Achieving good nutrition with everyday Filipino meals

GOOD HEALTH IS A CHOICE. We can choose 

foods rich in micronutrients—these are 

usually fruits and vegetables. Even a

 sandwich can be a healthy snack if it

 has vegetables in it. Take Centrum 

vitamins and minerals supplement along

 with a healthy diet to make sure you 

get complete nutrition.

OUR HEALTH depends on the nutrition and energy we get from the meals we eat. The question is: Are we really getting enough nutrients from the foods we consume every day?

If we want to perform at our peak level at work, in sports, in school, or even when having fun with relatives and friends, we need to make sure that we are getting complete nutrition on a daily basis.

However, our busy lifestyles often require us to eat what’s most conveniently available at the time. Many times, we don’t get to choose the most nutritious food possible. As a result, we have gaps in our daily nutrition intake.

According to Rommel Tinio, M.D., who specializes in occupational and nutritional medicine, most people nowadays are sorely lacking in vitamins and minerals. Dr. Tinio is a biochemist and a medical doctor. He operates his own clinic, Health Asia Medical Clinic in Makati, where he treats patients using nutrition therapies and coaching on how they can use the proper diet to maintain their health

New Bowling Center Opens at SM Center Valenzuela

Got nothing to do in the weekend? Why not try Bowling!

The newest Bowling Center in the metro is now owlpen! SM Center Valenzuela opens its door on August 31, 2012 to the latest leisurehub in the North - SM BOWLING CENTER.  The new Bowling hub offers exciting activities that Valenzuela residents will truly enjoy such as 12 wooden Bowling lanes,  billard tables,  PS3 gqming and wide array of foods from Snack Bar Alley. It willl be an exceptionally fin to be at Sm Bowling Center Valenzuela!

Spotted in the grand opening of the bowling facilities is Mr. Han Sy, SM Prime President, Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian, Councilor Shalani Soledad-Romulo, and staff of SM Bowling and SM Center Valenzuela. There is also a lot of activities to do in the SM Bowling Center aside from Bowling. There is also a snack bar for all who wants to take a bite while striking down pins. There is also some arcade facilities like basketball hoops, virtual shooting range, and many other arcade amenities. It's also a great place to hang out with friends and family especially that Bowling is very fun sport to do yet few places like this offer this one of a kind sport.

I Got Big Discounts in the SM Southmall's The Big Sale!

Shopping is something that makes me think at the same time indulge my eyes on a feast of many things that I would want in my closet and my home. And as September comes with the payday weekend, it already means that there is the 3 Day Sale at a SM Mall. And for this edition of the mall-wide sale, I went to one of the flagship malls which is SM Southmall for THE BIG SALE.

With a complete makeover through the years, the mall has indeed evolved into a great place to shop, dine, and relax. Though I live far from this mall, and despite some moderate traffic along the way, the destination was indeed worth it. The last time I was here was for a food event in Food Street (known to be a great place to dine with a lot of restaurant with al fresco dining and fresh air).

Though I know the drill when it comes to these days, it would be my first time to shop with a BIG sale at SM Southmall. Together with my shopping buddies (or shopping team mates) Aylin, Emiliana and Sella, we went to shops to see, what great deals we could get with millions of choices around us. This mall is one of their biggest and would looks very challenging.

E-Plus Teen Assembly at the SM Mall of Asia Arena

SM Mall of Asia Area is now known to be the newest and biggest event area in the Metro and even the Philippines, and to celebrate the opening of the new destination in the Mall of Asia grounds, E-Plus (Under SM Cinemas), gave a treat to its loyal patrons with a one of kind meet and greet plus concert at the Arena!


Sports and Rock Stars assemble at SM Cinema’s e-PLUS Teen Assembly

SM Sports and entertainment celebrities attended and performed during the biggest Saturday gimmick of the year at the e-PLUS Teen Assembly, held last September 1, 2012 at the MoA Arena.

New and existing e-PLUS members got a chance to rock out at a special party organized by SM Cinema for their loyal patrons. The party features music spinned by DJ Lady Trinity, with performances by various popular OPM bands such as the V-Fort Band, General Luna, Never the Strangers, Sandwich, and Up Dharma Down. This special party also featured numbers by dance squads from various schools. Guests also got a chance to take home treats and freebies from the e-PLUS partner booths present at the event.

Another highlight of the event was the first official public appearance of the new Philippine Futsal Team, the Muzangs. The Muzangs include Azkals player Misagh Bahadoran, Daniel Matsunaga, among others. As a special treat to lucky e-PLUS members, the first 500 ticket holders got a chance to meet and greet the members of the team.  

The e-PLUS Card is SM Cinema's newest lifestyle card which features a new reloading system for ticket purchasing, giving users a fast and convenient movie experience. With the e-PLUS Card, movie patrons avoid long movie ticketing lines and enjoy discounts and exclusive promos for purchases at SM Cinema. For every reload in the ePlus Card, cardholders can earn points that they can use to redeem treats from SM Cinema and Snack Time. 

Tickets for the e-PLUS Teen Assembly were given free for every new application of the e-PLUS Card or through reloading of existing e-PLUS Cards at any SM Cinema nationwide. For more details about the event, visit the official website of SM Cinema at www.smcinemas.com

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.

