Kuyi Mobile's Second Serving of Streetfood Tycoon.

It's past 1:00AM as of typing this and I should really be studying for an exam tomorrow night later tonight but let me sneak in a blog entry for all you guys. Worth the read, I promise! Plus writing this actually helps me by not boring out myself too much with all the studying I've been doing since the weekend. 

For all iOS device users out there, y'all can now download Streetfood Tycoon: World Tour, or what I'd like to call, the second, bigger and better serving of a truly great Filipino-made app! Following the success of the original Streetfood Tycoon gaming app, Kuyi Mobile, an independent game development company based in Manila, decided to feed us with the newer version of one of their games. 

Fire Away.

Posted another cover on my YouTube account last night! Do check out my cover of the phenomenal song "Titanium" which was originally done by David Guetta and Sia. I chanced upon this amazing yet very tough to sing orchestral instrumental of the song by Jamie Cleaton so I decided to finally record it, being it one of the most requested songs in my inbox. I decided to do it in one take so it'd be more raw. I struggled with the belts because the arrangement's about a step high from my range but I took it as a challenge and did what I could. 

It's weird (not really) because as of typing this, I can actually hit the notes better now. Ha ha. Talk about muscle memory. Anyway, do check it out and feel free to LIKE, COMMENT on it and SHARE it!

The Peninsula - Manila's SING@NING Samsung Galaxy Tab Giveaway Winner.

As I've mentioned in my previous post about the Grand Finals of The Peninsula - Manila's SING@NING Search for the Ultimate Voice, Samsung gave out Samsung Galaxy Tabs to the Top 7 contestants and boy were we (other contestants who were part of the Top 20) jealous! Ha ha! Never did it cross my mind that I'd be going home the next day with my own tablet! How, you ask? Well, The Peninsula - Manila's Facebook page held a "liking" contest which was kinda like a "guessing game". The "liker" should "like" the link of the video of whoever he/she thought would win the SING@NING Search for the Ultimate Voice. Being the good friend and room mate (HA HA), I liked all three videos! Besides, I really can't choose among the three because they're all really talented and all of them deserve to win! So yeah, I remember I was still in the shower when Sir Joseph Arias phoned our room. I was intrigued about the call and I scanned my memory of the things me and my room mates did in our room. Baka kasi sobrang ingay namin kaya gusto ako kausapin para pagalitan. Ha ha! I returned his called right after fixing up and he told me that I was the "lucky one" who got chosen as the winner of the contest. I was dumbfounded at first because I've totally forgotten about the contest, but then I remembered it and man, was I ecstatic about the prize! Sir Joseph told me to meet him for lunch and then meet The Peninsula - Manila's Director of Marketing, Ma'am Cristina Cruz. I was really giddy after the phone call and was jumping around in 420! Ha ha! 

Receiving the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 from Ma'am Cristina Cruz (The Peninsula - Manila's Director of Marketing)

I didn't have the chance to use the tablet once I returned to 420 because the boys wanted to go swimming and make the most out of the remaining hours of our stay at The Peninsula - Manila. Upon my arrival at home that night, I immediately tinkered with my new toy! Here it is! My very first Android device! Ha ha!

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 16GB WiFi (GT-P7310)

I never knew it could be so sexy! Ha ha!

Sexy back, eh? 

All the basics, covered.

Surprisingly excellent stock earphones! 

Some features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab  8.9 (GT-P7310)

• 8.9" WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT
• 3MP AF Camera + 2MP VT
• Dual-Core 1 GHz Processor
• HD Recording & Playback
• 6100mAh Battery
• Android Technology
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth 3.0

My very first Android device and being the iOS and everything Mac addict that I am, kinain niya 'ko when I used it for the first time! Ha ha! I'm getting used to it, though, and I'm really liking how it's soooooo customizable. I haven't changed/upgraded my software or ROM (because I'm scared LOL) but I'm having so much fun using the tablet. It's got everything a social media junkie like me needs! Here are some screenshots of my homescreens!

Easy access to everything! I put the apps I frequently use on the first homescreen.

Second homescreen features apps and widgets for the world wide web! 

Third homepage features all my social media needs. Plus memos and e-book readers!

The fourth homescreen serves as my very own "music studio"! My favorite homescreen! :)

The last homescreen houses the games. I've downloaded a lot more after this screen cap was taken! Ha ha!

I have yet to learn more about Android devices! I've been meaning to get a tablet for the longest time to use for gigs and music sheets and fine, academics, so this was a very pleasant surprise! I want to thank The Peninsula - Manila, especially Sir Joseph Arias and Ma'am Cristina Cruz, and of course, Samsung Philippines/Samsung Mobile Philippines,  for this wonderful, very early Christmas gift! Definitely a worthy addition to my weapons for social media! I promise I'll put it to good use! Ha ha!

I've never won in online contests up until now so I guess they're real! Ha ha! Don't forget to visit the official site of The Peninsula - Manila and also view and LIKE their Facebook page for more information about reservations, events, promos and exciting contests and giveaways! Y'all can also follow them on their official Twitter account. 

And Then There Were Three.

And, I'm back! "Abandoned" the blog for a little over two months 'coz there's too much happening with school and with my eternal quest to be a singer. Ha ha. Anyway, I was chosen as one of the final 21 contestants for The Peninsula - Manila's SING@NING Search For The Ultimate Voice and I can't stress how much I'm thankful for everyone who viewed and liked my video on YouTube and especially those people who prayed for me. After three grueling rounds, the SING@NING finalists are down to just 3!

I'm really excited for these three! They're all unbelievably talented and really good and genuine people! If you have time, drop by Salon de Ning at The Peninsula - Manila this coming Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at 7:00PM for the Grand Finals of SING@NING Search For The Ultimate Voice! Get to listen to these three amazing singers while experiencing world-class ambience that only Salon de Ning can give! 

I'm gonna do another entry solely for my SING@NING experience so y'all better watch out for that!

CHRIS BELISON for The Peninsula - Manila's Sing At Ning

Hello, guys! Kindly LIKE and SHARE my Self Introduction Video for The Peninsula Manila's Sing@Ning :)

The top 3 SELF INTRODUCTION VIDEOS with the most number of LIKES in YouTube by August 31, 2012 will automatically be qualified for the next round. If you don't have a YouTube account/channel, you can still LIKE this video by simply logging in to YouTube using your G-Mail/Google account :)

Here's my LIVE SINGING AUDITION video for Sing@Ning! This is "Tuwing Umuulan" by Sir Basil Valdez.

I cannot express how thankful I am for my good friends Matt Baguinon of Matt Baguinon Films and Jeremiah Pilapil of JePe litratography for helping me out with my online video entries! Please don't forget to visit their Facebook profiles and pages! Also, don't forget to check out and like my Facebook page as well :)


Thanks, guys! :)

Coca-Cola Induced Tears.

Imagine Christmas without Coca-Cola. Doesn't seem right, right? That's virtually impossible, especially for my family. Now, imagine spending Christmas without your family. Doesn't seem okay, too, right? But  this happens.

This new video from Coca-Cola's YouTube channel sure pulled some heart strings of quite a number of people. Check it.

This has got to be the best Coca-Cola commercial/video I've seen. This made me realize how lucky I am for I get to spend most of the time, especially the holiday season, with my family. After seeing this video, I couldn't care less if I get many gifts this year. I just want to spend Christmas day with the people I love. That being said, I believe me and the cousins have a Christmas party to organize. Let's do this!