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You can personalize your work area, do more of what you love, and spend more time with family – these are just some of the perks of this new normal work set up

It has been a year since most of the companies in the country shifted to a work-from-home (WFH) setup, and despite being the best alternative to stay safe while working, not everybody thinks it makes the best employment arrangement.

There are a lot of things and activities that are terribly missed when working in a physical office, but working at home has great perks as well. Carousell Philippines, the country’s leading online classified platform, created this video of its employees, showing how they have been thriving while working from home for the past year.

1. You can spruce up your workstation any way you want

In a WFH setup, you are your own boss -- in designing your home office, at least -- as you can arrange your workstation to your preferred style. Shares Rapha Lomotan, brand/social strategist, “I set up my home office with my BTS collection in the backdrop, which really inspires me every day because I get to see my idols whenever I work.”

2. You get to adopt a new hobby or just do more of what you really love

You can use the extra hours to do your favorite activities that you would only have time for during weekends. “Now I can easily get my neighbors to play with my board games. That actually saves time, since we can really play right away,” explains Joans Mateo, auto leads.

With your free time, you can also discover new hobbies and activities that you didn’t get the chance to do pre-pandemic. “I now utilize the hours I used to spend for commuting to get more rest and to learn a new hobby to improve myself,” narrates Audrey Martinez, regional marketing associate.

3. You get to bond more with your family

Probably the best benefit to working from home is being closer to your family and having more time to bond with them. Says Karl Magsuci, head of autos, “With a WFH setup, I get to see my son every day and spend time with him as I work.”

4. You no longer get stuck in horrible traffic

Employees who transitioned to working from home get a break from Manila’s daily traffic congestion. Relates Marita Galvez, fashion lead, “I just realized how stressful it is to go to work and begin the day already tired or in a bad mood because of the traffic.Today my commute is super light -- I just wake up, get ready, and just walk three steps to my home office.”

5. You can be more focused at your job within the safety of home

A WFH setup allows you to do your work tasks with more concentration, safely. Carousell Philippines general manager Raffy Montemayor says this is the most important pro when they decided to shift to this work arrangement.

“It is our mission to make buying and selling online more accessible for every Filipino, and do it safely not only for our customers but also for our employees who serve them. Carousell Philippines is continuing its100% work from home setup the entire 2021 and will extend this to 2021 if needed, to continue providing for our customers’ needs while keeping in mind the safety of our employees,” explains Montemayor.

If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught Filipino employees, it is making everything work despite the limitations they face and continue doing their jobs the best way they can. Along the way, they are able to discover new ways to effectively serve others and even better ways to improve themselves as individuals.

Carousell is now hiring! For more information about jobs in Carousell, visit here. 04/16/2021 (The Lifestyle Portal)

About Carousell

Carousell is a classifieds marketplace that makes selling as easy as taking a photo, buying as simple as chatting. Launched in August 2012, Carousell began in Singapore and is now one of the world's largest and fastest growing marketplaces in eight markets across Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Carousell is backed by Telenor Group, Rakuten Ventures, Naver, Sequoia Capital India, and Naspers. In the Philippines, OLX joins Carousell to bring consumers a diverse range of products across a variety of categories, including autos, property, lifestyle, gadgets and fashion accessories. Download the app for iOS or Android

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Two fun-filled online events are coming your way, featuring local celebrities, and over 300 giveaways including TECNO Mobile’s Spark 6 Go and Spark 6 Air smartphones!

Mark your calendars! Global premier mobile phone brand, TECNO Mobile, is bringing an unforgettable Livestream event of fun and laughter, straight to your homes. This April, the country’s most entertaining influencers, comedians and celebrities are coming together to kickstart summer, and everyone is invited to join in the fun.

Fans of standup comedy will surely enjoy Spark Up the Fun, a showdown of wit and humor featuring the greatest standup comics that the Philippines has to offer like Beks Battalion, Mika Salamanca, Baninay and hosted by the super funny tandem, DONEKLA. You can look forward to tons of laughter and big surprises at this Livestream event on April 17 along with games, raffle draws and over 150 amazing phone, cash prizes and Shopee exclusives that will be given away.

