Saturday, August 31, 2013

GARAGE Celebrates 5 Stylish Years!

 

IT was a Night of Garage 5th Year Anniversary and everyone who was present was truly amazed of what the production did and I believe that it was a very stylish and punk way to be in Republic of Resort World Manila.

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Many of us, On line writers was truly amazed and like the kind of party they have and at the same time promote its new published magazine which is being graced by its own star Mr. Enchong Dee.

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GARAGE held a fashion ball in REPUBLIQ last August 29 in celebration of its fifth anniversary. The event was attended by the most stylish denizens of the metro eager to see the reunion of the men’s style magazine’s best-dressed list for the past years as well as this year’s roster.

Since its inception, GARAGE has become an integral part in shaping the taste and knowledge of Filipino men in the realm of fashion—providing a dossier on the latest trends in men’s style and grooming as well as dispensing inspiration through its avant-garde fashion editorials. Representative of these stylish Filipino men is best personified by GARAGE’s past best-dressed list which includes prominent male personalities like Piolo Pascual, Dingdong Dantes, Jake Cuenca, Sam Milby and more.

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The highlight of GARAGE Anniversary Ball reunites some of these past best-dressed men as well as this year’s group of fashion savvy personalities. The year’s best-dressed list includes Kean Cipriano, Robby Mananquil, Frank Magalona, Jigs Mayuga, Bang Pineda and Nix Pernia. August issue cover star and best-dressed awardee, Enchong Dee was present to kick off the night’s festivities, which was then capped with a fashion show directed by Robbie Carmona and sponsored by clothing brand, RRJ.

The theme of the evening was PUNK ROCK and guests were seen donning their leather jackets, studded belts, shiny boots and spiked accessories. The August anniversary issue features Enchong Dee in a special fashion editorial interpreting this year’s motif. The issue is dubbed as a collector’s item because it comes with a special commemorative issue featuring the past best-dressed shot specifically for the issue. Also included are unpublished photos from the magazine’s five-year history.

The GARAGE Anniversary Ball is sponsored by RRJ, Bench Scents, Republiq, Saga Events, Jo Barba, Café France and official drink sponsor, Absolut Vodka.

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The August 5th Anniversary Double Issue of GARAGE is currently available in all major bookstores, newsstands, department stores, supermarkets and convenience stores for the regular price of P150. Hurry! Grab a copy today!

GARAGE magazine is the modern guy’s guide to style. It features the latest news and trends in men’s style and grooming and inspires its readers to create their own individual style. GARAGE is known for its experimental approaches in magazine format and printing and is acknowledged for its world-class fashion editorials. GARAGE remains to be the only men’s fashion magazine in the country today.

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Manila Boracay “Latin Dance Festival”

 

 

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Last September 29, 2013 at Eurotel Makati a Press Launch of the Manila Boracay Latin Dance Festival was being held together with the signing of the  Memorandum  of Agreement  with the Organizers Mr. Michael Wisnewisk and the Managing Director  of Eurotel Mr. William M. Go. .

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It was a day of Latin Dance sampler with Ms. Palma and Mr. Wisnewisk, organizers  as they do their moves and spices up the day with their steps and  latin dance.

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And they inform us of the following events that will transpire on this follwoing schedules.

On November 21-28 , The Manila Boracay Dance Festival spices up the fun and parties with art, culture and movement . Will start the festival in Makati City , Manila and then take it to the premiere locale Boracay!

Dance parties will be mostly be Salsa with some Bachata, Meringue, and Cha Cha  Cha . Boracay  parties will have some Samba, Kizomba , and Zouk.

It was a Dance Socials Every Night, There will be Local and International DJ’s and a total of Fourty (40) Dance Workshops in the period of Eight (8) days.

This is an annual event of Boracay and this year they add The Manila International Salsa Competition to be held during the first Four (4) days in Manila. There will be divisions for students, teachers, amateurs , professionals and salsa teams.

