January 27, 2013

A Date to Remember , Double the Love


A date to remember. While we want the best for this once in a lifetime event, it’s wise to celebrate the day in a venue where you can get to experience tangible rewards aside from good memories.

And at Marriott Manila, you can be assured that our commitments are more definitive bonuses you will surely enjoy from day one.
If tying the knot for 2013, the snake water year proves to be not just the most wonderful time of the year to make it official, it’s also a grand opportunity to plan for an occasion that flexes out points and rewards. Plan and confirm ahead until March 2013 and get the best of benefits only at Marriott Manila!
                                                                                                                                                                              
Introducing Double the Love Triple the Rewards wedding promo for 2013, you can be assured that your big day will not only get executed flawlessly in a sophisticated venue, the points and perks are worth the entire splurge too. As we fire up the love and passion, here are our sultry gifts to celebrate: Locked in 2012 wedding package, a deluxe room accommodation with breakfast for two, and double Marriott Rewards points.

Since your wedding day is a big gathering of family and friends, a special room rate is extended for minimum of ten rooms so your loved ones can simply enjoy the comfort of hotel home. What’s more, dine in delight with your honey at Cru Steakhouse because we’re treating you with a P5,000 worth of credits.

Showing-off a romantic ambience with huge chunks of meat in an open kitchen, this specialty restaurant simply deserves to be at the top of your must-visit list.

To know more about this promo, call  988-9999.

January 26, 2013

Fasten your seatbelts! It’s going to be a bumpy ride! Repertory Philippines’ 76th theater season opener BOEING BOEING

Repertory Philippines’ 76th theater season opener BOEING BOEING, the classic '60s sex comedy is currently running until February 17, 2013.  This is the funniest, truly strikingly and sexiest stage play I watched. We laugh out loud and I can't get over as I enjoyed this play so much.  Thankful to Mr. Toots Tolentino for inviting me to the press preview at Onstage, 2/F, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas cor. Legazpi St., Makati City last January 24.

BOEING BOEING is one of the funniest and sexiest evenings you will spend in a theatre!
Boeing-Boeing is a classic farce written by French playwright Marc Camoletti.                                    The English language adaptation, translated by Beverley Cross, was first staged in London at the Apollo Theatre in 1962 and transferred to the Duchess Theatre in 1965, running for a total of seven years.

Winner of the 2008 Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Play, BOEING BOEING (by Marc Camoletti and translated from the original 60’s-set French play by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans) is directed by Miguel Faustmann.
David Bianco as Mr. Bernard Whitford
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Photo: Jojo Mamangun)
It’s the 1960s, and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn’t be happier: a flat in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses all engaged to him without knowing about each other. But Bernard’s perfect life gets bumpy when his friend Robert comes to stay and a new speedier Boeing jet throws off all of his careful planning. Soon all three stewardesses are in town simultaneously, timid Robert is forgetting which lies to tell to whom, and catastrophe looms.

A riotous farce that recently enjoyed hit revivals in London and New York, BOEING BOEING is  now set to arrive – fasten your seatbelts! It’s going to be a bumpy ride!

The cast features David Bianco as Mr. Bernard Whitford, an American architect businessman living in Paris ---  a swinging bachelor. He is a combination of Don Draper and Jack Tripper. A playboy who juggles love affairs with three air hostesses who touch down briefly but lovingly in his apartment between flights.
Topper Fabregas as Robert (Photo: Jojo Mamangun)
Topper Fabregas plays the role of the unworldly Robert, Bernard’s boyhood friend, newly arrived from Wisconsin.
Bringing to mind fantasy drawings from a vintage Esquire or  Playboy for a portfolio of international dream girls are the three fiancées: Giannina Ocampo as  Gabriella, the sentimental, lusty Italian stewardess. Carla Dunareanu as Gretchen, the hilarious, aggressive, dominating but thin-skinned German stewardess. Jennifer Blair Bianco as Gloria, the Southern belle with upbeat disposition take-charge health-obsessed American stewardess.
Baby Barredo plays the role of Bertha, Bernard's long-suffering housekeeper who is a chic, black-clad philosopher. A French existentialist maid who loves nothing more than to complain. Ms. Joy Virata is alternate.

