It was during the grand launched of Vivo Philippines that I
got hyped with one of Manila's top Lavish Hotel The Nobu Hotel . Vivo was generous enough to house media and
bloggers in Nobu Hotel wherein it's one of the luxurious 3 hotels of City Of dreams. Not to mention that we get to enjoy the 452 sq. ft. bedroom to ourselves Yay!
I was in total awe the minute I walked in the Nobu Premier
bedroom. The room itself is large and spacious it has two different large
windows that claim a panoramic view of the city of dream’s gardens and
swimming pools.
“We All Have Sally’s to save but all I can say is to be true to yourself and think of a time to really discover yourself” Saving Sally Star Rhian Ramos quoted.
At it’s very heart, Saving sally is a simple story about
love and never ever giving up not to mention it’s also a story about unrequited
love. The movie was told in a unique way that combines live action and vivid
kaleidoscope-colored animation.
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| Photo Credit by ArtJuana |
Megaworld, the
country’s largest developer of integrated urban townships, launched the
first phase of the Festive Walk Parade yesterday in the 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park
township in Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
At 1.1 km long and divided into four phases, the Festive Walk Parade is
considered as Western Visayas’ longest retail and dining strip. It will
showcase local and legendary Ilonggo restaurants as well as
international brands.
“With the opening of the first phase of the Festive Walk Parade this
Christmas season, Ilonggos will get a taste of the experience that a Megaworld
Lifestyle Mall offers. The line of retail shops and restaurants fronting wide
arcades, surrounded by beautifully landscaped walkways, makes a stroll along
the entire stretch of the Iloilo Festive Walk a truly captivating experience,”
says Kevin L. Tan, senior vice president and head, Megaworld Lifestyle Malls.
Millenials like us love to push ourselves even to the point that
is beyond our body’s limit, we like to be labeled as the overachievers but if our
body could bawl it would certainly give
out a foul cry
All these pushing drain
us physically, emotionally, mentally and whenever this happens to me, I felt like my world just
abruptly stop, in other word I am so unproductive.
Thanks to the antediluvian cultures who believed in the magical benefits of massage therapy, hence introduced and passed it from generations to generations.
Thanks to the antediluvian cultures who believed in the magical benefits of massage therapy, hence introduced and passed it from generations to generations.
SM City Iloilowill launch the
Brillante Mendoza Film Festival (BMFF),which will feature
the International Award-Winning Film- MaRosa this coming December 15, 2016, 4
pm, at SM City Iloilo Northpoint. It will be followed by a film screening of
Ma’ Rosa on December 16, 2016 at SM Iloilo Cinema 6 and 7, 8 am.
The film is about ROSA, who owns a
small community convenient store connected to their home in the slums of
Metropolitan Manila. Together with her husband, NESTOR, they use their
convenient store as cover-up for selling illegal narcotic, Methamphetamines.
Their fate changes when their neighbor sets them up for a police raid leading
to the couple’s arrest - a ploy for extortion. Backed against the wall, Rosa
seeks help from her children, JACKSON, RAQUEL, and KERWIN as they do the
daunting task to buy their parent’s freedom.
“The idea of this film came up four
years ago when I became indirectly involved with the said incident. It captures
my interest to tell this story because it shows a unique but also disturbing
characteristic of a common Filipino family. That when a family member is backed
against the wall for the wrong doings that he or she made, you will do
everything to keep them out of trouble even if it means violating basic
virtuous. In a society where survival of the fittest is a fact that we have to
live with, family becomes amoral,” says Mendoza.
Ma’ Rosa is one of the films that
competed in the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. It garnered the Best Actress award
for Jaclyn Jose and Best Director for the 54th Gijon Film Festival.
The fans of Brillante Mendoza will have a chance to meet and greet with the
renowned Director. They will also have a chance to ask him about his latest
film.
Brillante Ma. Mendoza started as a
production designer in various films and television advertisements. His debut
film, Masahista (The Masseur) won the Golden Leopard Award at the 2005 Locarno
International Film Festival, and paved the way for the rise of alternative cinema
in the Philippines.
In 2005, he founded Center Stage
Productions (CSP), an independent film production company. Mendoza continues to
make films and documentaries that depict the lives of the Filipinos and the
marginalized sectors of society, cultivating an audience for alternative cinema
in the Philippines. His films are shown in different schools all over the
country. Brillante Mendoza is the first Filipino director to be honored by
France with the title Chevalier dansl’Ordre des Arts etLettres.
For more
information of the Brillante Mendoza Film Festival, you may contact Mr. Troy
Camarista, Public Relations Manager of SM City Iloilo, at 320 9609 local 128.
I’ve never worn make up that much, but I do have makeup
products I can’t live without, such as eyebrows, blusher, lip tint and BB
creams because I do like to look nice sometimes hahaha but here’s something we can agree on - make up
collecting can be errrr an expensive leisure
pursuit especially if you have sworn to devote thy self to high street and luxury make up brands but
if you’re someone like me who isn’t like to pay full price for anything the you
might like my new found beauty destination that will unquestionably make your wallet
smile. I'm talking about www.beautymnl.com this beauty depot have partnered with make up mavens, skincare savants, hair authorities and other beauty magicians so to provide beauty junkies only the best.. but.... affordable make up and other beauty products.
