KFC Cheese Top Burger: Dumbest Idea Ever

KFC Philippines is offering something called the "Cheese Top Burger," a fried chicken patty sandwich with garlic Parmesan dressing and a slice of cheese melted atop the bun. They boast that it is the first and only cheese topped bun burger.

Their Facebook page advertised it this way:

"Have you tried our latest buzz-worthy sandwich? Grab the Streetwise Cheese Top Burger now and see it for yourself! Take a bite and discover the difference that cheese-baked bread makes. It’s mess-free, cheesy, and definitely so good. But don’t take our word for it. Be the judge of its taste and share with us your experience. Enjoy it now for only P50 with drink! The only thing crazier is not trying it."

The only thing crazier is dunking a drumstick on your coke. Oh, they did that already on a TV spoof.

There is another thing crazier, in fact it's craziest: falling for this goof trap.

Free Ni-Ti Zone

Parents should be just like the free Wi-Fi zones out there that are available to be tapped if one wants access to the Internet. In this case, they should be called Ni-Ti, read as Nay-Tay short for the Tagalog name for Mother and Father. "Nanay" and "Tatay" or "Inay" and "Itay", similar to Mommy and Daddy, Mom and Dad, or Mama and Papa.

Similar to most Wi-Fi signals, a parent's presence should always be available and reachable when the children need them most...and not weak or fading on and off.

Parents should have a strong enough signal like maybe four bars at least, if five bars is not possible, so that communication would be easily felt at its acceptable level. Dropped or intermittent calls are simply a pain especially if in the middle of a very important conversation.

Time To Vote: FBW Logo Design Contest

The Filipino Bloggers Worldwide Logo Design Contest has finally reached its deadline of submission of entries last June 20. It is now time to vote for our chosen  entry among the 11  beautiful designs submitted by FBW members. FBW would like to thank all of the participants who took the time and effort to join the competition. We now have to choose and vote for the entry who would win the following: 1 year domain, property rights of the logo, featured blogger (to earn fame and recognition), plus the $45 cash prize!

Wow! Too bad I only found out about it today. I could have joined, and eventually won those prizes! (Nah!)

FBW member bloggers are encouraged to vote because the best commenter would also win a $15 cash prize!

Now, we're talking! This is my chance to win at least a few bucks!

Pidol's Caricatures

I fancy all things drawn whether by hand or aided by a computer.

While more and more groups are pushing for the filing of an urgent motion for the immediate and already long overdue conferment of the  National Artist Award to the ailing revered comedy icon (while he is still alive and could appreciate it), I also would like to pay tribute to the King of Comedy by posting these caricatures of him that I collected from all over the Internet.

Kudos to the creators! You all know who you are!

To Tito Dolphy, or Pidol to some, keep hanging on! There are so many people whose lives you've touch with your humor, kindness and generosity, one way or the other, directly or indirectly, so you'll be surely missed if you leave us now. Stay with us, and keep us laughing with you, for more years to come!

Prayers For Dolphy

Dolphy, or Rodolfo Vera Quizon in real life, is suffering  from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who likely caught the illness through its primary cause: smoking.

The 83-year-old King of Comedy, who is also known as Pidol, has been in and out of the hospital for some time now and his weakened immune system caused him serious health problems.

Countless warnings have already advised us that smoking doesn't really do us any good, but many still continue with the habit.

But I am not here to curse the grossly addicting habit of smoking, I am not here to put blame on the soul-less and profit-hungry-only cigarette manufacturers, I am not here to exclaim bad words to the f*ckin' inventor of those damn smelly tobaccos and shitty cigarettes, I am not here to blame anybody for smoking until their lungs deteriorate and they spew blood out from their internal organs, and I am not here to yell foul words to the disrespectful morons who dare smoke in public and let us non-smokers inhale their stench, and slowly suffer with them from their stinky second-hand smoke.

I am not here to shout to the world " Kaya kayo dyan, magsumikap kayo at tumigil na sa paninigarilyo! Walang mabuting maidudulot iyan sa inyo!"

I am here right now to ask each and everyone of you for a moment of silence as we continue praying for the speedy recovery of a national showbiz icon.

We know poor health and old age would finally lay every man to an inevitable final resting place, but it is too soon for the man who brought us a lot of laughter for so many years.

Stay with us for awhile longer, "John Puruntong", "Facifica Falayfay", "Kevin Kosme", "Father Jejemon", and the several other names he is so popularly known!

