The Curious Cat & her Chaotic Chronicles

Katisha888

Thanks to John (stormlizard), who said it was okay for me to copy from his site...

I just found this "sublime" (!) in view of what is happening these days in our country (well to be fair, its been like that for the longest time).

I never enjoy writing about crap, so I let this picture do the talking for me...

Katisha888

November 23, 2009
Cebu City, Philippines

I woke up...hungry.

I woke up...with a craving.

I had a hazy dream where cute pink piggies frolicked on green grass then ended up in my plate "oinking" with glee, but ..uhm...festooned with ...garlands of garlic? And how the heck could they oink with glee if they had an apple stuck between their teeth?!

Well, obviously, after eating pochero at Abuhan the other night, it was time to up the ante, if you get what I mean. After pochero, it had to be lechon kawali on my subconscious mind. Either that or go after lechon, lechon de leche, lechon cochinillo or whatever term they used as long as there was this word - lechon!

* crispy, delicious squares of lechon kawali *

I didn't have time to go to Talisay, nor to any other places (like the mall where one could get a kilo or more of the chopped up porky goodness from well-known makers), so after a light repast I told my mom I wanted to see if "Marjo's" was still around.

It used to be near the Capitol Provincial Building and started out ages ago as an unassuming little "carenderia"-style eatery - offering humongous bowls of scalding-hot pochero paired with sliced crispy lechon kawali. I have always wondered what the secret was to keeping these artery-clogging temptations on display with such crispy skin. These bestsellers could walk unescorted to the customers' table.

Weaving through worsening traffic, I turned left on a familiar road and asked the security guard at Mayflower Inn where Marjo's was and he said, "Ah! the pocherohan?" then pointed us forward.

Hmm...well....its now known as Sabel and seems to still offer the good ole heart-thumping cholesterol-ridden pork and beef masterpieces.

An ever-tightening schedule made me ask my mom to get a sample of their lechon kawali just so I could say I tasted it again after all these years.

I'm afraid that sampling their pochero and other specialties wasn't in my menu that day as I still had to drive my parents somewhere else afterward and I didn't want to risk having a heart attack after eating such a rich meal *kidding*

* pics of pochero, kawali, crabmeat et. al.*

* mom quizzing the food attendant *

* on the chopping block *

I literally dashed in and out of Sabel's though I managed a quick smile at the owner. If I had more time, I'd have ordered pochero again (for merienda?!). My reminiscing the other night had taken me back to my younger days of devouring chunks of tender beef and melt-in-your-mouth bone marrow while seated at assorted-size tables and fending off fiendishly buzzing flies and waves of heat (this probably added to my perception of the viands' flavor).

Ah..those good ole days wherein my dining partners would just heartily thunk the big bone of the beef on the table and scrape out the utok (literal meaning: "brain") of those thick beef bones with the help of the end of a fork or a forgotten popsicle stick.

The next time I visit, I promised myself - I would make time to invite some of my guy friends (or those friends of mine who have hearty appetites)

to help me polish off a big bowl of the pochero and a heaping plateful of lechon kawali.

* specialties' prices *

For now though I had to be content with making "lanlan" (meaning: to eat solely the viand, without rice or any other accompaniment) half of the kawali-goodness. I swear I could almost hear an ecstatic oink in the background as I wolfed the pieces down. Or maybe..that was just moi?

* food and massage sign? *

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Description:
This simple Tuscan dish ought to be familiar if you like eating Italian food. Just using sun-ripened cherry tomatoes and the best quality olive oil is enough to make this dish simply delicious!

Ingredients:
300 grams cherry tomatoes
4 sun dried tomatoes
4 tbsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
16 fresh basil leaves, shredded
2 garlic cloves, peeled
8 slices ciabatta or other Italian bread you may prefer
salt and pepper to suit your taste

Directions:
Use a sharp knife to cut the cherry tomatoes in half.

Slice the sun-dried tomatoes into strips.

