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Marian Rivera Hailed as Sexiest Woman, ‘Again’ K
apuso actress Marian Rivera tops 2014 FHM Sexiest Woman in the Philippines poll.
The FHM team posted a photo of Rivera in their official account with caption: “The nation has spoken! Marian Rivera is FHM’s Sexiest Woman in the Philippines for the second straight year! Marian also now becomes the first THREE-time winner of the #fhm100sexiest poll! Long Live the Queen!” She first bagged the title in 2008, then last year and this year making her the first woman to have claimed the top spot three times. The magazine, in its website also announced that the actress won the title with more than 1,529,974 votes.
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Rivera regram-ed the photo posted by FHM saying, On another note, Sam Pinto came in at 2nd, Angel Locsin on 3rd, Jennylyn Mercado on 4th, Cristine Reyes on the 5th spot, 6th position claimed by SolennHeusaff, Alice Dixson came in at 7th, Ellen Adarna on the 8th spot, Anne Curtis sits at the 9th spot, and Jinri Park rounded up the Top 10.
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n an interview with Anthony Taberna in ‘Tapatan Ni Tunying’ last July 3; the PBA cager admitted that he already was a father even before James ‘Bimby’ Yap Jr. was born. He said that he has an older child without divulging any other detail, even the child’s gender. James said,“Mayro’n, mayro’n,” when he was asked if he has another child besides Bimby. He added, “Pero kinausap ko naman ‘yong mommy, okay naman ‘yong usapan namin. Mayro’n kaaming pinag-usapan na... ‘wag muna, at saka na lang kapag malalaki [na ang mga bata].” Yap also shared how thankful he was for
his ex who kept mum on all the issues he went through before, “Actually gusto ko magpasalamat sa ex ko dati na kung anuman ang pinagdaanan ko hindi siya nakisawsaw o nakialam, siniraan ako.” He then added how happy he was to be able to bond with his son, Bimby more and how their relationship is growing more. Admitting, “Dati no’ng every Friday na ‘yong schedule ko, unang kita namin talagang may ilangan. Ang hirap, At least ngayon nakikipaglaro na.” James says that he doesn’t see Bimby’s gusto with basketball but proudly admits that whatever path his son chooses, he’ll be there to support him.
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t took both father and daughter 14 long years before they could see each other again. Roger Tawile, the half-British father of JessyMendiola came from Bahrain and was the one who made efforts for them to be reunited. It had always been the actress’ wish and even shared it in an interview with ABS-CBN last December. The 21-year-old actress took to Instagram to show how happy she was with the reunion, ”After 14 years… I couldn’t help but cry when I saw him again. No words can explain how much I missed my Papa.” 4
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he 44-year-old actress still gets mistaken for a woman in her 30s.
The beauty queen-turned-actress shared to Inquirer. net, during a media launch of GNC where she is an endorser, “A guy told me that. He was probably pulling my leg.” She also graced in a men’s magazine last year, wherein she flaunted her whistle-worthy body. Dixson also shared, “My dad taught me macho activities when I was a kid, so I was very athletic. I could put bait on a hook [for fishing] and played basketball, softball.” But regrets “not taking better care of my stomach.” She shared that she cannot eat spicy foods since her stomach is very sensitive. “You must have a goal that you are determined to reach,” shared Dixson on how she keeps her motivation up. The key, as per the actress, is to have a healthy lifestyle. To always be on the move.
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Just like in any fairy tale, this chinita princess has a ‘Godmother’, not a woman per se, but rather ‘Big Brother’ from the US franchise, Pinoy Big Brother. She was one of the ‘housemates’ in the 2006 Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition, which was aired in April and May of 2006. She didn’t go home teary-eyed because she left the famous yellow house as the first Teen Big Winner. Mind you, she was never even nominated for eviction. And that is when it all started for Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu or Kim Chiu, one of ABS-CBN’s sought-after leading ladies and top-billed actress. But just like any other fairytale, there always is a low-point in the protagonist’s life. Kim is the fourth child of five siblings, of Chinese-Filipino descent and was born in China on April 19, 1990. Her mother abandoned them when she was just nine years old, which led her to move from one home to another as a child. She grew up with her paternal grandmother and siblings. It was only in 2013 that she was reconciled with her father.
