A Filipino Thanksgiving

Nov 28, 2013

It was a chilly morning, my step dad was making some Filipino dishes to serve the guests who will be arriving late afternoon. He cooked Menudo, which is a Filipino dish made with tomato sauce, pork, and carrots. And giniling baboy, which is basically ground pork with raisins and potatoes :) I didn't took a picture of it because it was gone so fast!!
In every Thanksgiving we host the party. So what is Thanksgiving without turkey and ham right??

Ham was baked with liquefied brown sugar and pineapple juice then topped with pineapple chunks. It was the BOMB!!

 This years turkey was deep fried. My step sister made sure that it was going to be really good. She stuffed it with baked potatoes and carrots and put an apple for a "lechon" effect.

There other food such as Lumpiang sariwa ( fresh lumpia) but i didn't bother to take a picture of it because it was tempting enough. LOL

I on the other hand, made desserts! I made a flan which called leche flan which is basically egg yolks with condensed milk and brown sugar and steamed. And a dessert I've never made before called bibingkinitan, It's similar to a cupcake but sticky because it's made of glutinous rice, coconut shreds and some vanilla flavoring. I just baked it for half an hour.

Leche Flan

 Bibingkinitan

The last but not list dessert is the sweet potato pie which my younger step sister made. It was so so so good!! She made it by scratch. I think we have a baker in the family :)

Sweet potato pie with melted marshmallows

So that is my Thanksgiving! Of course my family finish the food. We had fun being together and so thankful to have each other. Hopefully Christmas wouldn't be as chaotic....

KiM

Tongyang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue Restaurant

Yummy and affordable breakfast at Marina Oyster Seafood Grill.

As we look for a place to eat the most important meal of the day, one of my friends suggested this place. Well he didn't mention the name because he forgot about it already,  buti pa si manong guard alam yung name nung place. ^_^

We took advantage of their breakfast buffet for P169.00 only. We find this very affordable compare to other breakfast packages. And this is the cheapest buffet resto na napuntahan namin so far.

 

Pancakes!

This is the first thing that i grabbed from the buffet table, it tastes like a regular pancake nothing special, but i love the taste of their syrup it doesn't taste like maple syrup it tastes like vanilla extract, the one that they used for sago't gulaman the type of sago't gulaman na you could buy from the street.

Happiness on a plate!

They have about 10-12 types of food that you could choose from plus coffee or juice. (chicken adobo, danggit, longganisa, fish lumpia, scrambled eggs, champorado, fried chicken, etc.)

Yummy champorado :)

My friends gave marina's champorado two thumbs up for its creamy taste with or without the milk. naka dalawang balik sila dyan hahaha!

They are located at SM Sky Garden, North Edsa.

Click on the link to see their other branches: http://www.marina.com.ph/branches.htm

Zark's deadly burger!

Yup, It'll definitely break your jaw. This mouth watering burger is about 5 inches tall, 4 inches wide and weighs about 1.5 pounds.

I'm gonna take you all in. ^_^

If you will just look at the burger, it definitely looks delicious, but to be honest it's not the burger you cannot live without, and its kinda raw on the inside. Well I guess some likes that, but I don't. I also tried the Mushroom Dawg, It taste like, like.... mushroom, as in just the plain button mushroom, and they tastes like cardboard!

I forgot what this is.. But I think it's the Zark's Ultimate Burgaahh! 1/4 pound burger with cheese sauce ,topped with sauteed mushroom and bacon.

Ready? Set.... EAT!

They enjoyed the burger, maybe you will too! Visti their website at www.zarksburgers.com/ for their menu and branch location.

WAYS TO DONATE #ReliefPH

The Philippine Red Cross
Hotline: 143
Trunkline: 527-0000

*You may also SMS donations by texting REDAMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)

Bank accounts for Donations:
Banco De Oro
Peso: 00-453-0018647
Dollar: 10-453-0039482

Metrobank
Peso: 151-3-041631228
Dollar: 151-2-15100218-2

Philippine National Bank
Peso: 3752 8350 0034
Dollar: 3752 8350 0042

Unionbank of the Philippines
Peso: 1015 4000 0201
Dollar: 1315 4000 0090

All Check/Cash for the account of Philippine Red Cross (Swift Codes)
Banco De Oro
BNORPHMM

Bank of the Philippine Islands
BOPIPHMM

Metrobank
MBTCPHMM

Philippine National Bank
-PNBMPHMM

Unionbank of the Philippines
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Please fax the bank transaction slip at nos. +63.2.527.0575 or +63.2.404.0979 with your name, address and contact number for your donations to be properly acknowledged.

