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UNO Magazine April 2009 Issue "Food and Booze"

Here's Tisha Silang on the cover of UNO Magazine April 2009 issue, and I like the concept that they are naming their issue in style and theme, this month it is all about "Food and Booze". I just saw this cover at Mike's plurk , Jayvee and RJ's blogs and so I'm going to feature her and the magazine here in my blog too, because she became memorable to me when I was a youngling back then, she was a former tv host in this morning show in GMA 7 and it was my first time to sit and talk live on national television, she host the show with Ryan Agoncillo, I got starstrucked and almost lost myself when she interviewed me live on air, I just can't remember what I said on air hahaha. That's Tisha Silang and my funny acts on live tv. I think that was in 1997.

Please pick up the newest issue of UNO Magazine’s “Food and Booze” issue featuring cover girl Amazing Racer Tisha Silang! Also featured in this issue are tv host Cesca Litton and sportscaster Miakka Lim!

Thanks for the support!

- RJ Ledesma

btw, check out their new official website http://www.unomagazine.com.ph, there are lots of good stuff to be read there. Its a good reformat for UNO, and I say that they are having a big and major change, I can noticed because I am a former one year magazine subscriber of UNO. Right now, Im reading and digging lots of article features online. I have a feeling that these articles and photos are not present in the UNO Magazine, that's make a lot of difference.. hmm time to subscribe online.

UNO Magazine March 2009 issue Party @ Martinis ( coverage)

RJ Ledesma, new EIC of UNO holds the March 2009 issue

It was a double celebration for UNO Magazine last March 21, as they welcomed their new editor-in-chief RJ Ledesma and partied with March cover girl Karen Pamintuan. Co-presented by Music and Wine, wine expert Ines Cabarrus concocted special drinks for UNO Magazine guests to enjoy. Too favorites were Numero UNO (a mix of vodka, lychee and watermelon), Editor-in-Chief (cognac, bitters, ginger ale for the men) and Karen’s Kiss (vodka, peach and melon), and UNO-Politan (your regular cosmo of gin, lime and cranberry with the UNO Twist).

bloggers commentary:
it was a great night for me and fun to meet RJ Ledesma for the first time, thanks to Jayvee Fernandez for introducing me to RJ, and I got surprised that he reads my blog, especially my Neil Gaiman in Manila blog coverage, when I met RJ, he said "Azrael's Merryland!" wow! thanks man!, After our short intros, RJ and Jayvee told me that they are relaunching the magazine on June 2009, and yeah I am excited for that and I just learned that they will be having a new website that will be powered by Jayvee. It was fun to have a talk with people in a one cool place in Martinis, Mandarin Hotel, the night was long with overflowing red wine and beer. I met March 2009 cover girl Karen Pamintuan, then Grace Lee and Heart Evangelista, it was a star jampacked event, I'm happy and almost chickened out to have a photo op with Heart Evangelista, but thanks to Carl for inviting me to join with them in the photo ops heheheh. Also I heard that Tisha Silang will be there, but then RJ told us that Tisha won't make it that night, but expect that she will appear in April 2009 as a cover girl.. wow!!!!!! will feature that in my other blog post.

Grace Lee and Karen Pamintuan


Heart Evangelista

more pics at Uno's multiply site UNO at Martini's Bar, Mandarin Hotel

pics posted here is from Carl Valenzona's coverage UNO March covergirl

Slumdog Millionaire red carpet premiere ( with movie bloggers)

Movie Bloggers Group just enjoyed a romantic and artistic movie about a slumdog boy who just become a millionaire. Thanks to Viva Intl. Picture and Tv5 for the invitation for the red carpet premiere of Danny Boyle's film - Slumdog Millionaire at Cinema 3 of SM Mall of Asia. The movie will be showing on April 11, 2009 (Philippines)

here are the Slumdog Millionaire movie reviews from the movie bloggers group
(to be updated)

Rochelle - Slumdog Millionaire.. the Philippine Premiere

Earth - Slumdog Millionaire In Philippine Cinemas April 11, 2009

Ria - How the Slumdog Knew the Answers.

Sarah - Slumdog Millionaire review

Cath - Slumdog Millionaire

Monique - JAMAL, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!...

more pics here in my album at Slumdog Millionaire red carpet premiere @ SM MOA Cinema 3 (with movie bloggers)

Interview at Philippines Internet Review Blog "Social network users who leave negative feedback are real to themselves (mostly)"

Hi everyone,

check out an interview by Philippines Internet Review Blog to me, and its about my user experience in social networking sites. Here's a snippet of the interview and click the link below to read the entire article. Thanks to Janette Toral for the interview.

