SMART MUSIC LIVE: Ely Buendia, Up Dharma Down, Nathan Sykes, Autotelic,Crwn and Aegis

Just let me know one artist in this lineup and I'll be there!

It's Ely Buendia. I've been a fan of his since day 1. I was fortunate to have the first concert in UP Sunken Garden, the last set, his XL Concert, the Deezer launch and during PLDT and Smart's launch of their new logo. I even hang around UP back in high school and college so I could see a glimpse of him. I'm not a BIG fan, I'm crazy about Eraserheads and all of them!

Anyway, I know I'm not the only crazy guy out there that would like to see them in a show. Add to that, Smart is going to have Up Dharma Down, Nathan Sykes, Autotelic, Crwn and Aegis perform live on stage at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. You've got the greatest OPM artists, an internationally renowned performer and a lot of surprises in one go. If you haven't got tickets yet, make sure you go to smrt.ph/smartmusiclive for more details. Be there around 6:30PM as the show will start promptly with opening performers so don't be left behind! Go ask your friends and family too if they like good music because I'm sure this is one HUGE party you don't want to miss!

See you there!

KUMAGCOW

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Get Rewards from 7-Eleven with the New CLiQQ App!

Have you already gone to a 7-Eleven store and see these cute little kiosks on the side of the counter? Well it's not just there for display or loading prepaid cards for your phone, it actually does a LOT more. Do you remember that Everyday Rewards Card? They've re-branded and made it even better!

The Kiosk isn't just a place to reload your phones with lovely Smart Prepaid Cards, but this can also get you other e-pins, a place to pay for your bills, and add cash to your cards when you need to. You can download this app on the Google Play Store or the App Store today. It's got it's own bar code that you can easily register with so each time you go to a 7-Eleven store you can rack up rewards points and exchange it for merchandise available on the app. The kiosk is also an access point so if you're around the area you can use your free 70MB for wireless connection. If that's not enough, you can opt to transfer your points for credits in your wifi access so you can surf some more.

These are my current favorite products in 7-Eleven and I'm glad they can actually become reward points every Php 50 purchase. The fridge that houses most of the sandwiches, the Milk Tea and Wintermelon Tea that's pretty new, plus this thing called Go Long which is a giant version of Yakult. It's just some of the things I love from the store.

Now I had some friends with me during that small event we had at 7-Eleven so since I've got some points on my card, I sent them some points too so they can get rewards just like me. The app basically has a section where you can redeem it and it lists down some really good freebies which you can claim as soon as you open your app. Just show it to the counter and you'll get it when it's available. Aside from that, you can use these points to purchase products if you feel like you want to shop. There are tons of promos and free stuff they've given away and if you've got multiple cards, you can have them registered on the app and combine them all! That way you don't have to really bring your cards along and just have the barcode on the app scanned by the friendly 7-Eleven staff on your phone if you're purchasing from them. Now isn't that convenient?

Now it's easy for you, your friends to get connected to the internet, shop when you need it and get rewarded in every 7-Eleven store you're visiting. So go install it on your devices today and reap all those free stuff you can get at a touch of a button. 

Don't tell me I didn't tell you about it!

KUMAGCOW
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Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza for "Imagine You and Me" Blogcon

This is the most awaited movie of the year and just like me, and the millions of fans of social media phenomenon AlDub (which they are fondly called) are excited about seeing "Imagine You and Me" a film made for national bae Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza. The two have been inseparable since their accidental chemistry happened a few eons ago in the longest noontime show in the country Eat Bulaga. 

Now I've already had the privilege to talk to Alden a couple of times and I know he's been so down to earth still, but I haven't had the chance to actually interview Maine so my plan was to ask her a lot of questions in this blog conference. Unfortunately we were allowed like 2 questions, but I was so happy how she answered it liberally and quite long. She actually had mentioned (while she was answering one question from another blogger) that she thinks she's a "pessimistic" person. I was really surprised (actually shocked) she said that out of the blue but when she explained and said that she was always like that and Direk also mentioned how Maine was so hard on herself during scenes in IYAM because once they did it on screen and she sees some little things she doesn't like. 

