The one with Miss Universe in the Philippines.

As you may already know, it is announced that the next edition of the Miss Universe pageant will be held here in our country.

It is announced that Department of Tourism will shoulder the pageant. I'm sure that our tourism industry will receive huge amount of money.

Philippines to Host Miss Universe in 2017

It’s official: PH to host 2017 Miss Universe pageant at MOA

The Philippines will host Miss Universe in 2017

Confirmed: Miss Universe pageant to be held in PH – DOT

PH eyed to host Miss Universe in 2017

This year’s Miss Universe will be crowned in PH in 2017

PH to host Miss Universe 2017

It's official: Miss Universe will be held in PH in 2017

Philippines to host Miss Universe coronation night in 2017

The one with this Netflix original series.

Warning:
This blog post may contain spoilers.

I watched the Netflix original series, Stranger Things, for two (2) days. I will not tell how. But I will something.

First, this series reminds me of the child actor who portray Michael/Mike, to the child actor in the movie "Super 8".
Second, this series and the movie is set in 1980s.

And also, this series reminds me of the movie "Earth to Echo."

In the episode "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub" when the children/kids is being chased by "Papa" and his group, the character Eleven/El, telepathically moved a vehicle between the kids and "Papa"'s group.

In the film "Earth to Echo" when the kids and Echo is being chased by military group(s), gumamit ng ability/ies and character na Echo para paghiwa-hiwalayin ang gamit na sasakyan at maibalik yung sasakyan.

Disclaimer:
I do not own the images above.
For informational use only.
No copyright infringement intended.

The one with this year's VMA nominations 2016.

I'd watched the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. Since then, I yearly watch the aforementioned awards show on MTV until mid 2000s.

I don't know I stopped watching it form the 2000s.

The nominations were announced yesterday. The nominations were announced here in the Philippines yesterday night.

Click here for the nominees.

The one with these two pRO videos.

I do admit that I play Philippine Ragnarok Online. Before I played Ragnarok Online: Valkyrie Uprising.

Now, I currently playing it, but the current name is Ragnarok: Path of Heroes. The app is available on iOS and Android.

Here are two (2) videos about Philippine Ragnarok Online.

The one with this version of the song "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees.

I never heard any of Damian McGinty's previous songs. I first learned about this cover version of his, is from his Instagram account.

I like his vsrsion.

Cover of "How Deep is your Love" by the bee gees -- link in bio

A video posted by Damian McGinty (@damianmcginty) on Apr 19, 2016 at 8:07pm PDT

"Star Trek Beyond", U. P. Town Center, and Starbucks.

Yesterday, I was supposed to watch the first screening of “Star Trek Beyond” in Trinoma’s Cinema 5, because I’m already few minutes late, I decided to watch the second screening.

After I got my ticket for the second screening, I sat at one of the couches found in near Food Choices and wait. I watch other people walk, talk, and others. At the same time, there are people waiting in the Activity Center, who are fans of JaDine (a portmanteau to the names of James Reid and Nadine Lustre).

Around 2 PM I decided to eat my lunch at McDonald’s. I went to the 4th Level branch of the aforementioned fast food chain. But unfortunately, the branch don’t offer Fillet-O-Fish meal.

I went to the Ground Floor level of McDonald’s. And they offer the aforementioned meal. Thank God that a woman who is eating alone. So I asked her if I can share the table with her.

After that, I went to the bookstore, National Book Store, Fully Booked, and Powerbooks to buy a journal or a diary that less than 100 Philippine peso currency. I want to use the 100 Philippine peso currency in my BPI My ePrepaid Card. One staff/employee is clueless about the card. I didn’t tell her it was similar to a credit card. So I gave her a physical 100 Philippine peso currency. I was in a hurry at the time.

When to my relatives in Bahayang Pag-Asa. A town near Trinoma, SM North Edsa, Jollibee Mindanao Avenue, and McDonald’s Mindanao Avenue.