Social network users who leave negative feedback are real to themselves (mostly)

Azrael Coladilla will be delivering the User Keynote at the upcoming 2nd Social Networking & eBusiness Conference this April 23 & 24, 2009.

I'm glad that Azrael gave me the opportunity to do this short interview to have a glimpse of his talk and personal experience in social networking.

Janette: What does a social network mean to you?

Azrael: By connecting with people online. Build your own community from a massive network of people.

Janette: As a user, which social networking services do you use the most and for what purpose?

Azrael: I have a lot of social networking sites subscribed to. One of them is Friendster, the first social networking site I got engaged in. Used it to look for old friends. Also connects me to my family since many have an account here.

Then I have Multiply. This is one of the busiest social networking site ever, and where I have my largest number of connections to people. I use this to blog, host my photo album, and marketing space in promoting my events and services.

Facebook is my next largest network and active space for connecting to people; studying the market and people’s behavior; promote and invite people to my events; connect to famous people online and get in touch with them locally or overseas.

Read more on here at Philippines Internet Review Blog for the full interview.

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Eraserheads concert - the Final Set - watch and download FULL concert video (tnx to Smart)

Magasin from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
1. Magasin

why wait for GMA 7 nationwide telecast of the whole concert of the Eraserheads concert - The Final Set, now you can watch the entire the clear video and audio here online.
I like to download each of the video, but it measures a 30 MB per video hahaha. Thanks to Smart for putting this up online.

click more below to watch it all




Maskara from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
2. Maskara


Maling Akala from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
3. Maling Akala


Walang Nagbago from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
4. Walang nagbago


Poorman's Grave from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
5.Poorman's Grave


Waiting For The Bus from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
6.Waiting for the Bus


Huwag Mo Nang Itanong from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
7. Huwag mo nang itanong


Slo Mo from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
8. Slo Mo


Alkohol from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
9. Alkohol


Insomya from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
10. Insomya


Torpedo from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
11. Torpedo


Julie Tearjerky from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
12. Julie Tearjerky


Tikman from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
13. Tikman


Wishing Wells from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
14. Wishing Wells


Fine Time from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
15. Fine Time


Pare Ko from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
16. Pare ko


Kailan from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
17. Kailan


Back2Me from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
18. Back2me


Trip to Jerusalem from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
19. Trip to Jerusalem


Spoliarium from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
20. Spoliarium


Overdrive from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
21. Overdrive


Superproxy from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
22. Superproxy


Minsan from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
23. Minsan


Alapaap from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
24. Alapaap


Kaleidoscope from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
25. Kaleidoscope world


Ligaya from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
26. Ligaya


Sembreak from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
27. Sembreak


Toyang from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
28. Toyang


Huling El Bimbo from Smart Buddy on Vimeo.
29. Huling El Bimbo

Eastwood City’s Easter Wonderland Cosplay Contest

Eastwood City will be having a cosplay contest at their Easter Wonderland this Easter Sunday April 12, 2009. If you want to join the contest, read the mechanics below, good luck and see you there!

Date:Sunday, April 12, 2009
Time: 1:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Eastwood City
Phone: 687-6770 to 74 loc. 121

First 30 cosplayers who will register can enter the event for FREE
SEE REGISTRATION FORM BELOW

Eastwood City’s Easter Wonderland Cosplay Contest Rules





1. The contest will be limited to a maximum of 25 participants. Entries are for individuals only; no group of individuals. Participation in the cosplay is on a first come first served basis.

2. Participants could cosplay any character that they want, from any genre (anime, manga, games, comics, movies, western animation, visual kei, harajuku fashion, etc.)

3. Registration starts at 1:00 pm. After this, cosplayers are encouraged to participate in the parade. One cosplayer is allowed 2 companions, after which, a fee of P50.00 will be charged for every person in excess of the two.

4. Fashion show and presentation will begin at 3:00 PM. Holding area for cosplayers before the fashion show is at the back of the stage (Main Wonderland).

5. Presentations and skits are limited to 50 seconds per cosplayer to allow time for other cosplayers. Fashion show will end at 3:30 PM.

6. A cosplayer with a skit needs to be introduced by the emcee. Please have your short description of your skit ready before registration for cosplayers or send it ahead of time.

