How to become more productive during the Christmas vacation?

It's the fourth day of the very long Christmas vacation in the Philippines. Christmas has already ended, and yet, another celebration is coming up. In just a few days, people will start counting the New Year's Countdown and we are going to welcome the year 2009 with a bang! Hehehe... ok maybe not.. it's just an expression!

Anyway, I have been doing a lot of things these past few days because of the Christmas celebration at home. We prepared a lot of stuffs and cook a lot of foods for the holidays because we expected a lot of visitors that came into our house to celebrate with us. I think, for the past few days, I have been a very productive person. Hahaha...

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34th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF 2008) entries

Today, December 25, is the official simultaneous showing of the eight official film entries to the 34th Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2008. For ten days, that is from today up to January 3, 2009, only locally produced films will be shown all over the Philippines, ensuring a captive market for producers lucky enough to make the bucks. It is a tradition in the Philippines that every Christmas Day, only Filipino films are to be shown nationwide in a festival such as the MMFF 2008. An award-giving ceremony will follow through after the festival.

The MMFF 2008 movie entries

Below is the list of movies that makes up this year's MMFF entries.
• Baler by Viva Communications
• Dayo by Cutting Edge Productions
• Desperadas 2 by Regal Entertainment, Inc.
• Iskul Bukol: 20 Years Later by OctoArts, M-Zet Productions and APT Entertainment
• Magkaibigan by Maverick Films
• One Night Only by Canary Films
• Shake, Ratle and Roll X by Regal Entertainment, Inc.
• Tanging Ina Nyong Lahat by Star Cinema

Don't forget to watch your favorite movie! Hehehehe... For more information on the Metro Manila Film Festival 2008 entries, please check out Philippine Entertainment Portal's microsite here.


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Cafe Leona Restaurant: Home of the Authentic Ilocos Recipes!

It is never a complete experience of an Ilocos tour (that is if you are planning to go there, especially this holiday season) if you haven't tasted an authentic Ilocano dish served right at your very own plate. But where can we find a real Ilocandia dish? Where else, but here at Cafe Leona Restaurant located at the front of Calle Crisologo in Heritage Village, Vigan, Ilocos Sur!

Cafe Leona is restaurant named after the great icon of Ilocos Sur, Leona Florentino. She is a world renowned poet, writer and playwright during her time. Because of her Ilocano ancestry and iconic state, the management of the restaurant had decided to name their restaurant Cafe Leona, well, aside from it's location near the Leona Florentino Plaza at the front of Heritage Village in Ilocos Sur.

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Christmas Wishlist: How to take advantage your friends and officemates?

Wow, it's like more than a week now since I last posted something here on my blog... Kinda busy right now because of publication deadline due to the most anticipated Christmas Holiday Season longest vacation ever... (But don't worry, there will be some posts coming even if I am not present in front of my computer, me hopes, hehhehe) Hehehe... We are currently doing things ahead of schedule so that the coming year will be an easy start. Isn't that a nice idea, huh? :D

Anyway, our company is going to have a company-wide Christmas Party in a few days. But before that, our department will have a Christmas Dinner Party in an eat-all-you-can restaurant nearby. Woohoo... can't wait for Monday! Yebba!

By the way, this Christmas Dinner Party that our department will be having to is composed of exchanging of gifts activity, or simply exchange gift. But here's the catch, everyone in our department is required to write his/her Christmas wishlist!

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Featured Recipe: Choco Coffee Milkshake!

Ever since I tasted the Big M Choco Coffee Milkshake last summer, I always wanted to drink another bottle again. But I never have the time to buy this in convenience stores or supermarkets. So the best thing to do is to have my very own recipe of the delicious Big M Choco Coffee Milkshake. Luckily, I have this kind of tongue that remembers the taste of every food that I eat. Hahaha...

And so last Sunday, I managed to find a time doing this milkshake beverage recipe with ingredients that can be found in our home's kitchen refrigerator. So, here it is, my very own version of Big M's Choco Coffee Milkshake in this simple easy-to-do milkshake recipe! I enjoyed making this so can you! Enjoy making this and enjoy drinking!

Photo courtesy of Basa Basi Nano Nano.

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