Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015

In this year’s Asia Digital Marketing Expo, headed by Engr. Grace Bondad Nicolas together with TAG Media and Public Relations, G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI) will be participating as its Lead Sponsor showcasing Globe Charge, GCash MasterCard and GCash American Express® Virtual Pay and how these products are contributing and transforming the future of online marketing in the Philippines.

At Asia Digital Marketing Expo 2015, top executives from different companies will also join to share their insights and expert opinions regarding the future of digital and online marketing in the Philippines and the Asia Pacific Region with the following key points for discussion:

• The digital economy of the Philippines
• Positioning the Philippines as a gateway from east to west and west to east
• Is the Philippines ready to be a cashless society?
• Disrupting tradition and embracing innovation
• Technology and entrepreneurship driving inclusive growth
• Micro- multinationals- e commerce connecting SMEs to ASEAN and beyond

Partial list of speakers are as follows:

• Mario Montejo- Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
• Xavier Marzan- CEO, Globe GXI
• Constantin Roberts - Managing Director, ZaloraPhilippines
• Tina Pang- Head of Online Sales, Twitter
• Earl Valencia- Head Corporate Development/Innovations, Smart Communications
• Kristian Melquiades- General Manager, Viber Philippines
• Richard Upton- President, John Robert Powers Asia
• Donald Lim- Chief Digital Officer, ABS CBN
• Janette Toral- E Commerce Advocate, Digital Club Filipino
• Robert Yupangco- President, Yupangco Group of Companies
• Chinkee Tan- Best Selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Radio Host and Wealth & Wellness Coach
• Rebecca Bustamante Mills- CEO, Chalre Associates & President, Asia CEO Awards
• Mikel Yaw- CEO, Elabram Systems Group
• Carlos Celdran- Brand Ambassador, Tour Guide
• Maria Camille Montejo- CEO, NWSteel Technologies & Tree Top Adventure Inc.
• Kim Bernardo Lokin- Managing Editor, Business Class Magazine
• Pocholo Gonzales- CEO, Creative Voices Productions
• Tanya Llana- Marketing & Sales Director, Victoria Court & General Manager, Hotel La Corona De Lipa
• James Jimenez- Director, Commission On Elections
• Lloyd Luna- CEO, Lloyd Luna Corporation
• Jonathan Luzuriaga- President, Philippine Software Industry Association
• Donald Felbaum- Managing Director, Optel
• Lewis Hong- Web Digital Marketing Specialist, Xyxon Pte. Ltd.

For more information, you may visit www.asiadigitalmarketing.ph. For partnerships and sponsorships, you may contact TAG Media & PR at 09166299381 or at grace@asiadigitalmarketing.ph

New Hotel in Subic

I wanna go to this place sometime.

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Subic Grand Hoyah Hotel

Inside Subic Bay Freeport Zone, there are so many hotels to choose from but only one hotel stand out not only because of the professional and friendly staff but because of the chic & fun KTV, affordable Spa and the restaurant with fixed tables because of the custom made Shabu Shabu embedded gas range. Subic Grand Hoya Hotel is a class of its own located just along Canal Road, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Zambales which is just 2 hours North away from Manila, Philippines.

Grand Hoyah Hotel Subic is a four storey boutique hotel located in central business district of Subic Bay Freeport Zone. This 3 years old hotel magnificently designed and features with the finest amenities. Throughout the hotel, the guests are treated to a unique atmosphere, complimented with the gracious hospitality and personalized service of our warm staff. The best choice for your family, business partners and also for leisure travelers.

Subic Grand Hoyah Hotel offers a world class facility that is just in the heart of Subic and near all the best places to go like if you like shopping, head to the nearest Royal Duty Free. For motorized Ziplines and if your family likes to experience the extreme, go to Tree Top Adventure while if you like to check your courage with tigers, crocodiles and other 30 more animal species, drop by to the only theme park with white lions & the only tiger Safari in the Philippines which is Zoobic Safari under Zoomanity Group. The best theme parks not only in Subic but also in the country.

Accommodation

Subic Grand Hoyah Hotel offers 40 spacious rooms and as follows;

Deluxe Twin Rooms 

Superior King Room 

Deluxe King Room Family 

Deluxe Room Family Suite Room 

Spa and Massage 

Grand Hoyah Hotel offers an international standard Spa and Massage services from experts and professionally trained therapist while on stay in the hotel. The Grand Hoyah Hotel KTV Relaxing and fun KTV rooms with 55 inches screens at Subic Grand Hoyah Hotel. From VIP Rooms that caters for two persons to bigger and wider for groups and parties. There are different choices only at Grand Hoyah Hotel. Restaurant

At the right side of the lobby is the restaurant that can cater up to 100 people. The complimentary breakfast is something to look forward to with different kinds of juices and coffee selections. The Shabu Shabu is beyond the standard. All ingredients are selected by the Subic Grand Hoyah Hotel to prove the magnificent dining experience.

When in Subic, the most affordable hotel but with world class amenities can be found only at Subic Grand Hoyah Hotel. Visit to believe.

For more information: http://www.subicgrandhoyahhotel.com

Finding My Fins 4: Basking on my back

So ten days have gone and I can safely say now that I know how to swim -- not the elegant, competitive kind of swimming, but I can float and I can move in the water.

And that's two weeks from being afraid of the water and not even knowing if I could float.

And two weeks after starting from zero, I am now doing the backstroke. Before I started learning it, I thought it was going to be easy. Everyone made it look so easy and relaxing. When I tried it, it wasn't so.

The backstroke can be relaxing IF you know how to do it. In learning to do it, you have to remember several things:

1.  You'll float. Don't worry.
2.  Keep your chin up, otherwise, water will go to your face.
3.  Relax your strokes. If you don't, you'll create waves and splashes and make water go to your face.

4.  Water CAN go to your face, even enter your nose and/or mouth. It's ok. You can blow it out or spit it out.
5.  Do not forget to kick. It helps you float.
6.  Do not forget to breathe, it helps you float too.
7.  Relax your body.  You are naturally bouyant.

Survival swimming, check. Freestyle, check. Backstroke, check.

Do I continue? Ideally I should, but there is the problem of monies... yeah, if I were filthy rich!

#blss #bertlozadaswimschool

Finding my fins part 3: Feeling the Freestyle

As my first week of swimming lessons end, I can say I am still learning the freestyle. I can do the moves but my timing is still off.  Off hand, you can say that this is easy:

(image from http://www.clubsatcrp.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/FREESTYLE.jpg)

And it does look easy. When the instructor gives you the breakdown, it sounds easy too. But for a tense old student like me, it's not easy.

I find myself being too conscious of my body being in the water, the sensation of not quite floating, and having my body under the water. It may sound silly, I know, but I still tense up feeling that I am not quite floating, which results in me not floating even more.

My instructor's solution was to tell me to twist some more when I pull up to get some air. That worked... if I remember to do it. A supplementary solution was to be reminded that I should move my right arm as I get air because the motion pushes me up, avoiding getting water into my mouth when I open it. That worked too... when I remembered to do it. The trick is to remember to do all those things in the right order.  In short, I need to be better at my timing.

With all those mishaps and pool-water-drinking, I was still able to freestyle my way to the middle of the pool (it's an olympic-sized pool). Personally, that's a feat!

So now, I spend my weekend resting muscles that had previously been forgotten. Then I'm back to the pool, it's waters and my lessons on Monday.

#blss #bertlozadaswimschool