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Friday, December 20, 2013

Lazada Receives $250 Million Investment Funds From Its Global Partners

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Southeast Asia’s largest online shopping mall Lazada, recently announced its global partnership with Tesco PLC, Access Industries, Investment AB Kinnevik and Verlinvest which includes an investment funds of $250 million to its financial portfolio. The ties with several investors enable the company to further strengthen and bolster its market presence in global e-commerce.

According to Maximilian Bittner, CEO of Lazada Group, “We are delighted to welcome Tesco and Access to join our investor group through this funding round. Kinnevik and Verlinvest also join the investment, which know for business and operations. With this, it demonstrates that we are making great progress in building a large and sustainable company in Southeast Asia. We are excited to continue this journey together with our investors.”

This marks the first investment by multichannel retailer Tesco into a pure online player in the region and the starting point of close ties. Synergies of this partnership will span across customer analytics, private label development and supply chain management.

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People around the world have different styles of expressing what’s inside of them. It could be something common or something unusual depending upon the era they grew. Sometimes, their expressions might not be easy to understand because, our sets of mind are unique to each other.

There are people that are said to be incomplete in terms of his or her identity. That identity is pent deep inside of his or her core, where it really wants to burst but it is still undiscovered by the owner. Normally, this occurs during adolescence where they are now said to be in the right time of thinking. Well, I heard about cosplay.

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We all know that we need to get the people's attention to promote a brand whether its a product, service, establishment, advocacy or our personal point of view. It rarely helps if you are too simple, and sometimes it may go overboard if its just way too self-serving.

It is very difficult to remain "wholesome" when the whole world is more attracted to the scandals that goes viral in the news.

"According to Google, the most searched Filipino celebrities in 2013 are: (1) Neri Naig (2) EB Babe Yosh (3) Wally Bayola (4) Ariella Arida and (5) Chito Miranda. I didn't know Ariella Arida had a sex video." - Professional Heckler

Now we know what the people really read. The timid and peace-loving issues do not inherit the Earth, its the scandalous, libelous, criminally-inclined,sensationalized, sexually-related news that goes viral online.

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I would like to share with you all our interview for television during the Get Rich from the Financial Market event held last December 7, 2013 at the Ortigas Library located in Ortigas Building.

The Get Rich from the Financial Market will just be one of the pre-events that the organizers of Money Expo 2014 will be conducting. Just recently last December 19, they held another financial seminar entitled Explode Your Wealth Thru Forex at the Paragon Plaza building in Mandaluyong. This was supported by FinancialPlanning.ph.

Wazzup Pilipinas will be the exclusive Filipino community blog that will serve as the official online media partner of the Money Expo 2014 event to be held at the SMX Convention Center of the SM Aura Premier in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) on February 15 and 16.

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"BREAKING NEWS: Hindi daw po tunay na mga guards ang humarang kay Mayor Junjun Binay. Si Gandalf daw po ang humarang sa kanila at nagsabi ng "YOU SHALL NOT PASS""

Vice President Jejomar Binay's 2016 Presidential bid is now screwed big, thanks to his seemingly power tripping Makati Mayor son who was involved in an alleged forced entry to a certain gate of a Makati Subdivision of which he was heard to have said the demeaning words "Don't you know me?". He then called for some policemen to arrest

Whether he really said it or not, netizens began their usual bashing of the "popular" political figure and some of them even started creating memes to satisfy their hurtful creativity. Pag sikat ka talaga, expect a lot of haters to come out and rant against you. Pag small-time ka lang, di ka papansinin.

It probably got exaggerated into epic proportions that the rumored statement become sounding more like:

"Don't you know me? I am the power-tripping Mayor of this f*cking city of Makati and the son of the famous Vice President of the Philippines. You have to let me in! I can buy you, your agency and this subdivision!"

Below are just some of the memes circulating around the net. Credit goes to all the owners of the photos.

Preservation and Maintenance of Our Heritage Sites

The demolished ancestral house of Teodora Alonzo - the mother of Dr. Jose Rizal

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Heritage sites include nature preserves, historic structures and places. The Philippines is rich in heritage sites due to its abundant natural resources and the rich cultural legacies we got from the early colonizers.

Natural resources such as mountains, lakes, underground rivers, forest and coral reefs are examples of nature preserves abundant in this country while, our Malay forefathers, the Chinese, Spaniards, Americans and the Japanese colonizers helped shaped our cultural heritage such as the Catholic churches, buildings, bridges, houses, monuments, landmarks, gardens and other edifices.

The question is whether the Philippine government is serious in supporting the preservation and maintenance of our heritage sites. I believe our government is half serious on this matter. Though, we have Republic Act #10086 known as the Lawphil Project as an example, the government still relays its preservation on the care of private and non-governmental organizations.

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I expected only a foot massage but I got was surprisingly overwhelming! Their FML Signature Massage was spectacular. It was almost a complete relaxing treatment from head... to back... and toe.

What I got was plenty of foot pampering, plus something extra, to the extreme! The Foot Massage Lounge really made my feet very special that day because it was the very first time it felt really loved!!!

The elegant and vibrant Cat Ilacad, also the founder of Posh Nails, now brings you something different from the traditional foot massages we've grown accustomed to.

The Victorianesque black-and-gold palette elegant feel of the "lounge" was appealing to both sexes. Not too feminine like Posh Nails, and can be comfortably suiting for even the guys like me to appreciate a very relaxing and stress-releasing 75 minutes of your life.

Wazzup Pilipinas is Proud to Be Your Online Media Event Partner

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We are not even a year old since we started as a dot com just March of 2013.

