The Sweetest 30 ft. Christmas Candy Cake is unveiled in Greenhills

Ortigas & Company makes the holidays extra-sweet with the launch of the first and only Christmas Candy Cake at the ultimate shopping destination, Greenhills, which opens to the public on November 8.

All set to delight the young and the young-at-heart from November 8, 2018 to January 6, 2019, the biggest Christmas Candy Cake, located at the VMall Lobby, will be filled to the brim with all the candy one can possibly dream of. Imagine a Christmas candy cake full of every candy you can ever think of—gum drops, butterballs, eclairs, hard candy, chocolate bars, fudge, in an assortment of sizes, shapes, and colors—filling the four-layer 30-feet high cake.

To make things more exciting for its launch, guests can enjoy a Willy Wonka performance, with visions of a chocolate factory coming alive right before their eyes. As an added Christmas bonus, golden tickets will also be scattered around the mall for mall-goers to find. Lucky winners will be able to claim special prizes if they find these tickets from November 6 until Christmas Day.

True to the spirit of generosity that gives meaning to the season, Greenhills will have special guests under the care of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and will take part in the joy of the season.

As the first and largest Candy Cake in the Philippines, this Christmas installation will surely enhance the experience of all those shopping at the only mall with the widest selection of retail offerings with various tiangge stalls with their festive assortment of goods for the value-conscious, as well as retail stores with a selection of gifts for everyone.

Aside from the Christmas Candy Cake, Greenhills will also hold a Christmas Sweet Bazaar at VMall Lobby from Nov. 9, 2018 to January 6, 2018. There will also be Paskuhan Pinoy 2018 at the VMall Garden from November to January 2019. Starting November through January 2019, a Night Market will be at the G-strip parking for food enthusiasts from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. as well as Regional Delicacies at the ground floor of the Center Mall from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Kids will also be able Meet & Greet Santa on all Saturdays of December at the VMall Lobby from 2 to 5 p.m. Fireworks will also light the Ortigas skyline every Saturday at 7 p.m. for the entire family to enjoy. And lastly, Simbang Gabi will take place at the Chapel of the Holy Family from December 15 to 23, 6pm daily.

Families and friends out to shop and explore Greenhills can also find more dining outlets to choose from such as newly opened restaurants Bijin Nabe, Kimpura, Coco Fresh, Moshi Koshi, and Serenitea. In the following months, Scout’s Honor, Breakfast at Antonio’s, Ippudo, Yabu, Bad Bird, any many more will also be opening their doors for diners to enjoy.

Greenhills has all sorts of cuisine to meet various tastes, and will definitely satisfy the tummies of all those who love good food. Enjoy all these amidst the sparkling Christmas lights and the beautiful installations that will remind you that the holidays have come.

Being the crown jewel of San Juan, Greenhills has newly opened health & wellness facilities namely Bruno’s Barbers, Urban Hair Lounge, Beeswax, Nazal MD, and Skin Station. The Medical City, Aivee Institute, Brow Studio, Center for Advanced Dentistry, and Oroderm will also be opening in the coming months.

“Greenhills is still Ortigas & Company’s ultimate shopping destination and top of mind go to place, especially during the holidays. We want shoppers to have an even more delightful shopping experience with our Christmas Candy Cake and the Christmas Sweet Bazaar, which will bring in more exciting merchants,” says President and CEO of Ortigas & Company Jaime E. Ysmael.

Indeed, Christmas is more delightful and so much sweeter in Greenhills.

For more information and updates, please visit and follow Greenhills on Facebook and Instagramuse the hashtag #2018OrtigasMallsChristmas and #GreenhillsCandyCake when posting.

Christmas Tunnel returns to delight more audiences in its second run

The first spectacle of its kind in the country promises an even more exciting show fresh from its international win

Ortigas & Company’s award-winning Christmas spectacle—the first of its kind in the Philippines—returns this year as the Christmas Street Light Musical Tunnel opens to the public on November 6.

Set to light up the premier developer’s Ortigas East estate, the Christmas Tunnel will warm hearts and delight the senses with a captivating light display playing alongside some of the yuletide season’s well-loved hits.

