JUSTIN BIEBER, ARIANA GRANDE, BIGGER Concerts, MORE Artists with #SmartMusicLive

I couldn't believe my eyes when I heard about Britney Spears coming to the Philippines, and when it happened I almost cried at Mall of Asia Arena. Did you see how happy she was with the reception of Filipinos? How about the recent viral singing after the concert? Ohhh if you've loved how that went, Smart Communications said it doesn't end there!

If you've loved these past HUGE events, #SmartMusicLive is about to make it even BIGGER by bringing in MORE concerts because they can! If you are following their social media channels (especially Facebook!), you'll get access to FREE TICKETS, BEHIND THE SCENES EVENTS, the chance to MEET AND GREET the artists, other PERKS and PRIVILEGES that you can have just by being a SMART Subscriber. Does that sound good? Well let's get you more artists #LikeNeverBefore for this year like these guys for IN THE MIX!

In the Mix 2017 Music Fest features 5 Seconds of Summer, Zara Larsson, Two Door Cinema Club, DNCE (my favorite Cake By The Ocean haha), DAYA, DUA LIPA. It was so successful last year that they had to do another installment and I can't see why not!

Another icon, another Pop superstar with pipes that can blow you up because darn nabbit she can sing! The one and only Dangerous Woman Tour of Arianna Grande will be in Philippine shores very soon. You know her hits enough to sing it in the shower like I do and boy she's so fine you would never want to miss this concert. Both In the Mix and the Dangerous Woman Tour will be held in Mall of Asia Arena. If you think this ain't enough, this Friday would be a momentous occasion for Beliebers! Are you ready for Justin Bieber?

Pre-selling of tickets are ON courtesy of Smart Communications for the Bieber Purpose Tour. It will be held at the BIGGEST outdoor arena in the world, Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. You can just text SMARTLIVE to 9999 starting today July 6, 2017 to get a reservation code. It will allow you to purchase a maximum of two (2) tickets within the same section on July 7, 2017. This will be exclusive for all SMART subscribers like me. If you want to know more, just check out their page for complete mechanics at http://smart.com.ph/Pages/musiclive. 

Oh don't say I didn't tell you! :)

KUMAGCOW
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Philips Promotes Eye Comfortable LED Lighting

Light can go beyond illumination. These days, companies have harnessed technology for communication, to make lighting more energy efficient so it wouldn't hurt the environment. 

Jagan Srinivasan, Philips Country Manager "We started off in a small factory in the 1800's and now we've dedicated generations in the art of lighting. We finished our last quarter with 61% of our revenue all from LED based lighting. We are shifting to energy efficient lighting and this is the philosophy of lighting, we want it to be human centric because everything is picked up from vision, and you need to see right. It's very easy to make lighting wrong, we have different needs in your office, in your home, in your study. You need to seamlessly have eye comfort, with lighting that is gentle to your eyes, no flicker, less glare, and we have delivered this around the world. We are continuing to educate the customer so you get the right LED's for what you need. We have guests who will talk to you about what they use everyday, and this is going to be interesting."

Paulo Alcazaren, Landscape Architect says "Lighting can define a character of a space and depicts the mood of it. It makes the atmosphere you need for a room where you have to have general lighting, mood lighting and accent lighting. You can mix and match but you have to have proper design. Our use of light has an impact to our environment and these days, we should always have LED's as it only uses 80% less than usual incandescent bulbs. Philips LED's are different, it doesn't have much glare and prevent flickering."

A Filipino living room can use a general light on ceilings, plus downlights because it livens up your home. If you wanna relax and chill, Philips have these lights that turns from 100%, 50% and 20% modes so you get less brightness/dimmed as long as you turn it off and on within 8 seconds. Accent lights can be your strip lights so you define the space, the technology is called "step dimmable". You can also do that with these new LED's from Philips. It just changes the look and mood of one area, you just have to install it. 

The kitchen is but a place for Moms and Dads, but I spend a lot of time there too. Mom and influencer Kelly Misa says "Lighting affects the way we live. I asked a friend to change all the lighting and the old fixer upper that looked scary before is now a comfortable refuge for us. Philips is different, as LED's are not created equal. My kitchen is quite similar because I have decor, mood and function all in mind. We spend hours there to eat and just bond, and I also save a lot of money as we've changed all of them to LED."

Vintage designed deco classic bulbs from Philips look old, but they are legitimate LED lighting. It gives you a cafe look, but is a legitimate mood changer just by dimming it. It saves energy, and has 15,000 burning hours. It will age with you and still function. You can have cold lighting with LED tapes, so you don't cut yourself while you're doing prep work for your cooking. This can apply to all sections of your house, and have this also change the mood in other areas of your home. Like your bedroom.

