Last January, Town & Country USA published a list of 101 People You Must Meet in 2011 with Dorian Leigh on the cover.

The alphabetical list included personalities like Wendi Deng Murdoch (67), Kate Middleton (64), Sarah Ferguson (34) and Lapo Elkann (30).

This month, Town & Country Philippines does its own version with Liz Uy on the cover.

Compiled by a panel that includes Lizzie Zobel, Monique Villonco, Sevrine Miailhe, Doris Ho and Margarita Forés, the local version includes Lea Salonga (78), Irene Araneta (6), Tina and Ricco Ocampo (61), Anton Huang (46), Wynn Wynn Ong (62), and me! (100). Haters to the left!
Read all about it in the August issue of Town & Country, out in stands now.

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For many of us living in “midtown” (Makati being “uptown” and QC/Cubao “downtown”), Shangri-La Plaza is like a second home.
As an expert mall-goer, I can tell you a successful mall needs to have the following staples: Mercury Drug, National Bookstore, True Value/Ace Hardware, movie cinemas, supermarket, department store, beauty salon, dental and health clinics, spa and gym mixed in with your favorite restaurants and reliable clothing stores.
Shangri-La Plaza has most of that, so imagine your second home right next to your home—and more.
Enter Shang Properties’ newest residential development, One Shangri-La Place, a luxury twin-tower residential development that will stand on top of new a six-level mall.
Amenities include swimming pools, a fully-equipped gym with changing rooms, a play area and game rooms as well as a four-level parking podium.

Designed by architectural consultants Palmer & Turner Hong Kong; Casas + Architects; BTR Workshop Limited, Hong Kong; LDI Design Limited, Hong Kong, Aecom; Meinhardt Phils., SunAsia, Inc.; and Davis Langdon & Seah, you can expect comfortable units with high ceilings and roomy interiors.

Right across are the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel and the Chi Spa; connected to it via walkways is the Shangri-La Plaza Mall, which has direct access to the MRT Shaw Station.
One Shangri-la Place is conveniently located near the San Miguel Corporation and Asian Development Bank, Poveda Learning Center, the University of Asia and the Pacific, and Medical City.

It joins a roster of residential and commercial developments under Shang Properties Realty Corporation (The St. Francis Shangri-La Place, The Shang Grand Tower, The Enterprise Center and Shangri-La Plaza Mall).
Shang Properties is the Philippine property development arm of the Kuok Group, one of the largest diversified conglomerates in the world renowned for the quality of its Kerry properties in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, as well as the Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts worldwide.
Interested buyers may visit the showroom and model unit on the ground level, Shangri-La Plaza Mall (on the side of Mercury Drug) or contact any One Shangri-La Place property consultant through (632) 634-8080, (632) 634-8111, (632) 634-5678. Or email sales@oneshangri-laplace.com.

To know more, go to http://www.oneshangri-laplace.com/

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In this day and age of blogs, Twitter and Facebook, more than ever, a social media scandal can cause an individual to lose everything he/she has worked hard for.
Words of praise turn into dismay, disappointment and disassociation. Judgment is easily casted before light is shed on the issue.
Take the case of celebrity designer Puey Quinones, who became the subject of shame and ridicule which began with a photograph of a re-tagged jacket tagged on Facebook and Twitter.

In the August Issue of MEGA, Puey opens up to Editor-in-Chief Sari Yap to talk about the incident.
“I agreed to do the interview only because of Sari,” Puey said.
It’s never easy to go public and admit your wrong deeds, but Puey braved the odds and apologized to those he let down.
In said interview, he said he didn’t want to prolong his agony and opted to apologize rather than deny the allegations.
It’s easy to create a scandal, but to erase the stigma will take time and effort to erase.
Puey may have done things wrong, but to err is human.
Coming out clean by admitting his fault is a good way to start again.
Read more about the exclusive confession of Puey Quinones in the August Issue of MEGA Magazine with the Maricar Reyes on the cover, out in stands now.

http://www.facebook.com/megamagazine

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During this last long weekend/holiday, I decided to do a promo for all the people who decided to stay home. (I know, sneaky.) Over 3,000 entries were received in an electronic lottery, but only 8 winners were chosen.
Two winners will receive this clear swag bag from Beabi.