Ortigas & Company is gearing up for another exhilarating show as the Christmas Tunnel marks its second run with new arrangements and a flashier show for more artistic and musical flair. With this show, families and friends who will troop to Ortigas East are sure to feel the joy of the Christmas season.

The Christmas Street Light Musical Tunnel, which bagged two Stevie Awards in the recent International Business Awards for Real Estate Marketing Campaign of the Year and Re-Branding/Brand Renovation of the Year, promises a one-of-a-kind experience with its structural features. Made with 2,368 pixels of light, each pixel is composed of three bulbs in red, blue, and green, flickering and dancing festively according to the music’s beat. When stretched out, the Christmas Tunnel is equivalent to 1.4 kilometers, or the length of 28 Olympic swimming pools.

“Ortigas & Company continues to make its malls the go-to destination for family and friends, and what better way to show this than through the return of the award-winning Christmas Street Light Musical Tunnel at Ortigas East. This much-awaited tradition, which began last year, was developed to provide Filipinos and even tourists more reasons to celebrate at Tiendesitas and make it a must-see holiday destination,” says Ortigas Malls Vice President Renee C. Bacani.

As an added offering, famed shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra and Ben&Ben will perform during the launch. There is also a whole slew of holiday activities in the estate’s retail destination, Tiendesitas, which guests can enjoy.

There will be a StrEAT Food Market from November 7 to January 6 for foodies in the metro, while kids get the chance to take photos with Santa in the Meet & Greet sessions happening on all Saturdays of December at the Fashion and Furniture Village from 2 to 5 PM. Fireworks will light the Ortigas skyline also every Saturday at 7 PM. Churchgoers can also flock to the Simbang Gabi which will take place at the Food Village from December 15 to 23 at 6 PM.

Families and friends out to explore Tiendesitas will also find new dining choices, such as the largest Rico’s Lechon branch in Metro Manila. Sports enthusiasts will also soon be in shopping heaven as Decathlon, the largest European sports brand, opens in Tiendesitas.

These new shops are on top of the exciting redevelopment happening in Ortigas East, which will give rise to Metro Manila’s eco-estate filled with some of the choicest retail, residential, and lifestyle offerings.

For more information and updates, please visit and follow Tiendesitas on Facebook and Instagramand use the hashtag #2018OrtigasMallsChristmas for all social media posts.

Scarlet Snow Belo’s Swiss Discovery with Nestle NANKID

See the world of science through the eyes of Philippines’ most famous child online.

Exploring new parts of the world is an extraordinary experience.

Whether it’s a weekend trip to a beach, or heading off to another continent,

there’s always something new to discover, experience and learn.

Imagine the excitement that Scarlet Snow Belo, daughter of Dra. Vicky Belo and Dr. Hayden Kho, experienced when she recently went on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to the Nestle Headquarters in Switzerland. The sprawling center with breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps, is where world class products especially made for growing children are developed. Scarlet Snow excitedly explored the various rooms and instruments that were used in different scientific studies and discovered many new things in the headquarters.

Best of all, Scarlet Snow had the opportunity to meet the brilliant science experts and big bosses who work in the headquarters like Alex Keller, the Global Category Head of Nestle Infant and Growing Up Milks, and Marco Turini, Global Head for Scientific Affairs for Nestle. The experts, in turn, were happy to meet their little visitor, as they

They began with the milk formulation to explain why Nestle NANKID is adapted for kids. They showed how all the essential vitamins, minerals and DHA are present in the milk. They also taught her that there is no added sucrose (table sugar) to make sure it is a healthy choice for kids.

Scarlet Snow then learned that protein is one of the most important nutrients for a child’s growth and development, contributing to the building of brain, muscles, and body. The optimized protein found in Nestle NANKID is high quality, low quantity protein that is optimal for weight and development advantage.

But Nestle NANKID doesn’t stop at just providing the right vitamins and optimized proteins. As Scarlet Snow learned, Nestle NANKID also has probiotics! This keeps her digestive system strong and healthy as it fights the bad bacteria in her stomach.

