Real Living, Metro Home, MyHome with Samsung Notebook Series 9

The Samsung Notebook Series 9 – the thinnest, lightest and brightest notebook by Samsung.

Samsung’s IN PERSPECTIVE truly inspired as three of the country’s top home and lifestyle magazines, Metro Home, My Home and Real Living Magazine fantastically recreated the features of the Samsung Notebook Series 9 into a one-of-a-kind home design.




Samsung Notebook Series 9



Metro Home interprets the thinness of the Samsung Notebook Series 9 as a reflection of a homeowner’s unique character, yet not in that typical negative way. According to Metro Home editor Carlo Tadiar, “A homeowner believes that the important aesthetics are in the essentials. Thinness is not necessarily the result of vanity; it is more the condition of wanting only the essential.”

My Home Magazine fashioned a light and breezy living space, an epitome of rest and relaxation, that truly felt as light as air. My Home Magazine wanted the feelings of convenience and comfort to be present in their design. According to Jie Pambid, editor-in-chief of My Home, “The feeling is anything but heavy. White surfaces shine and glow as light bounce and create reflections of light. Light on light.”

Real Living Magazine interpreted the Samsung Series 9’s brightness in three ways – light, intellect and color. Real Living Magazine created a beautiful and efficient living space. “The functional pieces found in this small area also serve as decors – including the sleek Samsung Notebook which served as a light source. Who says reading nooks are boring? Style plus function meets a small reading corner – truly a bright idea, “added Rachelle Medina, editor-in-chief of Real Living.



Samsung Notebook series 9

“Expect only the best as Samsung takes your laptop experience to an even greater level with truly comprehensive mobile experiences and the best in display offering our customers a complete and comprehensive notebook that meets all of their needs with one premium device with the Samsung Notebook Series 9,” said Hannah Francisco, Samsung NPC Product Manager.

The Samsung Notebook Series 9  is the world’s THINNEST measuring only 16.3mm (0.64 inches) in depth, and with a screen size of 13 inches; the world’s LIGHTEST with a weight of only 1.31 kg (2.88lbs), and; the worlds BRIGHTEST -- using only Samsung’s LED technology: ‘SuperBright Plus’ display (400 nit) with 16 million color reproduction, 80% brighter than other notebooks, all encased in the most advanced duralumin metal alloy used in specialized aircrafts, making it durable yet stylish and ultra light.

The Samsung Notebook Series 9 is available at Php 79,990.00 with a three-year warranty (12 months 0% interest on all major credit cards).

STYLE ORIGIN: CELEBRATING TRUE BEAUTY WITH NIGEL BARKER AND MISS J ALEXANDER

The Ayala Malls continues to provide its customers with innovative entertainment through Style Origin. Presenting a series of lifestyle activities, Filipino shoppers are immersed in contemporary trends for design, beauty, fashion and music as Style Origin encourages personalized creativity and style.

This April, learn more about fashion fundamentals and style essentials as Style Origin brings back noted fashion photographer and former model Nigel Barker, along with runway coach and model Miss J Alexander to give the Filipino public a glimpse on beauty and fashion trends. Popularly known as judges on the reality TV show America’s Next Top Model, both guests are celebrated for their expertise in the fashion and beauty industry. In Nigel Barker’s book entitled Beauty Equation, he shares the formula for revealing inner beauty and enhancing physical appearance. Going beyond the commercial standards of beauty (Be tall! Be skinny! Have flawless skin!), Nigel reveals that true beauty shines through a summation of good looks and positive character.

Another famed personality on America’s Next Top Model, J Alexander shares his expertise on fashion and beauty from his experience as a world‐renowned runway coach. Recognized for his coaching abilities, he has worked with major designer brands and modeling agencies some of which include Elite, IMG, Next, Ford, Women, and Marilyn Gautier. Miss J. currently trains their models to walk in designer runway shows for Valentino, Galliano, Bill Blass, Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Nina Ricci, Christian La Croix, Balmain, Baby Phat, and Zac Posen, to name a few.

Come and discover the meaning of true beauty as the Ayala Malls features Nigel Barker and Miss J. Alexander at the Greenbelt 3 Park on April 14, 6:30pm; at the TriNoma Activity Center on April 15, 6:30pm; and at the Alabang Town Center Activity Center on April 16, 6:00pm.

Unlock your unique style and witness Style Origin Fashion Beats at the Ayala Mall nearest you – on April 17 featuring Rico Blanco at Alabang Town Center; on April 30 featuring Up Dharma Down at Market Market!; on May 8 featuring Rico Blanco at Ayala Center Cebu; on May 14 featuring Urbandub at Marquee Mall; on May 21 featuring The Brass Munkeys at Bonifacio High Street; on May 22 featuring Rico Blanco at Abreeza.  

