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Leighton Meester attends Penshoppe show at Philippine Fashion Week 2012 (photo coverage)

2012-05-27T15:04:00.003+08:00

Leighton Meester, American actress and singer, also popular as the character named Blair Waldorf from a hit teen tv series "Gossip Girl", she surprised us all people who attended the Penshoppe fashion show for the Philippine Fashion Week 2012 Holiday Collection, She showed up infront of the runaway after she was introduced by Alex Mendoza, Brand Director of Penshoppe. Alex informed us that Leighton Meester is a new addition for their Penshoppe All Stars endorsers that includes Mario Maurer, Ed Westwick, Zack Efron and Ian Somerhalder. Leighton Meester is the muse for Penshoppe All Star, the only female in the group as of now.

I didn't watch a single episode of Gossip Girl, but I know her character in the movie "Monte Carlo", I really like her there and having a reddish darker hair for the movie, at first, I was expecting to see her in a black hair and I only imagine her cute character in Monte Carlo. She showed up on stage and we got stunned to see her and Mario Maurer both infront of the runaway. Majority of the audience inside hall 2 are girls, so everyone screamed when Alex introduced Leighton, and then when everyone saw Mario on stage too, the scream went double.

Leighton walked on the runaway after the presentation of Penshoppe's holiday collection. Mario Maurer escorted Leighton on stage and then he let her walked alone towards the end of the runaway with Alex Mendoza, he greeted us and talked for some minutes and showed her excitement here in the Philippines and she's happy to be part of Penshoppe All Stars. Mario Maurer followed Leighton at the other side of the runaway and then escorted Leighton back to the front of the runaway. Its funny to see Leighton walk on the runaway because she acted as a model and doing a cat walk on stage, I took a lot of photos and saw that she really enjoyed the show and proud to be part of it.

Fireworks exploded and fire sparks light up the whole stage and everyone are still screaming and busy taking photos and throwing flying kiss to Mario Maurer and Leighton Meester. I forgot to breathe that time because I shoot non stop trying to get a nice shot of Leighton Meester looking at me and directly to my camera. Our seat is the best in the house, infront of the stage and we were there at the media section, I'm glad that I sat there and met Camille of Spot.ph, we got busy for the entire show taking photos and exchange comments about the show. I heard reviews from other people and mentioned that the Penshoppe fashion show is the most anticipated and must attend show for Philippine Fashion Week 2012. They gave a big noise when they released info that Leighton will be there, many people are looking for Ian Somerhalder,but I learned that Ian left the country already after doing a fan press con in SM MOA a day ago.

Penshoppe created a new trend for their brand by inviting international celebs to be part of a campaign for their latest fashion collection, not only wearing it and appear on billboard or store posters, but also coming here in the Philippines to greet us and also showed to the world that it is more FUN here in the Philippines.

I'm still having a hang over after the show and it was like watching a 2 hour concert of Lady Gaga ahahahhah. Thanks to Penshoppe and PR Asia Worldwide for the non stop support for bloggers in inviting us to their events. I'm now interested for the next thing for Penshoppe, as of now, all eyes targets the new gimmick, if there's a muse, they should have a prince or princess. I super enjoyed this show and this is the best PFW show ever in my three years of attendance.

Here are some photos that I took from last night's fashion show.

Leighton and Mario showed up on stage

Leighton started to walk on the runaway

Leighton looked at me and waved infront of my lens :)

I watched the monitor infront when she reaches the other side of the runaway.

Mario Maurer escorted Leighton Meester back to the front of the runaway. You'll see here that Leighton enjoys walking on stage.

Final look before the ending the show

Leighton Meester looked at me again! yay!!!

And she looked at me again.... I almost fainted when I saw these shots. Thank you Leighton.

Our seats

Aftermath of Penshoppe fashion show here in Philippine Fashion Week 2012 Holiday Collection

After blogging this...I immediately watch this music video :

Cobra Starship: Good Girls Go Bad ft. Leighton Meester [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

Penshoppe @ PFW 2012

Tribute for my day

2012-05-26T01:33:00.002+08:00

Here's a tribute for my day after an emotional ek ek that happened earlier., pero oks lang, I got my energy back after listening to Nirvana and Guns N Roses hahaha, thanks to that radio station 99.5 RT for giving good vibes. I moved on already after meeting 3 ladies today that I stumbled on the way home (a friend, new client, and a girl in a car who got lost going to SM MOA )

But my energy went back when I learned that my baby boy is okay and having a full recovery, thanks to my wife for taking care of our son, and also doing some paper works for our family.