It contains a limited edition makeup set from Majolica Majorca, Dove boxed sets, Veet products, a slum book from Witty Will Save The World, Zombadings poster, Thomas Sabo sterling silver pendant, and Kenkoy x Solo watch.

They are:
Anabelle Rae E. Unson of Pasig
Joan Z. Moscardon of Makati

Six winners will get this swag bag from Beabi x Rajo Laurel

Inside: Dove boxed sets, Veet products, plus Kenkoy x Solo watch.

The winners are:
Socorro Reyes of Bulacan
Michael Llanera of Quezon City
Jam Marie A. Sanchez of Cavite
Jade B. Lazaro of Malabon
Ava Patricia Avila of Davao
Roy Guerrero of Makati

Winners will receive a confirmation email from me before I send out the prizes.
Special thanks to all sponsors, and wait for my next giveaway!

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As a jaded blogger and expert shopper (I like to think), it’s very hard to make me envious over gadgets and other worldly objects. But the night I saw Pia Magalona’s shiny new BlackBerry Dakota 9900, I almost drooled on her new phone.

My BlackBerry 9780 (L) versus Pia’s BlackBerry 9900

I love that the newest BlackBerry has a touchscreen (just like an iPhone)—and a wider keyboard.
I love my 9780, except for the tiny keyboard, so I really wanted this new one.
But I rarely buy phones because they’re usually given to me either by my dad or other benefactor.
On the other hand, I didn’t want to wait for someone to give me the BlackBerry Dakota. I want it now!!

When Pia told me she got hers at Ambassador Appliances at Shangri-La Plaza, I was very afraid as I have had many unpleasant encounters with the corpulent gorgon who runs that store.
I wanted to ask Pia to buy for me and I pay her back. But Pia left for Singapore during the long weekend so I was left to my own devices, so to speak.
Yesterday I went to Shang only to discover Ambassador Appliances is finally under renovation. They have temporarily moved to this glass cabinet on the same floor, where I saw the BlackBerry 9900 on display. I took a deep breath, gathered my guts, and asked the gorgon how much. She ignored me. I made my voice louder and asked her again, “How much?”
“Php 33,000,” she said without looking at me. (same price Pia paid with a cheque)
“How much if I pay with credit card?” I inquired and was scared of the answer.
“Add Php 5,000,” the gorgon replied.
Say what? She took out her calculator and told me how much I would have to pay for the next 6 months, plus Php 5,000 on top of it. She assumed I wanted to pay a 6-month installment, which I didn’t. I only wanted to use my credit card because sayang ang AsiaMiles.
She was so unfriendly, I decided to walk away. I didn’t have the heart to fork over hard-earned money to this ogre.
So no thank you, I would rather wait for a better deal/person.

I went to Cibo to cool off and eat some diet food (read: chicken sandwich).
I started to rant on Twitter, like I do when I have no one to vent with.
Chef Edward suggested I buy from Audee Villaraza of Gadget Grocery who incidentally is my BlackBerry contact, though we have never met.
After communicating with Audee (and hearing lots of positive recommendations) I decided to go ahead and buy from him.
Less than 24 hours later, I had the BlackBerry 9900 at my doorstep, delivered by a guy with a credit card swipe machine and receipt!
The entire transaction was done in less than five minutes, in my house clothes, with no need to drive to a mall and deal with a menopausal ogress!

I really believe the days of gorgons running hideous appliance stores without the benefit of charm school are over.
I believe that charging extra for using one’s credit card is démodé as Karl Lagerfeld would say—and ILLEGAL.
I hope to raise this concern to the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry).
I also want to introduce you to the wonders of Gadget Grocery, where prices are lower than Amazon, goods delivered to your home, and credit card swipes are allowed at no additional cost.

http://gadgetgrocery.com/

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This is why models shouldn’t dance and why dancers don’t belong on the catwalk (no offence!).
Also why Alber Elbaz should confine his dancing skills to the workroom.

(Via: Louis Claparols)

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OMG Mich Dulce this is so you!! And so fascinating!
You can learn a lot in 1:41 minutes of fashion history.

