Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Coffee Origins 2013 : The Country's Biggest Coffee Event

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A cup of coffee would always be the first thing I would look for every morning. It's the perfect drink to start the day right along side my favorite breakfast meals cooked by my adorable wife.

We take pride in drinking brewed coffee sourced from Filipino farmers coming direct from nearby provinces. If there is none available, that is the only time we resort to instant coffee.

Coffee drinking is indeed a common sight here in the Philippines. That is probably why there has been a proliferation of coffee shops in our country. Almost everyone appreciates coffee not only in the morning but at every hour of the day.

The Philippine Coffee Board Inc. (PCBI) and Ayala Malls have once again joined forces to bring us the country's biggest coffee event dubbed as Coffee Origins 2013. The event is set for October 10 to 22 at the second level of Greenbelt 5 Ayala Mall, Makati city.

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As part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the Czech Republic and the Republic of the Philippines, the Czech Embassy in Manila in cooperation with its project partners TRAVELIFE Magazine and The Dusit Thani Manila will present a series of different cultural events entitled “Bohemian Rhapsody" introducing the rich culture of its country to the Philippines and its people.

Among the events is the presentation of traditional folklore music from the Moravia region in the eastern part of the Czech Republic will be presented by Kubalovci, a group of young non-professional musicians. The performance is dubbed as the Czech Folklore Evening. The performance will be held on October 21 at the Dusit Thani Manila hotel in Makati.

In today’s modern technical world, these artists decided to engage with the music, which characterized by their region for the past generations. After some years of performing together, they made their hobby to become mastery.

Their music is cheerful, relaxed and comradely and was traditionally part of the rural fiestas and celebrations in their region, which is known for production of quality wine and strong home made distillates. For the Philippine audience, their series of concerts will be unique, when not the first ever chance to get encountered with cymbalo, a special music instrument which the group is using,

Aerodance, Pistang Pinoy and Sci-Olympics : Merely Competitions

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Being on Pasig City Science High School is very stressing and requires a lot of effort. We have academic competitions like: outside school competitions, inside school competitions and even inside the classroom competitions. Isn't it ironic how we share our laughter and precious moments every day? Isn't it ironic how we are united even though we have these little competitions?

Funny, isn't it?

Noone ever imagined that two hundred and one heads would be acting as one. No one ever imagined that our batch—sixth batch—would treat each other as brothers and sisters.

Aerodance, Pistang Pinoy and Sci-Olympics helped us fourth year students grow our bonds; to tighten these bonds and to boost our confidence and other moral values. These events are not merely school programs. They are indeed a bonding for us.

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As part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the Czech Republic and the Republic of the Philippines, the Czech Embassy in Manila in cooperation with its project partners TRAVELIFE Magazine and The Dusit Thani Manila will present a series of different cultural events entitled “Bohemian Rhapsody" introducing the rich culture of its country to the Philippines and its people.

Among the events is the presentation of classical music by the charming, talented and rising soprano star Noema Erba. She will be presenting a selection of songs from the greatest classic composers of Europe.

Noema, whose first performance in the country in March 2012 got an enthusiastic response by the local audience is returning to the Philippines to present her mastery once again on the “Night in the Opera” concert in Dusit Thani Manila.

The performance will be accompanied by Philippine musicians, tenor Conrado Ong III, baritone Marvin Gayramon and pianist Prof. Augusto Espino.

Rob Schneider Live in Manila at Solaire Resorts : One Night Only with Deuce Bigalow

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2011 Emmy-nominated actor Rob Schneider, well known for his funny antics on the big screen and for his stand-up comedy routines on shows like Saturday Night Live, will be visiting Manila for the first time in October.

His one-night performance in Manila is organised by Solaire Resorts and Travelife Magazine, in cooperation with Establish Events.

Schneider made his major network television debut in 1987 on “The David Letterman Show”. In 1990, he was hired him as a regular on “Saturday Night Live”. During his four seasons at “SNL”, Schneider was nominated for three Emmys and a Peabody Award.

Schneider is also well known for his longtime relationship with Adam Sandler and Sandler’s production company, Happy Madison. Schneider has starred in several Happy Madison projects, including Bedtime Stories, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, The Benchwarmers, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard, Eight Crazy Nights, Little Nicky and Mr. Deeds. Also for Happy Madison, Schneider co-wrote and starred in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, The Hot Chick and The Animal. Other film credits include Shark Bait, The Waterboy, and Big Daddy.

“I think people will enjoy the stand up," he said. "It’s still funny. And I'm really looking forward to being in Manila.”

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October 15 will be a very special day for Max's Restaurant customers as this will be the first day when Max's Dinner Specials will be available to most of its restaurants.

