December 10, 2011 | Prepys' Homepage

Sa 2013 pa ang eleksyun sa pagka-senador ngunit ngayon pa lang pumuporma na ang mga gustong tumakbo.

Sa survey ng Pulse Asia na isinagawa noong isang buwan, pumasok si Justice Secretary Leila de Lima sa sinasabing Magic 12. Kaya kung ang eleksyun ay gagawin ngayong araw, sigurado na sa senado si De Lima.

Ginawa kasi ang survey ng kasagsagan ng kontrobersiya ng pagpigil kay Gloria Arroyo na umalis papuntang ibang bansa.

Makikita natin dito na malaki talaga ang galit ng taumbayan kay Arroyo na lahat na laban sa kanya, bobotohin nila. Sana totoong ganun talaga si De Lima.

At sana aayusin na niya at ng kanyang mga tauhan sa DOJ ang pagpalakas ng kaso laban kay Arroyo at sa kanyang mga galamay para hindi mangyari na sa bandang huli ay madi-dismis lang ang kaso dahil mahina katulad sa mga kaso laban sa mga Marcos.

Ang nangunguna ay si Sen. Francis Escudero na sinundan ni Loren Legarda. Maala-ala natin na noong 2007, si Loren ang una at pangalawa si Escudero.

Pangatlo si Transportation and Communication Secretary Mar Roxas.

Ang pagka-alam ko, hindi tatakbo na senador si Roxas. Mas pinupuntirya niya ang magiging congressman ulit sa Capiz para magiging speaker of the House siya.

Mas maganda ngang strategy yan dahil kung plano pa rin niyang itutuloy ang naudlot niyang ambisyun magiging president sa 2016, mas high profile ang posisyun ng Speaker of the House.

Kung sa senado siya, hindi maganda na pangatlo lang siya kina Chiz at Loren na may mga ambisyon din para sa 2016.

Pasok din sa top 15 sina Cagayan Rep. Juan Ponce Enrile Jr at Aurora Province Rep. Juan Edgardo M. Angara.

Siyempre medyo nakakataas ng kilay. Alam kaya ng mga tinanong sa survey na ang kanilang pinipili ay hisi si Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile at Sen. Edgardo Angara? Marahil aka nila ang pinipili nila ay ang kanilang mga tatay.

Malaki talaga ang matutulong ng pangalan na nakatatak na sa isipan ng taumbayan. Advantage ito sa mga anak na sana gamitin nila para sa taumbayan. Nangyari na ito kay Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III na naka-upo na ngayon sa senado kahit na apat na taong naging biktima ng dayaan sa 2007 na eleksyun.

Ang nakinabang naman sa dayaan na yun na si Miguel Zubiri ay kasama rin sa Top 15.

Ang iba pa sa Top 15 ay sina Sen. Alan Cayetano, dating Bise-Presidente Noli de Castro, San Juan Rep. JV Ejercito, Sen. Gregorio Honasan, Se. Antonio Trillanes IV, mga dating senador na si Jamby Madrigal at Richard Gordon.

Marami pa ang maaring mangyari sa loob ng 17 na buwan bago ang 2013 eleksyun. Ngunit mahalaga ang survey para malaman ang pulso ng bayan at malaman ng mga gustong kumandidato kung paano iplano ang kanilang kampanya.

Tomorrow will be the third week that I will be selling my Chicken Delish at the Soderno @ Molito lifestyle market in Alabang. Because there’s a lot of preparation involved, my weekends are no longer “leisurely.” The good news is that I am slowly getting the hang of things, gaining friends and being able to serve people with my food is giving me an adrenaline high.

As you know, am selling my fried chicken wings & drummettes in a variety of sauces. Am proud of my recipe which I’ve been serving my family even before the bonchon craze swept the metro. I made good sales on my first week and last Sunday when it was raining the whole day, almost all the stalls were relatively quiet. Mostly am having fun watching the celebrities arrive and analyzing customer behavior and preferences. Some like it hot, some like it sweet, some like it with no sauce at all! One time, a bading customer even barked at me “ang tagal tagal naman!” like I was his muchacha but am taking it all in stride since am treating Soderno as a playground for a business idea.

And now for the people who light up Soderno. My very first (and regular) customer was ~~Ray~~ Aaron Raines, the Australian husband of Tina Raines who most people look up to as the greatest pie maker in Manila! Hubby and I always queue to buy Tina’s yummy & filling savory pies since they come in limited quantities.Good news for people in the South: Soderno is the only weekend market where Tina is selling her pies at the moment.

My neighbor Shiela of Cebu Balamban Liempo was thrilled to have her picture taken with Ryan Eigenmann and (not in photo) Judy Ann Santos. The good thing with being in the market the whole day is that you get a lot of celebrity sightings…. labelled ‘Good for Facebook!’

We always see host, actor and author RJ Ledesma since he’s also the organizer of Soderno. He’s shown here with his daughter Fortune.I haven’t dared offering him our food since he’s an ovo-lacto vegetarian and my chicken wings are sinful. Ouch.

Chef Kevin Mize is a recent Manila settler who’s partnered with businessman Albert Sotelo for FoodLab. Their incubator kitchen for rent in Fort Bonifacio should be of interest to bakers and cooks who lack facilities in their own home.A must-try in Food Lab is their dark beer and hoisin cheesecake. Also their oatmeal raisin cookies.

Ronette Valdecantos of Mama Cakes is a baker straight out of BF Homes Paranaque who is making these deliciously-decorated cupcakes and pastries.Check out her monkey bars, secret kisses and dark fruitcakes.

I discovered Inutak in Our Awesome Planet’s Ultimate Taste Test 7.0 and since then, I’ve been a convert. It’s the modern take on kakanin with all that melt-in-your-mouth, almost sticky goodness. At only P120 for a small pack, there’s no doubt a lot of people will be bringing this home for Christmas. Don’t forget, it’s also good with ice cream.

Odyang’s Okoy from Calamba, Laguna has the most affordable food I found in Molito and nothing more screams comfort food! I love munching on their okoy which has shrimp & veggies and their goto con lechon looks appetizing too.

I hope to see more food purveyors from the South join this bazaar, especially my favorites like Raaz Mahal Punjabi Cuisine, Mama Lou’s or even Daniele’s Italian food, and JP’s Thai Cuisine. I would be glad to see this market exemplify “the best of what the South has to offer” and becoming a melting pot of foodies in our area.

More food finds as I go along…..

Day: December 10, 2011

Positioning na para sa 2013 na eleksyun para senador

Soderno at Molito weekend market: my Sunday home