Celebrity Make Up Artist Jigs Mayuga says "With the downlight you can create different scenes. You can acheive different lighting conditions in one socket. Lighting also affects how people learn so they need daylight looking lighting, this can also turn into warm light in one single bulb. Yes this technology is already available. Lighting is needed in precision of makeup and work, you can't do it in a dark place and you need to do it in the front, highligts the neede areas where you need full brightness but still have eye comfort. There is no hear coming out of it too (yes you can touch it) unlike other bulbs in the past that could burn your cases. It has to be soft, not to harsh, it's called color rendition which mimics natural sunlight. I use it in a vanity mirror and it's better especially for makeup I had to do for events of my clients."

The importance of brightness at home is essential to how we live and the right illumination makes a household more homey. Philips has researched and made technology for consumers around the world and make their lights from that data. It's gotten way advanced, and they promise to keep consumers in their future development. I'm glad we're seeing the benefits of it now. Have you made your bulbs all Philips?

I have some, but I plan to change them all since their 7watt bulb are going to save me a lot compared to 60 watts I have at home. 

KUMAGCOW

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ACER and G-SHOCK Launches #TimeForUs Campaign

I had a very wonderful time at the recent launch of ACER and Casio GShock's latest campaign called #TimeForUs off BGC Taguig. Tons of influencers, bloggers, media people tried to find out what it was all about and we didn't get dissappointed with ACER and GSHOCK's surprise for us as my very own rock idol Basti Artadi was there in the flesh! Apparently, the two brands are facing head on this not so talked about DIVIDE amongst Gen X and Millenials. 

Now since I'm caught in between (in a case where I'm born in between the years they suggested GenX and Millenials are born in), I'm also sort of split between believing the freedom that we have long fought for as a GenX'r and enjoy the thought of doing anything I want as accorded being a Millenial myself because what was preached to us was we could do anything that we want, as long as we can dream it. There's nothing wrong with that but I guess what's been in the minds of both these generations are the things that make them better than the other, and not the things that are good in both generations. I think I get what they are doing. 

Ms Sue Ong Lim says "Here at ACER we believe that we don't need to divide GenX and the Millenials. We are alike in more ways than one, we want technology to make the gap smaller and have technology to break those barriers. We will prove tonight that these two artists can produce a piece that will our latest campaign called #TimeForUs"

Casio's Marketing Officer for GSHOCK Charlene Hung says "Regardless of how many years apart we can still bridge the gap with GSHOCK and Acer. We echoed to use technology to be present in both millenials and gen X's lives. From young to old, we have been doing this for years already and we are excited to show you what #TimeForUs is all about."

Juan Miguel Severo (that guy who does spoken word thingy's on TV) represented the millenials and got himself to combine what he's doing with Basti Artadi's music and lyrics. Just like them, ACER and GShock didn't want the divide to happen. This is why together with the campaign, they also launched the Time For Us music video (which was by the way was awesome to see and hear live during the event!). You can check that out on the Acer Philippines' Facebook Page.

For the piece de resistance, they also announced that for every qualified purchase of an ACER Laptop, would entitle buyers to also own a brand new spanking G-Shock watch! Oh yes it's for free! You may proceed to ACER Service Centers in Manila, Cebu and Davao today or their Facebook page (facebook.com/acerph) to know more about the Time For Us promo! 

Thank me later!

KUMAGCOW

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Make Your Vacation Stress Free: Azalea Hotels and Residences Boracay

I haven't been to Boracay island for such a long time and I've missed it so much. To feel the sand on my feet, snorkling and roughing it out with the huge waves, the tons of things to do in the island, so I told myself it's time to go back and give myself a break. The place is still gorgeous after all these years and apparently those green algae stuff I didn't want to see on the shore was gone (as it is rainy season). The next thing to do was arranging plane tickets, the inter island rides, and of course the place to stay.

Now I've been to different properties in Boracay but this time it's special. Since I was with a group, I knew we needed bigger rooms and perhaps a kitchen to cook. I'm glad to find refuge at a well known hotel chain from the north who consequently just opened their Boracay branch. I was expecting their rooms to be a bit smaller but no, albeit having almost the same layout I find their rooms here a bit larger. Yes ladies and gentlemen, the same Azalea Hotel I stayed in at Baguio also had Azalea Hotel and Residences Boracay. I was at awe!

Situated at the island's STATION 2 area, Azalea Hotel and Residences Boracay provides a really good jump off point for all your planned island activities. This station is known for everything that's happening, from clubbing, to al fresco dining, tons of shopping, souvenir areas and huge events during peak season. I prefer staying at this area if my idea of fun is partying and the convenience of city life while at the bosom of the island's White Beach - also a place known to have one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world!