The artistic and creative team of BOEING BOEING is led by Baby Barredo (Rep Artistic Director), Miguel Faustmann (Stage Director/Set Designer), John Batalla (Lighting Designer), and Raven Ong (Costume Designer).

BOEING BOEING’s production staff is composed of Juno Henares (Officer-in-Charge), Gidget Tolentino (Production Manager), Andrew Miranda (Stage Manager), Pol Roxas (Sound Technician), Pablito Salvador (Lighting Technician) and Adul Lasin (Set Execution and Scenic Artist).

The marketing, sales and publicity of BOEING BOEING is led by Toots Tolentino (Publicist), Charlie Barredo with Oliver Usison, Letty Barredo, Marie Talay and Rose Silva (Marketing and Sales) and photography by Jojo Mamangun.

Co-presented by the City of Makati in cooperation with Business World, Her Word.com, Ayala Center, Lane Moving and Storage, Bizu, Jack TV, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Liberating Jepoy and Distinction Lamps.  BOEING BOEING is presented through special arrangement with Eric Glass Ltd.

For further inquiries regarding the details of show, please call 5716926 or 5714941 or email info@repertory.ph or log on to www.repertory.ph. Tickets are also available through Ticketworld at 8919999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph.

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Boeing-Boeing was produced on Broadway at the Cort Theatre from February 2, 1965, closing on February 20, 1965, after 23 performances.

In 1991, the play was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most performed French play throughout the world.

The play was adapted by W!LD RICE production in Singapore in 2002. It was directed by Glen Goei. Glen and the company revisited, modernized, and relocated this classic comedy to Asia and the present day, whilst keeping faithful to the text and the spirit of the play. The three air hostesses's nationalities were changed to Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.

Boeing-Boeing was revived in London in February 2007 at the Comedy Theatre. It once again proved to be a hit with critics and audiences alike. The original cast of the production featured Roger Allam as Bernard, Frances de la Tour as Bertha, Mark Rylance as Robert, and Tamzin Outhwaite, Daisy Beaumont and Michelle Gomez as Bernard's three fiancées, Janet, Jaqueline and Judith. This production received two Olivier Award nominations, for Best Revival and Best Actor (Mark Rylance), but won neither. Elena Roger later took on the role of Gabriela.

Warchus also directed the 2008 Broadway revival, which started previews on April 19, 2008 and opened on May 4 at the Longacre Theatre to good reviews. The cast featured Christine Baranski as Bertha, Mark Rylance, reprising his role as Robert, Bradley Whitford as Bernard, Gina Gershon as Gabriella, Mary McCormack as Gretchen and Kathryn Hahn as Gloria. The curtain call of this revival was choreographed by Kathleen Marshall with original music by Claire van Kampen.  The production closed on January 4, 2009, after 279 performances and 17 previews.

A 45-week North American tour began in Fall 2009.  The production won the Best Revival of a Play and Rylance won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor. The production was nominated for several other Tony Awards including: Best Featured Actress (Mary McCormack), Best Director (Matthew Warchus), Best Costume Design (Rob Howell) and Best Sound Design (Simon Baker). The production won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play, and Mark Rylance won for lead actor in a play. 

"The Riotous Foursome" episode of "Sarap Diva" this Saturday Jan. 26


This is another exciting episode of the hit morning cooking show of Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid! 

Concert Royalties Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez join Mr. Songwriter Ogie Alcasid and Songbird  Regine Velasquez-Alcasid in this Saturday's special episode of SARAP DIVA. 


Former sweethearts always continue to spread the love with their annual Valentine concerts and gladly now having time together in a cooking program with couple Ogie and Regine.  

A must-see episode this Saturday, catch Martin, Pops, Ogie, and Regine in "The Riotous Foursome" episode of "Sarap Diva" January 26, 2013 at 9:45am in GMA 7.




"Sarap Diva" is a cooking and talk show hosted by Asia's Song Bird Ms. Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. The one-hour program airs every Saturday, 9:40am on GMA7





Jodie Foster's Speech was one of the biggest highlights of 2013 Golden Globes

Jodie Foster is honoured with the Cecil B DeMille award at the 2013 Golden Globes. She wows the Golden Globes with her speech. I have watched it on TV , and I still watch it many times on videos. I love her since her "Silence of the Lambs" and almost all her movies.  Here's Jodie Foster’s acceptance speech after winning the Cecil B. DeMille award. This  was one of the biggest highlights of Sunday’s Golden Globe awards.



