NBA Merch Up for Grabs with CIGNAL

If you're up for a treat then you should definitely watch NBA games over at  NBA TV Philippines, One Sports and Kapatid Network TV5. All you need to do is answer questions during breaks, easy peasy especially if you're a subscriber.

If you're not, you're in too by going to onesports.ph by putting in your details with the correct answer. If you're raring to get a real deal Mitchell & Ness jersey, Nike tees, or those awesome New Era Caps, this is your time to shine!

Don't miss the All Star Weekend this February 18-20, plus the matches in between if you want to enjoy NBA games this season. Entries will be accepted til March 5 so don't be late. Winners will be announced on the 9th, it'll be something worth your while. If you haven't subscribed yet, get in touch with CIGNAL and have one installed to enjoy over 132 channels and free to air ones right at the comforts of your own home. There are discounts, free installation fees, easy terms especially for the prepaid kits and free months of subscription, just ask your CIGNAL dealer via 88885555 to know more about it!

Kiana Takes the Spotlight

It must have been very hard being in Kiana's shoes. An artist born under Gary Valenciano's shadow, she admits struggling to find one's identity. She then moved to the US and found tremendous growth career wise.

Recently, she won Female RnB artist of the Year at the Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards for Music for her single Corners. It wasn't something they were expecting, but very honored to be considered for the feat.

She says "I woke up one day and saw announcements and tons of people congratulating us. For context, we never had any plans for the song but just put it there because I loved it. The nomination and award was unexpected, really appreciate it!"

The song "Corners" is about that certain feeling of knowing that there's someone out there thinking of you. She didn't know where to take her music initially and didn't want to get carried with Dad's last name, she learned a lot in the process.

Now she's got a 5 track EP well praised by critics and got her the chance to do SXSW Festival in Austin TX. It was something she enjoyed performing in, and where she met a lot of other artists.

She currently has unreleased songs and can't wait to share it on the world stage. She's just starting and very excited about what other things she could do in the next few years.

Music, Milk Tea and Gabbi Garcia at the “Panahon sa Taiwan” Event

Spent quite a few hours at Glorietta 2 Activity Center as the Taiwan Tourism Bureau gave Filipinos a taste of how it feels like in Taiwan these days. The folks treated us to a few song numbers courtesy of artist Unique Salonga in the afternoon while the folks got acquainted with the multitude of airline and tour operators offering the best flight deals, hotel and destination packages right on the spot.

This definitely spurred from the recent developments of giving visa free privileges to Filipinos, making it so easy to go to and from the country formerly known as Formosa. I was certainly even more excited about the street food that they have, the Lantern Festival, the sweet tangy pineapple cakes and one of the most tallest buildings in the world Taipei 101. 

 

They also got us to see Kapuso star and international endorser Gabbi Garcia, the official celebrity endorser who was just in Taiwan to experience Cherry Blossoms, Shopping and just about every food item she loves.

 

Gabbi was just ecstatic telling us about how patient and helpful people were during her trip, that even if you're a first time traveler, it wouldn't be difficult to actually take public transportation (she took the MRT), or eat on the streets, have some wonderful tea amidst the majestic views of the Taiwanese countryside. This is also the second time that they are holding "Panahon sa Taiwan" which was graced by Ambassador Peiyung Hsu of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines and Abe Chou Shih Pi who is the Taiwan Tourism Bureau KL Office Director.

Ticket promotions were available for Taiwan's China Airlines, STARLUX Airlines, our very own Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and AirAsia. Some of the travel operators like Touristique Travel and Tours and Jeron Travel and Tours Corp. offered not just hotel and tour packages, but a meet and greet with Gabbi Garcia in Taiwan on some dates in March.

The event was hosted by Chuckie Dreyfus

Unique Salonga was quite a talented chap!

Here's what happened during the event on video, please enjoy!

 

Gabbi also participated in a DIY Milktea activity where she made her own drink in the venue courtesy of the folks from Tea Melody. They also announced that they will be getting her to appear in a meet and greet in National Taiwan Science Education Center on March 19 at 12PM for the Filipino and Taiwanese community. You may visit eng.taiwan.net.tw for more details about it. Else, you can also check facebook.com/tbrockl for updates since they post regularly there.

I guess it's time we do visit Taiwan! :)

How Does It Feel to "Live Like a Panda!"?

Took time off the weekend and headed to a foodpanda event as they introduce to us a new campaign to encourage people like YOU to #LiveLikeAPanda. It's for the ones who have PAUssion for winning, who loves a challenge and things that matter to us.

Foodpanda PH's E-Commerce Lead Roj Tirona says "Today we will know how it is to Play Like a Panda. It's not with bamboos, or lounging around the whole day, but just taking time to those that matter to us, more of experience. We want consumers to know the things that matter to them, like food, groceries, things that make life enjoyable. Hopefully, once you play like a panda, you're gonna discover your passions much like Paupau in Foodpanda."

To start off, we got ourselves a few lanes and played bowling for a few hours. Some people started slow, but have played and got the groove after a few minutes. I played a few games and won tickets to trade for plushies, all in all, it was so much fun! When we got hungry, a simple order via foodpanda came in handy. Got myself a few ice cream halo-halo and much loved chow for family.

I think living like a panda seems easy for me. If it's bowling, arcade games, food, doing what matters to us, is what I've been doing in the last few years. panda has been a symbol for them, it's special because they eat whenever they want, sleep, and don't really care, they have inner peace by default and it's what they strive for in every customer. To have that freedom, to have the perks, pandas can inspire us to live a little. Pretty good thing no? 

Oh and before I forget, they plan to actually have a few merch issued in the Philippines within the year. From plushies, to pillows, to mugs and different paraphernalia, loyal foodpanda customers will soon get their hands on them for sure!

For now, we have time to become more enthusiastic in things that we do. Being a panda ain't that bad after all. Take time to do what matters to YOU most!