TECNO Mobile’s second Livestream will be a showcase of Filipino creativity and talent. Catch your favorite local celebrities , as they sing and dance at Spark Up Your Energy. Fans who aspire to become like their celebrity idols will get the chance to participate in this Livestream show. Fun games, TECNO smartphones, and cash giveaways are also in store for the event’s attendees.

As we embrace a more digitally-driven lifestyle, online activities including live streaming, distance learning, and remote work are becoming regular parts of day-to-day life. With this, a high-performing smartphone continues to be a necessity. As Ye Yuan, Deputy General Manager of TECNO Mobile, stresses, a smartphone provides its users with an essential link to the outside world, whether this is used for productivity, education, or staying in touch with friends and loved ones.

Through its revolutionary TECNO Spark 6 Go AI-powered mobile device, TECNO Mobile is able to fill this need for its consumers in the Philippines. Designed and developed to keep up with users’ changing needs, TECNO Mobile’s smartphone offerings are also affordable, making them more accessible to the masses.

TECNO Spark 6 Go was initially launched last year and is now making a comeback, still with a multitude of features that are relevant for everyone. This includes:

A large 6.52” HD Resolution Screen that allows users to enjoy various media content with great ease. Watch movies, browse the web, and play games in full detail, while in compact form on a much more portable device.
A built-in AI Dual Unlock Feature, capable of both face-unlock and fingerprint scanning, has been tested to ensure that files remain private and secure, allowing users to stay confident.
A camera with AI Beauty Mode and 18 AI Scene Detection features for outstanding images all the time. Take great selfies anytime, anywhere with Spark 6 Go’s 6-layer AI beauty image processing capability. Photos taken from the rear camera are now more rich and vibrant as well, with its all-new 18 AI scene detection software.
A 5000 mAh battery that allows for up to 36 days of standby time, 24 hours of calling, 19 hours of web browsing, 25 hours of video playback, 125 hours of music, or 15 hours of gaming on a single charge.
Audio Share allows up to 3 Bluetooth speakers or 2 Bluetooth headphones to connect simultaneously, making it possible to effortlessly share music with friends during parties or enjoy it privately with a special someone.

TECNO Spark 6 Go is available at the TECNO Mobile PH Official Store in Shopee Mall. It comes in two models - The Spark 6 Go (KE5) with 2GB+32GB memory has an affordable price tag of P3,990, while Spark 6 Go (KE5K) with 4GB+64GB memory price dropped to P4,999 from its original price of P5,490.

Both TECNO Spark 6 Go models are available in Aqua Blue, Ice Jadeite, Sky Black and Mystery White colors.

Also check out TECNO Mobile’s CAMON 16 smartphone, available exclusively at TECNO Mobile’s partner retail stores for only P7,990. CAMON 16 comes with a 48MP Ultra Quad Camera, with a four-camera lens combination for comprehensive smartphone photography. It is equipped with a Bokeh Depth of Field Lens, an AI Lens, a Macro Lens, and a 48MP Main Lens with a 79-degree wide-angle view. It also has an Ultra Night Lens with 1-second image processing for higher quality night images, with convenient anti-over exposure and AI portrait segment features. CAMON 16 also has a huge RAM and ROM capacity of 128GB+6GB, allowing users to save thousands of songs and photos, or several HD movies and apps for offline entertainment on the go. This smartphone is capable of 18W fast charging, with advanced protection technology that ensures automatic regulation of charging inputs that helps to prolong the hardware and software of the device.

Be sure to catch the Livestream events happening this April and you might just win a TECNO mobile phone! For more updates, follow TECNO Mobile Philippines on Facebook, and visit www.tecno-mobile.com/ph. 04/16/2021 (The Lufestyle Portal)

About TECNO Mobile

TECNO Mobile is a premium smartphone brand from TRANSSION Holdings. TECNO unlocks the best of contemporary technologies in artistic designs, showcasing its mastery of serving global consumers who are "young at heart", and inspiring them to never stop pursuing excellence. We demonstrate our brand motto through our innovation, technological and artistic progression in over 60 markets around the world, with a diversified product portfolio featuring smartphones and smart AIoT products covered. TECNO is also the global Official Handset Partner of Manchester City Football Club.

