Summer is here already! Are you sexy or buff enough to show off that bods of yours? Well if not, here's your chance to invest on your body and make it happen. Kwento Ni Toto, Daddy Yahiro's Journal and MAG of My Life teamed up to giveaway Php10,000 worth of Gift Certificate from UNO Magazine and Gold's Gym.

Yes you read it right! It's a whooping Php10K worth of GC. We've never done so big as this one so join our giveaway and be the lucky winner.

Kwento Ni Toto just couldn't wait for another day to pick the winner for the Php2,000.00 Worth of King Bee Gift Certificates. So today, since we don't have anything much to do except for some 5 articles to finish, we decided to have the raffle and pick the winner.   As much as I'm eager to know who the winner is my better half of MAG of My Life is much more eager to see who wins.  And by the way she's also having a giveaway on her blog.  You can visit her blog and check out the giveaway.

For 15 days the giveaway received a total of 2,601 entries and we're very happy that a lot of people joined in the contest.  This made us decide to give a raffle contest like this very often for you, our dear readers. To give thanks for your support and of course for reading us.

Kwento Ni Toto once again shares stories about Yoshinoya with our correspondent Justine.  Yoshinoya has cooked up and ready to served their annual eating contest but before that media people takes on the challenge first.  For the bloggers representative for the Media Category a challenge was held last March 5 at the Robinsons Galleria Branch of Yoshinoya.   19 brave tummies take on the challenge to eye for this year's representative for the Yoshinoya Gyudon Eating Contest 2014 Media Category.

Last year was a great year for bloggers as one of them whom I know, Florencio Jusay or FPJ of manualtolyf.blogspot.com take home the title, some cash and of course the bragging right of being 2013's Yoshinoya Gyudon Eating Contest winner for the media category.

Who loves Chinese Food? Well if you do love to savor flavorful Chinese cuisines then you'll provably in for some great food experience. Since King Bee Chinese Food's branch in Fisher Mall is already open, then you might want to try your luck and get a wonderful post Valentine date with your love one as Kwento Ni Toto shares the authentic Chinese dish experience by simply joining this raffle giveaway.

But before anything else here is what you'll be winning. Php2,000 worth of Gift Certificates from King Bee Chinese Food Restaurant.

Once again Kwento Ni Toto bring forth the happenings at SM Hypermarket's Master Chefs.  As for this year they're making it more big and more extravagant.

As we all know Axe is a brand that brings unique products for men.  I remember one of their contest that made chaos in one of the malls in the metro, the AXE Raid.  They sure made a bang with that contest and now they've brought much higher than the ground as Axe created another unusual contest for the brave and strong willed men with the Axe Apollo National Challenge.  Having 400 men strive and battled to be the last two winners to be shipped off to train at the international AXE Apollo Space camp in the U.S. and with a possibility of being the First Filipino into Space.


Correspondent Justin witnessed the battle of these men as they all undergone with different challenges to test their strength, their will, and of course their guts.  As the usual saying "no guts no glory" and for these 400 men they are there to perhaps test themselves for how long they can last or perhaps win as well.

If you have been seeing LAZADA in an online ads, believe it or not the Philippines' leadingonline shopping mall is already set to reach a milestone of 1 million fans on Facebook.  As of April, Lazada had already become the most talked about consumer brand on Facebook in the Philippines.

“Since the beginning, LAZADA has been dedicated to making online shopping fun and exciting. Aside from our onsite activities, we continuously offer our fans engaging campaigns, games, raffles, contests, and much more,” explained Inanc Balci, LAZADA’s Managing Director and Co-Founder. “Facebook is not just a communication tool that allows us to interact with our fans but also a channel that allows us to give back to our fans.”

Seeing quite a number of celebrities in one momentous event is very rare but for this specific event in the entertainment industry, from the local and international scene, forty-four (44) names will gather together for the grandest gala of celebrities.... look-alikes. Yup! You read it right! It's the grandest gala of celebrity look-alikes or “Kalokalikes” that will compete for the crown as they level up with the semi-finals called “Kalokalike Level Up” which will happen in ABS-CBN's noontime trending show “It's Showtime” beginning this Monday, May 20.

Foodies galore!  It's another foodtastic time with Max's Restaurant.   As usual we were invited for a dinner date with Max's as they share something new for everybody, especially this coming Mothers' Day.  A good day to treat Moms at Max's Restaurant.

Looking for a job often requires different sources like the ads on newspapers, ads on TV, ads on companies, and online job searches.  Thus, making the possibility of getting hired is much greater plus the range of landing a job is higher as well.

