SKYGARDEN Set To Release First Single Under GMA's altG Records

If you haven't caught their videos yet, you must go and check SKYGARDEN on YouTube to see how these 3 Japanese guys (Ryo, Iwa and Hiro) ended up in the Philippines. Today, they announced signing with GMA's altG Records (an arm of GMA Music) and will be releasing their first single called KOKOA in digital platforms this coming September 1st. They've been doing a lot of covers on YouTube, Facebook and social channels . They have been also gaining attention in recent months because of their hit long form videos about pranks, their efforts in doing Fiilipino things, and also pretending to be BTS in some of their videos which has gained millions of views.

SKYGARDEN signs with GMA's altG Records and releasing their first single KOKOA

I've met them this afternoon and they're a pretty fun bunch of guys. During the pandemic, Ryo saw his 2 best friends who lost their jobs and struggled with their mental state in Japan. It was then when he bought two tickets for them to bring them to the Philippines so they could experience the culture, and how it is to live here. They ended up adoring Filipinos, their couldn't believe how some of the people they met were generous, welcoming and kind despite their economic stature. This is just one of many reasons why they now choose to live here, and now they're not just content creators, and chose to make their brand of music. 

 

If you get to listen to KOKOA, you'll see how it is a bit of a JRock experience, with the choice of using Filipino for the lyrics. So in a nutshell, it's a combination with Japanese rock with OPM. It'll remind you of those intros and outros of anime shows you've been watching online. It's something they are heavily influenced with. With their success, they plan to actually put it to good use and do a lunch movement, it'll be like CSR programs to feed those who can't by adopting schools. Aside from that, they plan to still continue to create content together to make sure they pay back those who supported them all these years.

Here's our conversation at the mediacon this afternoon.

They're funny, good looking and pretty driven about what they want to do in the content creation industry and music. They're in it full time and plan to do more of it in the next few months. You'll definitely see more of them in radio, different shows, online to promote their new single, which they hope you'll love. You can already pre-order it on Apple Music buy buying it now, then it'll alert on September 1st when you can play it. For the other platforms, you can start purchasing it on the same date. I like how they mentioned how supportive their parents are with their chosen careers. They really wanted them to follow their passion. This is under altG Records of GMA Music.

Congratulations Ryo, Iwa and Hiro. Keep on doing what you love!

Experience A Sky Alive Weekend at Glorietta

Photo from Wikipedia and not mine.

It looks like kids and not so kids at heart will have a grand time at Glorietta in Makati this March 17 to 19 in Makati City. Watch and enjoy the Sky Alive Tour including interactive performance booths from RTL CBS' latest shows like The XFactor UK, Britain's Got Talent, America's Got Talent, James Corden, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the tons of awards shows this quarter. Aside from that, you and your kids can rub elbows with Zupervisors from KidZania Manila and experience how to run a township, like your own city. 

You will also get to see Spongebob Squarepants, and his trusty best friend Patrick Star. Play games and watch them sing and dance, or take time to also have selfies too. Then on Sunday, you can watch Chef Sandy Daza cook his favorite recipes at 5PM. Register early because only the first 50 can get to participate in that demo wherein you can win lots of prizes courtesy of our friends from O SHOPPING. 

Again, this will only happen on March 17 to 19, 2017. So if you're not doing anything on that day, rush to Glorietta's Activity Center and experience SKY ALIVE at Glorietta. This event is sponsored by SONY.

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Sky Parks Help Cool Buildings

I've seen tons of these in Japan and other first world countries. Roof gardens not only provide produce, they also get buildings a tad colder than usual. Shelters that strictly set up things like this not only adds oxygen from the plants and trees but contribute to less heat that starts the greenhouse effect. Aside from that, employees in buildings and guests would be able to enjoy the scenery, the ambiance of seeing something this good even in concrete jungles.

The good news is, the technology is pretty simple and we've also seen some of it in new buildings in the Philippines. You've probably seen the ones in SM Skygarden and how the public has gotten to see it's aesthetic and environmental impact. It's like an oasis in the middle of the city and mind you it has minimal power consumption and helps keep it cool in these areas. It's like a park and I've seen a couple of restaurants, bars, stores who adapt their seats to accommodate customers who would love to be in the gardens too. SM has them in North Edsa, even in SM Aura Premier, why don't you give them a visit today and enjoy these wonderful technological and ecological advances yourselves! After all, it's free!