For more information, please visit www.tecno-mobile.com.

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For most of us, getting our first proper watch -- the analog ones with actual hands for the hours, minutes, and seconds, to be exact -- is a moment that’s best described as a rite of passage.

For designer and entrepreneur Riane Garfin, however, the experience was just a bit more profound: after all, it did involve opening up a watch using a tuning fork, and observing firsthand just how one such machine can seamlessly blend together precision engineering with delicate and beautiful artistry and practicality. This, as Riane recounted in an earlier interview, eventually led to the creation of LEUPP, a local watch brand that prides itself on its line of stunning minimalist and incredibly functional timepieces.

According to Riane, LEUPP started out in 2014 as a small fashion accessories business, noting that it was only in 2018 that they decided to change gears and focus solely on what she describes as “time machines.”

“In 2014, with just 20,000 pesos worth of stock I started a fashion accessories business, and they flew off the shelves. Then my business partner joined and invested in the business and it grew and we expanded to other accessories including watches,” Riane says.

“After several years in operation we realized that our watches were the obvious favorite, so in 2018 we changed direction and focused solely on watches. That's when we renamed the brand to LEUPP,” she adds.

Now operating in a studio tucked in the leafy Putney district of southwest London, LEUPP focuses on creating simple, clean, and contemporary timepieces for fashion-conscious consumers, in stark contrast to their contemporaries, most of whom often tend to put emphasis on style over substance.

“So many watch brands have become synonymous with generic catalog parts with a logo slapped on it. LEUPP is a design-focused brand, so each model uses a unique case, cut and molded specific to our design and vision,” she adds.

According to Riane in an email, LEUPP is able to do this by deliberately removing clutter and other unnecessary elements from their watches.

“LEUPP’s design aesthetic is inspired by Kanso – which means simplicity in design. This Japanese aesthetic is designed to eliminate clutter, instead of thinking in terms of decoration, in our design process, we rid space of the non-essential,” she says, adding that the brand’s aesthetics also take inspiration from unexpected elements like a piece of furniture or a building.

This unconventional approach to design and aesthetics, Riane says, led to the development of the LEUPP look, which, in this case, is characterized by unique, versatile, and elevated designs, as well as flattering, flawless, and genderless silhouettes.

These elements are most evident in the Kubo, Mori, and Ito lines, which she notes as being so versatile that they can be worn with both casual and formal wear.

Kubo, for instance, has an asymmetrical winder, giving it an unexpected yet classy look;

Mori, meanwhile fully embraces the minimalist aesthetic with its clean-looking markers;

Ito, arguably the boldest of the three, boasts a square, Bauhaus-inspired shape coupled with an all-black watch face.

Other models that LEUPP takes pride in are the Ueno, which Riane notes as being her personal favorite, and the Imako, which she describes as being “an unconventional watch designed for the non conformist.”

Lest you think otherwise, however, LEUPP’s watches -- despite the brand’s dedication to timeless and understated design -- are sold at surprisingly fair price points.

According to Riane, this decision to provide consumers with accessible and yet high-quality and sophisticated timepieces serve a distinct purpose: widen the brand’s reach and allow more customers to get a hold of their products.

“We exist to provide quality fashion watches at radically affordable price points,” she says, adding in a statement that she wants LEUPP to eventually become the public’s go-to brand when it comes to everyday-wear fashion watches.

And it’s not just their aesthetics and price points that are impressive: so too, is LEUPP’s concept of customer service, with Riane noting the brand’s desire to keep things “simple and easy” for their customers.

