#ALDUBEverAfter for Talk N Text's FREE Viber, Facebook & Twitter

Monday, November 30, 2015




I still remember the time when we covered Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza's first ever announcement of being with the Talk N Text family. It was a day full of love, full of happy moments because they launched promos like the Alden Load and Maine Load of which subscribers would be able to extend their unlimited text and unlimited call extension promos which they can do whenever they want. 

Remember this? :)
This time, it's even BIGGER news because in selected TNT promos, they're throwing in FREE Viber, Facebook and Twitter. They even went ahead and made a video with AlDub in it exchanging sweet text messages before meeting each other! This also looks like they're going to get married! Is this the #ALDUBEverAfter ?



Doesn't it feel like a movie? Isn't this the sweetest commercial ever? :)


Ms. Evelyn Jimenez of TNT's Prepaid Marketing Head says “Like Alden and Maine, TNT subscribers can now make their interactions a lot more fun and creative through Facebook, Twitter and Viber which now come FREE with select TNT promos. You can also easily extend your favorite TNT promos 365x for only Php 5 per day. Now it's easy to keep in touch with your "Katropas" this season!”


Extending is also easy because you can do it by dialing *121# and registering your favorite TNT promos. Then after that, just extend it the next day by texting EXTEND to 4545 the whole year! Isn't that great? Now there's more reason to love ALDUB all over again while they show you how it's done on AlDub's love adventures with Talk N Text!



COW

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Patricia Javier Releases New Single "Ngayong Paskong Ito"




We found a very happy Patricia Javier earlier as she released an independently produced single called "Ngayong Paskong Ito" (This Christmas) held at the President's Tower in Quezon City. Patricia is now happily married with famed San Diego based Chiropractor Dr. Rob Walcher. They're also campaigning for the Lifestyle and Beauty work they're doing now as they've completely brought their whole family to the Philippines and plan to start their business here. They've already helped countless people; some celebrities like Claudine Baretto,  EA Guzman, Lyn Ching, and PBA's Calvin Abueva among others. They believe in a healthy lifestlye, a good spine and working on how to maintain good looks by using low cost products and a few beauty secrets. In spite of the years working in front of the camera, Patricia has donned several magazine covers even at her age. Even Dr. Rob agrees that it's not an excuse for Moms to not take care of themselves after giving birth to kids because it helps build confidence, a better outlook in life. 

Patricia Javier is also excited about her new single. She purposely put this out on digital release so that people would start listening to it during the Christmas Season. The single "Ngayong Paskong Ito" (This Christmas) talks about the struggle of people who have their loved ones abroad or in the military. This is also for the OFW's who feel lonely, to give them hope that it'll be better soon. 

Here's her music video for "Ngayong Paskong Ito":



Here's also our interview with Patricia and her husband Dr. Rob during the event this morning.


Patricia Javier Releases New Single "Ngayong... by kumagcow


They were also thankful about Marc Nelson being in this video. He didn't hesitate to actually be in this video given their history as exes. They're still good friends and joked about next time doing it with her husband. In all honesty, I find her song nice. It'll really be good to listen to especially because it's the holidays. You might get a little sad but it's going to be better, I think that's the general message. That is good. It's also written and composed by Larry Hermoso.



COW

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Rafael Rosell, Gabby Concepcion and Carla Abellana stars in GMA's Because of You



You've seen the trailer this morning with me and you seem to have loved the premise of the story because you're already reading this. Yes, it's Carla Abellana, Rafael Rosell and the one and only Gabby Concepcion starring on this new show called "Because of You". It's a tale of two lovers who was already getting married, and when they were literally at the altar on their dream wedding, the guy suddenly got cold feet and ran away from all the arrangements, all the families, all the responsibilities and conned his lovely bride. This situation got even worse as Carla's character stormed the streets of Manila, feeling lost, and almost died falling off a bridge if it weren't for Gabby Concepcion's character saving her from that fall. You'll love it once Dirctor Mark Reyes executes it on TV.



Gabby has already worked with Carla Abelllana in the past and says "I'm very comfortable working with her in this series because it's actually very light. It's a romantic comedy with a different approach and doing it was a breeze!". Carla on the other hand mentioned "I'm glad to have been able to work again with Gabby and be reunited with Bettina Carlos and Tita Celia Rodriguez. It's another chance to also learn from them and I'm looking forward to see them in the series. I hope that people would be as excited as I am with Because of You."

The show holds a lot of promise and it would be fun to see how Gabby would end up with Carla's character after Rafael leaves her during their wedding. Make sure you watch it today at 9:15 PM on GMA Telebabad. 


