Frenzy's UFLAIR Finale: Winners Announced!

After three rounds of heartstopping bottle tricks, spins, and throws, Dolce Superclub is now set to witness the first-ever Frenzy UFlair , grand winners.  Thirteen HRM students from different schools vye for the title but only one will emerge.  The college student who has the frenziest concoction and frenziest flair will be declaired as the UFLAIR Idol.

The 13 finalists including 2 brave "GRILS" (yes, girl power!!!) were head-to-head in trying to snatch the grand prize and the cute portabar (see photo above) as they gave their best tosses, throws, catches and flips and of course, their coolest drinks.

Loud cheers from diffrent colleges filled the venue as everyone cheered for the exceptional performances of the 13.   Look at this mommy and sister tandem cheering for their bet!  I, together with the other bloggers also have our own bets.

Games and prizes were also thrown to the audiences sponsored by Frenzy Condoms, of course. 

Now, the long wait is over, after 4 hours of bottle throwing,  the popular choice award goes to Jayson De Jesus from Lyceum of the Philippines University who gained the most number of votes from Facebook online voting and site voting, bringing home 10,000 pesos.   Another special award, the ‘frenziest flairtender’ of the night was awarded to him (I also thought he is going to be the winner, haha).  While, the winner of the ‘Frenziest flair’ is Dominique Palileo.




Samuel Alcantara Jr. for the 1^st prize and winner of ‘Frenziest Mix’ special award.

And Russel Jerard Osuna bagged the 2^nd prize.  He is the guy whom the two ladies above were cheering for.

And who set the bar high enough?   Paulo Eiron Layao from TRIMEX Institute of Science and Technology Laguna!!!

 

 

Frenzy UFlair's grand champion, Paulo Eiron Layao, together with

Mr. Norman Campoy, Frenzy Condoms Product Manager

He did his suave flairing and bartending moves combined with his perfectly mixed concoction that made his way to success. Paulo brought home a cash prize, a trophy and a portabar, total value of 25,000 pesos.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

“We are deeply overwhelmed with the reception and the support given by the students from the elimination rounds until the finals night,” according to Norman Campoy, Frenzy Condoms product manager. He adds, “We congratulate and thank everyone for showing outstanding talents. Everyone should continue to expect that the fun will never end with Frenzy.”
 
 
 

Visit http://www.frenzy.com.ph/

 

Frenzy's UFLAIR Second Elimination: It's Flair Time Once More!

It is my third time to watch a flairtending event.  First one was at SM Mall Asia during the GSM Blue's Flair Idol.  Secondly, I got an invite from GSM Blue's Blueniversity, a mixology seminar.  Lastly, I got to see Frenzy's UFlair second leg of eliminations also sponsored by GSM Blue.


I remember during college, one of the courses I’m considering at that time was HRM (Hotel and Restaurant Management) because I wanna become the chef of my own restaurant. I also dreamt of becoming a barista, bartender, and a flairtender.  But I think it’s not really meant for me. It’s for my brother’s. Yes, he’s the one taking it right now.  Once again, I shared this experience to him so he'll get an idea once he will be taking his bartending subject.


To give you a background, flairtending is a performance art that features flamboyant bartenders who flip,  throw, and juggle liquor bottles in the air, and oftentimes even dance to pulsating beats and perform close-up magic tricks.

The difference of Frenzy's UFlair from all my flairtending events is that Frenzy and GSM Blue asked the contestants to come up with tangiest drinks with the inclusion of a ‘secret ingredient’ that is only revealed during the competition.

With the wits, drink mixing skills, flips, and tricks of the 12 promising young finalists from different universities, the second round eliminations really doubled-up the intensity of the competition.

The best from the 12 rest who brought home 5,000 pesos were Arianne Santos from Sienna College - Taytay, Bobby Jenrick Ponce from Our Lady of Fatima - Valenzuela, Samuel Alcantara Jr. from PUP - Sta. Mesa, and Dominique Palileo from University of Perpetual Help System - Biñan.

A race for popularity is also conducted every elimination round that brings more excitement to the participants as well as to their supporters. This time, the popular choice award was given to Jochris Forloso of National College of Business and Arts, bringing home 10,000 pesos.

“The overflowing talents shown on the second round for UFlair made us more excited for the last round on August 17, 2011”, said Norman Campoy, Product Manager of Frenzy Condoms. “The UFlair spirit is so high and the fun will definitely roll towards the finals”, he adds.

The 12 UFlair finalists will battle for special awards, gift packs, portabar and a cash prize with a total worth of 20,000 pesos in the finals round on September 7, 2011 at Dolce Super Club while the runners up will receive trophies and cash prizes up to 15,000 pesos.

The final round will be thoroughly assessed by experts in bartending and flairing, which are Philippe Bartholomi, Diogenes Jaurigue, Joseph Apostol, and Dennis Dungca. Mr. Campoy will also take part in judging to search for the individual that would best represent the product.

Frenzy’s Uflair is supported by the philippinebartending.com, GSM Blue, Icon Ultimate Club and Dolce Super Club.   

