Last Wednesday, we attended the launch of the Havaianas exhibit at Powerplant mall and also the lauch of RockEd Philippines’ Original Project Grant. Iya Villania and Mo Twister were the hosts for the event. Upon arriving the event, we were told that we should have our pictures taken on the wall setup at the North Court of the Powerplant mall in Rockwell. We never had an idea at first that each photo posted on the wall will be of big help to the Original Project Grant of Roc Ed. Each photo posted there is equivalent to a pledge worth 470 pesos. Continue Reading
All you need to do is to write an essay why you are the biggest fan of the Eraserheads (in a minimum of 800 words). 
The top three essays will be judged by Raymund Marasigan. The guitar to be won is a Fender Thinline Telecaster guitar (wooden finish) and a Fender Frontman Amp. Know more about the contest details at Pulse.ph. I already know someone who could possibly win in this contest.
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Noel and Via sent me the TechTote Candy Hearts Gadget Bag (which is made for a dSLR camera) a few days ago (Thanks Noel and Via 
). In the above photo, my sister is holding the Candy Hearts - Heartbreaker model (colors: black and baby blue). Other colors of this stylish tote bag are: Be Mine (green and yellow), XOXO (purple and pink), Sweetheart (orange and black) and Hot Stuff (red and white). Continue Reading
I’m here at SM Marikina with other bloggers for the wi-fi stress test. We’re currently at CyberZone (at the ground floor). I’m using iPod Touch as my test device while most are using their laptops. Earlier, I was able to connect near the main entrance of the mall and it was pretty fast. I was loading GMail then.
Update
Sha won the ASUS laptop that SM Marikina raffled off after the event. A great “birthday gift” indeed.
Good news to those who don’t have any tickets yet. Do you really want to be part of Eraserheads: The Final Set? Well, you’ve got to be part of this momentous event in the history of Pinoy Rock. What do you need to do, just click the ad below the blog post. (no, not that image below this paragraph, the ad just before you get to post the comments) 
Read more for the mechanics. Continue Reading
IveBeenHere, is a Facebook app that I’ve worked on with Melvin Vivas. The app aims to promote Philippine tourism. It is an interactive Facebook app that utilizes Facebook features such as the publishing a feed story to a user’s profile every time an app user tags a place that he/she has been to or a place that he/she wants to go to, and other activities such as sharing photos from a Facebook album to a particular place, comments/reviews you made on a place and seeing the activity feed of your friends who have added the app on the home page of the app. Continue Reading
A*Fest is Manila’s first Asian Independent Music Festival which will start on March 4 and will end on March 7 (uh-oh, same night as the Eraserheads: The Final Set). Shows will be held on Gweilo’s Makati, Route 196, Saguijo, and at Mag:net Bonifacio High Street. In the kick-off show of the music fest, there will be no entrance fee. All other shows (yes, except for March 4) have an entrance fee of 150 pesos which is already inclusive of one drink. Bands from Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore together with some Philippine bands. Continue Reading
Pupil’s newest music video after “Disconnection Notice” is “Teacher’s Pet” which is also from their latest album “Wildlife”. King Palisoc is the director of “Teacher’s Pet” music video. He co-directed “Dulo ng Dila” and directed “Monobloc”. “Teacher’s Pet” is Pupil’s latest single. The music video is not yet uploaded in King Palisoc’s YouTube, but you can watch it in Pupil’s website.