Via: The Wanderlister

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The Ber months are officially here. Have you started Christmas shopping yet?
Keri and I are joining Best Deals on Sale Bazaar at the Megatent on Meralco Avenue this September 2-4, 2011.
That’s Friday to Sunday from 10 PM to 9 PM.*
Check out the participating brands:

Organized by siblings Jean & Jerico Fernando of Malibu Enterprise, the three-day event offers tons of perks for BDO cardholders:
• Free Entrance to all BDO Credit Card Holders (with valid ID)
* Note that the first three hours of the Friday sale (from 10 AM to 1 PM) are exclusive only to BDO Cardholders
• BDO Cardholders are eligible to win in hourly raffle draws with a minimum Php 500 charge slip from the event.
• Additional discounts/perks for BDO card purchases.

If you’re a non-BDO cardholder, you can still shop and enter the bazaar for a Php 50 entrance fee.
I will be selling cute accessories, including the lovely train cases, in a booth shared with Keri.
Here’s my train case in brown (Photo: Candy Dizon)

Keri’s orange and brown train case

The train cases are Php 5800 each, comes in four colors, and are available at the bazaar this weekend,
online at http://www.dotcomme.ph/
and at Madison boutique, 2nd level, Rockwell Mall.

The fine print and map:

Hope to see you there!
To know more go to http://www.facebook.com/malibuenterprisesale

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A sneak peek into my collaboration with Locsin International, coming soon.

Pillows by Kikastyle and La Cerise Sur La Gateau.

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By Kissa Castañeda

Now that the “ber months” are here, expect bazaars to become ubiquitous as it does each year.
A requisite glance at Rockwell’s billboard along EDSA shows the variety of themed bazaars—from purely fashion fairs to ones that benefit a certain cause.
Its temporary nature is one of the draws. We know by now that something available only for a limited period makes it all the more enticing, a fact proven by sites like Gilt, Groupon, and all its permutations.

While formulaic fashion and food fairs have become a staple in Manila’s retail landscape, there are those that defy convention and reinvent the concept—one such event is the Alabama Art Fair.
First held last April, it brings together various artists, craftsmen and designers selling artwork and accessories not found in run-of-the-mill bazaars.
A criterion that separates them from the crowd: all items have to be handmade.
“We’ve had about 12 participants, mostly first timers who have never sold artworks anywhere so it was a great experience for them,” said Leah Bautista, organizer and part owner of Resurrection Furniture and Found Objects Gallery.

This weekend, the organizers have culled Etsy-worthy works to sell, added live music to the mix, and are excited to introduce a new feature called the art exchange.
It’s as simple as it sounds: you bring your artwork and find someone willing to swap with you. Essentially, it’s a barter trade of art.

Aside from the fair and the art exchange, new visitors to 10A Alabama will be wowed by what’s in the venue itself: hand-crafted interior décor from Resurrection Furniture and Found Objects Gallery, a peek into the eclectic and personal art space of Robert Alejandro called RAW, and the sublimely styled Hausbezetser Tea Laboratory handled by Jetro Rafael of Van Gogh is Bipolar.

So while it ticks all the boxes of what makes a traditional bazaar—limited sale time, unique finds, festive marketplace feel—this art fair is not only different but has a higher purpose: “To foster a community of artists and crafts people and give them a venue to show what they do.”
Let’s shop to that.

The Handmade Art Fair is on September 3 and 4, 2011 from 12 noon to 7 PM at 10A Alabama Street, Quezon City.
Those interested in joining the next bazaar can e-mail photos of their works to resurrectiongallery@gmail.com.

Kissa Castañeda blogs at http://curiouscities.wordpress.com/
Photos: Charles Buenconsejo

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There are many homeless people in the world, but I really feel bad when I see a homeless foreigner. It’s very strange to see a white guy begging in Bangkok or a Japanese national, poor and homeless in the Philippines.
I would never want to be in a position where I can’t find my way back home here in Manila.
My question is: Can I/we/the Swiss Embassy/Swissair donate money/help this man go home? And how?

The Accidental Prisoner
By Rem Zamora, ABS-CBN.com

At the corner of Kalaw Avenue and Orosa, inside the Tourist Police Station, a 29-year-old Swiss national has been seeking refuge there for almost three weeks now.
A sales agent by profession, David Archetti wanted to experience Manila after spending 6 years in Cebu with his ex-wife.
Upon arrival on June 27, 2011, he met a taxi driver who introduced him to different unscrupulous people. These people stole his belongings, including his passport, cellphone, and wallet. They left him with only 400 pesos in his pocket.

