Joyce Ching Celebrates Birthday in Orphanage

It's been a while since we've seen the beautiful Joyce Ching. She just celebrated her birthday with kids from Holy Trinity Home for Children, a shelter for kids without a home or family. They teach them catechism, good manners and send them to school. 

Joyce is currently part of the new love series Because of You which stars Gabby Concepcion and Carla Abellana. She portrays the role of Cheska Salcedo, the daughter of Jaime Salcedo played by Gabby. She's probably going to have a play in the relationship because it'll be difficult to pursue something if there are kids involved. It's fun actually, not too heavy. It's more romantic, more kilig, and it just is more conflicting because they probably love each other, but there are times when Jaime just had to leave for family matters. This is where Andrea feels so left out, as she first was left hanging in the mountains where they first got to tell each other how they feel.

Anyway, Joyce was so happy during this celebration because she got to spend time with kids. During our small interview, we asked Joyce a few questions about the show. Here's a short video:

Joyce isn't entertaining suitors as of the moment but realizes she has fixed a lot of things in her life after her previous relationship. She has matured a lot and is focusing on her studies and career. She's planning to finish her studies as she's taking up film in Mint College. She's eager to actually be behind the camera in the coming months, and perhaps make a few documentaries based on the scripts she also made. She's also happy that her fans were in the event supporting her, they personally packed everything that they gave away to the kids. She's been very blessed, and hopes she would continue to have more projects after the current series she's in.

She also told us that during the cake blowing, she wished for the kids to have successful careers, make their dreams come true. Isn't that selfless? It's one of the reasons I love her, she's down to earth, and very humble. Happy birthday dear! 

For more information about their artists:

Official GMA Artist Center

Like them on Facebook


Visit their official website

http://gmanetwork.com/artistcenter

Alden and Maine Load for Talk N Text!

If you can't have enough of AlDub, then this is good news for you!

You see, our good friends from Talk N Text just announced the availability of AM15 which is part of their offerings that can get you unlimited all net SMS (oh yes UNLITEXT!), 60 Minutes of tri net calls and 100MB of mobile data which you can use the whole day.

Talk N Text has really been good to their subscribers, they've got the most affordable promos that is perfect for the AlDub fans and the Filipino market. For Facebook, Twitter, Viber or Clash of Clans, they've  managed to squeeze that all in so it's easier for you to trend online when you need to every time they go out and do Eat Bulaga.

You can also now call anyone for 60 minutes in three networks in the country, now how's that for convenience right? Not just that, your phone is your best friend and there's no reason to get bored anymore because it only costs Php 15.00. That's super affordable, and choosing this AM15 offer would only get you the best access to your favorite apps, see social media when you need it all for that price. If you love AlDub, this is perfect for you!

All you need to do is Text AM15 to 4545 if you're on Talk N Text. If you don't have their sim card yet, now is the time to actually do that!

For more information about their network:

TalkNText

Like them on Facebook


Visit their official website

http://www.talkntext.com.ph/

Are You A World Class DOTA Player? Prove it!

If you're a full blood DOTA 2 player who trash talks everyone else while playing the game inside the confines of your home or the Computer shop, then there's a place where you can put your trash talk where your mouth is. You see, ESL One is coming to the country and they've partnered with the best people in the industry like SMART, PLDT Home Fibr, TV5 and GAMEX to bring you a one of a kind chance to win $250,000 cold cash. Isn't that amazing?

If you're from Mindanao and nearby provinces, come to the IMBA CDO Mindanao qualifier on January 24, 2016. Winners on this leg will have the chance to go to Manila for the finals on April 23-24 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. You'll be on a world stage after that as the winner would probably represent the country because it is handled by ESL One. This is being done for the first time in Southeast Asia and is dubbed as the first Premium DOTA 2 tournament in the region. Now is the time to prove it if you're the greatest player in the land! Check out Smart's page here for more information.

For more information about their tournament:

Smart Communications

Like them on Facebook


Visit their official website

http://smart.com.ph

Rock & Seoul Bibimbap Bar at SM The Block

There's a new restaurant that opened at the Ground Floor of The Block in SM North Edsa. They've made it like a new strip of some sort that would probably cater to the more growing crowd in the area. Management probably had a hand choosing tenants as they've put up some pretty new brands instead of just the veterans they had inside their other malls. That's a step in a new direction. If you've heard of the Relish Group, (the ones who also owns Wee Nam Kee, Osaka Osho and Kumori Japanese Bakery) this is an original restaurant concept they call Rock & Seoul Bibimbap Bar.

The premise is easy. You choose the meat, the veggies that come with it, then the sauce. If you prefer the "easier" way, they've got specially prepared Bibimbap varieties that you would love. Thing is, they're not serving the usual too. It's more of like fusion, like east meets west. Still, it would be in Bibimbap form.

You've got the usual Banchan, with Kimchi, Chicken Salad, Korean Soy Fried Chicken, Cold Pickle/Noodle Salad too. This would be a thing that would go nice with your Bibimbap so instead of eating it all up, I suggest you leave some for later use.

 

They serve everything in a hot plate so they have paper shields reminiscent of other restaurants you may know who have them. As with any Bibimbaps, they have rice in the center, the whole enchalada on the sides, then the special sauce on the table which you can put in generously over your Bibimbap.

I thought this was Bulgogi but no, this is actually Bistek Bibimbap which is part of their Signature Baps. If you don't prefer to build a Bibimbap of your own, you can order these on the menu. They don't hold back on garlic as you can see, so this should be good.

This is my favorite, the Mexican Taco. It's got all the essentials in a usual taco plus corn and carrots on the side. Make sure you put in a generous amount of sauce on the rice while it's hot because this is good, really good that I am saying this is my favorite of all the things they have in the store.

This is what they call American Breakfast. You have the Potato hash, Bacon, Hamburger patty, Egg, Cucumber and Carrots. This should be ordered by people who would want to have something more filling, as it's carbs and protein mainly.

This is the Original Bibimbap. They've got the usual stuff, veggies, got Spinach which I love! 

This is the Korean Fried Chicken Bibimbap. It's got those yummy breaded chicken breast pieces, fried until golden brown, mixed with the usual veggies. You've got the house sauce on the table so make sure you put it on generously, you're basically dousing it so it won't be too hot (since it is on a sizzling plate) and also making it a tad sweeter for doing that. I like this too but if I were to choose between this and the Mexican Taco, I'd go with that.

I've had lots of Bibimbap in different restaurants, some are better than these but if you think about the price, this is way affordable. You can also customize which in my books is something that other restaurants don't offer. You get affordable but quality food, that is something you should really take note of. Go visit them at the ground floor of SM The Block right in front of the SM Hypermarket. They are on the left side, you shouldn't miss it. 3.5/5.

For more information about their restaurant:

Rock & Seoul

Like them on Facebook


Visit their official website

http://relish-group.com/rockseoul/