Archive for 2014
iACADEMY Students Host A Concert For A Cause
For iACADEMY students, a little bit does indeed go a long way—especially when it comes to saving the environment.
Entitled OPLAN BNB, students of iACADEMY hosted a concert with the intent of contributing towards the global effort to save the environment.
“We want to make it easy for the students and the school community to become part of this concerted effort to preserve the environment; and it starts with something as simple as providing the school with ample garbage bins for segregation,” explains Mitch Andaya, iACADEMY’s Vice President for Academics. “It’s simple, yet it will go a long way towards preventing littering, encouraging people to recycle and generally educating people on the simple things they can do to make a difference for our environment.”
With this goal in mind, the students tapped into their inherent musical talents to perform alongside two of this country’s most prominent rock acts—Lions and Acrobats and Mayonnaise.
“We really love performing for a good cause, we’ve done Haiyan shows, we’ve played for Amnesty International and other advocacy oriented orgs and it’s a great honor to add another show of the sort in our resume. Also, it was a humbling experience from our end to perform in a really cool college that have people who are just like us and get that kind of response,” shares Lorenzo Rapadas of Lions and Acrobats.
The student-led initiative addresses the need for today’s youth to be more
involved and proactive towards environmental concerns.
“Through this simple effort, we hope to encourage fellow students to be more mindful about the little things they can do to help create a bigger impact for nature,” ends Trixie Sanchez, class lead coordinator.
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Here comes the newest Shopping, Dining and Services destination right at your door steps, Sun Mall at Sun Residences, Welcome Rotunda, Q.C.
“Sun
Residences shines brighter with the opening of Sun Mall as this reflects the
synergies at work in SM Prime. Through
these retail podiums within our residential towers, we aim to provide our
residents with access to everything that they will need,” SM Prime Executive
Vice President and SM Development Corporation (SMDC) President Jeffrey Lim said
The newest retail podium of SM Prime which was opened last April 25 gives the residents of QC and Manila the convenience of Shopping, Dining and Services. The 15,000 sqm Sun Mall houses SM mainstays such as SM Hypermarket, Watsons and BDO.
For the foodies, enjoy and satisfy your taste buds with some roasted goodness at Chef Laudico's Pugon Roasters, have some on the go food trip with the food kiosks at the mall area. And give in to your midnight cravings with McDonald's which is open 24/7.
Pamper yourself after a long day of stress in school or work in Dermcare or Get Polished! And have your self accessories from Tomato Time and Unisilver.
Be techie and get the latest technology innovations with CD-R King, Jr. MX and Cherry Mobile
Sun Mall is also the ultimate one-stop hub for all your needs. LBC, Suds Laundry, Expressions, Alter to Fit and Aqua 2000 is also open in Sun Mall!
Sun Mall is located at Welcome Rotunda, Quezon City. They are open are open from 10am-9pm Daily :)
More Photos of the Grand Opening:
CLOSE-UP FOREVER SUMMER 2014
Last April 5 Close-up Forever summer 2014 feuturing top local DJs Marc Naval, Martin Pulgar, Ace Ramos and Mars Miranda, and especialy with the international DJs Helena, Deniz koyu and headlining this years close-up Forever Summer 2014 event we have ALESSO. This took place at Makati Circuit Grounds
Last April 5 Close-up Forever summer 2014 feuturing top local DJs Marc Naval, Martin Pulgar, Ace Ramos and Mars Miranda, and especialy with the international DJs Helena, Deniz koyu and headlining this years close-up Forever Summer 2014 event we have ALESSO. This took place at Makati Circuit Grounds
This year Close-up Forever Summer 2014 was really
unexpected, the crowd was just huge and wild. It was even better than last year
Close-up summer Solstice 2013. from the theme,Its a "how we want their
summer party to be?" thats what make the event and its thanks to people
who participated in the social media. The genre choosen was EDM!
So
as we enter the Circuit Grounds, there were booths stalls around it. One of the
DJs was already performing once we arrived. at the VIP grounds there were a Big
inflatable beach ball.
Theres a Folded&hung store where you can buy you Close-up forever summer outfit.
Havaianas was also there to provide free drinks to the crowd.
There was also a big inflatable Castle slide!
The stage and lights was just freakin awesome!
Here we have International DJ HELENA, and she is just so hot and cool!
Yes Its ALESSO PERFORMING!!!!!
Close up Forever summer 2014 just gave us a pyromusical surprise!
