VIEWER SURVEY: VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE VIDEO

August 26, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

San Jose, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – There have been over 2.5 Million videos of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge uploaded on the Internet and there is little sign that the viral campaign is letting up anytime soon.

We’ve seen the best and the worst; but regardless, close to $80 Million has been raised so far to benefit the ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) cause. If you still don’t know what ALS is, you can get information from alsa.org.

The publisher, editors and staff writers of The Adobo Chronicles have put their heads together to come up with the top three best Ice Bucket Challenge videos to date.

Now it’s time for our readers and viewers to pick their top choice from our list.:

Patrick Stewart
The Old Spice Guy
Sarah Palin

After viewing the videos below, you can vote for your top favorite. You can vote as many times as you wish and you can see the results in real time.

Business, International, Politics, Uncategorized

U.S. CONGRESS JOINS THE CORPORATE EXODUS, WILL MOVE TO SWITZERLAND

August 26, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – The United States Congress is the latest American Institution to announce that it is moving its headquarters abroad.

The announcement came just hours after the fastfood giant Burger King said it was moving its corporate headquarters to Canada. BK joins the growing list of American companies exiting the U.S. while maintaining business operations in the country — all for the sake of paying less taxes and employing cheaper labor.

Congress will move the Capitol to Switzerland.

Speaker John Boehner said the move will free senators and congressmen from public scrutiny, media criticism and lobbying while allowing the honorable men and women of Congress to do some serious work. The current Congress has earned the reputation as a “do-nothing” Congress.

Legislative aides, interns and contractual personnel were all excited after hearing the news of their transfer to Switzerland. “I love Swiss cheese and chocolates,” exclaimed an aide to Representative Michele Bachmann. “Wow, now I can finally realize my long-time dream of going to work in kilts,” said another.

There is, however, one group that is not happy about the move – the Capitol police. Boehner disclosed that the new U.S. Congress building which will be overlooking the Swiss Alps, will be employing Swiss guards.

Food, Health & Medicine

SURVEY: ASIAN RESTAURANTS IN U.S. REMORSEFUL ABOUT MSG

August 25, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Chinatown, San Francisco, CA (The Adobo Chronicles) – From Chinatowns to restaurant rows to mall food courts in America, Asian cuisine has always attracted the curious palates of the Western world.

But in a health-obsessed, culinary-correct American society, people are always on the lookout for food ingredients and additives that they are made to believe to be detrimental to their diet or allergic well-being. Like MSG. Monosodium Glutamate.

So in catering to Western whims, many Asian restaurants are fooling themselves for the sake of better business and patronage by eliminating MSG from their menu offerings. “No MSG” is a message that has kept these restaurants competitive as far as the eating out crowd is concerned.

However, there is no scientific evidence that MSG is bad for anyone’s diet or health, except for a few who may have allergic reactions, just like some people may have allergic reactions to peanuts or gluten.

For lack of space, we can’t go into the details except to refer our readers to the website of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which states in no uncertain terms that MSG is generally recognized as safe or GRAS (not grass, not gross). Here’s what FDA says about MSG.

A survey conducted by The Adobo Chronicles showed that majority of the Asian restaurant owners expressed remorse, not for having served menu items with MSG in the past, but for eliminating the additive in their cooking just so they don’t lose their Western customers.

Meanwhile, Asian households have been reported to be stocking up on their MSG. “Please pass the Ajinomoto,” said Manny D., a FIlipino food enthusiast we interviewed.