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Knorr welcomes their new celebrity endorser Chef Marvin Agustin. I was excited for this event since I haven't seen Marvin for so long, remembering those days of their Marvin-Jolina tandem, I enjoyed their movies and theme songs and also some dialogues especially the one where they were best friends and Jolina was in love with him. I thought their love team would go through the highest level meaning like marriage since they act naturally and really had chemistry, oh well it didn't happen. As Knorr announces their newest celebrity endorser I am happy for Marvin, he has been in and out of projects from the showbiz industry, I actually thought he's just no where but I was wrong. Marvin with business partners and friends already has like 8 restaurants and counting, wow! maybe that's why he wasn't as active as before because he found his true love, cooking.  Managing these restaurants surely keeps him busy so we ask how he divides his time from work and being with his twi...

15 Star Magic Artists – One Big Movie – 7 Different Stories- Star Magic 20th Anniversary. What’s going on? The biggest movie of the year, imagine the little cuties Xyriel Manabatand Zaijian Jaranilla, the handsome men Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby and DietherOcampo, the dance princess Maja Salvador, the sexy-funny Pokwang, and yourfavorite love teams Zanjoe Marudo and Bea Alonzo, John Lloyd Cruz and AngelicaPanganiban, Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo (Kathniel) and the most awaitedcomeback team up of Gerald Anderson and Kim Chiu (Kimerald) all the biggeststars rolled into one, now tell me is this a great deal or what? For sure movie goers will again be treated into a feel goodmovie about love, 7 different stories that each one of us could possibly relateto, but if not at least something we could share. I just know this movie willbe a hit since most if not all of the stars have their own followings already,plus the fact that this is a comeback movie of one of the countries favoritelo...

Coca-Cola has been one of the brands I am loyal to but nottoo loyal and fanatic as my husband. He collects coke bottles, glasses and evencoke-in-cans, he recognizes when a can had a new design even if there arechanges on the shade of red that were used, imagine that? And anything new forsure it goes in the grocery cart even if it’s not on our list of “things to buy”.  Oh well through the years we've been together I got the hang of it and sometimes, made me also check it out, and asthe saying goes “if you can’t beat ‘em, join them!” So imagine him getting jealous that I was invited by ablogger friend, Flow. It’s the Coca-Cola Giant Christmas Tree Lighting Event and“Coke 100 Pasko”, held at the parking lot of the Smart Araneta Coliseum.  I used to watch this Giant Christmas TreeLighting on television and thought that this Christmas tree was just ordinary,so why was it called giant? That day answered my question; it was indeed aGiant Christmas Tree. The afternoon was fi...

“The X Factor Philippines” All Star album made its presslaunch on November 9 th . I was happy that they have an album; I hadthe honor of meeting half of them (Top 6) during the X Factor days and in a waymade a more personal relationship with them. I know it’s a struggle for them toactually memorize all the names of the people they meet but, recognizing youwhen they see you around somewhere and would say hi, I am touched. They arealso people like us who have dreams and want to achieve them so when I wasinformed that we’re going to see them again for this album launch I said yesimmediately. Press Release: iTunes Philippines’ consistent no.1 record, “The X factorPhilippines” All-Star album, is now finally available on record storesnationwide! Produced by Star Records, the album features 13 tracks whichwere already sang by the final 12 during the elimination rounds of ABS-CBN’srecently concluded reality-talent search. “The X Factor Philippines” All-Star album include thewell-applauded rend...

TV Patrol launches its new segment CCTV Patrol with no other than Kabayan himself Mr. Noli de Castro. The program tackles videos sent by televiewers who have witnessed and captured crimes on video and was sent to ireport@abs-cbn.com This would be a big help in resolving crimes since faces could be recognized and the actual scene of the crime are captured, in line with this TV Patrol will help in the investigation and will make sure to give follow through on the videos sent to them. CCTV Patrol also promises to to review videos and investigate first before they have it aired on TV Patrol. Most people nowadays have videos on their mobile phones, everything can be captured and we can just hope that it will be put into good use. with Kabayan Noli de Castro explaining the concept via Skype 

A few weeks ago while watching my regular line up of tele-novelas, a tvc (television commercial) caught my attention, a mom trying to squeeze everything for the coming Christmas eve, getting up early and sleeping very late, went shopping for gifts, braved the busy market and taking care of her little boy. On Christmas eve while everyone  in the family were busy enjoying everything the mom prepared the little boy took a portion of pasta and served it to her mom, for a while the mom paused and felt deeply touched by what her son did, and there I was teary eyed and felt the mom's happiness. A week after, I was invited by Mommy Jo to Kraft Eden's event "Sarap ng Pasko, dahil sa iyo Ma". We were early at the event place so we get to hang around for a while, as we were waiting, the set up crew were  doing some rounds of tests for the presentation, and there I saw it once more the tvc, I immediately told Mommy Jo and she got a glimpse of it and there she was also in tears a...