My mother, my older brother, my sister-in-law, my two nephews & I went to Maginhawa Street (also in Quezon City) to eat dinner. I don’t why we didn’t eat dinner to any of the restaurants located there.

We went to U. P. Town Center to eat dinner at The Primary. The last time I was there was last year to eat, but I don't remember the occasion, But I remember it was a Saturday.

At the restaurant The Primary. I only remember two: Truffle Parmesan Fries, and Seafood Paella. I forgot the other two.

After that, we went to Starbucks. Also in U. P. Town Center.

The one with these commercials.

I wish na ganito sana, and lahat ng commercials dito sa Pilipinas.















Full Disclosure:
I'm not related to, connected with or compensated in any way by any of the establishments featured in this blog post. I'm not connected with, compensated by, or represented by any PR firm.

There's commercial by Globe that aired last Christmas 2015. And that commercial features spoken word. And also, that commercial also features Filipino writer Marcelo Santos III. Kaya lang, hindi ko mahanap.

I'm not a collector of shoes.

This blog post is edited from my other personal blog.
Last Sunday, my folk & I went to SM City Sucat in Parañaque City to check the fruit stand located in Building A. When we were few meters away near Building A, I (a) saw banner(s) that the aforementioned shopping mall is currently conducting a 3-day sale.

My female folk bought some items for the house in The SM Store. While my male folk bought some pants in The SM Store. I saw some shoes that the price, I think, is 299 Philippine currency (peso), in The SM Store.

I also check the shoes being sold by Bench and Penshoppe. I noticed that the shoes being sold by Penshoppe are a bit expensive around 700 or 800 pesos, while the shoes being sold by Bench is quite/(a bit) cheaper than Penshoppe. (My messenger bag, my perfume, and my green-colored sneakers is from Bench, while my handkerchiefs and my other perfume is from Penshoppe.)

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Full Disclosure:
I'm not related to, connected with or compensated in any way by any of the establishments featured in this blog post. I'm not connected with, compensated by, or represented by any PR firm.

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When my folks & I are about to leave the front carpark area of the aforementioned shopping mall, my male folk commented this:

"You're not impatient buying shoes. The volume (quantity) to shoes." / "You can not put up with buying shoes. The volume (quantity) to shoes."

(In my mind, as if I have a lot of shoes. And as if I'm a collector of shoes like Imelda Marcos and President Duterte having a collection of shoes.

My rubber shoes is given by one of my bosses. While the stripes slip-on shoes I have, is bought from Divisoria, and it is not my money used to buy it. And my yellow-gold colored shoes is paid by Mom. The green-colored sneakers with sash from Bench, it paid by Aunt Nora* and I got it received from the Christmas exchange gift last year.

It has the different feeling that the purchase of goods for you from your own money.)

* Not her real name.

Delivery service of National Book Store, Fully Booked and Bench (Philippine clothing brand).

I first learned about the delivery service of National Book Store just 2 Saturdays ago, when I was asked to buy some items in the Robinsons Galleria branch of the aforementioned bookstore, thru printed receipt.

For more information, visit the links below.

Frequently Asked Questions

Free Shipping Mechanics

Office Delivery

I don't remember on how I learned about the bookstore Fully Booked started their delivery service.

For more information, click here.

As for the clothing store Bench, it was the same thing with Fully Booked.

For more information, click here, and here.

My two nights at Ascott Hotel, Makati.

Last Friday night, and last Saturday night, My family & I went to Ascott Hotel, due to that I have relatives going back to Europe. Although, my family & I didn't checked in in the aforementioned hotel.

The 3-bedroom used by my relatives is different than the 3-bedroom used by my uncle and aunt in recent years. The master's bedroom and the other two regular bedrooms ay nasa kaliwa pagpasok ng unit, young common comfort room ay steps away sa pintuan. Magkakatabi ang living room, dining room, kusina. Yung maid's room, at yung section ng washing machine and other items ay malapit sa kusina.

Mula living and dining rooms, makikita yung nearby buildings and other areas sa Makati Central Business District.

