Pontefino Hotel and Residences Hosts Ms. Earth 2013 Swimsuit and Resort Wear Preliminaries

Pontefino Hotel and Residences looked extra special that evening. With most of the tables out, a buffet spread said hi to most of the guests most of which were anticipating the Ms. Earth 2013 preliminaries happening in the poolside. I must admit, I have favorites but I felt there were only a few who prepared quite enough for the show. Although majority were real contenders on the swimsuit competition. Enough of this I guess and it's time to show you what happened that evening!

The gorgeous and statuesque Ms. Earth Air 2012 Stephany Stefanowitz hosted the preliminaries and called the candidates one by one. Executives of Pontefino also welcomed everyone who came to the occasion and also officiated the fund raising meant to help victims of Typhoon Yolanda. They got a little more over 400,000++ that evening. That is a testament to how much Pontefino and its community want to help our less fortunate kababayans in the Visayas.

Then the ladies presented themselves for the swimsuit competition. I think I missed a few but this is pretty much the lineup that evening. They were seeking a 5 candidates to include in the top 15 who will vie for the Best in Swimsuit award. In my books, they did pretty good.

I extremely liked Venezuela, Serbia and Costa Rica on this round. Ms. Spain which I favored without makeup seemed a little old with the makeup she put on that evening. I dunno, but she really looked so fresh and better without it. Then we got the LPU Dance Troupe to dish out an array of Philippine/Batangueno traditional dances. It was quite reminiscent of the things I did in elementary and high school. Really good.

KAKAO TALK Invades Your School!

Kakao talk is set to invade your schools this December. With thousands upon thousands of students in your alma mater, there's no doubt that you need that perfect app to get your community running. Kakao Talk went out and shouted GO USTE today in the Tan Yan Kee building in the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas to let students feel how it is to talk and chat through KAKAO TALK. 

They set up a Love Seat outside so friends and lovers can shoot selfies for a chance to win an iPhone 5s or Samsung Galaxy Note 3 just by uploading their photo on the Kakao Philippines Facebook page and hashtag it with #KakaoLoveSeat plus your Kakao ID by December 10!

If you get thousands of friends in your school plus chat a ton in your community (they will monitor your Kakao Talk ID), you also get the chance to win an Apple bundle (iPhone5s and iPad Air). Who doesn't want that? :)

For those who are artistically inclined, they also have a sticker contest UNIVERSITY Edition. You can win a Samsung Note 3 if you submit your school representative stickers for everyone to use! 

If you join the tour, you will also have the chance to win these uber CUTE Kakao Talk dolls which will be given on site. They will be raffled off to those that will register in the event. Isn't that neat? 

Now you can talk to Sarah Geronimo, Alden Richards, Louise Delos Reyes and more local and international stars plus win thousands of surprises with Kakao Talk! Download them now on the app store.. Oh you must! Or else he'll hit you with his shoe!

Please visit their official website for more details.

http://www.kakaotalk.ph

Ciao!

KUMAGCOW.COM

Upscale and Refined Living at Pontefino Hotel & Residences + Pontefino Prime

Batangas City's premier hotel and real estate destination requires no introduction. This is the legendary and awe strucking PonteFino Hotel and Residences. A place quite near everything else in Batangas City, this sprawling property boasts of the hotel, condominium units, town houses and lone units following a shabby chic neo victorian vibe.

This is also the place where the Ms. Earth 2013 Preliminary Swimsuit and Resort Wear competition will be held. True enough, we were about to see an epic night! Though before that, can we take a look around the Pontefino Hotel, Pontefino Residences and Pontefino Prime first?

 

I know, the hotel made its presence felt even from afar. It's tall, on top of a hill dwarfing even the local SM Batangas which sits almost at the front of it. There's a huge church, few hospitals, 2 International Schools and the local government buildings a few minutes away. Plus, the pool and its design is divine! How can you not live here right?

Case in point are these town houses (which really reminds me of the ones in New York/San Fo) just a few meters from the actual hotel. Pontefino Residences boasts of world class design and amenities that would be the envy of other real estate establishments in the Philippines. Their interiors are one of the most space efficient and aesthetically apt places that I've ever seen.

What's even great is that you can opt to have your place rented by the hotel itself so they can lease it and get you paid both on monthly amortizations and dues. All you have to do is ask. Most of these properties are sold out because of the terms that they presented to owners  giving them the most flexible payment schemes and no nonsense opportunities for the actual project to pay for itself in a certain amount of time. It's one of the most attractive things I've seen that they could offer for OFW's, Expats and investors. The property value also is increasing in this side of the world and I'm sure with the recent opening of more lanes in the StarTEX it'll be one of the busiest "Business Savvy" cities in the south pretty soon (as if it's not already LOL). You'll also have the amenities and access to some style establishments right in front of the hotel. Heck I got a haircut there! =)

Then we proceeded to their exclusive Pontefino Prime property which sits just a few minutes away from the Pontefino Hotel and Residences. This again is on top of a few hills and is going to be one of the few places that's directly accessible from SM Batangas' front property. They have built a private road network that will house a couple more condominium units and these wonderful townhouses reminiscent of still - the Neo Victorian vibe they were trying to exude in the other lot.

We took a short tour inside their model houses and it was like a different place. You just felt rich and mighty owning one of these for sure.

Pontefino Prime presents a more exclusive feel but still has the same amount of accessibility and promising property characteristics as in the other phases of this place. It kinda secures your investment growth, even with the property value alone you'll already be seeing this as a NO LOSS investment right from the get go. There are even some owners pooling money to buy multiple houses because they're already convinced how lucrative this is going to be. Ever had a property like this in Manila? I bet not. So make the short trip down to Batangas City and check the property out if you're still in doubt or talk to a property consultant and see how you can get the ball rolling.

Thanks to this young fine looking man and Property Manager Arman Marquez (on the right) for showing us around the lot. He says there'll be more of these places to be built sooner than you think and they are running out of it too as investors have been hogging this for the past year or so. He also says it might end up to be a little expensive come 2014 so the right time to buy is NOW.

If you're interested in acquiring one or more of these things or visit the city and wish to stay in the hotel, you can check out the rates on their official website

Please visit 

http://www.pontefinohotel.com