Thursday, November 10, 2016

Gotta Catch 'Em Pokemon Battle Gear with your Jolly Kiddie Meal


Hear ye, hear ye Pokemon Go fanatics! Whether young or young at heart, Jollibee adds another reason for you to enjoy your Pokemon battles with the latest Jolly Kiddie Meal offering – the Pokemon Battle Gear! 

And to our surprise, a Jolly Box was delivered to our doorstep the other day. My kids were so delighted as they unbox and saw what's inside.

Each one of them got their own choice of Pokemons and played with it right away.

When Jaear got home from work I could see that he was happy with the Pokemon Battle Gear as he's a Pokemon Go player himself.

Now kids of all ages can enjoy playing with these lovable and rare pocket monster characters, 
Pikachu, Tepig and Oshawott, along with their favorite Jollibee meals.

Unleash the powers of Pikachu Electro Launcher by attaching the electroball on its tail. Push it down to release Pikachu’s high voltage ball of lightning! 

You can also catch rare Pokemons Tepig Fireball Blaster and Oshawott Water Cannon. To ignite Tepig, insert the fireball in Tepig’s body and press the tail to fire away. 

The Oshawott Water Cannon makes a splash in the battle ground with its water squirting feature. Just detach the cap found at its back, pour water inside the body then press the button and squirt with water from Oshawott’s mouth.

Catch them all now at a store near you with every purchase of a Jolly Kiddie Meal: Jolly Spaghetti Meal at P95, Yum Burger Meal at P96 or Chickenjoy Meal at P122. Each package comes with its own Jolly Joy Box. The Pokemon Battle Gear is available in all Jollibee outlets until November 12 only so hurry, gotta catch 'em all!

More than 1M deals Await Shoppers for the Lazada Online Revolution


Online shoppers will surely rejoice for the biggest online shopping event in Southeast Asia, the 5th Lazada Online Revolution. Since its launch in 2012, Lazada Online Revolution has offered shoppers more exciting and effortless Christmas shopping experience. This anticipated shopping event will kick off on November 11, 2016, just less than 9 hours to go and it will be participated by more than 12,500 local and international brands and 6,000 merchants.

During the event several prizes were raffled off and I won Precious 100% Herbal Pillows goodies. I rarely win in raffle contests so I felt excited though I wished I won the Powerbank or the TV haha!
This year, Lazada will offer everything customers love – from huge discounts to flash sales and exclusive bundles. And, last November 3, 2016 I attended their media event where they announced this year's theme, ‘Brands for All,’ putting customers’ favorite brands in the spotlight. Customers can expect jaw-dropping, well-curated offers, and exclusive launches of branded items.

These deals come on top of the wide and growing assortment on Lazada. To date, Lazada boasts an unmatched catalog of close to 30 million products for consumers across six Southeast Asian countries. In the Philippines, the assortment grew 4x more than in 2015. 

Something to watch out for is the P11 peso deals featuring a Virtual Reality Box, LED light bulb rotating lamp and a Genius gaming mouse among many others, are up for grabs.  Limited-time flash deals on a 32” Slim LED TV for Php 5,499, a Fujidenzo 20L microwave oven for Php 1,999, a Star Mobile 4.5” smart phone for Php 999, an HP desk jet printer for Php 888, and a L’Oreal lip and cheek palette set for P399 are only some of the many highlights during this mega shopping day. Perfect value indeed for all the Christmas gift-seekers out there.

The deals extend to over 17 product categories including Fashion, Health & Beauty, Home & Living, and Electronics. Lazada is focusing deep into its customers’ interests with weekly specials- a curation of items for beauty fans, supermoms and families, techies and fashionistas.


As if these weren’t enough, Lazada will also launch games to make Christmas online shopping more fun. Follow Lazada’s social media channels to get free shopping vouchers, brand giveaways from Samsung, MamyPoko, Unilever, JBL, Lenovo, and more. To top this all, Lazada will also raffle off an Isuzu 4x4 pick up!

