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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Fire Up Your Heart "Latin Charity Ball"

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Last May 10, 2014 , Club De Damas Latinas had a Latin Charity Ball called "Fire Up Your Heart" which was held in Fairmont Hotel Makati City.

This year’s Fire Up Your Heart who embodies the inherent energy and passion of the Latin culture and their warm enthusiasm to give and make a positive impact in the lives of those in need.

The Latin energy represented by the fire motivates us to enjoy life as well, sharing their bliss with others and with much love to everyone. The night is full of life and hope despite such problems that needed to be addressed in our country, communities and society that comprises any nation as well.

The group invited everyone of their known . party’s as they touches life on this nations frequent devastations to fire up their lives and calls for continuing action from everyone to give with passionate and caring heart. They invite their people to keep on the fire today and everyday in their hearts as they make our world a better place to live by.

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I've heard a lot of people and groups calling themselves as our country's advocates in many ways. But for a restaurant, it is quite a few to find one among others that embodies the entrepreneurial spirit and at the same time active when it comes to promoting the many advocacy of our country.

One good example is the Mabuhay Restop Travel Cafe and Museum, a unique kind of restaurant located along Rizal Park in Roxas Boulevard that promotes the Philippine cultural heritage through food, tours, shows, art and other attractions. Last Saturday night, I am lucky to join a dinner with media personalities and four of the Miss Earth winners 2013 to watch one of its hilarious and funny show entitled "Manila Vanilla".

As I step inside the restaurant, I can really say that almost everything I see glorifies the symbol and pride of being a Filipino. The paintings, artworks, products, wines, furniture and even the the interior design of the restaurant all have a touch of our local artisan's craftsmanship. Of course my favorite if not all of us there is having a chance to taste their food. I love their chicken binakol soup made entirely from the buko juice and their halo - halo to beat the hot weather of the night!

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UNO Magazine’s weather forecast for the summer: It’s going to be scorching hot, sexy and awesome all at once. And it’s not going to be because of the sun or the beach. It’s because of the collector’s mag we have lovingly prepared for the rainy days ahead: UNO’S 2014 Swimsuit Special!

Manila’s temperature hitting thirty-six degrees? Please. That’s winter compared to not one, nor two, but FOUR cover girls that we have. Ryza Cenon, Danica Torres, Aubrey Miles and Mercedes Cabral each get a solo cover so good it’s going to melt your face off. But wait, there’s more! Inside you’ll find more hotties in bikinis gracing our pages – Jacq Yu, Kookai Sarmiento, Georgina Knight, and Emmerie Cunanan – and it’s going to be no mean feat tearing your eyes away from those toned bodies. Spectacular, mind-blowing and sinfully delicious, UNO Magazine’s Swimsuit Special will guarantee that your summer never ends.

The UNO Magazine 2014 Swimsuit Special will be available at major bookstores, convenience stores and selected outlets starting today.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Bracing Myself for a Special Surprise from Max's Restaurant

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I wonder what my favorite chicken restaurant is up to? What could be this "biggest meet-up" and "special surprise" happening on May 19, 2014. Well, I can't reveal the locations for now but I'm betting we will be all smiles that day!

Max's Restaurant has been surprising me since last year when I became one among the many blogger friends of the famous brand. The latest of which was a surprise personal visit at our home from their PR people with a gift-wrapped box filled with treats which included a Max's cap signed by Filipino celebrity leading man Coco Martin. What made it more special was the inclusion of a CD with a video greeting from the actor himself, and of course Max's will never forget to give you another opportunity to dine in any of their numerous restaurants located all over the country.

If you must know, Max's was the very first restaurant I visited during my high school years. It was my first time to treat myself out to some shopping spree after I saved up on my allowance, and part of the treat was a meal at their Greenbelt branch.

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LINE, the world’s leading mobile messaging platform with 420 million users, introduced a new collection of vibrant stickers featuring 2NE1 (CL, DARA, BOM and MINZY) as K-pop fans eagerly await the concert of the South Korean girl group at the Mall of Asia Arena on May 17.

Filipino LINE users can now download the free 2NE1 set with 24 stickers (download available for 90 days, for unlimited use) on LINE Sticker Shop. The special paid collection with 40 stickers (available for unlimited use) is scheduled for release on May 22. New sticker sets allow users to express their emotions through the wildly popular K-pop star

"LINE is happy to reach out to more fans through this opportunity, enabling more vivid and lively communication with the dynamic 2NE1 stickers,” said Greg Kim, Head of LINE Philippines.

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The Philippines jumped by nine places in the list of countries considered as top sources of spam or unsolicited e-mail during the first three months of the year, according to a report by secure content and threat management solutions developer Kaspersky Lab.

