At last! Kobe Bryant will be in the Philippines soon!

Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard and 2009 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant will be going to Manila on July 21 as part of a six-city tour in Asia sponsored by Nike.

He is also set to visit Singapore, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Chengdu. The tour gives Bryant a chance to check back on young Asians he met in previous tours. Kobe Bryant last visited Manila in 2007.

Nike will also launch its latest design Nike Dream Season, which is part of Bryant’s signature shoe collection sold exclusively in Asia.

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Adidas In-Store Promo

From June 18 to July 18, for every purchase of at least P3,000 worth of adidas Originals items at participating Metro Manila stores you are entitled for a Sony discount voucher worth P1,000 that you can use to purchase the trendy Sony W202 Walkman model for only P3,999 (SRP Php4,999).

Redeemable only at the following Sony entres in Metro Manila, namely; TriNoma, Gateway, SM Megamall, Shangri-La Mall, Robinson’s Place Ermita, Park Square, Eastwood, Fort, and Filinvest.

Aside from the voucher, you are also entitled for a raffle entry to join in the adidas lucky draw and you might be one of the 30 winners of Sony W202 Walkman.
There will be two draws for the lucky winners on July 3 and July 18.

Sony In-Store Promo

Treats from adidas and Sony do not end there just yet. For the same time period, if you purchase a Sony W202 Walkman from participating Sony Centres, you are given an adidas voucher for the limited-edition adidas Originals USB sticks, for a minimum single receipt purchase of Php 3,000 redeemable only at select adidas Originals Concept Stores in TriNoma, SP Greenbelt, Grayone and Trilogy.

Celebrating music, originality, comfort and style has never been this exciting. Redefine your perception of personal entertainment and personal lifestyle. Enjoy music in total wireless freedom with the Sony W202 Walkman – plus have the chance to share the Def Jam experience with great adidas Originals statement collection.

For more queries, log on to www.sony.com.ph or visit any Sony Centre or Adidas shop nearest you.

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This month is probably the busiest month for TicketNet. In terms of concert bookings, this is definitely the month for huge concerts!

March 7, Saturday – The Eraserheads Live! The Final Set, Mall of Asia, 8pm

March 7, Saturday- Bb. 2009 Pilipinas Coronation Night, Araneta Coliseum, 8pm

March 11, Wednesday- Natalie Cole- Live in Manila, Araneta Coliseum, 8pm

March 14, Saturday- An Evening with Journey- Mall of Asia, 8pm

March 17, Tuesday- Delirious… The Farewell Tour, Araneta Coliseum, 8pm

March 22, Sunday- The Flash & The Furious: Nonito Donaire vs. Raul Martinez, Araneta
Coliseum, 8am

March 26, Thursday- John Legend Evolver World Tour Live In Manila, Araneta Coliseum, 8pm

March 27, Friday- Craig David – Live In Manila, Araneta Coliseum, 8pm.

So what are you waiting for? You may call TicketNet at 911-5555 to make your reservation.

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Compassion and Responsibility for Animals (CARA), a non-profit organization formed in 2000 by a dedicated group of animal lovers determined to help the plight of animals in the Philippines. Despite RA8485- Animal Welfare Act, cruelty to animals, especially to dogs and cats continues. This is largely due to ignorance and the total lack of political will to enforce the law. As a consequence, dogs are regularly killed and then eaten; while cats are beaten, stoned or shot for the sheer fan of it. In many cases, children have witnessed elders stabbing stray dogs to death, then roasted over the fire. There are even documented cases of town and village police as perpetrators of these heinous acts. CARA Philippines has recently decided to help stop and protect the animals as like humans, animals have the moral right to be treated with respect and without exploitation.

On February 21-22, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., CARA Philippines will sponsor an animal adoption weekend at Boni High Street on Saturday and Sunday, outside the Coffee Bean Cafe, Parking Area B8. If you have the time to visit, please drop by and adopt or sponsor some of the animals and meet some of the people behind CARA.

To know more about CARA Philippines, visit their website and volunteer your services for a good cause.

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Fall Out Boy comes back in the Philippines with another entourage of brilliant songs as they also came out with this new album – Folie A Deux released under MCA Music, with hit singles I Don’t Care and America’s Suitehearts.

Coming out this February 13, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum. The following are the price list of tickets to this concert.

Php 4,725 for Patron

Php 3,675 for Lower Box

Php 2,625 for Upper Box A

Php 1,050 for Upper Box B

Php 525 for General Patronage

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Starting today, January 7, 2009, Cebu Pacific Air will remove fuel and insurance surcharges for all domestic flight bookings. This is good news to all passengers looking to travel with CEB domestic flights.

