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From a kargador to a millionaire: Nilo Omillo’s story

by Rodel Flordeliz
May 21, 2014
4 minutes read

Nilo Omillo, a real estate broker for Vista Land for 22 years, is driving in style these days. In a recent ceremony awarding the exemplary brokers of the company, Vista Land Chairman and former Senate President Manny Villar personally handed him the key to a sleek Mercedes Benz E Series. For someone who used to clean bathrooms and knead dough in a bakery, to be rewarded as such means that Nilo, who still has the self-effacing quality of his old days, has reached a personal milestone.

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Be the next Michael Christian Martinez!

by Rodel Flordeliz
May 17, 2014
2 minutes read

As the first ever South East Asian figure skater to enter the 2013 World Junior Championship and giving an impressive performance at the recently held Soichi Winter Olympics, there’s no stopping Michael Christian Martinez in reaping honors for the Philippines as he recently bagged the much coveted gold medal from the Triglav Trophy International Figure Skating Competition in Jesenice, Slovenia.

Inspired by skaters spinning and jumping at the SM Skating Rink in SM Southmall, Martinez took up figure skating when he was eight and began training in 2010 in the United States. Since then, he has been transformed into a world-class athlete and has garnered over 190 medals and trophies from various international and local competitions.

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Thrifty Trip In Macau: Tips and things you can do on a limited budget

by Rodel Flordeliz
May 16, 2014
5 minutes read

Save, spend and experience! These are some of the words adventurous people do believe in. But as to what others (or most) do know, traveling doesn’t necessarily mean spending a lot of money. One can always have an option to be thrifty but still enjoy. Just like what I did on this trip.

Continue reading, will tell you more things on how you can save on your trip to Macau.

Entertainment Lifestyle

Get P50 discount on SM Cinema’s IMAX Theater by using e-PLUS Tap to Pay Cards

by Rodel Flordeliz
May 15, 2014
2 minutes read

SM Cinema continues its innovations to provide more convenience to its patrons. In partnership with e-PLUS Tap to Pay, cardholders will soon be able to reserve seats and purchase tickets through the self-service machines which will be installed in all SM Cinema branches including IMAX Theatre, Director’s Club Cinemas.

The self-service machines will allow patrons with e-PLUS Tap to Pay Cards to buy their movie tickets in just a tap. No need to queue at the ticket booth most especially during blockbuster movies. In addition, all cinema entry gates are being replaced with industrial-grade turnstiles similar to what is being used in train stations abroad for faster and more consistent access. These services will be available to cardholders by June 2014.

Lifestyle

Things that make me Blush (Make me Blush)

by Rodel Flordeliz
May 14, 2014
2 minutes read

Blushing is the involuntary reddening of a person’s face due to embarrassment or emotional stress, though it has been known to come from being lovestruck, or from some kind of romantic stimulation. Severe blushing is common in people who suffer social anxiety in which the person experiences extreme and persistent anxiety in social and performance situations. Make me Blush is a newly opened spa and salon located at New Hemady Square along E. Rodriguez in Quezon City. It is owned and operated by Alyssa Apostol who happens to be a professional make-up artist and who has been telling that Make me Blush has been her dream come true.