Place both types of tomatoes into a bowl. Add the olive oil and the shredded basil leaves, then toss to mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cut the garlic cloves in half. Lightly toast the ciabatta or your preferred Italian bread.

Rub the garlic (cut-side down) over both sides of the bread you just toasted.

Top the toasted bread with the tomato mixture. Transfer to individual plates and serve immediately.

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Description:
This is a soothing yogurt-based side dish, and a good partner to any spicy Indian dish. It can even be made with variety of vegetables - hmm..seems to me I heard there is even banana raita! But cucumber raita is the most familiar to me.

Ingredients:
1 medium or 2 small cucumbers, peeled (~300g total)
1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 sprig mint leaves, coarsely chopped
optional: 2 shallots, peeled and very thinly sliced

Directions:
Halve the cucumbers lengthwise. De-seed them. Cut crosswise into paper-thin slices (other recipes call for grating them). Sprinkle salt over the cucumbers and set aside to drain in a colander for about 15 minutes. Squeeze out as much water as possible from the cucumbers, then rinse off the salt and squeeze again. Allow to drain well.

Place the cucumber in a small bowl. Add the yogurt, shallots, mint leaves and mix well. Serve chilled. Some like it at room temperature.

You can also sprinkle a little chili or ground cumin over the raita just before serving if you like.

Katisha888

http://www.everythingusb.com/
What lead me to this link was the news about a USB UV Toothbrush Sanitizer and a USB eyelash curler...omg, what next?

In fairness, there are other useful gadgets..so enjoy!

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a specification[ to establish communication between devices and a host controller (usually personal computers). USB is intended to replace many varieties of serial and parallel ports. USB can connect computer peripherals such as mice, keyboards, digital cameras, printers, personal media players, flash drives, and external hard drives.

USD became the de facto standard for connecting any external, thanks to USB's built-in power supply and relatively fast speeds. The then-unique one-cable approach sparked a revolution that spawned everything USB ranging from flash drives, hard drives, headsets, speakers, TV tuners to webcams. All these top at 12Mbps, at which speed is only good for mice and keyboards; so the official USB body upgraded the specs to USB 2.0, adding Hi-Speed USB mode operating at 480Mbps. As more applications moved on to wireless thereafter, the same group decided to follow the trend by cutting the wire in the latest Certified Wireless USB standard, completed in 2005. And as of this writing, we are currently in the pre-WUSB and SuperSpeed USB era.

Katisha888

I spent my formative and growing up years around Mactan (Lapu-Lapu City) and Cebu (Mandaue City, Cebu City, Sibonga etc.) So as an all-around(?) Cebuana, I couldn't be more happy and proud as I am now. As simple as that.

Thanks to Claire for posting about it as I was wondering what happened to Cebu's rank nowadays: http://clairealgarme.multiply.com/journal/item/222/Cebu_maintains_rank_as_7th_best_island_destination_in_Asia

In Condé Nast Traveler: 2009 Reader's Choice Awards:
Under Asia and Indian Ocean, here is Cebu at #7!
http://www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/readerschoice/islands

........From Claire's site, here's her post (why reinvent a good thing?)

CEBU has retained for the third straight year its seventh ranking in the list of best island

destinations in Asia by international Condé Nast Traveler magazine. A Cebu resort, the Plantation Bay Resort and Spa in Lapu-Lapu City has also maintained its ranking in the prestigious list.

Condé Nast Traveler magazine has recently released the results of the annual Readers’ Choice Awards 2009, a listing of the best cities, islands, hotels, transportation and resorts worldwide.

At 72.6 points, this is Cebu’s ranking for the third straight year and the fourth time in the last five years.

Cebu got 70.9 in 2008; 72.3 in 2007 and 72.8 in 2004. It has been ranked 8th best island destination twice in 2006 with 71.0 points and in 2005, with 69.5.

