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Last Sunday, December 27 at 2 p.m., I was invited to attend a Post-Christmas Bloggers Gathering.

During that day, I'm not feeling well, but need to join for it was a long planned by our group and also at the same time I need to get my GC from a sponsor.

First time to join a blogger gathering during Holidays held at Happy Cakes by Zeny M.(I will post about Happy Cakes at my Foodie Pal Online site.)

This year the theme is "TO GATHER AROUND" a celebration of Friendship and Stories that bring Food Enthusiast's and Beauty/Lifestyle Fanatic's together at this time of the year.

Photo Credit to Naprey Almario
Behind the Rolling Chair

Accompanied by my youngest daughter, I went there late an hour past start time. I'm not that well but it doesn't stop me from going.

What really amaze me is that, aside from the GC I get from REKADO(thanks Ma'am Lena), I also get many freebies and giveaways from Leebai Sinsuat Ambolodto, Maria Celeste Noblefranca of Busy Queen Phils, Fly Ace Corporation(MAY Red and White Wine and LOTUS BISCOFF), BioEssence, Aromacology Sensi and Happy Cakes.

So lucky indeed to get all these prizes!

Greatly overwhelmed with what I've got this Holiday season, I was reminded how out of shape I am literally wherein I have no idea how I can spend my Holiday with this illness and no time to spare with families and friends.

And just in time, I came to a room to a hush that I am super duper late for a party and my heart is convicted on the spot that I have come to a right place of gathering. And I couldn't help but to cry quietly, how happy I am to be part of the team. Thanks so much Ms. +Jojie Alcantara for giving me the opportunity to work with people that share the same goals, interests and satiable passion for food, beauty, health and wellness.

In every season, we have this so-called TENSION. Where life is so unpredictable...one moment our hearts full of joy, and the next minute can be filled of sorrow and pain.

Get through the Holidays with CONFIDENCE. Even if your not OKAY, and you want to break free from illness and stress --- good way is to enjoy yourself with good friends. And get a lot of FREEBIES and GIVEAWAYS too!!!

SUPER LUCKY Me!

Thanks a lot 2015!!!!

The Mambuay family, originally of Marawi City, was honored as one of the six exemplary Filipino families during the 5^th Jollibee Family Values Awards (JFVA). The family’s mission to create a better understanding between the Muslim and Christian faiths through non-violent communication earned them the distinguished recognition.

The Mambuay Family, composed of (leftmost and rightmost) Nathaniel and Amina, and daughters (L-R) Lara, Sarah, Farrah, and granddaughter Zafirah, brings home P300,000 for being one of the six Jollibee Family Values Awards-winning families, which they could use to further their peace advocacy-- bridging the gap between the Muslim and Christian faiths.

The JFVA is the company’s annual search for exemplary Filipino families whose works of compassion and generosity make a significant difference in their communities. Now on its milestone 5^th year, the campaign hopes the new batch of winning families will serve as role models and inspiration for other Filipino families.

The Mambuays, Nathaniel and Amina with their daughters Sarah, Lara, and Farrah, have been promoting a culture of non-violence and peace by creating conducive environments for dialogue and discussion, without fear of hostility. They started out by conducting peace seminars in their neighborhood, which later extended to nearby municipalities, and eventually to other regions.

Nathaniel and Amina Mambuay conduct peace seminars in places with mixed religious beliefs to help create a harmonious environment and more productive community.

In 2013, the family established Kalilintad Pilipinas, Inc. using their own funds and the help of a friend in Germany. The organization conducts trainings, workshops and seminars on peace and non-violent communication to different groups in Mindanao. Youth peace camps were also facilitated by the Mambuay children.

Aside from the family’s core advocacy of promoting peace, they also extend educational support to less fortunate children and hold values formation seminars for prison inmates.

Teaching peace non-violence to the young.

Nathaniel and Amina shared that their experience of being subjected to wrong prejudice for being Muslims in the past, motivated them to pursue this cause for peace and understanding. Instead of nursing hate for the discrimination that they faced, they used this as an impetus to initiate change.

