realme Tops Smartphone Sales in Shopee 10.10 Brand Fest!

It looks like they've done it again and with recent #1 placement in the second quarter of 2021, there's no stopping them. Yes, our friends from realme has just set in stone another milestone by getting the #1 Brand in number of units sold & GMV during the recent 10.10 Brands Festival on Shopee.

On this particular day, they've had lots of brands that offered discounts on smartphones but realme knew taking as much as 50% OFF on their products, free shipping and vouchers would prove to be one of the things that made the difference. Aside from that, their recent and past phones are remarkable especially in photos (I've tested the 6i in past blogs) and their other series did quite well in that feature. realme did quite well also in the AioT wearables and audio. People have raved about the realme Buds Classic and realme Buds Q2 which we also featured previously. They also have done well in smartwatches as the realme Watch 2 was a huge seller during the same period. realme's VP for Marketing Ms Austine Huang puts it "Our success have always been because of our realme Squad. We want to be every pinoy's tech and lifestyle buddy. We are so grateful for their support and hope it continues in the coming years!".

If you want to know more about their products and events, make sure you follow their social media channels because we often do get our updates from there! Oh, there's something coming up in just a few weeks, stay tuned! 

Come Get "The Best Stuff now with Extra Stuff" at Pizza Hut!

My fondness of Stuffed Crust Pizza has always been a given. Having that gooey cheesy stuff at the end of crust is just the perfect explosion of cheese satisfaction I need when I'm about to finish a slice of Pizza Hut's best pizza. It was in 1995 when they started this and today, they've innovative it into other forms like Cheesy Bites, the Cheesy Volcano, the Cheesy Pops, Double Stuffed Crust (my favorite), Sausage Stuffed Crust, Fried Chicken Stuffed Crust and Cream Cheese Stuffed Crust (if you want something extra!)

Speaking of extra, Pizza Hut is raising the ante with their new "The Best Stuff now with Extra Stuff Promo". What that means is that any Regular or Large Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizza that you order, you can add on a lot of things and do it in three ways. 

 

You can order a Stuffed Crust Pizza and get a 1.5L Pepsi for FREE (which saves you Php 129). You can add on a side of Family Spaghetti Bolognese or Carbonara by adding Php 100 (that can get you up to Php 239 in savings!). If you're more of a protein guy, get the #gofortheWINg option for 5pcs of WingsStreet Asian Sesame or the Maple Honey Sriracha flavor for just Php 150 (that'll get you up to Php 149 savings which you can use to get more pizza!). Now I don't want to stop you because you have absolutely no idea how this post is making me hungry. They still have dine in, take out, delivery options. So call 0289111111, visit pizzahut.com.ph or download the Pizza Hut mobile app available on Google Play or the App Store.

Leave me a slice please?

Things You Can Do At Home To Relieve Stress

I know how stressful it is these days, because honestly, I've gone through it. It wasn't because work was done at home, but more so because of the uncertainty of the times... it just made me anxious in the general part of it. I know there are tons of people out there that are feeling the same, and social media wasn't really much of help because it became a lot crowded when people became stuck at home.

So aside from the pandemic, we're dealing with stress... and that ain't a healthy combination. We really haven't dealt with it 100 percent, but what do you do when it happens? When you feel the world is against you? I'm suggesting you do a few things that helped me during these times.

Learn a new skill

Nope, it's not like you want to drown yourself with more stress of work. It's like, learning a new thing. In my case, it was editing videos and learning a new programming language like Python. I'm a geek, so I kinda go into like a mush when doing something that I've never done before. For you it could be cooking, a new business, something that you could showcase yourself later on, make it beneficial. Imagine what your resume would like if you knew a lot of things, I didn't even have to go to a University to learn that, YouTube was enough. There are also a lot of other resources on the internet that need to be consumed. Just wear those blue light protecting glasses so your eyes won't get tired or dry.

Listen to Music

I've had sleepless nights, and I know a lot of people do too because they still react to my Facebook posts at 3am. Music was a savior especially those in special playlists that I curate or simply search for on social media. Aside from that, I've learned the healing wonders of ambient renders like rainy evenings in New York, Los Angeles, Japan, Moscow, or simply white noise on YouTube that got me to sleep quite fast. I thought it was just mumbo jumbo, but really... it did wonders because I could sleep in minutes.

Take Long Hot Showers

I've had the notion that hot showers were really not a good thing especially in a tropical country like the Philippines. If you have heater installed or maybe have a tub, make your bath experiences special by taking out the scented candles given to you as gifts two years ago (nah I'm joking haha), some tea lights, flowers, spread it around your bathroom, and just soak in it. If it's a shower, and you have hot water, just let it flow on you for a few minutes (don't land it on your scalp you might get panot haha). Take out the loofah, sponge, or scrub and make sure the soap you use is equally relaxing. There's a new one called Safeguard Detox. Like you, we're used to the germ free action that their soap has. This one is for deep cleansing of the pores, and to strip away bacteria, germs, dirt overall.

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New Mom Sophie Albert

They're available in varieties such as Pomegranate and Bamboo Charcoal. It's also available at online stores like Shopee and Lazada. You can try the Safeguard Detox Foaming Body Wash Pomegranate here https://shp.ee/hfcweqf or the soap here https://shp.ee/umtyiif. Try the other variants and lather it on your skin. It's simple things like these that can take your mind off things. Loving yourself isn't something you should be guilty of. Just the health benefits of it alone, is good. Don't even shortchange the one working hard for the money. https://shp.ee/umtyiifhttps://shp.ee/umtyiif

Stay at home, take a shower (especially for those who haven't taken a bath for days lol)... but not stress okay?! :)

ROCCO NACINO and CARLA ABELLANA for To Have and To Hold

Just got off a very fun interview with Rocco Nacino, Carla Abellana and Direk Don Michael Perez of the new gripping series "To Have and To Hold".

Rocco Nacino plays Gavin and says "Making this is like preparing for a big event. We all go to Yoga sessions and bond during the locked in taping. We're far from our families, our loved ones. I love how much of a workaholic Gavin is, he's very passionate. But it also can cause problems, it's not good how he focused on one thing and just leave his wife even if she had efforts. He just didn't open his eyes to the reality."


Carla who plays the role of Erica says "I love Erica is so carefree, non confrontational, even if she needed to, she doesn't do it to protect herself. She has flaws, she loses her heart, it's something that I dislike about her especially when she loses logic."

Direk Don Michael Perez tells more about the series and says "I rarely cut scenes unless I see the need to. That can be taxing for actors, they need to know lines, blocking, and be in character for a long time. But it can be very rewarding because it can come out real and raw. It doesn't need to be spruced up, it's what the actor gives during the time they took it. You need pros to take on that undertaking."

Here's a portion of our blogcon this afternoon. Enjoy!

Make sure you watch To Have and To Hold which is part of GMA Telebabad.