For more information about their programs:

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http://www.smcares.com.ph/

Solaire and AirAsia Launches SkySolaire!

Solaire and Air Asia in a very special partnership.

I wasn't really prepared to know what was about to happen, but I was just as excited as the people from Solaire and Air Asia as they were about to embark on something BIG to help boost the gaming and tourism industry at the Air Asia Hangar in Andrews Avenue, Domestic Airport in Pasay City. What am I talking about? Well.. have a look at this video.

Donato Almeda the Board Director of Solaire says "This is a key undertaking between two dynamic brands, we are raising the bar and even taking it to the skies!"

Maan Hontiveros, CEO of AirAsia Philippines says they fully believe in partnerships and this collaboration will surely be a boost to the tourism industry. They are planning to have flights directly to cities in China, Malaysia and Korea.

Ladies from AirAsia will be donned in colors of Solaire Gold and Black ensembles. Then they unveiled the plane that afternoon!

This is SKY SOLAIRE!

This is the Airbus A320, now it's fully covered with the Solaire brand. With the world class service that's also seen in their hotels and establishments, you can only expect nothing but the best in Sky Solaire. 

Solaire and AirAsia has plans of making this a continued effort; to even get additional planes and a bigger campaign up until 2016. This will be something that people from other nations would take notice of and surely, a way to entice them to visit Solaire in the future. They will see how it is to have so much fun in the Philippines and perhaps get food and entertainment in one place called Solaire!

For more information about their establishment:

Solaire Resort

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http://www.solaireresort.com

Light Up: The Nuvali Lantern Parade!

Hey guys and gals, if you don't have any plans tomorrow and you and your siblings are sulking at home doing nothing, I suggest you go to Sta Rosa. Just a few minutes from the actual tollway is NUVALI a lush green community just in the outskirts of Manila. They've got some badass places to see, activities from sun up to sun down.Best of all, they're actually having the grandest lantern parade tomorrow at the SOLENAD Activity center.

Grab one of their sky lanterns and get to see a spectacle you never usually see in the South and participate in it too. Have your loved one, special someone or just plain friends enjoy this one of a kind activity mostly seen only in other countries. Come join them 5PM at the EVOLIVING CENTER Dockside and see these gorgeous lanterns fly up up in the sky so high! =)

Don't forget to bring your date too! =)

For more information

Visit their Social Media Channels

Website http://www.nuvali.ph
Facebook http://facebook.com/nuvali.ph

SKY Cable Brings More Things To Watch This July!

I've been subscribed for the longest time with SKY Cable and that wouldn't change anytime soon. It's so nice to see they are amping up their line of channels through Sky Cable Select this July. I've seen these programs and they are pretty interesting. 

The best cars, vintage or new they've got it all here in Car Crazy Central. Make sure you join Barry Meguiar as he goes around the world to the best events just to give you a closer look at these 4 wheeled wonders. This is the part where I say I got to like cars more after seeing this LOL. 

I don't know who in the right mind would do stunts or death defying things on TV. Though dangerous it looks like some people are entertained by this, what I'm interested in is how this man thinks. It's not everyday that we see people walk on structures as gigantic as this Ferris Wheel without harnesses. If you just see how these people get their jaws drop on TV, you'll probably do the same.

The everglades of Florida just became more interesting as these brothers take you around interesting spots and let you check out the flora and fauna in this region. They're called the Swamp Brothers and they will make you either squirm or get more interested with what they have in their hands. See the gators? Kinda cute huh?

Speaking of cute, here's a shot of one episode in Toddlers and Tiaras. How do these stage moms even get their kids to do this at an early age. Definitely something to talk about with child protection or pageants overall. All these programs can be seen through Sky Cable's channels like Discovery Channel(SKYcable channel 39), Discovery Home & Health (SKYcable channel 121), Discovery Turbo (SKYcable channel 122) and (SKYcable ch 40) Animal Planet. It's time to add on something to your basic packages and add on something for a month or two, or maybe the whole year! It would only cost you around 20-50 pesos a month. 

For more information

Pleas visit their website

www.mysky.com.ph

Or simply call SKYcable’s customer service hotline

02-3810000 (Metro Manila, CAMANAVA and Rizal)
046-4844701 (Cavite)
02-5208560 (San Pedro, Laguna)
044-6935877 (Bulacan)
032-3452278 (Cebu)
082-3055456 (Davao) 


/Credits to SkyCable PR and the respective photographers for the photos

Experience ESPN HD, SKY Broadband at SKY Zone!