Unlike other brands and shops whose idea of customer service ends at the tills, LEUPP, according to Riane in an email, values customer satisfaction even after the sales have been made. This, she stresses, is the exact opposite of the methods often employed by other local brands, who, more often than not, tend to make customer service decisions deliberately hinged on mere conflict avoidance instead of legitimate problem-solving.

“Trust that we'll deliver something of a good standard, and trust that we'll back our product with support if there are any issues,” Riane says, adding that the brand has even gone as far as to invest in technologies that enable their team to provide professional support to their customers, such as Live Chats and a 24/7 helpdesk.

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So, what’s next for LEUPP?

According to Riane, their plan is for LEUPP to start catering to a global market within the next two years.

It’s a notion that’s nothing short of ambitious, I’d give you that, but judging by how well-received LEUPP’s timepieces are, I’m quite sure it won’t be long before that happens.

It is LEUPP’s time, after all. Get your own LEUPP timepieces at www.leuppwatches.com. 04/12/2020 (The Lifestyle Portal)

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Spending summer indoors does have its perks, and these Hisense TV deals can help make things even better!

Staying safe at home is the best way to spend this summer. While this may have you missing your favorite vacation spots, it doesn’t mean that you should miss out on the fun. Instead, plan for your best summer at home with your favorite snacks and treats, free-flowing drinks, and all of your favorite films and TV programs to watch and rewatch anytime you want to.

Ready with your food, drinks and watchlist? All that’s missing now is an awesome new TV for the ultimate binge-watching experience. Hisense has got you covered with its Sizzling Summer Deals Promo. Get into the summer groove with a FREE Devant SB-50 Soundbar, valued at P5,450, with every purchase of a Hisense 50” to 65” 4K UHD Smart TV or 4K ULED Smart TV.

With a Hisense 4K ULED Smart TV, your home will surely be TV marathon ready this summer. Enjoy the absolute best picture quality in Ultra HD with a 3840x2160 display resolution and Ultra Smooth Motion. All Hisense 4K ULED Smart TVs run the patented Vidaa U Operating System, which is both fast and responsive. It has the ultimate binge watcher’s video streaming apps preloaded in the TV so you don’t need to download it anymore. The remote also features a one touch access button to quickly open the apps! You also gain access to the VIDAA Store, where you can download more apps!

The Hisense Sizzling Summer Deals Promo runs from April 1 to 30, 2021, and is available in selected appliance stores nationwide, and Hisense Official Flagship Stores in Lazada (https://bit.ly/HisenseLM10) and Shopee (https://bit.ly/HisenseSM10). Click here for more information, and to view a list of participating stores.

For more updates, visit the Hisense website (www.hisense.com.ph) and follow its official social media accounts on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HisensePhilippines/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hisenseph/). 04/08/2021 (The Lifestyle Portal)

ABOUT HISENSE

Hisense values are as follows: Integrity, Innovation, Customer Focus, and Sustainability.

History:
Founded in 1969 as a small radio factory in China, now operating for more than 50 years, Hisense has grown into a multibillion-dollar global conglomerate with a workforce of over 75,000 worldwide. Hisense is recognized as a world leading provider of flat panel TVs, household appliances, and mobile communications and is recognized as a top 10 player by large global institutions, such as Euromonitor, IDG, and the Consumer Electronics Association. Its 20+ subsidiaries are in the multimedia, household appliance, telecommunications, information technology, technology services, and real estate industries, while its products are sold in over 130 countries and regions throughout the world.

At Hisense, the emphasis is placed on innovation and quality. The company has a global R&D network of over 3000 engineers and has a national-level R&D Centre, a post-doctoral research workstation, and a state-of-the-art multimedia technology laboratory. It has been the recipient of several recognitions and awards in the name of innovation, technology, design, and quality management. In addition, Hisense has partnerships with IBM, Hitachi, Whirlpool, and AMD for the development and marketing of air-conditioners, refrigerators, and information technology.

Hisense Co. Ltd is currently experiencing a 10 percent year-over-year growth. While enhancing its global presence, Hisense will continue pursuing growth in the multimedia, household appliance, mobile communications, and information technology industries.