With no place to stay, David walked around the streets of Manila and slept inside a church for three nights until the deacon told him he couldn’t stay there any longer. Wandering at 11 PM, he passed by along Kalaw Avenue and saw the Tourist Police sign outside the station.
“Tourist police… I’m a tourist, maybe they can tell me what to do,” David remembered uttering to himself.

He later asked Police Sr. Inspector Jovan Sicat, chief of the station, if he can stay there for the night. Sicat allowed him to stay. He ate cheese macaroni with the police on that first night in the station.
The following morning, David told the police officers what really happened to him. He also related how he needs to raise Php 4,500 to pay the penalty for his return ticket.

David found out that his family back in Switzerland is not willing to help him out of his situation after warning him not to go back to the Philippines. His ex-wife sent him 450 pesos and said that is all she can give.
Since then, David has been staying inside the station hoping to raise the money for the penalty so he can go home. The officers have been helping him for his daily needs, from food to medicine for his toothache and even his mobile phone load.

David, in turn, tries to help with the daily chores in the station like sweeping the floor, cleaning the dishes and buying the policemen food from the nearby fast-food station.
To keep himself busy, he joins the bike patrol keeping watch in the Luneta area. In the evening, he sometimes accompanies the men on night duty stationed at the Harbour Square.

David says he enjoys his stay at the police station because people are friendly and he feels very safe.
“I feel very good and comfortable here, actually almost enjoying my time here at the station. But I want to go because it can not be that I’m living here by people giving me 15 or 20 pesos, giving me ulam. That cannot be my life.”

One day, a detainee at the station asked him to buy food for himself and gave him Php 100. David said to himself, “This is bad. Because the prisoner has more money than me. And the street beggar also. I’m the poorest of all.”

When asked if he still wants to come back to Manila after he goes back to Switzerland, David promptly replied, “Yes! Because I have now many friends here in the tourist police station already.”
David wants to leave soon but he also wants to be back soon. He says he wants to go back to his country and work again until he saves enough money to return to the Philippines.
“Even though with bad experiences, I know that I want to live here. It took me ten years to find this kind of good friends like I found here. Nine years I found not one real. And now so many in a short time,” David said.

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The readers are smarter than me.
After I posted the story of David Archetti last night, things became clearer in the morning, and some questions were begging to be asked.
1) Why doesn’t the Tourist Police just drive him to the Swiss Embassy?
2) Why doesn’t his family want him back home? Doesn’t he have other friends who can fork out the Php 4,500 he needs?
3) Was he overstaying? Can they just deport him?
4) Why isn’t he losing weight?
5) Did the ABS-CBN news team offer to take him to the Swiss embassy, or even Google David Archetti?
Because this will show up if you click here:

Important Message
David Archetti : A fraudster and conman
David Archetti : A “impersonator” swindler and (English: see below)

SKEMA Dear Members and Friends SKEMA
We are forced to see, before you to warn DAVID ARCHETTI.

DAVID ARCHETTI tried repeatedly amounts in the range of approximately CHF 1’000 .- to CHF 10’000 .- (approx. U.S. $ 8,000 .-) to swindle the following reasons:
He expects money in the next few days – but still had the money will not be blocked or not approved by the bank at the moment …
A friend (acquaintance) was innocent in a Philippine prison, he needed money for bail or a lawyer …
He urgently needs money for his daughter, Serena (Born: 13.2.2004) or anything else ….
Redemption in the next 7-21 days …
DAVID ARCHETTI pushes again and again as guarantor / surety his uncle Rolli Krauer ( Suny Kamay liquefaction ) or his father (Archetti – Vini D’Italia) in front.
Neither Sigung, nor his father or mother are one for the debts of ARCHETTI DAVID! Any liabilities or guarantees are expressly rejected here!

Since DAVID ARCHETTI the latest electronic tools like e-mail and cell phone used his whereabouts is difficult to ascertain. With very high probability it stays in the Southeast Asian region to: Thailand and the Philippines (Cebu City, Moalboal, Davao, Manila) and he used addresses (yet) the following e-mail:
· ambri10@yahoo.com
· joeyarchetti@yahoo.com
and the following (known to us) phone numbers:
+63,916,458 27 85 / 67 49 +63,926,431
For personal contact please Archetti David over to the local police.
For any questions and / or comments should apply directly to you:
info@archetti.ch à “David Archetti”
Please excuse the unpleasant reason of this letter.
Yours sincerely,
SKEMA International
SiSuk Markus Bühlmann

