Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Friday, June 21, 2013

Moveable Feast Supports Sustainable Food

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Moveable Feast's farm-to-table experiences and initiatives support the transition to a sustainable food future by educating people about the benefits of sustainable agriculture (how food is grown and raised) and by connecting farmers, foodmakers, businesses, and others along the value chain in an effort to increase everyone's stake in our local food system.

By helping consumers make better food choices, we can help minimize the environmental damage caused by shipping foods thousands of miles, supporting organic and sustainable farming practices, and by encouraging consumers to 'reduce their foodprint'.

Read more about their mission: http://www.movefeast.com/

Mindburst Food For Thought at the Mind Museum

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Explore the science and connection between the planet’s health and your personal eating habits. Spark your curiosity and engage your critical thinking as we celebrate the diversity of taste and the aesthetics of food. Join us for a fascinating look at the world we eat.

12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
FOOD FAIR & SCIENCE BITES Interactive Stations
Browse and buy from booths bursting with fresh, succulent home grown flavors

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
FOODIALOGUES
"How big is your FOODprint?"
"Decoding your Food"
"Mango Mania"

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What is summer? People say summer is when you can go swimming to different beaches, show your sexy body by wearing summer clothes and get tanned. Other says it is when you can sleep anytime of the day, eat everything you want, watch movies and go anywhere. Yes, we all have our own definition of summer. For me, summer is when our family should visit my relatives at our province in Visayas, go swimming in near beach and sleep late just because of endless stories of my cousins and grandparents about their lives. Before, that’s what summer for me is.

This summer, we didn’t go to our province. I don’t know why, but all of us were busy. My parents go to work, also my brothers, since they’re done with their studies. And I, for the preparation for the UPCAT, went to an UPCAT Review. We’re all busy so we decided to go somewhere where we can have fun while not consuming a lot of our time at the same time.

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President and Founder Mr. Terry Trebilcock and Mr. Ray Young , Chariman of KOTC Philippines express their high hopes and aspirations that King of the Cage Philippines will be one of the most sought after fights here in Asia and the World.

King of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is an MMA promotion based in Southern California, USA. It was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC is known for honing both up-and-coming and seasoned fighters. This year, the distinguished breeding ground of MMA fighters will be having its franchise in the Philippines.

KOTC signed recently signed a multi-year with a private equity group headed by international businessman Ray Young and finance expert Michael Brown. The group will be setting up an operating company in the Philippines for the purpose of promoting and developing multiple live events and bringing weekly broadcast television shows throughout the country.

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Bodog Nation recently launched their 'Fire Yourself', a recruitment campaign designed to find more smart, talented people to join this multi-cultural, rapidly growing international company.

Bodog Nation conducted its Open House events last June 17 and June 20 at its Makati and Quezon City sites. Applicants were welcomed to immerse the ''work hard, party hard" culture of Bodog.

TV presenter, nightclub owner and self-styled "eventologist", Tim Yap was the special guest at the Open House event which gave smiles to the candidates aspiring for the several positions available at Bodog Nation.

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With all the junk food and so called "fast food" available everywhere and in every corner and almost everywhere you look, one can't help but wonder if the eating habits of Filipinos will ever be improved. But sadly, there is a need to go horribly fast especially in the busy business or commercial community of the Metro.

Unless you're the business owner or an executive of the company, such busy schedules forces us to succumb to buying quick and less quality food. It also makes us want to hurriedly eat fast with monster-like chewing that we both damage our teeth in the process and do not properly digest our food due to huge chunks coming in making it a great effort for our digestive system to deteriorate our food. What us worst is for the senior citizens who are wearing dentures. They can't afford to eat fast due to the worry that their false teeth may slip or dislocate while they're chewing on their food.
Old age sometimes becomes a burden when our physical abilities of yesteryears has diminished into a weak physical state. This includes our previously stromg teeth which most of us may have lost one by one due to decay, and replaces by dentures to keep up appearances.

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Here's the official press release for the History of the Eagles.

Universal Music Group has acquired the exclusive DVD/Blu-ray rights to History of the Eagles, the iconic band’s acclaimed documentary, which is set for release last April 29. This exceptional three-disc set includes History of the Eagles Part One and History of the Eagles Part Two, as well as Eagles Live At The Capital Centre - March 1977, featuring never-before-released performances from the Eagles’ two-night stand at Washington, D.C.’s Capital Center during the legendary Hotel California tour.

History of the Eagles will be released in both DVD and Blu-ray two-disc configurations – all with 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo audio. A Deluxe Box Set will be released as a limited edition, complete with all three DVD discs (Parts One & Two, and, the bonus 1977 Capital Centre live concert); a 40-page hardback book featuring still photos from the films, all presented in a bespoke hard case box.

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Video on Instagram will bring us another way to share our stories to the world. We no longer need to settle with just a static image, when we go to take a photo on Instagram, we’ll now see a movie camera icon. Tap it to enter video mode, where we can take up to fifteen seconds of video through the Instagram camera.

They've also added thirteen filters built specifically for video so we can keep sharing beautiful content on Instagram. When we post a video, we’ll also be able to select our favorite scene from what we’ve recorded as our cover image so our videos are beautiful even when they’re not playing.

