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"The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” premiered in Asia on Thursday, 18 March, racking up an estimated 4 million viewers. The show first aired on AXN, followed by additional free-to-air TV channels and digital platforms across the region.

Filmed in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic, “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” is a production marvel.

The show’s premiere smashed viewership records, beating out other top-rated reality competition premieres including “America’s Got Talent” Season 20, and “The Voice” Season 20, among others.

“The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” is the most-watched 2021 season premiere of all English-language reality series on TV in Asia by broadcast reach so far.

“When we came up with the concept for ‘The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition,’ we knew immediately we had something special on our hands,” said ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong, who also hosted the show.

“I am extremely grateful for the support of all our passionate fans across Asia who tuned in, our production partner Refinery Media, our brand sponsors, and broadcast partners, as well as the entire team at ONE Championship for the hard work they put in. ‘The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition’ is not your grandfather’s ‘Apprentice,’ and I look forward to sharing this journey over the next 12 weeks.”

Check out the show’s broadcast viewership highlights down below:

Philippines

● Episode 1 broadcast reach exceeded the timeslot average on AXN in the Philippines by 60%, beating the Season 32 premiere of long-running American reality TV series “The Amazing Race.” (Timeslot average based on FY2020, Thu 8:50 p.m. slot. Source: Nielsen)

● Episode 1 rating on TV5 outperformed the timeslot average by 57%.
(Timeslot average based on FY2020, Sat 11 p.m. slot. Source: Nielsen)

Thailand

● The premiere episode on Amarin TV smashed records and emerged as the #1 talent contest program by reach and rating.
(Among all talent contest programs aired on Amarin TV from Aug 2020-Feb 2021. Source: Nielsen)

Singapore

● The premiere episode on AXN in Singapore lifted the timeslot average TVR by 38%, with the average time spent spanning 34 minutes.
(Timeslot average based on FY2020 Thu 8:50 p.m. slot. Source: Gfk)

Malaysia

● “The Apprentice” premiered on AXN as the #1-rated show for the day.
(All day on AXN Malaysia on 18 March 2021. Source: Nielsen)

“The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” invites 16 candidates handpicked from around the world to compete in a high-stakes competition involving business and physical challenges. The winner will receive a US$250,000 job offer to work directly under ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong for a year as his protege in Singapore.

“The Apprentice” is one of the biggest non-scripted reality television programs in history, judging the business skills of candidates who are competing for a job offer under a high-profile CEO. The first season of “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” consists of 13 episodes and will be seen in the Philippines on Thursdays, 8:50 pm on AXN cable network and on Mondays at 9 p.m. on One Sport.

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Whether you’re trying to prepare your home for market or simply searching for great ways to make it look more appealing, there are many things you can do that won’t cost you a fortune. From cleaning specific areas of your home’s exterior to making repairs, increasing your home’s curb appeal doesn’t have to be complicated at all. Here are 5 easy ways to step up the appearance of your home, many of which you can start on right away!

1. Exterior Clean-Up

If you haven’t power washed your home in awhile (or ever), this can greatly brighten up the paint. You’ll need to work with cleaners like bleach and trisodium phosphate (TSP) if there is mildew present. If you’re uncomfortable doing this, there are likely an assortment of local businesses in your area that will take care of this for you. When is the last time you cleaned out your gutters? Clogged with mud, leaves, and other debris, your gutters can seriously detract from your home’s appearance if they aren’t clean. Plus, during a rainstorm, the dirty water spills out onto your home’s siding and windows. If you wash your home yourself, this is very cost-effective, especially if you already own a power washer.

2. Lawn Maintenance

How is your yard looking? If the grass is looking a little brown or you have a few unkept flowerbeds, this can detract from your home’s curb appeal. Yard care is crucial to the way your home looks, so try to devote time over a weekend to trim shrubs, reseed areas of your yard, and weed the sidewalk if you have one. Manicuring your yard certainly takes time, which may be something you don’t have much of during the week or on the weekends. In this case, you may find that a lawn care company is a better fit for you. They’ll be able to quickly take care of things like disorderly shrubs and get your yard looking nice and tidy.

