Panagbenga 2012 Schedule of Activities and Events

Panagbenga 2012 Major Highlights

Panagbenga Opening Parade	February 1, 2012
Market Encounter	February 1 - March 4, 2012
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom	February 11, 2012
Handog ng Panagbenga sa Baguio	February 12, 2012
Fluvial Float Parade	February 12, 2012
Chinese Spring Festival	February 21, 2012
Grand Street Dancing Parade	February 25, 2012
Grand Float Parade	February 26, 2012
Session Road in Bloom	February 27 - March 4, 2012
Pony Boy's Day	March 2, 2012
Panagbenga Closing Ceremonies	March 4, 2012
Grand Fireworks Display	March 4, 2012 @ 7:00 PM

Hey Daydreamer Rez Toledo, more popularly known as Someday Dream, composed 7 tracks in his album

It was a one of a kind experience for us bloggers to see Hey Daydreamer a.k.a. Rez Evia Toledo perform live. Yes, up close and personal!

Pop radio listeners for the past few months might have heard of a techno-driven pop ditty called "Hey Daydreamer."

Hey Daydreamer has been on the top of the music charts for quite sometime now.  Its infectious electro beats, rhythmic keys, and catchy tunes have caught the young listeners by storm. When it was revealed that the song was locally produced, reactions ranged from disbelief to a desperate desire to watch the artist live.

The guy behind the song is 21-year-old Ateneo de Manila student Rez Toledo, more popularly known as Somedaydream.

Rez Toledo said during the question and answer portion with the bloggers, that he formed Somedaydream almost three years ago, when he was 18 years old. And that he was heavily influenced by the likes of Owl City and The Secret Handshake. He had a few songs and then he started to regained interest in playing the piano. But then he decided to buy a synthesizer. From there he started experimenting with the electronic genre, with the use of laptop synthesizers, recording his own songs.

 

He put up his songs at his MySpace page. The songs became popular among his friends and peers. Before he knew it, his output fell on the ears of former Hale singer Champ Lui Pio, who in turn became interested in helping Rez Toledo.

Help came in the form of producing his album, and eventually it expanded to managing Somedaydream.

After a while, Champ had thought of putting up a label and then put him under Mecca Music label. Mecca Music recently released the official music video for "Hey Daydreamer."

His second single, 'Delivery Boys', was released in August 2011.  

Someday Dream, Rez's screen name, is the title of his album produced by Mecca Music and MCA Music.

It contains seven self-composed songs, which he said are based on his personal experiences.

"In 1^st year college everything was new--I had new friends, I had new experiences," he relates.

"Hindi ko naman kinakahiya na personal experiences 'yon talaga, siguro I just draw inspirations from personal stuff, and my art reflects who I am."

Here's the complete track list of Rez's album, Someday Dream:

1. Prelude

2. Hey Daydreamer

3. Do-do With You

4. Delivery Boys

5. Break

6. Sing This Song

7. Hey Daydreamer (Acoustic)

His group of fans call themselves "Dreamers". His single "Hey, Daydreamer" is used in the Cornetto Disc Commercial Philippines. He was born on November 28,1990.

The first grand Bloggers’ Meet Up with OPM’s hottest young artist and internet sensation SOMEDAYDREAM was made possible by MCA Music Inc. and Mecca Music in cooperation with Astroplus, Pinoy song magazine and Orange Magazine TV.

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Asia’s acoustic sweetheart SABRINA releases “I Love Acoustic 4” album—her version of the hit “Moves Like Jagger”

Last night I met in person Asia’s acoustic sweetheart SABRINA ORIAL or simply SABRINA  who releases her follow-up single from her highly successful “I Love Acoustic 4” album—her version of the hit “Moves Like Jagger”.

 

Sabrina is only 22 years old . She graduated Cum Laude from UP Los Banos with a degree in Communication Arts. Sabrina is an achiever and an ideal role model for kids of this generation. She doesn't smoke and she always exercise.  She was discovered at the tender age of 14 and was asked to come back after two years by Vicor who released her first album as a Bossa singer entitled "Sabrina".