Below, read the full transcript of her speech.

“Well, for all of you ‘SNL’ fans, I’m 50! I’m 50! You know, I need to do that without this dress on, but you know, maybe later at Trader Vic’s, boys and girls. What do you say? I’m 50! You know, I was going to bring my walker tonight but it just didn’t go with the cleavage.”
“Robert [Downey Jr.], I want to thank you for everything: for your bat-crazed, rapid-fire brain, the sweet intro. I love you and Susan and I am so grateful that you continually talk me off the ledge when I go on and foam at the mouth and say, ‘I’m done with acting, I’m done with acting, I’m really done, I’m done, I’m done.’”
“Trust me, 47 years in the film business is a long time. You just ask those Golden Globes, because you crazy kids, you’ve been around here forever. You know, Phil you’re a nut, Aida, Scott — thank you for honoring me tonight. It is the most fun party of the year, and tonight I feel like the prom queen. Thank you. Looking at all those clips, you know, the hairdos and the freaky platform shoes, it’s like a home-movie nightmare that just won’t end, and all of these people sitting here at these tables, they’re my family of sorts, you know. Fathers mostly. Executives, producers, the directors, my fellow actors out there, we’ve giggled through love scenes, we’ve punched and cried and spit and vomited and blown snot all over one another — and those are just the costars I liked.”
“But, you know, more than anyone else, I share my most special memories with members of the crew. Blood-shaking friendships, brothers and sisters. We made movies together, and you can’t get more intimate than that.
“So while I’m here being all confessional, I guess I have a sudden urge to say something that I’ve never really been able to air in public. So, a declaration that I’m a little nervous about but maybe not quite as nervous as my publicist right now, huh Jennifer? But I’m just going to put it out there, right? Loud and proud, right? So I’m going to need your support on this. I am single. Yes I am, I am single. No, I’m kidding — but I mean I’m not really kidding, but I’m kind of kidding. I mean, thank you for the enthusiasm. Can I get a wolf whistle or something?”
“…be a big coming-out speech tonight because I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago back in the Stone Age, in those very quaint days when a fragile young girl would open up to trusted friends and family and co-workers and then gradually, proudly to everyone who knew her, to everyone she actually met. But now I’m told, apparently, that every celebrity is expected to honor the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show. You know, you guys might be surprised, but I am not Honey Boo Boo Child. No, I’m sorry, that’s just not me. It never was and it never will be. Please don’t cry because my reality show would be so boring. I would have to make out with Marion Cotillard or I’d have to spank Daniel Craig’s bottom just to stay on the air. It’s not bad work if you can get it, though.”
“But seriously, if you had been a public figure from the time that you were a toddler, if you’d had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, then maybe you too might value privacy above all else. Privacy.”
“Someday, in the future, people will look back and remember how beautiful it once was. I have given everything up there from the time that I was 3-years-old. That’s reality-show enough, don’t you think? There are a few secrets to keeping your psyche intact over such a long career. The first, love people and stay beside them.”
“That table over there, 222, way out in Idaho, Paris, Stockholm, that one, next to the bathroom with all the unfamous faces, the very same faces for all these years. My acting agent, Joe Funicello — Joe, do you believe it, 38 years we’ve been working together? Even though he doesn’t count the first eight. Matt Saver, Pat Kingsley, Jennifer Allen, Grant Niman and his uncle Jerry Borack, may he rest in peace. Lifers. My family and friends here tonight and at home, and of course, Mel Gibson. You know you save me too.”
“There is no way I could ever stand here without acknowledging one of the deepest loves of my life, my heroic co-parent, my ex-partner in love but righteous soul sister in life, my confessor, ski buddy, consigliere, most beloved BFF of 20 years, Cydney Bernard. Thank you, Cyd. I am so proud of our modern family. Our amazing sons, Charlie and Kit, who are my reason to breathe and to evolve, my blood and soul. And boys, in case you didn’t know it, this song, all of this, this song is for you. This brings me to the greatest influence of my life, my amazing mother, Evelyn. Mom, I know you’re inside those blue eyes somewhere and that there are so many things that you won’t understand tonight.”
“But this is the only important one to take in: I love you, I love you, I love you. And I hope that if I say this three times, it will magically and perfectly enter into your soul, fill you with grace and the joy of knowing that you did good in this life. You’re a great mom. Please take that with you when you’re finally OK to go. You see, Charlie and Kit, sometimes your mom loses it too. I can’t help but get moony, you know. This feels like the end of one era and the beginning of something else. Scary and exciting and now what?”
“Well, I may never be up on this stage again, on any stage for that matter. Change, you gotta love it. I will continue to tell stories, to move people by being moved, the greatest job in the world. It’s just that from now on, I may be holding a different talking stick. And maybe it won’t be as sparkly, maybe it won’t open on 3,000 screens, maybe it will be so quiet and delicate that only dogs can hear it whistle. But it will be my writing on the wall. Jodie Foster was here, I still am, and I want to be seen, to be understood deeply and to be not so very lonely. Thank you, all of you, for the company. Here’s to the next 50 years.