“We know that [the eradication of prejudice against Muslims] won’t happen overnight, but what’s important is that we raise awareness on what is going on and we’re doing something to change this,” said Nathaniel.

Monsignor Elmer Abacahin of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro personally vouched for the Mambuays’ advocacy, noting the strong moral foundations of the whole family that serves as an inspiration to others.

“The whole family is very involved in and committed to their inter-faith and inter-religious dialogues. In fact, we coordinate with the Mambuays in our efforts to reach out to Muslims,” said Rev. Msgr. Abacahin.

The Mambuay family received a cash prize of P300,000, P10,000 worth of Jollibee gift certificates, and a trophy designed by renowned sculptor Michael Cacnio for winning in the JFVA. They joined the roster of five other outstanding Filipino families championing various causes, who were also recognized during the Gabi ng Parangal para sa Pamilyang Pilipino awards night.

***A PR Release from Chele Mendoza of Stratworks

I've been writing reviews of many products from Health, Fashion, Lifestyle, Food, Mobile Apps and Gadgets.

Now, I am going to review STARMOBILE SKY which I purchased from SUN CELLULAR Group Plan.

As far as I can remember, the last gadgets I've owned and give a review is my Lifeware FabTab Quadro 7 from PLDT. 'Twas an overwhelming post because it reaches 130+ comments/complaints/inquiry from my readers in a span of 3 months and been my number 1 Popular Post for a year now. Glad that my post help you in a way, that it answers your query or it enlightens your usage of the product.

I choose this unit aside from the other selections because I go after with the camera, it has a 8MP BSI Rear Camera and Smart Camera Controls that recognizes tap or voice commands.

It also packs with a number of features:

Multiple Gestures that allows you to use 2 or 3 more fingers to execute a commands.
CALL & TEXT Filtering, restrict incoming call or text.
Double tap to wake and sleep.
Battery Saver.

SPECIFICATION:

Screenshot from STARMOBILE PH

An honest review will not embarrassed a certain product, right? But will give the product manufacturer positive suggestions that help guide them to make the brand product more usable and technologically perfect in the future!

I got the unit last May of this year. The unit is in good shape and it has good performance within the first three(3) months of used. I just started having problems after about four(4) month of usage, wherein I need to delete some of the installed apps and restore my system two times in a week.

I don't know how the problem started, I have so many presumptions. Maybe because of my SD Card(FREE from STARMOBILE SKY as you purchase the unit) or an ANDROID problem.

But one thing that really disappoints me is
the performance of the camera. The FLASH is not working properly when you are in a dark area, even if you already adjust the settings the exposure is still not good.

As a blogger, you really need a nice capture of a certain photo even if your just using a mobile camera or a Smartphone.

Though photography really need to be able to anticipate and capture some nice shots you should know how to adjust the lenses of camera as well.

As they said, you don't need a DSLR to take great photos. SMARTPHONE can give you the best photo capture...but not all smartphones. Now, I know the next time I am going to buy a smartphone I'm going to check the specs well. 8MP Backside-illuminated cameras are not good for bloggers like me. It doesn't give me a auto-focus of a photo that I need.

Thanks so much for partying with us. #gimiktime #AcropolisSuperClub #trulytheentertainmentyoudeserve #asdbatch93

A photo posted by rainepal (@palraine) on Oct 9, 2015 at 10:47am PDT

Just like the photo above, taken inside a bar. I already use the camera FLASH here, but still the shot is so dark.

Spicy chicken buffalo wings... #foodtrip #spicyfood #AcropolisSuperClub #buffalowings

A photo posted by rainepal (@palraine) on Oct 10, 2015 at 7:46am PDT

And when I focused shot a certain item or a
food, the photo turn blurry or it has a low light performance.

I am one of the unsatisfied users of STARMOBILE SKY 4" Quad Core Anroid KitKat Smartphone. But I have no choice, need to continue to use it because it is a PLAN under Sun Cellular.

*I was not financially compensated for this post. I bought the unit as a Plan from Sun Cellular for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. I am not connected with STARMOBILE or SUN CELLULAR COMPANY. Any inquiry regarding the product, kindly call STARMOBILE Customer Care Center*

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