Homeschooling Conference to Take Place in May

The Homeschooling Association of the Philippine Islands (HAPI) recently made announcements that the country's 4th Homeschooling Conference has been scheduled to happen on May 19, 2012. Set to take place at St. Francis Square Ortigas Center in Mandaluyong, the event will gather parents, academe, and homeschooling experts in one venue to promote awareness of the program, as well as provide guests with access to homeschool-related tools and services.

Homeschooling is a practice that, over the years, has rapidly gained popularity in the Philippines. Providing children with a familiar and relaxed learning environment that allows parents to tailor-fit certain aspects of their education based on their needs, remote education shatters the long-standing concept that prime education happens only within the confines of the classroom,  and is also proven to unlock certain hidden potentials of the student—presenting more room for growth and enhancement.

MUSIC LYF: Angeline Quinto - The Dream Concert Tour

ANGELINE QUINTO lives her Dream Concert Tour in Bacolod, May 12, 2012, University of St. La Salle.

 
Star Power pop superstar Angeline Quinto brings the dream to the stage of University of St. La Salle Bacolod City on May 12, 2012 to sing her top tracks, "Patuloy ang Pangarap", "Kunin Mo Na Ang Lahat Sa Akin", "Mahiwaga", "Saan Darating Ang Umaga", "Hanggang" and more. 

From last year's successful concert at The Sky Dome, the first Star Power Grand Champion was the voice behind different drama anthology OST of ABS-CBN's Primetime Drama including "100 Days To Heaven", "Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin", "Way Back Home" and more. 

ASAP Live's asset and Star Magic's music princess, Angeline Quinto's "Dream Concert Tour" in Bacolod City also features Enchong Dee, Ms. Elizabeth Ramsey, JM De Guzman, Bryan Termulo & Alex Castro) and will be directed by Dido Camara with musical director Marvin Querido. This once-in-a-lifetime event is produced by ASAP Live, Media Nation and That's N-tertainment. Grab your tickets now at University of St. La Salle, Robinsons Bacolod, ABS-CBN and Sky Cable Office. 

  

For ticket inquiries, please contact Patty Ong at 09209528980 or Beth David at 09178546890.

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John Lloyd Cruz Loves and Uses AyosDito for Selling and Buying Online

Online selling is a fast growing activity in the net today, with many people wanting to sell new and old things that can be an alternative source of income and also a way to get extra cash for things you are also planning to buy.  That is why I go for a website like AyosDito.ph which is easy to use even to first time buyers and sellers.

Before, buying and selling is a problematic activity. For one to succeed in buy and sell, you need to post an ad in a newspaper. Now, there’s a cheaper, hassle-free and fast way of offering pre-loved items to those who need it—visit and post free ads on online websites such as www.AyosDito.ph.

I myself have tried to sell some items using this website to test and also sell my items. The first was a GTA IV original game, after posting I got a great buyer within less than 2 days! And with the facebook feature, it helped me with another transaction. Indeed AyosDito makes buying and selling easy and simple!

MUSIC LYF: Yonel's Top 30 - April 27

For this week's countdown, Nicky Minaj holds the top spot now with STARSHIPS. 2nd place goes to Pitbull with BACK IN TIME which is last week's number one. The third place is TURN UP THE MUSIC by Chris Brown. See the rest of the countdown after the jump and also like Yonel's Top 30 hits on Facebook!

EVENTOLOGY: A-Gan Tea Launch at Greenbelt

Tea lovers would definitely love this event for the launch of a new tea shop in town, A-Gantea! They serve a variety of teas like Milk Teas and Fruit Teas in many varieties and flavors!

Originated from its brand spirits, pure tea, A-gantea persists in brewing with cherry-picked leaves from a tea plantation in an elevation of 1200 meter in Taiwan’s Ali Mountain. The word A-gan in Chinese means sweet and refreshing aftertaste, which is what our A-Gan Green Tea is famous for. Their store is located at the Greenbelt 2 Park, Ayala Center, Makati beside National Bookstore.

Happening on  May 12, 2012 - 6pm at Greenbelt 3, Garden Activity Area. Hosted by  Grace Lee featuring guest stars JAMICH, Eric Tai, Andrew Wolf and Chris Everingham of the Philippine Volcanoes

Get to know more about this new tea in town and also news and future events that will be a great treat for everyone, like them on facebook and follow them on twitter! 

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LADIES' MANUAL: Axe Anarchy For Her

Axe, the most popular men’s fragrance brand in the World launches a new fragrance called “Axe Anarchy”.  What’s different about this new fragrance? It’s the first time Axe has launched a product for women.

Axe Anarchy For Her is a limited edition Axe fragrance for women launched as part of another Axe social experiment: What will happen if we give the Axe Effect to girls?

