INXS Switched On Tour in Manila 2006 Ticket Raffle

INXS BandA total of 170 tickets will be given away for the INXS Switched On Tour in Manila ticket raffle. That’s because there will be 60 Grand Prize winners and 25 Minor Prize winners for the Araneta Coliseum concert. Each of the 60 Grand Prize winners will get 2 Upper Box A tickets worth Php 2,625 each, while each of the 25 Minor Prize winners will get 2 Upper Box B tickets worth Php 1,050 each.

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RCBC 12th Kwentong Kalikasan Katha ng Kabataan Awarding Ceremonies

Word of Mouth ‘Aqua Barkada’ (Clockwise from bottom right) Lucille the Electric Eel (Adelle Victoria), Perla the Oyster (C.J. Mercado), Pascal the Catfish (Apollo Abraham), Jonah the Crab (Don Rivera)RCBC recently held the awarding ceremonies for its 12th Kwentong Kalikasan Katha ng Kabataan, a nationwide short story writing contest for elementary children who were challenged to write about this year’s theme “Caring for Oceans,” at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium in RCBC Plaza.

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Mercury Drug Email Response (Eye)

Mercury Drug LogoI sent this email to info@mercurydrug.com with the ‘Subject: Ms. Arlene Buligan of Mercury Drug Glorietta.’ The email address can be found on the plastic bag used for bagging its products, with the company’s website address Mercury Drug.

My Email to Mercury Drug

Dear Sir/Madam:

I just wish to share with you my wonderful experience yesterday, 20
July 2006, with Ms. Arlene Buligan of Mercury Drug Glorietta, and
consequently wrote about it in my site. If you wish to peruse it,
here’s the link:

Mercury Drug Glorietta Accommodating Service (Eye)

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Directing the the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Preview Party in Manila 2006

Aria Clemente of the Playshop KidsWhen Playshop Kid Aria Clemente opened the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Preview Party 2006 by singing a part of the local children’s song “Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut),” the audience broke into spontaneous applause, not just once, but several times.

This same reaction was echoed by Nickelodeon’s General Manager for Southeast Asia, Christopher James, who sent a SMS to Nickelodeon Philippines Marketing and Communications Manager, Ana Pulido, five minutes into the show, “I am soOOO impressed, but, more importantly, very proud.”

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Kate Hudson for Kamiseta Philippines

Kate Hudson for Kamiseta Philippines

Kate Hudson for Kamiseta Philippines- The luminous beauty of Kate Hudson stopped me in my tracks and my befuddled mind had to take note that it was a Kamiseta store that I was looking at, which made me wonder, ‘What happened to Natalie Portman?’

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MRT G Pass vs. Stored Value Card

MRT Card Loss of the Bonus Ride The first major disappointment with the G Pass system is the loss of the bonus ride. Unlike the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) stored value card that allows the commuter to use the card despite the fact that it’s less than the actual fare for the trip, e.g. Php 1 for a Php 15 ride, the G Pass does not have this feature.

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How to Use the Globe G Pass in the MRT

Globe G Pass

Globe G Pass- An initial investment of Php 100 will entitle you to a Globe G Pass that has a Php 50 worth of load.

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Stephen King and John Irving Join Clamor for Harry Potter Survival

Daniel Radcliffe as Harry PotterIn an ironic turn of events, authors Stephen King and John Irving, whose works are detailed with horror, death and the bizarre, have publicly stated that they hope JK Rowling will let Harry Potter live.

USA Today reported that John Irving said, “I have my fingers crossed for Harry,” while Stephen King declared, “I just don’t want him to go over Reichenbach Falls,” alluding to the way Sherlock Holmes, another literary character, met his untimely demise.

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