isang Loida na nakasama at naging bahagi ng Larawan ng Katoto-waan. Cheers!
I’ll still be very much around. Hindi na nga lang araw-araw but still, I’m not saying goodbye but only ‘see you around!’
Maraming salamat and I love you all, mga ka-Parazzi!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sentimental choices
There are somethings that just had to happen. probably a design of fate but also one borne out of necessity with a mighty dose of determination.
When faced with a decision, it's only a matter of minutes before the moment passes by so it is only fair to react swiftly whether its to make a jump or turn around..judgment call is what i can term it.
Time to shake off the cobwebs and prepare for both the new and the old, of goodbyes and reunions at the same time.
To borrow from a line in an old MJ song 'and I don't know whether to laugh or cry' but then certainly it's not about dying but more about living..
When faced with a decision, it's only a matter of minutes before the moment passes by so it is only fair to react swiftly whether its to make a jump or turn around..judgment call is what i can term it.
Time to shake off the cobwebs and prepare for both the new and the old, of goodbyes and reunions at the same time.
To borrow from a line in an old MJ song 'and I don't know whether to laugh or cry' but then certainly it's not about dying but more about living..
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
'Tuyo' on a Wet Day
With a storm underway, I couldn't help but think of the perfect way to spend a rainy day when one is trapped indoors and wouldn't dare brave the floods, strong winds and heavy traffic than to plan an appetizing but simple meal.
A meal that would not be a strain on the budget but would just consist of a main ingredient that is easily found within your pantry. Something very easy to cook though not necessarily well-accepted by those averse to pungent odors and dishes. A dish comprised of the lowly 'tuyo' or dried fish.
And here is another way to prepare tuyo especially on a wet and cold morning and with no time to scour the groceries for gourmet tuyo, we can improvise on our cooking and try this 'fried tuyo with a twist' recipe that I learned from my mother:
Fry the tuyo (up to you how many pieces you like) in a pan, cook until slightly brown. Have at least one clove of crushed garlic ready. Set aside the cooked tuyo, then saute the garlic on the pan using the same oil for frying the tuyo. YOu man use olive oil if you want and cook only under medium heat. Put the tuyo back in the mix and pour about three teasponful of vinegar and let simmer for a few seconds,take the heat off and you're done.
You may opt to sprinkle a bit with dried garlic or chili bits for a more spicy creation. Best served with fried rice.
Now who says simple things don't bring great pleasure?
A meal that would not be a strain on the budget but would just consist of a main ingredient that is easily found within your pantry. Something very easy to cook though not necessarily well-accepted by those averse to pungent odors and dishes. A dish comprised of the lowly 'tuyo' or dried fish.
And here is another way to prepare tuyo especially on a wet and cold morning and with no time to scour the groceries for gourmet tuyo, we can improvise on our cooking and try this 'fried tuyo with a twist' recipe that I learned from my mother:
Fry the tuyo (up to you how many pieces you like) in a pan, cook until slightly brown. Have at least one clove of crushed garlic ready. Set aside the cooked tuyo, then saute the garlic on the pan using the same oil for frying the tuyo. YOu man use olive oil if you want and cook only under medium heat. Put the tuyo back in the mix and pour about three teasponful of vinegar and let simmer for a few seconds,take the heat off and you're done.
You may opt to sprinkle a bit with dried garlic or chili bits for a more spicy creation. Best served with fried rice.
Now who says simple things don't bring great pleasure?
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
To Tweet or Not to Tweet
Found myself caught in a web of web applications (sic).Just when I thought I'd browsed enough sites online to last me a lifetime, I suddenly find myself joining the Twitter bandwagon.
Nothing sensational or life-altering experiences yet. My so-called tweets are just mostly about random musings,whatever comes to mind in a particular moment or a craving for something. But what do you know? Somehow this new medium or social network alternative attracted my ever distracted mind, probably out of curiosity and the continuing search to somehow relieve some emotional burdens and unload pent-up passions and sentiment into cyberspace.
Talk about trying all stuff before finding out whether it's good or bad for me, but hey, I'm always the adventurous and risk-taker kind of person anyway, though it doesn't seem obvious when you look at me. Anyway, i am just exploring this whole Twitter magic and know that it has yet to reach its full potential encouraging a new form of online communications and even a targeted medium for advertising and brand building. I realize too that maybe in about two or three years from now, all these networking sites and blogs(Facebook, My Space, Plurks, Friendster, etc) will soon be replaced by the next killer web application. But for now, it is safe to say that twittering still has a long way to go and for now I am just enjoying it.
