Food has always been the way to a man's heart and I'm sure a lot of women will be attending this event to find more ways in preparing dishes for their love ones and beloved husbands but of course men will also be there because a man knows how to cook is a plus.  Of course the main attendees perhaps are those who wanted to engage into food business and looking for something quite different and will click for the masses and different customers.

The event was held in Fersal Hotel in Malakas Street in Quezon City just behind the Quezon City Hall.  This place was especial to us and being there brings back sweet and unforgettable memories.  Anyway, the event was the launching of TRADECON's 5th Annual Philippine International Food and Beverage Expo (PIFBEX) together with the Hotel, Restuarant, and Caterers Expo (HORECA) .  It's bound to be a delicious affair as chefs, bartenders, caterers, restaurateurs, hoteliers, and other foodies are coming together on March 1 to 4 for the said event.

The PICC Forums 1, 2, and 3 are going full on foodie mode as major players in the Food and Beverage Industry - from the sweetest neighborhood bakery owner to the most luxurious hotelier - converge and explore endless possibilities for their businesses.

Over 300 exhibitors will be present at the expo, including both local and international suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers covering all aspects of the F & B industry, from food service, to food processing and packaging, to catering, to equipment and storage, to ingredients and supplies.  For this year TRADECON will be expecting around 12,000 visitors that will visit the event.

Aside from the exhibition, the four-day event will also feature a barter exchange seminar, cooking demos performed by professional chefs, a Dessert Making Competition, Cocktail Mixing Competition, and a search for the best Home Cook.  For sure there will be great prizes awaits for every winner of this competition.

Now on its fifth year, PIFBEX has been answering to the needs of the thriving, ever-changing F&B industry, ensuring that the Philippine food scene remains at the top of its game.

For this, TRADECON is inviting all Students, Exhibitors and Visitors to be a part of the PIFBEX and HORECA 2012!

For more information, they can be contacted at 395-5009, 395-5137, 343-3368, they can also be reached through their email at www.tradecon.inc@gmail.com or their website www.pifbex.com or like their facebook page www.facebook.com/PhilippineInternationalFoodandBeverageExpo.

Here's a little bit of update in the music industry.

Do you know A1?  I'm sure, for those who knows this group will perhaps reminisce their listen time and if they're truly a die hard fan perhaps they are there when the group arrive in Cebu.

A1 is currently in Cebu and they have also received an amazing and warm welcome upon arrival. Lots of screaming fans turned up at the airport… so it seems that all the excitement and fan following is still very much alive in the Philippines.


A1 is scheduled to fly to Manila on February 23 for a series of media appearances to promote their concert and their album entitled WAITING FOR DAYLIGHT under MCA Music. This Special Philippine Tour Edition Package includes 2012 Versions of their BIGGEST HITS: Like A Rose, Caught In The Middle and Everytime.

Fans can expect for these guys to sing their biggest hits and surprise cuts in the triple-treat concert dubbed "The Greatest Hits Tour: Blue, Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees and A1 - Live in Manila 2012"on February 25 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum at 8 pm.

For ticket inquiries, contact TicketNet Box Office at 911-5555 or Wilbros Live at 374-2222.

The 3-day Sale of SM City Sta. Mesa was an event I did cover last Saturday and being there brings old memories.  It's a total recall of my college days and SM City Sta. Mesa is the place that we usually hang out when classes is over or still waiting for the next class.  It's really great going back!


After arriving, I immediately coordinated with SM City Sta. Mesa staff (his name is Jack) and proceeded with the cover.  Good thing I was able to catch up with the parade where Lorax meet Jollibee and roam around of the parade from first floor and up, making a beat of the band.  After the parade, I started taking pictures of different sales and their discounts.  There were lots of things on sale! I did go from down to up and down again.




After that tiring walk around I met with Jack near the Adobo Connection and introduced me to the franchise owner of the establishment.

