Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Monday, November 4, 2013

Singapore Airlines Offers Reduced Fares to Several Destinations

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There are a lot of promo fares around but usually they come with economy seats that makes your flight a stressful rather than a relaxing activity. Who wants to take a flight off to a dream vacation in a heavenly place but with a hellish airline service?

I usually hate the food, or the lack of it, when I travel off to a destination in an economy flight. But you really get what you pay for even when they're not really a promo or discounted fare. I prefer to pay more but will surely get a more restful flight back and forth to any point available.

When you travel on Singapore Airlines, you'll enjoy the award winning service that even other airlines talk about. Regardless of whether you are travelling in Suites, First, Business or Economy Class, the Singapore Airlines cabin products are designed to offer travellers more comfort and personal space.

The Philippine market is one of the biggest growing market in terms of leisure and tourist. This is the right opportunity to offer something exceptionally good to the Filipino market.

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Award-winning Director Brillante Mendoza was recently conferred by the Ministry of Culture of France with the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and most notable distinction of being the only Filipino director to win the Best Director trophy at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in 2009 for Kinatay (that starred Coco Martin).

Today, he has his latest film entitled "Sapi" (Possession) that alreasy world premiered at the A-List Toronto international Film Festival, next in Sitges, Spain and Busan Intl Film Festival both this 1st week of October per below Poster’s initial list of Laurels.

The Philippine Premiere of "Sapi" will be on November 6, 2013 in SM Megamall Theater, 6 PM with its week-long theatrical releases to follow.

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Now who doesn't want to fly off to space inside a rocket ship? I will trade everything else of my material possessions just to get an opportunity to travel the unknown territories of space and represent the Philippines in an epic journey towards the coolest place to be!

After a competitive eight-month selection process, the three-man Philippine delegation to the international AXE Apollo Global Space Camp in the U.S. this coming December has finally been announced by the Number One fragrance brand in the world.

Daniel Angelo Roque, Evan Rey Datuin and Ramil Santos will undergo training missions designed to simulate space flight and real astronaut training at the AXE’s space camp in Orlando, Florida.

They will compete among each other to be the best Filipino representative destined to become the First Filipino Astronaut ever. The title of ‘first Filipino in space’ will go to the best candidate, someone all Filipinos can look up – figuratively and literally,” said AXE Philippines Brand Manager, Gem Laforteza.

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Nov 7, 2013 is the 7-11 Slurpee BYO Cup Day where everyone in the Philippines can bring their own cup, whether outrageous, weird, zany, or simply out-of-this-world, to any 7-11 branch nationwide and drink up on your favorite Slurpee!

A little history of the Bring Your Own BYO Cup Day - it all started in 7-Eleven Australia that sent people rushing to the stores with their teapots, pots, canisters and even wheelbarrow!

And now it is happening in the Philippines - for one day only.

I attended the launch of the BYO Cup Day held at the URBN Bar and Kitchen in Bonifacio Global City. There were a few attendees who brought their own interesting cup, just like me, who had to rush to a nearby store to buy measuring cups...hehehe. But I don't think that was interesting enough for the people who judged the winner because they awarded the recognition for the best cup to a beach bucket! Hahaha

The BYO Cup Day in Manila is in partnership with Coca Cola and Slurpee!

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The Photography Academy - Manila is the most prestigious Photography school in the Philippines with the mission to develop photographers who make a difference.

They've been holding several workshops designed for both beginners and experts in Photography. They've sponsored a photography class before for us dealing with Fashion Photography.

The Photography Academy - Manila in partnership with Mrs. Fields Cookie Cafe now introduces you to a mouth watering Food Photography class on November 9, 2013 at around 2 to 6 pm at the Treston International College in Taguig City.

The fee is only Php 1,500.00. Hurry up because its limited slots only.

Honda XRM 125 : Challenging the Extremes!

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As the country’s number 1 motorcycle manufacturer and distributor, Honda Philippines, Inc. is consistently providing motorcycles of the highest quality. In every bike produced, Hondais committed to the highest goal of fulfilling every customer’s dream. And in the pursuit of realizing these Filipinos’ dreams, Honda has won the trust of customers –becoming Number 1, both in motorcycle industry sales and in the heart of Filipinos.