Hours ago, my wife and her sister are making jokes about thunders...and then that evening I remembered that I was listening to this song before I arrive home, song is "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" by Johnny Thunders.

watch the video below

live version

album version

iBlog 8 : Philippine Blogging Summit 2012 - Live streaming #iblog8

2012-05-25T09:04:00.002+08:00

Watch live video from Ask Janette on www.justin.tv

this is day 1 of iBlog8. I'm watching the livestream while I'm working, I wont be there for today, but I'll be there tomorrow to attend the 2nd day of the iBlog8.

For more info visit - http://iblogph.org/

"iBlog8 is a 2-day FREE event. The first day (May 25) is targeted for bloggers, marketers, businesses and entrepreneurs wanting to understand how to tap blogs as a medium to promote their products and services. Also as a means to generate income. Day 1 also tackles advance topics on blogging – taking blogs to the next level.

The second day (May 26) is meant to everyone interested about blogging."

Happy 2nd Birthday to my son, Ashton

2012-05-25T02:26:00.003+08:00

Happy Birthday Ashton!
My son is still sick today, and its his 3rd day in battling that fever. We dont have any party for this year, but my wife managed everything and order a birthday cake from Goldilocks and a bilao of pancit. Ashton woke up and a little bit cranky, maybe he got some headaches, he was okay this morning and but fever came back in the afternoon and it becomes worse at night time. We're bringing him back to the hospital for a blood test to find out what's wrong. Our E.R. visit 2 days ago checked the urinalysis and it was okay and normal. Doctors suggested that we bring him back on Friday if fever continues. I told my wife already to confine Ash right away after his pedia check up, but then we need to get Ash's pedia for approval of confinement.

Lifehouse meet and greet in SM Southmall this May 27th

2012-05-25T02:10:00.000+08:00

A day after the concert in Araneta, the Lifehouse band will have their meet and greet sessions with the fans. Earlier, we learned that the meet and greet in SM City Manila got cancelled due to some unforeseen circumstances. Many fans got sad when they learned the news from Dayly, but that's okay, you can still get a shot again here for SM Southmall.

Buy their latest CD to get a free slot for a meet and greet session with Lifehouse.

Lifehouse meet and greet today in SM City Manila

2012-05-25T01:26:00.001+08:00

final update: from the mall's FB - "Hi everyone, please be informed that the Lifehouse Meet and Greet Session has been rescheduled for tomorrow: Lifehouse Meet and GreetMay 26, 20121pm @ Event Center UGF"

update: okay, I just got info from SM Manila and they told me that the meet and greet will push through today. ayan na nalito na ko lalo.

old update: crap... after publishing this..I read that the signing event is cancelled

CD SIGNING at SM MANILA tomorrow will not push through due to unforeseen circumstances. See you all at the show on May 26 @ Araneta. - Dayly Entertainment

Lifehouse will have a meet and greet session with their fans, Be there in SM City Manila today at 5pm. The meet and greet session will take place at the UGF (upper ground floor of the mall). Fans are required to buy Lifehouse's new CD album in order to qualify for the meet and greet session.

Lifehouse will meet their fans first a day before their concert on May 26th at the SMART-Araneta Center.

I already created my plans for Friday and its a mission for me to take photos and also get a chance to meet the members of Lifehouse. Hope we have a nice weather this Friday.

see you there!

Ian Somerhalder (my mobile photo coverage)

2012-05-23T17:13:00.001+08:00

Im here at the press con event by Penshoppe. Ian is here to answer all questions from the media.

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RisingStars.ph and Azrael's Merryland Blog - Singing contest! Week 1

2012-05-23T11:47:00.000+08:00

I mentioned last week about this online singing competition hosted by me and Risingstars.ph, we're looking for the best of the best singers online and a grand champ for my online singing contest here in Azrael's Merryland.

