• SM Supermalls recently celebrated their 60th Anniversary with an #AweSM Launch Party.
• The launch party also gathered the supermall’s partners, tenants and valued stakeholders.
• SM Supermall’s Chief Operating Officer, Steven Tan, shared a statement how SM became a part of Filipino family lives.

SM Supermalls recently celebrated their 60th Anniversary with an #AweSM Launch Party on May 21, Monday at the Mall of Asia. The launch looked back on Henry Sy, Sr.’s first shoe store in Carriedo, Manila in 1958. This lead to 60-themed discounts, deals and sale events from May to October in SM malls nationwide.

SM celebrated six decades of providing awesome experiences for Filipinos. The launch party also gathered the supermall’s partners, tenants and valued stakeholders. Raymond Gutierrez also hosted the #AweSM Launch Party. Tommy Esguerra, Kaila Estrada and Richard Juan, then, walked for SM Youth. Mr. World Philippines 2016 Sam Ajdani also walked for SM Men.

Miss Earth Philippines, Miss Fire Philippines, Miss Water Philippines, Miss Eco-Tourism Philippines and Miss Dumaguete also graced the event. Aside from them, Janeena Chan also walked for SM Woman. Bituin Escalante, Radha and Frenchie Dy, then, performed their own rendition of SM Supermall’s theme song for SM Woman Plus.

SM Supermall’s Chief Operating Officer, Steven Tan,  shared a statement how SM became a part of Filipino family lives.

“For six decades, SM has become part of the lives of every Filipino family – from a kid choosing his first pair of school shoes at The SM Store, spending your first paycheck on groceries at SM Markets to treat mom and dad, SMDC enabling a young couple to acquire a home of their own, to sharing a fun weekend with the whole family at SM Supermalls.”

Celebrities such as Bettina Carlos, Fabio Ide, Marlon Stockinger, Joey Mead King, Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Xian Lim, Sarah Lahbati, Richard Gutierrez, Anabelle Rama, Ruffa Gutierrez, Denise Laurel, Gerald Anderson and Tim Yap graced the event among others.

Aside from the #AweSM Launch Party, mall kickoff events have been set for mallgoers on May 25, Friday at the SM City Clark, SM City Dasmariñas, SM Seaside City Cebu and SM Lanang Premier. On the weekend of May 25 to May 26, SM will celebrate 60-themed treats with promos. Such as pay only Php60, pay Php60 less or pay only 60%.

Paddington is a 2014 British comedy film based on the best selling books with the same title, directed by Paul King and written by King and Hamish McColl and produced by David Heyman.

The film is based on Paddington Bear by Michael Bond who receives an appearance credit in the movie as the Kindly Gentleman. The film starsHugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and Nicole Kidman, with Ben Whishaw as the voice of Paddington. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014. The film received positive reviews from film critics.

The film is based on Paddington Bear by Michael Bond, whom after his home was destroyed by an earthquake and finds himself traveling to England to find a home. The young bear reaches London but fails to find a home, until he is taken in briefly by the Brown family, who name him.

And now here in Philippines, Xian Lim is the official voice of the said popular bear, Paddington. Xian is excited when he knew about his new venture as the voice of this bear. It was his first animated character and he was chosen with flying colors.

In the interview during his presscon held in Ibarra Plaza, Timog Ave, QC last January 23, 2015, he said;

“I am not expecting that they will choose me to voice Paddington, definitely, I have to practice it especially some British accent and some stuffs, but the good thing was, when we submitted the demo recorded copy to them, they thought it was the same as the original voice, so, that’s when Captive Cinema, the local distributor, informed Xian as the official voice for Paddington.”

Paddington will be showing on February 11, 2015, in theaters nationwide, rated G, suited for family and a perfect gift for Valentines.

Here’s the official trailer of the movie.

Whether you admit it or not, Pinoys love interacting with celebrities particularly on the social networking site Twitter. The site which enabled users to express their thoughts in 140 characters became instrumental in connecting actors, hosts, models, singers, dancers  and band members to their fans as well as their haters.

Early this year, we put up a list  of Pinoy celebrity millionaires on Twitter. As the year ends, we’re updating our list. Find out who went up, down, and stayed on the list.

