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Philippine Property Awards: Arya Residences

By | Proud to be Pinoy!, Real Estate | No Comments

I featured my cousin Ela a few months back.

Previous entry: Arya Residences by Arthaland May 12, 2013  

She got plenty inquiries on Arya and asked me to post again 🙂  She is very proud and enthusiastic about what she is selling and I am so happy to help her! From Ela

I am so proud of this project and i’m really trying to sell as much since this project is currently the BEST DEVELOPMENT in the Philippines as of today. I attached the most recent awards which we won in the Philippines Property Awards 2013. There has been a big increase in sales for investing in our development. Especially since expats can’t own property they need a place (large cut usually 2BR) to rent out. Tower 2, the oval shaped one which is really beautiful because of the panoramic view, will be turned over January 2016. Being the first green residential building, investors are keeping a keen eye on developments like ours. Plus with our location and BGC’s developments, by 2016 there is going to be a great demand for expats looking for large cuts to rent out. 


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The Vain Mama

By | Beauty, Hot Off the Press | No Comments

This Mama must be really vain to look so fresh and pretty all the time! 🙂  But dont be deceived, this girl is not only beauty but brains too!  She’s a tough one when it comes to business which explains why she’s doing very well with her online business! She told me that she is even the one who carries the boxes of the products because she is so “OC” and wants things done in a certain way! Funny girl 😉  

Previous entry:  SeektheUniq by Vanessa Santos and Mikka Padua September 12, 2013    


She not only sells beauty products but she also writes about beauty.  She has a column in a blog called Glamomamas which is a website by Amanda Griffin together with other contributing Mommy writers.  Here is the Vain Mama’s latest post ( click below to go to the blog ) 

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You can also follow her on instagram!  Just a few days ago she reached her 2,000th follower.  Congrats Vanessa!  I will follow you anywhere Vain Mama! 🙂   

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Heart Warmers Holiday 2013

By | Shopping | One Comment

Heart2Heart is happy to have Heart Warmers back!  With many stationary services out there, Denise Gatuslao still has her classic offering which is always timeless and very elegant!  Denise has been very busy she does not want to post anymore here!  🙂  But I told her that many are asking about her so I had to convince her to make me post.  I wish I had her problem – too many orders! 🙂  Place your orders now to be sure Denise can serve your orders

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Blood Test at Hi Precision Diagnostics

By | Health and Fitness, Medical, What's New at Power Plant Mall | One Comment

At 43 years old, I have been spending much time in the hospital doing check ups – just making sure everything is okay.  Any sign of anything unusual I go and have it checked.  I am so happy to know that there is Hi Precision Diagnostics Plus in Power Plant Mall in Rockwell!  It’s inside the mall beside True Value.  It’s so convenient!  And I like going to this type of location so you don’t feel like you are really going to a hospital! and then after you can go shopping or eat! haha!! 🙂

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I’m so happy that my HMO ( MediCard ) is accredited here!

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It’s clean, organized and high tech! 🙂
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I went to have a blood test and it’s a good thing this guy is a sharp shooter because it’s hard to find my veins 🙂
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All hospitals and clinics should have this!  Sometimes they do not anymore remind you – they just tell you to hold the cotton ball! 🙂  Never assume that everyone knows!  
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Hi Precision was the first to have online results!  After a few days I logged on to get my results! Simple and easy  
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If you want home service or mobile service to your office/company – they can go to you!

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Click below to go to their website for more information

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New from Pepita’s Kitchen!

By | Foodie, Proud to be Pinoy! | 3 Comments

Heart2Heart is happy to announce many new things from Pepita’s!!  

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Congratulations Dedet, Curly Pepita Lileya and Little Pepita Liyora!!!  I have been waiting for this day for several months now! 🙂  Thank you Dedet for inviting us once again to your home and sharing your latest creations!  It’s been a year and a bit since we came and talked about your lechon and now you are already a smashing success!!!  Heart2Heart is so happy!! 

Previous entry:  Pepitas Lechon March 11, 2012

Heart2Heart will always support you!  

Nice to see you too Spanky Enriquez!  A very good friend who saw the potential in Dedet and until now continues to support Pepitas!

The first new thing from Dedet is her new HAYOP na DEGUSTATION! New menu and new dishes!  

Our pica pica 🙂

New menu means new table setting with the help of good friend and interior designer, Tito Villanueva who we missed that evening!  I love the Filipiniana touch!  PROUD TO BE PINOY!