Theres a Folded&hung store where you can buy you Close-up forever summer outfit.
The people with their beach party outfit.
I wanna give thanks to my coolest bro Renz De Vera(HECKYEAHBRO) for the sponsor ticket. Of course Havaianas for providing the tickets for us. Karlo Torio for the photography check him out on https://www.facebook.com/karlotoriophotography
Looking forward for Close-up Forever Summer2015, It was a BLAST so HECK YEAH AWESOME!
#EDM
-Chang,Warren (WANG) HeckYeahBro!
The 3 social media savy personalities shared their knowledge about the emerging power of Social Media in the country today. I might say that I want to achieve and I want to be like them. These guys are not just doing their jobs,but they are Practitioners who really love and have the drive and passion to do what they are doing. I really love the work environment when you love what you do.
As of now, I am currently taking up BSBA Marketing Management and after my graduation I really want to do Online Marketing, yes I want to be a Online Marketer. And I want to learn more and explore more, so I think I can see myself 3-6 years from now enrolled in iAcademy's School of Continuing Studies. iAcademy's School of Continuing Studies was launched last year and offers a lot of courses for the working professionals in the heart of Makati.
Yep! You read it right! In the heart of Makati, iAcademy is located in Makati Ave. across Ayala Triangle and near Paseo De Roxas. Having the comfort and convenience near your workplace. Courses related to Finance, Processing Improvements, Digital Marketing, Office Productivity, Communication Skills, I.T Programming, Print Design & Layout, Web Design & Development, Non-Linear Editing/Digital, Photography, Animation and even courses about Arts & Fashion awaits.
I also got the opportunity to talk with Ms. Tina Vitas, Executive Director of iAcademy School of Continuing Studies. And she would like to invite everyone to learn something new and expand your reach and knowledge and be in trend with the society's evolving digital needs.
For more information about iAcademy, you may contact +632 889.7777 loc. 352 or email them at shortcourse@iacademy.edu.ph.
You can also follow them online at:
http://twitter.com/iACADEMYiSCE
http://facebook.com/iAcademyShortCourse
http://youtube.com/user/iACADEMYShortCourse
And I'm Renz De Vera for Heck Yeah!
Rush hour as my co-blogger and half-blood "claimed" brother Renz De Vera texted me that he was invited to a seminar about a social media summit. Though I was doubtful at first due to vague info that he provided, I still insisted to join him. After a long trip from MNL to MKT, we arrived at IAcademy where the summit took place.
(c) to the rightful owner
There, I met three great social media savvy experts who inspired me to start blogging as of now:
(TWO-THUMBS UP FOR THESE GREAT PEOPLE)
As they chit-chatted, presented, and shared their good vibes and knowledge throughout the whole program that ended 8:30 PM, we learned that knowledge and wisdom doesn't come from self-proclaimed experts. True knowledge comes from PRACTITIONERS that had tried, failed, and became successful because they learned from their mistakes, and one more thing: Most people fail because they fail to paint the future, THEIR OWN FUTURE, and the next generation.
One more thing, if you wanna try out something great and worth investing for this summer, enrolling at IAcademy is a great and wise investment for your crystal future. Try it, and you'll never regret any of it.
Since this is my first blog, I owe everything to those three people, especially to le "self-proclaimed" brother, to pursue and to start blogging as a part of my life.
I AM CHARLON TIU, PURSUING AND STARTING MY LIFE AS A BLOGGER AS OF 03/29/14. I will dedicate my gained-shared-and-stored knowledge to the next generation. TOUCH ONE HEART, INSPIRE ONE MIND, REPEAT. This is my key to my next blogs.
(CHARLON TIU & RENZ DE VERA) HECK YEAH BROTHERS. \M/
TO GOD BE THE GLORY.
HECK YEAH TO THAT. \M/
For Renz's experience about #socialmediaseminar and the good news from iAcademy (click here)
Solaire Resort and Casino "1 in
1"
"ONE Million FB
Fans in ONE year"
Solaire
Resort and Casino, the fastest growing integrated resort in the country
surpassed 1 Million Facebook “Likes” in one year (facebook.com/solaireresort) a
great milestone to mark its 1st year anniversary.
Solaire
is the first integrated resort to embrace Social Media with its own in-house
digital marketing team since the property opened in March 2013 and has
indicated its strength within a year. Social Media is an essential part of
their continuous efforts to innovate and provide impressive and exceptional entertainment
to all their clientele. Growing
engagement with fans of Solaire has contributed significantly to the business
success. Social Media platforms will enhance the marketing plans of Solaire and
allows them to interact and update regular patrons on all events, activities,
shows and promotions.
Solaire
engages its valued followers through Facebook and this platform provides them
the opportunity to participate and share those special experiences of great
memories. This provides an opportunity to connect our most supportive and
passionate fans in a quest to find ways to enjoy and “Create their Moments” at
Solaire.
This is something we are proud
of and wish to express our sincere appreciation to our loyal supporters and 1
Million Facebook fans for their continued support as we celebrate our 1st year
in business. We are glad to be able to connect with our guests through Social
Media, says Jasper Evangelista, Vice President Brand Marketing, Solaire Resort
and Casino.
Solaire’s
Facebook page has inter-active postings daily on the gaming and resort
promotions, events, raffle and other activities. Solaire has a strong social
media presence in the Philippines and a rising presence in Asia.
Stay
updated with Solaire through Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
Solaire
Resort & Casino, the primary property of Bloomberry Resorts Corporation, is
a USD $1.2 Billion integrated destination resort on an 8.3-hectare site in
Manila, Philippines opened March 2013. Solaire, a luxury destination casino
resort, is the first property to open in the Entertainment City, a government
sponsored (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) economic development
zone.
Solaire’s
Bay Tower (Phase 1) features 500 luxurious rooms, suites and bay side villas,
18,500 square meters of gaming space, a wide range of award-winning signature
restaurants, sophisticated bars and lounges, and an ample multi-level car park.
The property has additional 258,721 square meter expansion project under
development which is expected to open 3rd quarter of 2014. For more information
and reservations, please contact a travel professional or access the website at
www.solaireresort.com
Asian Terminals Inc. donates 3 million pesos to the iACADEMY
scholarship fund
Left
to right: Thomas Stratford, Creative
Director, Leny Prado, VP Administration, Andrew Hoad, Executive Vice President
of Asian Terminals, Inc, Mitch Andaya, VP – Academics, and Jose Morales,
iAcademy Chief Operating Officer.
Asian
Terminals Incorporated (ATI) donated a sum of 3.213 million pesos to support
the iACADEMY scholarship program.
Mitch
M. Andaya, Vice President of Academics and Dean of the School of Computing,
received the check on behalf of iACADEMY from ATI Executive Vice President
Andrew Hoad on February 5, 2014.
“This
donation goes a long way in supporting our goals to increase the enrollment in
our Software Engineering, Game Development and Animation programs,” said
Andaya. “iACADEMY Software Engineers are some of the most sought after
programmers in the market today, and with this donation we hope to bring the best available freshmen and transferees into
iACADEMY regardless of their ability to pay.”
“We are
very grateful to ATI for this generous donation, and we hope that this is just
the beginning of a long and fruitful partnership. ATI is a forward –looking organization that
has come to support our goal to double the number of software engineers, this
is an occupation where supply has never
been able to meet demand, and with the direction towards content creation, and
migration to the mobile platform, we can expect the demand for software
engineers to continue to outpace supply.” said iACADEMY Chief Operating Officer
Jose Morales.
This
donation provided for future iACADEMY students is just one of ATI’s many Corporate
Social Responsibility initiatives, which
work to ensure a brighter future for its surrounding communities. ATI operates
and manages the Manila South Harbor, the port of Batangas, and the port of
General Santos.
iACADEMY
is one of the country’s leading schools in the fields of Design and Computing.
The iACADEMY philosophy is to prepare students for the needs of the industry
and fill the gap in the market through programs designed and curated by
industry practitioners and experienced members of the academic community.
What
better time to show love, than this month of February. Valentines is the
perfect occasion to celebrate with the person you love. And nowhere is
Valentine’s Day sweeter than at Solaire Resort and Casino. For Valentine’s
2014, friends and lovers can avail of the following love offerings:
Solaire’s
luxurious “Suiteheart" accommodation package will be the perfect choice
for guests wishing to celebrate an unforgettable Valentine’s Day. The 2 Bay
Suite is available at Php17,500*** and the Grand Deluxe room at Php9,500***.
This offer includes: full access and a set breakfast at the Executive Lounge;
Php1,000 F&B credit voucher at Eclipse; Complimentary Parking, Wi-Fi access
and shuttle service to major shopping malls and a special turndown amenity.
Solaire offers the luxury package to couples wishing for an experience unlike
any other. A prior reservation is required and is subject to availability.