From their list of different adobo types I was able to taste some of their dishes. Since I really enjoyed dishes cooked with coconut milk I get to try their Adobo sa Gata which is a chicken cooked in a normal adobo style and mixed with coconut milk. Afterwards we were offered desserts and I picked the Pandan Jelly. It got an ice creaming toppings on it.



A 3-Day Sale would not be complete without some show and performances from different celebrities, so for that day they have Aaron Villena hosted by one of the DJs of Tambayan 101.9 FM DJ Jasmin. Fans did make that ear busting shriek when Aaron Villena started singing and moving towards the audience.


An awesome day at SM City Sta. Mesa!

For those who really loves to get good buys and discounts, SM City Sta. Mesa currently is having their three day sale and today is the last day.  So, for those who still want to avail those discounts from SM City Sta. Mesa three day sale you still got a few hours to enjoy.  Better get there and grab those fashionable, classy, and usable items.

Buy and sell! The name that has been known for a long time already and have established their name in terms of buying and selling.  Due to the demand of the present digital era,  Buy and Sell Philippines has decided to expand its presence by establishing BuyAndSellPH.com as the online counterpart of the magazine.


More than just an extension of its print component, BuyAndSellPH.com is a stand-alone website that carries items not found in the free-ads publication. It also gives the public the option of skipping through unwanted postings via the search engine.


Averaging 2.5 million page views a month, BuyAndSellPH.com remains a formidable entity in the online marketplace field. And with advertised products ranging from real estate to automobiles to gadgets and personal effects, There really is something for every consumer on BuyAndSellPH.com.

As part of BuyAndSellPH.com's efforts to attract a wider audience, it hosted it's first blogger's event last January 28 at Banapple Too in Quezon City. Bloggers were introduced to the revamped BuyAndSell.com website which will be launched by the end of the first quarter while event sponsor Make Up Designory (M.U.D.) gave a demonstration featuring their line of professional-grade cosmetics.


I never thought that most great make up artist are all artist or painter.  Perhaps it was due to the style and the way they stroke the brushes which can be applied also onto the face as well.  After the event attendees were able to learn new things about make up and some technique in making the face more beautiful.

Soon to be aired on TV5, Kanta Pilipinas will be TV5's biggest reality singing search that will call for the entire nation to sing. It's not a mere singing contest as it will delve deeper into the lives of each contestant. Kanta Pilipinas will transform the lives of these ordinary individuals to be the star that the entire Philippines will admire. The program includes a Cinderella-makeover segment that will further boost each contestants appeal and that will catapult them to singing sensation status.

Open to all Filipinos, 14-30 years old, Kanta Pilipinas will scour the whole country in a nationwide search. Applicants can be a solo, duo, or group act of any genre. The nationwide search will begin this the February. Stay tuned to TV5 for announcements.

Audition dates:

Feb. 24 - SM City CAGAYAN DE ORO
Mar. 02 - SM City CEBU
Mar. 10 - SM City DAVAO
Mar. 16 - SM City BAGUIO
Mar. 23 - SM City ILOILO
Mar. 30 - SM City NORTH EDSA
Apr. 20 - SM City BATANGAS

For more details:
Visit: http://www.kantapilipinas.com/
Email: kantapilipinas@tv5.com.ph
Twitter: http://twitter.com/KantaPilipinas
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kantapilipinas

Kanta Mo, Kwento Mo, KAPATID!!! KANTA PILIPINAS!!!

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance is now showing in most of the theaters.  This movie is the sequel to the 2007 film Ghost Rider.   Of course the lead actor is Nicolas Cage who portrayed also as the character Johnny Blaze in the first movie of Ghost Rider.  The film was directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

Though I'm also a Marvel Comic fan, the story of Ghost Rider the whole story vague and unfamiliar to me.  Perhaps because I haven't read the full story itself.

According to some movie critics who have seen the pre-screening of this movie, it is less better than the first one.  So, I somewhat want to know if what they have said about this film is justifiable.

So, if you don't have anything to do today, better visit the theaters and see for yourself.

Calling all Converse fanatics, enthusiasts, stylist, fashion geeks, and people of all ages!  Converse will be having their Revolution Sale on February 23 - 27, 2012 as their post Valentine treat for all.