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She may have experienced a lot of ‘unfortunate’ events in her life but she was never known and seen as someone who is having troubles with her family. She was seen in PBB as a bubbly, go-getter and a very funny 16-year-old teenager. Even before she left ‘Kuya’s’ house, she was already able to record her own song titled ‘Peng You’ or ‘Friend’ in English, alongside Juris of MYMP. After winning the reality show, Chiu instantly became a ‘superstar’. She became a regular in ASAP XV, played in some of ‘Love Spells’ episodes and played one of the lead roles in the movie, First Day High. Everything and then some followed. She starred in a primetime TV series Sana Maulit Muli. She was nominated as the Most Promising Female Star in the 38th Guillermo Mendoza Box Office Awards and she bagged it. She was also named as the Best New Female TV Personality at the 21st PMPC Star Awards. She took those two major awards only a year after she won from PBB.
Some of the TV series she did were: ‘Ina, Kapatid, Anak’, ‘My Binondo Girl’, ‘Toda Max’, ‘Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin’ and ‘Tayong Dalawa’ to name a few. She also starred in the movies: ‘I’ve Fallen For You’, ‘Shake, Rattle & Roll X’, ‘I Love You, Goodbye’ and some more. Her most recent movie was ‘Bride for Rent’ together with her love team, Xian Lim. The primetime princess is now filming a movie, which is going to be shown sometime this year and one of the official entry for the Metro Manila Film Festival titled, “Feng Shui 2”, under Star Cinema starring Kris Aquino and Coco Martin; directed by Chito Roño. The 24-year-old actress can be seen in ABS-CBN’s primetime TV series, Ikaw Lamang where she portrays the character of ‘Isabelle’. She also is a mainstay in ASAP shown every Sundays.
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Ate Vi binatikos ng mga grammar Nazis Again, thanks for believing in me. Until next time.”
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ng tinaguriang Star of All Seasons at Batangas governor na si Vilma Santos-Recto binatikos sa social media dahil sa dedication letter na kanyangipinadala kay Kris Aquino. Last June 30, the Queen of All Media, Kris Aquino posted a photo in her Instagram account (@lovekrisaquino) with the caption: “Super sarap Ensaymadas from my Idol sa trabaho, serbisyopubliko& sa pag handle ng personal na buhay, sa pagigingmabuti at mapagmahal na asawa at nanay! Thank You Ate Vi!” Agad na napansin ng mga netizens ang maling pag-spell at paggamitni Ate Vi sa mga salitang BLESS (blessed) at TRUELY (truly). Mabilis namang bumawi si Kris at nagpost ng kanilang usapanni Ate Vi. Nasabi ng gobernadora na siya aybinabash ng mga tao.“I guess marami pa akong dapatmatutunan. I take all of these as constructive criticisms. Tao lang; nagkakamali. Sa mga bashers… Salamat po.
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To which, Kris texted: “I’m sorry Ate Vi. I didn’t think about the wrong spelling because what mattered to me was your kindness & the thought behind the card.” Muling sinabini Aquino kung gaano niya ina-admire si Ate Vi, saying: “I woke up & saw this text from Ate Vi. And it made me realize why I am such a fan of this woman: she is BRAVE, she has a WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOR, she has WISDOM, and she is TRUTHFUL! Above everything else, she remains HUMBLE! HINDI SYA PIKON KASI NGA ALAM NYA THAT HER LIFE IS GOOD. Her example will continue to inspire me for the rest of my life.” Though Aquino already expressed her apologies to Ate Vi, some Netizens can’t help but express their opinions. One Facebook user said, “Parang may halong malice yongpag post ni Kris ng card niVilma, well it might just be my dirty mind. Hindi naman kasi need pang ipostyong card just to show the world how sweet a person Vilma is, lalonanga at may wrong spelling and grammar, which I am very sure she noticed. She could just have posted a picture of the ensaymadas without the card and said that these were from Vilma. I don’t think anybody would doubt her word nor would it make Vilma less sweet in the eyes of their fans.” Another Facebook user says there’s nothing wrong with it, “In a world of text there is nothing wrong with spelling nowadays it is the sound of a true feeling for all we know we may have new word in the dictionary soon.”