 

FESTIVAL SCHEDULES:

                                     MANILA Salsa Congress Nov. 21-24                                       

November 21 – Welcome Pool Party 8PM

November 22 Show + Party 8PM

Novemver 23 11am, Show + Party 8PM

November 24 11am, Show + Party 8PM

 

BORACAY Splash Dance Festival Nov. 25-28

Nov. 25 Travel + Sunset Beach Party 5PM

Nov 26 Workshops 1PM Daily Activity + Party 8PM

Nov 27 Workshops 1PM Show + Party 8PM

Nov 28 Daily Activity _ Latin Party 8PM

Nov 29  Return to Manila

 

Like them in their Facebook page , Eurotel , @myeurotel

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Ikkoryu Fukuoka, Authentic Japanese Ramen for the Season

 

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Fukuoka Japan is one of the known cities in that region that has something to look for  and would not dare to missed the kind of recipe they have that is too close to their culture and hearts as well. RAMEN is one of their staple food due to their cool climate and I am one of the lover of this food and will not stop to like it, be it on hot or cold weather.

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This is my favorite RAMEN that they have the Spicy Tonkatsu Ramen, I love spices and have tasted some Asian Ramen such as Chinese, Thai  ect. but this one has the perfect spice that I want and have tried ,eat , and linger up to the very last spoon of the soup .

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Thanks to the patience and Hospitality of  CEO Ogata Masanori San and Director of Public Relation Komoru Kenji San who make a way to share their company’s secrets and real intents to open and flood us with their own local RAMEN’s, and of course visit their newly  open branch here on Rockwell Plant Mall  Makati City.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Instant Mommy Stars “ Eugene Domingo”

 


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If  you think and talk of Indie Films , the first person who will comes out of your mind is Eugene Domingo  and its true Instant Mommy was casted by non other than Ms. Eugene its a story of a typical Filipina women who dream of having a good life by marrying a foreigner for her to be secured and her family as well . Nonetheless, this movie shows and teach us as a nation that it is not always and should be the answer to all of our dreams but most of the time our women becomes a victim  and instantly be an Instant Mommy. Good thing that in this movie ,Eugene just pretend to be pregnant to shame the man she loves .

The movie stars Eugene Domingo as Betchay, a breadwinner wardrobe assistant who is committed to her Japanese fiancee Kaoru (Yuki Matsuzaki) because she is pregnant with their child.
In a hilarious turn of events, she suffers a miscarriage and she realizes the only way to get everything back is to become an Instant Mommy.

Eugene Domingo proves that she deserved winning the Yahoo OMG! award for best comedienne. She is the main reason for the standing ovation the crowd gave the movie when it was over. Like other indie films, small roles are once again made famous by singer Rico J. Puno as Betchay's father and Earl Ignacio as one of her work mates.

This is one of those movies that proves indie movies can compete with the mainstream movies. It was a great comedy that had me laughing out loud on several occasions. She went through several mishaps on trying to prove to Kaoru that she is indeed pregnant. All of them would end up involving an ex girlfriend of her brother, a secret lover and her gay best friend.

I must say that the movie is worth seeing and may it opens the minds of our Women be it Mothers and Daughters as well , as it opens to theaters on August 28, 2013

Saturday, August 24, 2013

PAMANA Pays Tribute to Ninoy & Cory AQUINO

 

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It was very timely  that History will be once again be seen and heard specially by the youth of this generation, who somehow have not experience the kind of life and political dynasty a leader can have and maintain being too long in the presidential seat. And how it should need one man to sacrifice his life and family just to have democracy once again being felt in our nation.

The Ninoy & Cory Aquino Foundation, Inc. (NCAF) in partnership with Indie.go Media and the Philippine Educational Theater Association, Inc. proudly present the gala premiere of PAMANA --- an original docu-musical written by Rody Vera and music composed by Ryan Cayabyab and Manoling V. Francisco, S.J.

PAMANA is about three generations of a Filipino family with differing points of view on the effects of the EDSA revolution.

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Leading the cast is Malou de Guzman as Lola Azon; Bodjie Pascua as Turo, Azon’s husband; Jett Pangan as Edgar, son of Lola Azon and Trina’s father; and Kakki Teodoro as Trina, grand daughter of Lola Azon.

The ensemble is composed of Raul Alfonso, Kiki Baento, Raflesia Bravo, Roi Calilong, Buddy Caramat, Joan Co, Karen Gaerlan, Gio Gahol, She Maala, Benedict Manaois, Gie Onida, Norbs Portales, Gino Ramirez, Victor Robinson, Angela Samson, Nica Santiago, Miela Sayo, Ian Segarra, Gold Villar and Yeyin Dela Cruz.