7. If you plan to carry a weapon, you must consult with organizers of Easter Wonderland Cosplay contest. All kinds of costume props must be handled with utmost care and must not be harmful to fellow cosplayers and event attendees.

8. No flashpots or explosive devices. No liquids.

9. Props will have to be carried on and off the stage by the contestants.

10. We will not have dressing rooms. Please be prepared to participate in the parade and fashion show when you arrive.

11. Cosplayers are encouraged to go around the different “worlds” of Easter Wonderland until the announcement of winners.

12. Costumes that are too revealing are prohibited. Scantly clad and/or sexy costumes are allowed but are not encouraged. No nudity allowed - no costume is no costume. We reserve the right to insist on modifications to costumes. Please keep in mind that Eastwood City’s Easter Wonderland is a wholesome and general patronage event.

13. Eastwood City’s Easter Wonderland organizers and its staff will not be held responsible for damage or injury resulting from mishandling and/or negligence of a cosplayer in his/her use of props/materials throughout the duration of the event.

14. Winners will be announced at 6:00 PM. There will be 4 winners with the following prizes:

a. Best Male – Trophy as Best Male Cosplayer, Eastwood City Cinema Passes, Wine Gift Basket, 2 GB Imation Flash Drive and Azta Salon Gift Certificate

b. Best Female – Trophy as Best Female Cosplayer, Eastwood City Cinema Passes, Wine Gift Basket, 2 GB Imation Flash Drive and Azta Salon Gift Certificate

c. Runner up for Best Male – Trophy as Runner up for Best Male Cosplayer, Eastwood City Cinema Passes and 1 bottle of Wine

d. Runner up for Best Female – Trophy as Runner up for Best Female Cosplayer, Eastwood City Cinema Passes and 1 bottle of Wine

15. The judges’ decisions are final and cannot be appealed.

16. An adult must accompany all contestants under the age of 18. The adult doesn't have to be on stage during the presentation or backstage ahead of time - just in the audience.

17. Participating cosplayers must send a digital file of the picture of the character that they will be cosplaying

18. Eastwood City reserves the right to disqualify any cosplayer who ignores and/or violates any of the aforementioned guidelines.

Criteria for Judging:

Make up 25%
Costume 25%
Overall effect 40% (Representation of the character that you are portraying.)

Audience Impact 10%

Total of 100%


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for inquiries, call Eastwood City at Tel. No.: 687-6770 to 74 loc. 121

and look for Tinay.

below is the map and event schedules of the Easter Wonderland

Globe Introduces "PLAN DUO"

DUO allows you Unlimited Calling to and from any landline number as well as Unlimited Calling to and from any DUO postpaid mobile subscriber!

With DUO's Unlimited Calling, you can:

• Gossip with friends about the hottest events!
• Call far-away family and friends without worrying about the length of the call!
• Collaborate with business partners to efficiently coordinate a project!
• Chat with your special someone for as long as you want!

Hurry, subscribe now by going to the nearest Globe Business Center or register by sending DUO to 8888! Promo period is from April 5- July 3, 2009 only!

Read more here to know more about the service

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bloggers commentary

Once you are subscribed to Duo, you will be given your Duo Landline number. Now, your mobile phone and SIM will have two (2) numbers: your current mobile number (i.e. 0917-XXX-XXXX) and your Duo Landline number (i.e. 02-XXX-XXXX).

the new service from Globe is interesting, you will have your own landline number and connect it directly to your mobile, and get unlimited incoming and outgoing calls to and from a Duo member. But the service is only offered to postpaid subscribers. I hope that they can offer this feature to prepaid subscribers in the future, I'm willing to pay P399 per month, just to have my own landline-mobile DUO plan number.

Eraserheads concert - the Final Set - TV broadcast premiere in GMA 7

GMA will premiere the live video coverage of the whole concert of the Eraserheads concert - The Final Set. The concert coverage will be showing tonight April 5, 2009 at 10:30PM only at GMA 7.

And for those who will outside the Philippines, you can watch the tv live video stream of GMA 7 here, just click more below and follow the instructions on how to view the live stream.





Watch live video from www.pinaychannel.com on Justin.tv
1. Click the "play" button on the video box
2. and then enter this access code : www.pinaychannel.com
3. wait for the loading of the stream in a few seconds.

Win 2 free tickets to Slumdog Millionaire premiere night

Date: April 6, 2009 (Monday)
Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: SM Mall of Asia, Cinema 3

Congratulations to Angelo Cruz
for winning the contest. Winner will get 2 free tickets.

