Wazzup Pilipinas News and Events

Thursday, March 20, 2014

The LAB Year 3: 2014 ADDLIB Summer Dance Workshops, Recital and Dance Concert

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We are gearing up for The LAB Year 3! - A series of dance workshops, recitals and a huge dance concert this coming summer!!!

But before the summer dance workshops at Bluelight Dance Studio scheduled from March 27 to April 25, 2014 and the very big event at SM Skydome to be held on May 9, 2014, we will give you some backstage up close and personal interviews, photos, and videos of the Addlib Dance Crew (the country's PHiercest dance crew) as they make preparations towards their many activities in line this summer.

We'll join them during their rehearsals, we'll be their shadows at the dance studio, checking them out at the TV stations as they rehearse with celebrities, and tagging along with them at their promotional tours, guesting and gigs around the Metro. Heck, we'll do all of these just for you, and because you deserve to know more about this powerhouse of multi-talented individuals!!!

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Individuality is important – especially to those would-be graduates who wish to easily distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack. While most people are fine with the two top handset brands (we all know who those two are), there are those who know that it pays to explore alternatives and grab something that exceeds expectations.

Set aside the brand and price, we will soon realize that there are alternative handheld devices that you'll be surprised to find out having several features that would equal or sometimes exceed the capabilities of the most popular brands.

With the introduction of other players joining the popularity of handheld devices among Filipino consumers (everyone has a minimum of at least one mobile device), and promoting alternative brands for our newly graduates (who could only afford a minimum amount from their allowance or savings) this coming graduation season, fast-growing retail chain Techbox Philippines, a retail shop that offers original handsets, tablets, and accessories, shares the 15 Best Alternative Handhelds:

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Summer is the best time for bazaars!! Why? It's because it's the time when we love to shop for affordable yet fashionable items that we can wear at the beach or anywhere under the sun that will make us look "cool" and trendy.

Summer does not only invite us to wear our best outfit, it also inspires us to bring our best "rides" that we could you to go on road tripping to our chosen summer destination. Whether its the beaches of far away resorts, or at the summer capital of the Philippines, we all want to get there looking great!

SuperStyle MNL 2, is a revolutionary bazaar series to showcase topnotch quality and trendy brands from all over the Metro. The aim for this event is A collaboration between four big industries together: Fashion, Cars, Tech and Sneakers in order to cater to both the male and female market. Traditional bazaars usually attracts only the female market due to the items that are being sold inside which are a majority of fashion, beauty and other "kikay" stuff. This time, the organizers of SuperStyle MNL 2 wanted to make it different. They wanted to make it more interactive.

So mark your calendars and let's go! Unleash your passion and get ready for an adventure as we uncover the newest concept event happening this summer!

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There’s no need to travel far to witness the interesting diversity of Asian culture. On March 22, 2014, international youth-run organization AIESEC brings the Asia Pacific Global Village (AP GV) at the Samsung Hall, SM Aura Premier, Taguig City.

The half-day celebration seeks to promote openness to cultural diversity through actual involvement and engagement in the interesting and unique colors, textures, smells, and tastes from all over the region.

AIESEC encourages cultural appreciation and globalization in each individual and believes AP GV is an avenue to instil such values to hundreds of Filipinos and other nationalities.

AP GV will have booths and embassies representing over 21 countries to promote its unique people, talent, and tradition to the participants of the cultural festival.

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It was funny seeing Tweety Bird being chased by Sylvester the Cat on the Loony Tunes cartoon, educationally endearing learning our ABCs and 123s with Big Bird on Sesame Street, had spent a great deal of grinning every time we heard the song "Please Don't Touch My Birdie" of Parokya Ni Edgar, enjoyed a hilariously fun time wrecking the pigs quarters with super-powered flying birds in the Angry Birds game, and had a quite exhilarating and hair-pulling experience playing Flappy Bird even until the app developer pulled it out of online distribution.

It seems many of us are fond of "birds" all throughout our lives. My childhood, until now that I'm a lot older, has always been around "birds" of every kind. In a more serious note, these flying creatures are really magnificent creations that will forever amaze us. This is probably why there are groups dedicated to the study of birds, as part of their work, as a hobby, or as a contribution to the preservation of their many species for the overall welfare of society.

Among them are the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP) led by Gina Mapua as their present club president. According to their Facebook page, the WBCP was established in July 2003 to promote bird watching as a hobby and the responsible enjoyment of nature, and to build records of bird observations open for public access. They were brought together by one thing - the beauty of wild birds of the Philippines in their natural habitats.