Credit: ABC.

January 25, 2013

Telecommunications Technology: Globe Business reaffirms commitment to make business better for Filipino entrepreneurs


Run your business easily. As the year comes to a close, Globe Business is doubling its efforts to provide Filipino entrepreneurs operating small and medium businesses or SMBs a complete range of solutions that can help maximize their business operations at lesser cost.
Globe Business reaffirms its commitment to Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) by finding ways for them to do business more efficiently and help drive their business’ growth by using telecommunications technology. Globe Business call, text and data plans let SMBs cut the cost on their mobile phone bills and customize plans according to their needs.
“We see the end of the year as a time for taking stock of how we’ve done our mission of providing ideal solutions to Filipino entrepreneurs. It’s time for us to use hindsight in assessing our performance and for renewing our commitment to make business better for SMBs,” said Manny Escosa, Globe Business Marketing Head for Small and Medium Business Segments.

Escosa adds that 2012 has been a good year for Globe Business as Filipino entrepreneurs have become more aware of the advantages that information technology can bring to their businesses.

“Information and telecoms technology function as an equalizer for SMBs who compete with much larger businesses. For example, a Filipino entrepreneurs would no longer have to set up an office or distribution site overseas to reach Filipinos living overseas."

“All the SMB has to do nowadays is create a website and put it online—it’s not a huge expense to do that, but that already lets the SMB reach customers and clients locally and overseas. But that’s not enough. Information and telecoms technology has to be backed by a reliable network. Without a reliable network, the full power of the technology itself will not be maximized,” explained Escosa.

With Globe Business as the solutions and network provider of SMBs, the latter can level the playing field even with larger competitors. Globe Business provides effective, reliable and affordable solutions that help SMBs operate their business simpler, more efficiently and at less cost.

“There are several areas where Globe Business renews and applies its commitment to SMBs. These areas are those where SMBs telecoms needs are most crucial to the success of their operations and their profitability,” said Escosa.
Globe Business stores and protects Small and Medium Businesses’ vital files through Globe Business Data Centers—technologically advanced, highly secured facilities built for storing and managing a company’s mission critical information. Globe Business Data Centers enable co-location, dedicated service hosting, LAN-based Internet, media storage, disaster recovery services, and email hosting.  They prevent the loss of data due to a computer virus, deliberate hacking, spying or data theft; or computer hardware/system failure, saving time and money.

Call and text plans
Using Globe Business call and text plans, entprepreneurs can save as much as 70% per month on their mobile phone bills. These plans are bundled with unlimited talk and/or texting features that can be customized to fit an SME’s needs. There are also plans that include mobile phones in their packages.

These plans include: 1) Globe Business Plus, which offers unlimited talk and texting features for as low as P499 per month; 2) Globe Business Company Capped Plans, which sets a flexible cost ceiling for a business’s mobile lines; and  3) AutoloadMAX Corporate Edition, which helps manage, schedule, and automatically reload Prepaid credits directly to employees’ cell phones.

Affordable, high-volume SMS
The TxtConnect service provided by Globe Business lets SMBs broadcast high-volume text campaigns through the Internet. With just one send, TxtConnect broadcasts text blasts to pre-determined groups of recipients, including customers, suppliers, business partners,  and employees.  It is also more affordable compared t regular text messaging or phone calls.

