Saturday, October 30, 2021

Derek Ramsay Mixes Tanduay’s Halloween Cocktails




Tanduay Spooky Cocktail by Derek Ramsay


If you are looking for creative Halloween drinks and cocktails to serve for your Halloween party,  Derek Ramsay shares some of his favorite Tanduay rhum concoctions to liven up your virtual get-together with your family and friends.

“We’ve been through a tough year, and we are still doing our best to cope with the current situation. This is why it’s important to celebrate once in a while, to remind ourselves of the good things that we have in our life like our loved ones.” ~Derek Ramsay

The cocktails are easy to do, Derek assured, and can be made using ingredients that are available in stores.


  • Hocus Pocus Cocktail

Ingredients
  • Orange zest
  • 15 mL Simple Syrup
  • 45 mL Cranberry Juice
  • 15 mL Orange Juice, Freshly Squeezed
  • 1 Prosecco or sparkling wine
  • 45 mL Tanduay Rhum 5 Years 

Procedure

1. Start off by dipping the rim of your coupe or martini glass in the chilled simple syrup. Dip it very lightly. Now dip the rim of the same glass into some orange-colored sugar. Set this aside on the counter or in the freezer to set. 

To create your own colored sugar:  
  • Place sugar in a resealable plastic bag. 
  • Add a few drops of food coloring. 
  • Seal the bag and shake until the color has spread evenly. 
  • Allow sugar to dry in a flat surface for 15 to 20 minutes before using.
2. In a shaker or mixing glass, add ice and combine cranberry juice, orange juice, simple syrup, orange zest, and Tanduay Rhum 5 Years in a cocktail shaker. Cover and shake until thoroughly chilled.
3. Strain the mixture into your sugar rimmed cocktail glass. 
4. Top off with chilled Prosecco or sparkling wine and garnish with an orange twist.



  • Devil’s Brew (Good for 2)

Devil's Brew by Derek Ramsay

Ingredients
  • Thai Chili 
  • 40 mL Triple Sec
  • 60 mL Tanduay Rhum 5 Years 
  • Lime Juice
  • Ice
  • 300 mL Cranberry Juice
  • Lime 
  • Kosher Salt and Chili Powder

Procedure
  1. Remove the seeds from the Thai chili and muddle (mash) it. 
  2. In a mixing glass, add 40 mL triple sec.
  3. Pour the Tanduay Rhum 5 Years 
  4. Put some lime juice and 300 mL cranberry juice.
  5. Add some ice and mix.
  6. Rub some lime, kosher salt and chili powder around the rim of a glass. Pour the cocktail you just made. Garnish with chili.

  • Tanduay Spooky Cocktail 🍹

Tanduay Spooky Cocktail

Ingredients
  • Lychee
  • Grapes
  • 30 mL Tanduay Rhum 5 Years 
  • Ginger Ale
  • 10 mL Simple Syrup
  • Grenadine Syrup 

Procedure:
  1. Create frozen (fake) eyeballs by putting a piece of grape inside a lychee. Create as many as you want. Set aside and put inside the freezer.
  2. Now start creating your cocktail mix by pouring 30 mL Tanduay Rhum 5 Years in a glass.
  3. Top with ginger ale and drop your frozen eyeballs.
  4. Add the simple syrup next.
  5. Pour the grenadine syrup to create a blood effect.

Hocus Pocus Cocktail

Ingredients
  • Orange zest
  • 15 mL Simple Syrup
  • 45 mL Cranberry Juice
  • 15 mL Orange Juice, Freshly Squeezed
  • 1 Prosecco or sparkling wine
  • 45 mL Tanduay Rhum 5 Years 

Procedure
1. Start off by dipping the rim of your coupe or martini glass in the chilled simple syrup. Dip it very lightly. Now dip the rim of the same glass into some orange-colored sugar. Set this aside on the counter or in the freezer to set. 

To create your own colored sugar:  
Place sugar in a resealable plastic bag. 
Add a few drops of food coloring. 
Seal the bag and shake until the color has spread evenly. 
Allow sugar to dry in a flat surface for 15 to 20 minutes before using.

