Xander Angeles + CBTL + Iphoneography

Xander Angeles, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Iphoneography, epic!

It's just one of those days where you just get lucky and get the best of photography and beverages all in one place. Last Friday, my usual weekend just became sweeter with these two things met at the Ayala Triangle Gardens in Makati City. As you may probably know by now, my Sensei Xander Angeles is quite well known in the Fashion and Photography industry; and he took off his busy schedules, got the afternoon and evening all for us who went for a coffee break at CBTL. It was so awesome to see a guy of his caliber teaching the tricks of the trade plus getting first dibs on CBTL's newest summer offering. Just thinking about it makes me want to have that again!

 

Most of us non iphone users just brush off what this little gadget can do as far as editing photos is concerned. I didn't know there were some apps that could be so great with editing and yes its all in the Apple Store. A few touches here and there et VOILA!

Food and portraits just become so better once you get to retouch it. There were even some participants shot with a couple of light sources and an IPHONE. It was so nice seeing the output, and honestly I wasn't surprised... after all it's Xander Angeles we're talking about here! =)

What's even cooler than summer? Well it's two of the newest flavors at CBTL!

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Pineapple Vanilla Ice Blended - It's a new concoction with a sweet - tangy taste. I love how things just fit together and taste so good and refreshing. It's the best thing to have when you are under the sweltering heat of the sun!

Pineapple Fru Tea Ice Blended - The only one of its kind in Manila, a combination of lovely cool tea and the sweet tangy flavors of Pineapple all in one. You may think its a weird combination but its so good that people even have their own versions of this!

Plus the number one Photographer! Hehehe :)

 Plus the number one love team! Kate and Boss Niko Villegas!

 Number one CBTL!

Number one TEAM that evening!

For all the nicest thing in this world and the greatest things in photography; only one brand can put them all in one place. The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Philippines... born and brewed in Southern California since 1963!

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STYLISTICS Live in Manila!

Honestly these are the songs that I was forced to listen to when I was a kid. Well, let me rephrase that... I actually am still exposed to this til now. My Dad is a Stylistics enthusiast and that made me accustomed to singing in this way and using that as well in so many songs today. This particular era of Stylistics was very much out of my generation, but in a nutshell I really loved them. Things like these are not really seen nowadays and people like my Dad, Mom and all of their friends would really love and reminisce about their music. Good thing they are coming to Manila on April 12, 2012, 8pm at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Yes you heard that right! The Stylistics will be here in Manila soon!

I can't wait to listen to their hits "Betcha by Golly", "Wow, Stop, Look, Listen", "You Are Everything", "I'm Stone in Love with You", "Break Up to Make Up" and "You Make Me Feel Brand New" (which by the way was revived by Simply Red which I LOVE too!). Let Airrion Love, Herb Murrell, Van Fields and Eban Brown take you to the times when music was classy and the performance were just way DIFFERENT!

You will also see Elisabeth Ramsey and Rico J Puno for their opening acts so it'll surely be a wonderful evening! For tickets please call 911-5555 or visit Ticketnet.com.ph. This awesome concert is brought to you by That’s Ntertainment Productions and ABS-CBN. Don't look any further if you want to give your folks the greatest gift they'll ever receive this year!

Bactidol 12 Hour Singathon: One Great Night!

We Filipinos love to sing and it was a grand time last Saturday to do just that. Imagine 8 or more of your barkadas singing to the tunes of 60's 70's 80's 90's and today's music in the confines of the posh VIP rooms of RED BOX in Eastwood City. It's time to test out how literally effective Bactidol is so they whipped up this 12 hour Singathon for these challengers. The winner will win 20 thousand pesos in cold cash just by finishing the whole 12 hours... That's from 12pm to 12am. This grueling task isn't easy but they did the best thing to protect them from sore throat and oral infection, they gargled with Bactidol!

It was also the first time that I saw two of the most talkative people in the morning Chico and Delamar. Being the silent rusher that I am I grabbed to opportunity to capture them with my lens whilst hosting the show. They even made me sing before the countdown as a warmup for the whole evening, but it was futile singing "I will survive" when I'm a guy LOL!

Then when the activity started i monitored the teams inside the rooms. Thinking about how many songs they had to sing that evening, they had several strategies on how to accomplish staying up those 12 hours. Some slept while others just kept awake, some just stood up and even danced to keep their energies up but it was one thing that everyone did before they started; they all gargled Bactidol.

Red Box Eastwood was so full of singers, non singers and wannabes but it was all for fun! They all sang to the tunes without hesitation. They were not allowed to semi sing these numbers or make a poem out of it. They needed to sing with all their hearts even if it rntails belting like divas or growling like rockers. Some even sang for food or drinks so they generally kept themselves hydrated and fed throughout the evening.

Aside from the 12 hour singathon, there was a challenge room where you can pit against another competitor. This will also need the help of your friends because the votes will be through online means. Some did good while others miserably failed but they were never worried and did their best for FUN! They will win lots of prizes courtesy of Bactidol of course! 

In the room, they did not only have us as audience but some celebrities went in on the fun! Kitchie Nadal, Ebe Dancel and Barbie Almalbis took everyone by surprise. They laughed and sang along with us to the delight of spectators. They even visited the rooms to check on the contestants, it was a great night indeed!

The night ended with a remarkable achievement because officially NO ONE gave up their spot and endured the whole 12 hours of videoke kingship at Red Box Eastwood. It only meant one thing, they all won 20 Thousand Smuckeroos! Yes it was that easy to win it because they all gargled BACTIDOL right from the start. I'm sure no one had problems singing more after that!

Congratulations to all the winners and for those who would like to continue voting for their peers who also joined the Bactidol Idol contest you still have time to vote on their Facebook page!

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