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Your friendly neighborhood pambansang blogger has just downloaded a brand new game app from Kuyi Mobile called Epic Paint Adventure that is both available in Android and iOS.

At first I thought it was more like a kiddie painting game for my kids but after I tried it out....whoah!.... It was a challenging mind game featuring famous artists like Leonardo Da Vinci, Shen Zhou, our very own Juan Luna, and many more popular artists. The game, which requires you to match 4 similarly-colored paint swirls, was also challenging to level up. Makes it more than just a leisure game that will test your speed in thinking of the next moves.

I'm sure if I had more convenience of time, I could learn to master it just like any other game if we put persistence and patience together ... but needless to say, my kids will beat me on this game anytime even with their eyes closed. The kids of today are so very well-adapted to technology that every gadget and software like mobile apps seems very intuitive for them. Most of the time, I ask them for assistance when I can't get through a certain level of a game, and they whisked through it like it was just the EASY level.

Power Sale Bazaar Summer Fiesta Edition: After-Event Highlights

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"In the summer time when the weather is high, you can stretch right up and touch the sky! (and probably best at the Power Sale Bazaar we all drop by)"

The fiesta is part and bundle of Filipino culture. Through good times and bad times, the fiesta must always go on. Each city and barrio has at least one local festival of its own, usually on the feast of its patron saint, so that there is always a fiesta going on somewhere in the country.

Here in Manila, before we officially hit summer time, FTMS Events came up with the Power Sale Bazaar Summer Fiesta Edition - a place where you can find the hottest and trendiest summer must-haves!

Gonna hit the beach this summer or just go on shopping-til-u-drop at the malls? Be sure to make a splash this season, or look cool and trendy even indoors! We should all Dress to Impress wherever we are going, even being just a couch potato bumming all day long at home. Where else to shop for the most impressive clothes, shoes, make-up and other kikay accessories but at the biggest sale of the summer season - the Power Sale Bazaar Summer Fiesta Edition!!!

We dropped by at the Power Sale Bazaar at the Metrotent Metrowalk in Ortigas, Pasig City for lots of big, big sales and freebies from almost all of the concessionaires. We checked out a lot of fabulous summeriffic necessities and loved many of the concessionaires one-of-a-kind, homemade and rare stuff many of which were personally created and designed by them! When we got hungry, we ate our merienda at the several food concessionaires available and shopped at our heart's content at many of our "now" favorite stores!

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If it was not for coffee, I guess we would all be too sleepy right now. It's what totally wakes us up every early morning and what keeps us awake late at night. It is the reason why people are always watching out for coffee break - their favorite time of the day aside from lunch break and the end of office hours.

But there is this coffee destination that is ambitious enough to redefine the Filipino's coffee experience and it just recently launched its very first branch along the stretch of West Avenue in Quezon City. The brainchild of Chef Ernest Joggler Martin and entrepreneur Anthony Lim, the Coffee Empire, banking on the third wave coffee concept, aspires to the highest form of culinary appreciation for coffee.

"The preparation of this well-loved beverage has become an art. Each step is specifically calculated, from the sourcing of the raw coffee beans, to the roasting, all the way to the final brew.With Coffee Empire opening its doors, Filipinos will be experiencing some of the finest coffee of the world alongside the best our country has to offer."

Sabrina Releases "I Love Acoustic 6" Album

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Everyone loves the "I Love Acoustic" album series that has earned multi-platinum recognition not only because of Asia's Acoustic Sweetheart giving her all out singing prowess as an acoustic diva but also because she has collaborated with many talented artists from all over Asia.

With the launch of "I Love Acoustic 6" having collaborations with Thai artists King Pitchet from The Voice of Thailand to come up with the song "Treasure". She also worked with Oil Kunjira from The Voice Kids Thailand to sing "We Can't Stop." These are all bonus tracks that can be found on her new album.

The album also highlights an original composition of Sabrina entitled "Paradise" - the second time an original song is included in an "I Love Acoustic" album.

Sabrina said she wrote the song for the two people in the world that she loved most, and now she is sharing it to the whole world especially the ones who are in the darkest place in their lives. She wants us to accept her song as her "big bear-hug."

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Myk Perez may have not won in the Voice of the Philippines but MCA Music, the number one music company in the Philippines, has chosen him to become one of the most promising ones to become one of their recording artists. An excellent songwriter as well as a fabulous acoustic singer, he is sure to make a name among the celebrities.

He now has an album called My Acoustic that was launched last March 13, 2014 at the Nation Bar and Grill in Quezon City.