For Week 1 (May 23-May 28)

Theme: POP (SOLO ACT)

Deadline is up to May 27 at 6pm

Voting period May 23-May 28 at 6pm

weekly prize: shopping GC
grand prize : Php 5000 worth of shopping GC

here's a link to a list of pop songs

Read the mechanics here at http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com/2012/05/join-online-singing-contest-by.html

Yes, you may post your entries here via my comment form below or to my mechanics page in my blog.
If the comment box is not working, you can email me at azrael@gmail.com
pls. read the contest mechanics first on how this contest works.

Ian Somerhalder in Manila (see you later) #PenshoppeAllStars

2012-05-23T11:26:00.000+08:00

It's all over the news already and also on Twitter about Ian Somerhalder's visit here in the Philippines for being one of the new endorsers/model for Penshoppe. Reading his post on Twitter showed that he's excited for his adventure and first ever trip here in the Philippines , he also posted that he spent a nice dinner with the Penshoppe team in a remote island (in El Nido, Palawan), he posted a tweet that he watched Lady Gaga's concert last night and then he prepares to surf the big city of Manila today. First, I learned the news via Twitter, some of my friends tweeted me and asking for confirmation if Ian Somerhalder will be here, at first I didn't got any news about it, but then after one week, the official news came in and its already on TV and showbiz blogs.

Ian Somerhalder aka Damon Salvatore in the hit tv series "The Vampire Diaries" (on its 3rd season this Sept.2012) will be walking on the red carpet with Penshoppe here in Manila, his visit was first confirmed by PR Asia Worldwide's lead publicist, Joyce Ramirez.

Read Joyce Ramirez's official statement “We are pleased to confirm that actor Ian Somerhalder has accepted our offer and is now (officially) part of PENSHOPPE “All Stars.”

“Ian is now en route to Manila, Philippines joining the all star cast of Team PENSHOPPE.”

“PENSHOPPE is very excited to work with Ian and our team is doing everything to make this a truly memorable visit for him. He will be staying in the Philippines for a week to shoot his campaign at an environmental-friendly resort as well as participate in a press conference to be held in Manila.”

“Hopefully, Ian gets a chance to meet his adoring Filipino fans who have supported him in The Vampire Diaries for the last two top rating seasons. Fans can also look forward to as Ian visits a flagship PENSHOPPE store.”

Today, Penshoppe is making their own Avengers, their own Penshoppe All Stars that includes Thai superstar Mario Maurer, Ed Westwick (Chuck Bass of Gossip Girl) and Zac Efron (High School Musical and Lucky One movie).

For the photo shoot, Penshoppe secured the expertise of Hollywood A-list photographer, Darren Tieste to do the photo shoot with Ian Somerhalder for Penshoppe, the shoot will be for Penshoppe's 2012-2013 campaign. Darren authors "The Beauty Book", featuring some of the world's biggest stars led by Scarlett Johansson on the cover.

Here are some more info about Ian

Ian currently stars in the CW's "The Vampire Diaries" opposite Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev. The show is returning for its third season in mid-September 2012. Based on the books by L.J. Smith the show centers around Elena Gilber, a high school girl torn between two vampire brothers. He plays Damon Salvatore, the elder and far more dangerous of the two brothers who share a long and bitter history.

The first season of the show premiered to the CW's highest ratings and won the 2010 People's Choice Award for "Favorite New TV Drama." Ian won the 2010 Teen Choice Award for "Choice TV Villain" for his portrayal of Damon on the show. At the 2011 Teen Choice Awards, “The Vampire Diaries” was the winner for the Choice Sci-Fi TV Show.
Ian is also well known for his role as 'Boone' on J.J. Abrams' critically acclaimed drama "Lost" (aired regionally on AXN Asia) from 2004 to 2010. Ian won the 2005 SAG Award as part of "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" and "Lost" won the 2005 Emmy Award for "Best Television Series - Drama." The show was also nominated for the 2004 Golden Globe Award and the 2004 People's Choice Award. He later returned to the show for it's final season in 2010.

Ian recently starred in the Sci Fi Channel's TV movie "Lost City Raiders" opposite James Brolin. "Lost City Raiders" premiered to record ratings and was the Sci Fi Channel's 5th watched movie event of 2008. He also starred in the Hallmark Channel's miniseries "Marco Polo" where he played the title character of Marco Polo opposite Brian Dennehy and B.D Wong. Written by Ron Hutchinson, the film traces the Venetian adventurer's journey to Mongolia where he was an envoy to the court of Kublai Khan.

