Happy that the Underground River in Puerto Princesa, Palawan made it to the list! So far, we have been to 3 out of the new 7 wonders of nature:
We are all set for a trip to Palawan before the year ends and another visit to the now-world famous Underground River is definitely part of our itinerary!
Summer is almost here! The grade school graduation ceremony I witnessed in Xavier University in ‘hottah hottah Cagayan de Oro City’ a few days ago is a strong indication that yes the summer heat is upon us soon enough. And with the summer heat naturally comes a craving for one basic lifeline – WATER. This was the topic of an exhibit currently up in Trinoma Mall Cinema Lobby (4th Floor, Trinoma Mall, Quezon City) as part of the World Water Day celebration.
The exhibit by Tupperware comes with a ‘water bottle drop bins’ for used plastic bottles.
The good news is Tupperware will match the amount of collected plastic bottles into donations to ensure safe drinking water for communities in Payatas and to support a reforestation area within the La Mesa Watershed.
The exhibit also features a ‘pledge board’ for people to sign up their commitment for a greener planet. We didn’t just sign up, we even had our photo taken as a sign of our pledge to lessen our carbon footprints and use refillable water bottles as much as we can.
It was great that Tupperware introduced its Eco Water Bottle during the exhibit opening. This new product line are reusable and ergonomically designed drinking bottles that can be refilled anytime thus minimizing the need for disposable plastic bottles.
Photo courtesy of www.greenphils.com
I have been using a Tupperware tumbler for the past days and it’s so easy to carry! And I like that the size is not too big and that it is sealed tight, safe enough to put inside my bag. I can definitely bring it with me in travels I will be doing this summer. The heat may be ON, but my Tupperware Eco Water Bottle will make it easier to bear.
Extra! Extra!
We landed a space in the news for this event!
THE PEPPER MILL By Pepper Teehankee
The Philippine Star, 19 April 2011 (page C-10)
Mr. Rono and i watched the sneak preview of Xanadu last night and it is a certified rollicking, roller skating L-A-U-G-H-T-R-I-P! Xanadu the Musical runs at the Carlos P. Auditorium at RCBC Plaza starting September 3 up to September 19!
Xanadu cast on ASAP. Photo by GR Rodis via Facebook
Rachel Alejandro’s brilliant performance as an Australian lass and a Southern belle blew us away! Catch the Xanadu cast do the whole shebang on September 4, 8pm. Tickets are still available –
Orchestra Center (P1,500) – last 3 seats left!
Orchestra Side (P1,300)
Center Loge (P1,100) – only 1 seat left!
Upper Loge (P800) – no seats available
Balcony (P700) – last 6 seats left!
Onstage (P400) – only 1 seat left! [onstage seats are quite an experience, i tell you!]
Don’t miss out! Visit http://xanadumanila2010.blogspot.com to reserve your seats!
We just got back from a long road trip today and made a beeline to the laptop where Mr. Rono and I are set to declare the winners of our first-ever blog contest (yes, that’s how excited we were :p) No matter that it was a long day tour to and from Pangasinan! We went to Our Lady of Manaoag Shrine today to petition our uncle who is stricken with cancer. He’s flying from the US (where he underwent chemotherapy) to Fuda Cancer Hospital in Guangzhou, China this week for alternative treatment. We kindly request you to say a little prayer for him as you read this latest blog entry as well. It would mean a lot to us 
Now, on to the good news! Thanks so much for all those who visited our blog the past few days and actively participated in our contest. We hope this will not be the last time we will be seeing you in our blog! We weren’t sure how to organize the raffle entries at first but thanks to random.org, we now have our top 8 winners –
CONGRATULATIONS! You are now proud owners of P1,500 gift certificates from Slimmer’s World Face and Skin Clinic! I will still be notifying each of you via email for details of claiming the GCs from us. I’m quite sure a lot of the winners are actually members of W@W (Weddings at Work) so thank God I have a little something to help you brides-to-be get prepped for your BIG DAY!
Happy pampering girls! And stay pretty!
The -ber months are fast approaching and Christmas carols will be echoing from malls soon enough! We have not been blogging actively lately since we’re pretty much having a different kind of adventure fixing our crib in the heart of the metropolis. It’s a whole new exciting way of exploration. Believe us, being a household handyman is not a walk in the park at all!
Anyway, we thought we should have a little something to kickstart this blog after months of hiatus. And we are actually attempting to pull off our very first blog contest! We are feeling mighty generous because Christmas season will be here before you know it and we want to be in Santa’s nice list 
So, up for grabs are eight (because August is the 8th month of the year!) gift certificates worth P1,500 each that you can use in Slimmer’s World Face and Skin Clinic. It’s the perfect pre-holiday gift we can offer so you can have a pampering treat for your skin before all the hustle and bustle of shopping and Christmas travelling get to you.
To score one of these P1,500 Gift Certificate, just leave a comment on any of our earlier blog posts. All comments posted between today until midnight of August 30 will be qualified in the raffle draw. We will be notifying and posting the names of the eight winners by August 31!
Good luck you guys and have fun! Take note, more comments posted means more chances of winning!
In one of our earlier blog post, we mentioned Xanadu – the 80s-inspired, roller-skating, Tony-nominated Broadway musical that’s bound to be Manila’s next big theater phenomenon! Well, the musical is happening soon and theater seats are filling up fast! Rachel Alejandro and Felix Rivera stars as Clio (Greek muse) and Sonny (artist) in this broadway remake of the 80s film with the same title, Xanadu.
This surprise broadway musical hit features Olivia Newton-John songs, which includes: MAGIC, SUDDENLY (our personal fave!), SUSPENDED IN TIME, HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MELOW and of course, XANADU! For ticket reservations, go to http://www.xanadumanila2010.blogspot.com or e-mail xanadumanila@gmail.com
Our photo is among the TOP 40 Photos selected for the Where Have You Been in the Philippines Photo Contest of R.O.X. Yipee!
As finalist of the contest, our photo will be part of the Philippines travel photo exhibit that will be unveiled on June 25 (Friday) at R.O.X. in Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City. This is a BIG suprise for us since we only decided to send in a random photo from our laptop (we were limited to sending a photo entry with size of 4MB) while attending the R.O.X. Travel Talk Series a few weeks back. We heard there were more than 200 photos submitted for the contest which makes us all the more grateful for being invited in the Awards Night as finalists.
Judges for the contest are Raoul Floresca, Creative Director/Primer Group of Companies,Dexter De Vera/Creative Director Travel Life Magazine and JayR Romero/Mktg Supervisor- CANON Philippines
P.S. To answer our blog title above, we have been to Boracay and Quezon for summer holidays the past month. Just haven’t got the time to blog about it…but we’re still lovin’ travel around the Philippines!
We had dinner at The Atrium in Megamall last night and had the chance to see the Manila, City Beautiful photo exhibit. It basically showcased Burnham’s master plan of the urban development of Manila as a city – evoking mixed emotions of both marvel and grief at the what was and what could have been.
As Daniel Burnham once put it “Possessing the bay of Naples, the winding river of Paris, and the canals of Venice, Manila has before it an opportunity to create a unified city equal to the greatest of the Western World with the unparalleled and priceless addition of a tropical setting.” I dearly hope it’s not too late to still make this happen!
This exhibit reminded me of the recent e-mail I got from a friend romanticizing the Old Manila :
Pasig was very clean. The photographer must have taken this photo (below) October to December timeframe. But Pasig, during summer would have beautiful water lilies, tiny Quiapo’s floating amidst white, yellow and purple water lilies that I remember. Water from our rich and abundant rivers were emerald green and blue. Napakalinis and walang amoy.
Manila was just a beautiful place.
If you’d take an L5 plane or a Piper Cab and take pictures of Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard) from above, you’d be so proud to say, that the place is much better than Cote’ d Azure. Environment was just so very clean, air was refreshing, and take a look at the sea….wasn’t that a gift given to us during those days?!
Manila, City Beautiful will be on display at the SM Megamall Atrium until June 9 and The Block at SM City North EDSA from June 10 to June 30.
More information at:
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/257990/city-beautiful-exhibit-sm-supermalls
Went to R.O.X. to attend their Travel Talk Series last night! Topic for this week is Travel Blogging, with Dominic (www.dongisim.blogspot.com) as guest speaker.
The Travel Talk series is part of R.O.X.’s ‘Where Have You Been in the Philippines?’ campaign. You can also participate in their photo contest and win exciting prizes like a trip to Batanes for two and lots of travel items! Check out http://www.rox.com.ph/wherehaveyoubeen/ for more details
R.O.X. is the biggest outdoor sports and recreation hub in Southeast Asia located in Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City. With three levels of all outdoor sports recreation gears and equipment from Hiking, Climbing, Water Sports,Surfing, Adventure Travel, Wellness, Cycling and even Scuba Diving.
Thank you Nuffnang!
You guys do have impeccable taste! lol Kidding aside, we are immensely delighted to be chosen as the featured blog for the month of May especially since we are newbies in the wonderful world of blogging! We are giddy and ecstastic and definitely honored to have been selected!
Keep up the great work and more power to all of you! You guys rock