2. In a shaker or mixing glass, add ice and combine cranberry juice, orange juice, simple syrup, orange zest, and Tanduay Rhum 5 Years in a cocktail shaker. Cover and shake until thoroughly chilled.
3. Strain the mixture into your sugar rimmed cocktail glass. 
4. Top off with chilled Prosecco or sparkling wine and garnish with an orange twist.

Crocs got AC Bonifacio rockin’ this season

AC Bonifacio for Crocs Philippines


Crocs showcasing the very best of its classic collection for this season 2021, creating a variety of opportunities for personalization and creative self-expression. 

Crocs Philippines showing some moves with AC Bonifacio featuring the very best of classic collection.


AC Bonifacio for Crocs Philippines


A global leader in innovative casual footwear for all, Crocs Philippines invited none other than the fast-rising dancefloor sweetheart AC Bonifacio to use Crocs as a canvas for self-expression with Jibbitz™ charms and hailing all to ‘Come As You Are’.


AC Bonifacio for Crocs Philippines

“I’ve always loved Crocs, ‘cause that's a way for me to express myself and to show my creativity, and just to be myself and match with my uniqueness and my personality.” ~AC Bonifacio

A global leader in innovative casual footwear for all, Crocs Philippines invited none other than the fast-rising dancefloor sweetheart AC Bonifacio to use Crocs as a canvas for self-expression with Jibbitz™ charms and hailing all to ‘Come As You Are’.

Along with Artist AC Bonifacio, Crocs will unveil the latest addition to the Crocs Classic collection featuring the popular Unisex Classic Bleach Dye Clog, Women Classic Platform Clog, Unisex Classic Crocs Sandals and Women Classic Crocs Slide.


  • Classic Collection – Bleach Dye
Each shoe features 13 holes to allow stylish personalisation with unique ‘Jibbitz™ charms’, anywhere and anytime, allowing everyone the ability to be truly comfortable in their shoes. 

Unisex - Classic Bleach Dye Clog Candy Pink (Left) & Classic Bleach Dye Clog Black (Right), retailing at P2995

Unisex - Classic Bleach Dye Clog Candy Pink (Left) & Classic Bleach Dye Clog Black (Right), retailing at P2995


  • Classic Collection – Classic Platform Clog
We created a style-relevant version of our Classic icon for her. Introducing the Classic Platform, featuring a heightened, contoured outsole that supports the upper you know and love with a slimmer, sleeker look — but there’s more. The customizable backstrap also holds Jibbitz™ charms, so you can personalize your look even more. When you’re in the mood for a little extra boost, style it up with the Classic Platform.

Women Classic Platform Clog, retailing at P2995

Women Classic Platform Clog, retailing at P2995


  • Classic Collection – Classic Crocs Sandals
The look and feel of our comfortable Classic Clog and Crocs Slide, now in sandal form. Two upper straps offer even more comfort and foot security, and seven holes on each shoe allow you to personalize with Jibbitz™ charms. 

Unisex Classic Crocs Sandals in Cobalt Blue and Pink, retailing at P1745

Unisex Classic Crocs Sandals in Cobalt Blue and Pink, retailing at P1745


We invite all one-of-a kind and all kinds to Come As You Are to unleash your creativity in more ways than ever before! Follow us for more updates as AC crocin’ her dance groves at Crocs Philippines official Facebook and Instagram. 











About Crocs, Inc.
Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX) is a world leader in innovative casual footwear for women, men, and children, combining comfort and style with a value that consumers know and love. The vast majority of Crocs™ shoes contain Croslite™ material, a proprietary, molded footwear technology, delivering extraordinary comfort with each step.

In 2021, Crocs will reinforce its mission of “everyone comfortable in their own shoes” with the fourth year of its global Come As You Are™ campaign. To learn more about Crocs Philippines or our global Come As You Are™ campaign, please visit https://crocs.com.ph/ or follow Crocs Philippines Facebook Page and Instagram for more details for updates. 