His other film credits include starring in Ellen Kanor's "The Wake" opposite Bijou Phillips; Aaron Wiederspahn's "Sensation of Sight" opposite David Strathairn and Jane Adams; Jim Sonzero's "Pulse" opposite Kristen Bell and Christina Milian; Roger Avary's “The Rules of Attraction" opposite James Van Der Beek, Kate Bosworth, Kip Pardue and Jessica Biel; Irwin Winkler's "Life as a House" opposite Hayden Christensen, Kevin Kline and Kristen Scott Thomas; Martin Guigui's “Changing Hearts” opposite Lauren Holly and Faye Dunaway; and Tony Giglio's “In Enemy Hands” opposite William H. Macy, Jeremy Sisto, and Scott Caan.

On stage, Ian starred Off Broadway in Trip Cullman's ensemble, "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead," an "unauthorized parody" that follows the travails of "Charlie Brown," America's most hapless cartoon character, all grown up. The spoof of the Charles Schulz comic strip "Peanuts" follows the original gang a decade later as their beloved beagle companion dies. Ian co-starred with Eddie Kaye Thomas, Eliza Dushku, America Ferrera, Ari Gaynor, Logan Marshall-Green, Keith Nobbs and Kelli Garner.

Meanwhile his other television credits includes HBO's “Tell Me You Love Me”, the made for TV movie "Anatomy of a Hate Crime," “CSI” , “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” and “Smallville” and WB's "Young Americans.

He currently resides in between Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles.

Joyce Ramirez of PR Asia Worldwide, Ian Somerhalder and Alex Mendoza (Brand Director of Penshoppe)

Okay, that's the news for now..I hope that Zac Efron will visit us here in Manila, and I wish for a female line up for Penshoppe All Star in the future, so that their own Penshoppe Avengers is complete. I read here that Leighton Meester will be here in Manila too for for IMPACT: PENSHOPPE at Philippine Fashion Week! (news via Penshoppe Facebook)

More news later and juicy info to be grabbed later at the press con :)

btw, check this

PENSHOPPE LIVE with Ian Somerhalder in cooperation with SM Mall Of Asia is OPEN to the public | 3PM | May 24 | Atrium Level in front of PENSHOPPE store. See you there!
via Penshoppe Facebook

Visit Penshoppe social networks for news and updates
http://www.penshoppe.com

http://www.facebook.com/penshoppeofficial

http://twitter.com/#!/penshoppe

Lady Gaga guest star in The Simpsons #SMARTLadyGaga

2012-05-21T17:38:00.000+08:00

This is so cute!!! I'm going to watch out for a download version of that episode hehhehehe.

here's a post at Lady Gaga's Facebook page

"Don't miss Lady Gaga on The Simpsons tonight at 8pm ET/PT on FOX!"

Win a Samsung Nexus by checking in to SMART Foursquare badge at Lady Gaga concert in Manila #SMARTLadyGaga #LadyGagaSMArena

2012-05-21T17:32:00.000+08:00

Here's a cool promo and gimmick from SMART. If you are a Foursquare user, all you need to do is check in when you are at the main venue of the concert in SM Arena and then you automatically receive the First ever Philippine Foursquare badge - the SMART Live more badge.

When you receive this badge you are automatically included in an electronic raffle draw promo by SMART, check in with these time slots 6pm-2pm of May 21 and 22 only.

read the details here http://www1.smart.com.ph/Campaigns/smartladygaga/foursquare-check-in-and-win

Lady Gaga: The Born This Way Ball Tour concert 2012 (photos)

2012-05-21T15:14:00.000+08:00

Tonight is the big night for the 2nd concert of Lady Gaga here in Manila, Philippines. The concert will be held inside the newly constructed SM Arena located in SM Mall of Asia complex. Tonight will be the 1st day of the concert and there will be another concert for tomorrow in the same venue. Before we see photos of Lady Gaga performing here, I like to share some photos of Lady Gaga's performance and fashion art style during her previous concert here in Asia. I'll be at the moshpit area tonight, that's the closest and infront of the stage, I'm going to try my luck in capture photos of Lady Gaga tonight in her concert.

