The Philippine Stock Exchange

i got a chance to enter the Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday. thanks to the invitation to Colayco Foundation for Education's Investability Seminar that gave us an overview on investing and of course, the Philippine Stock Market.

i never thought understanding the Stock Market would be very easy. it's just like the regular marketplace where the difference is, you're going to buy a part-ownership of a big company or if your budget is higher, you can buy more stocks. there are about 250 registered companies in the PSE and about 130 accredited brokers that would help you buy or sell these stocks.

we got a tour around the Trading Room and the gallery of the PSE memorabilia. the panels that you see with those scary numbers shouldn't be feared of. it consists of 7 panels consisting of the company names, highest selling amount, lowest selling amount, the number of stocks traded, the L/T (sorry i forgot what it stands for) and two others. haha. i'll let you know when i come back there.

the Philippine Stock Market opens every 9AM and closes 12nn or upto 1210PM. the PSE bell is sounded to open and close the trading session. if the bell rang at noon, the pricing will stop but trading will continue following the closing price.

opening an account at the PSE
there's no standard price of opening an account at the stock market. besides, this is investing. if you can also invest in the time, that would also be good. it is also not advisable to have many brokers as you want, ONE GOOD BROKER would be enough. and you can start for as low as Php 5000 depending on the price of the stocks that you have to buy. good decision making is also required so that your investment will not go to waste.

this morning is the annual stockholders' meeting. so if you have stocks in the PSE, you will surely get that returns if the investments are good for last year. ;)

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KELLY CLARKSON LIVE in MANILA

i'm just so excited to see KELLY CLARKSON do her gig LIVE here in Manila. tomorrow, May 1st, Kelly Clarkson will set foot at the Araneta Coliseum.

entitled, ALL I EVER WANTED, Kelly Clarkson fans will able to see a first of the first American Idol in the entertainment history.

i don't know her line-up for this night but i hope she sings all her hits like, A Moment Like This, the rock My Life Would Suck Without You, Because of You, Since You've Been Gone, Walk Away and Breakaway.

it's one night away before the big show. get your tickets now at all Ticketnet outlets. but for me, i'm gonna see it for FREE. :P catch you all tomorrow night. :)

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BusinessWorld's Best Practices in Marketing, Strategy and Business Innovation Forum

BusinessWorld, the country’s first and leading business newspaper, will be holding the first installment of the BusinessWorld Best Practices Forum Series. The event will highlight the innovative ideas and trends on different business tools, strategies and tactics tested by the successful establishments.

In partnership with Mansmith and Fielders, Inc., "Best Practices in Marketing, Strategy and Innovation" will feature talks from Josiah Go (Marketing, Strategy and Business Innovation), Donald Lim (Online Marketing Innovation) and Chiqui Escareal-Go (Service Marketing Innovation) plus a workshop to help participants apply the learnings to their own workplace. Mr. Raul Rodriguez, the Director and Vice President of Xenxatech, Inc. and member-treasurer of FITDEV, will moderate the forum.

"Best Practices in Marketing, Strategy and Innovation" will be held on May 14, 2010, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the Ruby B Function Room, Crowne Plaza Galleria, Quezon City. Interested participants may register until May 12, 2010 by filling out the registration forms found within the pages of BusinessWorld. The forms may be faxed to (02) 535-9939 or (02) 535-9926. For online registration, log on to www.bworldonline.com/bestpractices.

REGISTRATION FEES:
1 500 - BusinessWorld Annual Subscriber
1 800 - BusinessWorld Semi-Annual Subscriber
1 800 - Codex Annual Subscriber
3 500 - non-subscriber

- first 30 registrants will get 10% discount on registration fees
- a special rate of 5 000 will be given to registrants who will subscribe on site.

For inquiries, please call Omar Itay of the BusinessWorld Marketing Communications and Services Group at 5359901 local 826.

Best Practices in Marketing, Strategy and Innovation was presented by BusinessWorld Publishing Corp., in partnership with Mansmith and Fielders, Inc.; with platinum sponsor, HP; gold sponsors, AVLS and Crystal Catx; silver sponsors, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Citibank, Globaltronics Inc., Infotxt, and Smile4keeps; media partners 88DB.com, ANC and 100 Magazine.

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KNIGHT AND DAY trailer

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz stars in an stunt-packed comedy movie called KNIGHT AND DAY released by 20th Century Fox.

Diaz plays a small-town woman who had a chance encounter with a man with a mysterious background (played by Cruise). they ended up as a fugitive couple that Diaz never imagined would happen in her life. Cruise stalks Diaz in jeans, shirts and a jacket but protecting her in circumstances that threaten Diaz's life.

though the trailer has been circulating for months now, KNIGHT AND DAY opens in Philippine cinemas on July 7 2010 distributed by Warner Bros. Philippines. see the trailer below:

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I've tried WINEMA first -- the SM Winema experience

i never had this much fun inside the theater. aside from viewing the trailers of upcoming movies this summer, SM Digital Cinema introduces a first in entertainment: the WINEMA!

WINEMA stands for WE INTERACT WITH THE CINEMA and it gave it's first shot with the media people during it's launch at SM Digital Cinema in SM Megamall. the whole theater turned into an arcade type gaming area and the participants are everybody!

the WINEMA plays two games, BOINK OUT and POWER CATCHER where people movements are captured be a camera in front of them. the movement controls the cursor or character in the screen. each game runs for 3 minutes so wave your hands up high and have fun.

here's the catch, if you beat the highest score made by the previous audience, each moviegoer will get a prize!

WINEMA has a lot of opportunities for advertising. i think you can put a banner of your brand or better to maximize your exposure by creating your own WINEMA game!



WINEMA is initially available at SM MEGAMALL DIGITAL CINEMA 1 and soon will open to other branches.

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KICK ASS movie review

Dave Lizewski was just an average geek until he had his "enlightening" to help others. he had his chance to help one but then he's got himself beaten up. with his striking costume and arms found on eBay, he had become famous online while he was able to kick some ass. thus the name, KICK ASS.

clueless, he had been monitored by both good and bad guys. the good guys were a father and daughter tandem, BIG DADDY and HIT GIRL who are armed with fighting skills and weapons which KICK ASS doesn't have. together, they fought against the wrongdoings of businessman and crime lord, Frank D'Amico.

there's a good balance of comedy and cool-action in this movie. but HIT GIRL really stole the show from KICK ASS! the little girl has got some skills crime busting and definitely blowing things off. she's no match with the goonies trying to eliminate them. i think the movie should be named after her.

you'll never get bored with this movie but this is not recommended for those below 13 y/o due to language and obscene elements that's why it's rated R-13. sorry kids.

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SM Cinema to unveil first INTERACTIVE CINEMA!

interactive cinema? may sound a little strange but SM CINEMAS will soon unveil the first Philippine INTERACTIVE CINEMA that will add to the excitement of all the coolest movies that we watch on the silver screen.

so how can we enjoy this INTERACTIVE CINEMA? based on the ad materials, you will love getting a HANDS-ON on the upcoming movies that will be shown in SM.

and with the advent of 3D movies, watching it on an interactive manner is another way of leisure. this INTERACTIVE CINEMA will be in time with the summer movies because SM will launch it this April.

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