Listening intently, Scarlet Snow discovered that all good things she gets from her favorite milk helps her grow up to be future ready. Childhood is all about learning, growing, and experiencing new things. Every experience contributes to a child’s

mental, emotional and over-all development. Along with proper nutrition, especially one that has optimized protein such as Nestle NANKID, growing children can achieve their fullest potentials. This is the message behind Scarlet Snow’s webisodes, which also emphasizes the role that parents play in reshaping the future of their growing children.

As parents, you possess the power to #ReShapetheFuture of your children. Watch the webisodes to see how Scarlet Snow, with the support of her parents and with NANKID, is well positioned to become the best that she can become in the future.

Discover Scarlet Snow’s Switzerland journey and catch all the episodes on Nankid’s Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/NANKIDOPTIPRO/ .

Thank you for your time!

Joy Philippines #ShareAMomentOfJoy Short Film Series

Manila, Philippines – November 2018 –

This Christmas, the season of family reunions;

Joy, the Philippines’ leading dishwashing liquid; releases two short films that seek to

encourage more meaningful exchanges between family members by showing how a

chore as mundane as dish washing is perfect for a more intimate form of bonding.

Whereas dinner conversations are great for finding out how everyone is doing,

it may not be as conducive to ironing out sensitive issues as a

quiet chore done by two people helping each other out.

By focusing on this powerful moment and revealing its essential role in family life,

Joy celebrates the unconditional love that Pinoy parents have for their children,

one that will triumph over life’s hardest challenges.

Modern, authentic scenes of parenting love

In the “OFW” short film, the brand highlights how OFW parents struggle

with the effects of distance and time away from their loved ones, imposed

on them by their sacrifice to work overseas.

In the second film entitled “Daughter”, Joy celebrates the love

of a father for his

daughter, regardless of her life choices that challenge conventions.

Joy salutes the sacrifice of OFWs and parents in an

exceptionally realistic and relatable way

Created by Publicis Singapore for P&G, the two films are a departure from Joy’s

usual comedic and light-hearted stories, with a more earnest and true-to-life portrayal

of family struggles. “OFW” pays homage to heroes often honored, but unfortunately

not always understood by their family. It recognizes that for both the OFW and family,

homecoming can be bittersweet, but the small everyday moments spent together can

help to heal wounds and create precious memories.  

When dinner time conversations end, real ones begin.  

“Through this film, we want to salute the sacrifices done by our modern-day heroes,

while also putting focus on the magic behind appreciating those times where one

lets their guard down and can be very candid and open. While we recognize that

dinner serves as a great way to gather families together, it also rings true for many

families that bonding moments can’t be forced. In many cases, when dinner ends,

real conversations start. What matters is truly embracing every moment spent together,

and choosing to #ShareAMomentOfJoy,” shares Michael Jonathan Biscocho,

Brand Manager, P&G APAC Dish Care.

Noel Orosa, Regional Group Creative Director, Publicis Singapore, adds

“While the dinner table is great for bonding the entire family together, we saw

dishwashing as a safe alternative space for a family to have real one-on-one conversations.

It’s a chore that two family members can do together, which is free from the distractions

of mobile devices and everyday family life. For more than two decades now, Joy has been

a ubiquitous presence on the Filipino family’s dishwashing sink, which is why it is in the

best position to do

this advocacy campaign. This marks a new era for Joy thanks to the brave, progressive

leadership of the Joy Brand Team.”

Watch the heart-warming story of Jimmo and his iron-willed mother at http://bit.ly/JoyOFWfilm,

and of a daughter realizing the boundless love of her father over at http://bit.ly/JoyDaughterFilm,

through Joy Philippines’ Youtube channel.

Share your own stories of family bonding over the dishes – with the hashtag

#ShareAMomentOfJoy!

Visit Joy’s Facebook page for more information.


Thank you for visiting my blog! Until next!


Megan Young Shares Smiles with Smile Train’s Patients


Smile Train, the world’s leading cleft charity, continues to spread smiles one week

after World Smile Day® this year through a storytelling event with

Smile Train Philippines’ Ambassador Megan Young at partner hospital,

Philippine Band of Mercy. The actress and beauty queen visited Smile Train’s

patients at the Philippine Band of Mercy to share the story of Simon, a bright,

red cardinal, hatched from his shell with a big gap in his beak. Smile with

Simon is a story of friendship, love, acceptance, and kindness written by one of

Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council members and active supporter of

the organization, Patricia Simon, a registered nurse who was also born with

a cleft lip and palate. Having had cleft surgeries herself, Patricia has dedicated

her life to advocating for those born with clefts all over the world.