Post a comment here in my blog and tell us "Why do you want to watch Slumdog Millionaire"

the best comment post will win 2 free tickets to the movie premiere tomorrow in SM Mall of Asia, Cinema 3.

Contest will end at 7:00AM of April 6, 2009

winners will be contacted via email or sms, and tickets will claim it at the movie venue (just look for me ), don't forget to put your valid email in the comment field.

*Slumdog Millionaire will be shown in all Philippine cinemas on April 11, 2009

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Genre: Drama / Romance

Running Time: 1 hour 56 minutes

Actors:
Dev Patel
Madhur Mittal
Freida Pinto
Anil Kapoor
Irrfan Khan

Director:
Danny Boyle
Loveleen Tandan

Screenplay:
Simon Beaufoy
Vikas Swarup

Synopsis:
"Slumdog Millionaire" is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"

But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions.

Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show?

When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out...

Studio/Licensor: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Official Site: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/

Philippine Playdate: April 11, 2009

Alodia mini Fans day production note 6

today is the big day! and Im here still at home warming up my travel going to Manila. Its just a 30 min. bus ride from Cavite going to SM MOA, but I'm thinking of getting a cab going straight to Pasay City.

photo above is from the plurk post of Alodia, and the photo was from last night's ingress, on the pic is Xandra, Bogs, and RG. At last I will meet Xandra and Bogs, because we just met online via plurk and we haven't seen each other since we started organizing the fans day. We just organized the event while we are online and since we can't match out schedules, talking via email, multiply and plurk made things more easier for us.

okay, here I go. good luck to us all.

Alodia mini Fans day production note 5

the stage area

RG sent this photos from his mobile blog website http://ronaldguanzon-mobile.blogspot.com/
and its the platform stage area of the fans day. Looks like the fans day venue is a vavavoom! bongga coolness. I heard that RG is supervising the audio and visual set up at the ingress, too bad that my leg is injured and wasn't able to join with them in the event meeting and set up.
But I will be there tomorrow at 9am, need to be there early in order the feel the event and I'm expecting already lots of panic and rush jobs ( I sense something..hmmm) I wont mention it here.

but I know this will be a great event, Qtv will be there to cover the event and also feature it in their internet magazine tv show called Qtube. I just hope that everything will be fine and no problems be encountered. If the wifi bandwidth is good, I might post a video live streaming of the event here in all my networks.

must think positive..and then.. party!!

see you all tomorrow.

Alodia mini Fans day production note 4

http://fansday.alodiagosiengfiao.com/

I just got a text from RG and he just told me that the Alodia and her sister Ashley will be performing live on stage tomorrow at Alodia Gosiengfiao's mini fans day at E-games Domination III event at SMX Convention Center. I immediately relay the message to the organizing team and everyone is adding this activity on the program schedule. I think the performance will be between 2pm and 3pm. I just heard that the Gosiengfiao sisters will be singing and play musical instruments. I just watched their video of their band years ago, and I think this will definitely a rock song..hmmm..

I also saw the floor layout of the venue, and I can't tell how big is a 24 sqm. room for a mini fans day or maybe there's something wrong on the label of the floor plan. Okay, I'll just remove that measurement and describe what I saw in the floor layout. Upon entering the fans day venue, you'll see the Maxi Collector booth on the left side and a Cosplay.ph booth on the right side, on the upper left side is the Alodia fan art gallery exhibit, contest exhibit and photo exhibit area. Infront is the platform stage with 30 chairs. Looks like the venue can really accomodate 50 VIP person, great work E-games!

tomorrow I'll be there early, maybe at 9am to check out and prepare the show.
see you all there!

I just experienced a precision driving stunt with Russell Swift at the Manila International Auto Show 2009

I just experienced something that is more fun than a roller coaster, and thats riding with Russel Swift in a Subaru car, performing precision driving and stunt. Russ Swift is a 3 time Guiness World Record holder for precision driving, he got the title for having the fastest donut spin, tightest J-turn, and speediest parallel parking ( 2 seconds flat). He is considered as the "driving hero of enthusiats and motoring professionals alike. And now he is back again for the third (and last ) time here at the Manila International Auto Show 2009, happening in World Trade Center from April 2-5, 2009.

