Changing My Life and Others' Starts Today!

My chance to transform my life and other people's lives starts today. Remember my blog about the project/assignment I will be working on in the next six months, inwhich I will be working with different people from different countries? (Please read it here: I Will Be Representing the Philippines!!!) I will have a chance to meet them. Soon.

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Ruthilicious' GCs and Goodies Giveaway [ends December 17, 2011]

I'll make this quick and direct to the point. I got some GCs and goodies that I want to share with my readers. I had been meaning to publish the contest rules, but I cannot find time.

I'll make this really simple. But to make you more excited, here are the prizes:

Sparkle Free Massage GC and 4 Lazer Xtreme GCs
(Thanks to our friends in Blogapalooza)

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Shop for TOMS Shoes and Eat at Food Bazaar this Sunday!

I can't believe (long) weekend is almost over. I haven't even accomplished half of what I was planning to do. Anyway, if you don't know what to do yet this Sunday - here are some of my suggestions:

Shop at Rustan's and have your TOMS shoes personalized by the artist! What is interesting is that for every shoe that you buy, Tom's will give a new pair for a child in need. That's what we call, shopping for a cause. ;)

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About My Bags and A Bag

Bag lady or shoe addict? I guess I am both (like most of the girls I know!). Although I cannot afford yet the likes of Hermes, I loove collecting bags.

I carry a big bag in the office. My office bag is usually big - it contains my stuff, kikay kit, my lunch bag, and sometimes shoes (heeled shoes) which I only bring to the office while I commute in flats. I love statement bags which add character to an ensemble. I don't really care if it is branded, or not - if I like it, I buy it, whether online or in a physical store.

I easily fall inloved with clutches and purses because they symbolize femininity and class. Imagine the queen, the princess and the duches, walking down the red carpet with that tiny purse or clutch. The same with celebrities, models and even famous fashion bloggers. It gives character and completes the look. Oftentimes I think it is better to walk with a clutch bag in your hand, than a man in tow.

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Prestige Cruises Buffet Dinner Cruise: A Must-NOT Try!

If I tell you I went on a dinner buffet cruise, you might think that I am such a socialite foodie- probably I had roast duck, caviar and wine. You might be expecting me to change my profile picture in Facebook to show my recent food adventure. I would expect the same experience after submitting my payment to the deal offered in one of the Group Buying site offering 50% discount for an Eat-All-You-Can Dinner Buffet Cruise.

Roast Duck, Caviar and Wine are little exaggerated expectations. If not grand, decent experience is what we were expecting, especially if you are presented with this picture.

But our experience was next to Jack and Rose's experience in Titanic (ok, the ship didn't sink, and we are all safe.. just keep on reading..). I bought vouchers online because I wanted to treat my sister and her family to a nice buffet - at least something unique and memorable. I thought I was lucky to get the deal just on time. There were 41267 vouchers sold!

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Going Vietnamese at Zao Vietnamese Bistro

My sister and her family visited us here in Manila last month. Malling and simple lunch outs became so special when spent with your family. We decided to have lunch in Serendra since we were also planning of playing Lazer Tag Game in Market Market.

We originally wanted to eat in Conti's. But dining in at Conti's means waiting for available table. We were 3rd on the list, and we were already starving - so we thought of checking out the restaurant next to Conti's - Zao Vietnamese Bistro. We just scanned the menu displayed outside, and we all agreed to go Vietnamese that afternoon.

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Sale Alert: RCBC Presents Big Garments Sale in Bulacan!

My bosses are always talking about that hidden place in Bulacan where one can buy goods (*think Imported Brands) at crazy prices! I am surprised to find out one hidden place in Bulacan - and the info just landed in my inbox and I am sharing it with my readers.

Mark your calendars! November 26 and 27 (Saturday and Sunday). What is interesting is that, if you’re an RCBC Bankard cardholder, you can avail of exclusive 0% Installment for 3 months. Best deal ever if you have a long list of people to buy gifts for!


FeaturedBrands:

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BUM's Reveal Your Dark Side Grand Fashion Show Happening Tonight!

Few more hours before superheroes and anime characters parade in the ramp for Bum's Reveal Your Darkside Fashion Show!

Don't be surprised if you bump into different characters (maybe some of them are mad, angry and growling!) in Mall of Asia Music Hall tonight (November 25/Friday, 6pm)

The show will also be a culminating event for the Bum Cosplay Contest which was launched last August. So Cosplay and BUM fanatics can expect a one-of-a-kind fashion event that would inspire them to express their angst, passion, and identity more freely through BUM’s Collection. Shoppers can play live video games at the Music Hall venue and win fabulous prizes courtesy of our sponsors Netopia Internet Café and Ideal Vision.