Myk's talent is simply too hard to pass as he sings his beautiful brand of acoustic songs. I was surely taken aback as he sang three songs to the members of the media during the album launch. With a guitar as his instrument and DJ Buddah at his side, he struck his audience with soothing acoustic songs made enchanting by his remarkable voice.

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Auditions for lead roles and ensemble for the Repertory Philippines Theater for Young Audiences Production of “ PINOCCHIO ” will be held on March 30 and April 6 at 6:00 pm at the Onstage Theater Greenbelt One.

Roles:
Gepetto Pinocchio's father - baritone;
Antonio Narrator baritone or tenor ;
Blue Fairy - soprano;
Angelina Housekeeper - alto or soprano;
Candlewick - baritone or tenor.
Gino - baritone or tenor;
Fox - baritone or tenor;
Cat - baritone or tenor ;
Coachman - bass or baritone;
Townspeople SATB male and female

Applicants will be tested for voice, musicality, the ability to pick up notes quickly and skill at parts singing, acting, and movement.

The ability to speak good English is a requirement for all lead roles.

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The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) are clarifying recent reports which claim that the new license plates will cost more than current rates.

“The new license plates will still cost the same: P450.00 for 4-wheeled vehicles and P 120.00 for motorcycles. These are the current prices already. So it’s not correct to say that they will cost more. New vehicle owners, meaning those who will register their vehicles for the first time beginning February 17 this year, will be charged the same rate as everyone else before,” clarified DOTC Secretary Joseph “Jun” Abaya.

“The additional cost will be for owners of the current license plates, who will have to pay those amounts to get the new designs. But this is a one-time payment only. In exchange, we get many security features which will improve the safety of our families and loved ones,” he added.

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His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III will be the special guest of honor to deliver the keynote speech at the forthcoming PINOY MUSIC SUMMIT 2014: “BASTA PINOY, PUSH MO YAN!” set on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Diosdado Macapagal Hall, Landbank Plaza Bldg. located at 1598 M.H. Del Pilar cor. Dr. J. Quintos Sts., Malate, Manila.

The PINOY MUSIC SUMMIT 2014: “BASTA PINOY, PUSH MO YAN!” is a conference which aims to unite various players in the music industry in making conscious commitments to the development and promotion of original Filipino music.

The convenors of the Pinoy Music summit are led by the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. (FILSCAP), along with the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), Philippine Association of Recording Industry (PARI), Assosasyon ng Musikong Pilipino Foundation Inc. (AMP), Music Copyright Administrators of the Philippines (MCAP) and PHILPOP Foundation.

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Retail store Techbox Philippines recently launched its “Race to 10K Challenge”, inviting the public to “like” its Facebook page (facebook.com/techboxphilippines). Once the page reaches 10,000 likes, Techbox will raffle off 2 vouchers to two lucky followers who will get a chance to purchase a 10” Lenovo Yoga tablet for a jaw-dropping price of PhP10.

“This is part of our commitment to our customers for them to have an enjoyable buying experience every time they visit our stores,” said Angela Gutierrez, Business Unit Head for Techbox Philippines. “Since most Filipinos are tech-savvy and attuned to gadget trends, we want to provide an avenue where they can buy the latest phones and tablets for a more economical price compared to typical mall stores, but with the assurance that they’re buying original products. Unlike those from the gray market, our affordable products come with peace of mind for the customer,” added Angela.

The Lenovo Yoga tablet is famous for two interesting features: a unique form factor that enables the device to stand on its own due to its integrated kickstand base, and a whopping 18-hour battery life.

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In today’s digital age, consumers are constantly looking out for simple-to-use yet high quality devices that they can use and rely on in their daily lives; whether at work or at play. Logitech, with their wide range of computer peripherals, gives consumers this assurance of using innovative and reliable products. Logitech’s wireless mouse, for example, allows consumers to stay connected and unified with up to six devices.

And to thank customers for their continued support, Logitech announced today “Be Wireless with Logitech”, a raffle promotion that is open to all Filipino residents, 18 years and above. For every purchase of participating Logitech products, customers are entitled to a raffle coupon to win these attractive prizes:

Grand Prize: Apple iPad Air 32 GB + Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Folio (worth PhP 35,000.00)
Second Prize: iPad Mini Retina Display 16GB + Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Folio (worth PhP 18,000.00)
Third Prize: 10 winners of Logitech Bluetooth Speaker Z600 + Wireless Mouse M185 (worth PhP 6,000.00)
Fourth Prize: 30 winners of Logitech Speaker System Z523 (worth PhP 4,000.00)