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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Marriott Manila Goes Local with Pan De Coco, Spanish Bread and More at their Bakery

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Remember those mornings when the smell of fresh baked breads wake you up and it sure brightens your day easily. Flavorful, easy to eat and filling all at the same time, you really wouldn’t go wrong with bread to start your day. Bakeries could be seen in every block, yet good quality is rare. And like a true gem, the 5-star Marriott Hotel Manila’s pastries are simply perfection. Hotel finds might limit you to croissants, muffins, danish breads or anything Western; but Marriott Hotel Manila raises the Filipino flag with its local bread collection that tastes like home - or even better.

An assortment of local breads takes the spotlight at the Marriott Café Bakery. Whether you are a Filipino who grew up loving panaderia finds or a foodie on-the-go, their own version shall comfort you. First, quickly try the knuckle-sized Mongo Bread for Php 20. Savory red mung beans are rolled inside its soft and greased buns. Or grab the Spanish Bread for that sweet cravings at only Php 22. Don’t be fooled with its golden crust, it is fluffy and buttery ‘til the last bite. Of course, the crowd favorite Pan De Coco can’t be missed. Priced at Php 23, beautifully glazed buns is packed with shredded coconut flavored in pandan flavor. Then, there is Ube Twist for Php 25, filled with locally produced purple yam. As the bread and purple are tangled, the earthy and nutty flavors are combined smoothly.

These straight-out-of-the-oven soft breads are best all day from morning pick-me-ups, on-the-road snacks or a treat to bring home for the kids. You can even score 50% off starting 8pm onwards. Grab a bag now and it might turnout to be a daily habit.

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DreamPlay, City of Dreams Manila’s DreamWorks-inspired interactive play space, is searching for talented children ages 6 to 12 years old to join and sing their favorite Trolls movie soundtrack in the first “Trolls Sing Off” and vie for the grand prize of: P20,000, DreamPlay annual pass and plaque, P3,000 gift vouchers at DreamShop and Chez Gingy, an overnight stay at Nobu Hotel Manila and other exciting prizes.

Weekly elimination rounds will be held on April 23 & 30, and May 13 & 21 at 2pm. Qualifiers will compete in the semifinals on May 7 & 28, 2pm where six finalists will be chosen to compete in the grand finals on June 12, 2pm. Finalists will also bring home four complimentary DreamPlay passes, P1,000 DreamShop voucher and a souvenir photo with Dreamworks characters.

Criteria for judging in the “Trolls Sing off” are 30% voice quality, 30% song rendition%, 20% star quality, 10% audience impact and 10% stage presence.

DreamPlay is now accepting signed entry forms including parent’s consent together with a copy of the contestant’s birth certificate and his parent’s identification card until May 7. Interested parties may fill out the entry form at DreamPlay or send an email to dreamplay@cod-manila.com to get the form.

Terms and conditions apply, per DTI-FTEB Permit No. 4112 series of 2017. For further inquiries and information, interested parties can call 800 8080 or e-mail guestservices@cod-manila.com or visit cityofdreamsmanila.com.

The Heat is On in La Union as AXN and Sony Channel Join LAbor UNION Festival 2017

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This summer, AXN and Sony Channel bring all the high energy and excitement in the surfing capital of the north for LAbor UNION Festival 2017 from April 28-30, 2017, a three-day event which features a variety of sports and other fun-filled activities including performances from iconic Filipino artists.

On April 29, take the challenge in the AXN Big Thrill, a beach obstacle course competition to be held on the Kahuna Beach Resort beachfront.

In a test of agility and speed, participants tackle a series of physical challenges that include the ramp down, half pylon, shaky balance beam, and more! In the qualifying round, the top 10 participants in each division with the best times move on to the final round, where the three male and three female finalists with the best times will be declared the winners.

Registration forms will be available at Kahuna Beach Resort, San Juan Surf Beach Resort, Flotsam and Jetsam Artist Beach Hostel and Surf Shack, La Union.

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It is said that most mysteries occur in the moment between day and night, and amidst those shadows, different worlds collide for a brief instant.

