Just as Typhoon “Ruby” was threatening to invade Manila, our class of octogenarians was getting ready to gather for lunch, our usual last quarter birthday celebration made special because it is also Christmas. Listening to the weather reports in the news, I feared a no-show on Saturday and thought of canceling.
The south that people know will no longer be the same as Alabang West, the 62-hectare township of Global Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), subsidiary of the country’s prime real estate giant, Megaworld, is developing in Southern Metro Manila.
SM AURA Premier has officially launched a merry SM Christmas recently. The Christmas tree lighting ceremony became a visual feast with a vibrant, elaborate and chromatic installation inspired by the peacock and its fabulous feathers.
When her husband, Belgian Ambassador Roland Van Remoortele, was posted in the Philippines from 1998 to 2002, Sylvia Tay engaged in what most expat wives did.
“After midnight,” as the JJ Cale song famously covered by Eric Clapton goes, “we’re gonna let it all hang out…” That’s exactly what happened last week, as we stepped out of the office a few minutes after 12 a.m. to go to Strumm’s—whose owner Mari Lagdameo was celebrating his birthday.
The Swatch + Art + Fashion must be the most unique, trailblazing style event of 2014 that was never planned. It must have been the result of creativity-inducing midnight vibes at the newly inaugurated Swatch + Swatch Center on Pasay Road.
This concerns our only brother, who is already 50 years old and still a problem in our family. I am the eldest of five siblings, and both our parents have passed on.
Philippine fashion has come a long way since the time of the classic terno and baro’t saya. Daring to twist the traditional Filipino woman’s garb via back-to-back shows, Inquirer Lifestyle asked renowned and upcoming Filipino designers to transform the modest maria clara into their modern and unique interpretations.
If you’ve ever received a gift that came in that distinctive pistachio-green box, meticulously tied with black satin and embossed grosgrain ribbons, you’d have experienced that extra giddiness at the prospect of unwrapping your present. You know there’s a very slim chance you won’t like what’s inside.
The sensational Broadway and West End musical “Chicago” sets the stage on fire night after night during its highly-anticipated Manila season, playing only until December 21, 2014 at The Theatre at Solaire.
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