Lending support as chorus is Viva Voce under artistic director Camille Molina.

The artistic and creative team of PAMANA is led by Rody Vera (Playwright), Maribel Legarda (Stage Director), Melvin Lee (Associate Stage Director), Jun Reyes (Video Director and Executive Producer), Manoling V. Francisco, S.J. and Ryan Cayabyab (Composers), Vince de Jesus (Musical Director), Batche Tan (Choreograper), Boni Juan (Set Designer), Carlo Pagunaling (Costume Designer), Jonjon Villareal (Lighting Designer and Technical Designer).

PAMANA is co-presented by PLDT and is made possible through the support of Meralco, One Meralco Foundation, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, Philex Mining Corporation and Directories Philippines.

Show schedule:

August 21, 2013 : 7:00 pm

August 22, 2013 : 8:00 pm

August 24-25, 2013 : 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm

For further details, call PETA Theater Center at numbers 725-6244 or 09064817333. Tickets are also available through Ticketworld at 891-9999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph

Follow them online through Facebook

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http://www.facebook.com/JourneyAlbum

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and Twitter (@iamninoyiamcory)

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Saturday, August 17, 2013

New Leaf Ventures Launches Inventory Platform for Smart Businesses

 

Starting a business is one thing; keeping it running is another. Without a proper process structure, tasks like tracking inventories and managing purchase and sales orders, over time, can wear down a business that has had an otherwise good start. With more sales come the additional challenges of managing orders, products and deliveries.

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Before ,most of the problems of every  companies selling many merchandise is how to check and monitor the quantity and availability  and it has been one of the problem being faced by any corporate head and or managers doing it manually. But Today everything we sell, purchase and on hand inventories can be well managed through the new technologies of cloud system and having been a reliable system especially through their programs that can be paid on monthly basis through services that has been tested worldwide and even in Asia . We need not to purchased a very high end programs that you are not sure if it will really works on your very own system.

Enter TradeGecko, a system that takes advantage of new technologies to make these tasks easier to accomplish. This system is designed for businesses looking to work smarter by combining three important processes—inventory management, sales management and customer management—into one software-as-a-service solution.

With TradeGecko, users can manage inventory in multiple warehouses, orders, sales, relationships and get in-depth business intelligence into their sales & supply chain.

Among TradeGecko’s other notable features includes an intuitive user interface; easy integration with other software including popular online services such as Google Drive and Dropbox, Xero, WooCommerce, and Shopify; and secure cloud-based storage for protected access to real-time information. For mobile businesses, iPhone and iPad apps are available for inventory and order management and can be used as a digital product catalog.

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“We’ve taken complex business processes and applied our user-first design theory to create an application that is beautiful and easy to use,” says Cameron Priest, co-founder and CEO of TradeGecko.

This innovative system, used by hundreds of companies around the world, will be making its Philippine debut in New Leaf Ventures’ “Better Business Brunch,” a monthly series of talks from industry experts and innovators about new ideas and best practices, which will be held on August 17 at 26th St. Bistro by The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Bonifacio Global City.

Priest is confident that his software will be able to lighten the “heavy load” of managing and tracking inventory. This, in turn, will make running a business much easier. “Our mission is simple: to free our customers of the time and running costs of managing their business so they can develop and grow with us,” he says.

Bringing TradeGecko to the Philippines is New Leaf Ventures, a group that invests and partners with companies and organizations to Build Better Businesses through the development of better people and better processes, and the use of better technology. New Leaf Ventures is also the local partner of Payroll Hero, a ground-breaking software solution for human resource management.

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

SET YOUR SOLE FREE WITH “IPANEMA”

 

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I’m one of the blogger who covered and see what kind of culture this brand Ipanema is driving through us. It’s showing and conveying freedom , soul searching, happiness, and reality of what life really needs . 

To this day, IPANEMA has continuously carved a name easily attributed to a style haven. Not just in Brazil but around the globe, Stylistas thrive in the concept of a pair of IPANEMA’s not just a footwear but as a reflection of one’s individuality.