Let our annual culminating event inspired by Japanese matsuri bring you to another world for a night of wonder and mystery as we leave reality and our troubles behind.

HIWAGA: A Cultural Night is the last event in our 26th Anniversary Month celebration! Visit us on April 28, 2017 (Friday) from 6pm to 10 pm at UP Sunken Garden.

Song and dance performances from our guests and members will fill your evening with enchantment as you explore your way through HIWAGA's version of yokai matsuri, a festival that centers on Japanese folklore.

Visit various booths brought to you by UP Tomo-Kai as well as other Japan-related organizations from different universities, find like-minded people who share our love for culture, play games, and more!

RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/HiwagaCN

Admission is FREE! We hope to see you there!

HIWAGA: A Cultural Night is brought to you by UP Tomo-Kai.

This event is co-presented by Uber Philippines, Jellyfish Education Consultancy (Study and Work in Japan) MP THIRD Lights and Sounds, and Security Bank.

In cooperation with Geisha's Blade 芸者の刃 and ROYCE Chocolates PH.

Partner organizations: Thomasian Nihon Kyoukai, PNU NAMI, University of the Philippines Anime Manga Enthusiasts - UP AME , UP Arirang, Up Kalilayan, and HallyUP.

Concessionaires: Red Monster Shop + Cafe, Roses & Plums Kimono Salon, and goenKendama.

Media partners: arkadymac.com, ASTIG.PH, InqPOP, PhilAnime.com, Wazzup Pilipinas, and DZUP.

For our sword giveaway mechanics, visit: https://tinyurl.com/HIWAGAswordga

For more updates, visit:
www.facebook.com/uptomokai

Running for a Cause Shouldn't Be Messy and Nature-Unfriendly

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This suggestion given to a certain recently organized fun run applies to all fun runs:

"Instead of providing disposable cups, ask their runners to BYOB ('Bring Your Own Bottle'). Bringing a bottle while running is a SMALL sacrifice compared to the Earth we'll sacrifice just for our convenience. Also, there can be alternatives to bottles e.g. hydration pack or hydration belts which you can also suggest to your runners for their convenience. Keep the water stations so they can refill their bottles, but I suggest to do away with the disposable cups because this generates kilograms of trash."

It's actually a sensible idea that has been implemented in some runs already. I just hope that all fun run organizers, or even the ones similar to the "The Amazing Race" would emulate this practice.

But if the organizers are not ready for such, I might as well do my own thing so others would see it is possible. Just as some would say, "Practice what you preach" and if you want change, you have to begin with yourself.

The question many would ask is "How GREEN is your favorite race?"

With so many discarded cups (paper or plastic) scattered all around the race track near where the water stations are, you would find it sort of ironic to see these runners throwing away their used cups almost anywhere so they could continue with their run.

Nowadays when fun runs are becoming a status quo to show off or impress colleagues or peers, many would wonder if they even know what they are running for.

Mind you. This happens all over the world. Not only in the Philippines.

Top Five Benefits of Traveling

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According to Wikipedia, “‘travel’ is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. Travel can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.”

Many people travel for various reasons, may they be for leisure, business and the like, but what you may not realize is that traveling imbues you with a multitude of benefits:

First, traveling opens your eyes and lets you experience the world from numerous fresh perspectives. You get to live life from the eyes of a person of a different nation. Mary Anne Radmacher once said, “I am not the same, having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.” It also allows you to be exposed and acquainted with different cultures.

Second, traveling gives you a sense of adventure. It heightens your curiosity for the unknown and allows the discovery of the awesome things about the world outside your comfort zone.

Third, it teaches you to be grateful for not only the blessings you have at home but also for nature’s wonders teeming all around you. These include diverse and beautiful, jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring surroundings, landforms, locations and the like which can only be found here on planet Earth.

Fourth, it teaches you to appreciate the impeccable feats of humanity when it comes to building and making all sorts of impressive things such as entire nations, ornate structures, relationships, history, their own reputation and finding meaning out of their lives.

Fifth, it gives you a distinct idea of who you are. By means of learning about the world and gaining more insights and knowledge about what you’ve seen and experienced, you can clearly identify how they affect you – your beliefs, experiences, stances and behavior - as a person.

