Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Photo credits: Inquirer Entertainment

April is a busy month for a good number of people in the food service industry as Madrid Fusion 2017 takes place. From April 6 – 8, 2017 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City, people from near and far places come together to share their passion for food. Part of the delegation representing Calabarzon is the chef behind the placed tagged as “definitely not your ordinary food find among the rising places at Tagaytay Ridge”; this is Chef Thomas Murillo of Wild Juan.

His love for food started young and he took his first step towards it during his sophomore year as a Consular and Diplomatic Affairs student at the College of Saint Benilde. He decided to take commercial cooking and culinary arts at First Gourmet Academy and had his apprenticeship at 2nds after. This lead him further by becoming one of the pioneering member behind Paprika PH and years later his own restaurant at a family-owned place at Tagaytay Ridge. Wild Juan is born.

Photo credits: Inquirer Entertainment

Wild Juan bears the concept of East meets West and is delivered with the hospitality of Filipinos in the Southern part of Luzon. His food creations are something that we are all familiar with but are delivered with a twist and flair. Perfect sample are the Sisig Paksiw, Krispy Kasoy Kare-Kare (KKK) and Gumbulalo. Three common dishes but comes with a new level of flavor and goodness due to techniques and passion.

Learning never ends for Chef Thomas as he earns his NCII Commercial Cooking and ServSafe: Food Safety & Sanitation certificates. He pushes himself to be the best and at par to the world, thus making his quality for food high and passion much higher. He doesn’t stop there as he then shares his knowledge and passion this coming Madrid Fusion 2017 to foreign delegates and proudly represent Calabarzon.

Chef Thomas Murillo, stays humble yet proud of his craft thus from love of food it now is a burning passion. Come at the biggest food event this season at the SMX in Pasay or visit Wild Juan located at KM 68 Tagaytay-Nasugbu Highway and experience the comfort and passion that he shares at every plate served.

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Sun Life And Fitness First Announce Partnership

To help Filipinos get on track wih their health and wellness goals, Sun life Financial and Fitness First have teamed up to launched the GoWell program.

The said program is a health and wellness community of Sun Life Financial and it gives myriad of ideas pertaining to having a fit and active lifestyle, healthy food, and a well balanced life. Content regarding fitness and wellness and articles from experts are all available at www.gowell.com.ph. In addition, members have the privilege of attending community workouts and fitness classes.

For GoWell Gold members, group classes at select Fitness first branches are available and participants receives tokens for attending such classes. Workout videos will be released regularly throughout the year and are also available via the GoWell website. The featured ambassador for Gowell is Bubbles Paraiso while Chris Everingham represents Fitness first.

"With both Sun Life and Fitness First committed to being the Filipinos' partner in their health and wellness journey, the possibilities in the horizon definitely look exciting,' Sun Life Chief Marketing Officer Mylene Lopa said. "We aim o spark the Filipinos' enthusiasm to pursue their fitness goal and they can look forward to more initiatives from this partnership,' he said.

A factor that deserves an equally important attention is financial literacy. Sun Life provides Personal Accident Insurance for select Fitness First members while financial literacy sessions will be conducted for Fitness First instructors.

"Apart from achieving their fitness goals, this partnership with Sun Life will help secure our members and also educate our employees in financial literacy, both of which are significant in attaining a well-balanced lifestyle." Ellis adds.

"Health and wealth go hand n hand, and we're happy that collaborating with Fitness First will also give us a new venue to promote financial literacy," Lopa said.

Here's the good news! Joining Sun Life's GoWell community is free! Access tips and articles from experts and enjoy the perks and rewards which comes with the membership. Joining is simple. Log on to www.gowell.com.ph and create an account.

About Sun Life Financial

Sun Life Financial is a leading international financial services organization providing a diverse range of insurance, wealth and asset management solutions to individuals and corporate Clients. Sun Life Financial has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2016, Sun Life Financial had total assets under management of $903 billion. For more information please visit www.sunlife.com.

Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.