Like a child, it is so young, prone to mistakes, a lot of grammatical errors, freaking bad photos, lousy graphics, and definitely needs a lot of improvement in layout and design....plus the much needed features to make it more interactive and content-wise.

I would like to thank those thousands of readers that has gave us inspiration to keep it up and alive. The readers are the most significant reasons why we strive to do our best even if others perceive our actions as aggressive, over-confident and opportunistic. This is how we roll. You either step aside or deal with the consequences when you cross our path.

It is with great humility that we claim no dominance over other blogs or online site. What we are truly proud of is our own cumulative efforts and achievements that we feel are worthy accomplishments that we should be very proud of.

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Now who among the men here doesn't lose his self-control when faced with a hot and gorgeous lady?

I swear my knees will weaken and my nerves will shatter and break into itsy-bitsy pieces if you suddenly put me on the tight spot beside a lady that's oozing with sex appeal. I will melt like ice cream under the sun. I will wilt like rose petals cut from its stem, and I will shatter like glass that fell from a table top..... Or probably more like get flatten like pancakes after jumping from a skyscraper.

Now if there's more than one,...and they will all be happy to smile for me, then I guess I'm ready to die happy anytime from today. It will be like cloud nine!!! Oohh-la-la!!!

These were almost the same feelings I had when I met the Mocha Girls for the first time during the UNO magazine signing at the Off the Grill restaurant in Timog Avenue, Quezon City.

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So you think Proactiv Solution is not ideal for Filipino skin? Well acne is acne whether your white, brown, yellow, red or have the colors of the rainbow! Yes! You heard it right! Proactiv Solution works for the Filipinos!

The common misconception of some people is that because Proactiv Solution is a US-brand, it only works best on Caucasian skin. The truth is, the mechanism of acne formation is the same regardless of ethnicity, age or gender and it is this mechanism which Proactiv Solution addresses to eradicate acne and prevent future breakouts.

This makes it ideal even for Asians, especially us Filipinos, and whatever race you are, including people from the planet Krypton.

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The Proactiv Solution Daily Oil Control is a breakthrough facial lotion that eliminates shine and is designed to absorb excess oil to help give a more mattified appearance while helping the skin fight acne. This also helps the skin to remain soft, smooth and hydrated without looking or feeling greasy.

It is ideal for men and women with oily skin because it controls and balances the oil levels and gives a matte finish after using it.

The Proactiv Solution Daily Oil Control, can help you control oil and other impurities that may cause pores to clog, adds moisture to the skin without a greasy feel, controls sebum production that can cause skin imperfections and helps prevent makeup from streaking throughout the day.

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"I want to give a merry Christmas to the Philippines. I want to close the pageant this year with a slam." - Bea Rose Santiago

Filipinas are the most beautiful women on Earth! Proof to that is another win by Bea Rose Santiago as Miss International 2013.

Her winning speech was powerful enough that everyone must have felt deep within the very nerves and hitting the bones hard.

"The whole world saw how our country has suffered. One by one, other countries helped.You have opened my heart and eyes on what we can do to help each other. If I win the crown, I will help promote camaraderie among countries. I will work to sustain the spirit of sympathy and the spirit of hope. As long as we work together, there is hope." - Bea Rose Santiago

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One of the letdowns of social media is that we can now cowardly rant against anybody behind the safety of our homes or offices while typing away madly on our computer keyboards or smartphone/tablet keypads. What we fail to realize is that the rant is more likely a call for attention when we felt we were terribly wronged. It is our way to ask for sympathy from others. "Come on everyone, join in on the party. Let us all gang up and hurt somebody!"

What made us snap? We felt our ego was bruised so now we desire to take revenge. We feel we deserve some form of retribution. So what do we do? We rant non-stop until our so-called friends, and everyone else that's clueless within our area of influence, comforts us and share the hate we have against our enemies.

What is alarming? Since the others do not really know even a cinch of what transpired between us and the other party, they will fan the flames just to further heat up our anger and create a bigger fire. Instead of wishing for "world peace" just like our beauty pageant contestants, many will only add further hatred into the equation causing an even bigger chaos. And because we subjected the accused in an unfair and misplaced context to save our own shortcomings, we managed to convince others that we were maltreated.

Is this how we take care of our perceived rotten apples? Strike them down further instead of lifting them up and showing them how to correct the errors of their ways? Thank you very much for these wonderful questions.

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The action behind the camera has become one of the most intriguing contemporary art forms in the country. Despite being the youngest of Philippine creative styles, film making has succeeded in immortalizing the rich culture and character of the Filipino people through the silver screen.

Even with the challenges that face the industry such as the growth of illegal camcording and movie piracy, filmmaking continues to captivate and engage many young talents. One such passionate artist is Gino M. Santos, who, at the age of 24, has made waves in the local film scene.

Gino is a two-time Gawad CCP honorable mention awardee with his experimental short “Bangungot” and his short movie musical "Ang Tangke" (The Water Tank), the latter of which vied in the 19th Contravision Film Festival in Berlin. With award-winning director Brillante Mendoza as his mentor, Gino continues to hone his craft with the best from the trade and raise the standards for local filmmaking.

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We were given three chances to guess which we think was the most searched about in the Philippines, and most of us were wrong!

It was really surprising, and only reveals two probable facts. It's either a lot of people were really curious and concerned of the tragic lost, or many really love the person from the very start of 2013 until the end of the year when he met a very unfortunate accident.

Yes! Paul Walker was the most searched about term in Google Philippines!

I am not sure if this is comforting enough for him to know that many recognized him as influential for others, but the guy really made an impact to the Filipinos.