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Cerealicious.... Oh so nutritious and delicious

Scanning through some YoCards at National BookStore – Katipunan, I came across an interesting goodie!

The polar bear holding a gigantic cup full of choco caught my attention.

But more than the cuteness of the bear, Cerealicious --- the company which the bear represents --- is giving a FREE TEASER BOWL by just presenting the YoCard at their newest Cerealicious Café in SM MegaMall, Building A (Basement).

Good thing this promo is valid until December 31, 2010.

“CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES” : A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students

This is a Project of The Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines System in commemoration of the Bicentenary of Independence of the Republic of Chile.

1. The contest is open from 19 September 2010 until 30 November 2010 to all Filipino students from any tertiary education (college) course except current family members of officers and employees of the Embassy of Chile and the University of the Philippines.

2. The contest has the following division and category: English Division – Poetry.

3. An entry must consist of one (1) poem of any form or length on or about the Republic of Chile—its bicentenary, people, scenery, culture and/or society.

4. Authors may submit only one (1) entry.

5. A work which has been awarded a prize in another contest before 30 November 2010 is not qualified for the awards.

6. All entries should be submitted through this email address: poetrychile2010@gmail.com

7.  All entries should be in Rich Text Format (RTF) or in a Word Document File and should be sent as an attachment together with scanned copies of the author’s full résumé. The time of transmission should be NOT LATER THAN 12:00 m.n. of 30 November 2010. An entry will only be considered submitted if official confirmation is received through poetrychile2010@gmail.com

8. In submitting an entry, a contestant represents and warrants that the work is his own and that he has absolute ownership of all intellectual property rights thereto.  If the entry is an adaptation of another author’s existing work, the contestant shall submit to the Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines the written consent of the author of the existing work, allowing the contestant to adapt the work, and to enter the adaptation in the contest (the Consent). The Consent shall include a clear and categorical statement that the Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines shall be exempt from any and all liability in the event that the adaptation is said to infringe the intellectual property rights of the author of the existing work. The Consent must be notarized and, if executed outside the Philippines, should be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or consulate.

9. All copies should be legible and neat. Entries must be addressed by email to the Board of Judges, “CHILE: ODES FROM THE PHILIPPINES”A Poetry Contest for Filipino Students c/o The University of the Philippines System Information Office, Mezzanine, Quezon Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101

10. Entries submitted must comply with government policies on printed matters. Submitted copies of winning entries shall remain with, and become the property of the Embassy of Chile.

11. In order to give public access to all of the competing works presented, the author hereby grants, assigns, and transfers unto the Sponsors, the right without necessity of any payment other than the prize which may have been awarded: to publish from time to time any winning entry or selection or portion thereof as it may at its discretion determine; to designate or appoint editors to edit the work or any portion thereof to suit the demands of publication; to furnish a reasonable number of copies of all winning works to libraries; to make the works available for downloading on the Internet or other electronic media; and/or to allow students to make copies for research or in connection with their school requirements. The Sponsor shall also have the right to appoint or designate editors or directors who may edit the work or any portion thereof to suit the demands of production or exhibition.

12. The prizes, in United States Dollars, are the following:
    
    1st Prize – United States Dollars US$ 1000
    
    2nd Prize – United States Dollars US$ 500
    
    3rd Prize – United States Dollars  US$ 500
    
    Honorable Mention Winners (2) – United States Dollars US$ 100

13. The Embassy of Chile and The University of the Philippines have the sole right to designate the persons who shall constitute the Board of Judges in each of the contest categories. The decision of the majority of the Board of Judges in all categories shall be final.

14. The Board of Judges shall declare only one winner for each prize listed in Rule 12. There shall be no co-winners and/or splitting of the prize money. The Board of Judges shall have the discretion not to award any prize if, in its judgment, no meritorious entry has been submitted.

15. The names of the winners and the members of the Board of Judges shall be announced on or before 18 December 2010. Prizes will be awarded to the winners during a reception at the University of the Philippines Executive House.

16. All parties submitting entries are deemed to have accepted the rules of the contest, and agree to abide thereby.

ALL ENTRIES MUST STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THESE RULES.

ALL DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION.

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You may also check the following websites for more details:

Chile Information Project http://www.chipsites.com/public/

Santiago Times http://www.santiagotimes.cl/

BBC News – Chile http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1222764.stm

Turismo Cile http://www.visit-chile.org/index.php?lang=eng

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Chimara: Neo-Vegan Café

Before watching “Celda 211,” one of the twenty (plus) films featured in the 9^th Spanish Film Festival at Greenbelt 3 – Makati, I hastily lined up at Chimara, a Neo-Vegan Café, to have a quick, light, healthy and delish dinner.

I ordered my favorite combo, the Meal Wrap 1. It is composed of a wheat-based wrap with ‘chicken slaw,’ lettuce, slices of carrots, cucumbers, apples, and a handful of nuts and raisins with mango as its vinaigrette. You will also get crunchy and greaseless tofu chips on the side plus a medium size sugar-free green tea. Whew! How healthy can you get with this meal?

                                                            Meal Wrap 1 - 180 pesos
                                                    

                                          The Yummy and Healthy Wrap

I can’t wait to try their newest dish, the Chili-Con Veg Combo and also their wide range of munchies: popcorn, nachos and fruit chips like banana and apple.

October 5 is "Happy Teacher's Day"

McDonald Philippines celebrated Teacher’s Day by giving free upgrade cards to teachers.

By showing this discount card, the holder gets a FREE Upgrade for every purchase of any McDonald’s Value Meal or McSaver Meal.

This promo is valid from October 1 to October 15, 2010 only.

Shock Value

“Shock Value” (SH) is Dulaang UP’s second play this (school) year. This play is written by Palanca playwright-winner Floy Quintos and directed by Alex Cortez. This play is part of the ‘Return Engagement” theme of the theater group. Prior to SH, they re-staged Dexter Santos’ “Orosman at Zafira.”

The play gives the audience a splice-of life on what’s behind the boob-tube programming. The play exposes how stars are created, the unending battle for ratings, the merging of serious news and chika entertainment and many more.

Floy Quinto, being in the showbiz industry for quite a while now (he directs Star Talk), also depicted and mimicked countless local media personalities in his play --- you decipher for yourself who’s the REAL person behind each character. It was sort of doing a blind-item portion with some very obvious clues.

The showbiz feel was also translated by orienting the theater audience as ala-Eat Bulaga tv-studio audience at the start of the play: teaching them how to applause with every cue.  The big flat screen television (monitors), dancing colorful lights, as well as the ala-ShowTime production / intermission numbers made the whole play a studio-taping experience. Having artistas on-stage, as well as on the gallery added to the ‘showbiz atmosphere.’

The play is indeed entertaining. But shocking (as its title would suggest) is totally misleading. Concocting stories like ‘Dating Adik,” “Ms. Something Nagpa-abort,” (etc) to make headlines is not novel. Zoom-ing the camera to a confession or to an on-air apology (with the piano as back ground music) is not new-fangled. The truth, there is nothing shocking about the lies, manipulations and facades of the television industry; it’s an open secret to most, if not all. 

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