Freeway Mixed Print Collection 2013: Shining Bright Despite the Rainy Weather

I can hear the rain from outside, and I know how cloudy and gloomy the day may appear. But Freeway has something to brighten our day despite the weather.Florals are taking over as Freeway brings out a special collection featuring its own exclusive prints exuding the perfect balance of femininity, charm and allure. It consists of tops and dresses featuring simple silhouettes and styles with stunning prints made out of soft, loose and flowy material,...

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How to Contact the New World Hotel's Executive Team?

If you could ask any question to the Executive Team of New World Hotel, what question would it be?Well, that is not a beauty pageant question, and I am telling you now that you can directly send a question, inquiry or message to the New World Hotel's executive team, even if you are not a staying guest.  No need to dress to impress, book a meeting or wait long hours on the phone while someone is operating the switch board. New World Hotel is...

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Great Buys: Fashion Hauls from Freeway, Ensembles and Mint

It is been a while since the last time I wrote about my fashion great buys. It doesn't mean I stopped shopping. I cannot stop shopping, I will die like most of the girls I know. I just stopped writing about them because it is either, I am too excited to use them, or I am just too busy (which is always the case).These shopping bags had been hanging around my room for a while. What's inside are really great buys that were on sale as much as 70% off. Click...

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Calling All HR Practitioners: 6th National HR Summit

I never realized that the saying "so many opportunities, so little time" will be applicable to my life now. I am checking my work inbox and I see opportunities, I am looking at my personal inbox, and I see opportunities, and when I opened my Career Smart page, and I see numerous training offerings - but all I need is time (more than high speed connectivity) to grab them. Whenever I feel like complaining about my work load, I do a quick check and realize that there is nothing really to complain about. I have flexibility in my work, I get to...

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Better Pizza and Better Bonding at Papa John's Tomas Morato

So, I was back in Tomas Morato (Manila, Philippines) last week for a get-together with some of the best writers of When in Manila I have been writing for When in Manila for over a year now, but I rarely get to attend hang-out sessions.Papa John's name sounds like a local pizza place, but Papa John's is all over the world!  It was Papa John's Pizza in Tomas Morato who graciously hold our get-together and mini celebration as When in Manila recently...

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Be the Wolverine!

I first encountered Wolverine when I was a kid, it was a Friday and we were tuned in to X-Men. He is my favorite character next to Cyclops. Well, as a kid, I thought Cyclops is the most good-looking X-Men character.I couldn't remember if there was an X-Men Family Computer game released then - I cannot remember playing it, but kids (and adults) today can get a chance to flaunt their claws and be Wolverine!To celebrate the worldwide release of “The...

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Before Midnight (and What Happened Before Midnight!)

Before midnight, I found myself sitting in a theater, watching the movie, Before Midnight with a friend on my left side and a box of Papa John's pizza on my right.Yeah, Papa John was my date last night. Before heading to the theater, I hung out with some co-writers in When in Manila at Papa John's Tomas Morato. It is awesome to finally meet the people and faces behind the names that I only get to see in our Facebook Group. Most of them are talented...

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[Sale Alert] Binondo Warehouse Sale - Hush Puppies, Sebago and Cushe

Warehouse Sale! That term makes me excited!Starting tomorrow, our favorite shoe brands - Hush Puppies, Sebago and Cushe will hold a mad sale slashing off prices to up to 70% the original price!About the BrandShoemaker’s Shop Inc. was founded in 1994 initially as a footwear materials trading company.The company then acquired the license and distributorship for world renowned Hush Puppies brand in 2002. In 2005, the company acquired the distributorship...

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The Cadbury Creamy Milk Chocolate Fountain

Do you want to see how smooth and creamy Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate is? Well, you can experience and see it as Cadbury Milk Chocolate launches the first in the world - the Creamy Chocolate Fountain. I have seen it, and it feels like seeing the Fountain of Youth. Imagine chocolate milk flowing in big tubes which are two-storey high. What is interesting. it is connected to a bar with Cadbury Milk Chocolate bars that resembles piano pieces -...

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Patti Austin Live in Manila and Davao (This September!)

Ms. Patti Austin. The talent behind hit songs like “In My Life”, “All Behind Us Now”, “Say You Love Me” will be back in Manila, but this time, she will be accompanied by Joe Pizzulo who sang for popular Brazilian artist Sergio Mendes as lead singer in the 1980s.I am a kid of the 80's and I have heard Patti Austin's name and songs time and time again before they became classics. Her career started when she was only 4 years old and her impressive background...

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Butterfly Twists: Foldable Boots and Flats for Commuters and Travelers

I have high respect and admiration to women who walk in high heels - and I mean, commute daily in high heels. I see them everyday - braving the traffic, train stations, bus queues while staying prim, proper and poised. I used to be one of them when I was younger - when I was in College when we were required to wear business attire in preparation to the real world.But the real world is not all glam and glitz. At work place, you deal with issues, and...

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