I'm not familiar with Russ Swift before and I got invited as media to cover the event, thanks to Geiser Maclang for the awesome gig in events. And then I learned that precision driving stunt will be performed by Russ, then thats where my brain work and began to visualize and analyze, I said to myself "omg whoaaa wow! I must see this" and because that I am so excited to watch it, they even told me if I like to volunteer sitting with Russ and perform that 2 tire wheeling stunt, ahhahahaa. Then I remember those car scenes and stunts in Fast and Furious part 4 movie, I got the cheapy answer and raised my hands.

but then later on..I chickened out





We were told to proceed to the loading bay, thats behind the World Trade Convention Center, and I just saw a big set up of the driving arena and noticed that many audience are already in there. I took some photos near the speaker set and I just saw Russ's J turn and parallel parking stunt. It was great to see it in live! and that Subaru Impreza Sedan survived the stunt without any scratch.

then.. they called my name and there I am riding inside a Subaru WRX STI, and you know that I fall in love to a Subaru car after watching Fast and Furious, and here I am riding in one of the car model that is a same model used in the movie.

here's my video inside the car


I got inside the car with my camera phone rolling and taking video, I want to video document this, because this will be an awesome video coverage taken at Manila International Auto Show 2009, the announcer told us to buckle up, and then we got in the car, but Russ became so disoriented and having trouble staring the car, he went out of the car and asked a Subaru car attendant to start and run it a few feet, the announcer said that if ever I touched any buttons inside, I told them "no I didn't move an inch inside hahahaa", then Russ went back and began to roll. He used some sort of break force in the car, and I told him, "hey Russ, are you trying to have a warm up" then he just smiled and stroll the car around. He said to me "give the audience a wave", so I wave my hand outside the car and smiled to the watching audience, then he immediately turn aroun performing donut spin. hahhahha.

here's a video from the audience area, thanks Pinayads.com


the the donut spin didn't stop and It felt like that I'm riding a roller coaster, I can feel the g-force in my face and begins to warp hahahaa. The donut spin lasted for 3 mins and I'm not sure how many turns Russ made with the Subaru, but the Yokohoma tire went into smoke and I rode like a cowboy waving my hat outside like in a rodeo. hahahaa.



We went out of the car both dizy and the world went upside down. Got a big hand shake with Russ and an ultimate experience to share with everyone. Thanks Russ!

Manila International Auto Show 2009
April 2-5, 2009
World Trade Center
www.worldbex.com
tel nos. 531-6374 / 531-6350
email : info at worldbex.com

Google mentioned my name in their press release "GMail goes global"

[A press release]
Gmail Labs goes global, now available in Filipino

Google extends experimental features to international users as Gmail marks its fifth birthday

April 2, 2009, Manila, Philippines , Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that Gmail Labs will now be available internationally in 49 languages. Gmail Labs is an experimental feature playground within Google’s free email service, Gmail.

Gmail Labs offers users useful and quirky tools to enhance and personalize their email inboxes. Initially launched in English in June 2008, Gmail Labs has offered 43 features in 43 weeks and most of these features will now be available around the globe in local languages including Filipino. Users can enable and disable Gmail Labs features individually with just a few clicks of the mouse. Some of the Gmail Labs features include:

* Offline Gmail - access your email and compose messages even when you don’t have an internet connection. Changes are synchronized when you reconnect to the internet.
* Undo Send - retract an email for up to five seconds after it has been sent.
* Mail Goggles - within a chosen time window, this tool allows you to send mail only if you can solve a set of simple math problems. Otherwise, get a good night’s sleep and try again in the morning.
* Forgotten Attachment Reminder - prevents you from accidentally sending messages without the relevant attachments by prompting you if you have mentioned an attachment without adding one.
* Tasks - adds a to-do list to your inbox. You can create tasks manually, or directly from an email, and edit your list from your phone while on-the-go.

The announcement coincides with the fifth anniversary of the launch of Gmail on April 1st, 2004.

Gmail Labs goes global,

“We’re excited to launch Gmail Labs internationally around Gmail’s fifth birthday,” said Eric Tholomé, Director of Product Management at Google. “The rapid innovation in Gmail Labs makes it a perfect example of how Gmail has grown over the last five years: creating a more intuitive, powerful and innovative email program for users.”

“Back in the days when email was tied to the desktop, it was limited in storage and usability,” said Derek Callow, Head of Marketing, Google Southeast Asia. “Because Gmail lives on the Internet, in what we call the ‘cloud’, we’re able to innovate quickly and offer users creative, new and useful features on a regular basis.”