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The Kapuso Comedy Festival: Paolo Contis, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Charise Solomon, Kevin Santos, Mosang and Boobay




It was a super fun night to be with the brightest comedy stars of GMA a few days ago in what was dubbed as the Kapuso Comedy Festival. We got the chance to experience playing small games with Bubble Gang's Paolo Contis, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Charise Solomon, Ismol Family's Kevin Santos, Pepito Manaloto's Mosang during the blogcon at TGI Friday's in Tomas Morato, Quezon City. Hosting the small gathering was super funny Boobay who's also a part of Celebrity Bluff. It was a blast to meet new people and very talented ones at that. During the event, we first talked to the people from Bubble Gang who's actually celebrating their 20th year in the show. They planned a big event last November 27 and sure enough, there were tons of stars who went back on the show. This includes those who have also gone and sought refuge in other networks. They were all dolled up and gorgeous, I saw it on TV.

Here are some excerpts during the Kapuso Comedy Festival Blogcon:


Bubble Gang's 20th Anniversary by kumagcow



Kapuso Comedy Festival by kumagcow


It's such a good thing to see that GMA is still making efforts to make shows that are apt for the general Filipino audience. We still smile a midst the countless problems we have in our daily lives. Comedy is hard to do, they all agreed to that. In fact some of them do find it quite difficult to crack a joke than cry in a scene. The personalities, as varied as they might seem like on screen have one thing in particular in mind when they entertain people... they think about YOU, the viewing public and how you could spend a couple minutes of your time in front of the TV and forget the day's problems. No matter how small you think that is, it means countless  hours of work and brainstorming for most of these comedians. They even promise to do more in the future especially Bubble Gang who already informed us of new characters and new gimmicks in the next episodes. Are you excited as I am? :)

Thank you to GMA Social Media, Paolo Contis, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Charise Solomon, Kevin Santos, Pepito Manaloto, Mosang and Boobay for spending time with us. It's such a nice thing to get to know and talk to you personally. Again, thank you!
COW

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Golden Phoenix Hotel Manila

Sunday, November 29, 2015




It was a great day to start a journey to the south, particularly in the Mall of Asia area where thousands of people flock for the mall, the entertainment, the conferences and just about anything under the sun. We stayed at the Golden Phoenix Hotel Manila. For those who don't know, they're the same people who put up Golden Phoenix in Boracay (the one in the Station 3 market) which I think I've stayed in a couple of years ago. They wanted to establish a base in Manila and this was the right venue. It's right in front of SM SEA Residences and a couple minutes walk to SM Mall of Asia. If you're having an event in SMX Convention Center or watching a concert in MOA Arena, this is the closest hotel you can get and it's really new. Not much know about it but as of this reading they've been 80-90% occupied which says a lot about this hotel. It's really nice and if I could tell you one thing to note about their rooms is that, it's really huge. So in a nutshell, it's location, the ambiance, the rooms is its selling point. They've got pretty decent food and really good service even if they're just starting. I bet this would be packed on holidays and when huge conferences happen. Golden Phoenix Hotel Manila is still finishing some of their restaurants, pool and other floors but from what I've seen so far, it is very promising.



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The journey there was easy, although only a few people know the place they've got tons of establishments around them to actually be busy with. It's proximity to these places, plus some entertainment hubs like City of Dreams, Solaire and Mall of Asia make it a worthwhile place to be in. It's not noisy, you can see that everything's new and you get a pretty good room rate if you actually book early. 


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I had fun inside my room and had filling breakfast buffet in the morning. You should definitely book a room in Golden Phoenix Hotel Manila real soon!





COW

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Ken Xin Da Releases Affordable, Shock, Weather and Water Proof Phones in the Philippines




I must admit, I didn't know the brand Ken Xin Da before this event. They just actually launched a few days ago at posh Sofitel Manila and did it in a grand way. The stage was set and arranged to mimic Olympia, complete with Greek gods and goddesses holding what seems to be new mobile phones that I personally haven't seen before. They're set to conquer the Philippine market with an unbelievably low priced phones that are perfect for those who find function, fun and protection from the elements. What do I mean? Let's just say the literally put one of their phones underwater!



Here's what happened during the show!

Ken Xin Da Mobile Phone Launch
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Aside from that, they've also got some small fancy phones that looks like cars. There's also one designed specifically for women, it's a flip phone that turns into a car too. I've seen some of the handsets only cost from a few hundred bucks, to just a little over 3 thousands pesos. Now imagine if this actually lands on stores. That only means there's no reason anymore to NOT actually own a smartphone. Best of all, they offer something really different at these price points and I'm very impressed about the Ken Xin Da.


This is the KENXINDA Flattop W3. It's a very cheap mobile phone which is part of their line called Proofings W3. It's dual sim, a little chunky, but it's still considered a small mini sized cell phone in this part of the world. It's a Waterproof Mobile Phone which means it can stand the elements. It's designed to withstand accidental falls, temperatures and even to the point of getting it submerged. Now imagine taking this to your mountain travels where it could experience bumps, coldness and moisture in the outdoors. It'll still survive that because as you can see on the photos above, they already put this phone on water and it still displays, it still works.