Saturday, October 23, 2021

Mega Celebration for the Prime Superstar: Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo as MegaSardines New Brand Ambassador


Mega Celebration for the Prime Superstar: Mega Sardines holds Sarap, Sustansya at Saya fan meeting for Judy Ann Santos Agoncillo. Primetime Superstar Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo is now the newest Mega Sardines ambassador, representing a brand well-loved by the Filipino community and is a household staple food for most. 

Loyal fans and admirers of Prime Superstar Judy Ann ‘Juday’ Santos-Agoncillo (JSA) have a new cause for celebration as she has been named as the newest Mega Sardines ambassador. The award-winning actress, restaurateur, and super mom now represents the country’s number one sardine brand as she remains one of the well-loved Filipino celebrities with her exemplary passion and attributes.

This event is truly a festive one as Juday, who is considered to be one of the country’s household names, forms a collaboration with Mega Sardines, a Filipino household staple loved by the Filipino people nationwide. Juday, after all, reflects the passion and malasakit of Mega Sardines. 

In celebration of this new milestone, JSA, in collaboration with Mega Sardines, hosted a virtual fan meeting with the media and her loyal fans on October 21. Aside from the opportunity to interact, hangout, and get updates from their idol, the fans also enjoyed an event packed with games, activities and raffle prizes exclusive for them. 

Furthermore, the attendees were also treated to new updates about Mega Sardines’ Sarap, Sustansya at Saya campaign which highlighted the nutritious benefits that Filipino families can get from a can of Mega Sardines, and the good taste that it can offer to ensure that everyone in the family enjoys it.

To learn more about the upcoming activities in line with #JudyAnnforMegaSardines, you may follow Mega Sardines’ Facebook page or visit their website.


Thursday, October 14, 2021

Learn How to Make Pares Using the Hanabishi Pressure Cooker


Pares is one of the top comfort foods of many Filipinos, and you can easily prepare it using the Hanabishi Pressure Cooker. 

The top appliance brand recently teamed up with Mega Prime and The Bailiwick Academy for a cooking demonstration aired over Lazada, and the pares was one the dishes that the guest chefs prepared using Hanabishi’s pressure cooker.

Available in four different sizes, the Hanabishi pressure cooker makes it easier for new and seasoned chefs alike to cook a variety of dishes. It has an aluminum body and cover, a self-locking system, and a built-in triple safety valve system.

“At Hanabishi, we want to make it easier and enjoyable for our customers to do their chores at home, and our pressure cooker is one of the items that most of them love. We have received good feedback on its reliability in the kitchen, especially from busy moms and food entrepreneurs.” ~Cherish Ong-Chua, Hanabishi Appliances Vice President for Finance and Marketing


Cooking the Pares

Ingredients
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion (minced)
6 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tbsp ginger (grated)
1 kg beef brisket (cubed)
3 cups beef broth
2-3 pieces star anise
1/2 cup MEGA PRIME CHOICES oyster sauce 
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp water 
Salt and pepper to taste 

Garnishing
Toasted sesame seeds
Fried Garlic 
Finely chopped spring onions or chives

Procedure
1. Heat the oil in the pressure cooker. Saute the onions, garlic, and ginger.
2. Add the beef and keep sauteing until it is partly cooked.
3. Pour in the broth and stir.
4. Add the star anise and oyster sauce and continue stirring.
5. Add the brown sugar, ground pepper, and sesame oil next.
6. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and regularly check if the beef has already become tender.
7. Let the beef simmer and then add in the cornstarch dissolved in water.
8. Add salt and pepper to taste.
9. Once cooked, transfer to a bowl or plate. Top with toasted sesame seeds, fried garlic, and spring onions when serving.


To learn more about the Hanabishi pressure cooker and its other kitchen and home appliances, visit www.myhanabishi.com. Make sure you follow its official social media accounts to be updated on its latest product offerings, promos, and events.

Hanabishi products are available through www.myhanabishi.com as well as in leading appliance stores nationwide and the Hanabishi Lazada Flagship Store.