Lady Gaga in Seoul

April 27, 2012

Lady Gaga in Hong Kong

May 2, 2012

Lady Gaga in Tokyo

May 10, 2012

Lady Gaga in Taipei

May 17, 2012

scheds via concert boom

all photos are from http://gagaimages.org/

Lady Gaga arrived in a hotel in Manila #SMARTLadyGaga #LadyGagaSMArena

2012-05-21T11:37:00.002+08:00

I just saw this video this morning from the Facebook page of SMART.

(video from SMART)

Lady Gaga photos of her arrival in Manila last Saturday #SMARTLadyGaga #LadyGagaSMArena

2012-05-21T11:34:00.002+08:00

I was in Baguio when I heard the news that Lady Gaga already arrived in the Philippines and then I got shocked to know that I was considered to be at Lady Gaga's hotel to cover her arrival, a rep. from SMART told me that they know I'm in Baguio for the blog conference and it will be impossible for me to teleport back to Manila because teleportation is not yet invented in real life, but that's okay, I'ts great to see her in these photos and that she's ready to rock the SM Arena for the 1st time and perform infront of thousands of her fans for the 2nd time.

I'll watch the concert tonight and I'm so excited to watch her concert AGAIN!

here are the rest of the photos

(Photo by Sam Ramos via SMART FB page)

There's a new promo again for this concert via SMART, I'll post that on a separate blog entry. I'll do massive live tweet coverage using my SMARTNET app so check in and see the hashtag #SMARTLadyGaga and #LadyGagaSMArena

Nice to meet you Cordillera Bloggers

2012-05-21T03:40:00.000+08:00

I'm home now and tired after traveling on land non stop from North Luzon to South Luzon. Its great to meet our new blogging community here in the Philippines, thanks and congratulations to the Cordillera Bloggers for representing the Northern Luzon blogging community and organizing the First Baguio Blog Conference , its funny that they tag their group as the "taga bundok" bloggers, because their city is in the cordillera mountain regions - from Benguet to Baguio City. They are very accommodating and fun to be with, I love the food tripping and chill out nights, arts and culture tour and sharing lots of ghost stories. I have seen the other side of lifestyle in Baguio and now I'm curious to learn more about it and I'm going to stay for long next time on my next visit, if ever my time is flexible here in Manila. Lots of places to explore, new food to try, trek mountain and hills, meet new friends to collaborate with and many more. I can say that on my next visit in Baguio City, I will never feel alone and my trip there for a bloggers event is the best ever!

Thanks to Vince and the rest of the team for inviting us and organize this event for all. Thanks to the event sponsors eps. to Smart, Azalea Residences, Sun Cellular, Unilab, Solid Hosting, Kubong Sawali, University of Baguio and 18BC for supporting our friends to make this event successful.

I'm going to bed now.. kasi parang iba na yung na type ko dito at sobra antok na ko hehhehe.

good night!

Az

Whoaaaa! Heres my moshpit ticket #smartladygaga the buy 1 take 1 still up for today only

2012-05-19T14:38:00.002+08:00

See you all on Monday!

Lady Gaga, welcome to the Philippines!

Shop Beyond - Get 30% off Aiaiai headphones and earphones

2012-05-19T14:36:00.003+08:00

A personal friend of mine shared that they will be having a sale from 12am to 6m. Read out the details on the poster. That's today and then the sale event will end tomorrow at 6am. Ohh wow! midnight shopping!
Check out the new Aiaiai headphones and earphones, a new audio gear for your Apple mobile devices and audio compatible gadgets.

Like their store page for more sale news - http://www.facebook.com/beyondthebox.ph
and also Digits Trading Facebook Fan Page

2nd hour of the 1st Baguio Blog Conference

2012-05-19T11:35:00.000+08:00

here's a live photo update from Baguio City. yay!

Safari glamping in the South Metro

2012-05-18T12:04:00.003+08:00

This May 18-22, 2012 at SM Southmall's Concourse Food Street

Pet Couture Contest this May 26

2012-05-18T11:47:00.000+08:00

JOIN SM SOUTHMALL'S PET COUTURE CONTEST!