As you can see, these are only some of the various benefits to be gained from traveling. If you are traveling anywhere soon, there are several online sites where you could book your flight or hotel. You may find the best travel deals if you do your research patiently.

Contributed by Hannah Krystelle Del Rosario

Resume of a Sought-After Specialist as a Key to Success

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Many modern people are looking for a job, since it is an essential part of human lives; we spend the third part of our time at work. For this reason, the question “How to become a sought-after specialist?” is topical for the majority of people. First, you should certainly define what sphere inspires you. Then, you should choose the educational institution according to your future profession and finish it successfully. And only after that, you will be able to set about the process of searching for a good workplace. It seems to be simple, especially if you have substantial support in the form of good education, but it is not enough. There are also too many people who have different troubles with the process of looking for a job. According to sociological surveys carried out in different countries, unemployment is one of the most serious problems all over the world. It may happen so that even a well-educated and qualified specialist will not be able to find a job suitable for him/her. And the reason for such a situation is… a resume.

Composing a resume seems to be a simple task to do, but sometimes it makes too many troubles. Resume is the face of the specialist that is why resume writing needs very responsible attitude of the author. Resume or CV (translation from Latin curriculum vitae means “short biography”) is the first information about you, which you offer to the future employer. So, the right CV may be considered a key to professional success, and vice versa, mistakes made in it can become the reason of future career development failure. Hence, it is very important to know how to present your professional skills successfully with the help of well-done CV.

Tips How to Create an Excellent Resume

To compose a perfect CV, you should be not only a good specialist (this goes without saying), but also have some knowledge in the sphere of psychology. CV, on the one hand, is your visiting card as an expert, and on the other hand, the first opportunity to evaluate you from the standpoint of an HR manager who is hunting for suitable persons. So, try to put yourself into his or her place, what information do you like to see in a proper CV? What qualities are crucial for successful recruitment?

During the process of resume creation, you should use three “be-s”. It means that you must have three definite qualities: you should be consistent, brief, and honest. So, let us discuss all these qualities and their importance for making a superb resume.

1. Be consistent. CV is a concentration of information essential for future recruitment. All data must be well-structured. All working places should be enumerated in a chronological way. Try to organize your CV so that the most important information will be on the first place. It looks awful when a CV of possible candidate starts on a merry note but finishes on a sad one. To avoid such situation, you must first have a firm structure and second, have a critical look on the finished text. Remember that the way of presentation is your chance to become successful. If your CV is well-organized, it will certainly attract attention of managers who are responsible for human resources. To structure your CV in an appropriate way, you may use various automatic forms available on websites devoted to job hunting, they cope with this task with flying colors.

2. Be brief. Brevity is the sister of talent. There is no need to go into unnecessary details when composing a CV. If you have a lot of experience, and your employment sheet is too big, you may include only places of employment for the last calendar year. It is the most suitable way of organizing a too broad employment record. If you are looking for the definite vacancy, but have working experience in different fields, you may also enumerate only jobs relevant to the certain place and company. In this case, you may even create several resumes for different vacancies. It is another good way to structure your CV perfectly.

3. Be honest. The last but not the least moment is to be honest. It is impossible to give wrong information about yourself, your level of education, and certainly about your professional experience. First, you must provide some documents confirming your level of education and the last place of employment. Secondly, you may not cope with work duties in the new workplace if you stretch the truth about your experience. It should also be noted that serious companies usually have their own security police departments, employees of which constantly check all information about possible candidates for a vacant position. If they find that you have given false information, your candidacy will surely be blacklisted. It is certainly not what you want. By the way, experienced recruiters who have already been working in the sphere of human resources for several years are good psychologists, so they may easily find the length of your foot during the first job interview in the company. Don’t throw dust into eyes, just describe clearly your advantages, disadvantages, and experience in the certain field. An honest description will be enough for a good CV – if you are reasonable and realistic about your job applications.

You may also find various recommendations how to improve your CV and free CV samples in Wikipedia.