3. Install or Replace Window Screens

If your windows don’t already have window screens, this would be an excellent investment. Window screens offer a plethora of benefits including daytime privacy, insect protection, heat reduction, and more. Best of all, they will allow you to open windows throughout your home without fear of young children or pets falling through the open space. You may already have window screens, but some of them are torn, brittle, or faded from the sun. Window screen replacement is easy, especially if you built your first screens. After selecting the right screen material for your needs, you can either purchase them unassembled or pre-built. These will give your home a finished look that looks great from the street!

4. Spruce Up the Front Door

There are few different ways you can go about making your front door look more attractive. If your door number could look better, replace it with another that is easy to see from the road and matching the appearance of your home. You can also swap out old door hardware for new handles and locks for a more modern, sophisticated look that catches the eye. During the holidays, make your front door festive by adding a wreath. If you have a knack for creative DIY projects, you can also craft wreaths to suit any time of the year, from the summer to the fall.

5. New Paint

One of the best ways to totally rejuvenate the exterior of your home is with a fresh coat of paint. Maybe the colors of it now are simply too faded or not as attractive as they once were 15 years ago. Eventually, every home will need new paint to keep it looking great. While you can surely paint your home if you have the skills, it may be best to hire professional painters who will ensure the right type of paint is selected and that it’s evenly applied on all sides of your home.

These are just a few of the many ways in which you can up the curb appeal of your home. With just a little planning, you can tackle a few or all of these projects over the course of a few months or even faster. You’ll be able to immediately complete projects like washing straight away, while others like repainting will take longer. Don’t be surprised when family and friends note the great changes you’ve made! Even if you aren’t preparing for a move, elevating the curb appeal of your home will grow your sense of pride for where you and your family live. There’s nothing better than feeling satisfied with the way your home looks!

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The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our world upside down. From the old normal where you can pretty much do anything you want and go wherever you want to go, suddenly you have to adapt to the new normal where the first order of business is safety.

That means quarantining at home, and in case you need to venture beyond your front door, you have to wear protective gear to keep yourself and others out of harm's way.

After more than a year of the new normal, you have probably gotten accustomed to the way things are now. But that should not be an excuse for you to be complacent, especially when it comes to your financial plans.

For instance, there's no need to postpone the expansion of your investment portfolio. If you have sufficient money saved for a downpayment, it is as good a time as any to purchase real estate.

After all, the pandemic's not ending soon. While herd immunity is in the offing after enough of the population has been inoculated, it does not guarantee the total eradication of the COVID-19 virus. There's no point in biding your all too valuable time.

But first, you need to partner with a competent real estate broker in the Philippines. Also, you may want to follow these recommendations on how to search for a property while under a pandemic.

1. Maximize video tours

You do not have to risk your safety to search the real estate market for viable investment opportunities. Realtors have become crafty in response to health precautions brought about by the pandemic. Now, they conduct video tours for potential buyers.

Make the most of these virtual property tours, at least to weed out offers that don't appeal to you. Once you've narrowed down your options, you can schedule an actual property tour.

Request for your realtor to follow strict safety guidelines and protect yourself by wearing a face mask at all times and bringing 70% rubbing alcohol.

2. Do not dismiss fixer-uppers

Just because a property looks like it needs some serious repairs does not mean it should automatically be crossed off your list of viable options. That's most true if you are in the market to turn a profit from your purchase and not for a primary or secondary residence.

You can easily flip a fixer-upper. You might be surprised with how certain repairs could vastly appreciate the selling price of a house. Something as minor as a new paint job could do wonders on a property's market desirability.

Just make sure you study house flipping first before pursuing it full time. There are inherent risks to this business model, too.

3. Trust your gut

The pandemic has led to a widespread loss of employment. To cite an example, many seafarers have been stranded on land for more than a year. Some of them had to give up properties whose monthly mortgage they could no longer afford to pay.

That means a bargain deal is out there. It will likely come from a seller who's strapped for cash. You just need to know where to look. Once you spot what seems like a lucrative investment, trust your gut and make an offer fast. Remember that you are competing against many buyers, some of them seasoned real estate investors, and you can't afford to be derailed by indecision.

That goes without saying that the whole process should not be rushed if there's no valid reason to. The key is to have a flexible timetable, one where you are ready to make an offer tomorrow if the property warrants such or in the next two months if nothing tempting comes along.

4. Look into the possibility of remote transactions

A real estate agent worth their salt knows how to adjust to the needs of the times. For example, they will find ways to allow remote transactions if a buyer is afraid of going out for when papers need to be checked and signed.

