UPCC x Eunnies Events Management's Thanksgiving Party 2023: Celebrate, Give Thanks and Give Back

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Let's clap our hands with all our might for the glaring success of our influencers Thanksgiving Party kicking off 2023 with a big bang that should be heard throughout all the influencer communities!

Congratulations to the leads of United Bloggers Philippines, UPCC and Eunnies Events Management for the successful Thanksgiving Party held at the very promising Acienda Del Cielo Laguna on January 12! 

We responded to God's call to be His eyes and ears, and enjoyed every minute of our stay and the chance to rekindle our friendships at this very memorable almost two days of thanksgiving event to celebrate once again, among many reasons aside from Giving Thanks and Giving Back (to chosen charities Children with Downsy drone, orphans and PWDs), the blessings we have received as bloggers or influencers plus an opportunity to reinvigorate our collaborations due to lost times brought about by the challenges during the peak of the pandemic from late 2019 to 2021, which were without any doubt the years when we were at our lowest being mostly confined at home and with only very limited access to each other or only seeing each other mostly via Zoom or virtual events. We are definitely so happy to see familiar faces and meet new ones.

Let's also call this as our Kickoff Party for 2023!

Thank you Claire, Adae and Bette aka Eunnies, plus also those  (like Eileen) who accepted or volunteered to help out in whatever way, for making the extra effort inspite of their busy schedule to push through with this event. We also have to thank all the event sponsors, especially those who personally showed up and joined us at the Thanksgiving Night. Sabi nga ni fellow blogger James "Pangmalakasan!" dahil sila na talaga! Wala ng iba pa! Bawi na lang ang iba on the next Thanksgiving next year. Looking forward to 2024!!!

Seriously, you do have to salute those who went all the way to our Calauan, Laguna venue to personally see us, bring in their sponsorships and entertain our inquiries.

For us who traveled 4 hours from Metro Manila to our Calauan, Laguna venue, we deserve a pat on our backs. Thank you also to Harold, our driver, who safely got us to Acienda Del Cielo Laguna and back to our point of origin the next day.

As you could all see from the below photos taken using just my smartphone. These photos would have been more majestic if I still have a professional camera with me. The smartphone camera did not give justice to how remarkable the venue really is. As also mentioned by many, the property is already great as it is but a few more tweaks and enhancements and it would be almost perfect.

We also appreciate the owner of Acienda Del Cielo Laguna, Casa Moriones Catering,  One Feather Kitchen,  Tei Endecia Bendito Viajeros, Evergreen Courtyard Events Place, and the many other brands she owns and manages. Kudos to the catering crew of Casa Moriones for happily accepting my request for them to do a TikTok dance where they obliged with a Paro Paro G. We would also like to thank her staff from both Acienda Del Cielo Laguna and Casa Moriones Catering Services for being very courteous and friendly.

There's also the chef wife and orange-haired husband team of SamLens Cakes and Coffee who quenched our thirst with their mocha, latte and cappuccino, and oh I believe Emiliana aka Milette got to try their dark chocolate cold drink too?

and then there are the adorable ladies of Alta Skin Whitening System, with special mention to the TikToker Ciane for gladly doing the Ting Ting Tang Tang dance that I requested. She is overflowing with confidence, and tells. us that her beauty is all thanks to the Alta products.

Yeah, I love to engage with the people that I meet at events to even do stuff that they don't usually do. The impromptu interviews with my fellow Thanksgiving Party attendees like the hubbie of Adae. Thank you, Sir.. for being a sport!  ... as well as my other fellow bloggers like Nhatz, Armi, Milette's daughter, and those that I haven't yet uploaded their "supporting roles" like Ric, James, Viczy, Adae, and the others.

Congratulations to the ladies who joined the Search for the Gandang influencer that night, especially to the chosen winners, Armi and Claire, though everyone needs to win something for the effort. All of them are beautiful and talented in their own special way.

But wait, there's actually more!.... banked for future content upload so just wait and be surprised! 

There's definitely plenty more videos, photos, and other surprises to watch out for. Unti-unti lang and hopefully I won't be tempted to put them all out in one "bagsakan" or "sunod-sunod" na upload. I'm just too excited most of the time to immediately share my coverages as soon as I have free time. Though I do need to remember that overloading our audience with so much content or information, regardless how entertaining or educational they are, could eventually turn into a "nakakaumay" moment.

