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Ok, so for some reason this awesome jumpshot didn’t make AXN-Asia head hunters swoon and pick us as one of the twenty-four (24) teams for the AXN Asia Big Challenge so I had to make alternate plans for the weekend. Instead of running around inside a mall built on shaky foundations that may be claimed by the sea any minute now,  my teammate Angel and I will be going scuba diving off the coast of Anilao, Batangas this weekend. You see Angel recently graduated from PADI’s Basic Open Water Diving Course so he’s still really excited to go diving week after week. It has been months since my last dive as well so it would be great to be reacquainted with the denizens of the deep. Anilao boasts what it said to be the most biodiverse marine ecosystem in the world and as if that’s not enough, whale sharks – the largest fish in the world — have been spotted swimming in the area the past few weeks!  I’ll take this over AXN Asia Big Challenge any time.

And no, we’re not bitter. Good luck to all those who made. I’m sure we’ll be having more fun that you guys. Take care and stay safe throughout the race!

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Here we go!  I just sent my application to AXN-Asia’s Big Challenge and now, all I can do is to cross my fingers that my team will be one of the twenty-four (24) teams who will be competing for the top prize two weeks from now. We were required to submit a group picture so we whipped one out real fast during the last time we met. All three of us are members of the Couchsurfing project so it’s understood that we all like to travel.

Here are the members of the team – I will informally dub our trio as The Couchsurfers!

The guy on the left knows what’s best for your money… and claims to be real good with visual puzzles (he is after all an amazing multimedia artist).

The guy in the middle is a jet-setting blogger… who obviously can’t really jump that high. He may also be the shortest but he’s probably the strongest.

The last guy is another blogger who loves to do jumpshots. Printed on his shirt is NO RELIGION. He will screw up his team’s chances if there’s a bike leg involved in the race. Haha

Wish us luck! 

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Later tonight in Imbestigador, GMA 7 will once again make television history for being incredibly stupid. They would sensationalize how a baby’s head was severed from the rest of the body during delivery and at the same breath, blame the doctors for that event. The teasers are pointing towards that direction.

Can you imagine someone ripping off a baby’s head to sever it along the base of the neck? That would require tearing skin, flesh, tendons, muscles and ligaments. Even if it’s just a baby, it JUST doesn’t happen. In the operating room, we are instructed to lock our fingers – forming a diamond shape — under the baby’s chin and PULL as hard as we can. We get screamed at for not pulling hard enough. It takes a lot of effort to assist in childbirth.

The head will simply not snap off… unless the baby has already been dead for quite some time. Of course, that would be incompetence on the doctors’ and nurses’ part to have not monitored the fetal heart tones and movements, but that’s a lesser crime. Claiming that they did something to sever the head of that baby and implying that they killed the baby only makes me believe that GMA 7 is simply living up to their slogan.

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Yes, Imbestigador. You are not using your heads – just your heart.

 Note: Did anyone watch this? I was out with some relatives when they aired this.

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Boy, I guess these are my two favorite shows now! It’s even more  enjoyable to watch because both shows have a Filipino cheftestant  in the cast.

Hell’s Kitchen is in its fourth season and for this particular installment of the show, Chef Gordon Ramsay is using the  program to look for his first executive chef for his new restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles. After seven episodes,  Filipino Louross Edralin  is still on the show and is one of eight contestants who could ultimately land the job. Malicious intent to mock aside, I seriously didn’t know if he was a Pinoy or a butched up Pinay the first time I watched the show. The show is basically a simulation of the restaurant working environment – a lot shouting, crying and cursing. It airs every Tuesday night (US).

Top Chef is also in its fourth season.  Awaiting the winner is a handsome cash prize, a luxury vacation, top-of-the-line cookware and a chance to showcase one’s dishes in a high profile event in Aspen, Colorado. Each week, there is a short quickfire challenge and an elimination challenge. The former is a very fast task (usually less than an hour)  wherein the winner gets  immunity/ a special advantage for the elimination challenge. The elimination challenge decides who gets the  boot per episode. Filipino Dale Talde has won five of the twenty challenges this season – he won the last aired elimination challenge and he also won after wowing judges with his halo-halo. It is the highest winning percentage to date. With just six contestants remaining, Dale could be headed to a very rewarding pay off in the end. The show airs Wednesday nights.

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Dale Talde once again referred to his Filipino roots during the most recent episode of BravoTV’s Top Chef. To emphasize tha he was a well-rounded cook, he said that despite his Filipino background, he was willing to step out of his comfort zone (Asian Cuisine). He also hinted on his frustrations for his short stature. Talde initially wanted to be a player in the NBA but after realizing that he wasn’t going to grow bigger than 5’5″, he gave up on the dream and decided to be a chef instead.

Dale was named as one of the top three cooks in the quickfire challenge along with Richard Blase and eventual challenge winner Antonia Lofaso. Talde prepared Pineapple Fried Rice With Grilled Scallops and Chinese Long Beans. Continue Reading »

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I appeared on a live edition of Media In Focus on the ABS-CBN News Channel (Channel 27 on cable) yesterday at 6PM and the replay at 11PM. There will be replays on Saturday at 6AM and 5PM. Cheche Lazaro talked to guests about their thoughts  on downloading copyrighted material off the internet – specifically music.

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