Rants and Raves - Body Shots 2008

I spent the whole day yesterday at Hyatt Casino Hotel in Pedro
Gil, Manila. I was invited by VINCE REYES of EXECUTIVE DECISIONS and FDAP to take part in the event and basically do some coverage.

It was the final screening of Body Shots 2008, the premiere modelling competition of the country. The contest took a Haidas for almost 3 years but is now back with a vengeance. Judging from yesterday's turn out, it will be a very competitive batch of contestants they have this year.

A total of 13 women and 14 men were selected from a pool of more than 200 as official candidates for this year's search. Bodyshots 2008 is being presented by Megaworld and Nesvita among others. Not to forget, Models can be friendly too!

Shout Out - Electronics for sale

My friend is arriving at the end of this Month and she is bringing loads of gadgets! Brand New with warranties, I am buying some stuff from her, maybe you would be interested too?!

She is selling Laptops, Digital Cameras, PSPs, Nintendo DS, Wii, etc. As mentioned before she will be arriving at the end of this month ( April ) so be sure to inform me or her a week before April 29th so that she can bring your order.

Here is the pricelist of some of the things she is selling:

Digital Cameras:SONY Cybershot 7MP, 2.5" LCD P10,000

CANON Powershot 7MP, 3" LCD P13,000

KODAK Easyshare 12MP, 3.1" LCD P15,500

SONY Cybershot 7MP, 2.5" LCD *Pink P13,000

NIKON Coolpix 8.1MP, 2.5 LCD *Pink P12,000

SAMSUNG 8.1MP, 2.5" LCD *Pink, Blue, Green* P7,500

CANON Powershot 8MP, 2.5" LCD P13,000

TOSHIBA Intel Pentium Dual-Core ProcessorWindows Vista Home Premium1GB DDR2 memory120GB hard drive15.4" widescreenreads and writes dual layer DVDs and CDsP28,000

DELL Intel Pentim Dual Core ProcessorWindows Vista Home Premium2GB DDR2 memory160GB hard drive15.4" widescreenreads and writes dual layer DVDs and CDsP35,000

DELL Intel Pentim Dual Core ProcessorWindows Vista Home Premium2GB DDR2 memory160GB hard drive15.4" widescreenreads and writes dual layer DVDs and CDsP35,000

DELL Intel Centrino Duo Processor TechnologyIntel Core 2 Duo ProcessorWindows Vista Home Premium3GB DDR2 memory250GB hard drive15.4" widescreenreads and writes dual layer DVDs and CDsintegrated webcam and microphoneP46,000

These are all brand new with warranties ( not limited to a year like what other are offering ).
So leave a comment on or before April 29th if you want to purchase stuff from her! It is worth it, last time I checked a Sony Cybershot costs 17,500Php but she is selling it for 10,000!!!

Life - Preppy Patrol

Someone asked me once, what kind of style do I have when it comes to dressing up. That took some pondering before I could come up with an answer. My style = Preppy

It is characterized as a person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools. So basically that is my style, and since it's summer, everyone is wearing shorts.

In the near future, I shold start showing you glimpses of my style on this blog. But that is in the future when I have saved enough courage to actually post pictures of myself on here. Until that happens, ask yourself...what is your style?

This post was inspired by another blog that is a must read: http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

Life - April Fool's Day

Last April 1, I attended a cocktail party held at Casino Filipino. Diplomats, Government officials, Businessmen, Bodyguards and the Chairman of PAGCOR were in the same room.

It was really humbling to be surrounded by such powerful people but the highlight of the evening was running into my new crush, Karla Henry for the 4th time this year!!

I have known Miss Henry 3 months ago when I met her in another cocktail event ( coincidence anyone), and I automatically grew fond of her. She attended this event as she was the Official representative of Cebu City for the upcoming Miss Philippines Earth.

Of course other beautiful lasses were also there representing various provinces in the Philippines as well as Filipino Communities abroad.

Anyways back to Karla, I wish her all the luck and she already has my vote, always has and always be!

Rants and Raves - Outback Restaurant

My family is going to Bukidnon tomorrow for a 2 week sabbatical before the Summer Classes start. In lieu of this, we opted to have our lunch at Outback Steakhouse in Alabang. Outback Alabang is located in Parking 6, Alabang Town Center, Muntilupa City.

It is a eating house that boasts of its Australian connection. Everything on the menu are dishes served in Australia. They give you complimentary bread while you wait for your food. The surroundings is nice, it is just like walking inside a pub in New South Wales, the only difference is that the staff are all Filos ( as Aussies would say ).

We ordered Angus Prime Rib dish (1450Php), they let you choose between medium well or well done. We also ordered the Ribs on the Barbie (1040Php) and a bowl of salad to complete the feast. Yup I do eat, contrary to what everyone thinks!