The report conducted from January to March showed that the geographical distribution of spam by country saw little change in the first quarter of 2014. The top three spam sources remained unchanged: China, the United States and South Korea.

While the rankings of the other countries in the list did not vary significantly, Kaspersky Lab noted that there was a noticeable shift in the second half of the top 20 spam sources, with the Philippines climbing up from 20th to 11th place. The report said that the share of spam based in the Philippines was 1.23 percent.

The rating of the top sources of spam by region also did not have any major change from the previous quarter. Asia remained the number one regional source of spam although its share decreased by 3.2 percentage points.

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MediaCom Solutions Inc. is hosting the first ever Entrepreneur Success Summit (ESS) - #Step2Success on June 28, 2014 at the Megatrade Conference Rooms A and B, located at the 5th floor of Mega B Building, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City.

The Entrepreneur Success Summit (ESS) is a comprehensive series of talks by successful international and local entrepreneurs and industry experts who will share their insights on how to build a successful business. Entrepreneurs, business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as Business and Entrepreneurship students will comprise the expected participants.

“In the last 5 years the Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) accounted for 99.6% of all registered companies in the Philippines, but they contribute only a little over 30% to the country's GDP. With this in mind, our vision is to fuel even more the spirit of entrepreneurship with the help of our successful international and local speakers. We hope to empower aspiring Filipino entrepreneurs to take their step to success by providing them with powerful tools that can help them become the next Edgar Sia of ‘Mang Inasal’, the youngest billionaire in the Forbes 40 Richest Filipinos,” says MediaCom Solutions Inc. President and ESS Founder, David Abrenilla.

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Raring to have your very own broadband connection but afraid of shelling out more than what your budget allows? Then don’t miss this chance to get SUN Broadband’s Modem and WiFi Stick broadband devices for just P1.00 when you sign up with a postpaid plan today!

From now until June 30, users who subscribe to any of SUN Broadband’s entry-level postpaid plans will only have to pay P1.00 to get their broadband device, which will instantly give them a consistent, fast, and reliable connection to the Internet.

Users can choose to subscribe to the following plans to avail of the discounted price of the broadband devices: Easy Broadband 699 (unlimited surfing), Plan 450 (101 hours), Plan 250 (52 hours), By the Byte Plan 450 (1.5GB), and By the Byte Plan 250 (700MB). It is important to do broadband comparison to find the right plan for you.

“What can your one peso buy these days? With Sun Broadband’s PISO Sale, you can add ‘consistent, fast, and reliable Internet connection’ to that list,” remarked Michele Curran, Data and International Services Marketing Head at Sun Cellular.

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Get your game face on for an Ultimate Frisbee tournament!

Ultimate Frisbee is an exciting, non-contact team sport, played by thousands the world over that combines speed, grace and powerful hurling with a grueling pace. It mixes the best features of sports such as Soccer, Basketball, American Football and Netball into an elegantly simple yet fascinating and demanding game.

The University of the Philippines Diliman Ultimate Organization (UP DUO), in cooperation with Greenfield City proudly brings you the 3rd annual National Ultimate Collegiate Championship!

This year, we're shaking it up and giving a chance for an even younger crowd to participate in the annual NUCC by adding a High School Division! What better way to spread the sport than to have the youth participate - the future of Ultimate Frisbee?

This Ultimate Frisbee tournament will be held on May 23 – 25, 2014 at the Greenfield City Sports Field, Paseo Center, Sta. Rosa Laguna. Support your school as they compete for the title of champion in their respective divisions.

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3M received the silver honor in the International Edison Award in May in San Francisco for its Petrifilm Salmonella Express System (SALX) that has revolutionized the process of detecting Salmonella with a faster, cheaper system.

The process of detecting salmonella in food normally takes 5-7 days to culture and test the bacteria in a petri dish has now become a one-step process that has upgraded the traditional test and enabled medical professionals to act more instantaneously on medical cases.

Traditionally, colonies of bacteria are isolated and transferred to separate agar disks to be tested for Salmonella. Disks are stored in shelves and sent to biochemical labs for confirmation.

The “Petrifilm Salmonella Express System (SALX)” is an all-in-one method that is twice as fast as the traditional test. It makes use of a single Petrifilm disk that can biochemically confirm Salmonella in enriched food and food process environment samples. There will be no need to store multiple disks or to wait for lab results.

Wazzup Pilipinas!The ultimate way to spend summer is to pick up a Frisbee and start throwing it!If you do not know yet, the game known as "Ultimate Frisbee" is actually known as "Ultimate" and has gone a long way already! Aside from being a game filled with high energy, creativity and passion combined with great teamwork, it is now a recognized sport with an international governing body, several tournaments, and it is likely to be added to the Summer Olympics.