Celebrate your own style at the Ayala Malls and get a chance to win a shopping spree worth P10,000 Plus an opportunity to meet Nigel Barker and Miss J. with Ayala Malls Beauty in Fashion online promo. For the first leg of the promo, nine stylish individuals have bagged the prize of meeting Nigel Barker and Miss J Alexander in person. They are – Shaun Allerick Lim, Princess Kathrina Orque, Aica Meñez, Miko Carreon, Christin Faith Magsino, Rieve Reroma, Mark Joseph Pua, Kat Valdez and Jacinta Posadas. Be one of the next batch of winners. Log on to www.facebook.com/AyalaMalls360 for more details on how to join. Promo runs from March 30 to May 20, 2011. Per DTI NRC-Permit No. 2624, Series of 2011.

Ayala Malls truly goes beyond the standards in giving its shoppers a unique and creative experience with Style Origin.

Always in Style, Always in Touch with the New Samsung Corby II

Corby II features enhanced social networking connectivity and an intuitive touch screen

Manila, Philippines – April 15, 2011 – Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation, announced the arrival of the Corby II handset with bold color choices, improved access to social networking sites and an enhanced touch screen display.

“We are building on the success of Samsung’s first Corby device with a colorful design, enhanced social networking capability, and an intuitive touch screen interface” said Glenn Glinoga, Director of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business, SEPCO . He added: “The Corby II is designed perfectly for consumers looking to express their personality and stay connected.”

Colorful Design

Designed for the youth with its expressive back covers, Samsung Corby II follows the spirit of the original Samsung Corby on colors. Available with a range of bold colors (Festival Yellow, Candy Pink and Chic White), the handset is an extension of the user’s lifestyle. The stylish design is slim at 11.7mm, equipped with a 3.14" display that provides the ideal viewing experience for staying connected. The Corby II is a functional and fashionable handset that allows users to express themselves in color.

Social Expressionist

Users who are always on-the-go don’t have to sacrifice their social lives; instead, they can use the device’s integrated Social Hub to stay in touch with friends via SMS messaging, email or social networking services. The device also has mFluent built-in, allowing for instant messaging via a variety of platforms – including Facebook chat, Yahoo Messenger and Gtalk. 

Facebook and Twitter platforms are preloaded on the device and other widgets can be easily downloaded. E-mail is easy to set up and manage, while the platform synchronizes to ensure that the user’s most recent updates are on the device. Wi-Fi provides an always-on connection and fast data transfer for easy information sharing on-the-go.

Easy-to-use

Corby II’s enhanced touch interface will deliver a new, intuitive experience to Corby II users. TouchWiz enables multiple home screens and a smooth, easy-to-use menu that’s seamless to navigate. The device is a feature phone but it will feel like it has a smartphone interface since it allows users to read and reply to text messages without needing to quit a current task. The QuickType by t9 Trace is two to three times faster than standard typing and supports more than 75 languages, delivering a more convenient typing experience while reducing input error.

The Corby II handset will be available in mid April at all Authorized Samsung Mobile Dealers nationwide.

PONDS:POWER OVER PRESTIGE

Pond’s Flawless White, unbeaten for lighter beautiful skin 

Lately as women have more and more skin care products to choose from, they are having a difficult time deciding which product will give them the flawless white skin they dream of. With the right product, they know that fair, beautiful skin can be possible. However, time and time again, certain products fail to produce the results women hope for. Pond’s, however, does otherwise. Pond’s promises every woman that it can and will do just that. It continues to be unbeaten by others.

Attesting once again what Pond’s Flawless White promises in seven days, see your skin become visibly lighter and dark spots reduced. With VAO-B3 complex, it has been clinically proven to be unbeaten when tested against prestige whitening creams. Pond’s Flawless White offers superior lightening properties against dark spots and blemishes as opposed to expensive brands. Its unique VAO-B3 complex offers maximum whitening performance by working towards the root of the problem, reducing the production and transfer of melanin at its source. Women can finally have the confidence to achieve radiant and flawless white skin, and maintain the beauty and romance in their lives without it having to be expensive. 

Showcasing the unrivaled power of Pond’s Flawless White, Pond’s presents “The Unbeaten Whitening Experience.” Pond’s invited today’s top beauty bloggers to handpick a premium-brand-conscious friend who subscribes to the idea of “more expensive means more effective” when it comes to their skin lightening regimen. This friend took on the challenge to use the entire Pond’s Flawless White range and proved that expensive doesn’t always mean better for fairer, flawless and radiant skin.