...and of course, not to forget, our seemingly "tropa" that night, the dynamic owner of Patricia's Food Manufacturing, for her generous sponsorship of Kropeck/Shrimp Crackers with three tasty variants (classic shrimp, garlic shrimp and moringa shrimp) and other Pinoy Favorite Snacks like Shingaling or Noodle Chips, Cassava Chips, and the currently unavailable Banana Chips, that made our event a lot more interesting. I'm using her own terminology of "tropa" because she mentioned it during my interview with her ...where she reiterated that she has to treat her clients and customers as "tropa" to make the relationship more intimate. Her product presentation, and the snack pack unboxing exclusively done for me was highly educational and heartwarming that I kept most of her talk, cut only a few and  uploaded the full video interview eventhough it was lenghty. I felt everyone should hear what she has to say because her advocacy to help farmers, the community and her treatment of customers are without any doubt very noble and inspirational. We need more people like her who puts her customers and employees first and her profit as last priority.

Special shout-out also to the other sponsors and wish you were all also there during the event.

Bayan ni Juan Movement PH,  Airspeed, Cebu Pacific Air, Geiser Maclang, SM Supermalls, Heartstrings,  Nanyang Philippines,  The Aesthetics Studio by Kristine Lucas,  California Nails & Day Spa, Binalot - Times Plaza, Totetally.Official,  Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen Philippines,  Nanyang, Light TV - God's Channel of Blessings,  Malaya Business Insight, Love Viva Cakes and Crafts, F*ART Fashion, Art Form and Function Corrective Chiropractic, QueenLynne KTV Resto Bar And Restaurant,  MC BETO Wellness Beauty Center, Sta.Cecilia MJ OB MIdwife Lying In Clinic, Play with Bella, Triexie’s, Fil-Global Immigration Services Corporation, The Permanent Makeup Academy, Newlfe Southwoods Family Pastor James Magat .... and sorry if I missed the others.

United Bloggers Philippines vision is to see all bloggers united as one. Relatable as most of us who belong to communities would love to see every member harmoniously getting along and collaborating with mutually equal benefits.

We do have a lot to give thanks for all the blessings we have received throughout all the years we've been part of the blogging community. I feel like I'm the luckiest for getting several collab opportunities from previous, current and newer brands where many are referrals from previous clients while others found me through my online presence. 

Wazzup Pilipinas has been my outlet to express my creativity and reachnoit to people through my advocacy. 

Just like everyone of us, we have callings to become the best versions of ourselves while at the same time empowering others to be equally inspired to be their best and to also pay it forward and serve as angels for others.

All in all, no matter how small or big the events we got invited at, the prizes we won, the tokens we brought home, what is more important is to be always grateful about the many relationships and collaborations we made. Here's hoping the blogging groups or communities that we belong to would bond all of us together as forever friends and special acquaintances.

So here's to making more collabs and new memorable moments that we would again reminisce for the coming years!

As what most of us should say "Let us live by God's calling and symbol of blessings."
Congratulations again to the leads and attendees of this very memorable thanksgiving event. Thank you and God bless!

Please do check the videos that I uploaded on my other social media pages like Facebook, TikTok,.... and soon also on YouTube!

Salamuch to all and see you again on our next Thanksgiving Parties! 

PBA basketball player Robert Bolick and his wife Cassandra are the franchisee of the 60th Kurimi Milk Tea Bar

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Milk teas have not gone down in popularity, thus the demand for the cold and refreshing drink with sinkers continues to rise, and even the pandemic was no threat to the milk tea business since the drinks could easily be delivered via riders to our homes.

Since the pandemic is now manageable, businesses, not just travel and tourism, are now bouncing back for "revenge" including franchising opportunities....of which Kurimi Milk Tea Enterprises Corporation handles. The company is led by its President and CEO, Richie Cuna.

It's no wonder why we got an invitation to another milk tea cafe. The milk tea business will never die because we could conveniently customize our drink preference by choosing among the various flavors, sugar percentage and even among several choices of sinkers from your quintessential and most popular boba pearls to fruits, creams, jellies and lots more. 

We got invited to the grand opening of Kurimi Milk Tea Bar Ayala Malls Feliz branch yesterday. Ayala Mall Feliz, which is along Marcos Highway, is somewhat at the border of Marikina and Pasig but its address is still within Pasig. The branch is located at the 5th level near the cinema of the Mall.

The Ayala Malls Feliz branch has PBA Basketball player Robert Bolick and his lovely wife Cassandra as franchisee of the 60th branch. Kurimi Milk Tea Bar has branches nationwide, not just within Metro Manila. They're opening more soon so watch out for them at the areas neatest you.

