15 October 2014

My First Blogapalooza


Last October 11, 2014 was the most awaited event for bloggers, newbies or not. The Blogapalooza 2014 was held at the SMX Aura in Taguig.

My first time to attend such event and I got caught in traffic, I decided to take the bus since I was worried that I might get stranded with some mechanical issues with MRT, oh well!

Think I got there at about 11:30 AM. I never get to see Mikey Bustos personally (Yes, he was there but he can't stay that long). Bogart the Explorer was also there and was able to visit the participating booths for a few hours.


A back drop provided near the registration area where guests can take their pictures.

The blogger's ID, also serves as a passport to the booths you have visited where vendors needs to sign at the back. I never get to complete them.



Yellow Cab provided big slices of pizza for their guests.


One of the fun activities at Blogapalooza, Design your Doughnut by Krispy Kreme.

My Krispy Kreme doughnut.

The electric fan without blades by Dyson, and it's cool like an air conditioner. I like the idea. 



Chicken mascots everywhere, one from Chooks to Go and the other one from Max's.

Chooks to Go had a game on stage, fastest fingers first to provide the correct answer!

Once you visit their Chooks to Go Kwelahan booth, they also have special prizes for those playing as well, not to mention you will take home one whole chicken!


DJ's Nicole Hyala and Chris tsuper of 90.7 Love Radio hosting a segment.


Maxene Magalona speaks for Flawless and had a short interview by host Vince Golangco.


RX 93.1's DJ Karen Bordador talks about www.sistersecrets.com.ph. I salute her for being a good sport, why? Imagine talking in front of hundreds of guests and your skirt keeps on flowing up wards (I guess there's a blower or something in front of the stage). Good thing she has a short inside it, but then again its really distracting if your talking.


De La Salle's volleyball player and former PBB housemate Michele Gumabao (yes, with a single "L") talks about cyber bullying and how she had overcome it.


Acer's they have a photo booth, you can post your picture on your Instagram account and get to win a special prize. They have given away two smart phones on that day with a question and answer portion on stage. Next time, i'll join!


And I was surprised seeing that Crocs have shoes now, from kids to adults with lots of designs and colors to choose from.


And I do believe this is where most of the female bloggers went. Maxene Magalona had her pictures taken with guests at the Flawless booth.

Though there is this one booth that I really did not like. I don't know if It was just me or what. It's like I went to their booth for like three times but I never get to be introduced to what their product really is. I never even get to register either. It's like they favor talking to the male bloggers instead.

And there was this lady that was really rude (I can't remember from what booth she belongs to), I was talking to the staff of Imagine Nation Photography when she suddenly appeared in front of us and started handing out their fliers and was trying to introduce their product or services. I do believe there's a rule about this, she should wait for the person to approach their booth and not approaching the person who is at another booth. Since I am really not interested on what she was saying I decided to leave and was not able to finish what me and the staff of Imagine Nation was already discussing. Hope they could set this rule clear next time.

Though I had a hard time being with the other mommy bloggers at the event because I was roaming around visiting the booths most of the time. Yes, my feet and arms hurt and decided to sit and rest and listen to the speakers. I had a lot of loot bags to bring home. But I enjoyed the whole day at the Blogapalooza. It was really fun!

Hoping to attend again for the next Blogapalooza!

Congratulations to the organizers When In Manila and Our Awesome Planet! 













14 October 2014

The Urban Food Collective and Crocs Giveaway.

Want to join the Crocs and Urban Food Collective Giveaway?

The Urban Food Collective is giving away P1000 worth of Crocs gift certificates, to fifteen (15) lucky winners! Courtesy of CitiBank. To join, simply complete these three simple steps:

Mechanics:
1) Like us in FB - www.facebook.com/tufcph 
2) Follow us on IG - @tufc
3) Repost this poster in your FB and IG. 



Make sure to set your posts to public for our verification and tag us so we can see your post. You can also leave a comment here so we can qualify your entry right away. 

And don't forget to include these hashtags on your posts,

Winners will be announced on October 31, 2014. Prizes must be redeemed from TUFC Weekend Market. 


06 October 2014

All Weekend Market at Ayala, Alabang

Living at the South area? You love food? Are you a crafter? 

If you have not got any plans yet for the rest of the week until December, then you better visit this place.

The Commer Center in Ayala Alabang is hosting an all weekend market which started this October until December 2014. Aside from providing a lot of products that mommies can choose from their vendors, they also have fun activities and raffles for the visitors to enjoy. 

Let's get to know more about The Urban Food Collective.

The Urban Food Collective (TUFC) understands that food brings people together, that food is at the center of some of life’s best moments. Its vision is to be the premiere food community in the country.

Current, informative, and educational, TUFC aims to be the food hub where people can share their passion for gastronomy.  TUFC’s online community will feature everything food – articles and recipes, exciting deals featuring the country’s best culinary fare, and “The Urban Food Collective Marketplace” which will retail unique food items and implements. To bring the online community even closer together, TUFC will champion various food lifestyle events, where foodies can meet and indulge in their passion for unique flavors and gustatory delights. 

What’s love for food when you have no one to share it with? Let The Urban Food Collective be your community for food. Stay hungry for the good things in life. 

The Urban Food Collective Weekend Market is a carefully curated collection of purveyors. Located in CommerCenter, Alabang’s newest lifestyle mall, it is a place where people can comfortably gather, browse, and shop. It will be a venue for patrons to find a bevy of treasures from gourmet, specialty foods to local, artisanal arts and crafts. The Weekend Market’s activities and pocket events will give them the opportunity to learn new things or simply engage with the community. 

For purveyors, it will be an opportunity to showcase their goods to a truly discerning crowd, while providing them with a gateway to other business opportunities with The Urban Food Collective.  Also recognizing its responsibility to society, The Urban Food Collective will donate a portion of the proceeds from the Weekend Market to the Taguyod Bayan foundation, helping rebuild communities affected by typhoon Haiyan in Sara Iloilo.

See you at the market! Where you can find good food, good things, and goodwill.


Entrepreneurs on this event features their products such as handicrafts, unique finds, eco-friendly, organic, gourmet, and philippine made.

Have kids with you? They won't be bored, since they have also prepared kiddie workshops.

Daddy's with you? well, they are also prepared for them as they have a Gentlemen's Corner as well.

And of course, entrance is FREE!!!


Save the dates for all weekends!

October 18-19,
October 25-26,
November 8-9. 15-16, 22-23. 29-30
December 6-7, 13-28 

How to get there?

You may check them out though the following links.

Interested to be part of this event as a vendor?

You may visit this page and download the application form at 
http://www.theurbanfoodcollective.com/events

or you may call them at... 

Mobile No: +0998.963.7184
Landline: +632.842.1728
 


This event is sponsored by Citibank, BellyRub, Tastery, Globe Philippines, ClicktheCity.com, and GrabTaxi.


This event is co-presented by Commercenter Alabang, La Germania and Bridgestone.

And this will not push through without the organizers, The Urban Food Collective, Game Changer and She Dreams in Ink.

Their Media Partners are, Lifestyle Network, Metro Magazine, Food Magazine, Working Mom Magazine, and Glam-O-Mamas with Amanda Griffin Jacob.










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