Discover a new side of Nadine Lustre, Yassi Pressman and Rei Germar in the latest OPPO TVC

The global smart device brand OPPO recently unveiled their newest TVC, featuring multidimensional personalities who are known to push the boundaries in their respective crafts: Nadine Lustre, Yassi Pressman and Rei Germar. Throughout the video, the three women showed they’re not just one-trick ponies - they can do it all!

Vlogger and content creator Rei Germar kicked off the video revealing her inner thrill-seeker. Known for her fashion inspirations, this time Rei was shown as a daring go-getter, drifting and doing car tricks behind the wheel.

Meanwhile, entertainer and entrepreneur Yassi Pressman who, throughout her career, has graced the stage with her show-stopping dance moves, unveiled her classical ballet training to show her elegance.

Finally, multihyphenate Nadine Lustre took on the world, rounding up the video in the heart of Paris. Dressed in head-turning pieces representing how she can pull off any style and conquer any role, Nadine sashayed across the French capital’s bridges, captured by the OPPO Reno7.

Catch the new OPPO TVC here:

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Adventurous, creative, unapologetic - whatever your personality, the OPPO Reno7 can capture it all. #ThePortraitExpert empowers you to explore your whole self and share every part of you with the world.

Unlock the unlimited you in portrait with the OPPO Reno7 Series

Just like Nadine, Yassi and Rei, you too can discover every part of yourself with the all-new OPPO Reno7 Series. With its flagship portrait camera system powered by AI algorithms, #ThePortraitExpert acts like a professional camera that fits in the palm of your hand, allowing you to capture the unique you with industry-leading features like Portrait Mode, AI Highlight Video, and Bokeh Flare Portrait.

Powered by MediaTek Dimensity 900 5G SoC and Qualcomm Snapdragon 6952, the OPPO Reno7 5G and Reno7Z 5G are each packed with a 4,500mAh battery and SuperVOOC charging technology, so you can snap unlimited moments and portraits all day.

Available in eye-catching colors - Startrails Blue and Starry Black for Reno7 5G, and Rainbow Spectrum and Cosmic Black for Reno7 Z 5G - the OPPO Reno7 Series is the key to expressing yourself freely and sharing it with the world.

The OPPO Reno7 Series is now available for purchase through OPPO Flagship Stores on Lazada and Shopee, partner dealers and OPPO Brand Stores Nationwide. For more information, visit the OPPO Philippines’ official website at www.oppo.com.ph/ or its official Facebook page at OPPO Philippines.

Wet Leg release new song “Ur Mum”

The right amount of silly and strange, off-beam and familiar” Mojo 4*

“This album is an unashamedly goofy celebration of fun, sex and romance, but also a bittersweet commentary on the price of pleasure, the cruel downside of love and the trials of being twentysomething women in 21st-century Britain” Uncut 8/10

“They’re one of those new bands whose sound and aesthetic seem to have arrived fully formed, promising exciting if totally unpredictable things to come” The New York Times

“Riotously smart debut” Record Collector 4*

“A breath of fresh air” The Independent

“2022 is going to be their year” Clash

“Immensely charming” Stereogum

“One of 2022’s most anticipated debuts” Metro

“Dizzyingly perfect” NME

“The most exciting new band on the planet have made the most exciting new album on the planet” Dork

 

On Friday, Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg will release their eagerly anticipated self-titled debut album. Since unleashing their first single in June last year, things have moved at lightning speed for Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers – from selling out all their live shows in minutes, performing on US TV three times, being crowned number 2 in BBC’s Sound of 2022 to racking up 40M global streams and 9M YouTube views as well as been touted, most recently, by Dave Grohl, Lorde and Jack White. Before all twelve tracks from Wet Leg are revealed, today the duo share new song “Ur Mum”.

 

“Ur Mum” opens with a spectacular insult lobbed in the direction of an ex-boyfriend: "When I think about what you've become, I feel sorry for your mum" but the song also nods to outgrowing the slow pace of life and small town energy of the island: “When the lights go down on this fucking town, I know it's time to go" and results in Rhian letting out her “longest and loudest scream” for 11.02 seconds. Teasdale says of the song: “I was pretty angry at way things had gone in this particular dynamic. It’s just a diss song I wrote to make myself feel better. It worked.”

 

Watch the video for “Ur Mum” here.

Stream “Ur Mum” here.

 

The video directed by Lava La Rue who says: “The Ur Mum video was all about bringing the viewer into the Wet Leg world - sprinkling details throughout the visual that not only reference at least 4 songs off the album but also plenty of inside jokes within the band too. Artistically it shows where the aesthetic of American indie films like Napoleon Dynamite fit perfectly in the scape of rural British settings - this concept first came to me when the band took me to IOW for the first time - I saw the connection and it all clicked into place.”

 

The band have just completed an extensive round of touring in North America including roadblock SXSW showcases, an Academy Awards pre party for YSL, performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

 

They’ve also confirmed their UK touring plans for November including 2 dates at London’s O2 Forum which are already sold out. Fresh from their appearance at BBC 6 Music Festival on the weekend, they’ve been announced for Radio 1’s Big Weekender in May and also as the only addition to Radio 1’s Brit List.

 

“Ur Mum” artwork:

Listen to Wet Leg’s previous singles: “Chaise Longue”, “Wet Dream”, “Too Late Now”, “Oh No” and “Angelica”.