The one with this year's 2016 Primetime Emmys nominations announcement.

Some of my predictions for this year's 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
are in their categories. While some of my predictions aren't in their correct categories. And some of my categories are not nominated.



68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Wikipedia

68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Wikipedia

The one with this song by Lukas Graham.

First of all, I'm not familiar with Lukas Graham, nor his song "7 Years". But I hear the song on the local FM radios.

Familiar ako sa intro. At sa lyrics sa ilalim.

Once I was seven years old, my mama told me
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
Once I was seven years old

What I like about the music video is that I like the cinematography. And this music video is not the music video that I'd seen that shot in black-and-white.

The one with persons with autism hired by supermarket.

There are families do have persons with autism (PWA). Last year, there's a news about a café hires PWA. This year, there's a news that is a supermarket in Manduluyong hires PWA.

For more information, please and kindly read the online articles below.

VIRAL: Supermarket hires persons with autism

VIRAL: Persons with autism given work at supermarket

INSPIRING: Supermarket Gives Work to Persons with Autism

The one with what the sun looks like from other planets.

Pangarap ko na makapunta sa ibang planeta. Oo, isang malaking pangarap ng isang tulad ko na isang middle-class person, na allowance lang ang suweldo/kita.

Libre mangarap. Ganda ng mga kuha.

What The Sun Looks Like From Other Planets

These two quotes from the book "Every Day" by David Levithan.

I don't know why I like these two quotes from the book "Every Day" by David Levithan. It was from the first chapter of the aforementioned book.

"Knowledge is the only thing that I take with me when I go."

"Putting up with the fear of being with the wrong person because you can't deal with the fear of being alone."

These social network apps on my early days as an Android user.

When before Instagram release a version for Android, I have the app called Picplz. Before, I just view the photos/pictures in the gallery section of Picplz.

I decided back then I will register soon, not until Instagram have plans to release on Android. I didn't expected that the behind Picplz will shut down the app.

After that, I looked a similar app to Instagram. I found Streamzoo.

Too bad, the app was shut down last March 21, 2014.

Before, Pixable is an app that you can view photos from other apps/websites like Instagram, Facebook, etc. But later on it became Buzzfeed-like app.

I don't know why I didn't download the app on the second the latest Android-powered cellphone of mine.

I didn't expected that, and I didn't know that Pixable is already shut down.

BPI's My ePrepaid MasterCard, Fully Booked's Discount Card, "Every Day" by David Levithan.

I Got my BPI My ePrepaid MasterCard earlier this year. And I got my Fully Booked's Discount Card earlier this year. Both cards has two (2) years before expiration.

I used both cards for the first (1st) time at Fully Booked TriNoma to buy Every Day by David Levithan.

So far, I don't have any problem using both cards. But I noticed that it has no discount, either 5% discount or 10% discount. But the clerk in the TriNoma branch of Fully Booked told me that it was already discounted.
Here are the cards.

Fully Booked's Discount Card
Click here and here for more information.
BPI's My ePrepaid MasterCard
Click here for more information.
For more information on:

BPI's My ePrepaid MasterCard and other cards:
1) Please visit the website BPI Cards.
2) Visit a BPI branch.
3) If you have a Twitter account, you ask questions via the account BPI Twitter account.

Fully Booked's Discount Card:

1) Please visit this link from the website Fully Booked.
2) Visit a Fully Booked branch.
3) If you have a Twitter account, you ask questions via the account FullyBooked Twitter account.

For more informationa on David Levithan:

1) Please visit his website.
2) Please visit his Wikipedia page.
3) He has Twitter account.

Side note:

On the side note, basta ko na lang pinuntahan yung Instagram account ng actor na si Joseph Marco. One of his posts, he has a photo of the aforementioned book.

About to inhale this! 😁

A photo posted by Joseph Marco (@josephcmarco) on Dec 24, 2014 at 2:25am PST

The one with my experience with McDonald's Chicken Fillet Italiana.