Make sure to check out the branches near you.  To get more updates just visit their Facebook page Converse Philippines

Wacky band Tanya Markova invaded various radio stations and a music channel to bring their version of a make-over—what they call Tanya Mark-over to mark the release of their latest single “Da Facebook Song (Ang Ganda Ganda Mo)”.

The group best known for their hits “Picture Picture”, “Disney”, “Linda Blair” and “PA Roadie Fernandez” visited radio stations Jam 88.3, Magic 89.9, 90.7 Love Radio, 91.5 Big Radio, RX 93.1, Mellow 94.7, 95.5 Pinas FM, 96.3 EASY ROCK, Barangay LS FM 97.1, 99.5 RT, 101.1 YES FM, Tambayan 101.9, 102.7 Star FM, 103.5 WOW FM, 106.7 Energy FM and 107.5 WIN Radio as well as music channel MYX and made up the DJs and crew there a la Tanya Markova and posted it on various facebook pages. Even fellow MCA Music artist Solenn Heussaff got a taste of the “Tanya Mark-over”. If you are wondering why what Solenn has got to do with them, listen to the song on your favorite radio stations. Definitely a good way to launch their new single which as the title suggests about the social networking site Facebook. Soon, everyone will be singing “Chat churu, chat chat churu” the same way they infected the people with “Picture Picture”.

“Da Facebook Song (Ang Ganda Ganda Mo)” is included in Tanya Markova’s repackaged album “Tanya Mark-over” which features all their hits and its music videos that became part of the charts and people just can’t stop singing. This 2-disc album also has remixes and acoustic version of “Picture Picture”, acoustic version of “Jacuzzi”, their version of the 90s hit “Creep” plus more surprises from the band.

“Tanya Markova: Tanya Mark-over” will be out soon at record stores and online via MyMusicStore.com.ph under MCA Music. Their songs can also be downloaded on your cellphones by texting TANYA to 3456.

Universal Records dominated the 2012 MYX Music Awards with 23 nominations from 18 categories.

Parokya ni Edgar, enjoys seven nods for Favorite Music Video, Song (Pangarap Lang Kita), Artist, Group, Collaboration (One Hit Combo with Gloc9), and MYX Live Performance, plus Guest Appearance for JM De Guzman for Pangarap Lang Kita. Christian Bautista, on the other hand, earned five nominations (Favorite Artist, Male Artist, Remake for Love Moves In Mysterious Ways, Media Soundtrack for I Am Already King, and Guest Appearance for Alodia Gosiengfiao for All That’s Left), while Sam Concepcion got 3 (Favorite Male Artist, Remake for Forever Young, and Celebrity VJ).

Sponge Cola (Favorite Group, Mellow Video) and Kamikazee (Favorite Collaboration and Rock Video) have two nominations each.

JayR is nominated for Favorite Urban Video for Connection with Chelo and Q-York. Universal Records lords it over the Favorite K-Pop Video Category with 2NE1’s Lonely, Super Junior’s Mr. Simple, Big Bang’s Tonight.

There are 3 ways to vote: via MYXph, Facebook and Twitter.

HERE'S HOW:

On MYXph.com
Just click here http://www.myxph.com/mma2012/, select your favorites per category and click VOTE!

On FACEBOOK
Click on the MYX Music Awards app on the upper left side of the MYX Philippines official fan page https://www.facebook.com/MYX.Philippines. Select your favorites per category and click VOTE!

On TWITTER
Tweet your votes Follow the format "#mma2012 I am voting for for ."to cast your vote over Twitter.

Example:
#mma2012 I am voting for PANGARAP LANG KITA – PAROKYA NI EDGAR FT. HAPPEE SY for FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO .

FOR MORE DETAILS: http://www.myxph.com/features/2534/voting-for-myx-music-awards-2012-starts-now/

Since today is Valentine's Day, I have read, collated and gathered some hearty informations for everyone.  Enjoy reading and I hope you'll get some few learnings about the heart.