For more information about the product, visit: https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/i2348806595.html











About Hanabishi:
Spanning more than three decades, Hanabishi has established its reputation as a provider of affordable yet quality home products that lasts, which paved the way for its tagline “Kapartner from Start to Forever.” Hanabishi Home Appliances are available at leading appliance stores nationwide. For more information about Hanabishi, please visit www.myhanabishi.com/shop/ and like them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MyHanabishiAppliances/.





Thursday, October 7, 2021

LESHA Breaks Free from the Norm

 

In a cutthroat industry such as music and entertainment, newbies can experience some sort of possession by monopolizing forces. Sadly, it’s an unfortunate situation to be in.  Its either you give in, or you break free.  You always have a choice on how to steer your path to achieve your end goal.  The hard truth is that there’s always the Law of Karma coming right at you. Thus, everything you do comes back to you, whether it’s good or bad. 

For electropop singer and now independent singer Lesha, Karma is more than just a word that you utter daily. But rather, she wants to impart a whole new meaning to the term through a song. This has become a way to defy the norms, break out from the lousy system and share her story no holds barred. Lesha is making it loud and strong statement with her newly launched second single, KARMA. Her latest track included in her SUN MOON RISING global collaboration album.


In “KARMA”, Lesha speaks her truth of having to deal with people in the past for only seeing her value when they are able to take advantage of her. She expresses how her past experiences and learnings molded her into the artist and person she is today which serves as her motivation to continue working smarter and harder because she believes that success is her best revenge. 

Likewise, Lesha once again is collaborating with her Co-Producers friends from all over the globe generously supporting her through this track. Although Lesha produced and recorded her demo for KARMA in her own bedroom,  she decided to send in the song to her collaborator/co-producer from South Korea, REBENN, and he took the lead from there. Another friend Nephibis, a rapper from Baltimore USA, who Lesha previously collaborated with on a track for the Netflix Film: Project Power and was also cool to jump in for a verse. And the rest, as they say is history.

Expect this new song to be a revolutionary anthem for listeners going through the same predicament as Lesha on being an independent singer, songwriter, and producer of her own music fighting the injustice of the system that she went through. 

“I made sure to make this song relatable to whatever situation a person is going through in life and I feel like I’ve hit a jackpot with KARMA.” ~Lesha

Giving you a sneak peek of what you are about to tune in.  You all better heed the words straight from Lesha as she flesh out the analogies of Karma’s lyrics and speak out the real truth in her own words. 


You’re underrated baby, know you’ll make it far

Lesha says: This line was inspired by my YouTube’s comment section and twitter mentions. When people would watch or listen to my music on YouTube or tweet about me, they’d always write something cool about me then go “....she’s super underrated though and I don’t know why”. I guess I’m just aware of how much passion, time, money, effort, and love I put into all my projects for it to not get the attention I believe it deserves, and how many times I’d get an opportunity where one of my videos would go viral, but none of them actually translated to make me cut through as an artist here in the Philippines. Through the years, I’ve shown my audience that an artist that can make it in the industry without being backed up by the big machinery. I’ve had so many people take advantage of me in the past, but that doesn’t stop me.”

Co-Producer from Seoul, South Korea Rebenn

American Rapper Nephibis


But if only you could see things from my point of view, they’ll only love you when you make them bank…

Lesha says: The line also talks about how unfair the industry can be. When an artist goes viral, that’s the only time they will invest and build them which is probably also why there are so many talented artists out there who are unseen for their work because they were never given the platform or stage they deserve all because of how the system works. With this, I came up a decision to make the bold move of going fully independent again and teaming up with a new team for my music distribution, because I felt it was the right thing to do.

“It gets messier make sure you bring your gun”

Lesha says: This line is basically a warning that you have to be prepared before getting into the industry (in my case, the music industry) cause it’s tough, there’ll be people who’ll doubt you and your capabilities, people who plan to take advantage of you, or people who are just there because they need to use you. I’ve been belittled, used, and manipulated being in the industry for a while now and I think it’s something people have to be aware of that it’s not all just fun and games.