Ask your realtor if, for instance, there's a chance for online notarization of pertinent purchase documents. Keep in mind that once you decide to close a deal, you will have to gather several papers from different offices. A competent agent will make the process easier and safer for you.

Find a property, even amidst a pandemic

Pandemic or no pandemic, your financial security should be of the utmost priority. Every opportunity you get to expand your investment portfolio, you must grab with an equal dose of care and audacity.

The former you pull off by following pandemic-related safety guidelines, doing ample research, and working with the best agent in the industry. The latter you accomplish by simply believing in your instinct as an investor and knowing that, at the end of it all, any kind of investment is all about taking informed risks.

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You may want to replace your old kitchen faucet if you find problems like leakage or giving your kitchen an updated look. It is not really hard to replace the old one with a brand-new kitchen sink faucet as long as you have the right instructions and the right tools.

In this article, I will show you how to go about the whole process.

Necessary tools:

· Adjustable wrench

· Multiple screwdrivers

· Flashlight

· Safety goggles

· Towels

· Bowl

It would take about 2 hours to complete this process. Before replacing the old faucet, read the instructions properly.

How to replace a kitchen faucet?

1. The first step to find out the type of your old faucet. you should count the components of your kitchen faucet that how many components are there in your whole faucet. it is because you need to know how many holes are there on the sink to install a new one. Most of the faucets have two major components, the sprayer and the faucet. The faucet could contain one or three holes while the sprayer has one hole.

2. Climb under your sink to look at the place where the faucet and sprayer are mounted. Count and note down the number of holes. You may find three plastic nuts and a shaft nut in total if your faucet comes with 3holes. By this time, you should decide what tools you are going to need.

3. Turn off the water supply by rotating cold and hot water valve handles. After this, turn on the faucet to remove any excess water. it could cause damage if any water remains in the faucet.

4. You should uninstall the components of the faucet by turning the plastic nuts using your fingers counter-clockwise. If you find them too tight, use pliers for unscrewing the nuts completely.

5. Pry down the holding bracket using your hand and remove it properly.

6. After that, it is time for removing the base of the sprayer by turning the nut counter clockwise that is holding the base of the sprayer.

7. Get rid of the sprayer head by rotating the head counter clockwise till you take it away from the sprayer base.

8. You would find a pin in the sprayer. Take a plier for pushing the pin and remove the retaining pin completely.

9. There would be a hose and you have to remove all the components like sprayer mount and sprayer base from the hose pipe. Take out the hose pipe from the sink and put it in a bowl to drain excess water.

10. Unlock the lines of the supply by rotating the nuts counter clockwise. If you find the lines too short for resting on a bowl, wrap a dry towel round them to prevent any water dropping.

11. Take out your old kitchen faucet and from the sink and clean the area of the sink water and soap. Let it dry for some time after washing the area.

12. Find a new kitchen faucet that contains the same number of the holes like your previous one.

13. Read the instructions in the manufacture of the new faucet and set the new faucet in the holes. Leave a hole for adjusting the sprayer.

14. There would be a mounting hardware in the new kit. Mount the new faucet by using the components from the kit and set it under your sink.

15. Take a screwdriver and tighten the bracket screws or nuts to make the final adjustment.

16. You should work for attaching the supply lines with the valves now. Finger tight them first and then tighten them finally with an adjustable wrench. You don’t need any tape in this process because supply lines come with a seal.

17. After unscrewing the plastic nut from the new sprayer mount, drop the topmost part of the mount in your sink. Hike under your kitchen sink and screw the nuts of the sprayer.

18. Feed the supply line of the sprayer by the sink mount.

19. Climb under the sink to lining up the finish of the supply line with a quick connector. Drive the hose pipe into the connector till it makes a ticking sound.

20. Unscrew the head of the sprayer by turning the aerator counter clockwise. Ensure that the handle of the faucet is off-site.

21. Turn on the cold and hot water connection valves.

22. Flash the sprayer by holding it down for 1 minute and after that, turn off the water to reinstall the head of the sprayer.

23. Turn on the water of the faucet and flush it for about 1 minute. Then install the aerator in place.

24. Your kitchen faucet is ready to use but don’t forget to check everything properly if there is any water leakage or not. Check the places attentively where you have made connections.

Finally, you may have learned how to replace a kitchen faucet successfully. Follow these steps carefully and put safety goggles on your eyes for protection.

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