———————————————————————————————————-

SKEMA Dear members and friends SKEMA
Dear Swiss / German community of Cebu
Please do not give any amounts of pesos / US $ / € / CHF to the Swiss citizen: DAVID ARCHETTI !
He is a swindler and a impersonator!
He has not any connection to Sigung Suny Kamay (ROLLI KRAU). And even his father (Archetti – Vino D’Italia) and mother will not pay back any outstanding credits of DAVID ARCHETTI!
He is using followings e-addresses and Cell Phone numbers:
· ambri10@yahoo.com
· joeyarchetti@yahoo.com
· +63,916,458 27 85
· +63,926,431 67 49
If you meet DAVID ARCHETTI or his girlfriend / partner in life, ” Joey “- please hand over him / her to the local police.*
For questions or Indicate future of his staying – please contact: info@archetti.ch
Watch out and regards from:
SKEMA International
SiSuk Markus Bühlmann

My thoughts:
1) * He is with the local police.
2) Looks like he got a makeover in Manila.
3) Shall we email them his whereabouts?

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Having been a fag hag since the age of 13, I’ve gotten along with third sex very well. That’s why I find it amazing that after I turned 30 and had kids I’ve found that women are not so bad to have as friends. I find it amazing that they actually want to hang out with me! I am proud of myself whenever I find myself at a girl’s night out because I never used to do that when I was single.
Tina’s birthday is coming up and we’ve been bugging her to treat us at The Last Chukker.
Chukker is one of Jeroen’s and my favorite place to eat—but you have to be a member of the Manila Polo Club to eat there. So basically we’re at the mercy of my parents if we want to have our favorite steak and pizza.
Last night a bunch of us girls had dinner there—with two orders of four-cheese pizza, six orders of steaks al burro, Cokes and Cokes Zeroes, and dessert.

Tina, the birthday girl

The best four-cheese pizza baked in a woodfire oven

Too bad they don’t serve this on a hot plate, because it is so divine. The best part are the little morsels of fat in that little sauce dish.

Chocolate cake and tiramisu

Bread pudding

Patty hamming it up like a model (Jeroen, please find her a tall Dutch date!!)

Grace and Keri

Us girls (with no intention to diet right now)

Finished this off with Chuvaness swag from M&Ms

If I were so rich, I would buy this restaurant. Yum.

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Traveling is fun, but packing, maybe not so. That’s why it’s great to have Muji just around the corner, with everything you need to get your trip organized—from minimalist passport cases

To affordable, water-repellent spinner luggage

Toiletry kits

Packing cubes with divider

Or even shrink-wrapped scarves

Now Muji officially launches a special promo in partnership with Delta Airlines by giving away a pair of round-trip tickets to Japan to one lucky winner.
For every minimum, single-receipt purchase worth Php 10,000, including at least Php 500 worth of any featured MUJI to GO travel item, the customer is entitled to one raffle ticket.
One winner will win a pair of plane tickets that are valid for one year.
Promo runs from September 1 to 30, 2011, with the official raffle draw to be held at MUJI Bonifacio High Street on the first week of October, under the supervision of a representative from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Promo does not include visa processing, insurance, travel taxes, pocket money, hotel accommodations and the like.
Interested participants should be at least 21 years old with a valid passport for at least 6 months prior to departure.

In the Philippines, MUJI is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located at Bonifacio High Street and Rockwell Power Plant Mall. Opening soon at Greenbelt 3 and SM Mall of Asia.

http://www.muji-to-go.com/

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Pepper Lunch opened its 7th branch in the Philippines recently at SM Mall of Asia.

The 140-square-meter restaurant seats 54 guests inside and 40 on the veranda overlooking the bay, where you can watch the sunset daily and the fireworks every Friday and Saturday at 7 PM.

Pepper Lunch Mall of Asia is located on the 2nd floor of the Entertainment Mall.

And we rock! Thanks to the support of SM Mall of Asia, happy people are served everyday from 10 AM-10 PM.

All photos: George Huang

Pepper Lunch, the original franchise from Japan, is located at Greenbelt 5, Shangri-La Plaza, Alabang Town Center (Corte de las Palmas), Robinson’s Place Ermita, SM Megamall, and SM Mall of Asia.
(Rockwell branch is currently under renovation.)

http://pepperlunch.com.ph/

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Ilabas ang Aqua Net!
Ovation Productions presents The Human League, Howard Jones and Belinda Carlisle Live in Manila! on October 10, 2011 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum.