I want my own HD TV! That's exactly what I got imprinted on my forehead when I visited the SKY ZONE facility at the posh Powerplant Mall in Rockwell. I had never seen channels so clear in my entire life! It was like everything was just next door and it was just a flat glass screen separating us. I didn't know we had this technology within out reach through SKY CABLE HD!

The thing is you can only experience this high definition cable TV viewing plus high speed broadband Internet through the SKYZONE Mall Blitz on May5-6, 19-20 at the Ground Floor South Court of the Power Plant Mall in Rockwell. The afternoon simply just awed me about how fast the connection was; it makes my office's high bandwidth connection be put to shame.

Just look at the comparison!

Standard Definition Cable Connection had slight delays and it was really showing pixelated parts. Although it showed quite a decent thing on HD TV something was definitely missing. Shouldn't this be crisp and vivid?  The game was there, (Thank God for ESPN!) but the people and the whole venue seemed too blurry, I had so many reservations about what I've been watching at home. Shouldn't HD be clearer?

Lo and behold my questions just got answered by merely looking at the side of the SKY ZONE area. See how human he looks like? He doesn't even have those pixels I mentioned earlier. It was crisp as a potato chip fresh out of the oven. Even on an angle it still had that feeling. Maybe if I watched "the ring" that time Sadako might really come out! Haha! It was really LIFE LIKE!

Even my blogger friends tried out SKY Broadband facility had a grand time downloading/streaming movies in a couple of minutes! We blog heavy in photos and didn't see it lag on the Mac computers there. You've got to experience it all to tell the difference. Imagine 112 Mbps! Good thing they are even planning to have them brought to different malls soon!

I love that they also offer ESPN on HD via the ESPN HD channel. Imagine those sports programs all on HD TV quality while in the comforts of your own home. Best of all, you and I could get the SKYCable HD's Box installed with up to 85% off the regular price. If you check out the SKY ZONE mall blitz facility you can get first dibs on ESPN HD's sports programs and what they have to offer this season. I'm sure you would want to experience all those NBA Games, Football and Golf programs seen on HD... as if you were there!

Other than that, there are SKY Broadband packages made up to 112 Mbps. There is also a promo called BIGTIME CHOICES that's got perks! Free Digibox installation for non Sky Cable Members, Free upgrade to SKY Cable HD plus 3 months viewing of ESPN HD and free SKY Cable Season pass for the Manny Pacquiao - Timothy Bradley fight this coming June! Just imagine how much free stuff you'll already getting once you are subscribed through SKY Cable and SKY Broadband, Cable TV and Internet has never been better!

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For more information about SKY ZONE Schedules

Visit their website

http://www.mysky.com.ph

Or simply call their Customer Service hotlines

381-0000

0917631000

You can even sign up for the 15day free trial on SKY Cable HD and SKY Broadband!

Capisce?!

Fears and Survival on SKYcable Select!

I'm currently subscribed through SKYCABLE SILVER so I get to watch these shows on a regular basis, but for those of you who are in SKYCABLE SELECT you better get your hands on these two channels I'm gonna mention so you get the best experience with your kids this month!

Conquering fears is definitely something that you would want to inculcate in your kids minds early on, why not subscribe to Animal Planet and get those educational shows a try so you can spark your kids interests THIS EARLY! It'll be a different kind of bonding experience while the show and your explanations make this a better BIOLOGICAL/ZOOLOGICAL class all together for your kids! That's what makes me stare at the TV screen so much these days, they even got My Extreme Animal Phobia Tuesday 11PM premiering on the channel all this month!

If that ain't enough reason to stick to SKYCABLE, have you ever experienced going to the tropics without anything to survive on?! I haven't either. But for those who love to experiment, this would probably be the best thing to watch in your own living room through DISCOVERY. Something you want to experience but you can't do it yourself? This is indeed the next BEST thing! Mykel Hawk and Ruth England will put their survival skills and marriage to the ultimate test. Man, Woman, Wild episodes will premiere every Tuesday at 9:00pm (that is today!) with encores every Wednesday at 2:00pm, only on Discovery. The Amazon Forest is actually a press of the remote away!

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