Rounding up this year’s top 10 island destinations in the Asia/Indian Ocean group are:
Maldives-87.5, Bali-84, Phuket-79.9, Seychelles-76.7, Koh Samui-75.3, Mauritius-74.1, Cebu-72.6, Langkawi-69.8, Borneo-65.4, and Lamu-63.6.

This year, Cebu, along with Maldives, Bali, Phuket, Langkawi and Borneo, maintained their rankings, while Mauritius slid down.

On the same survey, Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, an 11.4 hectare resort in Mactan has maintained its position at 16th place with 88.5, lower by 5 points in last year’s score. The resort surpassed some resorts in Bali, Cambodia and Phuket; trailing behind resorts in Langkawi and Maldives in the resorts category. It is the only Philippine resort included in the 25 top Resorts in Asia.

Every year since 1988, a select sample of Condé Nast Traveler readers have taken the Readers’ Choice Survey. This year, the questionnaire was available to all readers through a secure website.

The final tabulations of 25,008 responses this year were done by Madiamark Research Inc. of New York City.

* yours truly at Kawasan Falls, Cebu back in Dekada Noventa *

Last August, Cebu was also named 4th best island in Asia by another New York-based magazine Travel + Leisure, when it released its World’s Best Awards 2009, a listing of the best hotels, airlines, cruises islands and cities all over the world.

Cebu got a rating of 79.68 points and trailed behind Bali (87.41), Maldives (84.43) and Phuket (80.93).

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I sometimes get news about one of my fave brands of bags.

Just let me ....dream...and drool...at the same time.

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http://www.qlock.com/
I've been using this for a long time as the kind of work I do means connecting up with people all over the world and I don't want to wake them up at 3 am their time for work matters.

Hope you find it as useful as I do...

Katisha888

Description:
Preparation time is about 5 minutes. Cooking time is from 5-10 minutes also.

Where fresh oyster is plentiful..this is a dish more frequently enjoyed

Ingredients:
1 tbsp vodka
1 dash Tabasco
squeeze of fresh lime
freshly ground black pepper
flesh of 2 fresh tomatoes, chopped (make sure no pulp and no seeds are included)
optional: 1/2 - 1 tsp whole grain mustard
6 scrubbed oysters, shucked
lime wedges to serve

Directions:
In a bowl, combine vodka, tabasco, pepper, lime juice, tomato flesh and mustard.

Spread the mixture evenly over the opened oysters and grill under pre-heated grill for 5 - 10 minutes. Or you can serve chilled.

Serve with crusty bread or toast. Garnish with lime wedges.

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http://englishworks.multiply.com/photos/album/151/ANIME_CHARACTER_2010_CALENDARS_AVAILABLE_FOR_PREORDER#
I haven't tried buying from them, coz I don't usually buy calendars as I get them as gifts :-)

However they do seem to have lovely calendars for those who might like spend their money to collect (or use) such items.

One or two caught my eye (such as Tezuka Osamo's works...Astroboy looks cutie! and of course, there's Studio Ghibli)...

So... for those who may be interested in such calendars..here you go...

Katisha888

Description:
I was obviously inspired by "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" line today.

However, I do love peppers and pickled peppers make for a delicious antipasto or pizza topping, wouldn't you agree? Delicious also in pasta sauce, or wherver you would otherwise use peppers.

Ingredients:
1 kg mixed red and yellow peppers
4 basil leaves
2 bay leaves
5 black peppercorns
2 cloves of peeled garlic
1 pint white wine vinegar

Directions:
Preheat the grill to hot. Halve and seed the peppers. Place them skin up and grill for 15 minutes until charred.

Place the peppers in a plastic bag to sweat for 10 minutes. Peel the skin off. Slice the peppers into thick strips then set aside to cool.

Gently bruise the basil leaves between your fingers and put in a sterilized jar with the peppers, peppercorns, herbs and garlic. Add the vinegar.

Seal and use within 6 months.

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http://unlitxt.org
Copied this from my friend Mark's site.
http://mdizon74.multiply.com/links/item/37/UNLITXT.ORG_Offers_Unlimited_Free_SMSText_Messages_from_you_computer_to_any_mobile_phones_latest_news_from_the_Philippines

thanks for sharing dude! *wink*

actually, even if its not a case of "no load"..

