Good Times with Mo (Sept. 15, 2008)

No. 5, 1948, photo courtesy of wikipedia

Nope, you’re not lost, I’ve just changed the theme of my blog…

Just to get some boring stuff out of the way, I’ve updated my blog with some changes including my About Me page because Mo and Grace have told me on-air that they don’t know who the author of this blog is…  Although I haven’t completely revealed my identity, I’ve added more information just to let you guys know a bit more about your humble author… I’ve also added a chat facility through Meebo where you can chat with me (if I’m online, that is) or leave me an offline message. Alternatively, you can also leave your comments and I do read ALL comments posted on my blog, so knock yourself out…

Now, on to the good stuff… The trio was incomplete today with Grace extending her Hong Kong stay till today but Miguel ably filled in for our favorite Korean DJ.  Mo, Mojo and Grace together with Andi9 were in Hong Kong over the weekend filming for the Hong Kong episode of Good Times on Studio 23… The good news is that Grace will be back tomorrow…

Manny Villar clarifies issue

Senate President Manny Villar sent a letter to clarify the issue that regular Good Times caller Bien phoned in early this week with regards to alleged statements made by Villar at a Senate hearing wherein our favorite show was labelled obscene or indecent (I forgot which)… Anyway, the issue pissed off a lot of Good Times’ listeners (including yours truly) but the good senator clarified that he never said those statements and that he supported freedom of speech and so on and so forth… I guess Mo forgave him and that means all is well between Manny Villar and the millions of Good Times listeners… 🙂

Hottest Celebrity Showdown (ABS-CBN bracket)

For today’s edition of Hottest Celebrity showdown for the ABS-CBN bracket… It’s 6th seeded Angelica Panganiban vs. 5th seed Betty La Fea (Bea Alonzo) duking it out for bragging rights for the most prestigious award in all of radio… Poor Bea, she got whitewashed in this one, as the combination of an awesome rack coupled with the angelic face of Ms. Panganiban successfully convinced the callers and our hosts that this was a virtual no contest… One caller went so far as to say that whilst Bea is pretty and all, she just does not inspire his libido… I’ll have to agree with him on this one… 🙂

Angelica sweeps Bea and moves on to the 2nd round…

Art anyone?

My man Mo then steered the conversation to the world’s ridiculously expensive paintings and their disproportionately pleasing aesthetics… I took a look at the top notcher No. 5, 1948 (see above), an abstract painting by artist Jackson Pollock, and I see the point… I mean, if you had the money, would you pay US$140,000,000.00 for that? Admittedly, my eyes are not trained to discern the beauty and whatever vision the artist sought to convey with his art. You can call me old fashioned but I like paintings where I can at least see the subject… 🙂

My readers are smart so I’d appreciate your take on this one…

Sexy drinks

From art to porn (I love this show) the topic moved to the subject of alcoholic drinks and as is his wont, my man Mo noticed that a majority of drinks are named suggestively (read sexy)… Some of the ones that I know of are:

1. Blowjob
2. Screaming Orgasm
3. Sex on the Beach
4. Wet Pussy
5. Between the Sheets

and the list goes on… And before you ask, I’ve heard of them, but never tried them… Well, the drinks at least… 🙂 Mojo was of the opinion that the reason for the suggestive nature of the names was that it was some sort of gimmick intended to boost sales and it was hip to name drinks after sex…

My take on it is that bars are by nature seething with sexual energy and this is just a great way to further enhance that atmosphere… 🙂 Or make the girl so drunk that you’ll get laid…

Mo’s Lucky Me secret recipe

A caller chimed in with an opinion about the drinks and then steered the topic to Mo’s unique recipe for cooking Lucky Me instant pancit canton… Call me baduy but I love Lucky Me, it’s a staple diet and I never leave the grocery without at least 5 packs of Lucky Me… 🙂 In my opinion, Lucky Me is one of the greatest inventions of modern man, along with C2, hehe…

How to make Mo’s Lucky Me pancit canton:

1. First you need to cook the noodles in the usual manner (i.e. boiling) but stop cooking once the noodles are slightly cooked through (sort of like al dente)… Take them out of the water and reserve…
2. Next, mix the sauce powder, oil and liquid seasoning together and heat them separately (add a little more oil to the mixture)…
3. Lastly, place a little oil in a non-stick pan and do a quick stir fry of the noodles before mixing in the sauce… Serve immediately…

I haven’t tried this way of cooking of Lucky Me but I’ll do it tonight and I’ll let you know the results… If you try this recipe, kindly chime in and let me know how it goes… 🙂

Hottest Celebrity Showdown (GMA bracket)

And to close the show, we had the GMA bracket of the contest that’s sweeping the nation, Good Times’ Hottest Celebrity Showdown, with 7th seeded Rhiann Ramos taking on the highly ranked, Heart Evangelista, seeded no. 2…

Mojo went with Heart, as did Miguel… The callers were divided but the majority chose Rhiann over Heart… One of the funnier reasons put forth by the all male callers was that Heart reminded them too much of Jericho! If you’re a true heterosexual male then that’s a true boner killer… I guess that’s why Mojo selected Heart, hehe…

Well, the gist of the arguments was that Rhiann was a fresh face and that Heart has been in the business for quite a long time… Mo cited Rhiann’s attitude and personality with Heart having the unfortunate reputation of being a snob… Mo votes for Rhiann on this one…

The final tally wasn’t even close and thus 7th seeded Rhiann scores an upset of epic proportions over the highly touted Heart Evangelista… She moves on to the 2nd round… Good luck, Rhiann! 🙂

Well, that’s the show in a nutshell… Hope you enjoy the read, please chime in with your comments, they’re always welcome… Although sometimes I may not respond to all your comments, rest assured that I read them all…

By the way, I added a link section, titled “Friends of Good Times”, wherein I put in the links of the readers who left a link on my comment section… If, for some reason you want the link removed, just drop me a line and I’ll zap it… Please link back to my blog if you enjoy reading it so that more people can check out my blog… 🙂

Till next time… I’m out of here…

Good times!