Top 20 Cutest Breeds of Dogs

                                     Part 1 (20-11)

 

Culdog

I know a lot of Filipinos are dog lovers like me.  

Dogs are indeed men’s best friends.  Oh how I miss my bff, Culdog.  I really miss him and I really love him.

He may not be the cutest but he’s the coolest dog I’ve ever had — very loyal, very warm, very intelligent and very kind.   

Oh by the way, Culdog’s dad (choz!) is a Labrador retriever.

Unfortunately, he’s not with us anymore.  He left us on the 27^th of September of this year due to a malignant tumor which started as a lump near his genitalia.

Anyways… speaking of the cutest, do you know which breeds of dogs are the cutest?   

Here’s the list of the Top 20 Cutest Breeds of Dogs according to Oksana:

                                                           
                                                                       20. Poodles

 

                                                                                                   19. Labrador Retrievers

                                                                    18. Lhasa Apsos

                                    17. Beagles


 

                                                                      16. Bassets

 

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                                                                                      15. Golden Retrievers

 

14. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

 

                               13. Chow Chows

                                                         12. Yorkshire Terriers

                                                    

                                                                        
                                                                                        11. Miniature Schnauzers

                                                                                                                                               

Source:  Amo Blog

Top 10 Filipino Foods

Filipino cuisine evolved from its Malay and Indonesian origins mixed with Spanish, American, Japanese and Chinese influences that shaped what is now called traditional Filipino dishes. Most of these have become comfort foods particularly for those overseas Filipino workers who long for a taste of home.

 

 

Adobo

Adobo is considered a national dish. It is a stew of pork, chicken or both cooked in soy sauce, garlic, vinegar, whole peppercorns, and bay leaf. The meat is simmered in the liquid until it is reduced and the meat is tender. Shellfish and some vegetables can also be cooked this way.

Sinigang

Sinigang is a local dish using a variety of meats, fish and shellfish cooked in a sour broth with kamote tops, kangkong, sitaw (string beans), okra, wing beans, banana hearts, taro roots, sliced eggplants and radish. The acidity can come from tamarind, green mangoes, guavas, santol, kamias, young tamarind leaves. Miso and mustard leaves are used for fish sinigang.

Lechon

Lechon or litson is a sought-after food during special occasions. A suckling pig is skewered in a bamboo pole and roasted manually over hot coals until the skin turns reddish brown and crisp, and the meat tender. It is served in a thick dipping sauce made from chicken and pork livers, vinegar, sugar and spices. La Loma in Quezon City is known as the lechon capital.

Kare-kare

Kare-kare is a Filipino stew made from beef chunks, tripe, oxtail and a variety of vegetables. The meat is boiled until tender then mixed with roasted peanuts and rice/sticky rice, ground to a fine powder that thickens the sauce and gives it the unique flavor. Nowadays, peanut butter is used in place of the ground peanuts and rice. The saltiness is derived from the sautéed shrimp paste (bagoong) that is served with it.

Menudo

Menudo is a staple dish served as everyday fare or during family gatherings. The Filipino version is a mix of diced pork liver, pork, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, red and green bell peppers and raisins. The rich sauce is thickened with tomato sauce/paste. Cubed chorizo de bilbao and chickpeas can be added for a richer flavor. 

Ginataan

Ginataan or guinatan is a method of cooking with coconut milk. Pure or watered down coconut milk is added to pork, chicken, fish, shellfish and vegetables for different viand recipes. The richness of coconut milk is usually tempered with the addition of chilies. The term is also used for a local dessert called Ginataan - Halo-halo made from taro roots, cassava, sweet potatoes, purple yam, saba, langka and sago; Bilo-bilo (ground sticky rice mixed with water and shaped into balls); Totong (roasted red beans, de-hulled and split). 

Kaldereta

Kaldereta is traditionally cooked with goat meat. Nowadays, various meats can be used. The meat is boiled until tender and slowly cooked with a very thick sauce made from minced onions, garlic and tomatoes and ground pepper. The spiciness of the dish varies. Cubes of potatoes and carrots are sometimes added for variety. 

Nilaga

Nilaga literally means boiled. Pork, chicken or beef/beef shanks are boiled in plenty of water until very tender. Cabbage, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, leeks, corn, saba, petchay, whole peppercorns and chick peas are added for a flavorful broth. Nilaga is eaten with fish sauce or a mashed salad of boiled or broiled eggplants and squash in vinegar, pepper, garlic, salt and sugar. 

Tinapang Bangus

A whole bangus (milkfish) is sliced in half, the gills and innards removed. Some makers remove the bones. The fish is marinated in salt and water, drained and cooked in a pressure cooker then dried under the sun before smoking to complete the cooking process. Oil is applied to the skin that gives it a shiny texture. Freshly made tinapang bangus are ready to eat or you can fry it until the skin is crisp. 