...e...alam mo na Pinoy...hehehe...being thrifty!

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“This is what you SO richly deserve for watching anime at ungodly hours and inevitably being curious afterwards..." – I could have sworn this sentence was flashing mockingly like an orange-neon sign on the wall facing my catatonic self.

I sometimes cannot reign in my innate curiosity.

Well, if curiosity killed the cat, in my case, I devoutly hope it selectively kills the pimples part of me resulting from the lack of sleep. My bleary-eyed, shiny-nosed face staring at the computer screen’s spewed-out list from googling "Schrödinger" at 4 a.m., was undoubtedly going to be lavishly decorated with those little buggers.

How in the world did I end up at 4 in the morning trying to wrap my itty-bitty gray cells around the concepts of quantum mechanics?

The only “quantum” I’ve ever dabbled in was the tv show “Quantum Leap” and yet I have valiantly (you can interchange that with “foolishly”) leaped into this unknown territory.

I gazed incredulously at the simplistic drawing which was supposed to illustrate the “thought experiment”, nay, the “paradox” - or rather...the resulting “Verschränkung”.

Maybe I could get away by innocently citing old age? Or maybe I could use mental exhaustion as an excuse? Uhmm, how about anime overdose?

But I had re-read the paragraph about Schrödinger's cat for the second time, or was it third?…and my synapses rebelled by determinedly marching off to bed in their signature Hello Kitty pajamas (traitors, the whole lot of them!) while the rest of my body was still draped uncomfortably on the prickly-looking chair – leaving me vapidly gazing like one of Hellsing's ghouls into the computer screen - though at least, my mouth was not agape with dripping drool.

“… A cat is penned up in a steel chamber, along with the following device (which must be secured against direct interference by the cat): in a Geiger counter there is a tiny bit of radioactive substance, so small that perhaps in the course of the hour, one of the atoms decays, but also, with equal probability, perhaps none; if it happens, the counter tube discharges, and through a relay releases a hammer that shatters a small flask of hydrocyanic acid. If one has left this entire system to itself for an hour, one would say that the cat still lives if meanwhile no atom has decayed. The psi-function of the entire system would express this by having in it the living and dead cat (pardon the expression) mixed or smeared out in equal parts.

It is typical of these cases that an indeterminacy originally restricted to the atomic domain becomes transformed into macroscopic indeterminacy, which can then be resolved by direct observation….”

*Groan*

“…. and all this mental exercise just because I wanted to know how Alucard died? Bloody vampires! ” was my fading thought as I surrendered my head to the strangely inviting wooden surface of the table and snored the rest of the early morning away.

Notes from wiki and other sources:

* Schrödinger's cat is a thought experiment, often described as a paradox, devised by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. It illustrates what he saw as the problem of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics applied to everyday objects. The thought experiment presents a cat that might be alive or dead, depending on an earlier random event. In the course of developing this experiment, he coined the term Verschränkung — literally, entanglement.

*Alucard (アーカード Ākādo) is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Hellsing anime and manga series created by Kohta Hirano. A powerful vampire, Alucard works with the Hellsing organization against other vampires and evil forces. He has a range of supernatural techniques including enhanced strength. He fights with ferocity and often extreme cruelty, rarely intending to kill until his target has been disabled and humiliated, while frequently allowing enemies more than one chance to kill him. It is stated in volume 8 of the manga, that he is Count Dracula. Soon after the events in the book, Van Helsing somehow gains control of Dracula, renaming him Alucard and leaves him as a servant of the Hellsing family.

* Otaku (おたく/オタク) is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime manga, and video games.

* About Hellsing:

Vampires are real. And it is the responsibility of Hellsing – an organization hidden from the public eye and funded by the British government – to cover up the frightening reality as well as to protect the blissfully ignorant people from the blood-sucking monsters.

