Shane Filan Performing Westlife's Greatest Hits and More

Westlife’s lead singer Shane Filan is coming back to MANILA for his much-awaited live concert featuring Westlife’s greatest hits and more on Saturday, September 15th at the KIA Theatre. Filipino fans will hear their favorite hits like “Swear It Again”, “Uptown Girl”, “If I Let You Go”, “World of Our Own”, “You Raise Me Up”, “My Love”, “Everything To Me”, “Need You Now”, “Heaven”, “Unbreakable”, “What About Now”, Beautiful in White”, “About You” and more. 

With his third album, Love Always, delighting both fans and critics, Shane’s solo career is quickly gaining momentum. Its already been a huge hit all over Asia, securing the number one spot in the Philippines and Indonesia, Love Always has proved a major hit with fans. Shane is also thrilled with the album’s top five position in the UK charts, placing him on an even footing with the biggest names in world music. An Asia Deluxe Edition will be released on July 6. 

MUSIC LYF: John Legends Gives His All This September

The overwhelming success of John Legend’s ballad, “All of Me” lifted from his current million-selling album, will give him the opportunity to get up close and personal with his fans worldwide via this tour.

Multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter and Ohio born John Legend revealed that his show will feature him in an intimate and acoustic setting, highlighted by guitar/vocal accompaniment as well as a string quartet. Fans can expect to hear John perform his smash single, his current single: “You & I (Nobody in the World)” and his first hit single, “Ordinary People.” To recall, Legend got another Grammy as Best Male R&B performance for his single “Heaven” and throughout his career, John Legend has worked to make a difference in the lives of others. He started gaining momentum through a series of similar collaborations with established artists, adding vocals to an impressive list of chart-topping hits including West’s “All of the Lights,” Jay-Z’s “Encore” and back-up vocals on Alicia Key’s 2003 song “You Don’t Know My Name.”

Universal Records artists named Peace Ambassadors

from Gloc 9 facebook page

Aside from being respected names in the music industry, Universal Records artists Christian Bautista, Noel Cabangon, Gloc-9, and Sam Concepcion were named National Peace Ambassadors by Malacanang. The awarding ceremony was held at the Palace, and was attended by no less than the President, His Excellency Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino.

New Universal Records artist and online celebrity Kimpoy Feliciano was also named as ambassador because of his social media influence.

These artists headline the “I am for Peace” campaign, which seeks to engage all sectors of society in sustaining support for the country’s peace process and strengthen the government’s peace building platform. It will also mobilize social engagements and information dissemination especially on the significant developments and milestones of the on-going Mindanao peace talks.

Aside from Christian, Noel, Gloc-9, Sam, and Kimpoy, other Peace Ambassadors are Anne Curtis, Gerald Anderson, Karylle, Derek Ramsay, Epy Quizon, Megan Young, Mikael Daez, Kiray Celis, Igi Boy Flores, Rovilson Fernandez, Ramon Bautista, Ebe Dancel, Moro artist Datu Khomeini Bansuan, fashion designers Arnold Galang, JC Buendia, and Philippine Azkals.

SM 3 Day Sale - SM City Iloilo Lucena and Sta Rosa

Its 3 Day Sale weekend once again! And aside from Marikina and Clark, 3 Supermalls will also offer a great shopping weekend! Enjoy up to 70% discount on great choices as SM CITY ILOILO, SM CITY LUCENA and SM CITY STA ROSA gives a another fantastic 3DAY SALE on September 14, 15 and 16, 2012! Get a chance to win 1 of 3 Asus Eee PC x101H by shopping and dining on the said dates!

Get additional coupons when you show your SM Supermalls Global Pinoy Card . Don't miss the 2HOUR SPECIAL of SM DEPARTMENT STORE during the much awaited 3Day Sale of SM Supermalls. An extra 10% off shall be given to SMAC, Prestige and BDO Rewards members.

Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 5246, Series of 2012.

SM 3 Day Sale - SM City Marikina

Experience ultimate shopping!!! Enjoy up to 70% discount on great choices as SM CITY MARIKINA gives a another fantastic 3DAY SALE on September 14, 15 and 16, 2012! Get a chance to win 1 of 3 Asus Eee PC x101H by shopping and dining on the said dates!

Get additional coupons when you show your SM Supermalls Global Pinoy Card or SM City Marikina Loyalty Card. Don't miss the 2HOUR SPECIAL of SM DEPARTMENT STORE MARIKINA during the much awaited 3Day Sale of SM City Marikina. An extra 10% off shall be given to SMAC, Prestige and BDO Rewards members.

Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 5246, Series of 2012.

SM 3 Day Sale - SM City Clark

It's SM City Clark's 3-Day Sale on September 14, 15 & 16, 2012, Friday to Sunday! Get discounts up to 70% off on great selections.

All SM Advantage, Prestige and BDO Rewards cardholders can enjoy an additional 10% off from 10am to 12nn at

the 2-HOUR SPECIAL happening only on September 14, Friday, at participating SM affiliate stores.

Win one of three Asus laptops at SM City Clark's 3-Day Sale on September 14, 15 & 16! 

Per DTI Permit No. 5246, Series of 2012.

All SM Advantage and Prestige and BDO Rewards cardholders can enjoy an additional 10% off from 10am to 12nn at the 2-HOUR SPECIAL happening only on September 14, Friday, at participating SM affiliate stores.

Archdiocesan Youth Month 2012 Digital Artwork Competition

September brings us to the excitement of the coming Christmas season, but there is also something to celebrate this month with the Archdiocese of Manila Commission on Youth with the Archdiocesan Youth Month 2012!

The month long celebration brings together the youth and challenges them. They can now also express themselves with the Digital Artwork Competition for this Youth Month. 

With the theme: " A Celebration of Christian Faith" (Any of the 12 Articles of our Catholic Faith - CREDO) "...They called the church together and reported what God had dome with them and how he had opened the door of faith..." (Acts 14:27)

For more details,  inquiries, and entry form, please call ACY office 523-2814. You can also log in to the Archdiocesan Commission on Youth - Archdiocese of Manila facebook page. 

Accredited Fiduciary Training Program offered at the 12th Pacific Region Investment Conference

The Asia Pacific Association of Fiduciary Studies (APAFS) in conjunction with fi360 is bringing one of the most sought after designations in the globe during the upcoming 12th Pacific Region Investment Conference (PRIC), slated on November 15 & 16 at the New World Hotel, Manila. Registration for the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) Training is ongoing and has been extended until September 15, 2012.

Facilitated by fi360, the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) Training Program is a 2-day in-class course that covers all of the components of a comprehensive investment process and related standards of care.  The program also offers the AIF® Designation to takers who will successfully pass a proctored exam. The courses will take place two days before the PRIC, on November 13 and 14, 2012 at the New World Hotel, Manila.

REEL DEAL: The Watch - Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn SPOTLIGHT

Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn Wards Off Aliens in THE WATCH

Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn reunite in “The Watch” along with Jonah Hill and British comedian Richard Ayoade who band together in the film to uncover the mysterious events happening in their neighborhood.  

Ben Stiller’s Evan is a senior manager at the superstore Costco, having made a not-so-lightning-fast ascent to that position from assistant manager.  Evan is a dedicated employee, but his heart is with the Glenview Neighborhood Watch, of which he is the founder and CEO.   “Evan is very community-oriented,” says Stiller, “because he has so few friends, and these clubs give him the opportunity to meet new people.” 

REEL DEAL: The Watch - Jonah Hill SPOTLIGHT

Jumpstreet's Jonah Hill in Another Outrageous Comedy - THE WATCH

After debuting in the comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” Jonah Hill has steadily posited himself as a solid hilarious support in the string of his movies that followed.  Appearing afterwards in acclaimed hits like “The 40-Year Old Virgin,” “Knocked Up,” “Superbad,” “Forgettting Sarah Marshall,” “Get Him to the Greek,” “Moneyball” and the most recent “21 Jump Street” with Channing Tatum which is Hill’s highest grossing film after “Superbad.”

His latest movie “The Watch” which is about to open in cinemas this September 5 (in Phils. cinemas) allowed him to work with Ben Stiller, one of moviedom’s great comic talents.  In “The Watch,”  four suburban guys formed a patrol which they tagged as ‘Neighborhood Watch’ after a mysterious incident left a security guard lifeless in the town’s superstore Costco.  Headed by the civic minded Evan (Ben Stiller), he recruits fun-loving family guy Bob (Vince Vaughn), tough-talking ‘wild card’ Franklin (Jonah Hill) and the recent divorcé Jamarcus (Richard Ayoade).

It’s all about kids at the Araneta Center!

Kids Depot, the country’s leading distributor of quality children’s products, is having a Creativity Carnival at the Gateway Mall and Ali Mall from August 10 to September 30, 2012. 