Many will soon be able to taste the truly special dishes conceptualized by Rockstar Chef Rolando Laudico, more popularly known as Chef Lau.Yeah!, that long-haired guy, alongside celebrity Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo and other Filipino Chefs Fern Aracama and JP Anglo, in the previous hit cooking reality show called Junior MasterChef Pinoy Edition, an ABS-CBN spin-off based on MasterChef, featuring Filipino contestants aged 8 to 12.

Max's Dinner Specials were revealed to a few members of the media during a very rainy night that reached already Typhoon Signal No. 2. We were fortunate to be spending the night with a celebrity culinary expert who doesn't only know how to cook but is a great story-teller as well. We were actually entertained by his interesting life story and how he infused humor so naturally.

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Brushstroke Creatives, the sister Company of Primer Group of Companies, celebrated its 8th year anniversary and unveiled its showroom's new look last October 8, 2013, Tuesday, 3pm at Level 2, South Parking Building of SM Mall of Asia.

According to their Facebook page, Brushstroke Creatives (BC) is a full-scale print service provider under Union Inks & Graphics Phil., Inc. BC invested in the latest technology in eco-friendly wide-format printers and a wide-range of innovative printable materials. Supported by highly skilled workforce, BC is generating creative ideas and new possibilities in customized prints and automated cutting solutions.

The company can can cater to virtually all types of industry, especially in advertising, consumer goods, retail, real estate, interior design and architectural applications.

At the photo above are Mr. Willy Sy, Mr. Max Teo, Mrs. Tessie Calixto-Robles, Ms. Mary Sy and Mr. Chris Coquia cutting the ribbon for the reopening of Brushstroke Creatives showroom's new look.

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"The Philippines was the “perfect platform” to drive the SouthEast Asian expansion of Tune Hotels because of the country’s wide acceptance of new and inspiring brands. Add to that is the country’s robust economic growth, which has helped fuel the demand for travel and hotel accommodations." - Tim Hansing, CEO of Red Planet Hotels

An exclusive launch to the media was held last October 8, 2013 at exactly 11:00 AM at the newly opened Tune Hotel in Quezon City.

Quezon City residents and visitors can now experience best value with great savings as Tune Hotels opens its Quezon City branch.

Established in 2007, Tune Hotels adheres to its limited service concept which provides rooms with basic yet high quality requirements. These include choice beddings, high performance showers and clean and secure environments situated in close proximity to key shopping, sightseeing and business destinations. Developed and operated by Red Planet Hotels, the Tune Hotel chain has branches across Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, China, Bangladesh and the Philippines.

Present at the event was Red Planet Hotels Limited CEO Mr. Tim Hansing, SVP for Marketing Mark Armsden, SVP for Operations Dennis Wright.

Red Planet Hotels is Tune Hotel’s largest global franchise partner and also holds a 17-percent stake in the Tune Hotels company and a seat on its board.

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Global print, imaging, and innovation leader, Epson, has announced an update to Epson Connect, its mobile print and scan service for Epson printers.

Catering to today’s increasingly mobile lifestyle and productivity needs, Epson has made it easier than ever for users to print documents, photos, emails and web pages from anywhere in the world using an Epson Connect-enabled printer and an iPad, iPhone, tablet, smartphone, or computer*.

“Whether you’re sharing holiday pictures or business presentations, the enhancements to Epson Connect offer you something new when you’re on the go,” said Ian Cameron, responsible for global communications at Epson.

“Our goal is to make accessing, sharing, and printing files as easy and as powerful as possible regardless of which device you are using or where you happen to be.”

Epson Connect mobile printing features and enhancements include:

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"The eBusiness Specialist's role is to coordinate, direct, and integrate the company's e-commerce Web sites, services, and applications for the purpose of smooth business-to-business and business-to-customer transactions. This includes the development of e-commerce and e-business strategies for leveraging organizational procedures and processes via the Internet. This individual is also responsible for working closely with Web development staff to ensure the design, implementation, and administration of the company's Web portfolio. Understanding of a variety of Web development languages is required." - infotech.com

The eBusiness Specialist program is designed to prepare you for positions in e-commerce enterprises. Graduates may work in a variety of areas in an organization including website development, web security, marketing, graphic design, order fulfillment, database management, customer service, web systems management and more.

iACADEMY School of Continuing Education, in partnership with eLearning EDGE, successfully launched their e-Business Specialist Program (under the CDM, Certified Digital Marketing Program) at the iACADEMY Amphitheater last Tuesday, October 8 in front of an audience of ninety plus guests. This is the first online course offered at iACADEMY School of Continuing Education.