MEG MAGAZINE"S Year End Bash + TOP CHOICE AWARDS

Your Favorite (and mine as well though please forgive my age lol) MEG MEGAZINE recently celebrated their year-end bash at Eder NightClub and Garden Lounge (formerly known as The Manor).

This party is a year-end culmination of two of Meg's Magazine bold campaigns: I AM MEG and MEG TOP CHOICE awards.

I AM MEG is the TV version of the magazine's annual search for the freshest face to grace its cover and also had just aired its season finale last Dec. 1, 2012 and crowned its first ever MEG STYLE AMBASSADOR JULZ SAVARD.

 The Whole Meg Mag Magazine's editorial and  Staff  Hard-working Staff

With Julz Savard hosting the year-end bash with fellow Meg aspirants and supports who also donned their Metallic-inspired outfits that night, the whole event is a flawless finish of success.

 Me and Jericho Rosales

Kapuso Stars Julie Ann San Jose and Elmo Magalona

Aside from celebrating the success of I AM MEG Season one, Meg Magazine also gave due recognition to those who made themselves as  "Market Dominators" and gave every Mega Magazine reader a chance for their voices to be heard.

 Seen gracing the Meg Year-end Bash were Pink House Salon Owners, and sisters Kat and 

Ann Ville Purificacion.

Well who dominated this year's first ever Meg Top Choice awards?

Here's the complete list of Winners:

FASHION & BEAUTY

Top Fashion Forward Celeb: FEMALE: Sarah Lahbati, MALE: Alden Richards

Best Red Lips: Marian Rivera

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

Chart-topper: Sarah Geronimo
 Top Newcomer (music): rGacenote

Top Cover Star: Marian Rivera (June)

Best Onscreen Chemistry: Kim + Xian   

Hottest Couple: Marian + Dingdong

DIGITAL

Top Youth Icon: MALE: Elmo Magalona

Twitter TRENDsetter of the Year: Julie Ann San Jose       

Top Viral Video of the Year: "Hi Miss.." PINOY BANATS! :)) by Kimpoy Feliciano

FITNESS

Top Fitness Trend: Barre by Barre 3

Hottest Body: FEMALE: Bea Alonzo, MALE: Xian Lim

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT & SPECIAL PROJECTS

Top Advocacy: The Love Yourself Project              

Best New Product/Project: Samsung Galaxy S3

Top Youth Icon: FEMALE: Angel Locsin, MALE: Elmo Magalona

Meg would like to thank: SHARP, Mario Badescu, Snoe, and our official venue partner, EDEN Nightclub & Garden Lounge for celebrating 2012 with us.

More Photos of the party here....

POGI POINTS by Stanley Chi Now Available at All Bookstores

Just when you think you’ve read it all, a book like Pogi Points comes your way to burst your bubble. Soldiers of love, beware.

Stanley Chi, the genius behind the bestselling Suplado Tips series (read: over PhP2M worth of books sold in just one year) goes out of his comfort zone to write a “not-so-gentleman’s guide to looking good”, as the cover of his newest book, Pogi Points, announces brazenly.

Chi is out to prove he’s not a one-hit wonder after his first humor book, Suplado Tips, underwent reprinting five times in a year. The follow-up Suplado Tips 2 fared just as well, if not better, establishing Chi’s reputation as a legit writer who can sell books to people who don’t normally love reading.

Pogi Points is a collection of tips on how to get ahead in love through strategic behavior. It teaches the naïve boy how to act around his object of admiration (or obsession, whichever applies).

“Ang pagiging gwapo, inborn; ang pagiging pogi, napag-aaralan (Being handsome is inborn; being pogi is something you can learn),” Chi explains. Using humor to make his point, Chi teaches precious bits of courtship wisdom to guys who want to win over the girl of their dreams.

Readers aren’t the only ones who noticed Chi’s flair for writing. The Manila International Book Fair, the biggest book fair in the Philippines already in its 33^rd year last September, made sure Chi was on board as one of their first-ever endorsers, dubbed “MIBF Bookworms”. During the book fair, Chi joined social activist Carlos Celdran and fellow comedian-authors Ramon Bautista and Tado Jimenez in an online video campaign to promote literacy.

One Pogi Points pointer says, “Kung dinaan mo sa personality ang isang babae, para mo naring sinabi na pangit ka (If you use your personality to win over a girl, it’s like saying you’re too ugly [to do it any other way])!” Aside from tips on how to score more pogi points, the book contains photo comic strips, serious relationship facts, fun pogi trivia, and self-help lists. It’s a workbook of sorts for the love-struck guy who wants to have fun while decoding the woman he fancies.

Readers get a good dose of laughter from Pogi Points – and who knows? Maybe the single guys might even get a girlfriend.

