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FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT! REPRESENT! VOTE RED NOW!

Thursday, June 09, 2011

America voted for the Green M&M's (Why would you vote for something just because it's voted by the Americans right?! STOP COLONIAL MENTALITY!), New Zealand voted for the Blue one (Same thing! Need I say it again?!)...

We should always have our own color! It's our time!

It's SIMPLE!

We need a COLOR to represent the Philippines!

RED is POWERFUL!

RED shows the WARRIOR SPIRIT!

RED is the same color of your BLOOD!

RED means COURAGE!

RED is the color that the PHILIPPINES should REPRESENT!

RED SHOULD DEFINITELY BE OUR CANDYDATE!

If you vote RED you'll also get a chance to win

ONE THOUSAND US DOLLARS!

You can also get to win

M&M's DISPENSERS and KEYRINGS

in the draws to be held twice a week!

All you have to do is

VOTE RED!

MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE AND REPRESENT!

VOTE RED M&M's!

Freeway + F. Sionil Jose (National Artist for Literature) = Bliss!

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Francisco Sionil Jose + FREEWAY Event The Row, Glorietta 5 May 31, 2011

When the heavens above decided to bless me dearly it made sure that I get everything that I want and MORE. I just met an awesome lot of people from FREEWAY’s launch of National Artist Collectors’ Series Fall 2011 Collection honoring the National Artist for Literature F. Sionil José. I just finished reading his book "To the Young Writer and Other Essays" yesterday (signed by the great writer too!) and learned a lot why people adore him and his works. If you don't get the idea, think about this: he's got these books translated in 22 different languages; released internationally. Critically acclaimed by the most discerning book reviewers here and abroad. Take a look at what some of them said here:

"...the foremost Filipino novelist in English... his novels deserve a much wider readership than the Philippines can offer. His major work, the Rosales saga, can be read as an allegory for the Filipino in search of an identity..."

- Ian Buruma, The New York Review of Books

"Sionil José writes English prose with a passion that, at its best moments, transcends the immediate scene. (He) is a masterful short story writer..."

- Christine Chapman, International Herald Tribune, Paris

"...America has no counterpart to José - no one who is simultaneously a prolific novelist, a social and political organizer, and a small scale entrepreneur...José's identity has equipped him to be fully sensitive to the nation's miseries without succumbing, like many of his characters to corruption or despair...

- James Fallows, The Atlantic Monthly

"...The reader of his well crafted stories will learn more about the Philippines, its people and its concerns than from any journalistic account or from a holiday trip there. José's books takes us to the heart of the Filipino mind and soul, to the strengths and weaknesses of its men, women, and culture.

- Lynne Bundesen, Los Angeles Times

That's just the tip of the iceberg! I'm not surprised though that he has been given several international awards and also the National Artist for Literature in 2001. People have also been clamoring for his inclusion in Nobel's Prize for Literature (which I also asked about during the event) and he gamely agrees with them too. He said that the honor would not be for him alone; it was for the country; and the prize at stake wouldn't be a joke either! What initially made me surprised though was the fact that Freeway is going to inspire some of their pieces with his novels. How that is going to work? I'm as clueless as you are but when I saw them there, it was REALLY nice!

Fashion + Literature Icon = Freeway

The intricate details and words printed on the dresses all worked! This is the first time that I saw how they do this; now it makes sense. In fact, there were other pieces there with inspiration from Larry Alcala and other well known Philippine designers. This is how Freeway pay homage to Philippine Icons and sure enough, Francisco Sionil Jose was well worth it!

The famous F. Sionil Jose

The event was also hosted by Prima Ballerina (Ageless!) Ms. Lisa Macuja-Elizalde!

Ermita and another novel was read by the talented, classy and sophisticated Ms. Cherie Gil!

Lourd Ernest Hanopol de Veyra also an awarded poet in his right also read one of F. Sionil Jose's books from the Rosales Saga.

The Man himself answered questions from the audience! We even ran out of questions! LOL!

Thank you so much to Freeway who continue to recognize and pay homage to our National Artists, you should be proud of what you are doing for the Filipino consumer!

So go ahead and grab those F. Sionil Jose inspired dresses and shirts at Freeway stores nationwide!

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NUFFNANG: XMEN First Class

Friday, June 03, 2011

Yes the lines were this looooong!!!!

Free ice cream too!!!

The time to look at our past is one thing that I don't have the time for because of my busy schedule but I'm so glad that I got to attend an event this Friday that made everything worth the wait. I watched XMEN First class courtesy of Nuffnang Philippines and Happee toothpaste. It was awesome! I like the story, I like their powers and one day I will try to show them my mutant powers LOL. Well for what its worth I do have that but I need to discover it... Maybe it'll come sooner or later !

I'm kinda hating my IPad now... Or any apple product for that matter because of the lack of Flash support. It made photo uploading doubly hard. I couldn't even browse a file for cryin out loud. Anyway as for the movie I really really enjoyed it because it was a time of fun and a time to enjoy with other bloggers from the Nuffnang community.

I even brought my folks along and it was really a great time for bonding... At least that's what I felt there. I wouldn't want to rain on the parade because of all the days where the movie house lost air conditioning this was It. Yeah I just had to go out a couple of times because of the heat and the smell of someone near me. The parking situation didn't help either LOL. I love Nuffnang, Happee and xmen still!!!

Thank you so much Nuffnang!!!

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Sing Your Way to Ireland!

Wednesday, June 01, 2011

I must admit; I haven't been religiously practicing my vocal chords lately but yeah I've done quite a number of drinking sessions and karaoke nights in my lifetime. Music has been part of the Filipino culture and true enough we've had tons of champions in the past!

With that in mind, why haven't we joined the Karaoke World Championships? Yes, there is a competition with that name and I'm sure they are just as threatened now that KWC Philippines Inc. has got the license to get the Philippines represented this year! They are now holding auditions looking for that Male and Female Champion that will go to Killarney, Ireland later this September. There will be no professional singers allowed! So your chance is as good as mine!

How do you join the KWC Trials?

To join the Philippine Trials for the 2011 KWC to be held from September 8 to 10 in Killarney, Ireland, you must purchase WOW Concerto, WOW Mabuhay, WOW Fiesta, WOW Music Video Pack, or a WOW Song Video Pack within the period of May 1 to June 30, 2011.

Only buyers of WOW Videoke products during the promo period or their nominees (call them so they can find you a donor too!) are eligible to join the KWC Philippine Trials.

To see the complete Wow Videoke promo mechanics CLICK THIS.

Register for KWC Trials

If you have already purchased a WOW Videoke within the promo period you can simple register here. CLICK THIS.

The daily trials for Philippine contestants will be held from May 30 to July 9, 2011, from Monday to Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM. The KWC Daily Trials venue at 1081 EDSA, Balintawak, Quezon City (formerly AMWAY Building). I went there with some blogger friends too last Saturday and yes we did try to join the competition. Unfortunately because of my good looks and awesome voice I got to stand as a judge instead LOL!

Hosting the event was Jayson and Ana of Karaoke World Championship Philippines!

Three things to accomplish is to join the KWC and get that coveted crown, get local contestants for the Male and Female Category and host the next one in the Philippines!