• Your left lung is smaller than your right one to make room in your chest cavity for your heart.
• Women’s hearts beat faster than male hearts.
• The human heart begins to beat as early as four weeks after conception. Scientists believe that by eight weeks, when the embryo is only an inch long, the heart is fully developed.
• The heart weighs less than one pound. The average weight for women is eight ounces and for men, 10 ounces.
• The word heart, meaning soul or feeling, is termed cor in Latin.
• Electricity going through your heart makes the muscle cells contract.
• An estimated one billion Valentine cards are sent each year.
• 85% of all Valentine cards are sent by women.
• Cupid in Roman Mythology is the god of desire, affection and erotic love. He is the son of the goddess Venus.

source 1
source 2

Pop Rock Princess Yeng Constantino, a consistent honoree of the MYX Music Awards, is nominated once again at the said awards show this year.

Yeng, nominated as Favorite Artist and Female Artist, has established herself as one of the most prolific, talented young talents of her generation.

She recently staged her hit pre-Valentine’s Day concert Ok Lang Maging Single sa Valentine’s Day, which packed the Music Museum last week.

Yeng’s latest single Pag-Ibig, a song about unconditional love written by Yeng especially for the concert, was launched online and reached 1 million views on Youtube a few days after. It is still one of the top songs in the MYX Daily Top 10.

Yeng is being managed by Erickson Raymundo’s Cornerstone Talent Management Center.

HERE'S HOW:

On MYXph.com
Just click here http://www.myxph.com/mma2012/, select your favorites per category and click VOTE!

On FACEBOOK
Click on the MYX Music Awards app on the upper left side of the MYX Philippines official fan page https://www.facebook.com/MYX.Philippines. Select your favorites per category and click VOTE!

On TWITTER
Tweet your votes Follow the format "#mma2012 I am voting for for ."to cast your vote over Twitter.

FOR MORE DETAILS: http://www.myxph.com/features/2534/voting-for-myx-music-awards-2012-starts-now/

STAGES takes pride receiving 13 nominations in 18 categories from the 2012 MYX Music Awards.

Christian Bautista earned five nominations (Favorite Artist, Male Artist, Remake for Love Moves In Mysterious Ways, Media Soundtrack for I Am Already King, and Guest Appearance for Alodia Gosiengfiao for All That’s Left), while Sam Concepcion got 3 (Favorite Male Artist, Remake for Forever Young, and Celebrity VJ).

Karylle is one of the nominees for the Favorite Female Artist Category, while JayR is nominated for Favorite Urban Video for Connection with Chelo and Q-York.

OPM’s most promising solo act Zia Quizon enjoys four nominations – Favorite Female Artist, New Artist, Song for Ako Na Lang, Guest Appearance for Enrique Gil.

There are 3 ways to vote: via MYXph, Facebook and Twitter.

HERE'S HOW:

On MYXph.com
Just click here http://www.myxph.com/mma2012/, select your favorites per category and click VOTE!

On FACEBOOK
Click on the MYX Music Awards app on the upper left side of the MYX Philippines official fan page https://www.facebook.com/MYX.Philippines. Select your favorites per category and click VOTE!

On TWITTER
Tweet your votes Follow the format "#mma2012 I am voting for for ."to cast your vote over Twitter.

Example:
#mma2012 I am voting for PANGARAP LANG KITA – PAROKYA NI EDGAR FT. HAPPEE SY for FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO .

FOR MORE DETAILS: http://www.myxph.com/features/2534/voting-for-myx-music-awards-2012-starts-now/

One of our correspondent was able to attend the press conference of the well known TV series two decades ago.  It was loved and watched by many viewers during that time and I believed my mother was one of those fans of the TV series.  


Today, a new generation of stars are highlighting the main characters of the TV series VALIENTE.





This TV series has already started their first air last night.  Have you watched it?  What can you say about their first day?


For exclusive Valiente updates, be a fan on Facebook and follower on Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/TV5Valiente | https://twitter.com/#!/Valiente2012