KakaoTalk’s Newest Features

I've been rummaging through my apps and found some recent updates on the KakaoTalk messaging application that might interest you. Since they have been bullish thinking about you every time they introduce a new feature, they gave in on something that could be beneficial for you if you're on meetings, the church or just something very private - like a romantic date.

This is the “Do Not Disturb” function. This feature would make users have the option to disable notifications during a specified time. This would be lovely for those moments if you don't want to be disturbed by annoying or unwanted message alerts on your phone. Simply tick the box and set the time and voila! You've got all the notifications taken cared of.

Messages always would depend on your network provider. Sometimes they get delivered, sometimes they don't. It would either end up in limbo or just a simple error on your phone. KakaTalk wants to put an end to this and makes specific functions available for you. Seen above is the "Paper Airplane Mode". When you've got a busy network, your messages can still be sent and stay afloat on the network. Once your message is delivered to the desired recipient, the paper airplane icon here will disappear! Like magic! :)

KakaoTalk also has a countdown number. When you are in a group chat and everyone else is in the list, the window will show an unread count number on the side of your message. This particular number will decrease and eventually disappear when everyone has seen your message. Now nobody could deny they didn't read an important message. Like if you are sending reminders for out of town trips, or just giving instructions in the office. How can you not see the convenience KakaoTalk brings right?

You already know where to get this, so you know what to do!

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Julie Ann San Jose Celebrates Birthday at Childrens Home

Julie Ann San Jose one of GMA's brightest stars just celebrated her birthday at White Cross Children's Home at San Juan City. It's something that she's been looking forward to do for the longest time because she's been very busy this year. Aside from being a very talented singer (proof is her Platinum Award recently), actress and television personality, she's the newest face of Ever Bilena Careline Teen products. She arrived fresh and gorgeous that afternoon and began entertaining the kids by giving them a mini concert of sorts.

GMA Artist Center, SMART, Get Laud, Aquabella, Unisilver, Leon Philippe, Sweet Escape and Active White also chipped in so she could give the kids some goodies, clothes and supplies; making this a worthwhile time off from her busy week. She loves kids and she had a hand on choosing the specific charity she's going and this seems so special for Julie Ann.

Plus the kids there are so well behaved. The people there obviously take care of them really good. They also provided comic relief with Ms. Tess Bomb, her laughter and antics are so infectious.

Julie Ann had fun also feeding the kids right after her songs. Good thing Leon Philippe was there to provide the needed fresh milk for these kids. It was touching to see them smile and their face light up seeing Julie Ann in the flesh. This is one of the reasons why Julie Ann San Jose wanted to do this on a regular basis.

There was a glimpse of Elmo in this bit, I still remember their stint with SMART and the videos they did for the mobile phone company. I felt sad too seeing Elmo being partnered with someone else but they have to grow right? Now, Julie Ann is making waves in the music industry whilst Elmo kept the whole drama leading man role in the bag. Both are still good friends I know because they have spent years together remember? We can just be hopeful.

I saw genuine happiness in the kids and in Julie Ann San Jose during this outreach program arranged by GMA Artist Center and her sponsors. Julie Ann San Jose is doing great and I can't wait to see her shine more as she's looking forward to have more projects in GMA. Talks about her renewal and going to other stations should stop, I think she's well managed here. Plus she's well taken cared of. More of these charity events please GMA so we could see your artists reach out to the less fortunate. :)

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25 Years Of Lots'a Pizza And Their Sweet Partnership With Dole

Ms. Teresita Ngan Tian, President of Lots'a Pizza's Franchise System, Inc. doing her opening remarks.

Lots'a Pizza, one of the country's leading pizza brands proudly celebrated their 25th year in the business. Together with this, they have just partnered with the most well loved pineapple product brand in the world DOLE. It's a welcome development to get exclusivity with a brand that has lived quality all these years. As a major component of almost all their pizza flavors, the partnership was perfect says Ms. Teresita Ngan Tian, Lots'a Pizza's President. They continue to research about better ingredients and develop even better pizza variants so the public would continue to enjoy the classics. They have also sent out new premium pizzas for those who would want to indulge more in Lots'a Pizza, something that we absolutely love!