Bum's endorsers Bea Binene, Empress Shuck and Dino Imperial will also strut the runway wearing the latest Holiday Collection of BUM.

To know more about BUM and its collection, check out www.bumequipment.com.ph and like at www.facebook.com/bumequip.

Marriott Hotel Manila Lights Christmas Tree and Introduces Bid & Built Campaign

Christmas is in the air!!! Can you feel it? I smell bibingkas and puto-bumbongs, and see twinkling Christmas lights in major roads and gigantic Christmas trees too! Although we don't really celebrate Christmas, I love the season because it's the only time of the year when everyone is happy and (for)giving.

(Disclaimer - before you think that I am not a normal creature, for the record I am a believer of Christ and God, but we just don't celebrate Christmas).

Last night I attended the Marriott Hotel's Christmas Tree Lighting which also kicks off the Bid and Build campaign, a fund raising auction project with Habitat for Humanity.

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Diana Stadler Opening with Diana Menezes

"Wala ng panget ngayon" - funny yet true. Especially if you are earning enough money to pay for beauty products and procedures. Whoever you are (celebrity or not), whatever you do for a living (models and stewardess are not the only ones expected to have good skin and presentable look), and wherever you are (South or North?!), you have license to look your best.

Last week, an established beauty center opens in Tutuban Mall, in Manila. I came from a morning event that day, and I originally thought of just swinging by to support a friend, but I found myself staying and enjoying the show.

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Christmas Gift Suggestion: Nike Sports Wear - Grand Slam Polo & Gym Hoody

I just sent an email blast to our team regarding this season's Kris Kringle. We also drawn the names of our "baby", and I am glad to pick a "baby girl". Admit that it is hard to buy gifts for men. It is perfect timing that Nike gives us reason to smile and enjoy shopping. Check out this new classic yet stylish pieces from Nike Sports Wear.

Grand Slam Polo SRP: Php 1,795

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Coffee + Fashion: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's Small Talks for Big Changes Brunch Series

Coffee and Fashion. Two of the many things I love. Combine them together, and I had a good morning last Saturday. The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf's Brunch Series featured Preview Magazine's Associate Editor, Eunice Lucero in which she talks about trends and styles to watch out for next year.

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Tasting Figaro's Offerings in Barrington Place Opening

It's strange but it's true - I love coffee but I can only count the number of times I went to Figaro for coffee. Probably less than ten. I am that inloved with Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and I felt that my relationship with the brand should stay monogamous. Don't get me wrong, I do try other coffee shops and coffee too, I am not that close-minded or blinded. When a chance to grace an important event in Figaro was offered, I said yes even if it means less hours of sleep for me.

Love this picture by Aylin Vedad! Looks like this is for marketing campaign!

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The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf's 2012 Giving Journal: More than Just a Planner

"How many more stickers do you need?" I think that's the common question I hear whenever I pass by coffeeshops. I hear the same question even in the office. Maybe that explains the long line in Starbucks last night in Trinoma. My friend has started the sticker/planner race too. But unlike in previous years, he is not too eager to complete it. Before he got around 5 planners which he just gave away to his friends. Sometimes he would even help others to complete their stubs. Fortunately for me, I never felt that pressure ever since the famous Coffee Shop has started the tradition every Christmas. I always get a Belle De Jour Planner (I already got mine last month - just haven't blogged!). But I think, I might join the sticker race too - but this time for Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf's 2012 Giving Journal.

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Great Buy of the Week: Nail Up Nail Polishes

You know how much I am loooving nail polishes and nail art.. I kind of feel naked without color in my nails. I soon realized it has become an expensive "vice". Plus, it eats up too much of my time. Having my nails done for cleaning and art work would take around 1.5 hours. So imagine my joy when I discovered a kiosk which sells really nice nail polishes that is close to nail art masterpieces!

Love, love, love the board!

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Solo x Kengkoy x Model Search for 2012 is EXTENDED!!!

Kengkoy is requesting for more entries for the Solo Kengkoy Model Online Search 2012! No joke. If you are an aspiring model, or has an eye for photography, Kengkoy wants you!!! The search for the next faces of Solo for 2012 is EXTENDED due to popular request! Submission of entries is extended until November 30 and Voting ends on December 2.

Solo Online Model Search gets bigger on its 3rd year as Solo celebrates and relive the greatest and most-loved comic character of all time KENKOY created by the Father of Philippine Cartoon Tony Velasquez (read more about Kengkoy in this blog entry).

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I Missed the Chance of Meeting Christian Bautista!!!

Yes, (and oh no) I did. I can just look with envy at all the pictures of my blogger friends with Christian Bautista who went to the Bloggers' Conference last Sunday. I missed it because I was nursing fever and colds. I would have wanted go to the venue despite chills and high temperature - If I pass out, I would make sure I would be next to Christian so he could catch me. Just kidding.