For updates and more information about Frenzy’s UFlair visit www.facebook.com/frenzycondoms.  

GSM Blue’s Flair Idol Finale: It’s Flair Time!

During college, one of the courses I’m considering at that time was HRM (Hotel and Restaurant Management) because I wanna become the chef of my own restaurant.  I also dreamt of becoming a barista, bartender, and a flairtender.

But I think it’s not really meant for me.  It’s for my brother’s.  Yes, he’s the one taking it right now.  So when I got an invite for the GSM Blue Flair Idol Finals, I shared this to him as this was a  free event at SM Mall of Asia.

With the wits, drink mixing skills, flips, and tricks of the 15 promising young finalists from different universities…

I know my brother learned a lot from them.

Now, back to the show… and the winners are…

Flairtending -- performance art that features flamboyant bartenders who flip,  throw, and juggle liquor bottles in the air, and oftentimes even dance to pulsating beats and perform close-up magic tricks.

On a mission to find the most exciting flairtenders in the country, leading liquor brand GSM Blue launched the annual Flair Idol competition in 2007. This year’s grand finals at the San Miguel by the Bay in SM Mall of Asia saw a very exciting conclusion, as Donn Mark Celestino of De La Salle University Dasma emerged as the winner, besting 14 other hopefuls to bag the grand prize of P30,000 plus an all-expense paid trip to  an Asian country.

Donn Mark Celestino of De La Salle University Dasmarinas

The Flair Idol competition, once limited to the Greater Manila Area, became a nationwide event this year.  The tilt is part of GSM Blueniversity roadshow campaign, which brought a team of professional bartenders to hundreds of colleges and universities across the archipelago in the past year. In each road show, the GSM Blueniversity mentors gave training sessions to third year and fourth year HRM (Hotel and Restaurant Management) students and budding flairtenders on the various aspects of bartending.

“This year’s GSM Blue Flair Idol was our biggest one yet,” remarked Nelson S. Elises, Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. VP for Marketing. “We really went the extra mile to ensure that we find the most promising flairtenders in the country, who can best represent their schools in this competition. And we definitely found what we were looking for in Donn Mark Celestino, as well as the rest of the finalists.”

The most promising young flairtenders of the campaign were selected as contestants of the Flair Idol regional legs, where their drink mixing skills, originality, and style for performance were put to the test.

Leading up to the big showdown, the finalists underwent a special six-day training to further hone their skills and expertise in flairtending and the bartending business, and develop their individual performances for the finals. They then showcased their skills in a special demo performance at the GSM Blueniversity Bar in San Sebastian College-Recoletos prior to the finals.

“The training that the finalists went through goes beyond the technical aspects of their performances,” said Mr. Elises. “An important X-factor in being chosen as Flair Idol was stage presence, and that requires confidence and the ability to excite and connect with the audience. After an exciting night filled with excellent performances, the judges picked the one who has it all—skills, bravado, and charisma.”

Aside the awards given to Flair Idol 2010 winner Donn Mark Celestino, a cash prize of P20,000 was given to 1st runner up Leonard Ian Dee of St. Joseph Tech Academy, Davao, while P10,000 was awarded to 2nd runner up Robert Jorge Dela Cruz of St. Joseph Tech Academy, Davao. The school of this year’s Flair Idol, DLSU, Dasma also received a special prize from GSM Blue: a fully furnished HRM laboratory cum mock bar.

GSM Blue Flair Idol 15 Finalists

GMA

1.       Mari Tonie Galanon                                - STI COLLEGE

2.       Greg Santiago                                            - NATIONAL TEACHERS COLLEGE

3.       Dan Wico                                                     - UNIVERSITY OF MANILA

NORTH

1.       Gino Carlo Simbillo                                  - WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY CABANATUAN

2.       Dan Carlo Besa                                          - HOLY ANGELS UNIVERSITY PAMPANGA

3.       Paul Ramuel Casingal                              - UC BAGUIO

SOUTH

1.       Donn Mark Celestino                             - DLSU, Dasma

2.       Christian Tuason                                       - DLSU, Dasma

3.       Bryan Bonifacio                                         - UPHSL, Binan

VISAYAS

1.       Andrew Gregorio                                     - ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY, DUMAGUETE

2.       Francis Angelo Nolasco                          - SOUTH WESTERN UNIVERSITY, CEBU

3.       Jerome Macapar                                      - WESTERN INSTITUTE, ILOILO CITY

MINDANAO

1.       Robert Jorge Dela Cruz                          - ST. JOSEPH TECH. ACADEMY, DAVAO

2.       Jor-rel Avala                                               - UNIVERSITY OF MINDANAO, DAVAO

3.       Leonard Ian Dee                                       - ST. JOSEPH TECH. ACADEMY, DAVAO

EVENT PHOTOS:

Anne Curtis, Juggy and the Kitty Girls graced the vent.



And GSM Blue for this year 2011 will be searching for the next...

GSM Blue Mix Master!

Who knows it might be YOU!