Inspirations: Meet the Pharmaton Life Chargers

Monday, August 18, 2014




We went to a Pharmaton event this afternoon as they selected people that would best represent themselves as Life Chargers, a new campaign specifically to bolster inspiration to people who have inspired others and make themselves inspirations too later on. Their tag line was "What inspires you?" I was asked the same question earlier so I answered quite practically and said money. Of course, there are a lot of things that should be important than that. People like the Pharmaton Life Chargers Hindy Weber Tantoco, Maxie Abad, Michelle Ressa Aventajado, Chef Rob Pengson and Anthony Suntay are truly sources of inspiration, they are also inspired by others who are driven in pursuing their goals.



Maxie Abad is a former member of the Philippine National Football Team. He's also a lawyer and manages to still teach youth who loves the sport. He mentions "I truly find inspiration from kids, it's a venue where you can see them grow up from boys to men in a snap. Finding them achieving more than you would be the proudest moment. Seeing them excel in sports even out of football is already the best "take back" you can get from them."


Everyone in the sports world knows Mr. Anthony Suntay. He's gone to every ball sport in the country and if you're not seeing him here, he's probably somewhere else in Europe, the US or elsewhere in Asia covering the biggest sports events there is. He said "I figured what else could I do when you hit a wall (talking about his stints in the Philippines), I ventured with other companies based internationally and got to cover places outside the Philippines." He advises everyone to stay dynamic, but get Pharmaton so it will get you more energy to take care of your family.



Michelle Aventajado finds opportunities to educate people whenever there is a chance. She doesn't take it personally and takes her time to explain things about special children. She also understands where they are coming from because there are challenges in education and being informed. Still, she remains inspired and continues to provide inspiration to other people. "My students and children teach me too, you can learn so much from kids."



Hindy Tantoco keeps her integrity through trials, resilience and perseverance. If she gets to still take that in her place, she's already fulfilled in making a positive change. She's okay with non organic stuff too and doesn't blind herself from those she can benefit from. She's taking it easy now and supplementing with more while staying healthy. She didn't stop with fashion but she takes her time now unlike before where she goes home so late and think about next season to stay ahead. She researched about the benefits of Pharmaton and the idea of supplementing is a good thing for her. She still is a believer in growing your own food, and staying organic. It's what she's been very busy with and the task has continued to inspire people to do the same. This is why she's part of Pharmaton's Life Chargers. It was a treat to talk to her too that afternoon, she was so nice.


Chef Rob Pengson wasn't the smartest kid but at age 19, he asked his folks to get him to study culinary arts. It was difficult, but he was challenged and got to achieve a lot because he knows this is his passion... and he said when he worked with his passion, that's where his life totally changed. They began to open a school in 2007, saying it was a gamble, but when he showed his passion to students who enrolled at that time, that's how he got the ball rolling. Now, Global Academy is one of the biggest culinary schools in the country. He's now giving chance to students to excel, even giving scholarships to deserving ones from far flung provinces as he continues to still follow his passion. He says "Stay resilient and follow your passion, work out and eat the right food. Supplement well, no matter what you eat you don't get everything and Pharmaton resolves that."

These Pharmaton Life Chargers will be continuing to inspire more people, they're as ordinary as you and me but they make their life better by sharing their passion to other people. Take Pharmaton and do the same, it'll help you understand how anyone can be an inspiration to others. I'll try that too!


COW

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SM Holds Movies for the Deaf and Blind

Sunday, August 17, 2014



It was a heartwarming sight to see our brothers and sisters who are differently abled, blind and deaf at the cinemas of SM The Block a few days ago. The plan is, to actually have these facilities (all SM Cinemas) to be retrofitted with the right equipment in order to cater to these wonderful kids and their families a place to watch movies even if they are in that condition. This is a very good move for SM, SM Prime Holdings, SM Cinemas and SM Cares. They are doing this hand in hand with AKAP Pinoy, Philippine Blind Union, NCDA, Philippine Foundation for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled and the MTRCB.


It was impossible to do this before but with the help of technology and proper dubbing, there are now digital movies that can be interpreted for the blind and put in closed captioning for the deaf. I thought it was not going to be possible because they wouldn't be able to see or understand it, it all became clear to me once they started the movie.

They invited them from special education classes all around the metro and got the movie HUGO on screen for them. Each scene was described meticulously for those who could not see, from going through pipes, smoke, the construction of the fonts and the credits, everything was described for them. The closed captioning was also there so the deaf can actually read the dialogue of the characters. They also described them during the times the characters were only looking at them so you know our blind friends would be able to understand the scenes as they go along.