The Honda XRM Series has been unchallenged since it was first introduced as XRM110 in 2002. On 2003, it was the first motorcycle in the Philippines equipped with Automatic Headlight On (AHO). On 2004, it has already gained the number 1 position in terms of sales. On 2005, HPI reached 1 millionth production unit with the XRM. On 2007, Honda Philippines, Inc. launched XRM125 – equipped with Euro2 compliant engine which is again the first in the Philippines. On 2008, the No. 1 most trusted motorcycle model in the Philippines with its new stripes was introduced. And then on 2010, giving the customers the power of choice, XRM trinity with 3 model variants – the Dual Sport, the Off road model and the Motard were launched.

Filipinos love for the XRM is just unmatched.Specifically designed and developed for Philippine road conditions, Honda XRM is and will always be the country’s On/Off under-bone motorcycle king. Honda XRM is just unstoppable. This bike is made to challenge the extremes – from the paved roads of Metro Cities to the toughest terrains of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao country roads. All these can be negotiated by this powerful, rugged yet easy to ride bike.

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Social Media Revolutionists are in full battle gear and are all ready and equipped to invade Laguna this coming November 14 and 15 for the 2nd Laguna Blogging Summit (#2LaBS)!

Event registration will start as early as 7 am at the Cultural Center of Laguna inside the Provincial Capitol at the Municipality of Santa Cruz.

For this year, the organizers invited different empowered and powerful influencers from the mainstream and online media who they tagged as Social Media Revolutionists for showing their advocacies without fear, conveying their voices effectively with action, influencing their communities and by being the representatives of social forces.

Last year, the event received more than 700 attendees from different schools such as Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU), AMA, STI and UPLB. For this year, De La Salle Zobel from Ayala, Alabang are coming to #2LaBS to learn more about the importance of Online Marketing, effectiveness of Social Media in todays business, Cybercrime Law, Anti Cyber Bullying, Blogging 101 and why 33% Filipinos are online recently.

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On November 23-24, 2013 at the Rockwell Tent, Yabang Pinoy’s Global Pinoy Bazaar 2013 once again showcases Filipino entrepreneurship at its finest, with unique products for the equally proud Filipino consumer.

For seven years straight, the pioneering Filipino pride movement’s annual bazaars have been proof that the Filipino entrepreneur can produce business concepts, products, and services that can compete with global brands. Each bazaar has featured a lineup of brands that range from apparel, accessories, travel essentials, home décor, home and wellness products, and Filipino art and design creations.

In Global Pinoy Bazaar 2013, these entrepreneurs take it up a notch by launching Holiday collections, and offering premium limited-edition products and discounts for patrons. Shoe brand Soulier PH, for example, will introduce special shoe-clips handmade by Gawad Kalinga communities. Likewise, t-shirt brand Art Initiative will unveil fresh designs from artists Nemo Aguila and Sarah Gaugler. Truly, Global Pinoy Bazaar has also enabled budding entrepreneurs, artists, designers, musicians, and creative minds to meet, be discovered, and collaborate with each other.

(credits to the owner)

Once upon a time, a perfect man and a woman met.

After the courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, happy.

One snowy, stormy Christmas Eve, this couple was driving their
car along a road, when they noticed someone at the side
of the road. Being the kind couple, they stopped to help.

There stood Santa Claus with a huge bundle of toys. Not wanting to
disappoint any children on the eve of Christmas, the couple loaded
Santa and his toys into their vehicle.
Soon they were driving along delivering the toys.
Unfortunately, the couple and Santa Claus had an accident.

Only one of them survived the accident.

Who was the survivor? (Scroll down for the answer. Trust me, it's worth it)

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A fangirl is a female fan who supports her idol. The idol may be a dancer, a singer or an actor. She shows her dedication to her idol by supporting all of his or her activities, buying their merchandise, watching him or her perform onstage and by sending him letters. There are many causes why a normal girl would become a fangirl. And there are many effects as well that can affect her life in the future or in her present-day life.

K-Pop fangirls are not all born, some are made. One reason why they are made is because of their friends who provoke them to become fangirls. When they are already fangirls, they’ll start listening to songs and watch music videos, and then they'll possibly fall in love with it all, not just to their songs and videos but also the ones who perform them.

