December 23, 2014 | Lifestyle.INQ

Family matters most at Buddha-Bar’s back-to-back holiday bashes

In this season of fabulous merriment, Buddha-Bar Manila is set to make holiday celebration history with back-to-back gastronomic offerings. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, dine in style as the metro’s glam party destination presents a 5-Course Christmas Gala Set Dinner for only P1700 net while a colorful and vibrant Mardi Gras New Year’s Eve Ball with a Special New Year’s Eve Dinner Buffet for P1800 net per person awaits guests on the night of December 31.

December 23, 2014

Hotelier Derrick Tan on ‘hospitality from the heart’

Eight to nine hours of work a day is already exhausting for most of us. But how much more if you’re working 24/7 while miles away from your family? For hotelier Derrick Tan, St. Giles Makati’s general manager since its inauguration in July 2010, facing this challenge is more “pleasure” than “pressure” as he “enjoys every moment” he spends on serving their guests.

December 23, 2014

Change for the better this 2015

Ever wondered how our nation manages to withstand every trial that comes its way despite being a developing country? Here’s the secret. It is the core values and outstanding traits that are innate within us that enable us to overcome even the toughest of problems.

December 23, 2014

Destinations for 2015: Milan, Cuba, Queens and more

See Cuba before it changes. Check out the Expo in Milan. And if you’re heading to New York City to see the view from 1 World Trade Center’s observatory (scheduled to open late spring), take the subway to Queens and see if you can figure out why it topped Lonely Planet’s “best in the U.S.” destinations for 2015.

December 23, 2014

Could cable cars solve New York commuter nightmare?

Trying not to spill your coffee while wedged up against perfect strangers on a jam-packed subway is a daily challenge for New York commuters.

December 23, 2014

How Mika Lagdameo prepares her children for success

Apparently, model/entrepreneur Mikaela Lagdameo-Martinez knows her way not only in modelling and business but also in her most important and unending job which is motherhood.

December 23, 2014

Italy watchdog fines TripAdvisor for fake reviews

Italy’s competition watchdog slapped TripAdvisor with a 500,000 euros ($613,000) fine on Monday for failing to warn users some of the opinions posted on the popular review website may be fakes.

December 23, 2014

China goes crazy over Christmas

Christmas—once banned in China—has exploded in the atheist nation in recent years, with marketers using everything from saxophones and Smurfs to steam trains to get shoppers to open their wallets.

December 23, 2014

Fil-Swiss’ Christmas card built 25 boats

Prompted by her desire to help fellow Filipinos badly hit by Supertyphoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan), Madonna Limcaco Uhland, a resident of Switzerland, buckled down to work to do her bit by making a Christmas card. She had not taken up brush and palette for a long time.

December 23, 2014