                                                 

World Vision (international Christian humanitarian, development and relief organization)
Donor hotline: 372-7777 or http://bit.ly/HLQpZl

World Food Programme Philippines
Donations can be made via credit card or Pay Pal
Check their website http://bit.ly/1dVkJeL

Operation Walang Iwanan - Gawad Kalinga
Gawad Kalinga Philippine Peso Current Account number: 3101 0977 56 BPI EDSA Greenhills
Gawad Kalinga US$ Savings Account number: 3104 0162 34 BPI EDSA Greenhills
(Swift code: BOPIPHMM)

Other addresses:
*Los Baños & UPLB USC are accepting donations of relief packages and cash.
--Contact persons: Cyrill at 0926-3419140 or Rohanne at 0915-4490589
*Maxximiler Warehouse, Fastcargo Logistics Corp, Lapus Norte, Iloilo
*The Mango Tree Restaurant, Guzman Street, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
--Cash donations:
---Bank: BPI Lapaz Branch
---Account Name: Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation Inc.
---Account Number: 1471000325


Caritas Filipinas Foundation
Check this link.

Victory
Victory is accepting donations online.

Save the Children
Here is Save the Children's website for your donations.

Unicef
http://bit.ly/19NyVpn

The 1000 Bear Hugs Project
This organization accepts huggable-sized toys for children in Tacloban from November 8 to December 9. Drop-off points for pre-loved toys will be announced on their Twitter profile shortly.
Email: 1000bearhugs@gmail.com
Contact person: Mon Corpuz at 0917-796-1378

UP Diliman Student Council
Address: New CHK gym, UP Diliman
Contact person: Alex Castro at 0917-8725396
Twitter account: @uscupdiliman

The Dream Project Philippines
Address: RFM Corporate Center, Pioneer cor. Sheridan Street, Mandaluyong City
Contact person: Prim Paypon at 09088100424

Tulong Kabataan
UP System, UP Office of the Student Regent
Drop-off point: Vinzon's Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Contact persons: Eds at 0927-3841392 or Zie 0916-7965740

Phi Yolanda Relief Operations of Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity and Phi Lambda Delta Sorority
Address: UP Manila, Pagkalma Park, UP College of Medicine, Pedro Gil St., Malate, Manila
Contact persons: Miko at 0917-5129144 or Gela 0927-7029488
Twitter account: @PhiLambdaDelta1

Tulong Tomasino
Twitter account: @USTCSC

Ateneo De Manila Disaster Response and Management Team
Details on how to donate here.
Contact numbers: (632) 426-6001 locals 4051, 4054, 4099

Dakila's Ride and Rock Relief
They call on artists, cyclists, and individuals willing to donate their talent, time, and relief goods to drop by on November 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: My Little Arts Place, 222 Wilson St., San Juan City, Metro Manila
Contact number: 435-4309

TindogTacloban
Drop-off points for donations:
VCF Alabang - 4th Floor Filinvest Wing, Festival Supermall, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
VCF Fort - 32nd Street corner University Parkway Bonifacio Global City
Contact person: Joey Hernandez at 347-3975

Operation Blessing Philippines
Address: E. Rodriguez Ave. C5 Road cor. Corporal Cruz Bagong Ilog, Pasig City
Contact numbers: 477-7802 to 04 or 0917-5812603

De La Salle Santiago Zobel
Drop-off points: Gate 2, 3, and 7 of the campus.
Contact persons: Mr. Jayjay Jacinto at 0917-8597602 or Ms. Evangeline De Peralta at 0917-5638870
For cash donations:
-Account Name: De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
--Bank: Union Bank of the Philippines, Ayala Alabang Village
--Peso Account: 0180-3000-6691
--US Dollar Account: 0181-0100-9418
Note: Send a scanned copy of the deposit slip to lesacasr@dlszobel.edu.ph orjacintojn@dlszobel.edu.ph for proper acknowledgment.

Citizen's Disaster Response Center
Address: 72-A Times St., West Triangle Homes, Quezon City
Contact number: 929-9820

Mu Sigma Phi Relief Operations of the UP College of Medicine
Contact persons: Eman at 0925-8843050 or Billy at 0927-5711017/0922-5356100
Cash donations:
-Account name: Mu Sigma Phi Relief Operations
-Bank: Philippine National Bank (PNB) – PGH Branch
-Account number: 504259500015
-Swift Code: PNBMPHMM
-Routing # 01008-0081

St. Michael's Church at The Fort
Address: 39th Street, North Bonifacio Triangle, Bonifacio Global City

AWANA Organization Philippines
Address: 35-A Scout Tobias Street, Brgy Laging Handa in Quezon City
Contact person: Jennifer Jansalin at (02) 376-5688 or 0928-8531693
Cash donations:
-Bank: BPI Family Bank (E. Rodriguez-Broadway Branch)
-Peso Current Account Number: 6871-0015-86
-Dollar Current Account Number: 6874-0059-22
-Swift: BOPIPHMM

