I’m sure most of you have tried Chowking’s OH!some OH!range Chicken meals, it is indeed OH!some (pronounced as awesome), just like the celebrity endorser Jericho Rosales. Yummy! Yummy! Yup, the Fedoran had met Jericho at Chowking’s 25th Anniversary at Chowking Bonifacio Global City.
From a single store in 1985 to over 400 branches around the Philippines, United States, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and Middle East, Filipinos today are never far from a rewarding dining experience at a reasonable price. There are things that Chowking will always deliver, though: a wide variety of items, value for money, and of course, food good enough to get you up on your feet and dance. Now, isn’t that OH!some?
Alongside with Chowking’s anniversary, they also launched the Oh!some Orange Chicken Dance which will have a stint at Showtime by next week. And who’s more fit to teach us the Chicken Dance? Of course no other than Jericho. He’s been so wonderful teaching everyone how to do it. He’s been dancing and rockin’ the place. The night was really fun because of him doing those moves with ease. I’ve spotted Chowking President Erwin Elechicon, Chef Rosebud Benitezand cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao all doing the chicken dance.
Jericho doing the OH!range chicken dance, video courtesy of Brian Ong
OH! one more thing, I’ve already tasted and reviewed the Orange Chicken meal last week even before I got invited to Chowking’s Anniversary party. For those who haven’t read it yet, you may click here.
Bloggers doing the chicken dance
Chef Rosebud Benitez graced the event
Oh!some party
Cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao showing her moves
Even Ironman wasn’t spared
Chowking President Erwin Elechicon
The Fedoran with Jericho Rosales
You can also enjoy Chowking’s OH!some surprises at home by dialing 9-8888 for delivery! Cheers to Chowking and to their next anniversaries!
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My idol, the King of Pop Michael Jackson is still setting new music industry records. He has raised the bar so high that even if he’s gone, he is still the undisputed king and I am proud to be his fan.
The Michael Jackson estate signed a whooping USD 250M deal with Sony Corporation for up to 10 recordings until 2017. It guarantees the Michael Jackson estate at least USD 200M and would include Michael’s unreleased songs and remixes of his popular hits. That’s about 120 new materials for us if based on 12 cuts per album. And the first installment according to Sony will be due on November of this year.
This deal surpassed Jay-Z’s previous music industry record of USD 150M deal with Live Nation Entertainment. But I am happier for Michael’s kids as the deal profits will so to their trust funds, sharing it with Katherine Jackson. Also, this deal will zero out Michael’s debt.
I Miss You Michael
Here’s more good news, the documentary film “This Is It” grossed USD 252M worldwide, the most of any concert film ever. And it brought USD 100M more to the Michael Jackson’s estate. The kids’ future are now secured and that’s what Michael could have wanted.
It’s a bittersweet victory, from my perspective. It could have been fulfilling if Michael’s still with us. But it’s part of life’s mystery and though it’s hard to accept, I will move on to continue his legacy.
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Laguna is the first thing that pops into our mind when we hear the word resort, especially to Metro Manila residents. I’ve been to several hot springs and I’ve said it many times that I’ll never be coming back. Not because the Laguna resorts are not good but they’re just too crowdy for me. As a working girl, I find it exhausting planning on outings and when at the place, I easily get frustrated especially when the website or brochure is different from what the actual is.
A couple of years ago, the previous company I worked with had our summer outing at this resort called Mount Sea Grand Resort. The first time I saw it, I immediately fell in love with the place. Since then, I boast my experiences and how Mount Sea Grand Resort changed my perception on resorts. It is located at Tanza, Cavite, a 2 hour drive from Manila. Don’t be confused, there are two Mount Sea Resorts, the other is the Fiesta Resort which is near Island Cove. This resort that am referring to is the Grand Resort, which is actually a businessman’s hotel complete with five-star amenities/facilities and a spectacular seafront.
Mount Sea Grand Resort photo from Mount Sea Gallery
Yang-tse Restaurant photo from Mount Sea Gallery
Twin Sharing Room photo from Mount Sea Gallery
Mount Sea Grand Resort package rates are affordable. Day Trip package (8AM to 5PM) costs Php 1,000.00 per person inclusive of meal, use of recreation facilities, swimming pool and beach. Live In Seminar package (Overnight) rates are between Php 4,050.00 and Php 4,500.00 net/person and are inclusive of overnight accommodation in a superior room (based on twin sharing), fFull board meals (breakfast, AM/PM snacks, lunch and dinner), coffee/tea in the room, complimentary use of the Safari-themed swimming pool, poolside jacuzzi and beach, complimentary use of the function for eight (8) hours. Live Out Seminar package costs between Php 1,360.00 and Php 1,590.00 net/person and inclusive of AM & PM snacks and lunch, complimentary use of the Safari-themed swimming pool, poolside jacuzzi and beach and a complimentary use of the function for eight (8) hours. For the Live In and Live Out packages, rates are applicable to a minimum of 15 persons for set meals and 30 persons for managed and full buffet meals. Here are some of the photos I took from my last years’ visit:
View from the back
Pool side view from the Grill restaurant
Safari-themed swimming pool
Pool side jacuzzi
This summer I am taking my daughter at Mount Sea Grand Resort for our summer bonding. Am sure she’ll love it there. Take your families too, try it there, I give the resort my two thumbs up for their service, hospitality, food, price and ambiance. I highly recommend Mount Sea Grand Resort, you’ll never regret staying there and it is time well spent.
For more information, you can visit Mount Sea Grand Resort’s website at http://www.mountsearesorts.com or call them at 63-46-438-3888.
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Fedoran’s New Logo
Posted on: March 14, 2010
I have updated my logo to make it look more stylish. I love curls and found the perfect font to match it. I hope you all like the Fedoran’s new look. My Facebook Fan Page logo has been updated as well. If you’re not yet a fan, please be one.
I’ve used new fonts too. From my end I am seeing a cute pink fonts that inspire me to write more of my experiences. The Black Fedora Blog should look like this:
The Black Fedora Blog’s New Look
Also, I am developing a new widget. It’ll be smaller:
The Black Fedora Blog’s New Logo
Thanks for all the support! 🙂
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Congratulations Manny Pacquiao
Posted on: March 14, 2010
Days before the fight, many had predicted that this is a sure win for Manny Pacquiao and it came true. Manny Pacquiao defeated Joshua Clottey in their 12 rounds fight via unanimous decision retaining his Welterweight champion title. No doubt Manny is still an undisputed pound for pound fighter in the world. To date, Manny has 51 wins, and 38 of those wins are knockouts.
The Fedoran is one will the Filipino in saying Congratulations Manny Pacquiao! I am tossing the Fedora hat just for you.
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I love Michael Jackson so much and I am still not able to accept the reality that he’s gone. You can tell from my blog title that he has been my inspiration in creating this blog. Today, I’ve been to our Michael Jackson fans club meeting and we talked for hours, almost everything about Michael and how he had impacted our lives. We always get together if our schedules permit. One of the things we talked about was this game called Plants vs. Zombies. I am not into games but since they mentioned a zombie that looked like Michael Jackson was on it, I decided to purchase the game. Though PopCap’s not claiming that the dancing zombie is not Michael, I still think that zombie was patterned after him. I mean, the Thriller costume and the glove. Hmm..
A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home, and your only defense is an arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants. Use peashooters, wall-nuts, cherry bombs and more to mulchify 26 types of zombies before they can reach your front door. Each zombie has its own special skills, so you’ll need to think fast and plant faster to combat them all. But be careful how you use your limited supply of greens and seeds… as you battle the fun-dead, obstacles like a setting sun, creeping fog and a swimming pool add to the challenge. And with five game modes to dig into, the fun never dies! – PopCap
Plants vs. Zombies was released by PopCap Games, Inc. last May 5, 2009. Yes, it’s been around before June 25, 2009, Michael’s death. The goal of Plants vs. Zombies is to protect your home from ever more powerful waves of invading zombies by buying and placing various kinds of anti-zombie plants on your lawn. Zombie attacks come in five stages of 10 levels each:
Stage 1: Day takes place during the day. Your lawn is five rows tall.
Stage 2: Night takes place during the night. Your lawn is five rows tall and you can use nighttime plants.
Stage 3: Pool takes place during the day. Your lawn is six rows tall, two of which are taken up by your pool.
Stage 4: Fog takes place during the night. Your lawn is six rows tall (including two pool rows) and part of the lawn is obscured by fog.
Stage 5: Roof takes place during the day on your roof. Your roof is five rows tall.
While there are no points in Plants vs. Zombies, there are two resources you can accumulate and spend: money and sun.
I am still new to playing Plants vs. Zombies but I tell you, at Stage 1, am already addicted.
All photos used and some parts of this blog are courtesy of PopCap. Visit their website at http://www.popcap.com to purchase the Plants vs. Zombies legitimately.
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Changing Lives: Timbaland Shock Value II Concert Tour
Guess who’s coming to Manila? Justin Timberlake!!! Yeah, the man is visiting Manila with Jojo and Timbaland on March 27, 2010 for the Changing Lives: Timbaland Shock Value II Concert Tour. This will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds.
Justin shared the spotlight with JC Chasez at their popular boy band ‘N Sync between 1995 and 2002. He went solo late 2002 with his debut album Justified which sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. He has appeared in various films but the most popular was his role as Jacques “Le Coq” Grande in The Love Guru. In 2009, GQ Magazine named Justin Timberlake as the “Most Stylish Man in America”.
Joanna Noelle Blagden Levesque in real life is known as JoJo professionally. I’ve got to like JoJo when she participated in “Come Together Now”, a charity single to benefit the victims of the 2004 Asian Tsunami and the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. She’s really a darling. And I loved her as Hailey Rogers in the movie Aquamarine.