 

Wet Leg is available to pre-order on exclusive clear vinyl (with a 7” of two non-album tracks) via the band’s webstore, standard vinyl, cassette, CD and digitally. A variety of merch (T-shirt, print) is available as a pre-order bundle too. Pre-order: Wet Leg Store | Digital

 

Upcoming live dates

Thursday 7th April – Banquet @ PRYZM, Kingston (early & late) – sold out

Friday 8th April - Rough Trade East, London (matinee & evening) – sold out

Saturday 9th April – Resident, Brighton – sold out

Sunday 10th April - Rough Trade, Bristol – sold out

Monday 11th April - Rough Trade, Nottingham – sold out

Tuesday 12th April – HMV, Birmingham – sold out

13th April - Bear Tree Records out-store at The Foundry, Sheffield – sold out

16^th April – Newcastle University, Newcastle – sold out

17^th April – The Mash House, Edinburgh – sold out

19^th April – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – sold out

20^th April – Gorilla, Manchester – sold out

21^st April – Trinity Centre, Bristol – sold out

23^rd April – o2 Institute, Birmingham – sold out

24^th April – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich – sold out

26^th April – Electric Ballroom, London – sold out

27^th April – The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth – sold out

14^th May – Point Ephemere, Paris – sold out

15^th May – Le Nuits Botanique @ Botanique Rotonde, Brussels

16^th May – Jaki, Cologne

19^th May – Doornroosje, Nijmegen

20^th May – Rotown, Rotterdam – sold out

21^st May – London Calling @ Paradiso, Amsterdam

23^rd May – Milla, Munich

24^th May – Milla, Munich – sold out

25^th May – Berghain/Kantine, Berlin – sold out

28^th May – Neighbourhood Weekender @ Victoria Park, Warrington

16^th June – Isle of Wight Festival, Newport

23^rd June – The Louisiana, Bristol – Independent Venue Week/sold out

9^th July – TRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, Glasgow

25^th August – Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver – sold out

23^rd October – Strom, Munich

25^th October – Magazzini Generali, Milan

            26^th October – Mascotte, Zurich

29^th October – Mojo Club, Hamburg

4^th November – Trix, Antwerp

5^th November – Vera, Groningen

6^th November - Astra Kulturehaus, Berlin

7^th November – Kantine, Cologne

9^th November – Elysee Montmartre, Paris

10^th November – Rockhal Club, Esch-sur-alzette

11^th November – Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam

13^th November – UEA, Norwich – sold out

14^th November - O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol – sold out

15^th November – O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool – sold out

17^th November - SWG3, Glasgow – sold out

18^th November - Leeds Beckett Students Union, Leeds – sold out

19^th November - O2 Ritz, Manchester – sold out

21^st November - O2 Institute, Birmingham

23^rd November - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – sold out

24^th November - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – sold out

25^th November – Rock City, Nottingham – sold out

27^th November – Limelight, Belfast

28^th November – Academy, Dublin

Tickets

 

Wet Leg have partnered with PLUS1 on their November UK tour so that £1 from every ticket goes to War Child to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children caught up in war. www.warchild.org.uk

                                               

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SM Turns to Rain Water Harvesting a key to Living Flood Free

Climate change is real and Filipinos are among those who can attest to the devastating effects it brings to everyday life. Faced with about 20 typhoons a year, the Asian Development Bank reported that the total impact from storms have reached about US$20 billion from 1990 to 2020. It causes a temporary disruption due to mass evacuations which bring about an average of 2-8% reduction in gross domestic product annually. 

Despite the reoccurring devastation felt during calamities, Filipinos still manage to see the humorous side of life and are often reported as one of the happiest people in the world. However, this may soon be tested as, according to the latest report of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, things are about to get worse as the planet heats up, accelerating the effects of climate change and making the Philippines more vulnerable to drastic changes in weather patterns. 

On average, the Philippines receives about 2,400 millimeters of rainfall each year, one of the highest in the world. While this poses a problem for the country, there is a silver lining, as it can also be the solution for water scarcity. However, currently the Philippines only harvests around 6% of its rainwater compared to India which harvests around 60% of the 700-millimeter average rainfall it receives each year. 

Rain Water – a friend or a foe?

Water is a scarce resource. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 6 identifies access to clean water as one of the global priorities to be achieved by 2030. Aligned to its environmental responsibility programs, SM takes a closer look at the use of water and how it can be turned from a foe to a friend.

SM builds its malls and integrated lifestyle cities with resilience and sustainability in mind. Understanding the value of water, SM builds rain water catchments in its malls to harvest large volumes of rain water particularly in flood prone areas.

“We approach it two ways: resilience – to help communities be flood free; and sustainability – to optimize water which is a scarce resource so we can use it for other purposes rather than just waste it,” says Architect Fides Garcia-Hsu, Vice President at SM Engineering Design and Development.

Vermont Park and Vermont Royale are two communities that once saw rain as a foe. Every time it rained, their neighborhoods ended up under water, damaging their homes. Today, home owners welcome the rain as water that can be harvested and stored for future use. The reason? SM City Masinag’s rain water catchment facility!   It has a 17,681 cubic meter water capacity. The two communities connected their drainage systems to the mall which is equipped with three 30HP submersible pumps which are used to pump out accumulated rain water. 

“Wherever SM is, we try to help our communities become resilient to changing weather patterns,” explains Arch. Garcia-Hsu. “Nationwide, we have 20 malls equipped with rainwater catchment facilities that help rain water management to avoid flash floods for surrounding communities.”