Last year, the footwear label invited the stylish elite and the fashion-savvy flock of style onlookers with a majestic celebration dubbed as an Urban Jungle. This year, IPANEMA digs deep and asks the ever-important question, “What fills your soul?”

Still marked by IPANEMA’s distinct jovial, fun spirit—embodied in its brave array of footwear designs—the leading footwear brand ups the ante of its style sensibility by foraying into the soul of its demographic of women of passion.

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Beyond exuding the festive and exotic vibe of the beaches of Brazil representative of their overall brand aesthetic, IPANEMA ventures into the an even greater dialogue with its consumers leading to a search of one’s soul: highlighting finding one’s Ambition, Hope, Passion, and Happiness, as vivified in the four new suites of IPANEMA’s latest collection showcased in a stylized fashion show called IPANEMA SOUL SEARCH at the Glorietta 2 Activity Center on Tuesday, August 13, 2013.

The bevy of new designs feature a narrative amplifying the new style direction of IPANEMA speaking to its consumer base not just as a fashion staple and accessory but a mirror to her personality—with an unrelenting emotional bond with the woman that she is.

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Encompassing diverse tastes and personalities of today’s breadth of stylistas, the whole of the event venue witnessed how IPANEMA boasted its array of newest footwear finds with a healthy mix of neutrals and brights imprinted with patterns that still evoke its quirky flipflop stamp of braving fashion frontiers through footwear.

In a grand visual treat subdivided in the four elements of: Fire, Water, Earth and Air, the stylish lot joined a revelry of sorts, which marks the culmination of the IPANEMA Soul Search Raffle promo. Monthly winners for the months of June, July, and August are treated to a special IPANEMA VIP packs in line with the concept of spoiling her sole. On the other hand, the grand winner is treated to a trip to Brazil, symbolic of the brand philosophy of searching her soul through numerous experiences from marveling at the wondrous sights, treating herself to a gastronomic affair and even broadening her horizons through meeting new people.

IPANEMA Soul Search Raffle Promo. Buy a pair of IPANEMA flipflops and get a chance to win a soul-searching trip for two to Brazil. Do a chopper tour, witness a Plataforma Samba Show, attend a Zumba class and much more! You have until August 15 to join the promo. For more information, visit the IPANEMA Philippines official Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/IpanemaPhilippines). Ipanema is available at the following stores: Bambu, Planet Sports, Shoe Salon, The Landmark, The Athlete’s Foot, and Cinderella.

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Silent Sanctuary’s New Album “ MONODRAMATIC” Launch @ Trinoma

 

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“Gusto namin maramdaman ng listeners namin kung ano din ang mga nararamdaman namin sa mga kanta “

Composed of Sarkie Sangaray on vocals and guitars ,Chino David on  violin Anjo Inacay  on cello and  Allen Calixto on drums. Silent Sanctuary spices up  their signature by “classical music meets rock music sound with the release of their New Album called “Monodramatic” Fans and Friends celebrated the release  of  their album last August 9, 2013 at the Trinoma Activity Center.

The groups  previous studio albums, Fuschiang Pagiibig and Mistaken for granted, proved to be a success as it both spawned hits, which dominated radio, TV, on line and various music charts. For this album Silent Sanctuary delivers a more flavorful  spice without deviating much from the distinct classic sound which was loved by many.. Marami kami na ginamit na instrument sounds and elements na di namin ginagamit sa mga dating Album “, explains vocalist Sarkie Sarangay.

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We always want to top our previous work. Yung habang tumatagal gumaganda yung mga kanta” , adding gusto namin laging nasusulit ng listeners yung album kaya di pwedeng basta-bastang output lang.” shared by bassist Jason Rondero. For drummer Allen Calixto , the whole album was a way to be able to evolve and develop their sound rather than sticking with the same traditional formulas for song writing. Lumawak pa yung isip ko sa music , kasama dun sa re learning yung drums.”. The album also features an interesting collaboration with Ashley Gosiengfiao of Midenight Meetings entitled Meron ng Iba”.

The current Single “ Bumalik ka na Sa kin”   gives us a sneak  peak of what’s in store with for everyone who’ll get the album . This upbeat  pop rock song with a captivating chorus will surely occupy your mind incessantly and leave you subconciously humming which gives perfect balance  as the lyrics express and earnest desire together to get back with the significant other, The said single dominated the airwaves instantly as it topped radio charts nationwide. The music video has also reached as high as #3 on the MYX charts.