Not only is Hellsing armed with a military force of its own, it possesses secret weapons of which the most powerful is ironically, a vampire. Named Alucard (‘Dracula’ spelt backwards), it is no ordinary blood-sucker, but reigns as the oldest and most powerful vampire in existence, only under the control of Hellsing, led by its young and stern heiress Integra Hellsing

Sadistic, arrogant and extremely powerful, Alucard delights in exterminating its own kind just to prove his superiority. It works with Victoria Seras, a policewoman-turned-fledgling vampire struggling to come to terms with her new identity, along with the enigmatic and lethal butler Walter Donez.

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Normally, I just take Philippine Airlines (yes, loyalist hehehe!) but I do get news about Cebu Pacific promos and I'd like to share them here for the benefit of other friends and acquaintances who may be on the lookout for cheaper airfares.

No, I don't get any discounts from either Cebu Pacific or PAL or other airlines - I simply like sharing information for fellow travelers.

Found in my Inbox today, and in fact it was sent 8 hours ago from the time of this writing

(how ..uhm..timely?)

Seats to Japan and Korea for as low as P2,499!

Fly to Japan and Korea with their seat sale for as low as P2,499. The seat sale starts now until November 8, 2009, for travel beginning January 15 to March 15, 2010.

Avail of the P2,499 ‘Go Lite’ seat sale fare to Manila-Incheon, Cebu-Incheon and Cebu-Busan flights, this is 35% lower than the lowest year-round fare of P3,899! Those with check-in luggage will just add P100 upon booking.

Cebu Pacific flies daily from Manila and Cebu to Incheon, and twice weekly from Cebu to Busan.

Manila to Osaka bound passengers can avail of 52% discount off the lowest year-round fare of P5,499, with our seat sale fare of P2,599. They fly every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday to Osaka.

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Description:
A refreshing way to cleanse the palate between courses, but since we don't have "courses" at home, I usually make this during summer.

Granitas are made from slushy ice rather than frozen solid, so they have to be served quite quickly.

Ingredients:
* LEMON Granita:

3 lemons
200 ml lemon juice
115 grams caster sugar (also spelled sometimes as castor sugar)
500 ml cold water

* COFFEE Granita

2 tbsp instant coffee
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp hot water
600 ml cold water
2 tbsp rhum or brandy

Directions:
* LEMON Granita

1. Finely grate the lemon rind. Place the lemon rind, juice and caster sugar in a pan then bring the mixture into a boil and simmer for 5 minutes or so, or until thick and syrupy.
2. Wait until its cooled, then stir in the cold water and pour into freezer container with a lid. Freeze the granita for 5 hours, stirring occasionally to break up the ice.
3. You can serve it as a palate cleanser between meal courses.

* COFFEE Granita

1. Place the cofffee and sguar in a bowl and pour in the hot water, stirring until completely dissolved.
2. Stir in the cold water and the rhum or brandy.
3. Pour this mixture into a shallow freezer container with a lid. Freeze this for at least 6 hours, stirring every 1 to 2 hours in order to create a grainy texture. You can pair it with cream when serving it after dinner.

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Description:
Basically a tomato, olive and mozzarella salad, dressed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. This is a delicious starter, and luckily for me, the ingredients can be easily found.

Ingredients:
- 2 to 3 big, big tomatoes
(actually I remember reading somewhere about beefsteak tomatoes being used, but I don't know where to get that here at my place)
- 130 g mozzarella cheese
- 12 black olives
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- basil leaves as garnish

Directions:
1. Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.

2. Cut the mozzarella into thin slices.

3. Stone the olives and slice them into rings

4. Layer the tomatoes, mozzarella, cheese and olives in a stack. Finish with a last layer of cheese on top.

5. Place each stack on a pre-heated grill for 2-3 minutes...or just long enough to melt the mozzarella. (I use the my oven toaster these days).