And yes, sometimes its also interesting to read about what another person had for breakfast no matter how trivial it may seem. There's just something artistic in putting all those random thoughts together and reducing them to a maximum of 140 character per 'tweet'.
So I guess I'll be twittering more in the days to come.. come and follow me @loidita
;)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Of Sex Videos, Our Women & Pinoy Voyeurism
All the uproar on the Hayden Kho –Katrina Halili and 40 others sex video scandal going on for some weeks now has made me think that we are after all a nation of prudes, or perhaps a combination of a prude and a voyeur (pruyuer, anyone?).
Well, one couldn’t blame the public’s curiosity that was piqued by the personalities involved in the scandal. Who wouldn’t be curious on what transpired between this well-known, good-looking actor wanna-be/medical practitioner/gigolo/playboy turned into a pervert & persona non grata stud, a sexy actress , another one, a supposedly star-in-the making commercial model /professional doctor turned porno sensation plus another prominent doctor, heiress and business lady turned into a lovestruck sugar mommy of sorts? Throw in a few other scenes and sidelights involving more famous people and influential personalities in the mix and naturally, you get a blockbuster in your hands. If this whole sex video scandal (with sub-plots on drugs and psycho-sociopathic shebang) were a movie, it surely would be a big hit.
Anyway, the fame, betrayals, scandals and violations aside, there is also something to this scandal issue that is causing some stir on the Filipino psyche and also raising a few questions on the nation’s morality and how we treat our women.
Our reaction and attention to the sordid tale unfolding before our eyes somehow shows that we Filipinos are still collectively a conservative lot notwithstanding a few advances in technologies and our modified acceptance on society’s norms. If these sex videos prompt us to react vehemently in a way as to reach the senate halls, then we can safely assume that we are not used to these sexual perversion or blatant abuse of women. Pity our nation if we were to just shrug this whole case off as just one of those daily events, relegating the plight of the ‘women victims’ as an ordinary way of life. So this reaction, this news about the beleaguered doctor’s maltreatment (not on medical terms) but an abuse against women now holding this nation captive is indeed called for. Even the emphatic privilege speech of Senator Bong Revilla was a welcome relief. At last we have somebody in the Senate sensitive enough to its citizen’s problem or a sexy star’s problem for that matter. Briefly, we were diverted from the never-ending bickerings of our politicians. Somehow that is one positive note to all this ‘Hayden-Kho-mera issue.’
On the downside, we couldn’t help but notice our penchant for voyeurism much as we care to admit it or not. Why else will this sex video proliferate and reach mainstream if not for the unrelenting uploading and downloading of the videos? Just hearing about the existence of such tapes made us turn our necks to see where we can find and view it. Or maybe we are just naturally curious to see how these attractive people do it and even more curious to know if these truly are the personalities involved as they say. Still, I believe that everyone had different reactions and feelings while watching those videos. Others might feel disgusted at the victims and the perpetrator, others feel pity or envy (?), others are laughing, others still are either enraged or aroused – all these mixed reactions pointing to one thing: we actually took the time to watch those footages, some even rewinding it over and over and a lot more are passing them on to friends, burning them into CDs, blue-toothing like crazy, etc. Admit it guys, we are all guilty one way or another of being sex voyeurs. And why else would they even sell these scandalous videos for millions of pesos if Pinoy voyeurism is not a target market? Or perhaps, we just enjoy the whole exchange, the sex thing?
Still, the brightest side to all this is that Filipinos as a nation still value our women and even sexy stars however much her reputation has been ruined still deserves some dignity and that no one has a right to trample on her rights. Whatever they say about a woman being immoral for getting involved with an otherwise attached man and having sex with him, she still has her rights to her own privacy. And that private acts like that should have been kept hidden. For all intents and purposes, I also direct that phrase to those kiss-and-tell guys. You know these types of insensitive, immature guys who makes love with a girl and then brags about the whole thing to his friends. Although not exactly showing a video of their sack session, still letting others know about your ‘bumping and grinding’ is equally embarrassing to the lady concerned and is also a violation of her rights, with or without the presence of a camera. That would certainly feel like a slap on any woman’s face.
And being involved in a sex video without her consent and suddenly finding the whole country watching it is more than a slap or a kick in the stomach. Just wait and hear the whole country say oucchh! and you will realize the extent of what you have done. And hey, guys! It’s never a macho thing to kiss and tell anyway.