Being a K-Pop fan is more than just adoring K-Pop idols. We are learning how to value things. It is love. It is all about sacrifices, because fan girls would do everything for their biases (K-pop idol crushes) whether it is good or bad. Sometimes, fangirls are crossing their limitations, such as learning to wander off without asking for permission to your parents, learn to lie, be warfreaks (especially if they are talking bad about your bias), disobey their parents, not focusing on their studies anymore and and being judged by other people, which lead them to the bad effects.

Demolisyon : To Recognize and Respect Our Heritage Sites

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A group of Architectural students made extreme efforts to come up with a youth conference to encourage individuals to recognize and respect our heritage or historical sites in the Philippines.

Many are perhaps unaware that the actual representations of our history are slowly becoming things of the past to make room for development and new structures. In the name of progress, we are now losing our heritage structures and are being replaced by modern establishments. What is sad or demeaning for me if these memories of a great history were demolished and flattened only to be replaced by parking lots or parks.

With the recent earthquakes that struck Cebu and Bohol where many historical structures like churches collapsed, it makes me think twice if we really need to preserve old and decaying structures, or it is necessary to bring them down and build ones with stronger foundations.

Fantasy Fest 2013: Awesome Street Party at the Keys

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Enjoying Fantasy Fest 2013 here at Key West, Florida.

The Fantasy Fest, a street party held annually on the last week of October, has grown to rival New Orleans' Mardi Gras as a grand event drawing even out-of-towners.
Traditionally October has been a slow time for tourism in the Keys, but since its inception, Fantasy Fest has continually boosted the economy by filling up hotel rooms and inundating local businesses, restaurants, and bars during this time period.

The tremendous influx of visitors during the ten days of the festival sustains the local economy until the holiday season begins.

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Hhhmmmm... so how will I spend my 13th month bonus? The Sony event dubbed as "One Touch, One Christmas" gives us a lot of great ideas on how to spend it this holiday season. They presented a media event a few nights ago introducing a bevy of new and trendy high-tech gadgets at the Manila Peninsula hotel in Makati.

The gadgets were all so cool and classy that you are really enticed to spend your hard-earned money for a Sony gadget. Who doesn't want to impress with the best and most technologically advanced multimedia innovation?

Sony is a brand name recognized and respected for having a guaranteed quality that's world-class and superb craftsmanship and design.

Resist the temptation or indulge on a well-deserved reward for a year of making it your best? We deserve our just rewards and if we can afford to splurge, why not spend it on a quality product?

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And I thought I blogged about this already...now I realized I must have drank too much coffee that day that I skipped writing about this event. Well, it was because I originally assigned it to somebody, but then I showed up when I tried to catch up and attended the event even though I was late...and so I was just confused...thinking somebody will be writing it for me...I guess it was really the coffee - made me so dizzy...hehehe

The event at Commune Cafe was nothing short of a good afternoon because we got to know and observe the use of some cool kitchen gadgets - which magically makes coffee.

I never imagined there could be handy kitchen devices that can be used to concoct different ways of making coffee. Thus coffee is no longer just a drink - it is an art!

Third wave coffee culture has arrived bringing with it an intensified interest in independent coffee roasters.

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In the recently conducted Cagayan Valley Region Tourism Council (CVRTC) Assembly, the officers and members of the CVRTC endorsed Resolution Nos. 3 and 4 to Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr. supporting the Department of Tourism (DOT) in its accreditation function as provided in the Republic Act No. 9593 or Tourism Act of 2009.

Tourism Secretary Jimenez was the guest speaker in the CVRTC Assembly held last 21 October 2013 in the Province of Quirino. The gathering was attended by local government officials, owners of accommodation establishments, travel and tour operators, and other tourism industry practitioners.

In the resolution, the CVRTC strongly encourages tourism enterprise owners to apply for accreditation under the provisions of Republic Act No. 9593, particularly the mandatory accreditation of primary tourism establishments and voluntary accreditation of secondary establishments. The DOT Standards of Accreditation is governed by internationally accepted standards to ensure that DOT accredited tourism services and facilities are at par and competitive with the rest of the world.