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Hayden Kho a medical doctor again
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ho lost his license in 2009 after he was involved in several sex scandals.
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Gab Valenciano backs out of America’s Got Talent
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youngest son saying, “I understood kasi ‘yung stand niya apparently may mga rules and regulations na hind iniya alam tungkol sa America’s Got Talent.’ ‘Yung tipong paglabas mo, kung ano ‘yungipinakitamosauna ‘yun at ‘yun nalang ang ipapakitamo sa iba’t ibang klaseng dating.” He added, “So sabi niya sa akin, ‘Dad, ayaw ko naman maging isang artista na nakilalalang dahil sa isang super selfie. Hindi pwedeng gagawin kong life, napalaging ganoon na ‘yun at ‘yun lang ang makikita ng mgatao, walang pagbabago.’ So I understood that.” On another note, Gab is reportedly set to marry his girlfriend, Tricia Centenera next year.
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Adam Levine, ‘douche bag’ in film debut
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aroon 5 lead vocalist, Adam Levine plays a “lost” but “redeemable” character in a musical film “Begin Again,” alongside Keira Knightley, which marks his big-screen debut. The 35-year-old singer and veteran coach of The Voice, plays Dave, a musician and ex-boyfriend of Gretta, KeiraKnigtley’s character. Knightley told E! News, “It was actually one of the most difficult
things to sort of calibrate in the film, was how douche-y that character should be...It was actually the trickiest thing, I think.” “So it’s again, very impressive. For your first film, it was a very tricky one to balance,” said Knightley to Levine. The former People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” is soon to marry his Victoria Secret model fiancé, BehatiPrinsloo.
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Emma Watson “new” UN Women Ambassador
PhumzileMlambo-Ngcuka, the Under Secretary-General and executive director of U.N. Women said, ““We are thrilled and honored to work with Emma, whom we believe embodies the values of UN Women. The engagement of young people is critical for the advancement of gender equality in the 21st century, and I am convinced that Emma’s intellect and passion will enable UN Women’s messages to reach the hearts and minds of young people globally.”
“Hermione” in the top-billed Harry Potter film series is the new Goodwill Ambassador for the U.N.’s gender-equality arm, U.N. Women. The British actress said in her Twitter account, “So excited to start work with the AMAZING people at UN Women!”
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The actress who will be working on the organization’s women’s empowerment campaign, HerForShe, shared in a statement, “Women’s rights are something so inextricably linked with who I am, so deeply personal and rooted in my life that I can’t imagine an opportunity more exciting.” Adding, “I still have so much to learn, but as I progress I hope to bring more of my individual knowledge, experience and awareness to this role.” Emma Watson recently graduated from Brown University with a degree in English Literature and played in movies including: My Week With Marilyn, The Bling Ring and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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‘BaddieBey’ topped this year’s Forbes Celebrity Top 100 list. The results were based on estimated earnings;on how many times the celebrity had been mentioned by the media, their social media activity and estimated influence.
Forbes Celebrity 100 2014 top 5: 1. Beyoncé - $115 million 2. LeBron James - $72 million 3. Dr. Dre - $620 million 4. Oprah Winfrey - $82 million 5. Ellen DeGeneres - $70 million
The 32-year-old singer was estimated to have earned $115 million in the past year with a $43 million lead over the second-placer, basketball player Lebron James. Last year’s first placer, Oprah Winfrey came in at fourth and Beyonce’s husband, rapper Jay-Z came in at sixth place. www.filipinostarmagazine.com
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US-based online platforms such as “Xoom” ONLY accept US accounts for debit. There are other online platform that useInterac Online to debit funds directly from your Canadian account. These however, are limited. Only 4 Canadian banks currently participate in it: TD Canada Trust, Royal Bank, Scotia Bank and Bank of Montreal (BMO).
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This is a compelling reason to open a bank account with these 4 banks, but most of the time their accounts have a monthly charge which can range anywhere from $9 to $30 a month. These charges are largely dependent on the number of transactions you have in a month. The less transactions you do, the lower the monthly charge. Most temporary workersopt for the account with the lowest monthly charge that is sufficient for their needs and at the same time, has the flexibility and convenience to do online banking.
