Manila Workshops: Manila Makeup Workshops The Working Girl’s Makeup

I have yet finished another very fulfilling event, and this made me happy. Last week, I had a conversation with Martine from DaintyMom.com, and both of us agreed that we need to all have our own personal missions in life. I have my own mission which is to help people tap into their entrepreneurial side and try to help them start their businesses by helping them learn, implement and love what they do.Continue reading »

CoWo Asia

CoWo Asia

Right now, I have a dozen of sideline businesses and what I usually avoid is spending overhead cost. As a professional blogger, social entrepreneur, social media consultant and now, workshop event coordinator, I spend a lot in Starbucks. I always hold meetings with clients there. I recently found a great place where I and other freelancers, like me, could hold meetings. It’s a place called CoWo. Continue reading »

Manila Startup Weekend Learnings

I won’t try to hide it but I was fairly disappointed when we did not win. But then again, from the story shared with us by our HR head in our company, I’d say “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?”.

We are sorry that we haven’t had the chance to update Manila Reviews this past weekend. It was because we were battling it out with other contestants in the recently concluded Startup Weekend. The weekend involved fire pitches, forming a team, making the highly rated pitches possible, mentoring with coaches, coming up with a presentation and making the final pitch.Continue reading »

Startup Weekend Manila

Startup Weekend Manila

“If at first the idea is not absurd, then there will be no hope for it.” (A. Einstein). My husband and I are so excited to join this years Startup Weekend Manila. We love listening to new ideas and coming up with our own ideas, as well. This years Startup Weekend Manila will run from April 27-29, 2011 and it will be at the MINT College in Taguig City.Continue reading »

Attend the REEL STORIES Workshop for FREE

Attend the REEL STORIES Workshop for FREE

I mentioned this cool seminar for learning about cinematography and videography in a previous post. It’s the REEL STORIES Basic Videography intensive two-day workshop. Here are two great deals for those who are interested to attend this!Continue reading »

Philippine Economic Briefing March 2012

I normally attend the Economic Briefing sponsored by the Investor Relations Office of the Philippines. Although, this year, I didn’t get to attend and witness the exchange of words of MVP and Ms. Gina Lopez. But, of course, the highlights of gathering were the updates on the economy of the Philippines and action plans of the government. Please see the uploaded copy of the slides.Continue reading »

Shopping fun has just begun with RCBC Bankard Visa Infinite

Shopping fun has just begun with RCBC Bankard Visa Infinite

Who says premium cards don’t offer shopping fun? RCBC Bankard Visa Infinite has just proven that they do!

Always on the forefront of innovative credit card products that make life easier and more convenient for cardholders, leading credit card brand RCBC Bankard has come up with yet another new addition to its wide roster of cards – the RCBC Bankard Visa Infinite card. A premium lifestyle card, this newest RCBC Bankard product to be launched in the market offers unique shopping and travel perks not commonly found in other premium credit card brands.Continue reading »

SOFA Summer Workshops 2012

SOFA Summer Workshops 2012

The summer season is in full swing. Surely, all that heat and free time is leaving your creative spirit restless! Slake your thirst for creativity, as the SoFA Design Institute, the Philippines’ first specialized fashion and design college, brings you a whole slew of design workshops!Continue reading »

10-Week Online Business Workshop at AIM

10-Week Online Business Workshop at AIM

If you don’t believe in earning millions of pesos from anything that you do online or via the internet, you should talk to Jojy Azurin. I met Jojy last year and he is one of my ‘idols’ when it comes to earning money from internet activities. He is the owner of BusinessSummaries.com.Continue reading »

The Collective in Mayapis Street, Makati

The Collective in Mayapis Street, Makati

Putting up a business in the Philippines takes a lot of guts and a lot of cash. You have to have a really good idea with a unique selling proposition and you have to have loads of cash to implement this idea and pay for all your overhead expenses. If you plan to put up a brick and mortar store, then one of your major expense would be the rent that you have to pay monthly. My friends and I have this really good fashion idea. It’s unique and we know that we will help a lot of Filipinos in this project. We were looking for a place and we came across the The Collective. Continue reading »

Manila Reviews at the 4th SEMCON Philippines 2010

Manila Reviews at the 4th SEMCON Philippines 2010

We were quite lucky to have attended the 4th Search Engine Marketing Marketing Conference 2010. This was held at the Hotel Intercon, Makati City and we were impressed by the line up of speakers for this year who discussed SEO and SEM topics.Continue reading »