VIRRCO's Hand-Painted Bag to Benefit Smile Train

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ooking for that stylish bag that is hard to imitate or duplicate yet affordable, then check out this Virrco x Smile Train limited edition hand-painted bag!

Wearing a lit bag nowadays goes beyond chic appeal, and supplemental fashion statement, but rather a testimony to serve humanity.

This Hand-Painted Bag Is A Steal For The Benefit of Smile Train Foundation

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or any trendy Pinoy on-the-go, wearable art on the bag is lit. 

Even commendable to know that owning one is a chance to help Smile Train Foundation an international children’s charity that helps children with cleft palate.

Enhancing Health, Enriching Lives with RICHCorp

                                         

Lagundi greens blanket the farm stretch in Tanauan

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lagundi plantation in Tanauan Batangas has been in constant partnership with local farmers. With its steady production and  increasing yield, the farmstead by RICHCorp has now become one of the in-demand sources of pharmaceutical raw materials from local and foreign markets.

In Palanan: 1st Freedom Ride Festival 2022 Media Launch At Vespa Cafe

Official Poster for the 1st Freedom Ride Festival 2022

M ark your calendar on Nov 25-27 as the 1st Freedom Ride Festival will be rumbling and roaring at Liwasang Ilalim, CCP Complex Pasay City.

In World Trade Center: Running Up That Steals At MAFBEX

MAFBEX 2022 June 15-22

R eturning to the familiar venue famous for expos - World Trade Center in this new normal format still requires a checkpoint with a vaccine card.

In Divisoria: Zoom In Zoom Out With Go-To Shoppers

 Plus convenience to Metro rail patrons, the new PNR train

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or Metro folks with recurrent Divisoria shopping itch, PNR can be a more convenient alternative transport, especially for those coming from down south of Metro Manila.

SB19 a Ppop Phenom Strikes Back Live In Araneta

“I gave in to SB19”

I saw that written on the card of a girl fan as I was entering Araneta at last after many years. She looks as if she has prepared for the day with her dolled-up make-up, idol shirt, and accessories. As all others earlier who gathered either in Gateway meet-and-greet, in the nearby fast food or just outside in search for SB19 merchants or catch-up with fellow A-Tin.

One Eyed Women: World AIDS Day Art Exhibit with VIRRCO Commences on Dec 4 At METLive Atrium

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n commemoration of World AIDS Day, an Art Exhibit titled “One-Eyed Women” featuring the works of New York-based artist VIRRCO aka Rommel Rico will premier on Dec 4 up to Dec 18 at METLive  Atrium corner Macapagal and EDSA in collaboration with Duyan Foundation‘s Project Red Ribbon.

In Bangkok: Girls Good Luck At Siam Paragon

A view outside Starbucks Sukhumvit together with other seekers

  

hat a deserving cup of Americano while Sukhumvit was invigorating outside through a glass panel view of Starbucks.

The best place I guess to hatch a game plan for a lone wanderer caught up in trappings of transition. A higher sense and purpose must have summoned me to return to Thailand as if Buddha’s calling from temples elsewhere.

In Bangkok: A Send-Off In Mochit

A relaxed sit while waiting for a pickup. 

ven just ordering a vanilla sundae, hanging out in any McDo in Bangkok can prolong to hours.

Why not, when it's free to charge your phone in a built-in station plus free Wi-fi courtesy of the password on the receipt?

In Udon Thani: Bargain Curiosities in Downtown Stretch

Test your shopping quotient in Central Plaza

entral Udon Thani like any other city province has that subdued less intimidating feels with one common thing - shopping centers.  

Central Plaza is one piece of evidence.  Towering and inviting on the opposite side to where we were about to advance, we joined the rest of the city end-users in becoming bargain hunters. 

In Vientiane: So Long, Mekong

Romance with the fabled Mekong river

ekong river spoke to me in volumes with its thousand tales and messages of enlightenment.

This morning as the sun was lifting up, I came by foot to the banks tracing my steps in the kilometer strip to fill myself with wonderment about the famous river. 

In Vientiane : Illustrious Landmarks Pattuxai and That Luang

Curtain calls to commune with the old Laos culture

hasing culture is our main agenda for today’s Vientiane sightseeing and enrichment. 

Patience was all it takes for the next city bus ride taking us to the  2 fabled spots in the city: Pattuxai and That Luang.

Nana to Nong Khai: Vientiane On The Flipside

The view of the Nana district at the back of the Maxim Hotel

oodbye Maxim.

It's check-out time from this seedy hotel located in the innermost alleys passing the girly bars section of Nana but from the balcony window came the majestic view of Sukhumvit’s march to infrastructure enlightenment.

In Bangkok: Fortress Enchantment In Wat Soi Thong

Thai taxi drivers banner their ID’s for passenger’s info

he next morning after checking in a new hotel in Nana, the cab we chose took us to the swirls and loops of the skyway. 

These skyways are designed as fast-track routes going to the district of Bang Sue where we are commissioned to find the school.

In Bangkok: No More Lonely Nights In Khaosan

The signature of Siam Paragon's waterfall photo wall

iam Paragon, the hallmark of a mall in the heart of Bangkok, validated its iconic status in our stop and shop. 

With its multitude of world-class brands, gourmet format supermarket, a stylized food court with a choice of international cuisines, and the cascading fountain but then again it’s the convergence of multicultural shoppers that made it one of Asia's awesome shopping hotspots.

In Bangkok: A Checkpoint To Sukhumvit

Once in Suvarnabhumi, get a ticket for a queued taxi ride

uvarnabhumi is such a tongue-twisting name yet a humungous airport as we arrived a little late past midnight.

Together with multi-cultural passengers, we hurdled the stretch of walkalators, passageways, and immigration queues; ending up in the taxi bay with the color-coded cabs and their unfamiliar writing.

In Victoria: The Candid Mayor Takes Wings In San Nicolas

Victoria municipal hall's emblem

here’s a reason for the mayor of Victoria to be candid today as obvious as his first name ‘Candido’. That's because he realized his passion could be a vision for his hometown. 

In the early sunrise, as our group peered out from the balcony of municipal hall, things looked rosy for the town of Victoria.

In Morong: A Weekender Check At Anvaya

Welcome to Anvaya Beach and Nature Club

fter confirming with a whistle, the guard on duty lifted the barrier - a sure entry to Anvaya Cove meant exclusively members or its endorsed visitors. 

Ayala developed this area some time ago, turning the rolling part into villas, golf course, and culminating down to a beach resort well-themed with pocketed gardens, Asian-inspired cabana, recreational to-dos, white-sanded beachfront, customized cuisines over relaxing spaces and designs.

At SM Rosales: Handy Kiteworks at Summer Kite Festival of 2013

Arriving in shape for SM Rosales yearly kite activity.

ith summer turning high, gigantic butterflies, dragonflies, and bugs already adorned the ceiling when our party arrived this morning inside SM Rosales. 

On a closer look, they were in fact kites or saranggola mounted to give the shoppers a little delight of a mall experience. On that particular occasion, some eager mallgoers were going to fly high and somehow would be recovering their childlike fancy. And strangers like us came to aid them to relive this fantasy.