Globe has now opened its flagship store in Greenbelt 4. The store is huge at 200 square meters. It will cater any customers needs, from Home, Business or Mobile.

The store carries top of the line accessories for cellphones and laptops. Aside from accessories, they have improved customer service and even has a small room for Platinum users.

If you are in the area, do try and visit this cool store.

Today, Cebu Pacific will have its awesome airfare sale! Book its cheapest flights now and fly within Jan 1- March 31, 2011. Its only good for today so book now! For more details go to the Cebu Pacific site.

You can’t separate man from his meat. That’s a fact. When it comes to burgers, I am finicky. I seldom order a burger from the regular fast food joints because they have a gazillion variants and they all taste the freakin same! Except for the Wendy’s Baconator, I forgo the Champ, Big Mac and the Whopper and choose their chicken sandwich counterpart.

The Crave burger is a different story, this burger joint first hit Iloilo by storm. Slowly, it has branched out here in Metro Manila and has been satiating the hunger of thousands of Manila’s hungry populace.

My verdict over the burger? Well I like the no nonsense approach of Crave’s burgers. They don’t brag about the special sauce and the sesame seed bun. The main strength of its burger is its patty, Crave Burgers are beefy and tender the lesser burger will be blown away(so to that certain clown and insect, be scared, be very scared). Pricing? The price seems reasonable I think the Baconator is way more expensive. What about the fries? Hmmm Its passable a bit dry to my liking. But… But… Is it filling?? Hell Yeah!! I could have taken many pictures of the actual burgers I have eaten but I was too preoccupied with the idea of eating the darn burger all the time.

Crave Burgers described in one word is AWESOME! I have tasted many a burger and Crave is one of my top choices(don’t be jealous TGIFridays Burger). I know my life will be short and I will probably die of a stroke someday but at least I have tasted a Crave Burger.

Disclaimer: Aside from the fact that the writer of this article wants to open his own Crave Burger branch, He is in no way connected to the establishment( if you don’t count the Ultimate Burger digesting in his stomach).

Crave Facebook fan page

What is in a name? We can be named Pedro, Juan or Ricardo but we have no choice in choosing our own name. His parents could have named him Jograd or Jobert but he was so aptly named Bayani. He was not only named Bayani but he also embodied it.

Like a true hero, he made sacrifices to attain his goals. His ultimate sacrifice was his popularity. During his heyday as the MMDA chief he made heads turned. He kicked ass and but everybody hated him. I know he had some crazy ideas but at least he did something significant totally in contrast with other people in the government. We can go on and on about the things he did but he did it for us to have a better society.

In an election filled with promises of change, why couldn’t we vote for someone who has always embodied change. Heck, he is one helluva change agent. He can transform a backwater municipality into a freaking city for Pete’s sake!

I know we all have a desire for a change. If Bayani is put in office we can all hope to see the Philippines transform from a tumultuous problematic country into a beautiful and progressive nation.

Note: The author of this post does not have any connections with Bayani Fernando(aside from their favorite color scheme)

Bayani mascot taken at Mac Arthur Hiway Dau Mabalacat Pampanga

The elections is a huge nationwide fiesta. We can see singers, dancers and the requisite politician sing and dance. The campaign period can show a lot of performances, whether they are entertaining or disgusting is up to the person watching it.

Mascots are reserved for birthday parties and fast food joints. Their effect to the children range from making them cry to making them laugh. If that is the case can you imagine seeing a politician’s imagery blown up into a freaking mascot?

Tita Wilma mascot the freakishly manly female mascot

Appreciating mascots is really a subjective experience. Personally I couldn’t care less( but hey its just me and I had a weird fear of Suzie and Geno, the Sustagen mascots). If you look at it closely, the effect it has is purely for entertainment purposes and the real vote getter is the politician himself. If the person has a pure and genuine political platform of governance, the mascot is not needed but it does not mean that the mascots are not really awesome. They are.

The poller id! Nope its not the voter’s identification card. Its the piece of rubber that is proliferating in the wrists of people as of late. We call them baller ids.

The campaign managers have made use of a concept popularized by Nike a few years back that made Lance Armstrong’s foundation a few million bucks richer. The yellow rubber strap with the bold words Livestrong have been replaced by Pinoys with the requisite politicians name. Ahhh Filipinos are indeed smart( but I’m not sure if them choking hazards are made in China or not).

Today we can see Gardo for mayor or Pedro for president in thousands of Filipinos’ wrists but I guess the more appropriate name for them are not baller ids but poller ids!

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The cups are available when you buy smoothies from Fruitas. I guess its to raise awareness to voters. The faces of Noynoy Aquino, Erap Estrada, Manny Villar, and Gibo Teodoro are available in the cups. I did not choose the cup above I would have chosen Erap.

Senators are an integral part of the legislative branch of the government and they are the people who will be responsible for drafting new laws. Here are my short list of senatoriables I will vote this May.

Adel Tamano- United Opposition spokesperson, lawyer, educator and well educated. He can bring the necessary educational background that is lacking with several senatoriables on this year’s lineup. Plus the pogi factor is a big sell (the senate really needs a dose of handsome).

Pia Cayetano- If Adel brings the pogi factor, Pia brings the beauty to the senate(she is haf caucasian). Daughter of the late great senator Renato “Companyero” Cayetano, she has the genes to back her up. She is also a lawyer and also an athlete. My only problem with the Cayetanos is that they have somewhat of a political dynasty.

Miriam Defensor Santiago- She is awesome. One of the most badass senators of the country and being a woman did not stop her from splitting some hairs while being a senator for more than a decade now. She has her share of flaws but overall, if she wins she will bring some experience to the senate.

My top three choice for senators are all lawyers because lawyers would know laws better than the common actor.

25 million globe subscribers will receive something this April 4. Free load? Free stuff? Nothing is sure but I do hope its something awesome.

Best motion picture of the year : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), A Voltage Pictures Production, Nominees to be determined

Best foreign language film of the year : “El Secreto de Sus Ojos” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Haddock Films Production, Argentina

Best animated feature film of the year : “Up” (Walt Disney), Pete Docter

Achievement in directing : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Kathryn Bigelow

Performance by an actor in a leading role : Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a leading role : Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side” (Warner Bros.)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role : Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role : Mo’Nique in “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

Adapted screenplay : “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate), Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

Original screenplay : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Written by Mark Boal

Achievement in cinematography : “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Mauro Fiore

Achievement in film editing : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) : “Up” (Walt Disney), Michael Giacchino

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) : “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

Achievement in art direction : “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

Achievement in costume design : “The Young Victoria” (Apparition), Sandy Powell

Achievement in makeup : “Star Trek” (Paramount and Spyglass Entertainment), Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

Achievement in sound editing : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson

Achievement in sound mixing : “The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment), Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett

Achievement in visual effects : “Avatar” (20th Century Fox), Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones

Best animated short film : “Logorama” (Autour de Minuit), An Autour de Minuit Production, Nicolas Schmerkin

Best live action short film : “The New Tenants”, A Park Pictures and M & M Production, Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

Best documentary short subject : “Music by Prudence”, An iThemba Production, Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett