We Filipinos enjoy food very much whenever and whatever the occasion is. Eating is one form of bonding for us. Sometimes or rather more often we enjoy and explore different kinds of food and that's why there's a lot of food outlets in the country. We really love food. 

In my case, my family enjoys strolling in the mall and after that its eating time, and where do we usually have that time... where else but at SM Supermalls. I think we have visited a lot of their malls  our favorite and perhaps because it is much closer are SM North EDSA and SM Fairview.
SM Foodcourt launch their #RediscoverYourFavorites and gladly we participated in it. This is their relaunching of the foodcourt. It features more stalls and food concepts that will surely satisfy the taste buds of the public. Opening soon is Hachiboru, a Japanese food concept that will surely leave a special place in the hearts of the mall-goers.

Rediscover your favorites in the revamped Foodcourt with more than sixty leading food concepts soon to open which will offer a variety of flavors that will fulfill your taste buds. These food concepts will surely bring more fun and excitements to the SM North Edsa Foodcourt.

The following foodstalls participated in the relaunching activity of SM City North Edsa Foodcourt last June 15 are.


Takoyummy
Brings their famous and authentic takoyaki balls with the original Takoyaki and Bacon & Cheese. Takoyaki dishes made from the freshest vegetables and octopus topped with floss, mayo, and Takoyummy's special sauce, perfect for the Japanese street food lovers.
Lydia's Lechon
Offers their best- tasting Special Lechon with herbs and spices, best served with their signature lechon sauce, and the Fresh Lumpia which is a delightful mixture of assorted vegetables and minced "ubod" wrapped with Lydia's very own peanut sauce.
Chica's
One must try the Chica Bagnet Platter, Chica's Chicharronia best-selling crispy bagnet served with its signature Chicharon Bulaklak, and their hearty bowl Special Lugaw served with egg and Chica's signature tokwa't bulaklak.
Sisig Hooray!
Is also ready to offer their Open-faced Talong-On Sisig and Sisig Full-Belly Meals Dishes. Fulfill your taste buds with these Sisig Recipes that come with Fired Egg, Atcharang Papaya, Sesame Pipino Salad, Ensaladang Inihaw na Talong, and Fried Saging na Saba.
Chef Ala Eh!
You don't need to travel far from the Metro to experience Bulalo, a traditional Filipino dish from Batangas, as Chef Ala Eh brings the taste of heaven with their Bulalo Espesyal and Sizzling Bulalo Steak prepared with a tender beef and rich bone marrow.
Chizmozza
The first mozzarella sticks food stand Chizmozza will make you crave their Mozarella Bites and Sticks, coated with Italian-seasoned breading, fried to perfection and served with tomato or ketchup dip

Cebu Fiesta
Experience the festival of Cebu with Cebu Fiesta as you indulge in their signature dishes Humba - Pork Danggit, and their most popular dishes in the Central Philippines, Su/Tu/Kil, (Su)gba (inihaw), (Tu)la (tinola), (Kil) aw (kilawin)


Among the crowd's favorites that have been established since day one of the SM City North Edsa are the food stalls of Inihaw Express, Salo (former Seafood Grill), Gracia's Lechon (former Kusina ni Gracia), Lydia's Lechon, Kamay Kainan, Sizzling Plate, Turk's, Mr. Kimbob, Panda Shabu-Shabu and Sisig Hooray!


With lots of varieties of food stalls in the SM foodcourt, you and your family will definitely love to have bonding all the time over the food. Especially those families loves to explore different kinds of dishes.

The SM City North Edsa Foodcourt can accommodate over 1,400 seats, making it a perfect palce for you and your loved ones to celebrate any occassion - from birthdays, graduation, anniversaries, reunions, catching up and more.

Follow SM Food court's social media accounts:
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One of the hardest thing to accept is doing something that you know you cannot do it because of a rare condition. Anton's Heart is a film inspired by a true to life story of a mother and a child who fights their condition in order to live.

Anton Defensor Asuncion and Alma Concepcion (plays the role of the Mother, Maite Defensor Asuncion) with a special participation of Andrea Brillantes are all together in an inspiring film that will definitely warms the heart of every moms. Yes the movie is about this mother and child who crosses the journey of life and fight through their way  despite of the rare heart condition.


Right before the very big day of Anton, one of the things he wants to accomplish on his bucket list is having his own film, and God is good because he was able to share and act in an inspiring film.

The movie is about a child who wants to do Hero works for the people he love but unfortunately he is not gifted with a good health condition and worse is that it is a rare condition that his activities are restricted.


I was one of the lucky individuals who was able to see the movie. In general the movie is a great movie to inspire other children who wants to do things with a purpose and his life being shared is one great motivation and inspiration.

Getting much more than my story, Anton's Heart will be having its special screening.

If you don't have anything to do that night, visit the cinema and be inspired.

To all the Dads and Daddy figures who standby their children, Happy Father's Day!

This is one specific day that we give respect and tribute to the number one hero of our lives, our Dads. The guy who's always there for us no matter, the man who would leap the tallest building just to give our school projects on time, the person who would stay up late just to make sure we're at home, and the extraordinary Dad that will do everything just to make us smile.

As we celebrate this year's Father's Day we're sharing to you bits of videos that we've found on youtube that is touching, heartwarming and inspiring advertisements and short stories about Dads. Not everyone are perfect but all Dads and the Daddy figures do their best to be the father for their children.

One of the dates that made every Dads special, Father's Day. I guess for being one also excites me. Yes, and celebrating it with the whole family is really something to look forward to. This month of June, SM Supermalls brings in another marvelous weekend as they invites everyone to have fun Dad-ventures on Dad's Day with a host of awesome and fun-filled activities, deals, and treats in 70 SM malls nationwide.

"Over the years, SM supermalls provides a second home for families, especially for celebrating important occasions such as Father's Day. The malls serve as a venue to share family-first moments and to thank dad for all the things he does for his family," said Jonjon San Agustin, SM Supermalls senior Vice President for Marketing.

Kids and moms can give dad the coolest gift by the experience of spending Dad's Day at SM. Adventures include Dad-licious Dining deals, such as upsized meals, dining promos, and meal combos on  June 13 to 24 at participating restaurants! Dad's passion for speed and motorbikes is indulged at Extreme Wheels, an exhibit of pimped-up cars and bikes on June 13 to 18 or June 19 to 24.




Tech for Dads teaches interested fathers how to pilot a drone or remote-controlled gadgets at the drone demo or RC exhibition on June 15 to 17 or June 22 to 24 in select SM malls.

Dads and their families are welcome to shop at SM's weekend of fun deals, and discounts from June 22 to 24 for the #AweSM men's fashion finds, as SM celebrates 60 #AweSM 60 years in its malls across the country with exciting promos that laud the number of 60, such as pay 60%off, pay only P60, pay P60 less or pay only 60%.

Meanwhile, digital fans of SM can get a chance to win exciting prizes by simply joinint hthe #IdolDADS Photo App promo via www.supermalls.com

To know more about #DadsDayAtSM2018 and Sm's #AweSM 60 years celebration, visit www.smsupermalls.com and SM Supermall's official social media pages.

Another movie to expect not only by the kids but also the kids-at-heart. Yup, the ever loving Night Fury dragon named Toothless and the brave skinny Hiccup once again on the big screen but we'll just have to wait for that next year.

To give everyone little hint about the movie Toothless is going to have a girlfriend on this film. The lone Night Fury is no longer alone.

So what if the movie will be next. Hey, It's great to have something to watch out for. This is the third part and perhaps the concluding story of 'How To Train Your Dragon'.

For now enjoy the first trailer!

Okay it's another time of the year where kids and the big boys will really enjoy their hearts out. It's the TOYCON 2018! Face it, it is the a culture where there are no boundaries. No matter your age or your generation maybe. As long as it is about poplife.

This year, TOYCON 2018 brings you back to your younger years as they guess two (2) Power Rangers, a Peter Pan Fire Lord, a lycan (ie. werewolf), and a legendary comic book creator at TOYCON POPLIFE FanXperience 2018 on June 8-10, 2018 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

The Philippine TOYCON, Asia’s longest-running culture convention for toys, collectibles, and various pop culture fandoms, announced the latest line up of guests for this year’s highly-anticipated event.

Leading the list is comic book industry Hall of Famer Neal Adams, whose reinvention of Batman’s look to the blue-and-gray color scheme highlights his work and influence during the 1960s and 1970s, aside from creating Batman villains Ra’s al Ghul and Man-Bat, and revitalized other titles such as Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and X-Men.

Filipino-American actor Dante Basco will get to meet his kababayan fans. He played Peter Pan’s sidekick Rufio in the 1991 movie Hook alongside Robin Williams, and is the voice actor for the fire-bender Zuko in Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jake Long in Disney’s American Dragon: Jake Long cartoon series, as well as various video game characters.

Two actors from the Power Rangers franchise will share the TOYCON 2018 stage. Jason David Frank played the Green Ranger and the White Ranger in the 1993-1996 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series and its other iterations over the years. Michael Copon’s breakout role was playing the Blue Ranger in last year’s Power Rangers: Time Force movie, but he was also known for his roles in the TV series One Tree Hill.

Another TOYCON 2018 guest is Kevin Grevioux, best known for his role as the lycan Raze who fought against vampires in the Underworld film series, which he also co-created and wrote the screenplay of the movie. He also appeared in films such as Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes remake, The Mask, and Steel.

American actress, fashion model and beauty queen, Kelly Hu will join Toycon, he's popularly known to play as Sorceress Cassandra in The Scorpion King movie, then Kelly played a villain in X-men 2 movie as Lady Deathstrike, the mutant with adamantium finger claws. She did voice roles for characters in Phineas and Ferb, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Green Lantern:Emerald Knight. On TV she played as Pearl on CW series The Vampire Diaries and also in Arrow tv series as China White.

According to Cholo Mallillin, Event Marketing Head for TOYCON PH, this year’s event aims to give Filipino pop culture fans a playground experience with a community that shares their common interests.

“What we want to give TOYCON fans every year is a sense of belonging to various fan communities. We bring in guests and experiences that bring fans back to why they collect toys, cosplay, read comics, or rewatch their favorite TV series or movies in the first place,” Mallillin said.

Mallillin added that more guests and attractions will be announced in the coming days and even on the opening day itself.

Among the other attractions in TOYCON 2018 is “Sikat Ka Toy!”, the Philippine’s first ever toy design contest. Artists and toy aficionados can submit their designs by June 2 for a chance to receive more than Php 30,000 worth of prizes and the opportunity to have their winning toy design produced for limited sale. Toy designs for the Sikat Ka Toy! contest can be emailed to toyconph@gmail.com by June 2, 2018, and contest mechanics are on toyconph.com.

Other attractions for this year include toy exclusives from the popular Funko toy line, as well as toy exhibits and launches from global designers, Anatoy from South Korea, Coarse from the USA, Deewy from China, Playhouse from Thailand, and Hidden Fortress Manila featuring the works of premier Pinoy toy designer Quiccs Maiquez.

Highlights:

TOYCON 2018 + POPLIFE FANX is sponsored by Maxi Collector, Legendary Beast Studio, XM, Filbars, Great Toys Online, and Gaming Library.

Supported by Kramer Toy Warden, Warner Bros, Tagalized Movie Channel, Sinag Animation Studios, Anotoys Collectibles, Hubbyte Toys and Collectibles, Dreamworks Dreamplay, City of Dreams Manila, Shopback, Halimaw Studios, Big Boys Toy Store, KidsCompany, Bandai, Gundam Build Divers, Devant, Tamashii Nations, Good Smile Company, Jinio, Comic Odyssey, DC Superheroes Cafe, Food Panda, Bruder, Xend and Oishi O Wow.

Media Partner with ABS CBN, Expat Philippines, WheninManila.com, Manila Bulletin, MTV Philippines, Jack TV, PSICOM Publishing, Retro 105.9, Clickthecity.com and the Philippine Bloggers Network Event Partner with TEQ63, Anima Alliance, Philippine Toy Groups Association and Ex-Link Events TOYCON POPLIFE FanXperience 2018 regular day passes and FanX VIP Experience passes are available in all SM Ticket outlets or through www.toyconph.com.

Another week of Holiday! Malacanang officially declared the dates June 12 - Philippine Independence Day and June 15 - Eid'l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan as Holiday.

Long weekend, more family bonding, resting and escapades. Whatever or wherever you'll be going just make sure that you have enough ammunition to get away from traffic and the city.

To get a hold of the proclamation signed by President Rodrigo Duterte just visit the link below for the electronic copy.

Proclamation No. 269 series of 2017 - June 12, 2018 (Independence Day) 

Proclamation No. 514 series of 2018 - June 15, 2018 (Eid'l Fitr or Feast of Ramadan)

Enjoy the holidays!

It seems that people are trying to search for their perfect match. Some of them tried different approaches in looking for that right match. Some ends up with the right one and some ends up continuously looking. In reality, looking for that right match is hard but of course you'll find it eventually at the right moment and at the right time.

Just saw this ad from one of the insurance company in the Philippines right now, Sunlife, and their tag line for this June is "Find Your Perfect Match" and since according to them June is the Financial Independence Month. So, have you found or met your perfect match?



Actually there's a saying that 'nobody is perfect', indeed it is true but most of us are striving to be perfect by having our life planned out. And that's where financial planners or advisors comes in. They give us options on what we are ought to do with our lives. Of course it helps out because you'll have someone to ask or inquire of what you must do.

Sunlife is just one of the companies that provides that option and it is up to us whether we believe in their promise or we'll just pass it by. No one dictates us but we are not getting younger and preparing for the future is just a must.

So, whatever insurance companies your planning to go with just make sure that you're wholeheartedly ready and prepared to decide. What is important is your future, our future, and most importantly your family's future.

There's another viral music video from today's viral group, Ex Battalion and it has made a lot of viewers interested. Why? Well because there are three (3) reasons why it went viral. Their latest music video is "Follow My Lead" featuring Chicser & Sachzna Laparan.

The music video has now garnered over a million and still counting. Aside from chicks, rap, hunks and a well produced music video, Follow My Lead have something more that made it to the viral contents. Who else but the three (3) internet sensations that joined together in this one music video, Ex Battalion, Chicser and Sachzna Laparan.

We've already known Ex-B  from our post about their trending music "Hayaan Mo Sila", which did goes viral. The featuring group and individual in this music video, Chicser and Sachzna, we will get to know them a bit.


Just like Ex-B, Chicser gained their fame on Youtube but they are once the song and dance troupe named Service Crew during their high school days. Their fame went boom when somebody uploaded on Youtube a video of them dancing the hit tune Teach Me How To Dougie. That's where they hit their fame.


While Sachzna on the other hand is also an internet sensation but she's more popular on Facebook and Musical.ly. A model and social media celebrity with over 1.2 million followers. Of course with a beauty like that who wouldn't fall into following her.

So that's how you get more than a million views in just a day.

Just saw this teaser from Viva Films and I'm not yet sure if this is an adaptation but what I'm seeing with the teaser is that it is great and it is something interesting to watch.  Most particularly that its star is Sarah Geronimo.

No particular date of opening on cinemas but we will surely watch out for this movie. I'm sure fans will definitely watch the movie.

For now we will just enjoy ourselves watching this teaser and figuring out how the story will be.

After the not so good story with the love of Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto, they are once again will be the talk of the town as they share the highlights of their upcoming movie "I Love You, Hater". The movie stars with Kris Aquino and the love team Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto which will give a different color about haters.

The movie is directed by Giselle Andres under Star Cinema. The movie is all about a story of love, honesty, and friendship. The movie will open in cinemas on July 11.

While waiting for it, enjoy the teaser for now.

Just one of the phrases that I haven't heard since I graduated from college, the Book Club. It may sound oldie and alien to most millennials today but hey there are people who loves books. There are just things that you cannot easily define and give meaning, especially that certain feeling of flipping the pages of that perfectly bind books.

The movie is your typical story of people who grew old pursuing their careers and taking on paths that lead them to what they are at present. Happy? Yes. Contented? Perhaps. But there is still that point in life that there is something missing.

Careers, achievements, and titles are all measurements of success... tangibly. But the measurement of happiness?
All of these took a sudden turn when they started reading one of the most controversial book. The took of the town when it was published and even more when it was bring to life on the big screen. The story of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele in Fifty Shades of Grey.

The movie Book Club let you remember, reminisce and look back to see what life has been with you. The risk of letting yourself indulge in an adventure of your life seeking happiness.


There are four (4) ways to relearn life based on the stories of the four characters in the movie, Diane (Diane Keaton), Vivian (Jane Fonda), Sharon (Candice Bergen), and Carol (Mary Steenbergen).  Or should I say what I saw in the movie.Take note that these actresses are veterans.

In Diane's story - Take the risk and be adventurous on your life's next chapter. 

In Vivian's story - Sometimes it only takes a spark to lit up that forgotten feeling. 

In Sharon's story - If the opportunity of love closes don't put a lock on it.

In Carol's story - Don't push it. Life has its own course of time.

Like what they say "the next chapter is always the best chapter"!

Movie : BOOK CLUB
Producer :
Genre : Grown Up Comedy
Our Rate : 

So Connected! Are you?

Me, I'm still connected with the craze and interesting run of story.

Just a few days ago I was able to find myself in this  red carpet premiere of the movie SO CONNECTED together with a number of celebrities and the best part is seeing the love team of Janella Salvador and Jameson Blake together with such a chemistry.

I'm pretty sure most of the fans have already watched the movie and still sharing what they have experienced. I don't want to be a spoiler for those who have not seen the movie so I'll just be sharing the lessons I have learned and you will also learn from this movie SO CONNECTED.

As mentioned the movie is starred by JANELLA SALVADOR and JAMESON BLAKE of which really played their part really well. It is directed by JASON PAUL LAXAMANA.


So, here are five (5) lessons that I can share.

• Buy gadgets or items from legit persons or stores.

When buying your gadgets or devices makes sure to deal only with the proper stores or from friends you really trust. Because buying from someone you don't know might be a stolen gadgets or something else. Who knows what you might end up to. 

• Trust only if you're truly ready to take the risk.

Life is a gamble, so if you're not into loosing try not gamble. Perhaps the movie made it clear that in love it is always a gamble. You don't have any idea what's happening on the other end of the relationship. So take the risk when you're ready. 

• If you love someone you got to let he/she go.

The most true and common phrase when it comes to letting go of love "if you love someone you got to learn to let them go". I don't suggest that you would expect something in return but what I can share about this and of course based on the movie SO CONNECTED, it is much easier to move on. In addition you don't have make yourself miserable. 

• Connect to the real you.

When drowned with the relationship/ feelings there's always the tendency to loose oneself. Making yourself someone else just to prove something, of which is not really good. Connecting to yourself, the real you can give a good mutual relationship. 

• We live in a society filled with prejudice.

Bullies and judgmental, with today's technology it is much easier to make someone miserable to the point of loosing trust to yourself. Just one video can make your life change for good or for worse but most of the time it ends up on the worse part. So what we can do is be strong and always fight for something that is right even when the world is against you. 

Connecting more to the real world makes it even better and connecting to someone who has changed your life forever is something that we should cherish for the rest of our life.

Addition there's always one Panti Panti in our life that leads to continue life whether animate or inanimate.

So for those who have not watched the movie, get up from your seats, grab your best friends or relatives and head on to the nearest cinema and watch the movie.

Movie : SO CONNECTED
Producer : Regal Entertainment Inc.
Genre : RomCom
Our Rate : 9 Popcorn

What's trending now on Youtube? Well one of the K-Pop artist wave the internet with their music video entitled "FAKE LOVE". BTS' "Fake Love" MV already garnered more than 58 million views and is still counting. Of course this wouldn't be possible with their large number of followers and fans, most especially on social media. BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) or Bangtan Boys is one of South Korea's boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment.

BTS (방탄소년단) 'FAKE LOVE' Official MV is directed by YongSeok Choi (Lumpens) which did a great and interesting music video.

The band started June 2013 with their song "No More Dream" from the album 2 Cool 4 Skool. After that debut the group won several awards. The group rose up and their fans and follower grew more after the release of their albums Dark & Wild (2014), The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 (2015) and The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (2016). Of course they won awards in different music award giving body and Billboard Music Award is one of them. Growing even more, BTS is one of South Korea's most powerful and influential celebrities.

Enjoy more of their music!

It seems that Ellen Adarna is in most of the news today after the mother of Eleila Santos (who is by the way a minor), Myra Santos filed a number of lawsuits against the actress, this is when Ms Adarna failed to apologize to the daughter of Mrs. Santos. This is after the incident that happened when Ms. Adarna accused the teenager of taking photos of Adarna while they were having a meal at a restaurant. The story were reported on Rappler.

According to the lawsuit, Ms. Adarna violated R.A 7610 (Anti-Child Abuse Law) and R.A. 10175 (Anti-Cyber Crime Law). It seems that the parents really knows their rights.

This will be a good story to follow and learn from it. So, will Ms. Adarna addressed this issue? What will be the implication of this case to celebrities and to the netizens?

For whatever will be the result, we will be following this and see what will be the outcome.

Hey, do they look familiar? Well, they should be because they are the singing trio that once rock the stage of Asia's Got Talent, they are called Miss Tres. These sexy, charming and lovely ladies did really dropped the bomb that time in Asia's Got Talent and the judges were in awe after hearing the surprise.


I'm sure if you have listened to them already you'd definitely would say what the toooooottttttt?????? Because inside of that well curved figures are a rocking surprise.

If David Foster, Anggun, Melanie C and Van Ness Wu were shocked and amazed of the performance, well you'd better watch closely Simon and the rest of the judges in Britain's Got Talent reacted once they started their performance.

Take note these lovely ladies are from the Philippines, so rock on!

Netizens have been looking at these two celebrities and comparing whether they are truly look-a-likes or not.

The buzz started when coming out when the KPOP dance group called Momoland started making names, most especially to all KPOP fans. That's when netizens started to look into one of the members of this KPOP group, Nancy Jewel Macdonie, who some how makes a resemblance of one of the Kapamilya Stars, Liza Soberano.

Even the group, Momoland, tried to check out the buzz and see for themselves.


So, what do you think of the two celebrities? Are they truly look-a-like?

Sharing what's something to talk about in the music industry today, guess what? Dick Clark Productions and NBC announced that the legendary female rap trio Salt-N-Pepa will shoop onto the stage to perform several of their monster hits at the “2018 Billboard Music Awards!” Joining them for this one-of-a-kind special performance will be the highly celebrated female vocal group En Vogue. Salt-N-Pepa’s “2018 Billboard Music Awards” performance marks the 30th anniversary of them becoming the first female rappers to crack the Top 20 on Billboard Hot 100. The renowned group burst onto the hip- hop scene in 1987 with their debut Billboard chart hit "My Mike Sounds Nice," and then notched their first crossover pop smash with "Push It" the following year.

“Thirty years later, we’re still Pushing It all over the world and we’re still loved and celebrated by fans we grew up with as well as new fans,” said Salt-N-Pepa. “Looking back at all the barriers we’ve broken as women in this very male dominated genre of music, being the first two female rappers to break the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 is right up there as one of the best moments of our amazing career. We are blessed.”

Members Cheryl James (Salt), Sandra Denton (Pepa) and Deidra Roper (DJ Spinderella), with En Vogue, will join previously announced performers BTS, Camila Cabello, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, John Legend, Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Shawn Mendes and Christina Aguilera featuring Demi Lovato, on a night filled with music’s biggest names. It was also announced earlier this week that global superstar Janet Jackson will receive this year’s ICON Award and will take the stage for a highly anticipated performance of her greatest hits, marking her first performance on television in nine years.
Hosted by “The Voice” coach Kelly Clarkson, the “2018 Billboard Music Awards” will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, May 21 at 8 a.m. on Blue Ant Entertainment. The three-hour telecast will feature performances from this year’s hottest musical acts, unexpected collaborations and buzzworthy moments that celebrate 60 years of the Billboard Hot 100.