Candice Iyog, CEB spokesman, said, “We are committed to offering the public the most affordable fares coupled with the newest planes. In fact, we have made air travel a viable option for those who would normally travel by bus or ferry. We will continue to give EveryJuan more reasons to fly as we expect to take delivery of six brand new aircraft in 2009.”

The removal of fuel and insurance surcharges will now allow passengers to easily compare airfare with the fares of buses and ferries.

The airline also cuts its fuel and insurance surcharge for select international routes. CEB’s Manila-Bangkok and Clark-Bangkok one-way surcharges are slashed from $80 to $50 and $80 to $60, respectively.

Moreover, CEB’s Manila-Osaka one-way surcharges are lowered from $105 to $100 and Manila-Hong Kong surcharges are reduced from $45 to $40 per way.

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The SM North EDSA in Quezon City has just displaced the SM Mall of Asia as the third largest mall in the world in terms of floor space.

This went out as the Annex of the SM North was opened a couple of weeks ago after an expansion work was done.

The new floors make the existing complex, SM City North Edsa, the third largest globally with 4.5 million square feet (425,000 square meters) of shops, food courts and supermarkets under one roof, said operator SM Prime Holdings Inc.

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Debenhams world wide is ending their year with a huge bang. Visit the nearest Debenhams Store and experience 20% off all items. Debenhams, another venture of the Stores Specialists Inc., the same company who brought Starbucks and Marks and Spencer in the Philippines, carries international brands like John Rocha and Betty Jackson, mixed with its in-house portfolio brands such as Red Herring and Pineapple.

Sale ends on January 4, 2009.

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In case you still have some more shopping to do, this is your chance to indulge yourself and others by visiting the Rockwell Tent today, until tomorrow for another big bazaar dubbed Yuletide Souk. You will find items from Manila’s top independent designers as well as up and coming young entrepreneurs.

So what are you waiting for, let’s hit the mall this weekend!

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This article has been posted originally at: Discourses on Life and Frugal Living Pinoy Style

I went to BDO today to take some cash. Since the ATM machine was being serviced, I was prompted to withdraw over the counter. I only needed P1,500 so the teller gave me one one thousand bill, 2 two hundred bill and a 50 peso bill. Since my account was held in Manila, they charged me P50 for the withdrawal since my account was out of town.

When I got home, my water delivery guys came and I paid them with my One Thousand Bill. Since they did not have any change, they promised to return in a few minutes to get the change since they are buying gas at the nearby Shell Station. I said okay since the water company has been delivering my water for the past 6 months and they have been very reliable with delivery and such.

After an hour, they came back and told me my money was fake and the Shell Station refused to take my money– as they tried to pay their gas with the One Thousand in order to get some change. I looked at them and stared them down to see if they were lying. Ofcourse none of them even blinked (they said blinking or looking at the left side might be a sign of deception). They said that the Shell people thinks my bill was a fake. So I took the money back and asked why they think it was fake. They said it felt funny. Ofcourse, it felt funny, my then crispy bill from the bank was now soft, thanks to the manhandling of the Shell people. They have rubbed and crumpled my bill until it turned into mush. I flipped the money and checked if the shadow (konsensya) was present and it was! The usual marker or ribbon like material weaved on the bill was also present. Apart from the soft texture of the bill, they appear alright to me.

So what now?

What if the bill was indeed fake? Where did exactly did it come from? The only place where I got the money was straight from BDO, unless those water people switched my bill with a fake one. If the money indeed came from BDO, were they liable for giving out fake currency? If someone unwittingly passed on a fake currency to you, what are you supposed to do? Can we just return the fake bill and be replenished? Perhaps, I can test this and go to BDO 2 days from now and check if they will replace the said bill. Hmmm…

This also reminded me of an old email from my husband’s colleague and she actually complained that BDO in SM Megamall gave her 2 fake One Thousand Bill. This happened years ago. With the holiday related spending on the rise, we should be wary of bills exchanging on our hands. According to the water guys, they actually got fake Two Hundred Peso bills last week. They have been forewarned and is on the lookout for fake Thousand Bills too.

I checked online and did not really find anything substantial about what the government can do in the event a fake currency falls into our hands, apart from yes, you can get into prison for passing fake currency around. But, how about on instances wherein you have no idea you were totting a fakie?

According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas although the counterfeiters have more sophisticated techniques in generating fake currencies, there are some easy ways to spot a fake currency.

The color is too vivid

The paper is too smooth.

The shadows were not present

The ribbon weaved into the paper is not even there.

If you suspect a fake bill, you can report it to the nearest police station. Doing so will help you trace where the fake might have originated. There is however no clear guidelines on how one can get a refund if lets say the counterfeit indeed came from a legal institution like your own bank or even a huge retail store (for example SM). We just have to be careful and be vigilant as bills exchange our hands.

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