For a minimum single receipt purchase of P100 of any regular-priced Moon Dough, Rose Art, and Beados items, you and your kids can join fun kiddie workshops like beads-making and computer learning activities at the Gateway Cineplex 10 lobby and the Ali Mall activity area from Monday to Sunday, 10AM to 9PM. You can also enjoy great deals from participating brands such as Beados, VTech, Oregon, Moon Dough, Rose Art, and more! 

Plus, your little princesses can enjoy a bit of pampering and primping at the Barbie Booth also at the Ali Mall activity area. 

Visit the Araneta Center Facebook fan page for more details! 

See you there! 

REE: DEAL" Ruby Parks - Paul Dano & Zoe Kazan SPOTLIGHT

REAL-LIFE SWEETHEARTS PAUL DANO & ZOE KAZAN TACKLE SURREAL LOVE IN “RUBY SPARKS”

“Ruby Sparks” is the story of a novelist’s vision who inexplicably comes to life, only to prove far more complicated than even he could have imagined.  With a light touch and a dash of magical realism, the first screenplay from actress and playwright Zoe Kazan attracted the attention of Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris, the married team who directed the run-away hit “Little Miss Sunshine.”  The film takes an unpredictable route into fantasy, identity and the ways we invent love – and how love can re-invent us.

Paul Dano plays Calvin, a celebrated author in his younger years who hasn’t had a follow up novel years after his first breakthrough novel.  Struggling with writer’s block, disappointed and unfulfilled, his close relationships are with his dog and his brother. Calvin who is cut off and isolated is constantly being urged by his married brother Harry (Chirs Messina) to get out, live, date and write. Finally finding in his imagination a muse for his novel and with his old typewriter, he creates the perfect girl he named Ruby.  Barely done with his first chapter, to his astonishment that his character, Ruby (Zoe Kazan) has magically sprung to life and arrived in his kitchen where she is cooking eggs.

MUSIC LYF: The Wanted live in Manila!

I really not a fan of boybands of today, but my attention was caught with this new British boyband THE WANTED. Known for their hits "Glad You Came" and "Chasing the Sun" which was used in Ice Age 4 Continental Drift Soundtrack.

BREAKING NEWS --- The sexiest boy band from the U.K., THE WANTED, is coming for a major concert in Manila! Catch The Wanted charmers Max, Siva, Jay, Tom and Nathan as they perform Live! on September 14, Friday, 8pm at NBC Tent, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. This exciting show is produced by MCA Music. Ticket details will be out soon. The Wanted brought us mind-blowing tunes like “All Time Low”, “Glad You Came” and the hottest summer single, "Chasing the Sun". They are the new U.K. group to bow in the Billboard Top 10 this year. Watch out as their  sensational ditties and undoubtedly good looks will soon make fan girls swoon over the country.

The Wanted’s albums are out now in CDs exclusively under MCA Music available at Astroplus and Odyssey Music & Video or online via www.MyMusicStore.com.ph 

Blah Blah Blogs BER edition: PLANK YOU!

First of all...

MERRY CHRISTMAS! if you are in the Philippines where Christmas starts on when the month sounds "ber" at the end. Yes, its the season everyone is waiting for, the time has come for us to get ready to immigrate to a distant land just to hide from our inaanaks (godchildren) and stock on gifts and other treats.

EVENTOLOGY: UP College of Home Economics turns 50

Alumni to stage gala fashion show for scholarship fund

The University of the Philippines Home Economics Alumni Association (UPHEAA) is hosting a whole day affair to celebrate the golden anniversary of the UP College of Home Economics (UPCHE). The event dubbed “Damayan! Streaming the UPCHE Alumni” will be held on September 28, 2011at the Philippine Trade and Training Center in Pasay City with seminar-workshops from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., cocktails at 7:00 p.m. and a gala fashion show at 8:30 p.m.

Happy Birthday Mama Mary!

 

Just want to take this moment to give a shout out to one special mother that we all know. She is a mother, a Queen, and a intercessor. She bore man's savior and became the handmaid of the Lord. A role model of being pure and loving and a mother that understands. No matter religion or creed she cared and loved each one of us. A woman deserving of the praise and recognition from the people of Earth. She has no mystical powers but her power is to love which is the greatest thing on Earth. Her legacy reign for more than 2000 years and counting. Yet she remains humble. Though we clothe her with silk and jewels, she preferred simple garments. She also gone though rough time, and sorrow that one would die to bare. I send this ode as a tribute and also my thanks to the one and only Mary, the mother of Jesus Chirst. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER MARY!