Lakwatseros TV on GMA News TV Channel on Saturdays!

Lakwatseros TV are formerly known as "Trippers" that aired their first season on ANC (The ABS CBN News Channel), Sundays 9:30 am.

For their second season, they found new home at GMA News TV Channel 11 on Saturdays at 830 to 900am starting June 4.

Their segments include the following:

Food Trip - They try the local cuisine of their featured destinations.

Lakwatsa Challenege - They challenge theirselves to the extremes of what the place has to offer.

FYI - The details one should know about the place. They give trivia and fun facts that will enrich the viewers' minds.

Learning the Dialect - They will learn and share the basic expressions and greetings of the dialect being used in that featured place.

Lakwatseros TV's mission is to 1) Have Fun 2) Travel and 3) Be a Hero.

They turn a traditionally 'soft' topic like travel to be more in-depth and challenging by delving into the politics, history, geography, and the must-knows of a destination. More than sightseeing, tasting the local cuisine, and showcasing popular attractions, they closely look into the culture and lifetyle of the locals. Their interaction with them will help them appreciate, understand, and explore the richness of their featured destinations.

They also promote social responsibility that accompanies the notion of traveling. The program aims to be proactive in addressing these challenges to fellow Laktwaseros out there.

Destinations on the first season: Metro Manila, Tuguegarao, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Rio Tuba, Palawan, Surigao, Boraca, Siargao, Butuan, Davao, Eastern Visayas, Baguio, and Cebu.

They have two hosts, JL Asayo and  Anzo Arlan. JL is a former News and Information Correspondent in TV5 and has received an award for "Community Pillar" during the 2nd Gawad Justice Felixe Angelo Bautista. Anzo, on the other hand, is part-time TVand print model who is now a student of ABS CBN Star Magic.

Follow them in instagram @lakwatserotv, like their fb page and use these hashtags #lakwatseros #lakwatserostv.

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G Töngi in “The Baby Dance” at Century City Mall

Media celebrity G Töngi, newly appointed Artistic Director of Upstart Productions, heads the cast of a dramatic reading of the powerful American play The Baby Dance, brought to you by Metrobank Card Corporation. This one-night-only performance is set for 7:00 pm on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Century City Mall, and kicks off an entire series of dramatic readings called Upstart Soundstage. No props, no sets, no costumes—just a different play or musical every other Sunday until September 7.

Jane Anderson’s The Baby Dance, the performance of which also doubles as Ms. Töngi’s birthday celebration, is the story of a well-to-do suburban couple and their desire to adopt the unborn child of a poor couple living in a trailer park. Witty and deeply moving, the drama explores the complications and consequences of surrogacy from the first meeting of the contrasting couples to the fateful day of the baby’s birth.

An actress turned playwright, screenwriter, and director, Jane Anderson has won numerous awards, including an Emmy for writing the 1993 TV movie The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom. Her recent accolades include an Emmy nomination for writing and directing the movie version of The Baby Dance, the script of which she adapted from her own play; a Writer’s Guild of America nomination for her work as a writer on the enormously successful TV series Mad Men; and the screenplays for the 2005 film The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (which she also directed) and the 1994 Nicolas Cage romantic comedy It Could Happen To You.

The Baby Dance was originally produced by The Pasadena Playhouse, State Theatre of California, and then subsequently produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. The Manila cast features Ms. Töngi and some of her closest friends in theater, including Upstart founder Joel Trinidad, who also directs the dramatic reading.

Metrobank Card Corporation in cooperation with Century City Mall presents Upstart Soundstage: The Dramatic Readings. Starting Sunday, June 15, at 7:00 pm at the Century Plaza Event Center, 5^th floor, Century City Mall, Kalayaan Avenue, Makati, and playing continuously every other Sunday from then on. Tickets at P300 for plays, P500 for musicals, available at the door. From Upstart Productions.

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Dramatic Reading Series with G. Töngi at Century City Mall

Media celebrity G Töngi, newly appointed Artistic Director of Upstart Productions, spearheads Upstart Soundstage, a series of bi-weekly dramatic readings presented by Metrobank Card Corporation at Century City Mall at 7:00 pm on Sunday, June 15, 2014. Upstart Soundstage will present a different full-length drama, comedy, or musical every two weeks, each show featuring well-known theater personalities and stage directors. No props, no sets, no costumes—just pure performance.

“Readings like this are very popular in L.A and New York,” declares Töngi, who has timed her birthday celebration to coincide with the first play in the series. “We want to do the same thing over here.” To that end, Upstart has lined up an impressive array of actors for the project: noted stage and screen personalities Audie Gemora, Noel Trinidad (one of Upstart’s board members), and Töngi herself, along with renowned directors like Anton Juan and Bobby Garcia. 

But will Manila audiences take to the concept of stage shows without any staging? Apparently, they already have: Töngi and her partners have conducted quite a few informal readings of this type, and they’ve all been very well-received. Upstart founder Joel Trinidad, Noel’s son, is not at all surprised. “I’ve always loved dramatic readings, “ he shares. “When you take away the sounds and lights and costumes, you force people to really pay attention.” Upstart Managing Director Onyl Torres, who doubles as the company’s Musical Director and Composer, likens the medium to a radio play. “You get the same emotions, the same human drama,” he says. “It’s very powerful.” Töngi concurs: “In our last few readings, people were in tears—the actors and the audience.”