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2. Credit cards to remit!=more expensive than the actual listed transaction fee Many online remittance platforms now accept credit cards when sending money. One of which is “Xoom”.You need to transact in US dollars, so you may lose out on exchange rate when transacting using a Canadian credit card.
You need to be cautious though because there are credit card fees that are NOT included in your transaction. It will ONLY show up on your credit card statement at the end of the month. It’s basic, “use credit card, you get charges/interest” and the same goes when you use it for remittance and it’s about 1.5%.
“I was once charged 1.5% of the total amount once. For a $1,000 transaction, that’s $15 on top of the transaction fees I already paid. “ www.filipinostarmagazine.com
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here is much talk in the media these days about labour shortages and that thousands of jobs in British Columbia and the rest of Canada will have to be filled over the next 10 years by non-Canadians — meaning new immigrants and/or temporary foreign workers. Most of these jobs will require workers with trades skills, technical experience and knowledge.
negie Course to improve his English skills. My mother-inlaw, Hilda Loewen (Stobbe), whose family also came to Canada after the Second World War, says: “In Canada we were no longer afraid. We could now work hard and create a better life for ourselves and others.” I started working when I was 11 years old. I took on all kinds of jobs around Port Alberni, where my family had immigrated. My first job While this may be the case, was picking potatoes in Septhe tone of the public distember with my mother and BarjDahan with his father at Sunset Community Centre. course is perhaps unintenmy youngest sister. I later tionally diminishing the value of the kind of work that many delivered newspapers, worked in a hardware store, picked Canadians, new immigrants and temporary foreign workers strawberries, corn and vegetables on farms. In the summer do. When their jobs are called “menial,” “low skilled,” “unafter Grade 10, I was working 16 hour days — on a farm skilled” or “grunt jobs.” I believe we are unfairly degrading seven days a week and nights at the Alberni Plywood mill. this kind of work. Our society cannot function without peoWhen we moved to Vancouver, I began working after school ple working in these jobs. The people that do them deserve and on weekends at the Terminal Saw Mill and later one to be valued for their contributions to our communities. summer at the Eburne Saw Mill. I also helped my father in home construction while at school and university. At each My father came to Canada in 1960 with no “marketable” of those jobs, I learned something new and I brought that skills. He worked as a labourer in a sawmill and a plywood knowledge and skill with me to the next job. Without them, mill. He painted railings on the weekends in a small metal I may never have been able to grow my business, let alone fabricating shop. Eventually he started building single-family participate in various community building and international homes in Richmond and Vancouver. He became successful projects. and ended up pioneering one of the first Canada-India partnerships, establishing a major education and health care In Canada we don’t only need people working in high tech, centre in India, and forging a relationship with the Universi“high skilled” jobs. We need people to work in all aspects ty of British Columbia in training nurses. This has benefited of a functioning society. Whether it is picking the food that both Canada and India, and may not have been possible if it ends up on our kitchen tables, serving coffee, constructing weren’t for the skills my father learned in his earlier roles. houses, or growing a tech start-up, each person contributes Similarly, my father-in-law, Jacob Loewen arrived in Canada to the development of our communities and our economy. in 1948 with his family after fleeing from communism and Words like “menial” and “unskilled” undervalue the importtheir home town, Tiege, Ukraine in 1944. With a grade ant and necessary contributions of our nation’s workers. eight education and a short apprenticeship in carpentry in Without these positions, our country would not thrive. We Germany, his first job was on a farm in Abbotsford. Later in must value all work as an essential element to the growth of 1951 he worked on construction sites in Kitimat and Burns our society and economy. Maimonides, a preeminent mediLake. In 1956 he started his own construction company. He eval Spanish philosopher, once said “The greatest gift that built over 125 single-family homes in Vancouver and multiwe can give one another is the gift of work.” Let us accept ple commercial buildings over a 25 year period. this gift with grace and humility, and celebrate the dignity of all honest work. He even found time to take English literature classes in the BarjDahan is a Vancouver resident. evening at John Oliver secondary school and the Dale Car22
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JULY HOROSCOPE
Your social life picks up speed this month! Expect to fall in love with a person, an idea or a passionate new pastime. Follow your bliss – even if you have to scout around to find it first. If you’ve been trying to get pregnant, this could be your year.
