Magical Smurf Village in Every McDonalds Happy Meal

I was surprised to see this on my doorstep a few days ago because it wasn't just one Smurf, but it was a WHOLE TOWN of Smurfs that came mt way. This is part of the new #McDoSmurfsHappyMeal which you can buy now at McDonalds branches nationwide.

They are very detailed too because each of these 8 colorful houses have artwork printouts inside them which have really bright and lovely roofs, a little window where you can peek inside if you have one of the 16 unique and adorable Smurfs. They are super duper cute!

If you wanna know more about the latest happy meal toys go to Facebook.com/McDo.ph or @mcdo_ph on Twitter and IG. It's going to be a very magical month if you get them all in every McDonalds Happy Meal!

I'm still playing with it right now and plan to have the town be part of my Christmas layout! :) 

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GMA's New Show D'Originals

Ladies, you've always dreamed of a perfect relationship right? But what if you suddenly find out that your man is not as "perfect" as you think he is? What if you found out that he's got another woman? Well, GMA wants you to see it on TV via this show called D'Originals. This stars Ms. Jaclyn Jose, LJ Reyes, Kim Domingo, Katrina Halili, Meg Imperial, Lovely Abella and a lot more!

LJ Reyes is here. She says "I am Marge and my character tries to hold my family together and while I'm busy with that, I kinda have problems with my own family. I will also have issues with my friends and their relationships, I enjoy meddling with their lives and I always get involved in situations that are very difficult for a woman. There's seduction, there's life that happens but you always have to do the right thing."

Kim Domingo plays Sofia a Zumba instructor and she's the girlfriend of Archie Alemanya's character named Art. She says "Watch for the things she does to catch her husband doing it with other women. We all have to be professional and know how to execute the scenes because there are times when it gets physical."

Katrina Halili says "My role here is Yvette and she's the other woman who's going to make Lando's life a living hell (played by Jestoni Alarcon)."

Meg Imperial plays Alice the sexy star who's had a past with Art trying to rekindle their romance as she tries not to get caught by the original one. She utters "There are a lot of reasons why there are women who go to miles of being the other woman,but they have their reasons."

Jestoni Alarcon who plays Lando says "This will teach people a lesson, the bad things that happen to people involved with a lot of women". Lando owns a security agency who's primary love is Josie played by Ms. Jaclyn Jose. 

Mark Herras is also here and he says "I am Caloy who just got back to the Philippines from his job as a singer from a different country. I didn't have a job or savings and we were left at home a lot of times so that's why we had a relationship too. We know life is crazy, but if a person has a partner we don't meddle with that so we don't have problems. We just need to find the single ladies."

Archie Alemanya plays Art who is an artist, plays around with 2 women because they can't help it. "I am shocked that there are men that do this, I need a one day sensual workshop with Meg and Kim."

Josie and Lando's son is Mikoy Morales who's exploring his sexuality, is also having problems. He's got a relationship with Elyson De Dios's character Darenn (of which he says is a straight guy but does go into relationships with gay men). They represent LGBT but it will be discussed more on the relationship of Mikoy coming out to his parents, how judgemental people are and the difficulties of maintaining their relationship. He also adds "Our relationship is a little on the cute side, being a little too young as well (16 year old boy), even if we didn't have physical contact, it was how the way our affinity with our family that matters."

Claui is Tim's youngest sister whilst Arnie Ross plays Precious who will also make matters worse as she partners with Yvette.

Adolf Alix the director says "The cast is different, we have a lot. The story is well researched and we interviewed real wives and other women who went into these relatioships. You know there are incidents like these seen in social media. You find it funny but if you think about it, these are real people. When someone watches TV and they emphatize with the characters they would really watch it. It's still a soap and based in emotions and we make sure there are real situations. If it's the rivalry between the other woman and the original one it would end early but there are family issues, domestic problems, we still need to discuss that other than just putting them on the spot. We have families and we can identify with the woman characters, limited time and budget but this series needs the emotions and characters and we move on to the next. I hope people understand the characters and what left them to do it. There are rehearsals, we talk about that how to execute. I enjoy making this a lot because I know how to handle them being I've done soaps with them in the past."

D'Originals will play from Mondays to Fridays right after Legally Blind and before Wowowin on GMA's Afternoon Prime.