“The story is one of love and acceptance and I am grateful to

Smile Train for giving me the opportunity to share this message with the children.

Similarly, by reading stories such as Smile with Simon to children with

birth differences, I hope to boost their confidence and treasure their individuality

when dealing with the world,” said Megan Young,

Actress and Smile Train Philippines’ Ambassador.

“It is always a pleasure to work with Smile Train.

You can see the impact of their work

when you meet the children they have helped.”

“For Smile Train, creating smiles and inspiring others to do acts

of kindness should happen every day,”

said Kimmy Coseteng-Flaviano, Smile Train’s Area Director for Southeast Asia.

“We are grateful to have Megan come and spend time with

the children and our local medical partners

as we believe that she can continue to raise awareness and

inspire others to spread smiles as well.”

For more information about Smile Train’s global efforts and to

make a donation, please visit smiletrain.org.

Follow Smile Train Philippines on Twitter and Instagram @SmileTrainPh,

and like us on Facebook at @SmileTrainPhilippines.

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About Smile Train
Smile Train empowers local medical professionals with training, funding,

and resources to provide free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children globally.

We advance a sustainable solution and scalable global health model for cleft treatment,

drastically improving children’s lives,

including their ability to eat, breathe, speak, and ultimately thrive.

To learn more about how Smile Train’s sustainable approach

means donations have both an immediate and long-term impact, please visit smiletrain.org.

Smile Train’s Cleft Community Advisory Council (CCAC)

The CCAC is an important part of the Smile Train community.

Its members help advance the organization’s marketing initiatives

and communication strategies by serving in an advisory role.

Happy Times!

Smile Train and BEYOND Yoga Celebrate their Second Annual Yoga for Smiles Classes

Yoga for Smiles is back for the second year in a row to help raise awareness and funds for Smile Train, the world’s leading cleft charity, and the many children they help around the world and in the Philippines. BEYOND Yoga, Manila’s premiere yoga and fitness studio, will host a series of classes at five of their studios to encourage participants to truly live the yoga philosophy of being of service to others.

Launched in August 2017, Yoga for Smiles, invites the public to genuinely practice the philosophy of seva, whichencourages one to serve others, BEYOND Yoga extends the invitation even to those who do not practice yoga. 

“BEYOND Yoga is excited to collaborate with Smile Train again this year,” said Benedict Bernabe, Head of Operations for BEYOND Yoga. “Smile Train continues to inspire others with their commitment to helping give more children their forever smiles, and we look forward to using our platformwithin the yoga community.”

Every Saturday during the month of October and one in November, BEYOND Yoga will host a Yoga for Smiles classat their studios in Serendra, Rockwell, Greenhills, Quezon City and Alabang. 

“We are grateful to partner with BEYOND Yoga for the second year in a row,” said Kimmy Coseteng-Flaviano, Smile Train Area Director for Southeast Asia.  “It is exciting to see so many people and businesses wanting to get involved with our cause and help raise awareness for children born with clefts in the Philippines.”

For more information about Smile Train’s global efforts and to make a donation, please visit smiletrain.org. Follow Smile Train on Twitter and Instagram @SmileTrainPh, and like us on Facebook at @SmileTrainPhilippines.

About Smile Train
Smile Train empowers local medical professionals with training, funding, and resources to provide free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children globally. We advance a sustainable solution and scalable global health model for cleft treatment, drastically improving children’s lives, including their ability to eat, breathe, speak, and ultimately thrive. To learn more about how Smile Train’s sustainable approach means donations have both an immediate and long-term impact, please visit smiletrain.org.

About Beyond Yoga

Beyond Yoga is a leading yoga studio in the Philippines with five branches including Quezon City, Alabang, Greenhills, Rockwell, and Serendra. At Beyond, we believe that yoga is a transformational practice and that everyone should be able to experience its effects. Regardless of age, gender, fitness level, or range of flexibility, there is a yoga class that suits you. We offer a wide range of yoga styles including Vinyasa, Power Yoga, Ashtanga, Rocket Yoga, and Yin Yoga. And we complement this with other fitness systems, like Zumba® and AntiGravity®. Our internationally certified instructors will make sure that you will have an enjoyable experience in a safe and supportive environment. For schedules and rates, please visit igobeyondyoga.com. For more information about Beyond, please contact inquire@igobeyondyoga.com.