“I use Gmail as my primary email because of its user-friendly interface and helpful features including spam filtering, message grouping, and live chat,” said Azrael Coladilla, one of the many Filipino Gmail users who have been very enthusiastic about the email service since it was launched five years ago. Coladilla is a freelance writer, photographer, event organizer, and blogger. “Now, with Gmail Labs, there are more options available for me to personalize and tailor-fit my email according to my lifestyle. For instance, I’m always on the go and offline Gmail gives me access to my email even when I’m not connected to the Internet.”

“Gmail has become a central part of living my life online and the experience has been great,” said Jayvee Fernandez, a 28-year-old professor at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and co-founder of local blog and online viral campaign advertising platform BlogBank. “Apart from email, I use Gmail to store archives of my chat conversations with friends and business contacts for future reference. I am excited about Gmail’s rapid pace of innovation, and the way Gmail Labs personalizes my email experience. There’s Mail Goggles now I don’t have to worry about sending emails late at night that I’ll regret in the morning.”

Gmail Lab’s new languages are Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional, Simplified), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian, Oriya, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

To enable Gmail Labs, visit the Labs tab from within the Settings page (linked to from the top right of the inbox). To set up a Gmail account, please visit http://mail.google.com.

More information about Gmail and Gmail Labs can be found at http://mail.google.com and on our Gmail Blog at http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/.


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thanks to Winston for sharing the press release, right now i',m waiting for the print ver of the feature :)

thanks also to Google and happy 5th birthday

astig!

Ecko - Unlimited Art Battle Competition

Calling all artists, graphic designers and urban art fans, this contest is for you and want to have your design be included in Ecko Unlimited Spring 2010 collection, All you have to do is make your original design and submit it as your entry.

Ecko Unltd. is driven by a simple belief: that no one needs to be corralled into a single aesthetic viewing the world with a voracious curiosity, finding inspiration at every turn.

With sales around the world in countries full of youth with artistic talent and passion - the time has come to open our apparel collection to new artistic palettes.

If you have the talent - This is your chance to take part in the first Ecko Unltd. Global Art Battle. Marc Ecko will select winners from each region and their art will be featured in the Ecko Unltd. Spring 2010 collection.

For rules and guidelines, visit the official contest website at
http://eckounltdartbattle.com/

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for inquiries about the contest, you may call 636-32-76 local 124

reserved post for an event

to be posted soon.

Dragon Ball Evolution red carpet premiere at D-Cinema, SM North Edsa ( screening with movie bloggers)

Thanks to SM Cinema for inviting us movie bloggers to watch the red carpet premiere of Dragon Ball Evolution last April 2, 2009 at D-cinema in SM North Edsa.

Since I wasn't able to join the movie bloggers group for the screening, I manage to call Sarah Cada to be the team leader of the movie activity, and glad that everything went okay and they just enjoyed major digitized cinematic experience at the D-cinema.

below are photos and also their movie reviews of Dragon Ball Evolution (hm heard that the movie is not good, but will still love this, because I'm a die hard Dragon Ball (not Z) fan since elementary)

Movie reviews
Sarah - Dragonball Evolution on D-Cinema

Edelweiza - Movie Review: Dragonball Evolution, Anime-Inspired Action-Thriller Film by James Wong

Jed - Dragonball Evolution: Movie Review

Joy - Blogger Event: Red Carpet Premiere of Dragonball Evolution

Loraine - Dragonball Evolution

Paolo - Dragonball Evolution

check out the pics below

(all pics taken by pinkmonster.wordpress.com)

Fast and Furious movie premiere ( with movie bloggers)

Thanks to Yehey.com and Solar-UIP for inviting us movie bloggers to watch the red carpet premiere of Fast and Furious at the Podium Cinema last April 1, 2009.

Below are movie reviews by the bloggers.

Azrael - Fast and Furious movie - 20 percent Angel, 80 percent Devil, 100 percent cool cars - my movie review

Jori - Fast and Furious: They are Back

Jed - Fast & Furious: Movie Review

more pics at Fast and Furious premiere night (with movie bloggers)

Jollibee new TVC with Parokya ni Edgar - "Iisang Sarap"

Here's a new cool and kulet TVC of Jollibee and special appearance and song by Parokya ni Edgar. I think we should call this TVC as the Parokya ni Jollibee.

The TVC is about yummy burger - Langhap Sarap Burger Yum

I love Jollibee, that's why I'm posting it here hahaha.

If you want a copy of this video, you can download it mp4 video here "Jollibee new TVC with Parokya ni Edgar - "Iisang Sarap""

below are some photos from behind the scenes and in a making of this TVC