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Philippine Social Media Awards (Star Achievers & Star Brand)

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Social Media has made an impact on our everyday lives. It's changed the way we access information and communicate around the globe. We're now a generation that embrace the digital convenience of lifestyle and many would regard the Internet as marketplace for information.

It’s apparent that Social Media Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, are becoming part of the way of life to many and that, information nowadays, is really at the end of one’s fingertips.

Thus, it is but right and proper that many individuals are able to influence us by via social media networks. From out of the many comes influencers that deserve to be recognized so they would continue inspiring others to emulate their likeness.

The Philippine Social Media Examiner, Events and Marketing Services, Inc. is an online data and research entity that aims to provide readily available information that may help individuals and even businesses discover how to make good use of social media platforms in connecting with their prospective clients, drive traffic to their websites and advertisements to increase sales, and generate awareness among best companies/products/brands and services.

Aside from providing essential or formative principle on social media, PSME also aims to acknowledge and highlight an individual’s noteworthy achievement in their crafts, and to companies’ products/brands or services that achieve business excellence thru PHILIPPINE SOCIAL MEDIA AWARDS.

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The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Cloudfone, the flagship mobile phone and tablet brand of Cellprime Group, one of the Philippines’ top technology companies, announced the launch of the first Cloudfone NBA Edition smartphone in Southeast Asia.

The Cloudfone NBA Edition features NBA-themed wallpaper and ringtones, as well as the NBA App and a prepaid mobile data allowance, allowing NBA fans in the Philippines to stay connected to the latest NBA news and updates. For a limited time only, NBA-themed phone cases will accompany every purchase of the Cloudfone NBA Edition.

The Cloudfone NBA Edition is equipped with a 5.5-inch HD IPS display, improved 4G connectivity, 16GB ROM and 2GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front cameras, and 4,000 mAh battery capacity that allow users to enjoy the NBA on their smartphones.

“Cloudfone firmly believes in developing products that enhance the lifestyle of every Filipino, and partnering with the NBA enable us to realize this vision,” said Cloudfone Chief Executive Officer Eric Yu. “Through the Cloudfone NBA Edition, we are able to amplify the way our consumers enjoy the game by delivering awesome NBA content and experiences into the palm of every fan’s hand.”

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TOKYO DRIFT

The SM Youth Summer 2017 collection looks to Japan’s fun mix of quirk and style.

Everyone seems to be in Japan—it’s the new millennial playground, where the young, hip and travel-obsessed go in search of new inspirations and Instagram fodder. But as far as style goes, the country has always been a great influence to how the youth dress themselves. But anime and J-Pop aside, Japan and all its nooks and crannies—Tokyo, Harajuku, even the less-populated lands of Hokkaido and Niseko—have proven to inspire a great deal of stylish individuals. This inspiration makes up SM Youth’s Summer ’17 collection.

Set in a pitch black yet lantern-lit space, the SM Youth Summer ’17 Collection is inspired by Japanese cuts and prints, Asian minimalism and the stylish quirks of young Tokyo. Eastern-inspired patterns are seen in dark florals and ancient Asian illustrations, while kimono-like cover-ups introduce a Japanese-like silhouette that’s a great, less structured alternative to the common guy’s hoodie or blazer. Asian minimalism is also seen in the collection, with oversized, boxy shirts, shorts and denim jackets done up in solids and spartan stripes. Bringing a jolt of craziness into the collection comes kooky cartoon prints and colors reminiscent of Harajuku’s vibrant, crazy-cool and devil-may-care style, pared down to be palatable to the SM Youth dresser: pop art banana prints, aqua-themed paint splash board shorts, and pastel Tees are just the right punch of sunshine this summer.

The SM Youth Summer ’17 Collection campaign was shot with SM Youth’s Richard Juan and Janna Tee. The collection is a line-up of Asian-inspired summer staples that can be worn on a beach trip, at a city staycation and even on a cool trip abroad.

Until May 31, get P100 on a purchase of any three (3) regular-priced items from Tee Culture, Markus, Tank, Character Brands and Coco Republic Teens.

Visit facebook.com/SMYouthLifestyle or @SM_Youth on Twitter and Instagram at for more details.