Ten Moves "RUN for 10" is Ready to chase that Race to 10,000 Classrooms

A few more weeks and it's Christmas Day. But what I really look forward after Christmas is my natal day. Yes I am born a "Capricorn"! I might be stubborn but one virtue that I believe I am proud of is that I stand live and by my convictions.

I love birthdays and every year I see to it that I do something worth celebrating my birthday. So in time for my birthday , which is on January 13, 2013 why don't you guys run with me for a "CAUSE".

I believe in how EDUCATION can help build a nation so here's a worthy run worth joining for .

KIMPOY FELICIANO: FRom being an Online Heartthrob to being a Certified Universal-Orion Artist

With his undeniable charm, wit, and down-to-earth personality, online heartthrob Kimpoy Feliciano has amassed a solid following in cyberspace with more than 430,000 followers on Twitter, 100,000 on Facebook, 100,000 on Tumblr, and more than 2,000,000 views on Youtube. This phenomenon paved the way for doors of opportunities to open for this online sensation, currently based in New Zealand.

Last Friday, Kimpoy launched his self-titled debut album, produced by Universal Records, to a multitude of supporters who packed the SM Manila Entertainment Center. The album includes the hit Ikaw Lang, which topped the www.mymusicstore.com.ph charts for two weeks and figured prominently in the MYX Daily Top 10 for almost three weeks. The song is also enjoying favorable airplay on radio.

“I am humbled and overwhelmed first with the trust and support given to me by Universal Records. I really never thought that I’d be given my own album, so nagpapasalamat talaga ako,” expresses Kimpoy. “Aside from that, I am also equally grateful to all my friends/followers that showed support during my launch. Nakakataba ng puso na maraming nagpunta at nagbigay ng suporta.”

Aside from Ikaw Lang, the album also includes Kimpoy’s rendiitons of Ngiti, Right Next To Me, I’ll Be Your Hero, Una at Huling Mamahalin, and Alipin, which he dedicates to all his followers. The album, produced by multi-platinum producer Ito Rapadas, comes with a DVD of all the album’s music videos.

Four years ago, Kimpoy’s family decided to migrate to Dunedin, New Zealand. Just like any kid in his situation then, he had no choice but to oblige in his family’s decision to move to a new place, away from his other family, friends, and classmates.

“It was very hard for me when my family decided to move to Dunedin. I had to leave everyone behind. When we left for Dunedin, it was one of the saddest days in my life,” says the 19-year-old Kimpoy, who is currently a second year Business Management Student in University of Otago. “Who would have known that because of that sadness, I would connect to more people in the Philippines through social media? Talagang everything happens for a reason and I am blessed that I have friends from everywhere now. Talagang no boundaries.”

The support of these new friends made Kimpoy one of the most influential Filipinos on Twitter, according to social media analytics site Klout.com. He ranked third in the survey, where he is the lone non-TV star.

Kimpoy graced the cover of the September issue of Pinoy Song Magazine, which is his first magazine cover. 

He bagged the 2012 Globe Tatt Awards’ Thought Mover Award for his nuggets of wisdom. He also received the Best Viral Video Award from MEG Magazine yesterday.

He was adjudged number one Youtube Leader in the 4^th Annual Shorty Awards, besting other local and international celebrities. The awarding was held in New York, USA. He was also Peace Ambassador earlier this year by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.

Kimpoy is also the most followed Twitter user in New Zealand.

Kimpoy is being managed by Orion Entertainment. For inquiries, please email olrac1023@gmail.com.

The Kimpoy Feliciano Media Conference is presented by Universal Records, Orion Entertainment, Pinoy Song Magazine, and LionHearTV,

The First Ever Filipino Bloggers Worldwide Firs Grand Eyeball Event x Ex-Links Event

Finally! After over a year of inception, Filipino Bloggers Worldwide (FBW), in partnership with Ex-Links Events, presents Filipino Bloggers Worldwide: The 1^st Grand Eyeball.

Get to meet your favorite Filipino bloggers and mingle with like-minded individuals this December 7, 2012 at SM Megamall’s Megatrade Hall 2 from 6pm to 10pm, and enjoy a night packed with fun learning, interactive games, meaningful conversations and special surprises!

Brand partners on the other hand, can expect not just additional exposure to blogger attendees, but a long-term, fruitful relationship and support from Filipino Bloggers Worldwide.

About Filipino Bloggers Worldwide:

Filipino Bloggers Worldwide (FBW) started as a Facebook group on November 1, 2011. As the name implies, the group’s purpose is to unite all Filipino bloggers around the world. The group was easily recognized in the blogosphere in just less than a month. Since then, Filipino Bloggers Worldwide became the number one Facebook Filipino bloggers group. Furthermore, FBW was recently awarded as one of the Top Emerging Influential Blogs for 2012. The creators of FBW expressed that every blogger may have different reasons when it comes to blogging, but each and everyone in the community strives to make FBW an active and supportive group for Filipino bloggers worldwide.

So come, join us in this momentous event, and be a proud Filipino blogger worldwide! 

Filipino Bloggers Worldwide: The 1^st Grand Eyeball is brought to you by Filipino Bloggers Worldwide, Ex-Link Events, Bo’s Coffee, ShareTea Philippines, B’s Cupcakes, Water For Less Purifying System, Breakfast Magazine, Azta Urban Salon, Ystilo Salon, Beauty by Ria, Bagellia Filipinas, Tough Brat Bags, VESTI, Always 10 List, Frank & Carol’s, Pinky Toes PH, Jana Kathryn, Kikay Konek, Astigirl by Tweet Sering, Blogger Manila, Gadget Gambit, Towercamp Phils., Inc., Budget Biyahera, The Purple Doll, Shopping with Juan, Smart Mommy Online, Giay to the World, Foods on the Spot, and Say It,Nessie.

Indepedent Artists and Moviemakers Bagged Awards at CINEMA ONE ORIGINALS 2012

Cinema One Originals 2012 proudly presents its biggest line-up for its 8^th year run with 13 competition feature films with two divided categories: “Cinema One Plus” and “Cinema One Currents”.

The 13 films that made the festival more bolder and bigger in terms of content were: Mariposa Sa Hawla ng Gabi, Mater Dolorosa, Baybayin, Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim (Arnel Mardoquio), Catnip (Kevin Dayrit), Melodrama Negra (Ma. Isabel Legarda), Slumber Party (Emmanuel Dela Cruz), Pascalina (Pam Miras), Anak Araw ( Gym Lumbera),EDSA XXX ( Khavn Dela Cruz), Aberya (Christian Linaban), Palitan (Ato Bautista) and Mamay Umeng (Dwein Baltazar).

 From L-R:Dr. Alvin Yapan Phd, Stephen Cremin, Paolo Bertolin, Direk Joyce Bernal, and the genius behind Cinema One Originals Mr. Ronald Arguelles. Though Sid Lucero was not present at the Photo-op, he was also part of the Jury for this year's Cinema One Originals 2012 Awards Night.

And with all these  films currently showing, last December 3, 2012 at The Dolphy Theater held its awards night to cite those who gave their best in the respective awards category. A total of

Ms. Tara Cabullo from Sunlife Phils. (R) and Ma. Isabel Legarda

The Audience Choice Award "Melodrama Negra" (as awarded by SunLife a total of Php1M insurance) 

 This guy is one hell of a genius and at a young age he has been  awarded with the awards he has bagged last night, Congratulations Kevin Dayrit! I hope after all the awards you'll still continue to be inspired and be an inspiration to all aspiring film makers like you!

These are the awards that Kevin Dayrit brought home last night.

Best In Sound: Join The Club (Catnip)

Best In Editing: Kevin Dayrit

Best Screenplay: Kevin Dayrit (Catnip)

Best Director : Kevin Dayrit

Best in Production Design: Michael Espanol (Mariposa sa Hawla ng Gabi)

 Best in Cinematography: Danilo Santos III (Anak Araw)

Best Supporting Actress: Ria Garcia (Melodrama Negra)

This young actress says that she lucky enough to have received the award in the very same stage where she did her first acting recital.

 Best in Supporting Actor: Nicolas Varela (Aberya)

 Best Actress: Mara Lopez (Palitan)

 Best Actor:Alex Medina (Palitan)

Best Picture: Jury Prize : Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin Sa Gabing Madilim (Arnel Mardoqoui)

 Over all Best Picture: PASCALINA (Pam Miras)

Pascalina talks about another yet untypical story of a simple girl who after visiting her dying aunt experiences changes in her life that will push her to the edge of madness and monstrosity

Direk Peque Gallaga receives his award "Honorary Awardee for Pioneering Efforts in the Independent Film"from long-time colleague  /megman Direk Lore Reyes

 Direk Peque Gallaga says that a movie is not solely own by the Director but also by everyone who has taken part from the time it was conceived till it was finished.

Cinema One Originals did not only cited the best of the best but also paid tribute to a brilliant actor/Director, Peque Gallaga.

If you want to know why these films bagged most of the awards, you may still watch them at Robinson’s Galleria Movieworld from November 28-December 9, 2012.

 Thank You Cinema One Originals and Ms. Kathy Solis for this pass, I will surely watch all the films!

Cinema One Originals Festival is a yearly project of Cinema One under Creative Programs, Inc.