"I just started on Vine and I think I won't continue using it anymore now that Instagram has video, with pretty advanced features, by the way. Goodbye, Vine.

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Wazzup Pilipinas meets What's Up Manila for the WU! Fest. The event will be on July 6 at 12 noon to 10 pm. That's on a hopefully lovely rain-free Saturday at A. Venue Makati Avenue in Makati City.

Tickets cost Php 300 each and the first 500 attendees get free t-shirts, beers plus a lot more awesome surprises.

Oh, I should emphasize that there's the lovely ladies from Hooters attending to some of the booths! Photo ops? Need I say more?

Apparently, yes! but I will let you check out their events page for the updates on what to expect from the WU! Fest.

It's More Fun in Ateneo De Manila University

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March 23 2013 was the start of my summer vacation. And it started so "boringly" because I planted myself to a chair facing the computer and sometimes in the front of TV. My summer was not that so exciting but it went calmly even if I didn’t go to some far places.

April 22, 2013 was our scheduled day for our first day of review classes in Ateneo De Manila University. I went there for more than once already to watch volleyball but I still didn’t memorize how to get there.

Our first day was sort of a very funny experience because we commuted early in the morning and hustled with other people. We did that because we have no choice - we’re afraid to be late. And that happened ‘til the end. The rooms assigned to us were air-conditioned so I’m very thankful but after some hours it got cold - so cold.

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Do we have the same meaning of the word SUMMER? ‘Cause for me, summer means beach. It is the best time to go under the sun, hear splashes of water, plus of course hot sand from noon ‘til afternoon and then will get cold in the evening. If yes, then high five!

But before that, we went to Calapan, Mindoro to attend my cousin’s debut first. 2 hours bus ride plus 2 hours Roro ride. She had this airlines theme because she’s currently studying in UST right now having Management Tourism as her course. Everything was wonderful; the place, the food, and the vibes inside the venue.

Day after her debut, we rode a private car for 1 hour on the way to Puerto Galera. We stopped first on what they call as Tamaraw Falls and then after that… Puerto Galera!

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Oh so you are asking me about my summer vacation? Well it is up to you if you would call it an enjoyable vacation or not but for me it is for I am not the type of guy who always wants to go out of my comfort zone. Well here goes my summer vacation.....

I really intended to go out of town with my parents this summer vacation but as luck would have it, we did not have an out of town hence I only stayed in my house all summer long, the only thing we got out is when we went to Rainforest Park and have a nice picnic after going to church at Victory Pasig with my uncle and aunt together with my cousins.

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Summer is the most awaited season especially to us, students. Everyone wishes to spend their summer vacation according to their plans. Last summer, I learned to value my family, friends and everyone around me. Since, I finished another year of being a student as a Junior High School, and that made me sad because it’s the most memorable year for me.

When the school officially ended the classes, I made a list and immediately planned the places I will visit. I wrote Boracay, Puerto Princesa Palawan and especially Subic because my Lolo owns a house and farm there, it serves as our family’s gathering place.

My relatives organized an outing so I immediately packed my bags and bought everything I need. I prepared all these one week before the outing because I was too excited and we rarely meet each other because of works and schooling.

April 5,2013 (Friday) one day before our Subic outing, it was my sister’s graduation. She graduated fourth year high school. The ceremony lasted for four hours, I was drained and I wanted to go home. We were homebound to have a celebration and suddenly my uncle called and said a bad news, my Grandmother died.

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Patients need the best service possible from both their hospitals and doctors, and that includes easy and convenient access to their medical records for immediate referral. It will be best in an onliune world of today that these information could also be accessed online anytime and anywhere.

The Medical City (TMC) launched today an innovative service that provides its patient-partners with easy and secure access to their medical records via the Internet, free –of-charge.

Dubbed “TMC Partner Link,” the on-line facility allows patients to view their laboratory and radiology diagnostic results, as well as discharge summaries wherever they are. It also features various health trackers that enable patients to monitor their vital signs via a graphic interface. “For now, we have trackers for blood pressure, heart rate, blood sugar and weight,” says Dr. Mike Muin, Health IT Head of The Medical City. “What’s unique about these trackers is that they are integrated with our hospital Electronic Medical Records, and allow doctors to monitor their patients without frequent hospital visits. It fully embraces the concept of patient partnership beyond the walls of the hospital.” TMC Partner Link however does not provide medical advice, so patients should still consult their doctors for proper interpretation of the diagnostics and symptoms.

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I recently attended the launch of the mobile-friendly website of Property Company of Friends, Inc., more popularly known as PRO-FRIENDS, one of the fastest-growing real estate companies in the Philippines, and was established by a group of dynamic individuals who espoused a common vision of creating communities and transforming lives by providing affordable, good quality homes.

What was admirable with this event was that instead of going directly to discuss about their new mobile site, they included a short seminar at the start of the program that talks about Mobile Marketing. The seminar discussed the current and emerging technologies and trends - of how the world has gone mobile and continuously advancing towards more enhanced technologies that support mobile access. Mobile marketing access is therefore ongoing and is perceived in the future as the way people will gather information to help them in their decision making.