Upstart Soundstage kicks off with Töngi’s birthday celebration: a reading of Jane Anderson’s The Baby Dance, an emotionally charged drama about a suburban couple adopting the unborn baby of a poor couple. Other proposed shows in the series—which will run continuously, every two weeks, in three-month blocks—include Pippin by Stephen Schwartz, Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet, The Seagull by Anton Chekov, Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton, and many others. “A different show every two weeks, at a fraction of the cost of a regular show,” notes Töngi. “Where else can you experience that?”

Upstart Soundstage: The Dramatic Readings. Starting Sunday, June 15, at 7:00 pm at the event space on the 5^th floor of Century City Mall, Kalayaan Avenue, Makati, and playing continuously every other Sunday from then on. Show schedule may change based on availability of performance rights and other factors. Tickets at P300 each, available at the door. Presented by Metrobank Card Corporation in cooperation with Century City Mall. From Upstart Productions.

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Di ka na nya love? #AyosLangYan!

Season change. Stuvvs happen, ayos lang yan.

Back with a new web-series, Ramon Bautista stars in Tales of the Friend Zone X (#TFTFx) to share the bittersweet love story of Arvin Jimenez (Ramon Bautista) and Teacher Ines (Nikki Veron Cruz). Set as a love story filled with pwetty sunsets and “Love is only real when baduy” moments, #TFTFZx will make any love bird tweet feelings to the max.

Also starring TV personality, Nikki Veron, and the boys of Boy’s Night Out, Sam YG, Tony Toni, and Slick Rick; TFTFZx is the ayos way of welcoming the cold rainy days of June.

But it’s not all weepy feelings for TFTFZx. To reward the fans of TFTFZx and the 2013 release of Tales from the Friend Zone series (http://blog.ayosdito.ph/index.php/tales-from-the-friend-zone-zero-tftfz-tftfzero/), AyosDito.ph is giving away fabulous prizes perfect for mending broken hearts. Starting on June 11 until June 30, you can be one of the lucky winners of Gshock watches, Gshock couple watches and GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition cameras.

To join, you just have to share why you love AyosDito.ph for buying great deals or selling your pre-loved items. It’s that easy! So if you think you’re not very lucky in love, here in AyosDito.ph, you have all the chance you want to go home a winner!

Failed in love? #AyosLangYan

Still single, don’t even want to mingle? #AyosLangYan.

www.AyosDito.ph, a leading and trusted online buying and selling website in the Philippines, knows how instinct tells you to hold on to things, especially the more sentimental ones. However, there are new stories waiting to be made only if you let go of things and accept that “Stuvvs happen, ayos lang yan.”

By letting go of pre-loved items on AyosDito.ph, you get the closure you need to move on; while also getting the chance to earn a little extra for other exciting things to try. Even more, you get the chance to win exclusive prizes too!

Ayos ‘di ba?

For more info, visit http://blog.ayosdito.ph/index.php/ayoslangyan/

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Summer at The Mind Museum

Don't miss to join Mind Museum's exciting offers, programs and contests this summer! 

HAVE A SCIENCE SUMMER for 6

For every purchase of 5 museum tickets, get 1additional ticket for FREE.

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20 Ways You Can Be The Best Friend Ever

Making a million friends is not a miracle. The miracle is to make a friend who will still stand by you when millions are against you. And that is why if you want to be the friend who will stay by his/her side forever, here are the 20 ways how you can do it!

1. A real friend knows when you're sad 
2. A real friend knows the point above, he/she will cheer you up
3. A real friend straightforwardly tells you that what you are wearing or who you are dating is not suitable for you
4. A real friend calls 
5. A real friend laugh with you even with the silliest of things because that's how connected you two are
6. A real friend climbs to your bed, even uninvited.
7. A real friend talks with you 'til the break of dawn because you just can't get enough talking and laughing with each other
8. A real friend knows your secrets
9. A real friend is your number one IG/Facebook/Twitter liker
10. A real friend indulges guilty pleasure 
11. A real friend knows your unsaid mutual agreement even with their eyes
12. A real friend owes you money because you trust that they will pay not sooner but later
13. A real friend reserves the most colorful and most vulgar insults for one another
14. A real friend knows your wardrobe
15. A real friend knows your parents, siblings, etc
16. A real friend travels with you
17. A real friend hates the people you hate, no questions asked
18. A real friend discusses everything about anything with you
19. A real friend gets drunk with you especially over heartaches, too drunk most of the times
20. A real friend is a gem you would never take for granted

With GoUnli20, it’s now easy to call without a need for a prefix and it’s just P20 for unli calls, 15mb of mobile surfing, and 20 texts to all networks! Kaya if you need a friend, don’t call me, I’ll call you!

GoUNLI20 now!

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X-MEN: Days of Future Past

20th Century Fox presents the long awaited ‘X-MEN: Days of Future Past.’ Days of Future Past acts as a sequel to both 2006's X-Men: The Last Stand and 2011's X-Men: First Class, as well as a follow-up to 2013's The Wolverine. The film was shot in 3D and is scheduled to be released on May 23, 2014. This movies premise is that in the near future, The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that would result in doom for both humans and mutants.

For a sneak peek, watch its trailer here:

Well, in relation to the movie, if I have to correct something from my past to save the future, I'd have to say I'd spent more of my time with the people who matter most.

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