Spiral Does Three This First Quarter

We had our eyes glued on stage when we were treated with a great afternoon of Korean, Chinese and Valentines flair at Sofitel Manila. First up is the Korean Food Festival, a thing that they're celebrating in the hotel for the first time. It's a mix of cultural performances, experience and lovely Korean food offerings that will be done in Spiral the whole month and will remain in the offerings in one of the dining ateliers in the best buffet destination in the Philippines. Aside from that, they flew in Chef Jang Bo-Ik of Grand Ambassador Seoul to conduct a few Korean cooking demonstrations and lessons at Sofitel, just ask so you could participate with these efforts by the Korean Cultural Center and the hotel.

 They will also have legit Korean Hanbok and dresses displayed for photo ops in Spiral so if you feel like dressing up, it'll be fun in specially designed photo booths they prepared during the event. I love the small sweets they also had us try plus the beef dishes and kimchi which is probably part of their cuisine. You should ask the hotel how you would be able to experience that too and they can make arrangements.

Valentines Day at Sofitel

For those looking for the perfect venue to have those perfect dates this Valentines day, Sofitel offers their place plus Sunset plus special packages during this time. They also got all the aphrodisiacs lined up if you're a little frisky on these dates. I love the Balut so much I had to put it here!

 To lobsters, sea cucumbers, abalone, they've got that prepared if you want your dinner to be the best. They can also arrange it in Sofitel's rooftop where you can literally have a grand view of the city and Manila Bay. Just ask and they can arrange the perfect proposal venue for you within hotel grounds. I've seen it myself and it is just picturesque! You should consider popping the question this February. Spiral and Sofitel has a lot of ways to say I love you, they can help you with that too.

Lunar New Year at Spiral

Usher in the Lunar New Year in Spiral as they welcome the Monkey with prosperity plates filled with almost imperial dishes whether ala carte or part of their buffet offerings. I gasped seeing the tons of food they had us try that afternoon.

Chef Michael Tai offers 10 secrets to happiness and features dishes to interpret prosperity, faith and fortune. Aside from that, Albert Andrada will be having his La Prosperite Chinoise Collection right on Spiral's grounds so you'll have a real deal world class fashion show from the man who dressed Ms. Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach in that iconic Blue Gown she wore in the pageant.

It was majestic, and this is actually just one of them. So just imagine what Albert Andrada has up on his sleeves come Sunday lunch of the Chinese New Year Celebrations in Sofitel!

This is impressive, I can't wait to see the rest of the year with Sofitel. For reservations, please call 551-5555 and ask for the 4 course dinner with wine offers. I like that specifically.

For more information about their offerings:

Sofitel Manila

Like them on Facebook


Visit their official website

http://www.sofitelmanila.com

Derek Ramsay, Solenn Heussaff, Kean Cipriano and Kiray Celis for Love is Blind

We had the chance to be in the Love is Blind blogcon in Luxent Hotel, QC. We talked to the film's star Derek Ramsay, Solenn Heussaff, Kean Cipriano and the newest bombshell and apple of the eye of Derek, Kiray Celis. This offering from Regal Films talks about the play of physical love, attraction and romance between four people who believed in love potions and it's effects on people.

The Director of the film Jason Paul Laxamana said he had to adjust a bit in treatment because he's very used to doing indie films. He wanted to be bery detailed and is so glad about the the experience of making a mainstream film. Derek also lamented "Obsession is a scary thing, I've dealt with that in the past and know how dangerous it is. You can be dimplomatic about it but you have to get your point across. Obsession is different from love and you need to draw that line that you appreciate the admiration but there are boundaries. There are really funny scenes here including me kissing Kiray, where she had to spit on me. My other films are not so into Valentines, but this is a light film and everybody can watch it."

Kean adds "You don't know how it happens, it's overwhelming to see people with art that we do. We go through things like that and it's no joke. I did a scene with Derek and had to do massages, which was awkward. I can't forget the daring scenes we did on the first day. I wanna leave a part of myself in everything that I do including acting. Love is beautiful, even if deception is involved but you'll learn what true love is because of what she's doing in the movie."

Kiray says she had to learn how to love someone, she didn't prepare at all and thought she was doing a small role. "I thought I was just doing the kid Fe but later on realized I was also doing everything. I won't pressure anyone to like me because I deserve someone who would go the mile for me, that's just how I am. I couldn't get hold of the fact that I had to bear my body a bit, I'm very conservative. Although there were times he was mounting me, I can't say any more than that. I wasn't think about his thing in the scene. I'll try next time."

Love is Blind will be showing on February 10 and is the official offering for Valentines Day of Regal Films. Thank you so much to everyone who went to the event. It was awesome meeting the cast!

For more information about their film:

Regal Entertainment Inc.