Home, family and real estate are areas of growth an opportunity. If you’re not truly happy where you are, then you’ll figure out where or how you will be the happiest and do something about it. An extended family reunion is highly likely, or you may be welcoming a new addition to the family.
Communication of all kinds will be expanded, and you’ll be networking and taking lots of short trips (you love that!). Learning is on the agenda too, so you might take a class, teach or join a book club. Be wary of overspending and decide for yourself if it’s really worth it.
Whether you dream of taking that big trip, falling in love, going back to school, moving to a new home or expanding your business, anything is possible. Besides being more popular, you’re lucky now too, so calculated risks tend to pay off. One thing you need to be wary of is your waistline.
It may start to feel like money actually does grow on trees. Opportunities will be there, but it could pass right by if you don’t take action. Don’t count on always getting you way. Focus on compromising instead.
You may suddenly get a hidden benefactor or start a new love affair. Psychic abilities expand, your intuition is dead on, and you could feel more compassion and empathy for those in need.
Curb your impatience, but not your enthusiasm. You may just have to say no to the non-essentials. Your social life is set to expand at a rapid rate over the next 12 months. Luck and opportunity will come your way if you join in and get involved with group endeavors. This is a fantastic time to ask the boss for a raise or apply for a new job. An opportunity in a completely different area bears looking into. If you’ve been thinking about self-employment or getting a homebased business off the ground, this is you year!
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You’re looking to explore beyond your backyard boundaries, which makes travel almost inevitable – especially between now and mid-August. Legal matters work out well, and relations with your in-laws are harmonious.
Work and relationships have been your focus lately as you’ve been assessing what is working, what isn’t working and where to go from there. Relationships look rosy from the 18th onward.
It’s a good time to take on a business partner. Single? It’s easy to meet potential suitors, the hard part is paring them down. Committed relationships go through a kind or renaissance as you find more ways to connect and have fun together.
It’s a fantastic time to start any kind of self-improvement program or to tackle a new health and wellness regimen. Benefits come your way through the people you work with, as well as from people who work for you. You may want to consider adopting a new furry friend!
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Vancouver Lifestyle THE Truth behind the ‘real’ cause of heart diseases
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magine having to switch the lights on and off… over and over again. What happens? Easy, we know it so well. The light bulb dies or worse, an electric fuse explodes. Why do I say that? You might be wondering where I am coming from. Simple, it is the SAME with our bodies. But in order to give more depth and validity to what I am talking about, a doctor, by the name of Dwight Lundell, past Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery at Banner Heart Hospital in Arizona and the author ofThe Cure for Heart Disease and The Great Cholesterol Life, had written an article posted online (http:// myscienceacademy.org/2012/08/19/ world-renown-heart-surgeon-speaks-outon-what-really-causes-heart-disease/) to divulge the real deal on what ‘really’ causes heart diseases. I know you all or probably some of you may have tried drinking medicines that promise to lower blood cholesterol but on Dr. Dwight Lundell’s confession, he had said that those wouldn’t help because what really causes the spike are the inflammation in the artery wall. Let us highlight, underline and emphasize the word ‘inflammation’. By inflammation, the doctor meant “your body’s natural defense to a foreign invaders such as bacteria, toxin or virus.” The doctor emphasized on how inflammation’s role in protecting our body from bacteria and viral invaders are perfect BUT “if we constantly EXPOSE the body to injury by TOXINS or FOODS the human body was NEVER designed to process, a condition called CHRONIC INFLAMMATION occurs.”
