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June 8, 2013

Amazing Pictures…… Truly Amazing Too Good to Miss!!

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Amazing Pictures….. Truly Amazing Too Good to Miss!! Great pictures. There’s nothing so strange or wonderful as real life.

Impressive Highways system above the Rainforest in Sao Paolo, Brazil

Dinner in the sky in Brussels, Belgium

Beijing International Airport, China (It’s not as impressive inside the building!!)

Super Moon rising above Sierra Nevada Sequoia National Park California

The Amazing Stone Mirror in Istanbul, Turkey

Amazing view of Schwerin Castle, Germany

The water is so clear it looks like the boat is hovering! Bora-Bora Pearl Beach

Heart Island in mangrove delta of the Vaza-Barris River, Brazil

Escalator of the New World Trade Center

Airplanes rolling over highway at Leipzig-Halle Airport in Germany

Amazing walk at West Side of Taihang Mountain in Shanxi Province, China

Impressive Swim Pools Balconies at Bandra Ohm Residential Tower in Mumbai, India

Mesmerizing Niagara Falls – Rainbow Bridge, USA

Ferrari World Theme Park in Abu Dhabi

Amazing Corinthos Channel in Greece

Awesome Singapore – Dance of Light

World’s Largest Ice Cave in Austria

The Streets of Monaco Yacht

World’s first billion dollar house in Mumbai, India – 27 Floors Ambani’s Palace

Amazing Landwasser Viaduct Switzerland

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June 8, 2013

Discarded Romance by Mike Stilkey

By Heart2Heart | Arts and Culture, Hot Off the Press | One Comment

Last June 6, I was able to stop by Fully Booked to meet Mike Stilkey as he was installing his artwork!

Previous entry: Mike Stilkey at Fully Booked on June 7 and 8

He has brought this to Times Square Hong Kong and not in Manila. This will already be a permanent installation in Fully Booked

And here he is! 🙂 What a pleasure to meet the artist. For many years he wanted to be a professional skateboarder but because he kept getting hurt, this dream sort of changed and he began to draw. Catch him today at 3pm for a Dialogue and book signing!

Chris Daez was there too!!

Mike will have some artworks for sale – on Books and on Paper with a price range of around P 50,000 to P 150,000.00 which is very reasonable for the work that he does

ON BOOKS

ON PAPER

While this is ongoing, Fully Booked is opening at Alabang!

Soft opening was Friday at 2pm- 12 midnight

Saturday June 8 10am-12 midnight

Sunday June 9 10am-11pm

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June 7, 2013

Emily and Josh at Amanpulo

By Heart2Heart | Entertainment | No Comments

On our second night, we decided to have dinner outside the villa again. From the Villa, we walked to the left side of the beach and went to the Vietnamese restaurant. That same evening Emily Van Camp and Joshua Bowman were dining there! It was Lindy who spotted them and she told us

I am usually so focused on taking my photos as I entered the center of the restaurant I did not even notice them as they were seated in the only table by the center of the restaurant facing the beach. They were given the best seat in the house. This was their table after they left. James did not want me to ask them for a photo because I may invade their privacy and may cause embarassment. So i just took a photo of their table! haha!!

The funny thing was when I entered the restaurant I even avoided taking a photo of the table because I normally don’t like putting photos of people when taking interiors, so I even moved my camera to the right to avoid their table

Little after we arrived, they were going to leave! So I panicked! I just looked back and took their photo as they were looking at something by the bar! So this is the only proof I have 🙂

Cropped

A few days after this came out in the news

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June 7, 2013

Picnic Grove at Amanpulo

By Heart2Heart | Foodie, Travel | No Comments

Though I love eating at the villa and having Chef Miguel’s cooking, It was nice to discover the other food choices at the resort. We went to the picnic grove for lunch

Another pathway which I loved!!

Quite a long pathway to get inside the grove with nice Filipiniana lanterns hanging on top

Before getting to the picnic grove- turn right for a detour to the beach!

We all went to take a look

Group shot! 🙂

Then going back inside the Picnic Grove

For Pizza!!! YIPEE! Loved this place for pizza!

Arugula salad

Caprese salad

Four Cheese pizza – mozzarella, fontina, parmesan, provolone, tomato

Sauage, Tomato, Wood Roasted Onions, Mozzarella

Mushroom, fontina and thyme

Vegetable – Zucchini, spinach, eggplant, oven roasted tomato, pine nuts and black pepper ricotta

Goat cheese, sliced pear, Walnuts, arugula and white truffle oil

Napoletana tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, capers, black olives, oregano

with extra anchovies 🙂

Dessert pizza!!!!! Pizza Dolce – Mascarpone, Mango and Strawberry, Mint, Shaved Dark and White Chocolate

Homemade Ice Creams – Ube and Pandan

Hazelnut

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June 7, 2013

Coco Royal

By Heart2Heart | Events and Launches, Yummy! | No Comments

Thank you Tina Vitas for inviting us to the launch of Coco Royal! And Congratulations to Hubert and the Young family on once again another successful business venture!!

Previous entry: Mitsuyado Sei Men December 21, 2012

Spanky Enriquez our host for the evening

Mixed drinks using Coco Royal products

And we had food pairings for dinner

Coco Royal is available at selected Supermarkets

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June 6, 2013

A National Geographic Moment at Amanpulo

By Heart2Heart | Animals and Pets, Travel | 2 Comments

I am always looking for a National Geographic Moment since it’s quite rare to capture one. The last one was in 2008 in Bohol

Previous entry: A National Geographic Moment January 6, 2008

While walking the perimeter of the island, I could see from afar little things crawling on the edge of the beach. It’s a good thing I had zoom lens to see what they were – because they were quite sensitive, as we move closer to them- they move too. This is dedicated again to my Dad and it’s his birthday today! I am sure my Daddy would like to see these moments too after all it’s where I get my love for animals and nature

Crabs! Not the small transluscent ones but quite big. They don’t look too big in my photo because I could not go to near or else they will disappear or move away. I was very careful

Zooming in some more

They are moving away as we go closer – some went up towards the greens

here they are going higher up opposite the water

the small ones are also there

The others hid already which explains the big holes

As we go towards the tip of the island they are moving away further

Around the island there are also some avian species. The resort gives you postcards which you can collect

I spotted a few around the resort but cannot identify

on top of Casita A

in the beach

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June 6, 2013

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Touring the Perimeter of Amanpulo
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After that heavy lunch, I asked James to take a different tour of the island. The perimeter of the island is around 6 kilometers. So we decided to do half! haha!! So we walked through this secret passage from the Villa

and leads you to another world called paradise 🙂 I would not say it has the same white and powdery sand as Boracay but it is a beautiful island – a peaceful one. For that brief moment, you have it to yourself to look at and savor

Starfish 🙂

There’s a bunch of these near the shore so you have to go further for clearer water – which I am afraid to do 🙂

Peace and quiet- I just like to look at this

Behind those greens are villas but from the shore you cannot see anything except maybe the tip of the villa

It’s a bit harder to walk the beach because your feet sink into the sand so I am justifying eating all that food and making this my exercise 🙂

Our shadow -it was just us

Proof that we walked that whole stretch

Footprints on the sand 🙂

Turning to the right going to the main beach

There was a sand bar!

A few people were walking the sandbar

Towards the clubhouse

There are more people on this side of the beach but still not many –

This we are guessing is an entrance from a casita – so the Casitas have access to the main beach

Moving closer to the clubhouse – kids playing

Another casita

Another casita

Halfway we are at the clubhouse- an hour’s leisurely walk halfway around the island

Almost dark

A nice set up for dinner by the clubhouse

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June 6, 2013

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Lunch at the Aman Villa
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After the tour, we are hungry again 🙂 My dream is to have a real chef in the house to cook all the meals and wow we had a good one here at the villa

We ate outdoors this time

I can’t stop staring at this view 🙂

Fresh buko juice! YUMMY!

Our lunch spread

Everything was so good!!!!

Philly Cheesesteak using Bryan Flannery beef

Spanish Torta ( with red peppers and tomato ) and Tortilla de Patata with Caramelized onions

Fiduea Noodles with Chorizo and Scallops – Super YUM!

Mixed green salad with Feta Cheese and Olives on the side

And a special dessert is always made for Jerome – Chocolate Bouchons with Vanilla Ice Cream and Toasted Walnuts

After lunch, we just hang around the villa. No reason to leave the villa

He gets a photo for wearing a Villebrequin – Available at Rustan’s! Free advertisment 🙂

Swimming till before dinner. I love the beautiful capiz candleholders they put around the pool area. They are available for sale at the Clubhouse shop

Nice music Thanks to Jigger

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June 5, 2013

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Touring Amanpulo
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After breakfast we wanted to see the resort and compare it to how it was 12 years ago. Though there are bikes in the villa

We decided to take the golf cart instead 🙂

We went to almost every place in the island

Tree top casitas

More casitas

We wanted to see the clubhouse because that was where we used to hang out before and meet everyone. It’s still the same from years ago. Everywhere in the island is peaceful. It was a weekday plus there are only around 40 casitas so it will definitely not be a crowded resort. We practically had the whole resort to ourselves

Many beautiful things at the gift shop

Love these capiz candleholders

The library

You can have private functions here at the West Villa Club house

A big function room and a pool

Kids lounge

Tennis courts – there are two and this is one of them

Headed to my favorite part of the resort 🙂

The view from the spa is the airport strip and more water and islands

Lindy and Carmina booking their spa

There are spa villas so you have your own private room with a nice view

Salon

Beautiful gym

Jerome trying to stretch 🙂

Pilates

The other tennis court

The Beach Club

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