Led by the Lazada co-founder and CEO, Inanc Balci (center), Lazada team and VIPs from top brand partners eagerly pose for a group photo as they aim to provide Filipinos with a large assortment of products from different categories, during the Lazada Online Revolution media launch last November 3 at the Ascott BGC Ballroom in Taguig City. In the photo (first row, left to right) Bosch Business Developer, Juan Paulo Mendoza and Brand Manager, Martin Valenzuela (Power Tools); Unilever E- Commerce Manager, Kay Veloso; Nestle Sales Business Excellence and E-Commerce Head, Randy Allan Elido; ASUS PR Head, Anvey Factora; Mamy Poko Brand Manager, Ann Charmaine Obedencio; Loreal CEO Thibault De Saint Victor; Reckitt Benckiser eCommerce Manager, Justin Rafael S. Francisco; Imarflex VP Sales & Distribution, Anita Papa Senior. (Second row, left to right) Bum Fashion Marketing Manager, Stanley Briz; Platinum Karaoke Sales Director, Ankur Chaudhary, , Cherry Mobile Product Marketing Head, Lorraine Javalera; JBL/ Harman Kardon Country Head, Larry Secreto; Microsoft CBD Director, Jerry Bongco, P&G Assoc. Director of Sales, Luis Yanga; Canon Jill Santiago, SanDisk Country Sales Manager, Ron Flores; Samsung Chief Marketing Officer Chad Sotelo.
Last but not the least, Lazada has also partnered with top brands to make shopping more rewarding. Use your MasterCard to get an additional 12% off on top of already discounted prices. And if you’re feeling lucky, Isuzu Philippines is giving away a brand new pick-up for more out of town road trips, and Turkish Airlines is raffling off air tickets to fly you off to your dream vacation.

I can't wait to see more amazing deals and check off my shopping list. I know you are as excited as I am so make sure to complete your shopping lists, ready you shopping game on and enjoy more than 1M amazing deals! The good thing is Lazada Online Revolution will run from November 11 to December 12.  Visit www.lazada.com.ph or download the Lazada mobile app for free to join the biggest online shopping event of the year. 

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Gift Ideas for Newly-weds and their New Home

June has always been the wedding month. But in recent years, December, aside from the usual Christmas season gatherings it is also becoming a popular month for couples to tie the knot and start a new chapter of their lives, building their own family while growing old together. The times may be shifting, but the challenge of picking the right gifts for the newly-weds still stays the same. Of course, people want to give only the best things that the couple may use in beginning their new life and that it would be a seemingly good idea to start gift hunting as early as possible.

Fortunately, Midea- the world’s leading consumer appliances manufacturer, gives well-wishers a chance to express their love and support to the newly-weds by offering some gift ideas that would definitely be loved by the couple and would help them in building their homes. Couples usually get household items such as flatware and silverware as gifts while for friends and family members who want to give something that could ease the newly-weds’ life as they start anew, small appliances still top the gift registry charts.`

Induction Cooker: Midea’s Induction Cookers has a Quick Heating Feature that cooks faster than the conventional electric stoves and because of this feature, nutrients in the food are locked in which makes it healthier. It has 8 cooking functions which make it easier for everyone to enjoy cooking without having to worry about the settings. Its flameless heating, Auto Safe shut-off, and Auto Cooling features make it safe for everyone to use. And the best part is that Midea’s Induction Cookers provide 37% savings from electrical consumption compared to conventional electric stoves.

Microwave oven: Microwave ovens may be a common option for gifts because of its versatility in function and how it quickly does some of the things needed to be done in the kitchen. But with Midea’s Digital Microwave Oven, things get done faster. It has several quick function settings which make it easier for everyone to cook, defrost, and reheat food items. Lastly, cooking food in the microwave for 3 minutes only costs Php 1.00, making it easy on the pocket.

Washing Machine: If wedding sponsors are feeling more generous, it would really be a big help for the couple to have a washing machine in their new home. Midea has a long lineup of washing machines, from the most basic to the most hi-tech of features available. Midea has a Semi-Automatic Washing Machine that has a Dual Cleaning Motion feature that cleans clothes while reducing tangles in clothing, making it very fabric friendly. Its advanced Spin Air Dry technology makes drying faster and more efficient saving more time for the couple.

Midea has several fully-automatic washing machines in the lineup too, but their iAdd Washing Machines are their top of the line. It can literally do everything for the couple, from intelligently dosing detergent and fabric softener with its iAdd feature, to its Auto Dryer Sensor which runs the ideal drying setting to avoid accidentally shrinking clothes and saving time and electricity. Midea’s iAdd Washing Machines also has IntelliClean which features 208 wash solutions for a better clean on clothes and the Smart Save inverter which reduces electrical consumption up to 62% for a quick wash cycle (for the front load model).

These are just some of the solutions that Midea can offer as a gift idea for weddings. Relatives and friends can still explore the selection of other Midea home solutions that can make things better for any couple’s new home. All of these home solutions offer features that are not complicated which make them consumer-friendly even to kids. They can get Midea home solutions at any branch of their retail partner all over the country, where couples can also post their gift registry.

Beginning a journey to forever in a new chapter of the newly-weds’ life takes a lot of responsibility, especially in preparing themselves for the various emotional and economic aspects of their life as a couple. Their families and friends will definitely always be there to help them through tough times and equip them with the basic things for their soon to be home in no time. Midea truly prides itself as a partner to these families and couples in making their lives more harmonious by its home-friendly solutions.

For more information on Midea’s products check out their website at http://midea.com.ph and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MideaPhilippines.