In today’s World, girls have taken a more active role in the mating game.  These days, asking someone out on a date and even proposing marriage is no longer just for guys.  And hasn’t it always been guys’ fantasy for women to initiate “getting together”?  Well if women will indeed take a more active role in hooking up, is it time for Axe to make fragrances for the ladies too?

Axe Philippines has launched Axe Anarchy.  Unfortunately the TV commercial that was supposed to introduce the new fragrance line was not allowed to air on national TV in the Philippines as some scenes in the commercial were deemed to violent for the public.  

The good news is that these days everyone is on Facebook anyway.  And Axe has made it available onwww.facebook.com/AxePhilippines. So check it out.  

Here’s an easier view of the commercial:

MUSIC LYF: Karylle - Roadtrip "I've Found My Smile Again"

KARYLLE has a lot of reasons to smile lately as her dekf produced Roadtrip album just turned Gold, she also host "It's Showtime, had a recent concert with Christian Bautista titled "Love and Laughter", Best actress nomination from the Monte Carlo Festivals for Kitchen Musical, and best performance Bronze Medal and Best in Writing Gold Medal the series got from the recently concluded New York Festival.

With these, it seems that it is the  best time to release her latest single from her album ROADTRIP - "I've Found My Smile Again". This is the third single after the upbeat OMG and the sweet, sincerely Basically.

Aside form record stores, Roadtrip can also be downloaded at www.mymusicstore.com.ph, a one-stop mega shop for all your music download needs, also boasts of exclusive  downloads made for My Music store supporters only. It also has a library of thousands of songs and albums for you to choose from.

The song talks about havng a reason to "smile" again.

La Diva Says 'Thank You' to Albay

On May 10, GMA Network is set to culminate its series of Magayon Festival activities with a bang by offering a night of soulful music with Party Pilipinas’ La Diva taking centerstage in the Conciertong Pasasalamat (Closing Concert) at the Albay Astrodome. 

The La Diva – Aicelle Santos, Maricris Gutierrez and Jonalyn Viray – who are all products of GMA’s talent search Pinoy Pop Superstar, are sure to delight Kapuso supporters from the province of Albay with their topnotch production numbers.

“We are all excited to perform for our supporters in Bicol. Marami kaming inihandang mga song numbers para sa kanila na tiyak ikatutuwa nila,” says Jonalyn.

“Excited din kami that we will get the chance to promote our show, Party Pilipinas, to all Kapusong Albayanons,” adds Aicelle.

HEALTHY LYF: Mark Bautista's 'health' secret revealed

Whatever the weather, staying healthy should always be top of one’s list. This Saturday, join Connie Sison and the rest of the health brigade—dermatologist Dr. Jean Marquez, cancer surgeon Dr. Dave Ampil II and OB-Gynecologist Dr. Raul “Dr. Q” Quillamor on GMA-7’s Pinoy MD for an hour filled with useful tips and helpful information to stay hale and hearty all year long!

This week, watch Kapuso balladeer Mark Bautista as he cooks his favourite healthy snack, Vietnamese shrimp sandwich while sharing his secrets on how he keeps his body buff and in tip top shape.

REEL DEAL: Prometheus - Michael Fassbender SPOTLIGHT

Michael Fassbender: Engineered Android in “Prometheus 3D”

One of the fastest-rising stars in the business, the 34 year-old German-born, Irish-raised Fassbender has wowed multiplex and arthouse audiences alike over the past couple of years with searing, indelible turns in the likes of “Hunger,” “X-Men: First Class,” “Inglourious Basterds” and “Shame,” which saw him reunite with Steve McQueen. A passionate, instinctive actor, who better than Fassbender to breathe humanity into David’s cold hard exterior in the highly anticipated sci-fi adventure “Prometheus (3D)”?

From Ian Holm’s duplicitous Ash to Lance Henriksen’s dependable Bishop, androids have played a huge part in the Alien franchise. So it’s not a huge surprise to find that Prometheus also has an artificial humanoid on board its eponymous spaceship, in the blond-haired guise of Michael Fassbender’s David.

The character of David represents Prometheus' “company man.” An androgynous android with personality defects, David is the eyes and ears of the Weyland Corporation that funds the Prometheus mission.

Fassbender in the following q&a shares his take on humanity, working with Ridley Scott and Prometheus’ weighty themes.

Q:        Who is Dav-eed?

A:        He’s the robot. Or humanoid. Or android. Or whatever you want to call it. He’s like a butler. The first thing I wanted to do with him was to make him ambiguous. Should he be having emotions? I wanted to keep it ambiguous and have a lot of fun with it and enjoy it. I don’t know if that’s an easy description, but there’s so much comedy in him, actually, that I wanted to try to explore that as much as I could.