50. Iza Calzado with 1.34 M followers

49. Sam Concepcion with 1.37 M followers

48. Teddy Corpuz with 1.39 M followers

47. Miles Ocampo with 1.39 M followers

46. Ramon Bautista with 1.4M followers

45. Jericho Rosales with 1.43 M followers

44. Ryan Bang with 1.45 M followers

43. Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla with 1.46 M followers

42. John Prats with 1.49 M followers

41. Jed Madela with 1.52 M followers

40. Camille Prats with 1.52 M followers

39. Manny Pacquiao with 1.52 M followers

38. Maja Salvador with 1.65 M followers

37. Maxene Magalona with 1.67 M followers

36. Sarah Geronimo with 1.7 M followers

35. Jasmine Curtis- Smith with 1.72 M followers

34. Liz Uy with 1.74 M followers

33. Jugs Jugueta 1.76 M followers

32.Robi Domingo 1.77 M followers

31. Coleen Garcia with 1.8 M followers

30. Rachelle Ann Go with 1.84 M followers

29. Karylle Tatlonghari with 1.99 M followers

28. Jodi Sta Maria with 2.07 M followers

27. Pokwang with 2.12 M followers

26. Christian Bautista with 2.14 M followers

25. Jhong Hilario with 2.15 M followers

24. Solenn Heussaff with 2.22 M followers

23. Gary Valenciano with 2.26 M followers

22. Xian Lim with 2.35 M followers

21. Ruffa Gutierrez with 2.36 M followers

20. Georgina Wilson with 2.42 M followers

19. Enrique Gil with 2.57 M followers

18. Lea Salonga with 2.64 M followers

17. Vhong Navarro with 3 M followers

16. Kim Atienza with 3.08 M followers

15. Nikki Gil with 3.18 M followers

14. Daniel Padilla with 3.22 M followers

13. Iya Villania with 3.28 M followers

12. Julia Montes with 3.35 M followers

11. Sam Milby with 3.39 M followers

10. Bianca Gonzalez with 3.67 M followers

9. Cristine Reyes with 3.69 M followers

8. Luis Manzano with 3.71 M followers

7. Yeng Constantino with 3.79 M followers

6. Kathryn Bernardo with 3.91 M followers

5. KC Concepcion with 3.96 M followers

4. Angelica Panganiban with 4.29 M followers

3. Vice Ganda with 4.61 M followers

2. Angel Locsin with 5.4 M followers

1. Anne Curtis with 7.59 M followers

The Newbie Millionaires on Twitter

Several celebrities reached the 1 million-mark for the number of followers for the first time in 2014. They are as follows: Lovi Poe with 1.09 M followers; Elmo Magalona with 1.08 M followers; Khalil Ramos with 1.05 M followers; Mo Twister with 1.04 M followers; Denise Laurel 1.03 M; Heart Evangelista with 1.03 M followers; Papa Jack with 1.02 M followers; Julie Ann San Jose with 1.02 M followers; Paulo Avelino with 1.02 M followers; Jamich with 1.01 M followers; and Melissa Ricks with 1 M followers.

Meanwhile, some celebrities maintained their millionaire status on the social networking site including Tim Yap with 1.23 M followers; Zsa-zsa padilla with 1.22 M followers; Rhian Ramos with 1.19 M followers; Matteo Guidicelli with 1.18 M followers; Kean Cipriano with 1.18 M followers; Carmina Villaroel Legaspi with 1.16 M; Derek Ramsay with 1.16 M followers; Sam Pinto with 1.13 M; and Kris Aquino with 1.03 M followers.

Let’s take a look at Top 10 Filipino accounts based entirely on the amount of followers each one of them has. Data was collected on June 5, 2014 and while this is subject to change at any time, the current list is a nice portrayal of who is really using Instagram. Do they merit the hype? Should you follow them too?

35. Andi Eigenmann

34. Enchong Dee

33. Xian Lim

32. Shaina Magdayao

31. Luis Manzano

30. Jasmine Curtis-Smith

29. Laureen Uy

28. KC Concepcion

27. Alex Gonzaga

26. Iya Villania

25. Heart Evangelista

24. Bianca Gonzales

23. Daniel Padilla

22. Julia Montes

21. Karylle

20. Nikki Gil

19. Coleen Garcia

18. Billy Joe Crawford

17. Liz Uy

16. Maja Salvador

15. Ryzza Mae Dizon

14. Toni Gonzaga

13. Vhong Navarro

12. Marian Rivera

11. Bea Alonzo

10. Angelica Panganiban

9. Georgina Wilson

8. Julia Barretto

7. Solenn Heussaff

6. Angel Locsin

5. Kathryn Bernardo

4. Kris Aquino

3. Kim Chiu

2. Vice Ganda

1. Anne Curtis-Smith

After launching his singing career on 2012 with his certified gold record “So It’s You,” Xian Lim releases his sophomore album named “XL2” via Star Records, that features three of Xian’s original compositions.

“My second album is extra special and literally too personal because it carries three of my original songs … Recording them really made the process more exciting and emotional at the same time. Because it gave me the chance to set the standards and put my full emotion in my renditions,” says Xian.

Among his originals in the album are the songs “Alay Ko Sa ’Yo,” “Iibigin,” and “Kung ‘Di Sa Iyo” which was featured as one of the theme songs of the hit ABS-CBN Drama Series “ Ina, Kapatid, Anak,” where Xian and Teleserye Princess Kim Chui paired up.

The album also featured other original tracks entitled “Di Bale,” “Keep In Mind (K.I.M.),” “Ikaw Na,” “Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo,” and the carrier single itself “Pag May Time.” Xian also included a cover of the OPM Classic “Si Aida, si Lorna o si Fe” in the album, which was popularized in the 80’s by Marco Sison.

“XL2” is now available in record bars nationwide for only P250. Also, album tracks can be downloaded via iTunes, amazon.com, mymusicstore.com.ph and starmusic.ph.