A dinner trip to Sm Southpoint is one of my preferred activities
to break up the monotony of everyday life, simply because a trip there means experiencing
another euphoric sensation…. caused by comfort foods that is.
One of my personal favorites is a Bistro Ocean City, albeit
it’s not new to the Ilonggos this restaurant has been one of the much loved seafood restaurant since its opening
in 1992. They have the best crispy tadyang, chicken galantina and
baked oyster that it will make you want
to dance.
Together with my fellow bloggers we had a night
of gastronomic dinner. “Apart from the usual Filipino and Chinese Cuisine we’ve
added new Western Dishes we now have salad, pasta and pizza. As you can see the
place itself is different from our first branch in Gen. Luna” stated by the
owner Mr. Ernesto Borromeo.
Our being busy shouldn’t be an excuse that we neglected to
buy our love ones gifts this Christmas season after all this happens only once a year right? And it is during this time that shopping destinations are jam
packed with people good thing though that online shopping exist hahaha
The country’s largest online one-stop shopping and
selling destination, www.lazada.com.ph is set to
culminate its Online Revolution campaign with a bang with itsGrand Christmas Sale, which is slated to
happen this December 7-12.
In life we often caught ourselves in a never ending cycle
that we barely have time to even stop to smell the flower, or gaze upon the
skies and be grateful for it all. Frequently, we get wedged up in our daily
routines and find ourselves complaining more
than giving thanks and ignoring what is more important to us.
I myself is a victim of these cycle, nothing is more imperative
to me than getting my daily groove.
Career always comes first . Success comes with a high price that will leave you no choice but to
pay, It’s like drinking honey in a cup made of thorns. What I'm really saying
is as my career is escalating, other aspects of my life are declining. You see
it’s not all sunshine for me, true that I get to enjoy the perks of my work.
And the price I have to compensate for these? It’s at a much higher cost.
My life will always be about choices and career will always be my priority. It’s
like I am being magnetized back to it.
But things have changed, though when I lost my father to
brain cancer. A father is always a daughter's first love and losing him is
really painful. Anyone who lost a parent knows that a death of a father or a
mother understand the gravity of the misery and how the death of a love one is
life altering.
When my father was diagnosed with a brain tumor, I
was dumbfounded because it wasn't what I expected to hear from his
Doctor. The news catapulted me into a sorrowful state. I was psychologically
un-moored, I am not prepared. I refuse to believe that sooner or
later he will leave us. I have kept the hope inside of me - the hope for
a miracle.
They allege that the sooner you accept the truth the
easier it is to let go, but trust me if you are very close with someone, if you
love and care for someone so much you will do everything to refrain yourself
from believing and forgetting. No matter how strong the threat of oblivion is
and no matter how obscure the situation maybe, you will yet continue to cling
to that one hope amid the sorrow. I'm not going to lie by stating that
everything was easy for it never was, keeping your hope and faith fervent is
never easy, especially if the person you once see as brawny is slowly turning
into a stunted soul, wherein his gaunt face and pain is a manifestation that
death will shortly take its toll.
And when death and setbacks occur, you'll suddenly find
yourself questioning “Did I spend enough time with my father while he is still
alive?” and you would start to unlock every memory, hoping to find something to enlighten your guilty soul but believe me the truth will slap you hard on the
face.
I may never be able to sit down and have coffee with my
father anymore, but his death propelled the
truth that Life shouldn’t be emaciated and
center on career alone. There is so much more to life than our profession and
we should learn to appreciate and celebrate our blessings everyday.
Let this season be an
opportunity to spend time with your families and love ones. But if you were still
thinking what better way to spend
your time with them. How about this Christmas let your loved taste
the Filipino Christmas through Johann’s Blendpresso specials Puto Bumbong and
Queso De Bola coffee-based flavored drinks. Gather them up, share stories and
bring back good old memories and make new ones.
Check Johann's Blendpresso Facebook Page Here :https://www.facebook.com/JohannCoffeeAndBeverages/
website:
#ThankfulForYouDad
Vivo, the top 5 global smartphone manufacturer, today revealed its secret to
perfect selfies last November 23, 2016 with the launch of the Vivo V5 smartphone
The Vivo V5 smartphone boasts Perfect Selfie
capabilities with its high-quality front-facing camera, fast performance, and upgraded features that
ensure great experiences for its users.
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| Me and Writer Valerie Caulin taking a selfie with the new Vivo V5 |
For 3 years, it’s been a tradition that at the end of the
year I have to have something that has a significant representation of my whole
year in general. Let's say it's a Christmas gift to myself. And for 3 years www.onecklace.comhas been my source when it comes to personalized
jewelries.
I find personalized jewelries a seamless gift to self or
perhaps to friends or loved ones. Honestly, everybody loves to don on signature
pieces that exhibit their individuality. Everyone desires to feel special and besides it carries more meaning than any
gifts at all. Agree?
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