Ticket Prices:
VIP (103 &1 01 ROWS A-J) (Reserved Seating) Php 7,395
PATRON (Reserved Seating) Php 6,865
LOWER BOX VIP (Reserved Seating) Php 4,755
LOWER BOX REG (Reserved Seating) Php 3,700
UPPER BOX A (Reserved Seating) Php 2,640
UPPER BOX B - Php 1,585
General Admission - Php 530

Tickets available at all TicketNet outlets.
For more information, call 911-5555 or go to http://ticketnet.com.ph/

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Here’s a special promo from Tempur to readers of Chuvaness.com.
Just by “liking” the Tempur Philippines Facebook fan page and registering in an electronic raffle, you can win Tempur products and a brand new iPad2.

Joining is easy:
1) You must have a Facebook account.
2) You must have a Philippine address.
3) Like the Tempur Philippines Facebook page here. Existing fans may also join, as long as they register.
4) You must register HERE.
5) Register only ONCE and only one entry per home address.

Winning:
1) When Tempur’s FB fans reach 1,000, five sleep masks will be given away via electronic raffle.

2) When the number reaches 2,000, three Symphony pillows will be given away via electronic raffle.

3) When the number reaches 3,000, one iPad2 (wifi, 16GB) will be given away via electronic raffle.

4) Promo ends once the number of fans reaches 3,000.
5) Register early for more chances of winning (but please register only ONCE).
6) Winners will be announced at Chuvaness.com and the Tempur Facebook page. They will be contacted by Tempur representative for instructions on how to claim their prize.
7) Relatives of Tempur, Focus Global, Inc. and 360 Digital up to the second degree of consanguinity/affinity are disqualified from joining/winning in the promo.

To find the Tempur store nearest you, click here.
http://www.facebook.com/TempurInthePhilippines

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In this digital/electronic/Internet age, gadgets are everything. For some of us, it’s our life.
Luckily I work at home and don’t really have to lug too many gadgets around, except the BlackBerry and the occasional tablet.
In this country, you may be eating in a restaurant, sitting in your office, or shopping. If you’re not careful, something will disappear. That’s why I love things that don’t look like they’re worth stealing, like the Undercover laptop case I bought for my nephew Miko’s Mac.
Got this at Quirks novelty store at Shang but I’ve also seen them at The A.Shop at Eastwood Mall.

My sister gave me and Jeroen a pair of BookBook iPad cases purchased abroad.
Can you tell there’s an iPad on this shelf?

The BookBook looks just like an old ledger nobody wants to steal.

They only make cases for Apple products, by the way, such as the MacBook Pro

MacBook Air

and even the iPhone

makes me wish I were an iPhone user

I was recently gifted with a BlackBerry Playbook. I’ve been obsessed with this gadget, particularly the Tetris game which raises my heart rate—if only I could lose weight playing Tetris. You can pair it with your BlackBerry in order to text, email and BBM.

Naturally, I needed a case. For this, I ordered the Dodocase online. It looks just like a Moleskine

with a bamboo frame that holds the Playbook very snugly

You can also view it like this

Hide it inside a pile of books, nobody can tell what’s really in there.

Ordered this online and shipped only through Johnny Air. (Do not order this directly to Manila as shipping + customs will set you back $88.)
To enjoy 10% off your order, click here and use the 10% off coupon code upon checkout.

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After serving more than 500,000 customers since May 2008, it’s time to renovate and improve the first ever Pepper Lunch restaurant in the country.

Designed by Takatoshi Kimachi and his team, expect the 190-square-meter store to reopen next month featuring my favorite colors (what else?) of black and natural woods.
The result should be very chic and Japanice.

We’re striving to improve ventilation by installing an exhaust system in the dining areas, as well as additional aircon units.

It’s gonna look amazing!!

While waiting, enjoy your favorite Pepper Lunch dishes at Greenebelt 5, Shangri-La Plaza, SM Megamall, SM Mall of Asia, Robinson’s Place Ermita and Alabang Town Center (Corte de las Palmas).

To know more, go to http://pepperlunch.com.ph/.

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Currently the greatest show on earth, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, is back with Season 2, amid the controversy of Russell Armstrong’s untimely death (R.I.P.)

Can’t wait to watch my download!

http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills

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