IT WAS A WEEKEND OF CREATIVITY, COLor and loads of fun when the popular Smarties and Kids Watch Central got together for the Family Fun Summit. The event helped parents unlock their children?s potential for success, palanggas, via time management.

The Ark Avilon Zoo in Tiendesitas, Ortigas, was filled with excited kids, parents and teachers who took part in activities, highlighted by the Smarties coloring contest.



This happening, dahlings, aimed to introduce parents to Smarties with No Artificial Colors.



?It is Nestlé?s response to consumer preference for fewer synthetic ingredients,? said Nestlé confectionery business manager cyber-smart Manolo de Leon.



At the end of this super successful event, the participants were all saying they ?had a fun and educational weekend in discovering their creativity through colors and enjoying Smarties with no artificial color,? palanggas.



Kilgore visits Manila

The super adorable Marcia Kilgore is FitFlop?s founder and creative director.



Designed by a London-based university?s Biomechanics department and launched in UK in May 2007, in US in June 2007, the FitFlop has now sold over an awesome four million pairs in 30 countries, palanggas, and has earned ?Innovation of the Year? award from Harper?s Bazaar magazine, no less, dahlings.



?Every step you take in your FitFlops improves your core muscle strength, absorbs shock on your feet, knees and back, encourages better posture and stronger muscles and burns calories,? a company spokesperson told us.



Marcia jetted in from the UK for a two-day visit. An intimate dinner on the first night was held at Le Soufflé, The Fort. Marcia had us all spellbound as she recounted the many glorious years she had advocated for the fabulously fit lifestyle.



She toured the Primer Star Center, head office of the Primer Group of Companies, the group responsible for arranging and making the momentous visit possible. She also visited Primer?s ROX in Bonifacio High Street, The Fort.



In behalf of FitFlop, Ltd., Marcia donated P1 million for the victims of Tropical Storm ?Ondoy.?



?The Filipino people are absolutely spectacular. I have never encountered a more caring, warm, helpful and hospitable nation. I am very proud to have the FitFlop brand promoted in the Philippines by the Primer Group of Companies, and hope that by helping provide great footwear, we can make an even happier Philippines,? she said.



Check out FitFlops in kiosks at Rockwell Power Plant Mall; Robinson?s Ermita; and lifestyle stores Res|Toe|Run, Shoe Salon, Bratpack; Rustan?s Tower; Duty Free Philippines; ROX; The Travel Club (Rockwell, V-Mall, Greenbelt 3 and ATC); Sports Hub, Paseo de Sta. Rosa; Lonely Planet, Boracay; Mian?s Closet, Iloilo; Bettina?s Boutique, Cagayan de Oro; and Felcris Chimes, Davao, palanggas.



Day of gratitude

When Toblerone first launched National Thank You Day in 2007, it was a response to The Great Reader?s Digest Global Courtesy Test, where Manila ranked number 22 as ?among the least courteous cities in the world.? Well, this became a call for Filipinos to revive the lost art of saying ?Thank you,? dahlings.



In recent surveys, our country has been recognized as the ?Most Courteous Asian Country,? said Carlo Licuanan, senior brand manager, Kraft Foods (Philippines) Inc. Now, that calls for a real wow, palanggas.



Nominees are Filipino fashion designer for her world-class bridal gowns, Monique Lhuillier; Best Director Award at Cannes International Film Festival Brilliante Mendoza for his film ?Kinatay;? and one of the greatest leaders of all time for her fight for freedom and democracy, the late President Cory Aquino.



Toblerone, together with Rep. Cynthia Villar of Las Piñas, is encouraging Filipinos to join this worthy cause. She has passed House Bill No. 5466 to make National Thank You Day a national holiday.



Regarding this, I remember the words of well-known author and life coach Zig Ziglar: ?Of all the ?attitudes? we can acquire, surely the attitude of gratitude is the most important and by far the most life-changing.? Thank you, sir, well-said.



Go to http://thankyoudayphilippines.com and vote the person you think has the National Thank You Day spirit. Go for it, palanggas.



Dinner for Pitoy and Lea

World-class couturier Pitoy Moreno, for being a National Artist; and world-class singer and stage performer Lea Salonga, who is leaving for a concert in the US, were treated to dinner by renowned hostess with the mostest Nene Leonor and her son JB and Gina Leonor. The affair was held at the excellent Shang Palace of Makati Shangri-La Hotel.



The intimate groupie included Marietta Santos, Robert Chien, Jay Inocentes, Steffi Inocentes, Jun Leonor, interior designer and business magnate Gerry Contreras, my palangga Chit Salud, Rem Zamora, Anika Leonor and Nicole Chien, daughter of Robert and Lea Salonga-Chien, dahlings.