Electrolux and Mommy Mundo: Clothes for Hope Drive

After launching it's recent Wear Your Passion Campaign represented by digital brand ambassadors: Celebrity Mom Cheska Garcia-Kramer, Mommy Mundo's Janice Villanueva and Chef Rosebud, leading home applicable brand Electrolux in partnership with ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya and Mommy Mundo joins together for the Clothes for Hope Donation Drive. I'm [...]

TriNoma Mall: TriNoma Merry Musical Lights Show and College Reminisce

Last Saturday November 23, 2013, I had one of the most memorable moments of my life.  I reunited with my two seatmates, Eric and Chez, from my college ACTONEA class after many years.  Eric is my closest guy buddy since college days.  I wouldn't have survived college without him.  As for Chez, uhm... regretfully, we didn't [...]

Gemma Artenton from Hansel and Gretel's Witch Hunter to a Sexed-up Vampire in "Byzantium"

By Jamie Neish British-born Gemma Arterton has quickly been rising through the ranks since breaking  out in St Trinian’s six years ago. Her latest role, as a sexed-up vampire in Neil Jordan’s Byzantium, sees her try something completely different. Byzantium centers on two mysterious women, Clara (Arterton) and Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan), [...]

Miss Earth Candidates Dine at Yoshinoya Glorietta 1

Last night, I was with fellow friends to meet and greet a batch of Miss Earth Candidates at Yoshinoya Glorietta 1.  I've always been an environmentalist at heart so I fully support Miss Earth being a beauty pageant for environmental awareness.  As their motto goes "Beauty for a Cause".  Moreover, we should be proud that [...]

Avoid the Christmas Rush by Starting Early

Christmas is one of the most awaited time of the year as it is the season where we can enjoy feasting and the joy of giving.  As the "BER" months approached, we can see Christmas decors being put up and Christmas songs can be heard more often as we near Christmas day. Since Christmas only happens once a year, we want to make the best [...]

Bensimon Sneakers: My OOTD with Parisian Aesthetics and Taste of Basics

As an ultimate adventurous with a vast array of interests, I'm consider myself as having a fast-paced lifestyle similar to the Parisians.  Thus, I am very pleased that Parisian brand Bensimon Sneakers has arrived in the Philippines to meet my need as a student, traveler and a foodie who is also off to explore. It has a classic sneaker [...]

5th Annual World Pneumonia Day: Fifth Birthday Dance and More!

Pneumonia is a serious disease that has claimed the lives of 1.1 million children worldwide in 2012 alone.  For children below 5 yeas old, pneumonia tops as the cause of death because it is usually neglected and diagnosed as "mere fever".  It outnumbers AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. Unfortunately out of the 29% child [...]

How to Tactfully Address a Controversial Topic

You want to add a little more "edge" on your blog, but you're not sure how to go about doing that without upsetting your loyal fan base. First of all, your loyal fans won't ever hate you for being controversial - they're loyal after all. However, you might loose people at the margins who could go either way on you at this point. If you want to keep those readers, your best bet is to handle controversial topics in a tactful [...]

Makati After Dark: A Participating Runner's Experience

Last October 31, 2013, I was invited along with many other bloggers to participate in the Makati After Dark Run.  We were told by Ed Uy, the PR (NOT organizer) for the event, that the media wave will start at 8 pm.  I was really quite hesitant to go since its a family tradition to go to cemetery on Nov 1, the next day, early.  [...]