Mechanics:
1. Open to all dogs brought in costume.

2. The contest will be on May 26, 2012, Saturday, at 2:00 PM at the Event Center.

3. Interested pet owners may get their application form and pre-register starting May 14, 2012 at the Mall Administration Office c/o Mall Marketing. There will also be an on-site registration at SM Southmall Event Center until May 26, 12noon.

4. Upon registration, the pet owner must present a minimum single receipt purchase of P500 from any of the mall establishments. This entitles the pet owner to enter only one (1) application form. One pet only per application form.

5. Pet owners will be given stubs after they register. This stub will be presented during the grand costume party in order to confirm their pet’s attendance and validate their participation in the contest. Names must be reconciled with mall’s master list of participants. In case the stub is lost, a valid ID must be presented. Confirmation of attendance will be from 1pm to 1:30pm on May 26, 2012 at the Event Center

6. Pets must be dressed and will take the ramp wearing their best Haute Couture costumes.

7. Participants will be judged according to the following criteria:
Creativity 30%
Originality 30%
Visual Impact 20%
Projection 20%
TOTAL 100%

8. Prizes:
1st Prize: P10,000 SM Shopping Money
2nd Prize: P5,000 SM Shopping Money
3rd Prize: P3,000 SM Shopping Money

https://www.facebook.com/smsouthmall?ref=ts

First Baguio Blog Conference online video ad

2012-05-18T11:37:00.001+08:00

Join the First Baguio Blog Conference

We are inviting you to join us during the First Ever Baguio Blog Conference, happening on May 19, 2012 from 8am to 5pm at the University of Baguio Square Hall. This event is Free courtesy of our sponsors. SMART, AZALEA RESIDENCES, SUN CELLULAR and UNILAB, in Cooperation with University of Baguio

register here at http://cordillerabloggers.org/

1st Baguio Blog Conference

2012-05-18T11:35:00.002+08:00

1st Baguio Blog Conference

May 19, 2012

@ UB Square Hall, Assumption Rd. Baguio City

Admission is FREE!

http://cordillerabloggers.org/

Yey! I'm one of the speakers for tomorrow's blog conference, this is the 1st ever blog conference in Baguio. Thanks to Vince and the Cordillera Bloggers for inviting me. My topic for tomorrow is about Personal branding and Social Media Marketing.

If you live in Baguio City, feel free to drop by at the venue and visit us there.

My journey will start here

2012-05-18T08:24:00.001+08:00

My 1st journey started at 1%

add me popazrael#6686

*** to be continued

Join the Online Singing contest by Risingstars.ph and Azrael's Merryland Blog

2012-05-17T19:09:00.002+08:00

Singing Lip Sync online is over! Its time to sing it for real and be a rising star in the online world.

I'm inviting everyone to join in this online singing contest that we organized with www.Risingstars.ph. All you need to do is go online and be a member at www.Risingstars.ph and once you got an account, read the mechanics here and join in the weekly theme singing contest. We're going to pick 3 winners for the entire 3 week period (1 winner per week). Our contest launch will be on May 23, I'll post more info on that date.

The three semi finalist will battle for the grand finals on June 13. So get ready...grab your laptop..your webcam..your microphone...sing..record and upload! and invite your friends to vote you. Don't forget to dress up or be in your best attire.

I'll announce the week 1 theme on May 23 here in my blog. If you plan to join, just visit here in my blog to read the rest of the details.

For Week 1 (May 23-May 28)

Theme: POP (SOLO ACT)

Deadline is up to May 27 at 6pm

Voting period May 23-May 28 at 6pm

Register now at www.Risingstars.ph
visit the contest page - http://www.risingstars.asia/ph/?site=competitions&compid=azraelsmerryland

Check out some online singers I discovered at Risingstars.ph, Perform like Amanda and her friends doing a nice music video of Baby I love your way or sing solo like Kandace performing a song from Adele

*************

Here are the mechanics.

1. Contest period
Week 1 - May 23-28
week 2 - May 30-June 5
Week 3 - June 6 - June 12
Grand Finals - June 13-June 19

2. Eligibility
- Anyone who are 18 years old and above.
- Currently residing in the Philippines
- Registered user of www.Risingstars.ph

3. How to Join
Register on Rising Star to be eligible to join the contest.
- Pick a song that will fit the announced category
- Record your performance through your computer’s webcam (entry should be in video with audio)
- Submit the link of your performance on or before the date of the deadline by leaving a comment on my blog post of the contest here at Azrael's Merryland about the weekly theme.

- When submitting the link, please enter the following details as well:
Name
Theme
Title of Song

E-mail the following details to azrael@gmail.com
Name
Theme
Title of Song
Contact Number/s

Get people to vote for your video performance. (NOTE: Only registered users can vote)

You may share your performance via Facebook but voting must be done on the Rising Star page.

Winner will be announced here in Azrael’s Merryland every Tuesday at 6:00 PM

5. Criteria for Judging

Semi-Final
- 3 singers with the highest votes will be selected and be judged according to criteria.
- Winners will be based on the two (2) components:
1. Star Votes
2. My judging criteria
a. Voice Quality – 40%
b. Creative Execution – 30%
c. Audio and Video Quality – 20%
d. Interpretation – 10%

Grand Finals
- 3 singers with the highest votes will be selected and be judged according to criteria.
- Winners will be based on the two (2) components:
1. Star Votes
2. My judging criteria
a. Number of votes – 30%
b. Voice Quality – 30%
c. Creative Execution – 15%
d. Audio and Video Quality – 20%
e. Interpretation – 5%

6. Prizes from Risingstars.ph
Semi Finals - Gift certificates
Grand Finals
- Php 5,000 SM Dept. Store shopping GC
- Chief Talent Visionary - Php 3,000 GC award for the one receives 1st a 5/5 star rating

*****

The song theme for week 1 will be announced next Wednesday, so start now registering for your own Risingstars.ph account and practice singing online.

Also this contest is also open to all current members of Risingstars.ph.

SMART offers buy 1 take 1 Moshpit tickets to Lady Gaga concert this May 21 #SmartLadyGaga

2012-05-17T15:44:00.001+08:00

this is an updated post
hours ago, I posted about the 50% offer for the 2nd ticket you bought for the moshpit, but then SMART turned the wheel around and they changed the promo offer to a BUY 1 TAKE 1 Moshpit tickets!!!!

If your looking for a good promo for the upcoming Lady Gaga concert at the SM Arena next week, then read this information in my blog and get a super promo and discount tickets for the mosh pit area.

At the mosh pit, that's the closest area infront of the stage. SMART reserved the entire mosh pit and they are giving it away for a nice deal of a ticket price. This is an exclusive offer only to SMART subscribers.

The mosh pit tickets are good only for the 1st day of the concert - May 21, 2012. Celebrities will be there watching the concert at the mosh pit area, so expect SMART and TNT endorsers - Anne Curtis, Maxene Magalona, Elmo Magalona, Jasmine Curtis, Jerico Rosales, Marian Rivera and many more.

~~Buy 1 ticket, and then get the second ticket for 50% off!~~
~~SMART subscribers can buy the 2nd ticket for half of the price!~~

BUY 1 Moshpit ticket (priced at Php15k) and then get another 1 ticket for FREE!!

here's the mechanics:
(posted at http://www1.smart.com.ph/Campaigns/smartladygaga/mechanics )

~~SMART Lady Gaga – ‘Buy 1 ticket, get another at 50% Off’ Discount Vouchers.~~

A new moshpit area has opened, so grab our tickets at BUY 1, TAKE 1!

1. Promo is available from May 14 to 18, 2012.

2. SMART subscriber will present their SMART handset to the SM Ticket Frontliner.

3. SM Ticket Frontliner will look for “SMART GOLD 3G” or “SMART BUDDY” network symbol on their phones. If there is none, the SM Ticket Frontliner will check the SIM.

Okay..what are you waiting for?
go now and grab your ticket at SM Tickets!

Monsters Unite!!!

visit this SMART's page for Lady Gaga concert here at
http://www1.smart.com.ph/campaigns/smartladygaga

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photo by Diego Pineda

That's good deal for a Lady Gaga fan and also for a SMART Subscribers. I'm so excited for this concert and I'll watch Lady Gaga again for the 2nd time. You can read my blog report here at http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com/2009/08/lady-gaga-concert-in-manila-philippines.html

See you next week Lady Gaga!