Last Saturday morning, one of my colleagues/co-workers to buy her the/a new product by McDonald's (McDonald's Philippines) which is Chicken Fillet Italiana. I told her that I'm not familiar with it (the new chicken fillet meal). She showed it to me via her computer.

It was a new product by McDonald's as it was being endorsed by AlDub (Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza), as the tandem celebrates first anniversary with the new McDonald's Chicken Fillet Italiana.


Disclaimer:
The image above is not mine.
It was from McDonald's.
For informational use only.
And with no disrespect to the AlDub tandem and to the fans, I'm not a fan of AlDub.

The one with this YouTube video from Germany.

I learned this (following) video when one of my nephews posted the video via the HypeDojo fan page on Facebook.

First, I don't know the language used in the video. Until I recognise the ü letter, and it was the German language.

And also, while watching the aforementioned video, I have these questions:

1) Why he's carrying a doll?
2) Why he's carrying doll items?
3) Why he's carrying a suitcase?

I checked the Internet via Google about Leibniz Butterkeks. It as named after the German philosopher Leibniz, and I just forgot his full name. Leibniz Butterkeks' products is cookies/biscuits.

I have a feeling that the guy and the girl is are older brother and younger sister. If so, I wish I have siblings like that.



And here are the similar commercials. The last one has English subtitles.

Great blind auditions on The Voice Kids 2015.

I was browsing this morning on the YouTube app on my iPod Touch, until I saw this title "The Voice Kids 2015 - BEST SHOCKING Blind Auditions (HD)"

I was impressed with the auditions. The auditions is The Voice Kids Germany.

The one with the name of the Welsh town that hard to pronounce.

I do know that there's a town in Wales that is hard to pronounce. The Welsh town's name is the longest name in the world, if my memory serves me right.

September of last year, a YouTube video went viral when a Welsh weatherman Liam Dutton nail it with ease.





Actors Naomi Watts and Taron Egerton pronounced the name on talk shows.

My time in college during rainy season.

Noong panahon na nasa college ako, may ulan sa umaga, tapos, waling ulan sa tanghali.

Noong nasa college ako umaattend ako sa first trimester, sa first year college ko, umuulan sa umaga hanggang sa first subject ko Pero pagkatapos ng last subject ko, hindi na umuulan.

Ngayon, umuulan noong pagkagising ko. Hindi ko lang alam kung may ulan ngayong tanghali.

My first photo (or picture) on Instagram.

This is my first picture (or photo) on Instagram.

My first Instagram photo.

A photo posted by Obiboy Miles (@obiboymiles) on Jul 6, 2016 at 10:26pm PDT

iEat again at Sambokojin.

The first time I ate at Sambokojin was last November 3, 2015, Tuesday, in Megamall Atrium. At that it was company dinner. May pa-company dinner young pinapasukan ko sa Ortigas. The last time was last Tuesday.

Okay naman. yang mag food nila. Nada-dalawang poses ago ng four seasons. Yung nga lang, hindi (na) dumping young pangatlong order ko ng four seasons, kaya nag-tubing na lang ako.

Malaki yung puwesto ng Sambokojin sa Megamall. May function rooms din sila.

16 people kami sa company dinner namin. Ising tao namin ay libre, dahil ay birthday niya today. Ang alam ko ay kakain sa kanila kappa may birthday celebrant, 3 days before or 3 days after the birthday of the birthday celebrant. Hindi ko alam sea mismong birthday. Tapos, may dalawang babe na senior citizens na mahigit 60 years old na babae, at isang mahigit 70 years old na lalaki.

Here are the photos of the entrance. The photos below aren't mine.

Source: Stretch Your PesoSource: My first Sambo Kojin Experience/a>

Source: Yedylicious.comSource: Sambo Kojin SM Megammall: Eat-All-You-Can Smokeless Grill Buffet

The one with this 10-minute exercise.

Yesterday afternoon, I was browsing on my iOS device for exercises for less than 30 minutes. Until I found this workout.