We love you very much, Tito Dolphy!

Never Never Land

I always feel in "italics" and think in "capitals!". Which means, I live life to the fullest. I have resolved that, whatever eternity has up its sleeve, I will enjoy life here and now. With happiness so threatened, why not be happy now? 

Peter Pan Syndrome is the supposed psychological phenomenon of immaturity among some men and women, who, like the fictional character, remain childish and fail to assume appropriate adult social roles and responsibilities.

I've read from a fellow blogger that her neighbor had teased here of having this kind of syndrome. I can relate very well.

The Incredible Troll

I make it a point to regularly remind myself that my school education was just a starting point in my career. The reality is that its value diminishes over the years. Many of the things I've learned in school do not even exist anymore. Most of what I know and apply today consists of what I've read and learned on my own.

Life indeed is one grand classroom and one simply should never stop the quest for knowledge and experience.

I have always been "angry" to keep on improving myself. The "hatred" to be above and beyond the norm has never left me. People would most of the time see me as overbearing, domineering and bossy, but that is just my way of keeping the "madness" within me ever "insane" and "furious." There has already been many disappointments in my life that I feel like I should stop being extremely happy, and should always expect the worst to come. Indeed, life has become very challenging to me.

Photographic Me

If only I had photographers following my every move, so that I could boasts to the world that I am indeed a great man.

If only there was a paparazzi tailing me. He could have taken pictures of all the intimate, candid and "juicy" shots that could catapult me into fame.

The photographs could have captured how innovative and resourceful I was. It could have immortalized my acts of heroism and nationalism. It could have forever lessen my efforts in proclaiming how remarkable I was, for the pictures would be enough to speak a thousand words, and say something poignant
enough to galvanize an entire society.

20@20 Vision By Aris Bagtas

One weekend at the mall, my family and I happen to pass by a truly captivating art exhibit located at the upper levels of the mall. We just came from church which was also located at the upper levels and were about to go down the escalator to finally do our weekend shopping when we caught a glimpse of the exhibit. We just couldn't resist taking a look.

The paintings were marvelously done with a Pinoy culture and a religious touch in mind. There were even several old vintage seats turned into a painting canvas. I have to say that they really caught my attention...and I couldn't resist taking pictures of the fascinating splendors or art right in front of me. I had to take pictures of them so I could relish the beauty all over again when I get back home. It was simply inspiring to see such splendid artworks made by a fellow Filipino.

Gastronomic Delights @ Gerry's Grill

We had a classmate from a recent training program that was going back to the US ending her stay here in the Philippines. Apparently, she was just here to visit relatives and attend training programs because she was simply bored. Her husband is frequently on travel, and she has nothing to do at home. In short she was bored, so she went back to the Philippines, even for just a short time, to unwind and meet new friends.

She already attended several training programs even before we set foot at the DB Wizard Training Center....and to end her probably month long series of training she decided to treat the entire class, including our instructor, at a restaurant nearby.

This is where we tried out the food at Gerry's Grill. It's not my first time to eat at this restaurant, well it's my first time at this particular branch, so I was expecting nothing new. But still, the food was gastronomically delightful, as always.

Training Week

As ICT professionals, we should always keep ourselves updated with the latest Information and Communications Technology (ICT) trends and technologies. Never to be complacent with our stock knowledge especially when existing technologies are forever in a fast-pace development, and new technologies keep on emerging and becoming necessities as we speak.

It is therefore recommended that we should keep on learning to keep ourselves productive and efficient.

However, on the job, self-study learning strategies doesn't always work so sometimes we should cater to instructor-led training programs as well.

I recently attended a Microsoft-certified curriculum training on Active Directory administration at the DB Wizards training center located in Makati City. The course was specifically entitled "Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services".  Here are some photos during the 4-day training program.

A Night @ Metrowalk

Metrowalk for us means all-night drinking and partying in the heart of Ortigas. It is a small but a major dining, shopping, and entertainment hub in Pasig strategically located near the call centers and offices of the Ortigas Center located at the corner of Meralco and Ortigas Avenues. This makes it a favorite dining and clubbing hangout for both international businessmen and the local working class.

Its also the best place to dine  as the food is surely comparable, if not better, than what the best restos in town have to offer. Most especially at night when the ambience is laden with music from a live band playing your all-time favorite songs.

Check out the sumptuous delicacies we partook in a night of fun and camaraderie with friends and colleagues from work. You have to personally try them out to believe me.