Lesha is unstoppable in reaching her goals. There’s more to look forward to the next coming days, so watch out for a stronger and more vocal Lesha who isn’t fearless to pursue what she wants.
“I can say KARMA is a very “Lesha” song in a sense that people can tell because of the messaging, the visual aesthetic, and the overall vibe of the track which is the complete opposite from my first release, SUN MOON RISING. This is something people should expect from the next releases in the album because each release has its own flavor or side people haven’t seen or heard from Lesha yet.”

KARMA, the second single of Lesha’s  upcoming global collaboration visual album titled 'SUN MOON RISING' dropping this October 8, 2021 on all digital music streaming platforms! Check out Lesha’s  music on Spotify or watch the official music videos, covers, and learn more about music production on Lesha’s YouTube Channel.

Friday, October 1, 2021

Spice Up Your Relationships during the Pandemic with Subway's Spicy Buffalo Chicken


For couples, married or not, it is a fact that the quarantine has greatly impacted our lives and relationships with the people around us. Have you fallen out of love with your partner or special other during the pandemic? 

And when everything gets too chaotic, the best thing to do is listen in and learn from each other’s experiences during COVID-19 and one place to do so is by tuning in to DJ Chacha and Sam YG’s podcast, “Lecheng Pag-Ibig 'To!”

Sam YG or Samir Gogna, known professionally as Samir Young Guy. Is an Indian Filipino radio and television personality. He is the one of the three Boys Night Out hosts on Magic 89.9 along with Tony Toni and Slick Rick. And he was also a co-host for Eat Bulaga!.

DJ Chacha or Czarina Marie "Chacha" Balba-Guevara, wife of Michael Guevara, is Filipina radio disc jockey, actress and broadcast journalist. On radio, she presents the news as a segment anchor for the segment, Showbiz Balita, on Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete and Gising Pilipinas, and co-anchors her radio programs, Radyo5 Network News and Ted Failon at DJ Chacha sa Radyo5.

Together, they host the podcast “Lecheng Pag-Ibig ‘To!” to bring you some up-to-date news on COVID-19 situation in our community. In addition, they also provide suggestions on how to remedy lost love, repair broken relationships, and most importantly, how to get through a bad breakup and experiences by spicing things up!

Subway® chose DJ Chacha and DJ Sam YG because they can definitely connect with their audience to spice things up!. In their recent podcast episode, they talked about a letter sender confessing how she has fallen out of love with her husband BnHF they are just two years into their marriage. There’s going to be a lot of interesting and useful advice for couples out there, married or not!

Don’t forget to tune in and subscribe to “Lecheng Pag-Ibig ‘To!” podcast on Spotify with DJ Chacha and Sam YG today!

 

Subway® NEW Spicy Buffalo Chicken


Problems may continue to rise during the pandemic but don’t forget to take a well-deserved break by enjoying a good meal from Subway! Continue moving forward in life and don’t stay in one situation for too long.

If you need something to spice up and invigorate your week especially when working at home. Have a taste of our NEW Spicy Buffalo Chicken!

The Subway® Spicy Buffalo Chicken a la carte prices start from Php 125 for 6-inch, Php 240 for a footlong bread, or choose to upgrade it to a 10-inch wrap for only Php 135. Sub lovers can also add Php 70 to make it a meal with a cookie and 16oz drink.

For delivery orders, the Spicy Buffalo Chicken ala carte prices start from Php 152.50 for the 6-inch, Php 292.80 for the footlong, and Php 164.70 for the 10-inch wrap. The regular meals with the 22oz drink and 2 cookies starts at Php 256.20 for the 6-inch sub, Php 396.50 for the footlong, and Php 268.40 for the 10-inch wrap.

Order now and enjoy our Spicy Buffalo Chicken sub! This is valid for dine-in and takeout transactions. Subway cares about your health and safety during this pandemic, this new item in the menu is available for delivery via Facebook Messenger BOTTY  www.m.me/SubwayPhilippines or via GrabFood. You can also do a takeout from any Subway branch near you.