Distrito Makati is a New Weekday Lifestyle Market

From the organizers of Mercato Centrale comes Distrito Makati

From the same organizers of the famed Mercato brand of night market of food, fashion and other products comes one right by your neighborhood in Makati. Heck! Even the patients at adjacent Makati Medical Center can opt to dine in its comfortable, well-ventilated environment if they’re sick and tired of hospital food. And free wi-fi, too!

They opened Friday last week or “Black Friday” as Americans call it.

Remember that open parking lot right beside the Makati Medical Center at the end of Amorsolo Street, or ending up at Ayala Avenue? Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night, starting at 9:00pm, they open Distrito Makati to offer some tasty meals as well as fashion, beauty, wellness and household products. The market ends at three o’clock in the morning.

If you are interested to become a concessionaire for Distrito Makati, please email the organizers at admin@distritomakati.com or text 09178401152.

Source: Mercato Centrale

Image from Mercato Centrale

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Vonage Offers Unlimited Calling to the Philippines and USA

Image from Vonage.com

Vonage gives you exactly what you need to stay in touch with everyone you know – and keeps it simple with a flat, low monthly rate. From from Manhattan to Manila, Los Angeles to Makati City, now you can call for less. That’s the promise of Vonage and the beauty of VoIP.

VoIP (or Voice over Internet Protocol) lets you make phone calls using your high speed Internet connection instead of a phone line. Vonage converts sound into data, sends it over the Internet, and converts it back into sound at the other end. The people you talk with will never know the difference, because a VoIP call sounds just like a regular phone call. We connect your phone to the Internet, helping you to reach anyone anywhere for less.

In order to use Vonage service, you will need the following:

• A high speed Internet connection such as Cable or DSL
• A US or Puerto Rico billing and shipping address
• A Vonage Phone Adapter
• Any touch-tone phone, corded or cordless

No contract. No commitment.

For a limited time, sign up online and save more than $100

• Free phone adapter
• Free priority shipping
• Free activation

Standard Included Features

• Caller ID with Name
• Call Waiting
• Voicemail Plus®
• Call Transfer
• Enhanced Call Forwarding
• 3-Way Calling
• Caller ID Block
• Call Return
• Do Not Disturb
• Anonymous Call Block
• Repeat Dialing
• International & Directory Assistance Block
• Call Hunt
• Ring Lists
• Vonage Access
• Bandwidth Saver®
• Network Availability Number®
• Click-2-Call®
• Vonage Online Account
• 211 Dialing
• 311 Dialing
• 411 Enhanced Dialing
• 511 Traveler Information
• 711 Dialing
• 811 Dialing
• 1-700-WEATHER
• 1-700-GREETINGS

For more information, visit Vonage

Amazing Statistics of People Visiting Mini-Philippines Blog

I never realized it that more than half of the visitors to this website or blog have come from people outside the Philippines. According to the stats, “96 different countries have visited this site!”

Thank you all for supporting this site. I’m not after any number of hits for that matter. I’m just having fun doing this in my spare time and sharing what interests me.

Happy Easter and more fun, joy and laughter to all of us this year!

Rafael (Raffy) Pekson II
Makati City, Philippines
Richmond, BC and Montreal, QUE (Canada)
1-877-586-6328 ext. 207

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Philippine Cities Cebu, Makati, Quezon City, Mandaluyong in Top Global Outsourcing Lists

Cebu City hits the number one spot in Trendsiff.com’s Top 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities. Shanghai and Beijing cities, both in China, followed Cebu City in the list. Makati City, on the other hand, makes the 8th place in the Top 8 Global Outsourcing Centers. This list includes (from the top) Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune, all from India, and Dublin in Ireland.

There are also two Philippine cities that is part of the 2008 Top 50 newly-emerging outsourcing hotspots, namely, Quezon City (21st) and Mandaluyong City (45th).

The studies’ overall ranking are based on the following location assessment categories: scale and quality of workforce, cost, business catalyst, risk profile, infrastructure availability, and quality of life. Also, the “choice city” has now given way to “choice of country.”

The lists are according to a study by CyberMedia’s Global Services and investment advisory firm Tholons.

Reference: Trendsiff.com

Pre-paid Car Maintenance Plan in the Philippines – First Ever!

From Life Plans to Pre-Need Plans and Memorial Plans now comes something for your cherished vehicle – a Car Maintenance Plan. The tagline goes “Take the worry out of maintaining your car today.” JAC Service Center has been serving the automotive industry since 1974 and has branches in Alabang, Makati and Cagayan de Oro.They accept all kinds of brands and models.

The “Regular Plan” costs P4,500.00 per year and you get unlimited labor for one whole year at JAC’S well-equipped, well-staffed centers, 5% discount on parts, accessories and other services, free pick-up and delivery within services areas of Las Pinas, Paranaque, Alabang and Muntinlupa, Makati, Pasay and Mandaluyong, free carwash with wax and vacuum service every month, LTO Registration and Insurance assistance, free check-up and estimations; students get a discount of P 500.00 (pay only P 4,000.00 per year).

The “VIP Plan” costs P10,000.00 per year and you get unlimited labor for one whole year, 10% discount on parts, accessories and other services, priority queuing – always be the first in line, free pick-up and delivery within Metro Manila, free 24 hour towing service within Metro Manila, free car wash with wax and vacuum service every month, LTO Registration and Insurance assistance, free check-up and estimations.

AIM Business Asia Week 2009, Makati City Philippines

A “LinkedIn” network acquaintance recently posted this business event:

Marcus Downey, Program Manager at “Asian Institute of Management” (AIM), Philippines, writes:

I am organizing the AIM Business Asia Week 2009 on LinkedIn Events and thought you might be interested in attending.

http://events.linkedin.com/AIM-Business-Asia-Week-2009/pub/76492

AIM Business Asia Week 2009
Mon, Jul 20 to Thu, Jul 23
AIM Conference Center, Makati, PHILIPPINES, PH

Business Asia Week is being organized by the Asian Institute of Management as a forum to present the Philippine economy and the Asia Pacific region as a strong arena for business and talent management opportunities, despite the current global economic slowdown.

http://events.linkedin.com/AIM-Business-Asia-Week-2009/pub/76492

For more details, go here .