They signed the memorandum of agreement in order to make more movies like these. Atty. Eugenio "Toto"  Villareal of the MTRCB, executives from SM Cares, SM Cinemas, SM Prime Holdings and other NGO's was there to witness it. They will work on making more movies like these, the Filipino films included and perhaps give more incentives to private corporations, producers who would make their films available to the differently abled brethren. That right there is history, if we could only do this to every film... it would be something that we'll be so happy to share with the blind and deaf individuals so they could be able to live more independently even when watching in the cinemas.

Thank you so much to SM Cares, you truly are working to make every Filipino's life better. Thank you for your heartfelt gesture in making this accessible to the blind and deaf, you deserve every applause you got from them. Including me. *Waves hands in sign language*

COW

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Smart Introduces 5G LTE-A Network in the Country!

Saturday, August 16, 2014



Mr. Orlando B. Vea, Chief Wireless Advisor of Smart during the tests of 5G LTE-A technology in 2013; where they recorded 209.66 mbps speeds in the Philippines.

In the eve of the rising number of Filipinos clamouring for better and faster Internet connection, the nations largest network Smart Communications just announced the first ever use of 5G LTE in the Philippines by switching to this state in  the Smart JUMP Center in Mandaluyong City.

Mobile operators elsewhere in the world like AT&T and T-Mobile has this and it has delivered data of up to 100 megabits per second (mbps) to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps) which is alomst ten times faster than 3G. You can also compare that to be more than twice as fast as current 4G services in the country.

This new LTE-A technology is something historical as this pegs Smart to be in the ranks of a few carriers in the world that has it. Smart just made the Philippines stand along with other leading mobile operators in South Korea, United States, Singapore, Australia and Hong Kong. Now that this is going to be available in the country, we would be soon  enjoying dreamy 5G speeds as they roll out these changes in more regions in the Philippines.

This has been a possible task as Smart also utilizes the PLDT Fiber Optic Cable connection. They say it's already around 90,000 Kilometers of underwater cabling installed and they'll be continuing to install lines in the Visayas and Mindanao region to prevent redundant ones. It's going to be faster and better soon and it'll benefit millions of Filipinos. As long as you're with Smart, you're gonna get there!

COW

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My 3 Day Sale Experience at SM Sta. Mesa!

Friday, August 15, 2014



Hey you! I've been so excited to actually go to SM Sta. Mesa and decided to actually tell you about it. For those who haven't gone there yet, you have 2 days left, up until Sunday to get the best deals up to 70% off on your favorite items. When I got there, you must know where I headed. This is the Men's shoes section. I've got several pairs at home that I haven't even used yet but we gotta do what we gotta do. 


When the red flag is up, it's showing that I've got 50% off the original price on shoes. That's more reason to get one right?


All American looking boat shoes from Outland, but it's only 800 pesos. Crazy!


This one's from Milanos, I wanted this and it only costs 799 too.


This one's perfect for those semi formal occasions. When I grabbed it from the shelf and saw that it's only 800 bucks, I got it! They said people got the smaller sizes already and this is the last one. Thank gawd I've got big feet ha! It's from Mario D Boro so it's surely one that's got quality. I went on to the next rack and checked the other shoes that would get my attention. 


GBX had some really good shoes on display and I've been looking for something that I'd wear everyday. This red, white and black number is in the league because I'm a UE Red Warrior. Plus, it's only 900 bucks. A good deal doesn't come easy these days so I got this one too.


And when I was almost done fitting my shoes, I saw this on the table right in front of the GBX rack. I love how comfy it is and still stays in form. I also like the interior. Took this one home too. Same brand GBX and it looks exactly like the 5K worth shoes I was wearing that afternoon. This one's only 1,300 pesos, it's usually almost 3K on regular days so I took it without even blinking. 


So I've already got my shoes and was about to go home happy, I lined up at the counter and computed that I have spare pesos to get something else. Good thing I was right beside the Toy Section which just had something I wanted for my van.


I had to hoard the Furbies! (Thanks Azrael for this photo!) It will sit right at the back where everyone else would be able to play with it, Mom included! 


There's also more pants and shirts that you would love from great brands on the ground floor. I resisted, or else I'd be scratching cards at this point. We went a little hungry also so we went to Wendy's and spent a couple of hours there.



The burgers were all big and meaty but you know what catched our fancy? The SALAD BAR is back and it only costs P199 on selected Wendy's Stores. It's a good thing the SM Sta. Mesa branch has it! We saw some really big attempts on the salad bar and they even told us that some would stack like 6 inches high. Don't you miss doing this in Wendy's? I miss it too, Biggie Iced Tea comes a close second! Well, you've got to make plans and visit SM Sta. Mesa this weekend to catch the last two days of sale and dining with the salad bar at Wendy's! I'm a very happy boy, you guys work too hard so go reward yourself this payday weekend! You deserve it!

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You can even win a Suzuki Ertiga in the raffle as every P1K purchase can get you one raffle stub! They're giving away phones too so what are you still doing at home? Come join the fun in SM! Remeber, you've got 2 days more!

COW

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