Haifa Carina

After a loooong hiatus, #StartupGrindMNL is back! On its first gathering of the year last April 17 at A Space Manila, they featured Nix Nolledo, CEO of Xurpas, Inc. Nix used to work as a KFC staff and now he’s an investor. One of the companies he invested in is the popular Altitude Games. He said 80% of the mobile app revenue comes from games.  There were many valuable points discussed including the importance of content and distribution, customers’ perspective and the opportunity in the games industry. Startup Grind Manila is spearheaded by Dustin Masancay (Associate Director of Ideaspace) and…

Malaysia is the home of the Petronas Twin Towers (Word’s Tallest Building from 1998-2013 and currently ranks 6th) and the first Legoland Park in Asia. Our first destination in Malaysia was Legoland! We rode a bus from Singapore Flyer then crossing the Singapore-Malaysia border and reaching Johor Bahru where Legoland Malaysia is located. In Legoland, we were given stamp cards to complete in order to win prizes (Grand Prize was an overnight stay at the Lego Hotel). For the sake of the stamps, we braved ourselves into riding all rides even the crazy wet ones! We also did the Dr.…

I like Singapore! The city is very clean, impressive bus and train system and they have Universal Studios with Shrek in it! On our first trip to Singapore, we stayed there for 4 days. We went to visit Gardens by the Bay, Chinatown, Merlion Park and my favorite Universal Studios in Sentosa. Going around Singapore was very easy thanks to the maps available in each bus stops, train stations and free mobile apps! The locals there were also very helpful.

During our trip to Siargao Island, we decided to stay overnight at Surigao Tourist Inn in Surigao City and catch up with the next available ferry ride to Siargao at 12 noon. We booked a Deluxe room via Agoda. We got our room at 15% OFF. I’m sharing a photo of their rates below. Location-wise, it is situation in the city main where many other tourists inns are located. Place’s first impression: NEAT! From floor to tables to closet to bathroom, everything was clean and well organized. Bed and pillows were soft giving guests a comfortable rest. They have hot…

Since 2013, I’ve been part of Joed See Events in coordinating events especially weddings. Each of us in the team has our assigned roles beforehand like one is assigned for bride’s personal assistant, three for the ceremony and two for reception preps. Last December 19, we went to Lakeshore, Pampanga for Chester and Haya’s wedding. The lake wedding at night was beautiful! I wish I took photos! Well you can Google the place and imagine the possibilities! Congratulations Chester and Haya for the start of your happily ever after! Photo Credits: https://www.facebook.com/JoedSeeEvents  

Cheers to one of DevCon’s super amazing 2014! To celebrate, the team decided to go out of town for our year-end Christmas party last December 13. We opted to rent a big house to house over 30 folks at Swordfish Street, Subic Bay Freeport Zone. We prepared lotsa food, games and drinking games.