I may not be the best person to consult when it comes to music, but I do appreciate good artists and singers - Christian Baustista is one of them. If I would list down all his achievements as an artist, this blog entry would be totally text heavy. He starred in his first international film A Special Symphony. He is part of the first Pan-Asian musical TV series The Kitchen Musical. He is also the only recording artist to receive a 4x Platinum Record Award for Romance Revisited: The Love Songs Of Jose Mari Chan for 2011. He worked with Grammy-nominated pianist Jim Brickman, K-Pop R&B trio One Way, and fronted for the concerts of K-Pop sensations Rain and 2NE1.

I personally love the Romance Revisited: The Love Songs Of Jose Mari Chan album because I also appreciate Jose Mari Chan's compositions (and not just his Christmas Songs - which I am hearing these days!). The songs make me fall inloved again, and again - they just give a happy and light vibe.

If I were an upcoming singer, I would be threatened with Christian Bautista. His first international album Outbound has been released. I wouldn't be surprised if I see his picture holding awards for this album.

Being a good singer, and a good-looking singer I must say, you are expected to be paired with fairly good-looking ladies in your music videos. How lucky he is to be with Anne Curtis, Georgina Wilson, Solenn Heusaff, and Angel Locsin (in Beautiful Girl) to Cristine Reyes (in I Remember The Girl) to Paula Taylor (in Tell Me Your Name) to Carmen Soo (in Afraid for Love to Fade) to Angelica Panganiban (in Nakaraang Pasko) and Sarah Geronimo (in Please Be Careful With My Heart).

May I say, the girls are even luckier to be paired with an international artist like Christian Baustista? ;)

It's indeed time to level up for Christian, as he is paired with Cosplay Queen, Alodia Gosiengfiao (oh, I love this pretty lass!)

Interesting how music and gaming personalities collaborate to produce such a nice video. Cute!

Anyway, since I missed the event and totally missed the chance of having the album signed by Christian, I have to rush to the store and get one for myself.

Outbound is out now in all major record bars nationwide under Universal Records.

Thank you to my friends in Orange Magazine TV for the invite and for the info included in this blog.

Soyami Soya Chips Would Make You Feel Sooo Yummy!

Crunchy. Crispy. Salty and Flavourful - that's how I wanted my chips. In whatever shape - diamond, square, ridge, curled or tubes - in whatever packaging - tube canister, foil or plastic - I eat them. I love snacks. I love snacking.

Like a child who never grew old. I love having them even before meals, even it means it is my only meal, or after meals as if chips were desserts. My mom would keep on reminding me to cut down on eating these food they called "junk food". It is funny that oftentimes I find myself snacking inside my room and my mom would find out I "did the crime" (eat junk food) from the wrappers and foils of snacks in my trash can - like a teenager who were caught burning telephone lines - my mom would preach the whole day, reciting all the bad effects of eating junk food and all the diseases I might get (UTI, kidney stones, kidney infection are her favorite). I sometimes worry if she would soon declare Martial Law at home.

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Kenny Roger's New Honey and 5 More Side-Dishes!

While everyone was partying last 11.11.11, I chose to be healthy and attended the Kenny Roger's Bloggers Night. It was actually the second Blogger's Night, (read about the first one here - in which the event was graced by Phil Younghusband!) and I love attending their events because the Kenny Roger's Team always makes us feel special.

But there's nothing more special than the new offerings from Kenny Roger's. I'll get straight to the point. Let's welcome the new honey in the house - The Honey Roast Chicken.

Disclaimer: Real product doesn't come with veggies on side. For plating purposes only!

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Getting to Know Boardwalk tru Eat.Play.Blog: Not Just a Direct-Selling & MLM Company

I was already feeling weak and sick last week, but I had to go to the events I had committed to. Boardwalk invited us for the Eat.Play.Blog Bloggers Forum. I didn't know what to expect, but I went there to know more about the brand. All I know is that it is a direct-selling company. Period.

Such a cute invitation!

So we all gathered in Ming Restaurant in Ortigas. As soon as I walked inside the restaurant and said hi's and hello's to the familiar faces I see, I curiously asked what they were busy about typing and swyping on the tabs and laptops - bloggers were blogging. They were live blogging and guest posting in the Boardwalk's Blogspot, and so I did too. Read my entry here.

Busy B's - Busy Bloggers

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Watch America's Next Top Model feat Michael Cinco, Bench Body and Georgina Wilson

I was sooo looking forward to weekend because I felt literally sick and tired. I had a long day last Friday, attending two events before going straight to work. I had to decline another event in the morning, and totally missed an evening event because my body was craving for rest.