5 Creative Gift Hacks for the Christmas Season

Christmas is just right around the corner, and the season of readying presents, prepping feasts, planning reunions, and practicing holiday traditions have already started. You might even be worrying about finding unique presents as early as now, but there’s no need to fret since we’ve got some smart hacks for you!

1. Online Shopping – easy, accessible, and hassle-free!

You don’t actually have to go out of the house to shop anymore. Just fire up your laptop or smartphone to go online, and you’ll find tons of online shopping sites just waiting for you to add items to your cart. What are you waiting for? Search for the product you want to buy, and have it delivered straight to your doorstep. It’s definitely easy and convenient! Just make sure to purchase from reliable websites, and you’re good to go!

2. Hit the malls and be one with the holiday crowd.

You can always go back to the good ‘ol mall sales. With prices dropping up to 50% off and buy-one-take-one deals popping everywhere, malls are the main go-to for holiday shoppers. If you’re willing to dive in with the crowd during this busy season, you can purchase great finds in various malls.

However, you have to be wise in managing your time when you choose to deal with the Christmas crowd. Prepare the list of items you want to buy, or names of people you want to shop for, to save your time. When visiting malls, you really have to stick to your list to avoid lavish spending.

3. Garage sales and Bazaars – a nifty way to get great steals!

A wise man once said, “One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure.” Well technically, it’s not really garbage – some items and clothes in garage sales are just barely used, and are actually still in perfectly good condition. With a little bit of cleaning and washing especially with a premium detergent’s superior cleaning formula, it can be worth way more than what you paid for.

Bazaars, on the other hand, can be handy as well. They sell a wide range of exciting things from clothes to socks, scarves, caps, shoes, accessories, and many more. There are a lot of bazaar set-ups lining up in malls once the “ber” months hit, so you’ll surely have no problem spotting one! 

4. Go Treasure-hunting with Ukay-Ukay!

When it comes to hunting down unique finds, ukay-ukays or thrift shops are the most common go-to shopping spree spots for Filipinos. You can find fashionable and branded pieces here that can definitely work well as gifts! Nowadays, there are many bloggers and vloggers you can get inspiration from when it comes to styling clothes from thrift shops. You can simply watch their ukay hauls and vlogs to get an idea on where to get great finds and what pieces to match it with.

When buying from ukay-ukay stores, it’s important to make sure that the items you bought are clean and fresh before giving them away. Quality is of utmost importance, and it’s a good thing a little bit of laundry washing can go a long way. You can always use a great detergent like Ariel to wash away the stains – even those pesky invisible kulob stains! Those ukay-ukay steals should be clean, kulob-free, and in good shape.

5. Don’t have time to buy? No problem! Raid your closet.

There’s no excuse for not giving anyone a gift when you have pre-loved clothes and accessories living in your closet. Look for tops or pieces you’ve only worn once or never even used before that will be perfect for other people. This will not only let you save money, but it will also make room for new items in your closet! Say goodbye to your old clothes, and say hello to the new ones to come!

Of course by doing this, you need to make sure that the fashion items you’re giving away smell fresh and kulob-free! You might not notice, but there can be invisible stains lingering on your clothes that cause that awful kulob smell. There’s no need to worry though, as long as you get to wash them with a detergent that can go for deep and superior cleaning. Give it a shot with Ariel, with intensive cleaning that can remove even those invisible kulob stains with just one wash. 

This can definitely turn your clothes from closet stuffing to an actual gift that looks brand new! Your friends and family won’t even notice, especially when the gift is finished off with a nice packaging then — Voilà! You have yourself the perfect well-thought of gift for your friends and loved ones! 

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Kulob is an awful smell that is common during the rainy season. Did you know that it is actually caused by invisible stains that cannot be removed by ordinary detergents? Kulob is a stain you can’t actually see, but you can definitely smell. It’s caused by ineffective cleaning of leftover dirt and sebum stains, and these stains go through the process of oxidation, leading to microorganism activity the gives out a rancid odor.