The Prime Rib was medium well, very tasty and juicy. It isn't as heavy as it looks. I would even go as saying that it is the best Prime Rib I had in ages. Highly recommend it!

The Ribs on the Barbie is a very huge serving. Could be shared by 2-3 people. They let you pick your side dish, you can choose between french fries, plain rice, java rice and coleslaw. The ribs are succulent although not as sweet as I would like them to be.

You may visit their official website at http://www.outback.com/ or go directly to the http://www.outback.com.ph/

Life - Dogsville

As of last count we have 6 dogs living in our house, slowly out numbering the humans it seems. There is Maxine, the Chow Chow, and then 5 Pugs. The Pugs names are Bizkit ( my dog ), Tanya and her three sons. I had Bizkit for almost 8 years now.

Actually when he was just 8 months old, the Vet told us that he would not live that long, as when we purchased him from the pet shop, he had acquired lots of diseases. But withTLC our Bizkit has survived, although now that he is old, he seemed to have gotten sick so much lately.

Maxine, the Chow Chow, thinks she is a Pug. She is supposed to have babies not long ago but she miscarraiges easily. Next is Tanya, the hyper Pug, before she gave birth to her littershe was like a helicopter, running, jumping and rolling. But after having babies, she has indeed mellowed, hmm she has gained some weight, maybe that is why.

Then we have the three stooges. Not long ago I took pictures of them when they were just 2 months old ( as seen here). But look at them now, all grown up. They take after their mother's hyper lifestyle.

Ok now I know why Tanya is always tired. Try raising three young boys! Hehe I would be too if I was in her shoes.

Rants and Raves - Italiannis Restaurant

Today we decided to have our lunch at Italiannis in Alabang Town Center.





The restaurant is conveniently located just across Bread Talk and around the area where you will find the shops of Ralph Lauren, CK and Rustans.

Anyways I decided to order Lasagna (295Php) couple with Beef Tenderloin Mozzarella (1600Php) to be shared with everyone. Plus we picked Refillable drinks that were 110Php, I drank 3, so that breaks it even hehe.

Italiannis is nice, the ambiance is like sitting in a cliche Italian eatery across the water canals of Venice. The servings aren't that big but enough for one or two people, depending on the dish you order. My Lasagna tasted good, it wasn't as sweet as you would get if you ate at Sbarros or not as salty as you would eat in Greenwich.

The size of the serving was just for one, thank god Italiannis gives you complimentary bread to eat while waiting for the food, that is what I paired with my Lasagna.

The Beef Tenderloin Mozzarella did not live up to it's billing. The rice that came with it was different in a good way but the meat was not that tasty nor was it cooked just like the way we ordered which was (medium well).


The beef supposedly 7oz of tenderloin looked small, I think it shrank while being heated. Thank god there was a rich mushroom risotto and vegetables with it or it would have been a below average meal.

Over all the food was generous, would appease the taste palettes especially the ones who knows their pasta. We were given 1000Php worth of Gift certificates to be presented the next time we visit Italiannis. Gift Cheques that can only be used till April 31st, dine in only and last but not the least, Valid only with a minimum purchase of 1000Php.

Any takers hehe ? I should give them as a prize of some game but hey I am feeling generous, just leave a comment if you want to have one or the two.

Visit Italiannis at http://www.italiannis.com.ph/old_web/

Archive - Beyonce in Manila

Last November, a day after my mother's birthday, me ang my friend went to see Beyonce Live in Taguig. It was 2 months in the making, saving up for the ticket took 2 months that is. Anyways it was my first time to watch a concert as such in the Fort Area.

Security was tight, that the first time we tried to go in, we were reprimanded about bringing digital cameras inside the vicinity.Ok at this point I have to discuss this issue. First I knew it was not allowed, as seen on the ticket. But after a few weeks, it was seen on the evening news, that people could bring digital cameras so long that it does not have a telephoto lens ( the ones that can zoom in bigtime ). My camera doesnt have that kindof lens, so I brought it.

The security guards stopped us upon entry and told us that bringing such a device was not allowed.


Pissed off, I told my friend to look for a place where I can strap in my camera on my ankle and cover it with my jeans so I can sneak in the thing without them noticing.Anyways the second time was a charm as we have successfully incercepted the security and snap pics and vids of the concert.

The concert was really good. Half of the time people were standing on their seats, yes not only standing but balancing on their monoblock chairs to watch the concert. Singing along to Beyonce's songs everybody did. It was money and time well spent.Beyonce and her posse can truly pull off a good show.

By far the best event I have the privilege of attending into.

Videos that I made from the footage I took with my camera: