Yearly Archives: 2012

Maxims, Resorts World

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Pao and Trina called us to come visit them over at the Maxim’s Hotel at Resorts World!   So we did!  We wanted to see the hotel and of course be with them too 🙂

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Wow!  A Botero sculpture that greets you as you enter!! 

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Reception at a higher floor 

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Gym 

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Poolside 

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Spa 

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The room 🙂   

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Baby Santino sleeping already 🙂  

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Electronic Display 

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We went to Opus for some drinks.  It was a Tuesday so it was 80’s night with Boyet Almazan.  We were early so not that many people yet which was good for us. I love this Faberge egg looking chairs 

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Since I don’t drink, I tried their boneless buffalo wings 🙂 and Trina had iced tea!  We get along 🙂

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Garden

By | Homes and Interiors, Nature | 13 Comments

My third request from James and another investment aside from

Previous entry:  Sub Zero December 5, 2011

Previous Entry:  Mattress from the Four Seasons Hotel January 6, 2012

was the garden.  As we were rushing to move into the house after 18 months renovation already, I requested James that if we move in, I wanted the garden to be finished.  And it was a good thing I insisted on this because it makes a world of difference!  We don’t have green thumbs and don’t really know about gardening, but it was important to us that we have a nice garden that will surround us.  Thank you to Timmy

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and Marcia ( with her Chihuahua in pink 🙂  ) who put together our garden!  Pls contact Marcia Revilla if you want to hire her services at 0919-572-3362

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To appreciate more how it was transformed, I am showing photos of the before and after

Front of the house – I heard that our neighbor put these trees so that it would match their frontage

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We removed it and then changed it to Buddha belly bamboos.  I like it because it gives some sort of privacy instead of placing a wall

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Side of the house

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Changed to this

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Another view, I found it a bit messy having different kinds of trees in one area

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Now

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The other side

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Now

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The main garden from the Balcony of the living room

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And now 🙂  It’s just so soothing for me to come home and see this

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Another view BEFORE

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AFTER

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Close up on the wall. James had them remove everything.  At first we were thinking of just adding, but then James just removed everything and started from scratch

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We are waiting for the bamboo to grow more leaves so that we can have full privacy from the neighbors

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This was the wall before we stripped off all the plants

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The back garden BEFORE

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AFTER!

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I love the pink flowers growing on the tree.  And take note of the round balls around the garden.  So beautiful when they are lit at night.  James wanted those capiz balls hanging on the trees, it’s a good thing Timmy found this for us!  Very unique yet so simple and elegant

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The side garden BEFORE

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AFTER

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Celebrating 65 Years of Life With Flavor

By | Celebrations, Yummy! | 2 Comments

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Some new products out now

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Herr’s now available at all Rustan’s Supermarket, Selected Shopwise stores

Rustan’s Flower Shop convenience stores:  St. Luke’s Hospital, Quezon City and Fort Bonifacio and Asian Hospital 

Saddlebrown – Manila Polo Club

Snack Shack store in 5f Market Market 

Mpulse – Makati Medical Center

The Gift Shop – Rockwell Club Amorsolo Square

All Starbucks Outlets

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Mamma Mia Now Showing in the Philippines!!

By | Entertainment, Smart Infinity | 3 Comments

Heart2Heart is so happy to finally watch Mamma Mia!!! ENJOYED!

Previous entries:  Mamma Mia The Musical September 4, 2011 

Mamma Mia The World’s No. 1 Musical September 4, 2011

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The CCP was so bright and alive that evening!!

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You cannot bring in your camera so this is the only photo I could take with my phone

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2 seats away from me was Imelda Marcos!!!!  I wanted a photo but I was shy 🙂  We were in row I which is for me one of the best seats in the house.  James and I were supposed to sit in Row J but her staff was sitting in our chair for some reason so we sat in the row in front of us.  Good thing the people didn’t show up.

Without Imelda Marcos, we would not have the Cultural Center. She deserves the BEST SEAT in the house!  I still want a photo with her!

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To our left was KC Concepcion!  The evening was star studded!!! I wanted to take all of them but was shy 🙂

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Guess who?

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Jun Poblador!!!! Love your pose for me 🙂

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My friend Eric Pe Benito with Charo Santos 🙂

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KC Concepcion again

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Julie Carceller from Smart Infinity!  Thanks to Smart Infinity for bringing in Mamma Mia!!

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Lea Salonga! I feel like a stalker taking these shots! 🙂

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Georgina Wilson, Borgy Manotoc, JM and Tim Yap with Leah Salonga

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Congresswoman QT del Mar

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