Young first 6 workouts ay puwedeng gawin ko, kahit sa kuwartp. Kaya lang, yung last 4 workouts uses barbells.

Here's the link.

iMiss eating at Yellow Halo Guilt-free kitchen.

I learned about Yellow Halo Guilt-free kitchen, when I was going to floor where 360 Fitness Club in Strata 100, Ortigas Center. There's a guy giving out fliers/leaflets about the café.

I eat there a few times. Kaya lang, Yellow Halo is already closed. I don't know why.


philstar.com video: Maxene and Elmo Magalona open Yellow Halo Guilt-free kitchen from Philstar Global Corp. on Vimeo.

iEat at Ka Tunying's Cafe

I first learned about Ka Tuning's Café, when it was featured on Kris Aquino's TV show, KrisTV, last year. My mother, my older brother, my sister-in-law, my nephew, & I went there after attending a 6 PM mass in Our Lady of Hope Parish Church, in Pag-Asa, Quezon City. It was Palm Sunday.

The food being offered is Filipino food. I ordered is Creamy Baked Bangus. I noticed that it was cooked similar to baked macaroni or lasagna. The drink I ordered is Tsoknut Frappé.

The food is okay. The service is okay. The price is reasonable. The location is okay. The café is locations along Visayas Avenue.

Food: 3.5
Service: 3.5
Price: 3.5
Location: 4.5

Rating: 3.75

On the side:

I noticed that some of their chairs' backrest (sandalan in Filipino) is in a form of coffee cup.

iEat at CAFÉ+ Coffee.Brunch.Dessert

I first learned about this cafe is last year, when my older brother is an employee of Ramcar. On which this company who manages the local versions of KFC & Mister Donut, and Tokyo Tokyo and Big Oli (the one in Trinoma near Cinema 7).

The café opens 9 AM until 10 PM. The brunch opens is being offered from 9 AM to 2 PM. The café offer other food items.

The café is located n Plaridel, Bulacan, and it is located near Sta. Rita exit. It is located to your right if you are from Southbound area of North Luzon Expressway (NLex).

The food I ordered this year and last year is the same. It consist of two kinds of sausages, small amounts of 1/4 baby potatoes, and almost 1/2 scrambled egg. The drink I ordered last year is Iced Milo Mocha Dinosaur, while the drink I ordered this year is Kiwi Yogurt Smoothie.

The café has 1/4 portion of the floor has air-conditiner. The food is good. The service is okay. The price is reasonable.

It was morning, around and between 9 and 11 AM, when we came at the café last year and this year.

Food: 4
Service: 3.5
Price: 3.5
Location: 5

Rating: 4

On the side:

The café also sell Theo & Philo Artisan Chocolates. And they have a Facebook fan page.

The one with this photo application.

As some of you may already know Pickld is featured on TV Patrol. After the segment's airing many people started downloading it on their respective iOS and Android devices. And I'm one of the people who download the app on my iPod touch and Android-powered Cherry Mobile cellphone Infinix Pure.

At the time I try to register, I couldn't able to register. So I submitted a feedback. And natanggap ko na feedback, ay madaming mag nag-re-register sa nasabing app.

I have two (2) criticism on the app.
1) It is still on beta.
2) Currently that the app has no option on deleting an uploaded photo.

I hope the creators of the app make updates on the aforementioned app. The app also featured on Rated K.



Here's the video that featured on TV Patrol.



Here are the links.

YouTube channel
Official website
Official blog

I just know if the Pickld team has plans on having an app on Microsoft Lumia.

iEat at Lido Cocina Tsina.

It was my first time to eat at Lido Cocina Tsina. And it was my first time to eat at their branch Mindanao Avenue, Quezon City.

Lido Cocina Tsina is a Chinese restaurant. And their branch at the aforementioned branch is small, and it has two (2) floors. And it is near/beside Phoenix Gas Station gasoline station.

Their food is like most Chinese restaurants. Pancit, fish fillet, rice, etc.