To
highlight this occasion, Solaire creates tempting "Cupid’s cuisine",
an exclusive set-menu for Valentine's dinner available from February 13-15,
2014 at the following signature restaurants at Solaire:
Finestra
offers a choice of grilled Portobello and buffalo mozzarella salad with smoked ricotta
and cherry tomatoes or Pan-seared goose liver with caramelized apples and
Eggplant puree for appetizers; Brick
Oven Branzino, Black Truffle Cream Sauce, Asparagus and Herb Salad. And for the
main course a choice of Lamb Three ways: Olive crusted lamb rack, braised
shank, lamb loin alla Romana and eggplant Caponata; Risotto of fresh peas
topped with grilled prime beef fillet and pancetta crisp or Spaghettini with
little neck clams, garlic, San Marzano tomatoes and sea urchin in white wine
sauce. And to satisfy your sweet cravings, you have a choice of Red berries
with Limon cello merengue or Chocolate ‘Perugina Gianduia’ tart. This set menu
is priced at Php2,000* per person.
At
Strip, Chef Trevor Macleod has created a lavish four-course set dinner comprised
of Mushroom Soup with Truffle oil & chives; Tuna Tartar with quail eggs,
rocket greens, ginger carrot emulsion; for the entrée a choice of Angus Beef
Tenderloin with onion puree, glazed vegetables, crisp potato press or Roasted
Lamb Loin vegetable ratatouille, chick pea fries, smoked tomato jam or Grilled
Salmon Orzo Pasta, green pea, bacon powder and for dessert Manjari Chocolate
Passion Fruit Silk with Raspberry Sorbet, available at Php3,200* per person.
Yakumi
offers a set-menu at Php3,000* per person. The menu consist of Hamachi, tuna,
salmon sashimi and three types of sushi or Beef Tataki: Seared beef strip loin
with onion soy dressing and beef sushi to start. Followed with ‘Akadashi’
Manila clam red miso soup. The main dishes are a choice of Golden lobster
tempura or Grilled Striploin with vegetables or Lamb Saikyoyaki: Miso marinated
Australian lamb chops with Kinome and steamed rice. Mikan crème brulee and Wasabi Sorbet is a
unique dessert to top your meal.
Red
Lantern highlights the flavorful Suckling pig and smoked duck breast; Pumpkin
and corn soup with seafood; Pan fried beef tenderloin and prawn with pepper
corn sauce; Steamed egg white scallops;
Baked sea bass with sweet soy sauce; Deep-Fried Boneless Chicken With Almond
Flakes and a Valentines cake or Chilled
sweet pears with white fungus priced at Php2,500*.
On
February 14, couples who avail of the special Valentine' dinner will be treated
to a glass of Champagne.
*** Applicable for Local residents and
expats with ACR. Rates are subject to 10% service charge and 12% VAT.
*
VAT inclusive and subject to 10% service charge.
For more information please call 888 8888
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5. Claiming of Shopping Certificates will be on January 31, 10:00am at The SM North Edsa Prestige Lounge.
6. Validity of Shopping Certificates is from Jan 31 to Feb 2, 2014 only.
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Are you tired of spending too much
time, money and resources to fix defective products and processes? Do you want to see better results and more
satisfied clients?
If you answered YES, then Lean Six
Sigma is for you! The iACADEMY School of Continuing Education (iSCE) offers the
Lean Six Sigma Training Program right in the heart of the Makati Business
District.
Our Program Director, Rex Jayson
Tuozo, is a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt who graduated Class
Valedictorian of his Six Sigma Green Belt Program in 2008 at the Ateneo De
Manila University – Graduate School of Business CCE. For one of his more recent corporate banking
& finance clients, he coached 27 Six Sigma Management Trainee Projects with
a projected annualized project cost savings to date of P8.7 million.
There are three (3) levels of Lean Six
Sigma, namely: Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and Black Belt. We are running the
entire Program in modules, starting on the same date, so that our adult
learners and working professionals can choose their commitment to the Program.
The Yellow Belt, Green Belt and the
Black Belt Programs all start on Friday, February 21, 2014 but with the
following durations: 1 day for Yellow, 5 days for Green and 14 days for Black,
respectively. The classes run the whole day on Fridays & Saturdays, accommodating
busy schedules.
For inquiries, please contact Sales
& Marketing at 889-7777 local 352, or send an email to
shortcourse@iacademy.edu.ph. We offer early bird rates until February 7, 2014.