Resuface is one of those online platforms that helps job seekers land to their dream job.  By helping aspiring workers connect with the potential employers, Resuface is bridging the gap between the employee and the employer, making hiring and getting hired more efficient and easy.

Over the years people get addicted to things that he or she loves to do and at present one of the most prominent thing for a person to do while in the house is none other than watch TV.   Slouch on the sofa, get the remote, press and start choosing a channel.  That's it and we're hooked!

For me, there are certain aspects or criteria to like a TV station.  One must have a good set of programs enticing enough to get me fixated, right timing or schedules of the programs, and perhaps relevance of the programs to the viewers. Hahaha! I'm sounding like a professional TV viewer! But I'm not. Well, it's just my own opinion.

Yup!  You read it right!  There's a move promoting a working healthy lifestyle and of course beating stress which we know is one of the cause of Hypertension.  So let us all have trabahustle and join  the contest.

As of this moment we're watching today's presentation of the X Factor Philippines Grand Finalists.  We're going to see what would be their last presentation as they strive to be the first winner of the X Factor Philippines.  Here's some information about them if you still haven't know.

Hi!  Good day readers!  Just want to know you what you think if I'm going to run a contest.  Hope you could do the survey.  Thanks!

tvN, Asia’s leading Korean Entertainment Channel launches K-Pop Star Hunt Season 2 and is once again looking for the next K-POP Superstar!

Mania, Philippines, July 19 – Are you aspiring to be Korea’s next pop sensation? Make K-Pop Star Hunt your first step to stardom! With the success of its first season – attracting more than 50 million viewers across Asia – K-Pop Star Hunt is set to make its triumphant comeback for a second season.

Through K-Pop Star Hunt (Season 2), talents across Asia will have the incredible opportunity to make K-Pop miracles of their own. Aspirants from the Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Japan will be given the opportunity to battle it out to become the next K-Pop superstar.

Each country will be selecting the most outstanding contestants from each territory for preliminary auditions. After the contestants’ heated battles, the survivors will be flown to Seoul to receive professional training and compete for the final showdown in Korea!

The finalists’ ups and downs on the road to success will be captured and shown on the reality series on tvN. What’s more is that several popular K-POP stars will be featured every week. They will be mentoring the contestants, performing in the show, and even taking the judging roles.

The winner of the contest will receive an intensive vocal training along with an album release. The winning star will also get a chance to make a debut stage appearance on 2013 MAMA, the leading international music awards show in Korea.

Last year, K-Pop Star Hunt (Season 1) winner Thai-native Sorn bagged an exclusive contract with South Korea’s top record label Cube Entertainment, home to A-list pop groups BEAST, 4Minute and female artist G.NA. Thanks to the reality series, Sorn has soared to stardom and has moved to Seoul for her debut album training.

To audition, all you need to do is bring out your cam and star filming. Upload your best K-POP sing-and-dance routines to K-Pop Star Hunt’s official website at www.tvnstarhunt2.com. Submission of entries ends on September.

For more details, check www.tvnstarhunt2.com

Teen heartthrob, multi-talented performer Sam Concepcion breathed life to Soc Villanueva’s entry Kontrabida to the recently-concluded First Philippine Popular Music Festival. The song was adjudged second-runner up in the competition.

Soc, composer of numerous hit songs including Kung Ako Na Lang Sana, personally chose Sam to interpret Kontrabida, which tells a protagonist-turned-antagonist’s love story.

“I never doubted Sam’s talent. Even before he stepped onstage, I knew he would give justice to the song,” says Soc. “Sam’s confidence is just so high and talent is overflowing that I know that the battle is already half-won.”

Sam, who last joined a competition less than a decade ago via Little Big Star, where he bagged the top plum, was ecstatic over the commendation.

“I know the song is catchy, unpretentious, and enjoyable to sing,” admits Sam. “But landing the third spot among 14 equally-brilliant entries is extremely amazing.”

Sam received glowing reviews from Jim Paredes, via his instagram account, describing his performance as “wow.”

Toto Sorioso’s Tayo-Tayo Lang, which talks about a musician’s experiences performing to a near-empty venue, bagged the 2nd place. Ebe Dancel interpreted the song.

The top prize went to Karl Villuga’s Bawat Hakbang, a beautifully-written inspirational song interpreted by Mark Bautista and Akafellas.


The task of evaluating the final entries was given to the distinct panel of judges, composed by some of the most respected names in the industry – singer-hitmaker-advocate Noel Cabangon, famous radio personality Chico Garcia, Universal Records’ Managing Director Kathleen Dy-Go, PhilPop Treasurer Randy Estrellado, former Eraserheads frontman Ely Buendia, ace songwriter-musical director Louie Ocampo, and APO Hiking Society Member Jim Paredes.