I Flew High In Poracay

For the very first time, I had the opportunity to try the infamous zipline !

It's my first time in one of these so I wouldn't be able to compare it with the other ziplines in our country, but all I can say is...It's not really what I expected it to be.

There was really no adrenaline rush. I never worried even a little bit. I simply was not overwhelmed by the experience.

Maybe it was too short a ride for the thrill to sink in. Possibly it was not high enough to scare me. Most probably because I have more than enough near-to-death experiences more threatening and death-defying than riding on a 500 meter zipline.

Bomb Droppings

Ever wondered how it will feel like if you would be able to drop a bomb in the middle of a busy community, government institution or business establishment?

Hey, I'm not talking about that kind of bomb, I'm no terrorist! But my bomb would surely explode into smithereens and a lot of splinters or shrapnel would come flying out into several directions out from its point of origin.

But I do have worries. I am frustrated on how our so called leaders and authorities react to such bomb droppings.

I am an ordinary citizen who may come under withering fire if I try to “influence” or seem to "undermine".

Jurassic Pork Barrel

There are dinosaurs in our midst.

Those ugly and ferocious reptiles of politics who dip their dirty hands on the Pork Barrel funds.

We are either living in a world called Pera Nova (Terra Nova) or Jurassic Pork (Jurassic Park).

They are more popularly called "buwayas" or crocodiles. But it seems they should more likely be called dinosaurs because many of them are not living in dreaded mosquito-infested swamps. They have migrated into bigger and fancy abodes in the cities, splurging on fine dining cuisines, globe-trotting in tourists and vacation spots almost every weekend, totting expensive Barong Tagalogs or suits, and have grown huge and powerful enough to crush you under their bare feet. They have become powerful not just because of the authority, but because they have a more potent form of ravaging into supremacy, and that is with their pork barrel funds.

Hey, I Just Met You...

"I told you... and I m sure there are more to come... some would even be too callous to add.. "Vote Me Maybe" :)"

Above is a Facebook ad of one Congressman, created by a follower (I think). I just replaced the face and the info details to keep him anonymous because I kinda like the guy, and the idea was not his doing. But it's being spread online and originated from his Facebook account. Funny enough, the admins of the FB page gave their blessings.

This is just one example of how social networking sites are also being used for publicity .....and early campaigning for the 2013 local elections in the Philippines. I have to admit that it really somehow works (well it reached me, didn't it) especially that many of us are practically online everyday. Call it online brainwashing....or Facebook supremacy!

I Am Here For The Revolution

It is possible to stop it. To change the culture. Fight corruption yourself. Do not tolerate it in your area of influence. You have to have the courage to say NO. The first time is always the most difficult. But it defines you moving forward.

Corrupt people don't think they're corrupt. Evil people don't think they're evil. How to fight? Find and set a line. A line you will never cross. Draw the line in the sand and do not cross it. The reason you have to draw the line is because personal convictions can spread through your network of influence. When you choose to draw your line and you choose to stay on the idealistic side you have the possibility of translating that action through your social networks. If you cross your turn from good to evil.

Security Risk?

Since when did we became a security risk to the government after choosing to break free from a dictatorial official of one of its agencies?

Oh, wait.....maybe its true!

We become a security risk to their own "safety", and to the rest of their equally corrupt, deceptive and conniving cohorts and minions.

Wanna Have Some Hard Spanking?

Some politicians and government officials definitely need some hard SPANKING for the severe IMPROPRIETIES they have committed to society.

I dedicate this poem to them. Paki-translate na lang from Filipino for those who couldn't understand Tagalog.

Aba-aba, sino ba itong tinatawag akong pogi
Akala yata niya ay type ko siya, oy wag na kadiri!
Pwede ba huwag mo na akong kulitin
Ano ba tingin mo dito, PBB Teens?

Didikitan ba naman ako ng malapitan
Ilalapit ang mukha niya na, ...ano ba yan!
Gusto pa niya titigan ko siya sa mata
Baka mamaya halikan pa ko niya

Troll Tanong

Win a Be Kind To Us Trolls t-shirt for the one who can give the BEST answer to this question:

"Para mahimbing ang iyong pagtulog, ano ang pinaka da best na unan?"

English translation: "If you want a good night sleep, what do you think would be the best pillow?"

Hint: You do not need to take the question literally. Meaning, read between the lines - if you get my drift.

Just send in your answers via email at technospecs@gmail.com  with the SUBJECT: Troll Tanong.