We wore the sampaguita necklace 🙂

The new menu!  What I like about Dedet is that her food is really one of a kind!  You will not find any of her dishes anywhere because she invented them herself and she named them too!  She comes out every dish and explains the dishes and the names!  Very interesting!  I love unique dishes and trying new concoctions.  We had 14 dishes and it took us around 3 hours to finish 🙂  But in the real degustation there are 12 dishes.  

The portions are small and just perfect the way I want it!!

Magic potion by Curly Pepita who demonstrated how to drink it – The magic potion is made of lambanog and dayap poured on cotton candy

 Tendon made into chicharon with sinigang na gabi dip!

HIPon with itLOG = HIPLOG!  Super yum! You can order this as well – see below for the food to go menu

LOVE THIS TOO!!!  We were all raving from beginning to end!  That was chicharon salt inside the shell which you put on top of the bone marrow.  And that oxtail marmalade is so good!!!  Requests from all the diners to bottle it and sell!!

 Salad Surprise – Arugula with yogurt cheese with herbs, butter cashew and pop rocks!  Very good! I love this salad! 

Crab claws ( sipit ) with talangka

Lucky You!  You are lucky you are eating this! 🙂  Crystal noodles with herb oil to prepare you for the next dish 

This dish is called lambada because according to Dedet “Mapapalambada ka sa sarap and spiciness of the dish!”  Sarap talaga!  A bit spicy but tolerable.  It’s spicy lamb kaldereta

Second and third new things are the two kinds of lechons she launched!  It is now wheeled in 🙂

Dedet and I were chatting with each other since we both went to San Francisco this summer and we both had the idea of making a Than Long Lechon!!!  I am so happy it came to life!!!

Listen to Dedet herself as she introduces her newest creation 🙂

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Dedet told me it took her 8 lechons before she got this perfectly. Than long noodles inside the lechon!! The first noodle lechon! 🙂

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Mini lechon platters to put your lechon! 

Dedet separated the garlic butter sauce so that you put it on top of the noodles and lechon since the noodles tend to get dry inside the lechon- so you need to put this after

Little Pepita with nice beautiful long hair gave each of us ( and we were 20 ) in the table a massage!!!  She does it very well – Thank you Liyora!  Someone suggested I pair you with my Little Chef son haha!! 🙂

Pallet cleanser in between lechons – Sampaloc sherbet

Second new lechon – Lechon for the holidays- HAM LECHON DE LECHE!!!  Though the degustation comes only with one lechon, you can just add more lechons which will be additional charge 🙂

Chinese ham bits inside the lechon! SARAP!!!

It also has a sauce!  

Cholesterol sweeper – We were so happy we were eating oatmeal!  Healthy!!  Then Dedet told us it was oatmeal with Ghirardelli white chocolate!  NO WONDER it was so good!! 🙂

 Guinataan Brulee with layers of Carabao flan!  YUM!

Pepitas Super Suman!

Fourth new thing- TO GO MENU!  You can now order dishes aside from lechon!

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Fifth new thing – Hayop Degustation goes to you in your home or venue!!!  Dedet can now cater starting next year!!!  She said she will start with small groups first.  Start reserving with Dedet already for next year!

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Town and Country class picture 🙂 ( Taken from Spanky )

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Pinkberry Now Swirling in ATC

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Pink carpet!!!

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Pick neckties!! 🙂

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Stella and Ainhoa in pink!!

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 Ainhoa with a pink balloon 🙂

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Heart2Heart loves Peach streusel!!

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Cocktail or mocktail!  Mocktail for me! 🙂
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Messy Baby

By | For kids | No Comments

 These exciting Messy Baby products are made only with natural, food-safe and non-toxic ingredients –all explicitly listed in each of the product’s label. The following are Messy Baby’s complete list of Seriously Safe, All-Natural products:

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Messy Baby is guaranteed safe, effective, and affordable! Available initially at Hobbes and Landes (Greenbelt 5, Bonifacio High Street and The Mind Museum Store). More distributors soon!

Win these amazing prizes by simply posting a photo or video of you and your baby on the Facebook.com/ilovemymessybaby page with hashtag #ilovemymessybaby!

 

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AC Velada Batch 88 Infinitas

By | Velada-Others | 9 Comments

 A Velada is a coming home event for the Silver jubilarians and a means of bonding with one another!  Bonding not only with your own batch but with the whole Assumption community.   That’s why I enjoy watching because everytime I go, I bump into so many people and get to watch a Tita or a friend performing.  It’s so much fun!  

It is not a competition as to who was the best batch, or who performed the best, who gave the most, but what is important is that we all help each other bring out the best in each one of us – whether it be your batchmates or between batches.  After all we have one goal which is to give back to our school and of course to reunite and bond with our batchmates and schoolmates.  It is important that we all give it our best without necessarily doing it to prove who is best!  Having said all that 🙂  Heart2Heart will be expecting every year to become better and better as we learn from each other.  So guys, we each have the throne for a year only! haha!!  

Congratulations to my sister, Maricar, President of Batch ’88!  What a wonderful Velada!!! My sister has been working so hard for the past years and especially for the last four months before Velada.  I am truly proud of her and her whole batch!!  It’s all worth it right?  CONGRATS BATCH ’88!!!  

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Assumption Alumni Association President, Ms. Mely Diaz

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Special Award for Tita Chiqui Barreto Server!  Tita Chiqui was very active with the school and had contirbuted so much!  Thank you Tita Chiqui and I am sure you are always watching over AC!  

Posthumous Outstanding Alumna Award

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I was happy to bump into Catha and Mich and Catha pulled me aside to tell me that there was a special award for her Mom and it was going to be a surprise for Tito Fritz.  How nice!

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New Board of Trustees – Renominated Gina Hechanova and Tita Lori V Valdes with new trustee Tina Zosa Antonio and Marlu Balmaceda who was rushing up the stage!

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And for us Batch ’87, we reminisce about our Velada last year

Previous entry:  Assumption Velada 2012 Batch ’87 FaithFully AC 

and we lovingly handed over our donation to the AAA, P 1.2m!!! 

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I loved the costumes, the dances and the way it was executed, so elegant and so meaningful!!!!  Congratulations to my sister in law, Keena Tanseco de Jesus,and all the other batchmates of Maricar – Isabel Cacho, Gia Zosa Narciso, Babylyn Tiangco, Angela Lopez, Julie Carceller, Bubu Antonio Andres, Aina Zulueta Valencia, Fia Ojeda Llije, Yvette Rodriguez, Marga Santos Lorenzana, Guia Santos, Missy Sanares Reyes, Katrina Alunan Gonzales, Marissa Salonga Tiokno, Ditas Cruz German, Ann Arcenas, Caren Grey, Mary Fae Rodriguez Garcia, Jessica Guevarra Everingham, Vanessa Figueroa and Omi Gozon ! 

The other batches did so well too!!!!  It seems like everyone really put much effort into their presentations and there are more and more people joining!!  Good sign!  CONGRATULATIONS to everyone!!!  Diamond – Tita Marivic Concepcion.  GOLD – Tita Nedy Tantoco, Tita Odette, Tita Rosa Zamora Zulueta, Tita Linda Lagdameo and Tita Malyn Santos.  EMERALD – Tita Linda Tiangco.  JADE – Dina Campos, Marlu Balmaceda and Cynthia Menchaka.  PEARL –  Tita Tess Tantoco Enriquez, Crickette Yu Tantoco, Aggie Gayoso Artadi,  Bea Lopez Puno and Tessa Mendoza Daza.

I watched all of you with a big smile on my face!!! I LOVE VELADA!!! 🙂  

I tried to take photos and videos at the same time but had a hard time! So please bear with me! I am putting up the videos I took from the 2nd floor!  I am sorry if I was not able to take all the dances.

I am sure many are waiting to see them.  Sorry if it is shaky or gets dark at times. Long story on the videos, it was shaky because I was trying to get an angle to make it bright and for the dark ones I had to have youtube enhance them to be brighter but it sacrificed the clarity a bit.   I will change them to the professional ones if I ever get a hold of them 🙂  If you want to watch full screen, go directly to youtube and click on HD and click on that box on the bottom right for full screen viewing! If full screen make sure you choose HD or else it won’t be clear! ENJOY!! 🙂   

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This is day 2 – I went back to take videos of those I missed the first night.  I thought I had a great idea to let my camera rest on the ledge and realized all my videos were dark!! OH NO!!  Anyway putting it here for those who want to see a centered video. 

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Diamond Class

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Emerald Class

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Gold Class

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Blue Sapphire

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Ruby Class

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 Jade Class

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Pearl Class

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 Finale

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