How many people did experience
Hearing a big no answer?
How many times been rejected
Perhaps, not lesser than my fingers.

Well, we all do have rejections in life and perhaps most of us had a full list of them. So where and when did I had that big NO answer? It started two years after high school. For teenagers, the greatest achievement during that time, besides higher grades, are the big YES of girls. It means they are agreeing to enter into a relationship with you and boys do get the right for a kiss or an embrace. Lucky boys!

There's one girl whom I considered first as my friend and then later on decided to court her. Hoping to get that friendship on a next level. Gladly, the courting was accepted but to have her say yes was a torment. At first I thought it was a terrible mistake to move that relationship that far but hey I started it already and there's no turning back.

So the days started to count and I think I've courted her for quite some time already and I think it went more than a year. I know it's quite long for these generation but hey that's how it goes during my time! She was simple, cute, sexy with nice straight hair. I'm sure I had so many competition with her and I don't mind having competition as long as we just court it well.

During those days, my family we're not rich and the only time I get to have extra money is when I save excess from my daily allowance. So, if I want to court I need to save up and be creative enough. Since I'm an artist and loves crafty things I showered this girl with creative poems like this...


And not only that I also tried to be creative and think out of the box by painting something for this lovely lady which sometimes comes with a love note. There were also a time that I tried to write my love notes on a shell, circling around till it reach the tip and one time I created a few love notes on a defective microfloppy disk. Here's a sample of the painting I've drawn.


It was more than a year of torment. Waiting for that specific word from her. I didn't gave her any fancy things or any big Stuffed Toys like this as a gift....

Fortunately this is the biggest stuffed toy that I can find.   Hugging it and making a big face as well.

My paintings given to her are not big as this mural...

It's me posing beside the biggest wall mural along EDSA near Magallanes MRT Station. Hopefully this is the biggest wall mural.

but one thing is for sure I did created an impression that my intention is true.

So then the reckoning day has come! It was summer, exactly May 15, 1999 around 2:00 PM she gave her answer... it was a big and boldly 100% NO! That's what I have heard!

It was hot during that time but I felt I was soaked into a drum of water with chunks of ice. I was cold! Then she grabbed my hand, hold it tight and continued “No, you're not wrong about how I feel for you!” My heart pumps and boosted like a rocket! It was a bliss!

A friendship that levelled up into a relationship!

The biggest card that I've ever created and given to my very best friend, my ex-girlfriend, and my wife.  We were friends before we became lovers.   The card says "A Window of Friendship... Always Open For You."

She's now my wife but the friendship still remains and we celebrate that friendship as we enjoys every minute of our life together.

Sharing the Big N' Tasty Burger with my ex-girlfriend, MY WIFE. Biting together on both end!  Thanks to McDonald's.

It was a minute to count,
It was an hour to share,
To someone special
And someone you truly care.

Press Release
TV5 has announced that it will give away a combined total of 20 Million Pesos in the biggest and most intensive artista search ever mounted on Philippine Television: ARTISTA ACADEMY.  The search will kick off with a massive one-time grand auditions at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on June 19, Tuesday.
                                                                                               
Thru ARTISTA ACADEMY, TV5 goes all-out in discovering and developing Philippine Television's biggest new stars, by offering real training in a legitimate school of television arts along with the fame, fortune and stardom every showbiz hopeful dreams of.

ARTISTA ACADEMY searches for young showbiz aspirants aged 16-21 who have the looks, charm, potential and determination to go through extensive curriculum-based training under the Asian Academy of Television Arts (AATA) to become certified professional actors armed with the acting versatility and right attitude to make a name for themselves in the industry.

Over P20 Million in total prizes will be given to the deserving winners who will be hailed as ARTISTA ACADEMY’s Best Actor and Best Actress. Not only will they be equipped with the proper acting training from AATA to become TV5’s next big stars, they will also be the richest of all winners in the history of all talent searches in the Philippines.

All 16 finalists who will be chosen as ARTISTA ACADEMY Students will be granted full AATA scholarships and the chance to undergo comprehensive training with the best in the industry – including multi-awarded director Joel Lamangan, music master Louie Ocampo, dance guru Georcelle Dapat of G Force, along with other esteemed TV professionals and distinguished celebrities.

Acclaimed Film and TV director Mac Alejandre heads the TV5 TALENT CENTER and will be working with the Head of AATA, well-known Entertainment executive Wilma Galvante, who will act as Principal of ARTISTA ACADEMY.

