Manhattan Property Versus The Rest Of The World

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The average price to buy a Manhattan apartment hit a record US$1.87 million in the second quarter of this year - an 11 percent increase on the same period in 2014, according to a report from Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

As the price to buy real estate in New York City skyrockets, global property portal Lamudi looks at what the average Manhattan apartment is worth elsewhere in the world.

An island lot in the Philippines

Cost: 80,000,000 Philippine pesos (~$1.84 million)

Of course you could buy an apartment in Manhattan with that spare $1.87 million. Or, for roughly the same price, you could get 215,000 square feet of beach frontage in one of the Philippines’ best island destinations. Located in El Nido on the scenic island province of Palawan, the lot has two hectares of land and hotel villas right on the beach.

Local Cloud Computing Firm Walks for Children’s Wishes

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Local cloud computing and data center services firm IPC (IP Converge Data Services, Inc.) has linked hands with non-profit Make-A-Wish Foundation Philippines to help uplift the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses.

IPC recently participated in Walk for Wishes, a one-day event which allowed individual and group sponsors to meet their beneficiaries. Held at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, IPC’s contingent of 20 volunteers joined Wish Kids in a 500-meter health walk. The event was capped with the granting of specific wishes.

“IPC’s participation allowed our employees to engage in an activity that benefits society. We are able to extend assistance to the children of Make-A-Wish, and at the same time we have set a culture of community involvement within our company,” said Jefrri-ann Santiago, IPC Human Resources Manager.

Walk for Wishes is one of the activities spearheaded by Make-A-Wish Foundation Philippines. The charitable organization benefits children three to 17 years old battling life-threatening diseases. Make-a-Wish’s primary focus is to grant wishes to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

The photo above is Team IPC with Wish Kid Amie (fifth from left) at the finish line.

Casa Noble Tequilas and Contreau Orange Liqueurs Come Together to Create Your Perfect Margarita

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Many will be calling it the amalgamation of two great brands - Casa Noble organic tequila and Cointreau orange liqueur - to make ‪#‎YourPerfectMargarita‬.

Edwin Ong of Casa Noble and Joey Pineda of Cointreau represents the two brands as they come together to give us the perfect Margarita.

At a launch held at The Balcony of Todd English Hall on July 30, 2015, the formal announcement was made by Joey Pineda, Commercial Manager of the Cointreau brand. He is confident that the partnership brings forth the really perfect Margarita to satisfy everyone's preference. 

Hosted by the charming Issa Litton, she gives everyone the assurance that the night will be filled with the best tasting Margarita especially that mixologist ...err... barman Lee Watson was there to show us how to make the perfect Margarita with a special concoction he demonstrated to everyone which contains 10 ingredients. He calls it "The Perfect 10."

Truly perfect to be able to learn from an expert as he also guided three of the attendees to find out who can create the best tasting Margarita. Congratulations to my fellow blogger for winning as per choice of Lee Watson.