Smart, Sun and Talk N Text's BIGGER Announcement

If you thought Smart already shocked you with the announcement of Chairman Manny Pangilinan a few days ago about giving FREE INTERNET to their MILLIONS of subscribers. Today we just got word that they are making it even BIGGER by EXTENDING the promo up until January 5, 2015... Yes you heard that right! Shocked? I know! But here's the thing, they are also giving it out to Postpaid and Broadband subscribers. 

Smart's Chairman Manny Pangilinan just said on his tweet "Thank you for the OVERWHELMING response to #SmartFreeInternet. Our early Christmas gift to our loyal and new subscribers - the offer is now extended to January 5. Even better, all prepaid, postpaid and broadband subscribers of Smart, Talk N Text and Sun will have #FreeInternetForAll. 

If you think that is good news, all would also be able to use "UNLI" ALL YOU CAN" access to Facebook. This includes sending via Facebook Messenger, viewing of embedded video in the social networking site. They can also have all day Wikipedia access as well on top of their 30MB free data allocation per day.

You can now enjoy browsing through all your favorite websites, social media accounts, mobile apps, shop online without incurring any charges. Roland Peña Smart Technology Group Head also says their network has been able to perform well in the first few days of the promo and hope people would continue to take advantage of the FREE Internet offer. 

This is welcome news for YOU and ME and make the phone network war really beneficial for US their subscribers. We are the winners, that's important. 

Go hurry and text FREE to 9999 and experience it now!

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Ultimate Taste Test 2014 with San Miguel Lifestyle Brews

San Miguel Super Dry, Cerveza Negra and San Miguel Premium All Malt Beer

I've been able to cover the first and second Ultimate Taste Test and was kinda sad I didn't get to do the third one. The stars and the planets aligned this last weekend and got us to attend the greatest foodie event in Metro Manila, Rockwell's 4th Ultimate Taste Test 2014. It's where 50 of Manila's greatest home based food businesses and Power Plant's Restaurants converge. Participants become true blue food reviewers for a day to see who fares the best in this year's Ultimate Taste Test 2014. The hits will also be gladly paired with their favorite San Miguel Lifestyle Brews which I saw all over the venue that afternoon which includes even the desserts which I'll let you see in a bit. Let's start the ball rolling shall we?

Fisher Farms Gourmet Baked Rellenong Bangus

I liked the part where it's baked so it's not as oily as your regular Rellenong Bangus. The taste, it was good but it leaned more into the sour side which might be caused by uneven distribution of the ingredient on the slice that I got or, it might be just the way it is. I give credit to the thought of baking this thing rather than deep frying because it presents a more healthier alternative to an already healthy fish. We'll score this 3/5. 

Belly Bob's Boneless Lechon Belly de Cebu paired with San Miguel Super Dry Beer

Belly Bob's Boneless Lechon Belly

Seeing the rolls of Boneless Lechon Belly on the display counter just made my mouth water. I thought it was going to be a hit already because it is after all lechon. The spice was good, the taste of the meat was good, but when I did take a bite on it I felt it wasn't "all that" good. It was a little upset because I had high hopes for it judging from the way it looked. It was good that this is the Ultimate Taste Test so I was with other foodies on the venue and when I asked about it, they had nothing but good things to say about the lechon belly. I got worried, so I went back to the Belly Bob's station and tried to taste it again. That's when I found out that I was tasting something off because the thing they served me the first time was cold. The hot one I got tasted differently and was a whole lot better. The air conditioning in the venue might have been the culprit. This thing should have a warning sign on it that it's best when eaten hot otherwise, they'll have a problem on the ratings later on. I'm giving this 4/5 on the premise that it's hot, when it's cold it would be like a 2. The beer made my life better as it's my favorite beer in the world. San Miguel Super Dry was perfect with the savory lechon, even more if it's ice cold!

EXCLUSIVE: Ella, Nash, Jane and Diego for BUM Holiday Collection

We've been fortunate enough to have been able to cover the shoot/behind the scenes for Jane Oineza and have released that a few weeks ago. This time we're going to release the Holiday collection for them too, it'll be together with Diego Loyzaga. I remember vividly how they had fun during the shoot as it was light and you wouldn't see if they were stressed or anything. Ella Cruz was still her playful self, you can never take that out of her of course. Nash Aguas on the other hand was also giddy posing for the camera being his cool self that afternoon. I must say it was effortless for these guys and gals to be in the HOLIDAY shoot for the Philippines' most awesome street wear brand BUM.

Let's take look at it shall we?

Nash and Ella with Photographer Ash Reginald Evasco taking a look at their shots that afternoon.

I guess Nash was a little bit intrigued about the things they wore too. They flipped on the photos and saw the holiday collection flash before their eyes. It was cool.

While they were preparing the backdraft and lights, I went inside the dressing room to say hi. He was busy reading Twitter on this bit I think.

He didn't move quite much as I was clicking but when I asked BUM people if it was okay to shoot, he stood up!

Oops! Sorry I think I saw some girls fainted already! Haha!

I saw her tinkering around with the stress on her pants and then she looked at the camera with a huge smile.

Then after that, they had to fix her up again for the shoot. She had like 4 people working on her hair, her makeup and wardrobe.

Shopping for Men's Fashion Made Easy at Lamido

Screenshot of Online Shop heaven http://www.lamido.com.ph/ (image not mine)

Christmas season in the Philippines started in the BER months. That starts when the month's name ends in BER that is. With the rate we're going, we're way behind schedule and we haven't been able to shop as much as we wanted. Now think about the amount of people that you haven't given any gifts during last year's holiday and you'll probably be a little sad because 1.) You may not have much time to shop 2.) Malls are too far 3.) You don't like walking around all day and still couldn't find that perfect little gift for your special someone/the one you love. It's a dilemma I know, but it's probably solvable. How? Easy, have you tried shopping online? If not, then maybe the Lamido buy and sell site interest you. They are a part of the Lazada group known for the biggest online retail stores here and around the world.

It's not easy picking a gift for a guy like me. I am so involved in fashion for men that I might discriminate a little when it comes to clothing, shoes or accessories. Hard to please? Yes I am, but if I shop I already know what to choose as soon as I get to a store and I see it. Women on the other hand would be an entirely different case. They roam around, pick one up, try it on, take it off, try another one on, spin around and return the merchandise. Somehow, I don't remember an easy breezy day in the mall when I have to accompany ladies I know there. Now, when they want to do that they would be able to do it right in the comfort of their own homes. You give them the choice, they pick the color and sizes and voila! You can have it delivered right to your doorstep, some even for free!

The best thing is, you don't have to go out and drive for that. You save on gas, you save on dining out, you save on the trip and you don't waste time spinning around the mall like a gopher who's lost his own hole. That's great technique right there which you can smash outside the ballpark, give yourself a pat on the back then say "I did good today!".

Oh and if you're still looking for more ways to shop, your Android phone might come handy. Get it from the Google Play store in this URL: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lamido.android&hl=en. You'll thank me afterwards! By the way, I already found a couple of watches that would fit me quite nicely, if you want to buy me one I won't stop you! Ha!

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