Samsung Hall Launched at SM Aura

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The Samsung Hall located at the SM Aura Premier in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) was recently launched in cooperation with the three big corporate brands of Samsung, Smart and SM Aura.

SM Aura Premier sets the stage with Samsung Hall, the latest performance theater for sizzling global acts. An event space for young movers and shakers, it is geared to become the foremost venue for concerts and performances. Take in the scene at The Deck, an alfresco setup right beside Samsung Hall. With a breathtaking view of the metro, life cannot get any better.

The guests were treated with some cocktails and finger foods from the prime restaurants located at SM Aura while waiting for the official launch of the Samsung Hall.

There was also a special mini concert held at the Samsung Hall with D'Sound as the guest band performing a few of their songs live.

Thor : The Dark World in Digital 3D Special Blocked Screening

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True believers have witnessed the God of Thunder at the special blocked screening of Thor : The Dark World in Digital 3D. We did not only see the man in action flexing his muscles at the sight of the enemies and throwing the Mjolnir hammer but he also had a scene partly stripped showing his enormous figure from the waist up!

Marvel fans out there rejoiced not only for Thor but for the rest of the cast.....and weird as it may seem, even for Loki, the half-brother of Thor who somehow made a whats seemed to be a noble effort to help out this brother and their kingdom called Asgard.

....and oh yeah! There was another cameo, as usual by Stan Lee, at a scene in a mental institution.

Dayaw 2013 : October is Indigenous Peoples Month

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Dayaw, the biggest gathering of indigenous Filipino cultures organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), will be gracing Tacloban, Leyte this November 27-29. 2013 in celebration of October as Month of the Indigenous Peoples. The NCCA is led by its Chairman Felipe M. De Leon Jr. and Executive Director Emelita V. Almosara, CESO IV.

Spearheaded by the NCCA’s Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (SCCTA), under Commissioner Joycie Dorado-Alegre, Dayaw is annually done in in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples’ Month observed every October. Leyte-Samar Heritage Society, Inc. and the local government of Leyte headed by Gov. Dominic Petilla will be the partners of NCCA for this year’s festival.

This year, Dayaw 2013 will showcase the different indigenous groups of the country, and an enriching and interesting array of activities including institutionalized film showing, fashion show of authentic indigenous wear and a food festival. Other activities are performances, rituals, forums, traditional cuisine demos, traditional games, arts and crafts exhibit and cultural tours, among others.