Timbaland is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, singer and rapper. He was the producer behind Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds album. His voice can be heard on Justin’s SexyBack single.
I am definitely watching this concert! And I am excited to see Justin Timberlake!!!
Tickets are sold at TicketWorld (891-9999). Available seats VIP Php 4,500.00, Gold Php 3,000.00,
Silver Php 1,500.00 and Php 300.00 for Bronze. All proceeds of the concert will go to the PLDT Smart foundation.
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Nokia OVI Exhibit
Posted on: March 13, 2010
Nokia OVI Exhibit
Strolling to SM Mall of Asia is at times productive. And guess what I’ve found.. The Nokia OVI Exhibit! So what is an OVI? According to Wikipedia:
Ovi by Nokia is the brand for Nokia’s Internet services. The Ovi services can be used from a mobile device, computer (through Nokia Ovi Suite) or via the web (Ovi.com). Nokia focuses on five key services areas: Games, Maps, Media, Messaging and Music. Nokia’s aim with Ovi is to include 3rd parties, such as operators and third-party services like Yahoo’s Flickr photo site. With the announcement of Ovi Maps Player API, Nokia has started to evolve their services into a platform, enabling third-parties to make use of Nokia’s Ovi services. It has some significance in that Nokia is moving deeper into the world of Internet services, where head-on competition with Microsoft, Google and Apple is inevitable.
As a Nokia phone owner, the OVI services are great. The OVI Suite allows me to organize and share my photos and PIM data between my computer and an phone. Ovi Sync synchronizes my contacts, calendar events and notes to ovi.com. This service is very important for me as it backs up my data to my computer and allow me to send it back to my phone. I can also edit my data, especially my contacts. However, auto-sync is not yet possible. I also have my OVI email address through Ovi Mail and I can access my mails through my phone or computer. There are lots of OVI services but I haven’t tried them all yet.
The Nokia OVI Exhibit at the SM Mall of Asia runs until March 31, 2010. If you’re in the area, I suggest you check out their booth and inquire more about the OVI services. Or visit www.ovi.com.
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The Great Samsung Mobile Sale
Samsung celebrates the season of being young and breaking free with great phone deals and surprises only at The Great Samsung Mobile Sale between March 11 and April 21, 2010.
The Great Samsung Mobile Sale offers Straight Discount on selected phone with savings of up to Php 2,000.00. Check out their Bundles promo, wherein customers can mix and match units or get both units for savings up to Php 400.00. Or avail of the Buy 1, Get Another Discount. Get any of Omnia models, B7320, B7300, B7330 or B7610 and get an E1080 for only Php 500.00. And of course buyers get instant freebies; Samsung B3410 and B5722 buyers get free leather casing and Samsung Omnia II i8000 8GB and 16GB customers get an E1080 free.
Samsung Omnia Display
Aside from getting those discounts, customers are entitled to more freebies:
1. Expandable bag
2. Shirt (applicable for purchases of camera phones except VGA Camera: C3212, E2120, C3010, C3053, C450)
3. Php 1,000.00 Discount Voucher for Star, Star Wifi, Star TV, Jet or Marvel Samsung phones.
4. Summer Barkada Raffle Promo Coupon
The Great Samsung Sale Kiosk at SM Mall of Asia
Catch The Great Samsung Mobile Sale kiosks located at SM Megamall (Building B Upper Ground Floor), SM North Edsa (Main Mall Upper Ground Floor), Robinson’s Place Ermita (Midtown Mall) and SM Mall of Asia (Main Mall Ground Floor) until April 21, 2010.
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Clinelle Products
The heat is on, it’s Summer in the Philippines! This is the season for girls to flaunt your bodies in those clad bikinis. Showing yoff our curves in healthier and radiant skin is now possible through Clinelle. Clinelle brings the best of professional solutions into the comfort of your own home. The combination of nature and science for a pH-balanced range of products has been certified by dermatologists and resulted in a collection that is effective yet gentle on skin.
Clinelle products are formulated with 100% botanical extracts, vitamins and natural essential oils to create a formulation without any of the 6 common ingredients known to irritate skin:
Free from 6 Potential Irritants, photo from Clinelle.com
Before heading out the beach, make sure you’re skin’s safeguarded by Clinelle’s UV Protection products, UV Defence SPF 28 White and Clinelle Oil Free Smoothing Compact SPF 18. UV Range are concocted with nourishing benefits of Red Algae to soothe, moisturize and restructure skin, while UVA and UVB filters shield skin from harmful UV rays, acting as a SPF booster. Combination of natural extracts and vitamins provide purifying properties to protect, moisturize and stimulate tissue oxygenation and fight free-radicals.
Clinelle Exhibit at SM Mall of Asia
To know more about Clinelle’s Personalized Enhancement Range products, check out their exhibit at the SM Mall of Asia (near the Ice Skating Rink) until March 17, 2010.
Clinelle Professional Care is locally distributed by Zuellig Pharma Philippines.
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