6. Drizzle the vinegar and olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

7. Put into individual serving plates and garnish with basil leaves.

8. Serve immediately.

Katisha888

Start:	Nov 20, '09 10:00a
Location:	Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Center

AAC 09 is an event held in conjunction with Anime Festival Asia 09 and will be held at 20th November 2009, 1 day before AFA 09. An industry showcase and business matchmaking session, along with renowned people in the industry.

(sorry this part is finished, but just including it here...)
Industry Showcase and Business Matchmaking -

Only 12 animation companies will be pre-selected by AAC organizers. We hope to provide a platform where new opportunities can emerge from these presentations. New platforms, new IP, new business opportunities – the list goes on. As time is limited, each company is only allowed 5 minutes for a presentation, where they should present their idea or concept in the most interesting way possible.

HOW TO APPLY?
To apply, submit your idea today via aac09 AT reddawnpr D0T com

The submission deadline is Friday 20 October. If your talk is selected, we’ll contact you to get your slides (in Powerpoint).
You are require to provide the following details:
* your contact details
* a synopsis (of less than 100 words) and log line or short description (20 words)
* details of project – format/ business type, genre, production company, distribution information and weblinks (if available)
* creator, crew and cast names
* a short and interesting fact about the project
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For Anime Festival Asia 2009, check out this site:
http://www.afa09.com/

Katisha888

Start:	Nov 8, '09 11:00p
End:	Dec 6, '09
Location:	Asia

I've usually tried to stay away from the scary, gory, bloody anime shows, unless they were categorized as comedy-action.

But I've seen Hellsing anime (not the same as the OAV) back in 2004 and I ghoulishly enjoyed it - certainly there is merit in trying out things where one usually thrashes in protest like a vampire dunked in vats of holy water.

The first ep of the OAV (original animated video)..or also juggled as OVA was on November 1, 2009 - perfect date for the vampirically-inclined. I'm not sure if fans of Twilight may like it, or even of the Southern Vampire series as its not exactly fitting into that genre.

Shows every Sunday at 11 pm. For replays, please check the Animax site.

From the Animax-Asia site -

Premiering 1 November 2009 and airing Sundays 11pm (SEA/PH) / 10pm (WIB), Hellsing OVA brings the ultimate war between vampires and opposing factions of vampire hunters in a three-way free-for-all ‘battle royale’ for the fates of England, Europe and the world! Waged by the ‘Millenium’, a Nazi soldier-turned-vampire battalion, the war is upon England, protected by Protestant vampire-hunting Hellsing Organization, fronted by the greatest vampire of all, Alucard. The conflict escalates as, Vatican’s Roman Catholic hunters, the Iscariot Organization enters the fray…

Armed with twin large-calibre handguns, immortality, and shape-shifting abilities, Alucard is the most powerful vampire in the Hellsing world, and is Hellsing Organization’s trump card vampire hunter. In his blood red overcoat, hat and signature wire-frame shades, Alucard is the arrogant and cruel anti-hero who delights in humiliating before obliterating his vampire adversaries. Alucard has respect and loyalty only to Integra Hellsing, the sole surviving heir of her vampire-hunting family, and current leader of Hellsing Organization. They fight alongside policewoman-turned-vampire Seras Victoria and butler-cum-operative Walter C. Dornez.

Alucard and Hellsing Organization protects England against the ‘Millenium’, a 1,000-strong Nazi battalion thought to have perished, but had actually been transformed into mindless vampires by their psycopathic leader, known only as ‘The Major’. The undead ‘Millenium’ army seek only one thing – to plunge mankind into an unending war...

Finally, both forces contend with the Vatican’s secret Iscariot Organization, fronted by zealous warrior paladin Alexander Anderson who fights with lethal blessed bayonets, and has god-like regenerative abilities. Charged with the pursuit and destruction of demons and heretics, the Iscariot Organization shares the goal of fighting the ‘Millenium’. But being of the Roman Catholic faith, the Iscariot Organization is dead-set against the Protestant Hellsing Organization, and especially with vampires in Hellsing’s ranks…

The brand new Hellsing OVA anime series comes after the highly successful Hellsing anime TV series that aired October 2001 to January 2002.