With the bloggers tasked to chronicle the effects of Pond’s Flawless White, these women observed and compared the results of their Pond’s experience with their previous skin care regimen experience. Throughout the three weeks, bloggers posted exciting revelations about her partner as her friend’s face visibly became fairer and flawlessly radiant with Pond’s. Because updates were posted in the Pond’s website, readers discovered that they too can have a flawless face without having to spend too much. Readers were also invited to vote until April 10, 2011 for their favorite team on the Pond’s website so that their chosen pair gets the chance to win the Grand Prize – a two-page Pond’s Flawless White magazine feature in the June 2011 issue of the country’s top publications. 

The nine teams was also judged by the most prestigious magazines’ editors-in-chief – Mega’s Sari Yap, Cosmopolitan’s Zo Aguila, and Metro’s Michelle Torres, who will deem which team represented Pond’s the best.

The nine Pond’s bloggers and women handpicked for “The Unbeaten Whitening Experience” include Michelle Martinez and Cathleen Lao (The Queen of Talk and the Quirky Attorney), Rowena Lei and Catherine Gensolin (The Active Bloggermom and the Certified Mompreneur), Sophie Uy and Nikki Tiu (The Beauty Nerd and the Energizer Bunny), Jheng Santos-Baluyot and Shen Gee (The Artsy Techie and the Beauty Addict), Tara Cabullo and Dang Villanueva (The Beauty Advocate and the Chic Traveler), Lace Llanora and Earth Rullan (The Inventive Writer and the Fearless Pinay), Ginger Arboleda and Reena Sarmiento (The Multi-Role Player and The Happiness Magnet), Liz Lanuzo and Tanya Baldovino (The Make-Up Enthusiast and the Witty Fashionista), and Martha Sta. Barbara and Jill Sabitsana (The Art and Beauty Lover and The Social Guru.) 

Learn more about “The Unbeaten Whitening Experience” at http://ponds.com.ph/unbeaten and   hear the last say from your favorite bloggers that Pond’s Flawless White is the way for unbeatably fairer, flawless looking skin.

HAUTE TEXTURE: A COLLECTION BY ERIC RAISINA AT FASHION WATCH 2011

The much raved about fashion series is back for good, amped up and better than ever! This year 2011 marks the revival of Fashion Watch as they kick-off with their first ASEAN designer in the roster.

With only Filipino designers in the past, Fashion Watch Quartet widens its influence together with the Alliance Française de Manille and the Embassy of France to the Philippines as they present the French-Malagasy Fashion Designer Eric Raisina in a unique fashion show featuring Eric Raisina’s collection “Haute Texture” on April 13, 2011 at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Eric Raisina’s fashion show will be followed by a private sale.

Eric Raisina, a designer based in Cambodia showcases his special collection “Haute Texture”. His designs are composed of unique pieces and accessories which demonstrate his passion and talent for style. He specializes in design and sewing natural materials such as silk, raffia, sisal, linen and cotton. His taste for exploration compelled him to discover new cultures and diverse techniques in Africa as well as in Asia. His collections have been shown in Asia, Africa, Europe and the United States.

Winning the prize of New Young Talent at the Fashion Festival and Textile Competition Manja enabled him to study in Paris at the Ecole Duperré where he excelled in the creation of textiles. He began entering his creations in the Haute Couture shows in Paris, and graduated with a Master’s degree from the Institut français de la Mode in 1999.

Various experiences gave him the confidence to start his own workshop where he trained weavers, seamstresses and embroiderers. Research began on new textures, colors, unique weave patterns, most notably Silk Fur (for which he has a patent) and Natural Raffia lace. He was commissioned to create unique textures for the fashion houses of Yves Saint- Laurent and Christian Lacroix. The textures, in and of themselves, inspire the creation of his collection without resorting to the need for sketches.

Fashion Watch Quartet, a fashion show series initially created by Richard Tann and Inno Sotto, sprung unto the scene in 1996. Shows were held twice a year and served as avenues for promising young designers to showcase their talent and have their work displayed for all to see. Year after year, the much awaited series brought to the forefront fresh new talent and the most exciting fashion.

As it returns to the fashion scene for 2011, Fashion Watch Quartet will run from March to November, 2011. Each week will feature the collection of two designers in back-to-back format, who will have his/her creations unveiled to all through a fashion show held at the lobby area of the prestigious Shangri-La Makati Hotel. Besides its regular shows, Fashion Watch will stage special shows as SEVERAL internationally known ASEAN designers will be flown in to display their creations to the Filipino public. Fashion Watch 2011 is a project of the CFDP (Council of Fashion Designers of the Philippines).