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The New Magnum Red Velvet

I can't believe my eyes. I must be seeing things. Two of my most favorite desserts just got into one good, delightful, a little sinful ice cream bar. Yes, the newest flavor that they've come up with is the MAGNUM Red Velvet. 

It's like thick ice cream with the flavor of red velvet cake, a little tangy and sweet with super moist cream cheese notes. Then if that's not enough, they pour a rich milky white chocolate outer shell that cracks when you bite into it.

Here's some excerpts from the launch:

If you haven't tasted it yet, you're missing a lot! Go ahead and grab them all, together with the white almond and other flavors that MAGNUM has in groceries, stores and shops nationwide! 

It's really GOOD!

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Winning with the Philam Vitality Active Mobile App

Who's been struggling with weight? I know, I am. I don't even go to the gym anymore because I get stressed rather than getting healthy. I stopped like a year and a half ago and gained some weight. It was also pretty hard to lose and I had to remove a couple of things on my diet. I also had some tests done on which food I wasn't meant to be eating (not for allergies but for food intolerance) and that meant I had to cut back on milk, bread and rice. I do what I can to at least live a happy life and try not to deprive myself because I still enjoy food. Other than that, I need a lot of great encouragement so I could work out. Good thing I'm winning with the Philam Vitality Active Mobile App.

You see, the Philippines didn't fair well in Asia Pacific last year and it is getting worse. This is not good news and Philam Life knew it had got to be a part of the solution to make each Filipino be a part of the Philam Vitality program. This has been going on since 2015 and the gist was to make you make better decisions about your wellness like what they are doing with this Philam Vitality Active App. The program has been successful and they wanted this to be a bit more interactive and this will get you a little more excited taking extra steps, extra mile and effort to do that exercise regimen you've always wanted to do. The app actually will reward you if you are able to achieve weekly goals which I did with a pedometer on my iPhone's Health App. Here's how you can get it.

Download the Philam Vitality Active App on your phone. You can get it on Google Play here and iOS here.

After installing, register for a FREE ACCOUNT then if it asks for a code enter activemika OR activealyssa. It should proceed with the registration. Make sure you put in your correct details because I assure you this will be worth it. You'll get to earn REWARDS after each accomplished goal.

You would need something to measure your activity so it would be best if you have an Apple Watch or Fitbit or anything that would function as a pedometer. Since I couldn't find my Fitbit and Android watch, I used the built in Health App on iOS and it actually worked great. After you've set it up, connect it to your phone and click on Link Device Or App option on the Philam Vitality Active App. The iOS Health App actually works like when you walk on the Pokemon GO game where you can't really cheat. It doesn't count when you're moving too fast so don't even try. Aside from that, other apps can work well too like Runkeeper or Strava. There will be corresponding points for each activity but I did the walking since I don't have that much time in my hands as I cover events almost every day. You can read about it on the help option of the Philam Vitality Active Mobile App. The App through a series of questions can tell you your Vitality age which could be more or less your actual age. Try not to be depressed because it's fixable.

The Vitality app can track your exercise routines, the number of steps you make and set goals for you in a week. If you get the goals achieved, then you get rewarded. But if not, you can try again the week after that. It took me 3 weeks to actually finish my first task because I was really busy, and didn't know my Health App wasn't counting things as it wasn't running in the background the first week. I got that corrected and joined other people traveling so I could enjoy the walking activity. It was so hard for me because again, I was using the Health App LOL! So if you have wearable technology, try that instead because it's easier.

I'll have to update this post about my progress, but you need to download the app now so you get the perks that I will eventually will have. There, I am claiming it! I'll update this entry soon so stay tuned!

UPDATE:

After two weeks of achieving my goal of 7500 a day, the app just rewarded me today!

Suddenly the REWARDS section of the Philam Vitality App was enabled and now I can claim what I just walked countless steps and tons of kilometers for.

The app gets you the option to choose SM Cinema Tickets, a FREE game to SM Bowling, 1 Hour of Free Ice Skating, FREE Entrance to Exploreum, one FREE movie rental with streaming service BLINK, 200 Prepaid and Postpaid load with a network carrier, 200 peso GrabCar Credits, 200 pesos off your Lazada online shopping purchase, and 200 off your AGODA booking. Now how's that for motivation? How's that for your next workout? Wouldn't that make you happy? Working out has never been this much fun eh? Go download it now and enjoy the perks while it lasts! 

We are winning! Well no, we won!

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