The new series distinguishes itself from the first as it stays true to the story of Kouta Hirano’s ‘Hellsing’ manga series. Produced by Geneon Universal Entertainment (Appleseed) with Satelight (Macross Frontier) and Madhouse Studios (Death Note), Hellsing OVA is an ongoing series in Japan, with each episode of an hour’s length.

Directed by Tomokazu Tokoro (Haibane Renmei) and Hiroyuki Tanaka (Claymore), Hellsing OVA also features haunting original musical pieces composed by Hayato Matsuo (Final Fantasy XII) and performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, to end each episode.

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Start:	Nov 8, '09 10:00a
End:	Nov 8, '09 8:00p
Location:	Function Room 5, SMX Convention Center (beside SM MOA)

from the following:
- http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=119735
- Animax fans of Facebook

Street: Seashell Drive
City/Town: Pasay City, Philippines

"Get excited! - Feel the thrill as the coming of an electrifying fun of Anime Overload Festival is near. Come and join us on Nov. 8, 2009 at SMX Convention Center. Together we will create an undeniable fun and exciting experience you will always remember. Be part of it, join the video game challenge, battle of the bands, Cosplay competition, Anime music video, maid café, manga café, manga drawing contest... enjoy what it takes to be the NEXT most awaited event of the year. Be there!"

Activities:

1. Videogame Challenge
Show your combo skills or button-mashing tricks on the hottest videogame as you work your way up to the Championship

2. Anime Karaoke Idol
Can you belt a tune singing your favorite J-Pop or J-Rock songs? You do? Then join this contest. If not, please do spare us.

3. Battle of the Bands
Do you have that rockstar attitude? Join this contest to prove that you are truly worthy.

4. Individual Cosplay Competition
Now's your chance to show the crowd your latest cosplay get-up. Enter the contest & let them judge.

5. Group Cosplay Competition
Are your group doing another serious drama skit or another kenkoy dance number? Or can your group do a new gimmick for your group performance? Then try to upstand other group cosplayers as you do your original performance piece.

6. Anime Music Video Competition
Got that handycam gathering dust in your cabinet? Shoot your own anime music video & show your directing skills.

7. Anime Dance Showdown

8. Anime Voice Comic Contest
Got a funny joke about anime? Can you imitate Naruto's voice? Make us laugh (or cry) with your punchlines while you imitate your favorite anime characters's voice.

9. Gyudon Eating Contest
Do you have the appetite to finish a bowl of gyudon meal in a few seconds? Join this contest & eat

10. Manga Drawing Contest
Bring out your pencils & coloring materials as you draw your original manga characters in this exciting contest. Oh dont forget to bring out your skills.

11. Maid’s Café
Fancy having a maid serve your meal while entertaining you with all their kawaii moves? Look no further, here's your chance.

12. Manga Cafe
Did you bring along your sketchbook & want to get away from the crowd to do some sketches while sipping your favorite drinks? Or maybe you just simply want to read a manga comic? Here's the perfect place to bring out your artwork while you unwind & read all your favorite manga.

13. Exhibitors Zone
Looking for an elusive anime toy? an event souvenir? or that hard to find anime cartoon that you've been yearning for years? Check out the exhibitor zone for all the hottest & coolest finds.

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Start:	Nov 11, '09 2:00p
End:	Nov 11, '09 5:00p
Location:	Intramuros, Manila, Philippines

Venue: Villa Immaculada, Intramuros, Metro Manila
Free entrance

Expertos filipinos y españoles abordan en este seminario las ciudades históricas desde diversas perspectivas: el urbanismo, la arquitectura, la sociología... El fin es analizar la manera en que se está habitando y rehabilitando las ciudades históricas en la actualidad, y reflexionar sobre la manera en que se podría hacer en el futuro, siguiendo criterios de sostenibilidad y respeto al medio ambiente.

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