 “Haute Texture” is a FrancoPhil event organized by Fashion Watch, the Alliance

Française de Manille and the French Embassy to the Philippines with the support of Air France-KLM, Total, Veolia Water and Makati Shangri-La hotel.

Triumph Inspiration Award 2011 (Berlin Beckons)

Global leader and lingerie giant, Triumph International, is set to break records this year with the Triumph Inspiration Award 2011. Now on its 4^th consecutive year, the competition is at its biggest with 37 participating countries, with the grand finals taking center stage at the opening night of the Berlin Fashion Week in July no less.

Poised to capture design talent from around the world, Triumph International worked hand in hand with local prestigious fashion and design schools to bringing the competition at the grass roots level. Triumph International Philippines, in partnership with the School of Fashion and the Arts (SoFa), has geared up for the Triumph Inspiration Award 2011, with ten students vying to represent the Philippines in the international finals.

Judging this year’s national competition to be held on April 13 at Members Only, are some of fashion and design luminaries, which include Rissa Mananquil, Amina Aranaz-Alunan and Dong Omaga-Diaz, joined by 2008 Triumph Inspiration Award National Winner and now fashion designer, Ralph Ng, and Head of Sales & Marketing of Triumph International Philippines, Lorelei de Leon.

As if things cannot get any bigger this year, 2011 also marks the 125^th anniversary of Triumph, to which the young designers will be creating their interpretations of the theme “125 Years of Celebrating Women.” Admittedly quite a challenge and pressure for the contestants, the top ten final designs ranging from romantic, tribal, down to avant-garde, did not disappoint. CREATIONS Salon, by top hair and make-up artist Lourd Ramos, lent its creative expertise in enhancing each and every peg from the look book, making the judging quite a feat with all the entries now equally strong contenders to be the Philippines’ official entry in the finals.

With the competition tougher as ever, Triumph has taken the match online and making your votes count to determine the People’s Choice Award. Visit the Triumph International Philippines fan page to view the final designs and cast a vote for your favorite pieces.

It would be too ambitious to say that we will win in the finals, but one thing is for sure, the Philippines is in it to win it, and we are taking Berlin by storm.

PGHI: Ready to Serve.

Pacific Global Hospitality Institute(PGHI) opens its doors to the hospitality and restaurant management industry and gears up to be recognized as a leading school and training institution in the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the globe.

PGHI aims equip its students with knowledge and skills to meet the international standards in five-star hospitality services-making them competitive in the industry. The Learning institute uses a three-pronged approach: quality learning; five-star equipment, materials and technology; and international accreditation and partnerships.

“We are bent on making PGHI as a major learning institute in the industry,” boats Luis Tiu, President of PGHI and Tri-Place Hotel. “That’s why we tap international expects to be part of our team giving our students the best learning and training they need.”

One of them is Raymond Chan, who was formally introduced during the press launch held at the Tri-Place Hotel in Quezon City on April 9, 2011. Chan has over two decades of expertise in the fields of Culinary and Food & Beverage Services. He also served as a Senior Lecturer and Administrator of the Hongkong Vocational Training council. And tucked under his belt are his Master’s Degree in Hospitality Management from the Sheffield Hallam University and other certifications from various notable organizations and institutions most notable of which are the American Hotel and Motel Associations, Hongkong Polytechnic University and Institute of Hospitality.

Mr. Tiu further stressed that the courses offered are handled by competent instructors who are experts in their respective fields. These courses include Certificate in Food and Beverages Service ( two-months Intensive Program), Advanced Certificate in Professional Food and Beverage Service( one-year Full-time Program)and Certificate in Professional Culinary Arts( one-year Full-time Program). He also noted that simulation and actual client services are integrated in the curriculum giving the students hands-on experiences and practices.

Aside from quality learning, PGHI also provides the students with the state-of-the art equipment and high technology-immersing them to a five-star environment. That gives them the total learning experience they deserve.
“Of course,” quips Tiu, “we want our students to get employed upon finishing their course at PGHI”

PGHI prepares and helps its student to take the City and Guild accreditation recognized by major players in the industry as well as by the government here and many parts of the world. The training institute will also assist its students in linking them to reputable employers through its career counseling arm.

We train them for employment. That’s why we also offer a ‘study now, pay later’ scheme for we really want to generate more jobs and opportunities here and abroad.