She goes ahead and says it to Direk and everybody on set so they can shoot it again. I think in some way it made her part of the creative process, not that she's a perfectionist. I actually think Maine wants this movie to be good because they are dedicating this to the millions of fans that have been there to support them and they don't want to short change YOU and ME. :) 

In that short exchange, and the little introduction I had with Maine made me feel how much she's telling people that she's real. She knows how much love she's getting but ultimately she wants people to know she's the same person as when she started. I don't know about you but when I see them together, I don't think Alden and Maine is doing this for kicks. I do feel this is something REAL, something that people may think is just for screen but for me, I feel they're really together. It's the actions, the small things that they do when they're with each other. You can't question that. 

Anyway, there's another reason for you guys and gals to be happy because Imagine You and Me will finally be seen on theaters tomorrow. To celebrate that, let me share with you some photos from the #IYAMBlogcon which happened a few days ago. I've also included videos of the interview on the bottom of this post. Please make your friends know it's showing on July 13, 2016 and also on the last week of July for other countries. Enjoy!   

Alden arrived with Direk Mike

Maine doing wacky faces, starting the blogcon very fun!

ACER Philippines Releases PREDATOR Line

Steven Funcke, Predator Marketing Manager explains what Predator is all about to local media.

Dropped by Glorietta a week ago to get to know ACER Philippines' newest line of devices. They call it PREDATOR, and they're doing it with seriously with pc's, laptops, tablets, even a projector, some really scare but exciting stuff. This must have stemmed from the recent Philippine hosting of online mmorpg/Network gaming competitions this year and how much talent, hunger for even greater hardware that Filipinos need in order to get that edge, to get that gaming skill easier, faster, stronger. This need will adequately be fed to you by ACER Philippines.

Now it's actually my first time to see OVERWATCH being played during this event. They had us try out the game and compete with other press and gamers at the event. I was pretty good at it I think but they had to stop me from playing it the second time as they're organizing the competition already. I've seem some pro's do it, handled each of the characters well. They've got different skills and you can imagine it to be like Counterstrike but aside from the different skill sets, you also could use the whole map because flying is allowed (if your character has the ability that is) or turn into a fire menacing tank (again if your character can). It was fun and I'm inching to get a decent laptop to actually have it played. Perfect timing? LOL

This is the Predator G3. It's got really good armor like design, like the abs on Iron Man's suit. It's got the usual ports, even more for ease of use when gaming. It's also got expansion slots which you can easily take off when you see the need to. Easy to use too when you need audio on headphones. It's pre-loaded with Windows 10, 6th Gen Intel i7-6700 Processor, a GTX 970 Graphics Processing Unit, a 64GB DDR4 2133 MHz RAM and is an absolute beauty. I could imagine myself sitting in front of it already. They also have a G1 and G6 version of this, some improvements of course.

For those who want it handy, they're also releasing gaming laptops. Some laptops are good, but theirs was made to perform like their gaming desktop units. Pretty remarkable to see technical advancements this good. It's got comfy keyboard buttons too. They call it the Predator 17x and it's a dream. It's faster, loaded with Windows 10, uses a 6th Gen Intel i7-6820HK processor, a GTX 980 GPU and a 17" screen with 4K UHD IPS capability. I could see the fire in the eyes of Steven Funcke as he was explaining it earlier that evening to the TV reporters, yes I eavesdropped on their conversation (sorry!). But hardware this good must have great connection, a thing that we could improve perhaps in a couple of years. They also have a Predator 17 and Predator 15, which pretty much is the screen size.

 For those who want to take your gaming experience in tablets to the next level, they've got the Predator 8. It's got a well designed audio system using 4 powerful speakers using Predator QAudio quality as a standard. It's got remarkable color gamut, making you see things unbelievably crisp, clear and vibrant. They also use an Intel X7 Atom processor, Intel HD Graphics, and it only measures 8 inches! Now there's no excuse to make gaming a good thing on tablets!

This one is the Predator Z650, when I saw this I said "Shut Up!" because knowing you're going to have a lovely screen on the wall when you need it. Pricey but if you think about it, it's even cheaper than most of the projectors I know. Theirs I dare say is reasonable, pretty good too if you see it in real life!

Now go get these lovely PREDATOR devices from ACER Philippines the next time you go to Gilmore, Villman or Octagon in SM Megamall. Some gamers should get their act going and do this for a change, get the best equipment that can do the job without hurting your ego LOL.

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