And for us who got ‘curious’ over the videos, there is nothing wrong with watching two people making love as long as it’s a scene from a movie, nor is there anything wrong for two supposedly dating couples to engage in such activities. But if we start to enjoy these things despite knowing that someone has fallen prey to another’s perversion, that’s where the real problem begins.
Well, one couldn’t blame the public’s curiosity that was piqued by the personalities involved in the scandal. Who wouldn’t be curious on what transpired between this well-known, good-looking actor wanna-be/medical practitioner/gigolo/playboy turned into a pervert & persona non grata stud, a sexy actress , another one, a supposedly star-in-the making commercial model /professional doctor turned porno sensation plus another prominent doctor, heiress and business lady turned into a lovestruck sugar mommy of sorts? Throw in a few other scenes and sidelights involving more famous people and influential personalities in the mix and naturally, you get a blockbuster in your hands. If this whole sex video scandal (with sub-plots on drugs and psycho-sociopathic shebang) were a movie, it surely would be a big hit.
Anyway, the fame, betrayals, scandals and violations aside, there is also something to this scandal issue that is causing some stir on the Filipino psyche and also raising a few questions on the nation’s morality and how we treat our women.
Our reaction and attention to the sordid tale unfolding before our eyes somehow shows that we Filipinos are still collectively a conservative lot notwithstanding a few advances in technologies and our modified acceptance on society’s norms. If these sex videos prompt us to react vehemently in a way as to reach the senate halls, then we can safely assume that we are not used to these sexual perversion or blatant abuse of women. Pity our nation if we were to just shrug this whole case off as just one of those daily events, relegating the plight of the ‘women victims’ as an ordinary way of life. So this reaction, this news about the beleaguered doctor’s maltreatment (not on medical terms) but an abuse against women now holding this nation captive is indeed called for. Even the emphatic privilege speech of Senator Bong Revilla was a welcome relief. At last we have somebody in the Senate sensitive enough to its citizen’s problem or a sexy star’s problem for that matter. Briefly, we were diverted from the never-ending bickerings of our politicians. Somehow that is one positive note to all this ‘Hayden-Kho-mera issue.’
On the downside, we couldn’t help but notice our penchant for voyeurism much as we care to admit it or not. Why else will this sex video proliferate and reach mainstream if not for the unrelenting uploading and downloading of the videos? Just hearing about the existence of such tapes made us turn our necks to see where we can find and view it. Or maybe we are just naturally curious to see how these attractive people do it and even more curious to know if these truly are the personalities involved as they say. Still, I believe that everyone had different reactions and feelings while watching those videos. Others might feel disgusted at the victims and the perpetrator, others feel pity or envy (?), others are laughing, others still are either enraged or aroused – all these mixed reactions pointing to one thing: we actually took the time to watch those footages, some even rewinding it over and over and a lot more are passing them on to friends, burning them into CDs, blue-toothing like crazy, etc. Admit it guys, we are all guilty one way or another of being sex voyeurs. And why else would they even sell these scandalous videos for millions of pesos if Pinoy voyeurism is not a target market? Or perhaps, we just enjoy the whole exchange, the sex thing?
Still, the brightest side to all this is that Filipinos as a nation still value our women and even sexy stars however much her reputation has been ruined still deserves some dignity and that no one has a right to trample on her rights. Whatever they say about a woman being immoral for getting involved with an otherwise attached man and having sex with him, she still has her rights to her own privacy. And that private acts like that should have been kept hidden. For all intents and purposes, I also direct that phrase to those kiss-and-tell guys. You know these types of insensitive, immature guys who makes love with a girl and then brags about the whole thing to his friends. Although not exactly showing a video of their sack session, still letting others know about your ‘bumping and grinding’ is equally embarrassing to the lady concerned and is also a violation of her rights, with or without the presence of a camera. That would certainly feel like a slap on any woman’s face.
And being involved in a sex video without her consent and suddenly finding the whole country watching it is more than a slap or a kick in the stomach. Just wait and hear the whole country say oucchh! and you will realize the extent of what you have done. And hey, guys! It’s never a macho thing to kiss and tell anyway.
And for us who got ‘curious’ over the videos, there is nothing wrong with watching two people making love as long as it’s a scene from a movie, nor is there anything wrong for two supposedly dating couples to engage in such activities. But if we start to enjoy these things despite knowing that someone has fallen prey to another’s perversion, that’s where the real problem begins.
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