ESPANYA UNITED and CRYSTAL BEACH RESORT is proud to bring you the Ultimate Heatwave Beach Tournament scheduled on May 17-18, 2014 at Crystal Beach Resort, San Narciso, Zambales.

For overnight accommodation, Crystal Beach has reserved an exclusive campsite for all participants and guests of the Tournament. You may bring in and set up your own tent and/or hammock or you may avail a tent with beddings for a minimal fee of 200 pesos.

If you and your team prefer AC rooms/cottages, the organizers can assist you in booking them in the nearby resorts. Please let them know immediately your preferred accommodation, so that they can make the necessary arrangements. You may contact Andrea Pera at 0906-5696594 or email me at cbeach.sports@gmail.com

The 2014 ADDLIB Dance Concert: Rocking the SM Skydome

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Aside from being dancers of GMA celebrities, the Addlib dance crew are instructors of those aspiring dancers in the Philippines.

Once a year, Addlib teaches different styles of dancing at their studio in Quezon City which also serves as a school for those who wants to improve their dance skills.

Classes were held Monday - Friday starts 1 pm until night.

The 2014 ADDLIB Summer Dance Workshop steps on every individuals heart and soul letting them express their feelings via dancing.

Students from all walks of life enrolled in different classes like Hip-hop beginners by L.A. Bagtas. He says groove and confidence is what he wants his students to achieve. He also teaches nYOU school, the advance Hip-hop class which use everyday movement as piece. 'Move is all about you' L.A. says

Soul is also another class under the guidance of Elgin Bez, he is the architect of the crew and called as the 'mysterious heartthrob'.

Ben Askren Visits Manila to Promote One FC: Honor and Glory

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Ben Askren, a legend in collegiate wrestling but already transitioned to mixed martial arts, has come to the Philippines this May 12, 2014 so that members of the media can catch him as he works out at the Ultimate Fitness Gym located at Metrowalk in Pasig city.

He comes to Asia in search of new challenges and will get one when he meets Bakhtiyar Abbasov at One FC: Honor and Glory on May 30, 2014.

He won all 87 of his matches in both the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 season while competing for the University of Missouri and picked up the prestigious Dan Hodge trophy twice and also the Rev Wrestler of the Year and the Schalles Award. He finished his wrestling career at the University of Missouri with a record of 153-8. 91 of those victories came by way of pins, which are third most in NCAA Division I history.

NCR Dominates Palarong Pambansa Anew

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The National Capital Region delegation once again proved that they are the best of the best at the conclusion of the 2014 Palarong Pambansa at various places in the province of Laguna.

The Big City team amassed 107 gold medals, 64 silver medals, and 56 bronze medals to top this year's Palaro after the weeklong games.

Host team CALABARZON is second with 38 golds, 51 silvers, and 51 bronzes, while Western Visayas is third with 32 golds, 33 silvers, and 38 bronzes.

Central Visayas finished fourth overall with a 24-27-41 medal count, while Cordillera won 24 golds, 11 silvers, and 12 bronzes to finish fifth and Northern Mindanao placed sixth with 21 golds, 21 silvers, and 31 bronzes.

Next year's host team SOCSKSARGEN garnered 15 golds, 17 silvers, and 30 bronzes for seventh place.

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Welcome to Viking Screamfest, an open cinema featuring the scariest part of Norwegian culture.

On the 17th of May, Norwegians all over the world will celebrate the 200 years Bicentenary of the Norwegian constitution, also known as “the people’s constitution”. Since the best way to celebrate a people’s constitution is with a party for the people, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila is hence proud to present Viking Screamfest, a one night open air film festival, hosted in partnership with Kanto Artist Run Space, supported by Vinyl on Vinyl, WabiSabi, B-side and The Collective.

As Norway celebrates its 200 years of independence, the Norwegian cultural roots dates from much earlier times.Living far from each other, surrounded bydark woods, tall mountains and deep fjords, Norwegians have partly entertained and partly scared each other with myths and folk tales about trolls and gnomes for thousands of years.

Even in our days, the creatures from Norwegian folk tales and folklore still exists in Norwegian culture, and Norwegians still like to scare each other. In fact, this is partly the source of the continuous production of Norwegian horror films, embracing the gloomy parts of the Norwegian history, fantasy and scenery. These films are both nationally and internationally acclaimed and loved, and on the 17th of May, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila wishes to offer a glimpse of this part of the Norwegian culture for those who dare.

To quote the author Strindberg August: “To fight with trolls, free princesses and kill werewolves, that is to live!”