ETYSBM Student Council of Mapua Institute of Technology
Address: Gil Puyat Ave, Makati City
Contact person: Angeline Bernardino at 0915-4469715 or Edgar Aquino 0905-1492319

Santuario de San Antonio Church
Address: 3117 McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati T
Contact number: (632) 843-8830 to 31

Air21
*Free door-to-door pick-up of relief goods on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Hotline: 854-2100
Twitter: @Air21ph

Tulong Kabataan Relief Drive
Addresses:
Kabataan Partylist HQ- #5 Palosapis St., Brgy Amihan, Proj 3, Quezon City
CEGP National Office- 37-C Yale St., Cubao, Quezon City
LFS HQ- 1650 Sisa St., Sampaloc Karatula Up, Manila

Give a Drop of Love, CFC Foundation, Inc. WWP
Address: Apartelle 12, Starmall Complex, EDSA cor. Shaw Blvd., Madaluyong City
Contact person: Anna Arcaya at 718-2213 or 0923-5838577
Cash donations:
-Bank: BPI Mandaluyong Branch
-Dollar: 0184-0279-84
-Peso: 0181-0504-89
Note: Fax your deposit slip to (02) 718-2213

St. Scholastica's College
Address: 2560 Leon Guinto St., Manila, located behind DLS-College of St. Benilde.
Cash/check donations:
Account name: St. Scholastica's College Manila
Bank: BDO account number 4580-000-210
Email your transaction receipts to lizaban2@gmail.com for proper acknowledgment.

Lingap Gabriella Manila
Address: 35 Scout Delgado St., Brgy. Laging Handa or 25 K-10th Street, West Kamias, Quezon City
Contact number: 374-3451
Twitter: @gabrielaphils

The MVP Tulong Kapatid Center
Address: Meralco Covered Tennis Court, Meralco Compound, Ortigas, Pasig City
Contact person: Eds Addun at 0939-9133771 or 632-8301

Tarabanagan, Tara Bangon of the Bicol University (CU) College of Science Extension Office
Address: G/F BU College of Science Building 2, Legazpi City
Contact persons:
-Jonathan Jaime Guerrero - 0917-5928610
-John Jervie Alcera- 0917-9270262
-Mellie Morcozo - 0915-3161527

Isla Verde, Batangas
Drop-off point: Meralco Site, Kumintang, Ilaya through Brgy.Captain Arnold E. Briton
Contact person: Briton at 0910-8843334

UP Cebu SC and UP Katilingban Han Leyteño Ngan Samarnon ug Biliranon
Contact persons: Darl Santos of KaLeSa-Bi and Ynna Bisnar of UPC SC at0943-4116336, 09328637303

Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc.
Address: 35 Lopez Jaena Street, Cebu City
Contact person: Edwin Marfil (local 510) or Totits Ocampo (local 204) at (032) 418-7234

YUPPIES Care Ministries of the Grace Baptist Church of Cebu City, Inc.
Address: 628B Happy Valley Road, Guadalupe
Contact person: Jaspher Obiña at 0923-1500219, 0918-3484294, or 0917-7149679

Lingap Gabriella Bohol
Address: FARDEC Office, Lower Butalid St. Tagbiliran City
Contact number: 0912-5949170

Bangon Isabel, Leyte
Contact persons: Pipo Omega at 0933-4219705 or Shiena Marie Bucol at 0917-3262258/0922-8001987 (Cebu)
Other ways to donate here.

For Donations In-Kind
You may coordinate directly with: . They’re both based in Cebu.

Operation Yolanda, University of St. La Salle Bacolod
Drop-off point: 2nd Gate Security Office, Center for External Relations, Institute for Negros Development

The Tree House
Address: 2nd Floor Red Square Building, Smallville Complex, Barangay San Rafael, Mandurriao, Iloilo

Liceo Ripple of Hope
Address: R.N. Pelaez Boulevard, Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City
Contact numbers: (088) 858 4093 to 95 local 231 or 0917-7161613

The Rural Missionaries of the Philippines-Northern Mindanao Sub-Region (RMP-NMR) Inc.
Address: MP-NMR Inc, Kalinaw Lanao Center for Interfaith Resources, 0016 Bougainvilla Puti, Villaverde, 9200, Iligan City.
Contact number: +63 (63) 223 517

Atom Araullo, Modern Hero

November 8, 2013 Sa kasagsan ng bagyong yolanda makikita sa larawang ito ang mala buwis buhay na pagrereport ni Atom Araullom, madami ang pumuri, humanga at sinabi pang Modern Hero daw itong si Atom. Pero teka nga, bakit ba nandun pa sya? Hindi ba iniisip ng mga network na ito ang safety ng mga reporter nila makapag report lang? Alam na namin may bagyo dyan umalis ka na dyan!