Thankfully, there’s a detergent that can effectively combat the awful smell of kulob — Ariel’s deep cleaning formulation, which intensively cleans clothes and washes off invisible kulob stains and malodor-causing bacteria.

Need more proof? Findout more about invisible kulob stains through this link http://bit.ly/ArielNoInvisibleKulob.

#ArielPhilippines 

#NoInvisibleStainNoKulob 

#KulobStory

May your holidays be full of warmth and cheer!

Whimsical Halloween Parade and Party 2018

Earlier today my family and i attended a Halloween Party located in Ramada Manila. This is my son’s second halloween event last year he was on Brainfit free trial and trick or treat. The event is not for free we paid 800 per person for adult and 600 per person for kids. With lunch buffet, trick or treat, loot bag, more fun games and magic show.

First activity is the trick or treat at the nearby hotel.

After the trick or treat we get inside the hotel and we fall in line for our photo shoot. They gave us copy i love that its magnetic we can display it in our ref. 

Before we start the main program we had our mini game at the side of the room we need to finish  the 3 play booths so that we can get our loot bag after the program and my favorite part LOL we devour our lunch buffet.

Our table

Selfie Time!

Here comes the party games for adults and kids and magic show. 

The last program is the science lab we did not watched it we need to leave early because my husband had worked. We enjoyed it! We had so much fun! Thank you to my husband for being our official photographer. This is what’s inside his loot bag! More snacks, chocolates and candies! My son loves it so much his favorite is the coloring book. 

FOX Officescape 2018

Hello guys! Last week i won on an Instagram Contest from FOX Officescape my prize is a loot bag filled with goodies from there sponsors i also had an exclusive access at there event. Its a fun event/day off for all the office workers around metro manila. 

With more games, food, fitness and wellness program inside the venue.

I joined the blind folded makeup challenge i did not won but they still gave us loot bag.

I take home three loot bags from the event, its heavy to carry all of them but its all worth it! Thank you very much for this wonderful prize FOX Officescape! My friends and i had so much fun!

My Son’s 7th KFC Birthday Party

Hello everyone! Yesterday my family, friends and my son’s classmates had so much fun! Why? Because we gathered together to celebrate my son’s 7th birthday party at KFC Nagtahan. We invited 100+ guests because we wanted to invite all his classmates and friends to his party. This is his 7th birthday its like a debut for kids so we wanted to make it simple but extravagant celebration. I love the ambiance of the venue its huge and clean. The birthday theme is happened to be his favorite cartoon character its sponge bob square pants. We are disappointed that they did not include balloons to there birthday package they are more expensive compared to jollibee. My husband decided to bought balloons at divisoria so that he can get a cheap prize. I requested a two tower balloon and my husband did not disappoint me he did it all by himself very thankful for my husband for all his hard work and effort. 

The party starts with the usual opening prayer, more games and prizes, Colonel Sanders mascott appearance, picture taking, food, greetings to the birthday celebrant, blowing the cake and distribution of loot bags for kids. 

They don’t have cake they only have donut lollipop to the birthday celebrant. How can he blow a cake and make a wish if he don’t have one its a birthday tradition. Good thing my husband’s brother gave a birthday cake to my son as a gift so we don’t need to buy one and also my friend sponsored a butterscotch dessert balls to all the kids guests. 

I made the party more exciting i booked a face painting session for all the kids. They enjoyed it! They fall in line and patiently waited to get there face painted. My son requested Flash to put on his cheek as his favorite super hero. Kuya face painter is on time and his service is very affordable. He did his job well and the kids loved it! The face paint is non toxic and  hypoallergenic so its good for the kids skin. 

KFC is not that good when it comes to birthday parties but the most important is we all enjoyed the party! We had so much fun! More memorable photos and laughter! 

If you want to book a face painting sesh for your child’s birthday party you can message them on there Official Facebook Page by clicking this link: Kaleb Face Painting

If you want an affordable and yummy dessert balls for your child’s birthday party you can order on my good friend Official Facebook Page by clicking this link: Taste of Angel

Thank you for you time and until my next one! 🙂