Friday, November 13, 2015

Event: Ayala Malls holiday schedule announced (plus, my photo with Piolo!)

Last week, I had such a lovely time attending the Ayala Malls party that announced their holiday activities for all shoppers at their malls all over the country. We had a preview of what to expect (songs! dances! celebrities! oh my!) and then shopped from the goodie buffet. I even got to have my photo taken with my college crush, Piolo Pascual!

My haul from the shopping buffet!
Heehee that cake wasn't for me but let's pretend!!!

Anyway! Where was I? Holiday schedule. Yes! The festivities had already begun last week so I'll give you a rundown of what to expect from today till December at an Ayala Mall near you:

Daryl Ong from The Voice
Celebrities and songs!
The Sound of Christmas, a concert series featuring top singers together with the well-renowned Manila Symphony Orchestra and special celebrities like Piolo Pascual, Daryl Ong from The Voice of the Philippines, Sam Milby, Yeng Constantino, Erik Santos, Nikki Gil, Kyla, KZ Tandingan, Richard Poon, Angeline Quinto, Jay R and Marion Aunor (not all stars will be at the same date and venue).
November 14 - Fairview Terraces 
November 22 - Ayala Center Cebu 
December 6 - Market! Market!
December 13 - Alabang Town Center

The kids from Steps Dance Project
Dance!
Ayala Malls partners again with Steps Dance Project to bring back Frankly Speaking, a jazz musical inspired by the famous hits of the legendary music icon, Frank Sinatra. This musical concert will also feature the talented dancer, musician and entertainer from New York, Omar Edwards. 
November 14 - MarQuee Mall Angeles, Pampanga
November 20 - Centrio Mall, Cagayan de Oro
November 22 - Abreeza Mall, Davao

Peppa and George!
Peppa Pig!
My kids will love this one: British animated series Peppa Pig comes to life at Ayala Malls! Together with her family—little brother George and Mummy and Daddy Pig—Peppa Pig will entertain kids with songs, dances, and snorts of laughter!
November 13-15 - Glorietta
November 21-22 - TriNoma
November 27-29 - Ayala Center Cebu
December 4-6 - Alabang Town Center
December 11-13 - Market! Market!
December 18-20 - Ayala Malls Solenad

Arts & Crafts at Glorietta!
December 12 - Artwork T-shirt Printing

Fairs & Sales!
Alabang Town Center introduces the holiday spirit with back-to-back toy fairs and sale events before its weekly Community Christmas Cantata during the whole month of December with special participation from Lyceum Orchestra, Lighthouse Bible Church, San Beda College, SAT Music, Christ Commission Fellowship, and many more. 

Food Fair!
December 11 to 13 - Weekend Market by The Clean Plate at UP Town Center
December 20 to 22 - Awesome Food fair co-presented by lifestyle blog Our Awesome Planet
All weekends of December - Greenbelt Christmas Market

Goodies for everyone!
More Christmas activities every weekend at every mall! 
Meet-and-greet events with Santa Claus
Fireworks displays
Chorales
Booths for holiday treats
Simbang Gabi 

 (L-R) Ayala Land President Bobby Dy, Ayala Corporation Chairman Emeritus Jaime Zobel De Ayala, 
Steps Dance Studio director and Steps Dance Project founder Sofia Zobel- Elizalde, Lizzie Zobel, 
Ayala Land VP and Head of Operations and Support Services, Commercial Business Group Rowena Tomeldan, 
and Ayala Land Senior Vice President and Commercial Business Head Junie Jalandoni
(L-R) Ayala Land executive’s Junie Jalandoni, Joseph Reyes, Bing Jose, Ruby Chiong, 
and Myrna Fernandez, Manila Symphony executive director Jeffery Solares, 
The Sound of Christmas director Raymond Lauchengco, Piolo Pascual, Daryl Ong, 
Sam Milby, Ayala Land’s Javi Hernandez, AC Legarda and Mark Sablan

Season for Giving 
Glorietta will hold the activity, “100 Christmas Wishes” to encourage shoppers in sponsoring wishes of 100 less fortunate children from November to December. 

Since Filipinos love to go to the malls (nothing wrong with that!), Ayala Malls have definitely made their shopping centers a fun place for family and friends. I should know—I'm always at a mall! And not always to shop. My family eats, plays, meets with friends, watches movies, be entertained, be together! We're definitely looking forward to meeting Peppa Pig and Santa Claus!

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Monday, November 09, 2015

How to get the 2015 Coca-Cola Glass Collection from McDonald's


Hooray for two of my favorite things in the world—Coke and McDonald's! This year, they've partnered once again to offer the 2015 Coca-Cola Glass Collection. That's the drinking glasses up there. I don't know if this news will actually excite you, because, you know, baso, but we started collecting these glasses with the Olympics 2008 collection and, well, we like collecting things! 