Can't Help Falling In Love Digital Media Conference

April 5th marks the day for Kathniel's bloggers conference. Coincidentally, the couple has partnered on screen for 5 years as well. Members of the press and digital media were invited and the room was full. Following the success of "Barcelona: A Love Untold" is "Can't help falling in Love" and fans are sure to be flocking the cinemas. The conference was attended by Direk Mae, Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo. There's always a first time and this was my first to be starstruck due to Kathryn's beauty. There was a wide range of topics thrown at the three. Family, love teams, annulment, and relationships were just a few of the questions.

Watching the two answer each question and completing each other's sentences shows how they much they understand and know each other. They may have different opinions on each subject matter but they also have lots of ideas that they have in common. Daniel explained about how they handle misunderstandings and who apologizes first. He makes sure that everything is fixed before the day ends. Laughter ensued when Daniel revealed the name of Kathryn's upcoming Nail Salon which is "Kathnails". Meanwhile, Direk Mae stated she is enjoying the early stages of her married life. Can't Help Falling In Love is showing on theaters this April 15th

Friday, April 7, 2017

Yugto: Fair X Concert X Spoken Word

Messiah College presents 'YUGTO' a fair, concert, and spoken word event. Jumpstart your summer by enjoying good food, exciting booths, great music and amazing poetry!

YUGTO: Fair x Concert

x Spoken Word aims to change the perspective of the youth through the influence of music, spoken word poetry and messages of faith, hope and love. The Fair x Concert x Spoken Word will be held at Messiah College, 2nd Floor, State Centre II Bldg., Ortigas Ave., Mandaluyong City on April 8, 2017, 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Registration starts at 3:30pm.

Get ready to snap your fingers and share the beauty in art! Catch great performances by The Ridleys, Mika O'Hara, Nathan Huang, Marvin Ramirez, Simon Calma, Tristan Ortega, and Jungee Marcelo!

Tickets are only P50 so don't miss out! Yugto also offers Barkada Promo (5 + 2 package). For every 5 tickets you’ll buy, you’ll get 2 tickets for free. PLUS! The first 5 barkadas that will avail of the promo will get 5 vouchers each from Trampoline Park!

To avoid falling in line, make sure you pre-register online. (https://goo.gl/forms/tqoAXYY0CNt87K3e2)

For more information, you may like facebook.com/MCYugto

See you there!

This event is brought to you by Trampoline Park Philippines, San Mig Food Ave, CTG Printz, and Jeriz Foodcarts!

Media Sponsors: LIGHT Network (www.lightnetwork.ph), and Saved Radio.

Messiah College is an intentionally Christian academic institution that aims to disciple the mind and heart of the students, engage the culture, and change the workplace for Christ. Messiah is not a Bible School or Seminary. It offers CHED Approved, Gov’t Recognized, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts Programs. Messiah College is located in Metro Manila, near Ortigas Center. Learn more at www.messiahcollege.ph

Thursday, April 6, 2017

My Twiinzified Zumba World Beatzz Z-party Experience!

I do not dance.

Nothing will make me do it except for a reasonable excuse like it's the end of the world or something close to it. However, when everybody's dancing like there's no ones watching, you won't notice that you are getting into the groove yourself.

Twiinzified Zumba World Beatzz Z-party was held in SM North Edsa and I had no idea what I signed up for. It was a good thing I had enough rest and I was physically prepared for the event. What happens in Skydome stays in Skydome, and so I thought. Apparently, my dancing moves was all in video. I couldn't watch myself dancing hahaha!

I let loose and just thought I am with dancing with Philippine's best Zumba gurus Alec and Manny and rest of the zins for the whole 4 hour program.

Photo credits to: seraphimsnotes.com

SM Skydome is the perfect venue for such an occasion! The setup is a 360 degrees stage and allowed the participants to enjoy the dance moves of the zins who alternately led the dancing. Many of the zins and participants wore national costumes of Japan, Thailand, Jamaica, Hawaii and Philippines while sweating their way to the beats of the world.