“We are all excited with the launch of Artista Academy because this really tops all artista searches that have been done in the country. We are offering real training in a real academy for our future stars. No other program has offered such school-based learning and development from an academy of television arts. And, of course, it will be a real life-changing experience for not just one but two students because we are giving away P20 Million worth of prizes, including lead roles in a forthcoming teleserye of the network. This is real fame, fortune, and stardom. This is as real as it can get,” shared TV5 Creative and Entertainment Production Head Perci Intalan.

All interested artista aspirants aged 16-21 are invited to come to the ARTISTA ACADEMY grand auditions at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on June 19 at 2pm. By bringing a copy of their birth certificate, valid ID, and their best glam pictures, they are a step closer to living the glamorous artista life.  

For sports fanatics, here's something for you from TOBY's.

How to Join:

• Participants may join by creating a video (video should not exceed 2 minutes) that shows his or her best move like dunking on the ring, smashing a tennis ball, kicking a football etc.
• The video should be posted on Toby’s Sports official fan page (http://www.facebook.com/Tobysstore) to be counted as an official entry.
• Participants may use any video sharing site (ex. Youtube, Dailymotion, Vimeo etc.) as long as it can be viewed by other people when posted in Toby’s Sports official fan page.
• Think of a creative title for the video (ex. John’s amazing 360 lay-up for Toby’s Sports!)
• Participants must encourage their friends to share their video.

Safety Precautions:

• Participants must ensure that safety precautions (ex. Warm-up, stretching, conditioning, medical check-ups, etc.) are taken into consideration before performing their move. Protective gear must also be worn at all times during the video. Toby’s Sports will not be liable for any injuries, traumas, accidents or fatalities that may occur during the filming of the video.
• Participants must get official permission from the person who owns the place where they are going to shoot the video. Toby’s sports will not be liable for damage to property, trespassing and the like.

All Participants Shall Attest to the Following:

• Participants must be residents of the Philippines in order for their entry to be valid. 
• The video must not have any special effects that will give an unfair advantage to a participant’s sports move.
• The participant must ensure that he or she is the person doing the move in the video in order for the entry to be valid.
• There can only be one entry per person. If you wish to change your entry you must delete your old video. Two or more entries will disqualify you from the contest.
• Toby’s Sports has the right to remove and disqualify videos which are deemed as offensive, vulgar, hateful, racist, and the like.
• Toby’s sports has full rights to use your video in any way, shape, or form.

Criteria for Judging:

• 50% - Wow factor and difficulty of the move
• 30% - Creativity and originality
• 20% - Number of shares and number of positive comments

Prizes of Winners:

• 1st Place – P5000 worth of Toby’s Sports GCs
• 2nd Place – P3000 worth of Toby’s Sports GCs
• 3rd Place – P2000 worth of Toby’s Sports GCs

Promo period is until May 25, 2012 only.

It's summer time again and I'm pretty much sure that I'll be having tons of pics and videos of our summer getaways and family affairs. I can't wait for that event. Those pictures are great memories to keep and remember. Plus it's another great way to tease those are not present in that event. Hahaha!

For now, since those events are still in the near future I would just like to enjoy watching online movies in the comfort of our home. Err perhaps get a chance to watch The Avengers on a big screen! Anyway, if I did get the chance on the big screen I'll just watch it online with my reliable PLDT myDSL.


So what can I do with PLDT myDSL's fast internet connection? Well, to start with and if that getaway event will push through I will be able to upload that pretty sweet summer getaway pictures and videos on my favorite networking site in a snap, I can do webcalls and online chat with my friends and relatives and perhaps tease them of the event so maybe next time they would join, and if that summer affair would not push through I can have more chance of watching online videos and movies without the buffer. Hehehe, Isn't it amazing!

Since PLDT will be having that Great Payday Sale, it can help me even more in leveling up the speed of my internet plus I could get also some freebies and other stuff.


Yes! PLDT will be having their Great Payday Sale and it is really a perfect timing for people to enjoy the strongest connection at home. The PLDT myDSL's Great Payday Sale will happen this coming April 27 - 29, 2012. All you have to do is register at the nearest PLDT Home booth or malls nationwide together with 1 valid ID and take note there's no cash out! If you have your existing internet connection you can upgrade it with PLDT myDSL's biggest Internet sale ever.

Since PLDT myDSL is very generous enough, they will be also having freebies giveaway like a WiFi+Modem with free installation and 1 month DSL. That's as much as P5,000 savings!

Or you can apply online, just visit their website www.pldtmydsl.com

So if you get the idea mark that date and start planning on what you will do with PLDT myDSL's Great Payday Sale.