Before the grand opening program and ribbon cutting ceremonies started, I was able to talk with Cassandra, who could very well be also Kurimi's celebrity endorser, since she has the looks fitting for a celebrity. She talks and smiles confidently like a star with a very pleasing personality and friendly to her fans (who I am now one). Robert is a very lucky guy to have her!

Cassandra said her favorite milk tea flavor is the Brown Sugar while her husband's is the Oreo Cheesecake so I did tried the two as per her recommendation...and true enough, both flavors did not fail to please me my taste buds.

Kurimi uses instagrammable 2D designs by way of combining white interiors with black outlines to mimic that of a black and white comic book or cartoon on their cafes, with different themes like the basketball peg on the Ayala Malls Feliz branch since the franchisee, Robert Bolick, is a basketball player. If you'll Google for the other branches, you'll see that each branch has a unique theme based on the franchisees preference.

Aside from the various milk tea drinks, Kurimi also offers some snacks like oven-cooked pizzas, gyozas and chicken pops (which are better called flats because of their shape). The snacks are obviously just there as add-on choices that you could eat while enjoying your drinks at the branch but you could also have them for take-out and eat anywhere you prefer. They're not salty and tastes just right to match their milk teas.

Richie Cuna, President and CEO of Kurimi Milk Tea Enterprises Corporation, personally welcomed and toured us at the grand opening. 

Kurimi Milk Tea Bar Ayala Malls Feliz is the 60th and latest addition to the continuously growing branches of the creamiest and "pinakamasarap" milk tea in the country.

Congratulations again to Robert and Cassandra.

If there are no Kurimi Milk Tea Bar yet at your area, you too could become a franchisee. Just contact Kurimi Milk Tea Enterprises Corporation or inquire at any branch to be guided accordingly. For less than a million as investment, it will be the best choice you'll do as ROI is fast and definite.

You'll never go wrong with a milk tea business, unless they invent a better alternative.

Hiring an attorney in Arlington Heights for workers' compensation

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Arlington Heights has its fair share of work-related injuries, the most common being back injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome. The most common causes of work-related injuries are falls, overexertion, and repetitive motion.

According to Labor Statistics, construction workers have a higher injury rate in Arlington Heights than any other profession, with almost 3 out of 4 construction workers sustaining an injury yearly.

Contact an Arlington Heights workers compensation attorney if you live in Arlington Heights and have faced an injury at work. They will guide you through the claims process and even represent you legally if the insurance company denies you adequate compensation.

In this article, you will find vital information about this topic.


Is workers' compensation compulsory?

According to the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission, Arlington Heights employers must provide workers compensation insurance. The law could hold them liable for medical bills and lost wages if they don't. The insurance company will pay for your medical bills and may also pay a portion of your lost wages. How much money you receive will depend on whether an injury was work-related, how severe it was, and how long ago you were injured.



When can you seek compensation?

The compensation is supposed to kick in if you get hurt at work or become ill because of your job. You should report the injury to your employer and file a claim with your insurance company. Keep all medical records if required later (and they might be very well).

It's also important to document everything during the incident, such as who was there and what equipment you used, even if those details seem more relevant. These details may help establish liability later when filing a lawsuit against an employer or coworker who caused your accident or illness through negligence or recklessness.

However, since the municipality of Arlington Heights is located in Illinois, a fault-free state, you are entitled to claim compensation regardless of whose fault or negligence led to the injury.


What should you do in case of an injury?

If you've been injured at work, the first thing to do is seek treatment and inform your employer, who will then get in touch with their insurance company. Suppose they need to be more helpful or dismissive of your concerns. In that case, you should call an attorney who specializes in compensation cases, who will then contact the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission.


Why do you need an attorney?

Sometimes, employers or their insurance companies may try to deny claims, get you to sign away your rights, settle for less than you are entitled to, and intimidate you. If this happens to you, you must get an attorney involved. The law allows employees injured to hire a lawyer if their employer or insurer refuses medical treatment or denies compensation benefits (such as temporary disability).

Suppose your injury prevents you from doing work generally done by others in your occupation within Arlington Heights and causes permanent impairment of body function. In that case, hiring a lawyer to represent you legally is vital. Your attorney will ensure that you follow the statute of limitations for filing a compensation claim three years from Arlington Heights's injury date.

Hiring an Arlington Heights workers compensation attorney is necessary to receive adequate compensation after an injury at the workplace. They will represent you legally and guide you throughout the process, which is usually confusing and lengthy.