It was not an ordinary day. Everybody was stunned as a participant proposed to his long time sweetheart. The answer was YES.

See you at the next Twiinzified Zumba event!

The sponsors and donors who shared their vision with the Health and Fitness, SM City North Edsa, and the Philippine Twiinz in promoting wellness and fitness were: the Medical City, Sip purified water, Globe Telecoms, Royal Manila Fitness, Unilab, Bewell C, Organique, Kopiko, Easy Pha-max wheatgrass, Skelan, and Scotch Brite, Herbalife Philippines, Jeunessse sanitary napkins, Simply Cereals, and Cravings Group of Companies.

The media partners of this event were the BusinessMirror, Pilipino Mirror, Locale, Philippines Graphic and Cook Magazine.

Coca-Cola adds color to your life with new Wilkins Delight

Beverage giant, Coca-Cola, brings innovation to a whole new level with the introduction of the first water – flavored with real fruit juice, in the Philippines – Wilkins Delight!

On April 5, the Company officially introduced the newest addition to the growing water portfolio of the Wilkins Brand. Wilkins Delight is an exciting water brand for young adults and anyone who want more than just water. It is just the right kind of light; made from pure drinking water from your most trusted water brand, Wilkins, and infused with fruit flavors from real fruit.

“Young adults hate boredom. They want their lives to be interesting and colorful.”, said Coca-Cola Philippines Vice President for Marketing Stephan Czypionka. “[They] want to see new places, meet new people and taste new colorful products that are not only healthy and hydrate, but also entertain their taste buds.”

It’s a colorful, fruity twist that hydrates your body naturally, while at the same time excites your palette and teases your vision with fun light colors of amber - for the Apple infused flavor, pink – for that hint sweet taste of Pomelo flavor, and orange – for that fizzy Orange twist. The hydrating burst of flavors in the new Wilkins Delight will surprise Pinoy millenials to break-free from the monotony by adding color to their routinely lives.

“This is why today we create a new generation of water – a unique fusion of all the natural benefits from your no. 1 trusted water brand Wilkins (Pure) and all the joyful goodness and fun extracted from real fruit– great refreshing taste, amazing colors, and an endless option of interesting flavors from fruits!,” added Czypionka.

Media attendees, Coca-Cola partners and some of your favorite millennials in the local scene who graced the event experienced an afternoon of breaking free from their usual ‘everyday’ routines and get to enjoy tons of fun and colorful activities!

That’s not all as more surprises came with the reveal of the official TVC for Wilkins Delight along with the brand’s new powerful set of ambassadors – Kapamilya’s talented star Matteo Guidicelli and the Philippines’ very own Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa!

“As someone who's from the beauty pageant industry, I need to take good care of my health and my complexion by drinking safe and pure drinking water. With Wilkins Delight, drinking water gets even more fun as it helps rejuvenate me — keeping my skin healthy. The good thing about Wilkins Delight is that it comes in three exciting fruit flavors. All three variants of Wilkins Delight are delicious, although my personal favorite is the apple flavored one. There’s definitely one for everyone!”, Kylie says.

Matteo also shared how important water is in his every day routine especially with his busy schedule as an artist, and a sports enthusiast —

"As an actor, singer and triathlete, water is always a must for me to help me stay focused, refreshed and energized. Wilkins has always been my no. 1 go to water for hydration. Now, drinking water doesn’t have to be boring because of Wilkins Delight! With the benefits of safe and pure drinking water of Wilkins (Pure) combined with the infused flavor from real fruits, my daily water routine just got more colorful with Wilkins Delight!”, Matteo added.

Wilkins Delight comes in three exciting flavors! Pink Pomelo, Apple and Orange. Each rehydrates the body because of the water, and tickles the tongue because it has real fruit juice. Wilkins Delight is now available in 425ml pack at the suggested retail price (SRP) of P15 in your leading supermarkets, groceries, and convenience stores; and in 250ml pack for an SRP of P10 in your favorite sari-sari stores nationwide.Add flavor to your water. Add color to your life. Enjoy new Wilkins Delight.