Violinist Chino David has pointed out that they’ve worked extensively on the songwriting and production to deliver a worthwhile listening experience to their fans “Iba yung treatment namin sa album na ito .Maraming dinaanan na revisions at pagpili sa material. With strong melodic hooks as well as harmonic surprises, listeners will surely be glued to their speakers. “Yung vision , magenjoy yung mga listeners tulad ng pagkaenjoy namin habang ginagawa yung album”., shared Cellist Anjo Inacay.

Monodramatic pushes the boundaries of what Silent Sanctuary has done previously and will surely transcend emotions of love, loss and everything in between,

TRACKLISTING:

1. Bumalik ka Na sa Kin

2. Meron Ng Iba

3. Abot Langit

4.Sama-Sama

5. Masanay Ka Muna

6. Sa’Yo

7. Sa ‘Yo Orchestral version *Bonus Track”

8. Meron Ng Iba *Bonus Track”

Silent Sanctuary’s “MONODRAMATIC” is now available in music stores Nationwide! Also available for download on ITUnes at http://itunes .apple.com/ph/album/monodramatic/id658673200

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Monday, August 5, 2013

DOT joins Filipino Muslims in Eid’l Fitr Festival

 

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This is a good move for the government to promote all what our country whatever region ,  religion, race and culture every member of the society we may have been. And it is one of the move that may bring to a lasting peace to every group that may have some kind of problem with the previous administration.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TBP) have stepped up support for this year’s Eid’l Fitr celebrations from 9-11 August , 2013 at the Atrium/  The Block SM North, Quezon City and in other areas of the country.

The Eid’l Fitr Festival, organized by the Magbasa Kita Foundation, Inc. led by its Chaiperson, former Senator Santanina Rasul, will feature a variety of activities from country displays by the different Islamic embassies in the country; institutional exhibits by Local Government Units (LGU’s), government agencies, and donor agencies working on peace and development initiatives; trade fair products from Mindanao; fashion exhibit on traditional Muslim attires; Interactive Salam Villages; and cultural presentations.

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An Art Exhibit is also scheduled from 2-8 of August 2013 at the Podium, Mandaluyong City to kcik start the Festival with works of world-renowned craftsmen led by Abdulmari Imao and fashion creations by Pitoy Moreno.

Eid’l Fitr (also known as (Eid-al-Fitr, Id-Ul-Fitr, Eid) is the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal signaling the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting and prayer. Eid literally means festivity and after a month-long sacrifice, Eid’l Fitr (Festival of fast-breaking) is looked forward to as a period of merriment, sharing, and forgiveness.

In 2002, the Eid’l Fitr was recognized as a national holiday by  with the Muslim communityhe government, making the Philippines the first predominantly Christian country worldwide to have done so. The proclamation was enacted to promote peace and harmony among all major religions in the country.

The DOT is one with our Muslim brothers and sisters in this years celebration of Eidl Fitr . As in the past, our participation is a constant recognition of the close affinity and deep appreciation of our cultural diversity that lends more beauty to our country. The Eid’l Fitr celebration provides opportunities to showcase the best of Muslim culture and traditions, as well as enable guests and even strangers to experience the practice of thanksgiving and sharing. The Bangsamoro Framework Agreement, a milestone achievement forged under President Aquino’s administration, is one among the many reasons why this year’s celebration is more meaningful”, DOT Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr. said.

The DOT has rallied various tourism-oriented establishments to support the festival. Among the mall chains with sale and activities are SM (Bicutan, Quiapo, Davao, Lanang, GenSan) , Robinsons (Robinson Place and Starmalls in Pampanga) and Ayala (Glorietta 2 in Makati City, Trinoma in Quezon City and Market Market in Taguig City ). On the other hand, restaurants offering Halal foods are the following Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP) members,; Bacolod Chicken Inasal in Greenhills, Coffee Shop of Bayview Park Hotel, Cafe in the Park of Century Park Hotel, Riviera Cafe of Heritage Hotel, Market Cafe of Hyatt Regency Hotel and Casino and Circles of Makati Shangri-La.