Pancit

Pancit or pansit is a Chinese-influence dish served as a main course or snack. Rice noodles, vermicelli, canton noodles and other dried noodles are stir-fried together with thinly-sliced pork, pork liver or chicken and cabbage, Baguio beans and carrots. Calamansi or other acids are served with pancit to complement the taste.

Source:  wikipilipinas.org

All-Time Highest Grossing Filipino Films

Top 20 Highest Grossing Filipino Films (that at least earned 150 million pesos):

1.   Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy  (Wenn Deramas, Star Cinema,       

             Viva Films, 2013) ₱ 429,147,428     

2.  Starting Over Again    (Olivia  

       M. Lamasan, Star Cinema, 2014)          ₱ 410,708,250   

3.   My Little Bossings  (Marlon   

          Rivera,  OctoArts Films, APT  

          Entertainment, 2013)    

           ₱ 393,000,000 (est.)                 

4.  Sisterakas (Wenn V. Deramas,  Star

        Cinema, Viva Films, 2012) 

         ₱ 391,400,000 (est.)        

5.   It Takes A Man And A Woman   

        (Cathy Garcia Molina , Star         Cinema, Viva Films, 2013)     ₱ 387,000,000

6.    The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin (Wenn V. Deramas 

             Star Cinema, Viva Films, 2011)  ₱ 331,631,283                 

7.     Bride for Rent  (Mae Cruz ,  Star Cinema,  2014)

              ₱ 326,958,423     

8.    No Other Woman (Ruel S. 

          Bayani,   Star Cinema, Viva 

          Films, 2011)    ₱ 278,418,883     

 9.  The Mistress (Olivia M. 

          Lamasan,  Star Cinema, 2012)

               ₱ 262,790,300     

10.  She's Dating the Gangster 

         (Cathy Garcia-Molinam,  Star

         Cinema, 2014)  ₱ 254,426,481    

11.     This Guy's in Love with U Mare!  (Wenn V. Deramas,

                Star Cinema, Viva Films, 2012)       ₱ 250,540,701                 

12.     Enteng Ng Ina Mo (Tony Y. Reyes,  Star Cinema, OctoArts

                 Films, 2011)    ₱ 237,879,179    

13.     You Changed My Life (Cathy Garcia-Molina,  Star Cinema, 

                 Viva Films, 2009)       ₱ 232,312,842 

14.     Sukob (Chito S. Roño,  Star Cinema, 2006)    ₱ 210,000,000 

                  (est.)         

15.    One More Try (Ruel S. Bayani, Star Cinema, 2012) 

                  ₱ 200,000,000 (est.)      

15.   Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay  (Frasco S. Mortiz ,  Star Cinema,

                  Regal Films, 2013)   ₱ 200,000,000 (est.)   

  

17.   Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (Jose Javier Reyes,  Star Cinema  

                 2006)    ₱ 190,000,000 (est.)  

18.    Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) (Wenn V. Deramas, 

                 Star Cinemam, 2010)   ₱ 188,000,000 (est.)                 

19.   Ang Tanging Ina (Wenn V. Deramas,  Star Cinema,  2003_

                 ₱ 185,000,000 (est.)         

20.   A Very Special Love (Cathy Garcia-Molina,  Star Cinema, 

                Viva Films, 2008)    ₱ 179,235,324  

Source:  Wikipedia

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Top 20 Most Populated Countries In The World

If China is the most populated country in the world with over 1.3 billion people, and India ranks second with more than 1.2 billion population, where would you place our country, the Philippines, with a hundred million Filipinos?
Well, let's find out the answer by looking at the list of the Top 20 Most Populated Countries in the World (year 2014) according to United States Census Bureau:

1. China - 1,355,692,576
2. India - 1,236,344,631
3. United States - 318,892,103
4. Indonesia - 253,609,643
5. Brazil - 202,656,788
6. Pakistan - 196,174,380
7. Nigeria - 177,155,754
8. Bangladesh - 166,280,712
9. Russia - 142,470,272
10. Japan - 127,103,388
11. Mexico - 120,286,655
12. Philippines - 107,668,231
13. Ethiopia - 96,633,458
14. Vietnam - 93,421,835
15. Egypt - 86,895,099
16. Turkey - 81,619,392
17. Germany - 80,996,685
18. Iran - 80,840,713
19. Congo (Kinshasa) - 77,433,744
20. Thailand - 67,741,401

You will notice among the top 20 most populated countries in the world,  11  are from Asia, one from Eurasia (Russia) and nother one is an Afro-Asiatic country (Egypt).  Here are some interesting facts of selected countries such as:

• China is the world's second largest economy, world's largest exporter and second largest importer of goods according to wikipedia article.

• India is the worst place to be born in South East Asia according to a Yahoo article.

• United States has the largest Facebook users according to checkfacebook.com.

• Congo, Democratic Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world according to aneki article.

• Only 0.4% of the population in Ethiopia has access to the internet, making it the smallest blogosphere in the world or in other words Ethiopia has the smallest number of bloggers (has less than 20 bloggers as of 2011) according to eweket article.

• German men are regarded as "world's worst lovers" according to telegraph.co.uk article

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