Posts made in December, 2008
Manila Toys and Gifts Show at SM Megatrade
Most bazaars are held on weekends and for those of you who aren’t too crazy about being squished and pushed around by last-minute Christmas shoppers, buying presents can be quite a nightmare. Well, here’s a shopping event that begins on a Tuesday – which is, in fact, tomorrow! The Manila Toys and Gifts Show will be held at the Megatrade Hall 2 at SM Megamall starting tomorrow,...
Read MoreRockwell Urban Bazaar Holiday Series
Don’t miss the most exciting bazaar of the season! Tick off items from your gift list and head over to the Rockwell Urban Bazaar this weekend, Dec 12-14, at the Rockwell Tent. In here, you will find all sorts of participants that appeal to different lifestyles and tastes. There’s Alchemista, which carries elegant accessories for the discerning fashionista; colorful beach bags for...
Read MoreVintage Dresses at Ukay-ukay
Check out ukaymanila.com, Vintage Fashion Ideas. Some people might feel weird about the idea of wearing secondhand clothing, but there’s something timeless and otherworldly about vintage dresses. If you’re in the 20′s age group now, clearly you’ve never experience wearing fashion from the 60′s, 70′s, and 80′s, but vintage clothing allows you to...
Read MoreCute Dresses from Multiply
Ever since I was a kid, my mom made it a tradition to buy my sister and I new dresses every year, which we would wear to Simbang Gabi and family lunch the next day. When we were young we’d get matching dresses but as we grew older and developed our own styles, she’d go shopping with us and let us pick out our own clothes. I’m 22 now and earning my own money, but my mom still...
Read MoreRobinsons Department Store Pre-Holiday Sale
The only good thing about putting off your shopping until December is that stores everywhere are slashing prices like crazy. Robinsons Department Stores all over the country is having a big pre-Holiday sale next weekend, December 12 – 14. Enjoy huge discounts on shoes, clothes, bags, appliances, home decor, and more! See you at the...
Read MoreCute Boots from Multiply
The month of December (and maybe January) is perhaps the only time of the year when you can get away with wearing boots in the tropics without looking too colonial-minded. Shake the dust off your boots and wear them out proudly – or grab yourself a pair of new ones from your favorite store. Here are a couple of cute boots I found while browsing through Multiply shops. ANKLE BOOTS Believe...
Read MoreChristmas Bazaars in Metro Manila for December
There is still time to shop for Christmas presents. Check out the updated list of schedules on Christmas Bazaars in Metro Manila December 5 – 16 The 7th World Bazaar Festival World Trade Center, Metro Manila Check out their site at www.worldbex.com December 6-7 Karl Edwards International Bazaar NBC Tent, Taguig Grand Bazaar ‘08 @ the Big Tent Isidora Hills, Holy Spirit Drive Don...
Read MoreThe Aromatherapy Lover’s Checklist
Aromatherapy is proven to bring many benefits to those who use it as an alternative form of healing. However, the popularity of aromatherapy among consumers has resulted in adulterated “aromatherapy” products saturating the market. How do you protect yourself and make sure that you’re getting nothing less than the real thing? According to Mike Turvill, doctor of organic...
Read MoreA 2009 Planner that Kicks the Starbucks Planner’s Ass
It’s the time of year when people flock to the nearest Starbucks to spend hundreds, maybe thousands of pesos on cups and cups coffee. All because they want to accumulate stickers for yet another Starbucks planner. The planner promo is a clever marketing strategy that boosts the coffee giants’ sales, but all it really does is encourage people to spend mindlessly on beverages and...
Read MoreToblerone’s Play it Forward Share the Gratitude Promo
Remember Toblerone’s highly successful National Thank You Day organized by Toblerone and Geiser Maclang last year? It’s going to happen again this year, except Thank You Day has become more like Thank You Month and it is now handled by another group. For the entire month of December, Toblerone invites everyone to say thank you to all the people who have made a difference in their...
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