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The TBP, as the Marketing arm of the DOT, intends to institutionalize annual support to the Eid. TBP Chief Operating Officer Domingo Ramon C. Enerio III said, “Festival support is just one aspect. What is more important is capacitating local government and communities to enhance existing and develop new tourism products. Our industry is likewise excited by the prospects of a peaceful Mindanao. Our brand campaign will ring truer as this unfolds.”

“We are thankful for the support of this establishments who have responded to our call for participation. The success of Eid’l Fitr is also a testament to the government and people support for the peace process towards the sustainable development of Mindanao. Tourism is a vehicle to achieve inclusive growth and Mindanao can very well capitalize on its rich natural and cultural resources. We enjoin every Filipino to take an active role in making the entire country a peaceful, more fun, and must-experience destination in Asia”, Secretary Jimenez added.

 

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Greenwich Presents New Products ,Serves in 2nd LabsPh.com Meeting

 

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2nd LABsPh.com better known as “The Laguna Blogging Summit”, held its 2nd weekly meeting  at  Greenwich located at  Phil First Building along Ayala avenue at Makati City ,has finally launched  LAB’sph.com Website . The organizers came with the support of the Philippine Red Cross and Zoomanity Group under Robert Laurel Yupangco., Here are the reasons why we say were lucky.

First, we the LAB’s Laguna Blogging Summit are so privilege to have one of the most tastiest and good Pizza maker “Greenwich” which is one of the official partner for the food and especially the  place which they are willing to reserve for us. every week till the day we will start the summit.

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Greenwich is one of the finest fast food restaurant  that I have  keep coming back due to its original tastes of the Pasta’s such as the Baked Macaroni and Lasagna which they have given us as a dinner meeting together with it are the New Thin Crust PIzza which you can never cease to get and eat more because this time they have upgraded their mixtures of the crust that makes it more tastier and crunchier and The New Sweet and Chili Chicken that is too good to be true in taste and how they make it so crispy and tender inside.

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and last but not the least , the friendly and so hard working Manager and  staffs of the Branch that will take every request we may have on that night. 

That’s why despite of many Pizza parlors that pops up be it local or foreign, Filipinos cannot deny that Greenwich has been and will always be a part of our daily eating habit.

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The food on the tables plus the function rooms that has been dedicated for us  makes our meeting very colorful and much exciting to  linger on  and chat some more.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

GrabTaxi Apps Available on IOS and Android, “Helping Filipinos in this chaotic times”

 

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GrabTaxi (formerly known as MYTAXI.ph) is the first in the Philippines to use smart phone to smartphone cloud-based technologies for taxi booking and dispatch to connect passengers to drivers, and is one of the fastest growing social start-up companies.

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At first I am hesitant to believe that this kind of apps and services be achieved in our society wherein abuse in the part of the drivers was so rampant and have been so disrespectful up to the point of not accepting passengers during  rush hours and most especially when the weather is too bad . Though there are only 1000 taxi and 3 companies like WORLD Taxi,, RM Taxi and Asian Taxi. I have experienced being fetched by the World Taxi c/o Mr. Edwin Paje the driver who gives me more details on how they are using the technologies and through this Im 30 mins. earlier for the Launching of GRAB TAXI.

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But this time, Mr. Anthony Tan , who have studied in Harvard for his MBA, strongly believed in his school mission to create leaders who make a difference in others people’s lives, globally. He who interestingly enough is the great grandson of an average taxi driver in Malaysia, envisioned revolutionizing the taxi industry. He has given an opportunity to do so when he joined  the Harvard Business School Business Plan . Contest in 2011 during his senior year and placing second in the said contest, was given seed money for the business.

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And through this, Grab Taxi was birthed and start from the seed money of  Harvard and  as the Group says in the press question and answer” They do not only want to earn from it but make the drivers of each companies they considered  teaching them on how to give best services ,courtesy to their riding customers and most of all teaching them to use high tech Smart Phones using GPS technologies and most of the needed apps to be used in their system.

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And hoping that through this bold step, this may seed to follow more company’s and drivers to be open and adopt this kind of technologies and most of all services that would benefit the people on our society and may their tribe increased and multiply for the betterment of the Philippines.

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