Now on its 8th year, the 2015 Coca-Cola Glasses is also called the Coca-Cola Signature Glass Collection because this is inspired by the evolution of the iconic Coca-Cola contour bottle. Even the green tinge is because the first bottles of Coke were greenish! Why? The first bottles were made by the Root Glass Company (yes, I did some research for you!). Now glass is basically melted sand and Root got its sand "from 160 acres that Root purchased west of Greencastle in the Fern Cliffs area of Putnum County, Indiana." I like how that sounds like a setting for a good romance story! Anyway, this sand had copper and other minerals which created that distinct green tinge. Instead of thinking of that as a bad thing, Coke thought, "Hey, it can be our signature glass color, just like our sexy contoured bottle!" Coke didn't say that exactly. I did. But you know what I mean!

The Coca-Cola Signature Glass Collection is available at all McDonald’s restaurants nationwide now. As in now na! To collect the limited-edition glasses, all you need to do is add P29 to any McDonald’s meal and you get one glass. There are six designs to collect, and each glass is embossed with the Coca-Cola logo. Each is also date-stamped with 1899, 1916, 1955, 1961, 1994, and 2015. So six glasses times P29... That's just P174 total! Well, on top of your meal, of course!


Collect all six designs only at McDonald’s via Dine-In, Drive-Thru, or McDelivery via 86-2-86, www.mcdelivery.com.ph, or the McDo PH app, all day, including breakfast hours. Have fun collecting... and drinking Coke!

Share your collection at McDonald’s official Facebook page, or by tagging @McDo_PH on Twitter and Instagram.

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

It's huge! I visit MANGO's Eastwood branch to shop!

This post is brought to you by MANGO.

I missed the opening of the bigger and better MANGO store at Eastwood a few weeks ago. Eastwood is not my stomping grounds but because I saw fellow bloggers talking about how they absolutely loved the new store, I went to check it out.

 Boy, it's really big! Look!

This is the MANGO Kids section:

My photos can't seem to do justice to the wide aisles, the well-spaced clothing items, and the high ceilings. I loved that there's space to shop. The only place in the store that felt masikip was the fitting rooms. 

 Anyway, the MANGO store in Eastwood is right in the garden area. I don't know what it's called, basta it's where the fountains and ponds are. Just across Bread Talk, right beside GAP. I like that when I was shopping and I look past the windows, it's all nice and green trees and bushes. Super refreshing. Dangerous, too, in my case because nakakagana to shop!

 Here's what caught my eye in the store:
Jeans! Jeggings! Pants!
I love anything with roll-up sleeves.
Military-inspired jacket.
I almost bought that dress but my tummy was too big! 
Little black dress to the left and little red dress to the right.
An adorable outfit! Almost got it but was afraid I'm too old for it haha.

Of course, since I'm a mom, I went through the racks of MANGO Kids, too, and found these:
For my mini heroes.
If they had a bigger size sana for my husband!
This camel jacket! Why not in my size???

 I also liked MANGO's Autumn/Winter 2015 Boho Collection showcased by supermodels Kate Moss and Cara Delavigne. 

I was born in the 70s so I have a soft spot for gorgeous prints, chiffon kaftans and maxi dresses, bell-sleeved blouses, flared jeans, fringe, flower power, embroidery on everything. Here are my Boho Collection outfits:
 

 Really loving the dress that Cara wore! Cara and Kate are part of MANGO's #somethingincommon campaign, which emphasizes that Kate may be born in the 70s and Cara in the 90s but their love for free-spirited fashion is their common denominator. Aside from being supermodels, of course!

“MANGO is great,” says Cara. “When I think about what to wear every day, I like to be creative and MANGO is a perfect brand to play with the range of styles there are nowadays. This is the first time I have worked with MANGO and having Kate as my partner in crime is ideal! We are a lethal combination. I admire her personally and professionally, she is a true fashion icon. It is a privilege to learn and to share this experience with her.”

Kate has been part of the MANGO family for while now, starting with her collaborations with the Spanish brand in 2011 and 2012. Kate says, “It's so great to be working with MANGO again; it is such a fresh and modern brand.” Of Cara, she says, “Cara and I always have fun together and you really can see that in this campaign.” 

I had fun just shopping! I may not be a supermodel but what I have #somethingincommon with Kate and Cara is a love for looking fantabulous! Look at what I bought from MANGO Eastwood:

 Not near Eastwood, like me? You can still shop for these pieces and more at these branches:

MANGO РRobinsons Ermita, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Power Plant Mall, Gateway, SM Mall Of Asia, Alabang Town Center, SM Megamall, SM Davao, SM Clark, Ayala Center Cebu, TriNoma, SM Cebu, Greenbelt 5, Eastwood, Marquee Mall, Newport, Abreeza Davao, Lucky Chinatown, Bonifacio High Street, Robinsons Magnolia, Centrio, Harbor Point, Glorietta 2, Ayala Fairview Terraces, SM BF Para̱aque

MANGO MAN – Power Plant Mall, Alabang Town Center, Bonifacio High Street, Glorietta 2, SM Mall Of Asia, Ayala Center Cebu, Abreeza Davao

MANGO TOUCH – Robinsons Ermita, Power Plant Mall, Robinsons Magnolia, SM Megamall, SM Mall Of Asia

MANGO KIDS РSM Mall Of Asia, Ayala Center Cebu, SM BF Para̱aque, TriNoma, Glorietta 2, Eastwood

MANGO SPORT and INTIMATES – SM Mall of Asia
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