MUSIC LYF: Krizza Neri Listening Party

Krizza Neri has indeed growing out of her shell and venturing into the world of entertainment with the release of her new self-titled album, Kirzza. From the reality show Protégé, she is now on her way to be the next singing idols of the country. 

Sometimes to hear (and to see) is believing, so at her Listening Party recently with other bloggers and online media, she showed that her talent was indeed refined by practice and various competition. And at her young age, she is definitely ahead of singers of her age. No wonder she won the competition.

And in he listening party, there was no band, nor guitar, just pure voice. That really impressed us, when she sang some songs in the album as well jammed with the other bloggers (will post videos soon). I will also post a album review soon, so stay tuned...

MUSIC LYF: The Wanted - Presented with a Triple Platinum Award in the US!

UK’s most popular boy band, THE WANTED, was presented with a Triple Platinum award in the US for their #1 single “Glad You Came” on August 22. The band have enjoyed global success with over five million singles and one million albums sold, with six UK top five singles, two of which hit the #1 spot in the UK charts. The TW Fanmily or TW Fanmilya in the Philippines (teenage fans of The Wanted) have hyped up the band through social networks, with 224 million views on You Tube/Vevo, over 2.3 Facebook likes and over one million Twitter followers worldwide. Well done, The Wanted!

Catch Manila’s most wanted boys Max, Siva, Jay, Tom and Nathan as they perform Live! on September 14, Friday, 8pm at NBC Tent, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. The Wanted brought us the awesome tunes “All Time Low”, “Glad You Came” and the hottest summer single, "Chasing the Sun". 

SM Southmall BIG SALE Raffle Mechanics

For those having the 3 day sale at SM Southmall. You may want to join in the raffle so you can win one of of 3 units of ASUS Eee PC X101H!

RAFFLE MECHANICS:

1. Every P500 single or accumulated purchase, within the promo period, from SM Department Store, SM Supermarket/Hypermarket or from any participating mall establishment entitles shopper to one (1) raffle coupon.

SM Foodcourt

Customer gets one (1) raffle coupon with every P150 single purchase receipt.

SM Cinema

Customer gets one (1) raffle coupon with every single purchase of four (4) cinema tickets. 

Amusement Centers

Customer gets one (1) raffle coupon with every P150 worth of tokens. 

2. Shoppers may also avail of additional raffle coupons through the Global Pinoy Card:

Global Pinoy members may present their Global Pinoy cards, along with a minimum P500 worth of single or accumulated purchases from mall establishments, to avail three (3) additional coupons.

3. To claim the raffle coupons, customer must present proof of purchase at the designated redemption center/s in the mall any time during mall hours within the 3-day sale promo period.  

4. Customer will have to fill-in his/her complete name, address, contact number and affix signature on the raffle stub, and drop the raffle entries at the designated drop boxes inside the mall where purchase was made.

5. Prizes at stake:

Twenty four (24) winners of Asus Eee PC X101H Netbook (Three winners per mall)

6. Please see mall details above for deadline of submission of entries and raffle draw dates. Draw will be witnessed by a DTI representative. Winners will be notified by registered mail. The list of winners will be posted in the designated areas in the mall.

7. Prizes are not convertible to cash.  Prizes are tax-free.

8. To claim prize, winner must present his/her raffle stub, notification letter and one (1) valid ID at the Shopping Center Management Corporation (SCMC) Administration Office c/o the Marketing Department (at the branch they won) during office hours from Monday to Friday 10 AM to 6 PM.

9. In case of a lost stub, the following must be presented:

a. Notarized Affidavit of Loss

b. Valid ID

10. Unclaimed prizes after 60 days of notification will be reported to DTI and upon approval by DTI shall be forfeited in favor of Shopping Center Management Corporation.

11. The promo organizer’s decision is final in concurrence of DTI.

12. Shopping Center Management Corporation, its affiliates, ad agencies, mall tenants, their respective officers and employees and their relatives up to second degree of consanguinity or affinity are not qualified to join the promo.

How Kimpoy Feliciano found his way back home online

Four years ago, online heartthrob Kimpoy Feliciano’s family decided to migrate to Dunedin, New Zealand. Just like any kid in his situation then, he had no choice but to oblige in his family’s decision to move to a new place, away from his other family, friends, and classmates.

Luckily, social media has bridged the gap between Kimpoy and his loved ones in Manila and Bulacan. Through sites like Tumblr, Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter, he has reconnected himself to the Philippines without being physically present in the country.

Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show At The Smart Araneta Coliseum!

Kids and kids at heart, its time to relive our childhood fantasy with Disney characters that will come to life at the Smart Araneta Coliseum this September 5 -15, 2012. And we don't to fly to Hong Kong just to have that magical Disney experience with  Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show  this September!

DISNEY LIVE! Mickey's Rockin' Road Show Stars Micky Mouse and Friends in Hilarious  High-Energy Adventure!

Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show, Feld Entertainment’s all-new live stage production starring Mickey Mouse in a fun-filled road trip and talent search adventure, performs at Smart Araneta Coliseum from September 5 to 15, 2012!  Spotlighting favorite Disney characters such as the ever-lovable Tigger; Cinderella and her comical stepsisters; and Buzz Lightyear, Woody and friends from Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story; Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show unfolds through an original, laugh-out-loud storyline that whisks audiences away on a wacky journey.