So I slept the whole day last Saturday, a total of 15 hours. I just woke up in the morning to go to church while pretending to my mom that I am okay. But mom knows best, and she knows I am not well.  I have to feel better in the afternoon for another event, but I feel so dizzy, and sick in my head. I just watched the America's Next Top Model All Stars show being aired in the local TV channel, while everyone was waiting for the Pacquaio-Marquez game. It was the episode before the much-awaited episode that will feature our very own Bench Body and Georgina Wilson.

From Bench Facebook Fanpage

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BPI Introduces the New ePrepaid Mastercard for Online Shopping!

Are you the type who always asks a friend to buy an item for you online just because you don't have a credit card or a virtual card? Do you just let a good deal end, like a great bargain in a groupon or a zero fare promo, just because there is no friend willing to buy or shop for you online?

I am an online shopper! I am sooo ready to shop online again and again! 

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I am Partying with Bloggers at BPI Cards Wonderworld Launch

BPI gives me another reason to get excited as it launches, as in right at this very moment the BPI Cards WonderWorld that would change the lives of online shoppers.

with Tiffany and Mhel

I am here at 7th High with bloggers and everyone is just so excited about this launch, blogging, updating their status messages and taking pictures. Be back for more info.. In the meantime, I will enjoy the mocktails and company of good friends!

One Fine Luncheon w/ Direk Joey Reyes (Talks About "My House Husband", Movies and More)

I had the opportunity to spend my afternoon with Direk Joey Reyes last Thursday in Dulcinea in Tomas Morato. Don't get too excited. Nope, I am not starring on his latest film. Although I wouldn't mind being paired with Derek Ramsey or Andrew Wolff, and I would give my full consent for a bed scene with the leading man. And nope, there is no such movie that would talk about my life. You won't be seeing Ruth dela Cruz: Her Life, Her Story in theaters. Sorry to disappoint you.

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My Bioessence Treatment Experience

While everyone was preparing to go to the cemetery last October 31st, I braved the traffic and crowd in Binondo and visited the Bioessence Clinic for a Diamond Peel Treatment.

My skin condition makes me feel like I were a teenager - pimples, blackheads and whiteheads. My face was screaming treatment!!  I couldn't say if I was lucky or not. When we got to the clinic, 20 minutes before 1:00PM, the sign posted on the glass panel greeted me. Clinic hours was only until 12:00 noon that day. The staff was too nice to open the door for me and my mom. I felt guilty for not calling in for an appointment. I got too confident that since it was a Holiday (was it even a Holiday then? I couldn't remember, I don't get paid during Holidays!), the staff would just sit and read magazine while waiting for the customers to come.

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Great Buy of the Week: Wonderwoman Shirts

I feel like a superhero with my new shirts! Taadaah!!! Wonderwoman!

I saw the collection in SM Department Store and I know I have to get one for myself. I am not the t-shirt-kind-of-woman, but when I do buy shirts, I make sure to buy nice, sort-of-collectible ones. They don't have to be expensive or from the most famous brands. Just like this nice Veronica and Dita Von Teese shirts, and of course, this cute Kengkoy Solo shirt (Thank you to my friends in Solo!). So I dropped by SM the other day, and I got two shirts! 

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Balikbayans Love Sentro 1771

My friend from the US surprised us three weeks ago as she landed in Manila. She just gotten a new job and she took a few days off before meeting the new boss. Her less than two weeks vacation included meeting and bonding with us, checking the resorts in Tagaytay, flying to Ilocos to check Fort Ilocandia and visiting her relatives in Nueva Ecija. She and her fiance only have less than a year to prepare for a wedding, and they wanted to say their "I do"s here in Manila.

Because of her busy schedule, we only had one day to bond and I promised her that we would have lunch at Sentro 1771. She saw the yummy food pics I posted in Facebook when my sister visited Manila two years ago. We always bring our Balikbayan friends and family members to Sentro 1771 for true Pinoy foodtrip (especially if mom is too busy to cook for the visitors).

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Nokia N9: Pre-order Now and Own It!

Taking a break to post this announcement. Oh yes, Nokia is back in the battlefield! I still remember my good old Nokia 3210 (it is Finland made, I have to say). It is still working, but needs battery replacement. Hehe

Get first dibs on the Nokia N9!

The much anticipated all-screen smartphone Nokia N9 is now available for pre-order!

Ongoing until November 18, 2011, you can get your hands on the Nokia N9 before everyone else does
by preordering online at www.nokia.com.ph or http://smart.com.ph/nokia-n9/

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Online Shopping: Successful Online Buy from Bransfever.ph!

I love browsing through new online sites because the experience is the same as window shopping in an actual physical store. The difference is that I see alot of unique items online, some are even cheaper as stores compete with other stores. The best part of the experience is clicking the Proceed to Check Out and Submit Order buttons - which I did some weeks ago in the new online bargain site called Brandsfever.

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