Like them on Facebook


Visit their official website

http://www.facebook.com/RegalEntertainmentInc

ABSCBN's "Pangako Sa'yo" Bids Farewell

Popular TV show Pangako Sa'yo (The Promise) is ending this February and with its successful second run on ABSCBN, they're ending it with a huge turn of events as Yna Macaspac (played by Kathryn Bernardo) finds out she's the long lost daughter of Amor Powers. Angelo (played by Daniel Padilla) is now caught in between as there's a huge issue that Yna might actually be his half sister.

They've been adored by fans in Asia, proven it with their wins in different award giving bodies and has remained as the teen King and Queen even after this show. They signified that after this, they're gearing towards accepting more mature roles and said that the show helped them transition through that awkward stage where they're too old to be sweet teens and too young to get roles with more character. They feel to have really grown because the show has been able to give a different side of who KathNiel is. They reminisced how they felt how huge the project was when they were running around that iconic hill seen on the first few trailers whilst signifying this as a huge honor to be in.

The show will end on February 12 as they will give way to the Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano starrer "Dolce Amore". Jodi Sta. Maria and Ian Veneracion on the other hand said they've never been so thankful to have been able to portray the roles of Amor and Eduardo. Likewise, they're hoping not to have Claudia Buenavista (played by Angelica Panganiban) in the mix as they end the show next week. With the jampacked shows abroad and the continued support they're getting in social media and the internet, they hope you get to watch the next few days left in Pangako Sa'yo.

Here are video excerpts of the event:

PART 1




PART 2

For more information about their artists:

ABSCBN

Like them on Facebook


Visit their official website

http://www.ABS-CBN.com/

The Perfect Entertainment Phone: ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser ZE601KL

We've always had an inkling with the ASUS Zenfone, not just because it looks good, but because it is one of the few phones that I believe is worth more than how much they're actually selling it. You practically get your money's worth. You'll also be the envy of anyone who looks at it. The great engineering, the super detailed craftsmanship would impress even the most discriminating phone lover. It's one of the few things that made me love Android, I could tell you that I was a genuine Apple OS lover before and there are only a few phones that made me consider using Android OS and this is one of the few who did.

Don't be just impressed with the looks department because this phone doesn't just look good, it also has got real remarkable hardware. When this was released late last year people were wondering why ASUS had to do a Zenfone 2 Laser with a 6 inch screen, but it's actually simple, it's made for entertainment. The larger screen means you get to see videos in Full HD. You get to see 1080 x 1920 pixels videos as it is. Now imagine those videos you downloaded legally over the internet, the HD Videos on Youtube and other streaming sites, if you see that in it's full quality, in a screen that can accommodate the photos from end to end. That is amazing.

The Primary Camera is 13 MP. It's also got f/2.0 aperture (so you do get impressive bokeh if you need to) not to mention the superb laser autofocus that's faster than my iPhone (I've seen it do that) plus the dual LED and dual tone flash so you won't look like a deer in headlights when you take shots. The front cam is also equipped with a 5MP cam which is already apt for those selfies and Skype conversations. I've used it quite extensively in video conferences and I've always had compliments (nice skin and color) because of the proprietary beautification feature of the phone (that's beside the fact that I do take care of it). HDR, Panorama, name it, they've got it.

The phone also uses Android OS Lollipop but there's a planned upgrade to v 6.0 Marshmallow. They also have put in a Quad core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 and a Quad core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5 CPU plus a genuine Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616 processor. Talk about power? You ain't seen nothing yet!

As you can see, it's Dual Sim, but of course it would be better if you had SMART for that, because nothing beats Smart LOL.Aside from that, it's got a Li-Po 3000 mAh battery so you won't really run out of juice that fast because that's already BIG. This phone also has 32 GB of INTERNAL storage and 3GB of RAM. Now I don't have to worry losing space on my phone, I even have MORE storage space if I decide to add more soon. Currently, the phone is available in Glacier Gray, Sheer Gold and Glamour Red. I wanted to HAVE a red phone because I'm a genuine UE RED WARRIOR, so this was just a DREAM come true!  

It's also the thinnest in the 6 inch smartphone category, at 164.6 x 84 x 10.6 mm, you can fit this right in your pocket with ease. If you need something for gaming, for watching and streaming videos, this is the perfect entertainment phone for you. Go get these in Lazada, SM Cyberzone retailers nationwide. I had tons of fun using it lately for streaming iFlix movies and watching those HD videos I've got in my library. If you're thinking of the perfect gift this Valentines day, you might as well get him or her a value for money and generally good hardware phone today. I've also used this for event coverage and it's doing wonders for me. I can take videos and never run out of space unlike my iPhone. If you've had that problem, consider this as the solution. It's got entertainment, photos, and looks good too. Isn't that some of the primary things we look for in a phone? This one does that flawlessly. Nothing beats ASUS in this department because they think about YOU.

For more information about their phones:

ASUS Philippines

Like them on Facebook


Visit their official website

http://www.asus.com/ph/