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Margarita Forés collaborates with Paco Roncero at the Raffles Makati
It’s a dream come true for established restaurateur and in-demand caterer Margarita Fores as she collaborates with Spanish two-star Michelin chef, Paco Roncero, in a six-course gastronomical feast in...
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What I learned from Art Basel Hong Kong 2015
Super late post! I was lucky to have been invited to Art Basel Hong Kong 2015 last March 2015. I love art, but I’d never been to Art Basel and didn’t know what to expect. The first time I ever heard...
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It’s raining men (and lechon!) at SM’s welcome party for Madrid Fusion Manila...
Last night, SM Supermalls held a welcome party for Madrid Fusion delegates called SM Fiesta By The Bay. But they could have also called it A Night of 20 Lechons or Pogi by the Bay. From the SMX...
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Stevie Wonder’s private concert at Solaire
When I was younger, all I wanted to be was Lisa Bonet—before the dreads, the piercings, and Lenny Kravitz. Now that I am older, I love Kerry Washington. There has to be an African American woman...
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Domicillo: Discover Tagaytay’s newest boutique hotel
When I was a kid growing up in the ’70s, one event changed my life forever. My dad took us to a uncle’s house in Dasmariñas Village. It was the most beautiful house I had ever seen—big, modern, with...
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Love Rilakkuma? Happy Land now open at SM North Edsa
At my age (obviously) I’m not done buying cute stuff. It started with Dick Bruna and Sanrio in the early ’70s, and while there have been so many others, none have made me feel as guilty than Rilakkuma...
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Celebrate 25 years of Citi Mastercard with dream trips and packages
In 1999, Citibank approved my application for my first legit credit card, which changed my life forever. Sixteen years later, it’s still one of my most used cards, mostly because of the credit limit...
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My birthday 2015
It’s not my thing to celebrate my birthday every year, but I’m getting old and I can afford to throw a party now. Sort of like my Dad; he celebrates every year. So maybe I get that from him. I wasn’t...
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Signs of progress: Studioilse designs Cathay Pacific Lounge at NAIA Terminal 3
Remember that Cathay Pacific Noodle Bar you always look forward to at the Hong Kong International Airport? It just opened in Manila, at NAIA Terminal 3. What’s more, the newly opened Cathay Pacific...
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Lego fans, don’t miss the first Lego Certified Store in the Philippines
The first Lego Certified Store opened yesterday at Park Triangle in Bonifacio Global City. Its opening also marked the first time I would take all three sons to a media event. While Ben and Markus...
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Big Eyes, the movie
The boys are now 7, 12, and 13. While Christian is still a kid—into Power Rangers and Lego—the older boys are growing up. They’re in that interesting stage where they still play Minecraft and NBA...
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Park Hyatt Tokyo and what we did this summer vacation
I’m writing this blog entry to remind me of tips when booking the next trip to Tokyo. Last April, I booked our trip same time as the Diaz family, from April 12-18. I should’ve checked the hotel rates...
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David Letterman says goodbye to Late Show after 33 years
Thank you David Letterman for keeping me company while doing my homework late at night when I was in New York. After 33 years in late night television, David Letterman is saying goodbye with three...
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Robert De Niro’s surprise visit to Manila
Unlike our richer neighbors, Tokyo and Hong Kong, it isn’t very often that a huge celebrity like Robert De Niro will come to the Philippines. But since 2014, he has been to Manila twice. First to...
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Qiwellness Living: A destination spa in Tagaytay
By Dinna Vasquez Destination spas aren’t really common in the Philippines—probably because we’re spoiled. Massage at home is just a text away and it’s easy to enjoy an hour’s massage at the mall. But...
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Toms partners with Christy Turlington’s Every Mother Counts
TOMS, the global lifestyle brand which provides shoes, eyeglasses, and clean water to the needy through the sales of its One for One® Shoes, eyewear, coffee and bags, has partnered with Every Mother...
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Turn brown nipples to pink? Picosure can!
Is Picosure the fountain of youth? You know something/someone is hot when everybody talks about it, and in terms of beauty treatments, everyone is talking about Picosure, described as the world’s...
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Obsessed with Vetements
Just when I thought fashion was getting boring, I stumble upon Vetements, a fairly new label formed by a group of seven designers trained at different schools (Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp,...
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First look: Jollibee x Uniqlo tees
When Uniqlo first opened at SM Mall of Asia last April 2012, I was both surprised and amused with all the collaborations being offered—everything from Hello Kitty to Yakult. So it came as no surprise...
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Tried & Tested: Preview magazine x Happy Skin’s new lip crayons
As a lifestyle blogger, I get free makeup all the time. I can’t tell you how much beauty stuff I get, and I don’t have to buy mascara again for the next five years. So far, the only homegrown cosmetic...
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