Pound by Todd English Opens at Vertis North Ayala Mall

Pound by Todd English at Vertis North

It was an easy decision to make. If you know me well enough, I’m such a gourmet burger fan. The whole day I spent in the conference room meeting with our client so it was a great way to cap my day when my friend and I decided to check out the newly opened Pounds by Todd English at Vertis North Ayala mall.

Pound by Todd English has an al fresco dining too for those who'd like to enjoy the outdoors.

We're no self-proclaimed burger expert, but you should know that we have eaten a lot of burgers in our three decades of existence. Trust us when we say that you’ll want to know what every single one of Pound by Todd English gourmet burger tastes like. We can’t tell you what’s actually on Pound’s burger (without re-reading our review, but that would be cheating). And that’s because you don’t experience the Pound's Burger as ingredients. You experience it as one cohesive unit of human emotion: joy, love, and fear - that nothing else will ever come close to this. And if you really need to know about those ingredients? High quality premium beef, onion, melted cheddar, “secret sauce,” and a soft warm bun. There is no other burger like this we've ever tried, and if you want to experience it for yourself, get here early. It sells out.

Pound by Todd English

Relient K Band Delights Filipino fans at the Ayala Malls

Relient k Band Members: John Warne, Matt Thiessen, Jon Scheck, Matt Hoopes and Ethan Luck

Ayala Malls had been receiving requests from fans of the American rock band, Relient K to perform in the country. And as Ayala Malls aim to continuously provide a premiere lifestyle experience, it is giving what many fans had been clamoring for: live performances from Relient K in your favorite Ayala Malls!

The Relient K band live in Makati

From a group of high school students who formed a band in 1997, using such catchy band name that actually stemmed from an old car given to one of the band members by his dad, Relient K had definitely come a long way. The band is composed of John Warne, Matt Thiessen, Jon Schneck, Ethan Luck and matt Hoopes. Known for their Christian rock style in the past, Relient K has recently experimented on a new genre with more catchy tunes and lyrics. “As we got older, we wanted to improve our music more, we tend to expand our music too” says Relient K member Matt Hoopes during the press conference held recently at the OZ Bar Roofdeck, Holiday Inn Makati.

Photo taken during the press conference in Makati

The two Matts from Relient K Band

Matt was welcomed warmly by Filipino fans

In their latest album “Collapsible Lung”, the group collaborated with amazing writers like Fernando Garibay (Lady Gaga), Ari Levine (Cee Lo Green, Bruno Mars), Evan Bogart (Beyonce, Rihanna) and Tim Pagnotta (lead singer/writer for Sugarcult). The album includes 12 sure chart-bursting cuts such as “Don’t Blink”, “If I Could Take You Home” and “Boomerang”. 

The signed copy of their latest album called Collapsible Lung

When they were asked how different is Collapsible Lung from their past albums, “It was truly different. We kind of wanted to make a record where we would surprise ourselves, push ourselves musically, stuff like that,” explains front man Matt Thiessen.

Relient K has indeed come a long way from their high school band\.

The Grammy-nominated band has over two million records sold, two Dove Awards and three RIAA Gold-certified albums attesting to their success. Its front man Matt Thiessen also had songwriting collaboration for some top pop hits including Owl City’s 2012 summer hit “Good Time”, Kelly Clarkson’s “Long Shot” and the award-winning “When Can I See You Again” from the animated film Wreck-It-Ralph.

Here's a brief video of the press conference during their visit to Manila:

Catch Relient K’s heart-tugging lyrics and fresh new sound as they perform live at the Glorietta 5 Atrium on September 28, 6:30PM; Alabang Town Center Activity Center on September 28, 4PM; Market! Market! Activity Center on September 27, 6PM; and Trinoma Activity Center on September 29, 6PM. 

Donate your old mobile phone, help save the Philippine Tarsier and get the chance to win a Nokia C6!

The Philippine Tarsier

Nokia Philippines, Globe Telecom, Ayala Foundation and Philippine Tarsier Foundation (PTFI) recently launched I-recover, I-Recycle program that aims to heed the call for the recycling project aimed at creating awareness on the importance of saving the environment and its endangered species. The said program aims to make people become aware of proper waste disposal and its main vision is to attract the general public, including Globe and non-Globe subscribers, as well as Nokia and non-Nokia users, to donate old mobile phones by bringing them to the cellular phone recycling bins located in Globe stores and at all Ayala Malls nationwide.

For every old mobile phone collected for recycling, Nokia will donate 100Php to the PTFI to support programs for preserving the Philippine Tarsier and its habitat. Anyone who donates a “complete” mobile phone (with battery) will also receive a Nokia eco-item and a chance to win a Nokia C6 smartphone in a raffle draw.

The program will run until August 4, 2012. Participants may visit any of Globe’s 140 stores nationwide or any of the Ayala Malls.

Hope you guys will be able to help save these cute little tarsiers and be able to dispose of your old mobile phones properly. 

xoxo,