fats and carbohydrates—“Aye aye captain!” But what we don’t know is this mainstream diet which they call the “right diet” do us more harm than any good. Blame it on the “overload of SIMPLE, HIGHLY PROCESSED carbohydrates (sugar, flour and all the products made from them) and the EXCESS consumption of omega-6 such as oils like soybean, corn and sunflower which are found in many PROCESSED FOOD.” Mind the A-L-L C-A-P-S. “Foods loaded with sugars and simple carbohydrates, or processed with omega-6 oils for long shelf life have been the mainstay of the American diet for six decades” which serves as a poison that is “slowly killing everyone”. “Imagine spilling syrup on your keyboard and you have a visual of what occurs inside the cell. When we consume SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATES such as SUGAR, BLOOD SUGAR RISES RAPIDLY. In response, your pancreas SECRETES INSULIN whose primary purpose is to drive sugar into each cell where it is stored for energy. If the cell is FULL and DOES NOT NEED glucose, it is rejected to avoid extra sugar gumming up the works. When your full cells reject the extra glucose, the blood sugar RISES producing more insulin and the glucose converts to STORED FAT.” You see, “blood sugar is CONTROLLED in a NARROW range. EXTRA sugar molecules
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attach to a variety of proteins that in turn INJURE the blood vessel wall. This REPEATED injury to the blood vessel wall SETS OFF INFLAMMATION. When you spike your blood sugar SEVERAL TIMES a day, EVERY DAY, it is exactly like taking sandpaper to the inside of your delicate blood vessels.” This practice will NOT ONLY result to heart diseases but other ailments like DIABETES and ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. “There is NO ESCAPING THE FACT that the more we consume prepared and processed foods, the MORE WE TRIP the inflammation switch little by little each day.” BARE THIS NEXT ONE IN MIND:“The human body CANNOT process, nor was it DESIGNED to consume foods packed with SUGARS and SOAKED in OMEGA-6 OILS.” But it isn’t a dead end. What the doctor suggested for us to do is “return to foods closer to their NATURAL state. To build muscle, eat more protein. Choose carbohydrates that are very complex such as COLORFUL FRUITS and VEGETABLES.” Don’t wait for it to happen. Start now. Eat clean and live healthily.
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Lutong Nanay: Pancit Bihon in Canada Pancit had always been a staple food in Filipino households and is sometimes substituted for rice. Be it bihon, luglog, malabon, and even the pancit from different places in the Philippines. It is also believed to give you a “longer life”, making it a must on birthday celebration menus. We may be thousands of miles away from our motherland but don’t fret at kayang-kaya nating gawin dito yan. Handa ka na?
OPTIONAL: Maaring lagyan ng dried garlic and onion bago Ihanda. Maaari ring lagyan ng lime or calamansi sa gilid ng plato. You may also opt to add Himalayan salt for extra saltiness. NANAY NOTES: Very healthy po ang version na ito. Ang pancit na ito ay mayamam sa fiber at masustansya. Hindi rin ito malangis. Napakadali at masarap na lunch or meryenda.
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1. Ibabad sa mainit na tubig ang bihon ng 5 minuto. Itabi. 2. Sa kawali, igisa ang onion sa mainit na mantika. After 2 mins, isama ang garlic. 3. Ilagay ang fish tofu at hipon at lutuin habang sinasankutsa ng mga 4 na minuto. 4. Sa measuring cup pagsama-samahin ang broth, patis at toyo. Ibuhos sa kawali. 5. Pakuluin sa low heat at takpan ng 5 min. 6. Ilagay ang drained bihon. Haluin at bayaan i-absorb ang liquid ng hanggang mga 5 minuto. 7. Budburan ng paminta. 8. Isahog ang coleslaw. Haluin. At Voila! Your Pancit bihon is ready to be served.
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HAPPENINGS around vancouver Left: Surrey Philippine Independence Day Society (SPIDS) 6th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic - held at Hawthorne Park, Surrey last July 6th - with officers, volunteers, supporters, and friends. Photo by Bert Morelos.
Below: FS Financial Strategies’ open house held at their Hemlock, Vancouver office last June 27, 2014. In the photo from right to left are: Nicky Felipe (Certified Financial Planner), Bert Morelos, Michelle De Guzman (FS Case Coordinator), Gerry De Guzman and Amy Laguerta.
Above: The Fraser Valley Filipino Association bid Bon Voyage to their special guest Mayor Onie Sana (Centre, seated) of Mabitac, Laguna on July 13thMayor Onie is accompanied by Mabitac Vice Mayor Al Reyes (seated on the mayor’s right in yellow) and SB Secretary Tito Sam (seated on the mayor’s left). The Fraser Valley Filipino Association is headed by Mrs. Myrna Hebron (standing, 3rd on the right). The afternoon barbeque was hosted by Danny Pizarro (front left) and his lovely wife Minnie, both active members of the association.
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