I tried it out for size and took out the content of the box. My first problem was just how to make this work. There should be a place to put in the simcard but I was thinking of a way to open it on the back by flipping things, but none of them seem to budge on the edges. I didn't read the manual because I thought it was easy, then I found this lot. It's got 1800 mAh for batteries so you can stay here if you need to.






See that thing in the middle? It's a small screw driver that fits perfectly on the slots on the back of the phone. Apparently the phone is sealed shut so the only way you can whisk the back away from the phone is to unscrew it first. It's convenient though after that because it's double sim. It runs on Android even when it felt like Java when I operated it the first time. This is a 2G phone so you only get the practical parts of the smartphone. It doesn't have wifi so you might want to consider that in your purchase. The back camera is 3 Megapixels, it also autofocuses, has Bluetooth connection, a built in flash, Dual Sim ports, ability to Email, has an FM Radio and GPS. It also has a loudspeaker which you can use when you need to talk. It also comes with a charger and earplugs.




Screw it back in and you're good to go. Now remember, you only got a 176 x 220 screen but it's basically enough to see on mobile handsets. However, like the other Ken Xin Da handsets, it does the job. There's also a couple more things on the phone which I still find basic, a thing that non smartphone users would appreciate if they are using this as an "entry level phone" of some sort and take it to mountaineering trips or just plain sports events that require a tough phone that can withstand drops, bumps, and still work. Or maybe they would be fine having  powerbanks too when the need arise.




Speaking of which, they've got the Ken Xin Da Power Bank. Just like the phone above, this one has got the same waterproof concept implemented. Imagine when it rains, when you need to walk to the sea or just plain jumping into the pool. I remember a friend who pushed me into a pool once, he didn't only get my phone wet, he also kinda almost had me worried. I don't know how to swim LOL! So if this one is a good option for the powerbanks that are still in the market, this one's totally different since it's got that ability.

Congratulations to this new player in the market. You will definitely shake the mobile phone market with your low price points and specs. I even think I saw a 300 peso phone somewhere during the launch, but you would have to see it yourself by sending inquiries on the channels below. Congratulations Ken Xin Da!

COW

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Aljur Abrenica, Mark Herras and Janine Gutierrez for Dangwa

Saturday, November 28, 2015



Don't you just feel life is unfair when you see too many good looking people in one shot? I know, I've felt that a thousand times. This however happened during the Dangwa Blogcon a few days ago in Quezon City. I missed Aljur Abrenica on TV and he seem to be okay now, we all know that brouhaha that happened in the past. He's totally into his game now and doing this with Janine and Mark was a welcome thing. He's worked so hard and is continually doing so. The format of Dangwa is different, it's like there are several stories inside their own story. Rosa played by Janine Gutierrez is like a fallen angel/cupid that needs to stitch relationships together so she could go back to her true form. Mark and Aljur play Baste and Renz respectively and they're going to be Rosa's suitors in the show. Renz is a very cool and reserved guy, somewhat alta, so he's the one who gave intentions to court Rosa in the show. Baste on the other hand is the childhood best friend who didn't muster enough courage to court Rosa until he saw what Renz was doing, he felt jealous afterwards. 

Here's our interview with Mark Herras during the blogcon:

Mark Herras for Dangwa
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I've always regarded Mark as one of the greatest artists produced by GMA. His affinity with the dancing has made him worthy to carry the title Ultimate Badboy of the Dance Floor, something that others won't be able to get years from now. He's also super nice, very humble and straightforward in answering questions. Aside from his sculptured physique, he's one heck of a good looking guy. He's also a proud father and says if ever he's going to have someone in his life, loving his kid too is non negotiable. He's actually still dating, hopeful that if he meets the one it'll be something that he'll cherish for the rest of his life. He deserves to be happy.

Meanwhile, Aljur and Janine suddenly arrived after our interview with Mark Herras, here's a video of our conversation with the Dangwa stars:

Aljur, Mark and Janine for Dangwa
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Aljur, Mark and Janine for Dangwa Part 2
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Janine Gutierrez also admitted that she's looking forward to work with Elmo. We didn't know at that time that he was already in ABSCBN and didn't get to ask her about it. Apparently it was all a secret. Anyway, they're planning to have Alden and Maine be on the show sometime next year and the director says there's an effort for them to guest on the show. There will be more small stories in between the story of Baste, Renz and Rosa that you should watch out for. They hope you get to watch the episodes this month and when the year ends. It's going to be great, exciting, and surprising because you can only expect great guests on the show real soon.

Here's some shots we got from the blogcon last Saturday:

























Oh by the way, if you've loved the theme for Dangwa and plan to sing that song, record it and share it on their page here to get featured on their social media accounts! Thank you so much to Janine, Aljur and Mark!

COW

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