 We were then treated to lovely Lots'a Pizzas that afternoon. Yes, I admit to have tasted them all!

The cheese was soft and creamy and the way it melts into all the ingredients plus the sweet tangy pizza sauce and parbaked crust was something you would close your eyes for. Quite heavenly! Aside from the lovely pizza lot, the thing that made quite a difference was the fresh Dole pineapple found in some of the pizza variants. It was sweet, not too tangy even if there was no added sugar or sweeteners. 

I love the classic pizzas that are also very affordable! We took a slice and more of the Double Whammy, Roast Beef n' Cheese, Bacon Blaze, Hungarian Fiesta and the oh so good Garden Harvest. They also have a premium line which consists of Great Manhattan, Hawaiian Delight, Pure Beef Special, Pepperoni and Mushroom and Hotdog Festival. It's now all available on their 204 Pizza outlets nationwide - this also includes their 50 franchisees. See what you get for your money? This is why they lasted for a very long time. Filipinos love something filling and great tasting for the amount they pay and Lots'a Pizza gives all of these! They sent out the premium ones to cater for those willing to spend a little extra for more ingredients. I couldn't tell you how much I enjoyed each one of them and I was full to the brim going out of Ascott that afternoon.

Mr. Steve Roman C. Cabitac and Ms. Teresita Ngan Tian, President of Lots'a Pizza's Franchise Systems Inc.

Mr. Steve Cabitac Dole Philippines' Sales and Operations Group Head showing the exclusive Lotsa Pizza Pineapple can that is sliced "Pizza Cut" only for their brand. 

Alexander Adan, the Franchise Director and Product Manager of Lots'a Pizza Franchise Inc. here giving us a few words of wisdom before we left the venue. I like the part where he quoted Henry Sy saying that "He didn't want to be the number one brand, but wanted to be number one in the hearts and minds of the consumers".

Congratulations Dole Philippines and Lots'a Pizza Franchise Inc. for a very fruitful partnership. I can't wait to have more Lots'a pizzas in my home. Happy 25th year too Lots'a Pizza! :)

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The Borrowed Wife: Exciting Scenes in GMA Afternoon Primetime

I will have to admit. I used to watch this show everyday because of the story and everything but I stopped because it stressed me out. I couldn't concentrate anymore. Each scene in this series would either have someone hitting a lady or gripping her against the wall or throwing her around like a rag doll. Though obviously, the scenes were all well thought and executed for it to affect me that well. I didn't ask or talk that much during the blogcon because they might find out I'm a fan! LOL! It deserves the praise and ratings it's getting though and I applaud them for that!

 

Rafael Roselle who plays Rico Santos in the series even sang a few songs to get us a little comfortable.Also in the show are lead stars Camille Prats who plays Sophia/Maria, Charee Pineda as Maricar, TJ Trinidad as death by eye color Earl and Pauleen Luna as Tessa. Other stars such as Yayo Aguila, Sherilyn Reyes, Kevin Santos, Lou Sison, Diego Castro, Red Bustamante, Zarah Mae Deligero, Jojit Lorenzo and Ms. Caridad Sanchez are also in the show. They are currently troubled about who's who because apparently, news that the reconstructive surgery about the fake Maricar was out!

Camille says almost all the scenes in this series was tough to portray. Gravity was trying to pull them together but ethics was keeping them apart because they needed to do the right thing. She married TJ in the hopes of proving her love but turns out she was actually fooled into the situation... and she didn't like it when she knew about it. Her favorite line in the series is "Sa akin ka na lang ulit Rico" because she had to say that a lot of times. Rafael Roselle remembers the kid in the series who says "I love you ten times, ten thousand times!" which he thinks was so cute and endearing. Tj on the other hand loved the statement "Akin ka!" stemming from his role who's got an obsession with Sophia played by Camille Prats. They also had a very Hollywoodish car chase scene which you also should watch out for because they were so ecstatic telling us about it. Rafael compares it to the running scene in Pearl Harbor which he thinks is one of the highlights. They will also in the end find Cecilia, is she Maricar? Well, you have to find out by watching the series, all afternoon on GMA!

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