ASOP Song Competition Marks 7th Year

This isn’t he first time that I’ve covered ASOP, in fact, this is their 7th year! Dishing out the newest OPM Christian Songs in the country, thousands of Filipinos are already enjoying the fruits of their labor now. The A Song Of Praise Music Festival will be having their Grand Finals Night this November 11, Sunday 7PM at the New Frontier Theater (formerly Kia Theater) in Araneta Center Cubao, Quezon City. There are only 12 song writers that will compete this year (they started November 2017 and screened them monthly). Among them are Rommel Gojo, Oliver Narag, Emmanuel Lipio Jr. and Joyner Dizon who joined in previous years.

Here is our VLOG from this morning’s press conference:

The entries include “Isang Milyong Pasasalamat” by Edward Salde and to be interpreted by Leah Patricio, “Binago Mo Ako” by Jett Villareal and interpreted by Daryl Ong, “Magpatuloy Sa Mabuting Paggawa” by Febs Colibao and will be performed by Gian Magdangal, “Wag Kang Bibitiw” by Oliver Narag and interpreted by Jessa Mae Gabon, “God is with Us” by Emmanuel Lipio Jr. and interpreted by Cello Nunez, “Salamat Panginoon” by Elmar Jan Abolano and Rex Torremoro interpreted by Mark Carpio, “Pagbabalik” by Joel Cabosa interpreted by Marcelito Pomoy, “Hiling” by Jeffrey Lim interpreted by Plethora, “Makikita Kita” by Joyner Dizon interpreted by Dan Billano, “BanalMong Salita” by LJ Manzano interpreted by Mark Michael Garcia, “Tugtog”by John Paul Salazar interpreted by Bradz and “Di Nako Aawit” by Rommel Gojo interpreted by Hans Dimayuga.

Winners will get the chance to win Php 500,000 in cash tax free, while finalists will get Php 20,000. There will be special prizes too like the Best Interpreter Award and People’s Choice who will both win Php 50,000. If you want to vote for it just go to asoptv.com/poll so you can vote once per day using your FB/Twitter accounts to login. Judges will be announced and divulged on the day itself. They didn’t tell us about it because it is a surprise!

I can’t wait to see who will win this year!

KUMAGCOW

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Dad

Dear Dad,

I miss you a lot, I do.

It’s been a while since I’ve last heard you snore, or was that me? I miss you making fun of yourself with all the Dad jokes you can think of, I miss the times you go with Mom to church, when we eat out and you throw a fit when you don’t like the temperature of the water, or the glass itself.

I miss you try and eat a lot when I am and the times you wake up so late, not eat because you would rather watch Eat Bulaga and Showtime - finish both shows - at the same time. 

I miss you being morbid, at times when I have to tell you NO that’s not gonna happen. I miss every single one of your obnoxious songs, songs you put on repeat til the wee hours of the morning.

I miss you playing Angry Birds Friends and how you manage being number one in the standings, I deleted that app just now because the old iPad is wonky. I miss you every day, I feel a lot guilty when I don’t get to visit you at the columbary every week, or put flowers in your place. The same when going to church, but it reminds me so much of you, so I try to.

Mom just fixed your altar at home and put stuff away because the toys wouldn’t fit anymore in your space downstairs. Too much toys I guess, but it’s all clean now, she still takes care of the house every day.

You being gone is not really fair, I cried so many times but yours was just difficult. I do not even see myself moving on at all, we just don’t, they were right, the pain never really goes away... you just become numb with time. 

I’ll try to take care of Mom the best way I can, we all miss you still. I really do.

John

Aiai Delas Alas Opens AIsian Fusion Hybrid Casual Restaurant

Spent the afternoon at Ayala Malls Cloverleaf yesterday to witness the launch of Aisian Fusion: Hybrid Casual Restaurant which is owned by Ms. Aiai Delas Alas and her partners. The Chef previously worked at Highgrounds in Rallos but took training in Malaysia, when he got back he executed the recipes of Ms. Aiai's partners specifically for this restaurant. It's located at the 4th floor of the mall beside Slimmers World. This is bad news for those who would try to lose weight but totally fine for everybody else who would crave for Asian cuisine.

Ms. Aiai now owns a few restaurants under her belt, no surprise because she finds it as a necessity for Filipinos and it's something she really believes as the perfect bonding time for families, friends, just about every Joe. So we tried a few things on her menu, which consists mostly of fusion dishes inspired by food from Japan, Korea, China and the Philippines. 

For appetizers, they got us dimsum like this Premium Mushroom Siu Mai. I love this because it's not mushy, you can really feel the morsels of mushroom and pork. This is served with chili and soy sauce, freshly made I'm sure because it feels like it.

Their Iced Tea isn't powdered, it's  brewed too.

This is the Pork Katsu. Their version I think is sweeter than the usual  because they adapted it to the Filipino taste. Order this for kids or those who would want lots of rice on their meal.

This one is like Lechon Macau and boiled White Chicken.

This is another bowl of Char Siu pork and Roasted Chicken. I could feel the five spice was used a lot on the chicken.

To give you a short preview of the restaurant and our interview with Ms. Aiai on video. Enjoy!

Again, AISIAN FUSION is at the 4th floor of Ayala Malls Cloverleaf. They are open mall hours so make sure you get there on time. They also host events, so please do call them for reservations via +639668109178. The place is new, with an open kitchen, so posh for the place but that's a welcome development.

Go eat!

KUMAGCOW

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Zeus Collins: The Dance Machine Concert

Dance is his passion and he’s never backed out of a challenge since his debut on PBB. Everyone knew his street dancing ability is tops and with the Hashtags behind him in every Showtime episode there is, he’s been known even more here and outside the country. He gets even better through the years and this time, he’s letting it all out as Istudyo Ni Pipay produces his first major concert at the SM Skydome on November 3.

He is bringing his A game, with repertoirs of different genres, different dance styles, you will see him raw, with his dance partner Dawn Chang, funny boy Ryan Bang and co hashtag members Niko Natividad, Paulo Angeles, Jimboy Martin, Charles Kieron, Jameson Blake and more surprise guests to entertain you in this one day concert.

Youtuber Lady Pipay will also be adding her brand of dance in the concert, so you will get more than just one good dance number, you’ll get a whole lot more! After his successful Trinoma concert, this adds ot the things in Zeus’ wishlist, all coming true.

If you would want tickets to his show, please head on to smtickets.com or any SM Tickets branches nationwide. If you are a fan, wouldn’t it be a nice to see it all in one stage? Exactly, so make sure to be there when Zeus performs for all of you and see why he’s called the god of the dance floor one more time!

KUMAGCOW

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