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BYOB (Build Your Own Burger) @ The Counter, Hollywood

My friend Vanessa loves burgers. And trust me, this gal knows a good burger. When she described the unique ordering process at The Counter, I couldn't wait to go.  The first thing we received when we sat down was a paper filled with different condiments, fillings and ways to have our burger. We felt like we were taking the SAT's all over again; it was choices galore. Whole wheat bun or regular bun.. or salad instead of a bun? Onion strings, mushrooms, or bacon.. maybe all of the above? The possibilities were endless. After a few minutes of intense "test-taking", we finalized our burgers. 

Their onion strings and sweet potato fries went perfectly with the burgers. 

V's burger: hamburger bun with a 2/3lb patty cooked medium well, bacon, mushrooms, caramelized onions and American cheese.

Mine: Multigrain bun with 1/3lb patty cooked medium rare, brie cheese, red onions, bacon, cranberries and coleslaw

The Counter
7919 West Sunset Boulevard,
Los Angeles CA
 (323) 436-3844

Team Edward or Team Jacob?

The New Moon / Twilight craze is absolutely insane. The Sweet Life by Ange sold these cookies at last weekend's Bakers Dozen Fair in Powerplant Mall and they were out FAST. Of course, die-hard Twilight mavens scooped up all the Team Edward cookies. As for me, it's Jacob all the way! If you watched New Moon, you probably heard a bunch of girls shriek/gasp for air/freak out/gawk when this happened:

 

"Prime man meat" and "beef cake"are just some terms I caught in the midst of the male objectification.

Anyhow, profess your love for Jacob / Edward with these delicious treats!

 
(oh.my.god.)

 

or

 

Would you rather be bitten or imprinted on? You decide!

 

My decision =p

Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneur Award

Now that I have some spare time to sit down and blog, here's a long-overdue entry about a recent award I was really honored to receive. Go Negosyo (negosyo is the Filipino word for business) recently launched a search for a few inspiring young entrepreneurs:

"The search for the Go Negosyo Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs is a nationwide campaign spearheaded by the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE). By recognizing inspiring role models for the youth, PCE hopes to instill a culture of entrepreneurship among the youth and provide them with examples of potential negosyo models that they can go into."

The criteria was as follows:

Inspiring entrepreneurial journey - 40%
Uniqueness/originality of business concept - 30%
Sales size/performance - 20%
Positive impact on/contribution to community - 10%

The Philippine Star writes:

In recognition of the entrepreneurial spirit of the youth, Go Negosyo awarded Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs: Raymund Punzalan (co-founder, Team Manila); Emerson Atanacio (president, National College of Science and Technology); Benedict Carandang (founder, Tuldok Animations); Nicole Whisenhunt (owner, Nicole Whisenhunt Accessories); Anna Amigo-Antonio (founder and managing director, Chocolate Clothing Co.); Melody Ayupan (owner, Natural Metaphors Body Products); Angelique dela Cruz (owner, The Sweet Life Cupcakes and Pastries); Veejay Floresca (owner, Veejay Floresca Designs); Andre Vocalan (owner, Balaw-balaw Food Corp.); and Alvin Tan (president and CEO, Technominds). These young negosyantes were recognized for their success as well as their inspirational journey and positive influence on the youth.

When my friend Patricia told me about the award, I was in shock. I didn't think I'd receive something like this just yet. It was an amazing feeling to be alongside some other young entreps who I idolize as well.

I didn't expect a throng of people (awardees' family/friends, students from all over Manila) to attend

Receiving my award

 With fellow awardees; Ana of Chocolate Clothing Company and Nicole of Nicole Whisenhunt Jewelry

Awardees

More resources:
Philippine Star Article on Go Negosyo Youth Entrepreneurship Summit
Go Negosyo website
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