She came from a family of musicians. Her Father and brother are guitar experts/composer.  Her older sister is a soprano. Her mother is an alto and a magna cum laude. No wonder Sabrina got not only her looks but also her intelligence. Their family usually spent weekends singing and playing the guitar together.  She described her family as a happy musical family.

Her “I Love Acoustic 4” turned GOLD in Indonesia in November of 2011 and this month, it is certified double PLATINUM. This makes Sabrina one of the few Filipino singers to have multi-platinum success in Indonesia. “I Love Acoustic 4” was also released in Thailand and soon in Singapore and Malaysia.

Sabrina has the following albums under her belt 

• "Sabrina"
• “I Love Acoustic”,
• “I Love Acoustic Too” 
• “I Love Acoustic 3” 
• “I Love Acoustic 4” 

They were multi-platinum success in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand- the only Filipino female singer to break in successfully in the South East Asian market. 

Her huge following abroad is now translating locally as the album is still in retail charts where it debuted at #1 at Astroplus and #9 at Odyssey upon its first week of release. Because of her success abroad, she became a recipient of the “International Achievement Award” at the recent Awit Awards where she also took home the I-Gateway Mobile Philippines, Inc.’s Most Downloaded Artist for 2010. 

The album also includes the tracks “Price Tag,” “Who Says”, “Edge of Glory”, “On The Floor”, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”, “California King Bed”, “Hold It Against Me”, “Rolling In The Deep”, “The Lazy Song”, “Back To December”, “That Should Be Me”, “Marry Me”, “Rocketeer”, “Just The Way You Are” featuring Indonesian singer Calvin Jeremy and “Lucky” featuring multi-platinum crooner Richard Poon.

Catch Sabrina as she serenades SM Pasig on February 17 (Friday) at 4pm. Those who will buy her album “I Love Acoustic 4” will get to have their CDs autographed by Sabrina herself after the show.

Let us support our Filipino artists!

“I Love Acosutic 4” by Sabrina is now out in CDs under MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines) and available for download at mymusicstore.com.ph. 

To download Sabrina’s single “Moves Like Jagger” 

text JGR and send to 2728 for Smart and Talk N Text subscribers

text KL343 and send to 2332 for Globe/ TM 

or text  5493161 and send to 2300 for Sun Cellular subscribers.

For more of Sabrina’s music, just text SABRINA to 3456 or check out www.facebook.com/mcamusic.

Please like Sabrina's fanpage :Sabrina - I <3 Acoustic

Sabrina's twitter account:  https://twitter.com/#!/sabrinaorial

Sabrina - A Thousand Miles Music Video

Sabrina- Hey Soul Sister

Sabrina- Who Says 

Sabrina - Saranghae (Perfect Match OST) - one of my favorites!

Sabrina - Last Friday night (T.G.I.F.) Katy Perry cover song

Sabrina- Billionaire ( I Love Acoustic 3)

Sabrina- Price Tag

Sabrina - Marry Me

Bianca Manalo got caught!!!!

Bianca Manalo got caught scratching around her groin area while hosting Happy Yipee Yehey.

Air Phil Express Sale Period: January 30 to February 2, 2012

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NIKON : I AM THE BEST DEAL SALE

I know this is a late post but some of you might still be benefited. So rock on and visit them today!
 

Details

• Nikon booth at Photoworld Asia in Glorietta Activity Center.
• Promotion is from January 26 to 31, 2011.
• Special 30% discount for the Nikon Coolpix P300. From a regular price of P22,499 to P14,999.
• Free camera and sensor cleaning for the first 100 booth visitors on January 27, 2012.

Photoworld Asia 2012 Schedule

CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA DEPORTED FROM INDONESIA

Oh no! Our very own singer Christian Bautista who is hugely popular in Indonesia has been deported from Indonesia for working there using his visiting visa according to the Jakarta Post.

The immigration office found him conducting a show at Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang west of Jakarta without a working visa on Wednesday evening.  

A spokesman of the immigration directorate general, was quoted by tribunnews.com as saying:

“We will deport him this (Friday) afternoon"

Christian had a 30-day visiting visa since Wednesday but apparently used the opportunity to hold a concert on the day he arrived in Indonesia.

Bautista, who rose to fame in Indonesia with the hit single “The Way You Look at Me”, was questioned by immigration officers  from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday.