Events: Perlas ng Silangan: A Festival Celebrating the New Philippines in 2010

The Perlas ng Silangan Festival is a two-day event sponsored by PANGMASA (Partido ng Marangal na Sambayanan) with exhibits, bazaars, musical performances, art shows, and forums highlighting initiatives and movements in the areas of poverty eradication, good governance, ecological protection, holistic education and societal transformation. The event will culminate with a concert jam, entitled PERLAS JAM 2010.

The Festival will be on March 5 and 6, 2010 at Bantayog ng mga Bayani, Quezon Ave. cor Edsa (after SM Hypermart, Centris)

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Vegetarian Food at Corner Tree Cafe Makati

 On he lookout for Vegetarian food? Then you can find all your needs plus flavorful dishes at Corner Tree Cafe, a place where food and love for the environment meets.

Corner Tree Cafe is owned by Chiqui Mabanta, a lady with passion for good tasting vegetarian food and for protecting our planet. First time I've been there was during the Environment Roundtable Forum with presidential candidate Nicanor Perlas.

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Nestea Ice Tea: No Other Ice Tea tastes like it

Pardon for the bias but for me Nestea brand of ice tea is probably the best tasting brand of ice tea.  I am not paid to share it but it is based on my experience of having to taste the many different brands of ice tea nowadays.

It's rich taste and very natural flavor is what sets it out from the other brands.  Perhaps the commercial also helps and its relatively affordable price.

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Baliwag Lechon Manok atbp.

The food from Baliwag Lechon Manok was one of the tastiest food you can have plus a chance to get a taste of Baliwag delicacies.

This is the second food I've tasted during the Food Tasting event at SM Marilao in 2009.  They gave us Inihaw na Manok, Inihaw na Baboy and Inihaw na Pusit.

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ASYAnna: Online Shop for the Best of Asia!

Who would have taught that you can find all of the great stuff that you wish to buy from all around Asia in just one place. That is the great opportunity that you will have while exploring the Online Shop of ASYAnna: The Best of Asia!

Owned by friends and now husband and wife, JR and Mei. It started an idea that evolved from endless talks over steaming mugs of tea and coffee; a partnership sealed off by the love for celebrations, long walks, laughters, travels, books, music and shared stories. What was a small online store 2 years ago is now a busting online shop composed of many choices.

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A Taste of Real Corn with Kingcorn

I have no doubt that Kingcorn is perhaps the most delicious corn preparation which I have ever tasted... well considering those also sold at the mall and on the street. It's taste was really mouth watering and makes you crave for more.

Here's my rating for Kingcorn

a. Packaging: 6. Very ordinary packaging though the cups definitely contributes to trash and environmental problems.

b. Product Cost: 10. Very affordable and well the taste will make you satisfied.

c. Uniqueness: 9. It is not a unique preparation of coin but again the taste and flavoring really makes it unique.

d. Popularity: 7. For me King Corn is popular already but I do not know if others share that opinion.

e. Brand positioning: 8. I do not see any other type of product like this at SM Malls nor on other malls so I would say they have a high chance for their product.

f. Usability: 7. It's a good food for snacks.

g. Effectiveness: 8. It is a very good way of enjoying corn with a twist of unique flavor.

h. Product Access: 10. King Corn is available in all SM Malls nationwide as well as in other locations.

i. Advertising: N/A. I cannot comment yet on the advertising of this product since I have no information on this matter.

TOTAL RATING: 65/80 or 81.25%

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Zagu, Please Don't Try It Without the Pearl

Zagu is now on its 10th year as a business and as a brand. It had been one of the most successful beverage brand in the market today with branches at every major malls and cities around the country.

Almost all Zagu flavors are great tasting except for some which I actually don't like or don't prefer. Plus if you will drink Zagu never ever as in never ever buy it if it will not have the signature black pearls which really completes the experience.

I did experience buying Zagu without those and well I was so disappointed with the taste that I did not finish drinking it and I have to really throw it away.

Zagu is not only a thirst quencher but also provides your daily Calcium requirement depending on the flavor which you will buy. What is great with this drink is it really had a very flavorsome blend which makes you enjoy every zip.

Here's my rating for Zagu

a. Packaging: 8. Well made and very simple packaging.

b. Product Cost: 10. Very affordable. The smallest only cost about 30 pesos while the largest cost more than 40pesos.

c. Uniqueness: 9. The taste and the blend is indeed very unique.

d. Popularity: 10. Ask everyone and it would be very rare for someone not to know Zagu.

e. Brand positioning: 10. For 10 years Zagu had been a major brand it its business.

f. Usability: 8. Zagu is a thirst quencher which also gives you needed Calcium.

g. Effectiveness: 8. Do you love Zagu? Your answer only shows the effectiveness of this brand.

h. Product Access: 10. Zagu is available in all major malls and also in key areas nationwide.

i. Advertising: 7. Word of mouth advertising and product quality is what makes this known.

TOTAL RATING: 80/90 or 89%

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