Subscribing to TxtConnect lets entrepreneurs save as much as 35% in their text messaging cost compared to the regular text messaging charges.

Direct Internet Lite
Global communications through email, social networks, and Internet-based chat or voice calls—these are all necessities nowadays for any business  that wants to achieve sustained growth.  The more than two billion Internet users in the world represent a huge market by themselves.

Using Direct Internet Lite from Globe Business, SMBs can increase their market reach by putting their business online while making business communication fast, secure, and reliable.  Direct Internet Lite is especially designed as an affordable yet powerful Internet connection for SMBs.

Direct Internet Lite uses a leased line set-up with basic Internet connectivity for both Foreign and Domestic routes.  It’s available in a range of bandwidth options from 2,000 Mbps to 10,000 Mbps. Now SMBs can enjoy always-on, affordable, fast, and powerful Internet connectivity that easily streams huge amounts of data, from documents to images, to audio and video files.

Data storage
SMBs’ vital data and ICT can now be stored and secured through Globe Business’ Data Center—a technologically advanced, highly secured facility built for storing and managing a company’s mission critical information.

Globe Business Data Center’s wide range of services includes co-location, dedicated service hosting, LAN-based Internet, media storage, disaster recovery seats, recovery services, and email hosting.  The facility prevents the loss data due to a computer virus, deliberate hacking, spying or data theft; or computer hardware/system failure.

Any business that relies on and processes huge amounts of confidential information—including financial institutions, government agencies, hospitals, schools, hotels, resorts, restaurant chains--will benefit from this service.

By storing, managing, and securing vital business information through Globe Data Center, SMBs can make more critical decisions faster and more reliably,

Fleet management service
SMBs can better manage their fleet of company vehicles through a real-time tracking solution provided by Globe Business called “Fleet Management Service.” It uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) to monitor the precise location of assets like trucks, cargo and products. It helps entrepreneurs ensure that these arrive at their destination/delivery point on time.

Fleet management may be accessed and used through any computer with Internet connection. This tracking system increases the efficiency of deliveries and helps reduce fuel and vehicle maintenance expenses, This service is vital to manufacturing, retail, distribution and other businesses that rely on the transport of goods.

Fixed Assets Management
When it comes to fixed assets, Globe Business provides SMBs with the “Fixed Assets Management” solution. This service allows business owners to monitor the functioning, operation, maintenance, and security of a company's fixed assets. Such assets would include freezers, vendo machines, factory machinery, ATMs, computer servers, and other equipment.

Using this system, the productivity of such assets may be determined through their status; output projections may also be made based on the data collected from these assets.

Through Fixed Assets Management, SMEs can minimize machine downtime by undertaking preventive maintenance based on the collected data on the machine's status. As a result, operating costs due to frequent on-site inspections are reduced.

The Globe Business Fixed Assets Management is ideal for restaurants and fast food chains; vendo operators; banks; factories and other businesses engaged in manufacturing.

Security and surveillance
Globe Business offers SMEs a Security and Surveillance service for greater control over the security of company sites. Security and Surveillance installs security devices (such as motion and door sensors, panic buttons) that are linked to Globe M2M  (machine-to-machine) Management System.

For example, if an intruder breaks into a company site, the M2M security devices send out alerts through the computer network. This signals the system to deploy an emergency response team to deal with the threat.

M2M solutions are ideal for a wide range of businesses—including the food and/or service industries (restaurants, resorts, hotels, etc.); financial enterprises (banks, pawnshops, etc.; manufacturing, distribution; practically any business that benefits from machine-to-machine networking and pro-active security.

“Globe Business is always here to provide better ways for entrepreneurs to make their business more efficient and profitable,” said Escosa.

Globe Business is the corporate arm of Globe Telecom, the leading mobile telecommunications company in the Philippines. Globe Business provides wireless and wireline solutions for a diverse set of industries, businesses, and commercial enterprises. It assures SMEs of affordable, reliable, and dependable services for all communication needs, both wireless and wireline solutions, to generate the highest possible profit at the lowest possible cost.
Learn more about what Globe Business PayrollCloud and other Globe Business products and services can do for you by visiting www.globe.com.ph/payrollcloud or calling +632 730-1010.

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