Category Archives: Christmas

Maaga Ang Pasko

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Maago Ang pasko is the country’s longest running toy and book collection drive.  The nationwide drive has collected already over 2 million toys.  Maaga ang Pasko has been committed to spreading smiles and Christmas cheer for thousands of children with gifts of books and toys from kind hearted indviduals and families alike.  The campaign has grown to be a traditon that Jolly Family Toy Scouts from all over the country look forward to each year.  You cannot imagine what one toy can do to a child and how valuable it is for them especially during Christmas

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Christmas comes early at Jollibee!  Ang aga!  This was my first gift under my Christmas tree this year!

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Heart2Heart is like Jollibee!!  I prepared all my christmas gifts last month, October, and released them starting November 1.  

I am sure this year will be more meaningful especially with the recent devastations in the country.  What makes the campaign different this year is the launch of the Maaga ang Pasko microsite.  Starting November 11, families whether here or abroad can donate a toy and book online through the Maaga and Pasko microsite with the help of campaign partners.  You can now reach out to Global Filipino communities in the USA, Middle East, Hong Kong and Singapore via Maaga ang Pasko donation boxes that will be placed in Jollibee branches in these markets.  Click below to go to the website

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From the Kitchen of Lills

By | Christmas, Foodie, Velada 2012 | No Comments

We needed to meet with the Batch Christmas Party committee, so Lills hosted for lunch at her place 🙂

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We requested for fondue but she insisted on serving us homemade French food 🙂

Arugula with Buffalo Mozzarella and white wine vinaigrette – Italian? haha I am teasing my friend

Swiss Fondue!  Hmm… could be French depending which side of Switzerland you are in! teasing again 🙂

 Tomato Lasagna

 Lamb Provencale

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 Garlic chicken 

Homemade apple pie with cheese crust topping by Eds! YUMMY!!

It was also Lau’s birthday so we celebrated her birthday!!

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The Fruit Garden Brings Jam and Art Together

By | Arts and Culture, Christmas, Foodie, Proud to be Pinoy! | No Comments

Talking about sweet couples and Filipinas marrying foreigners 🙂  Here’s another favorite couple of Heart2Heart!  Pierre and Ria, the sweet couple behind The Fruit Garden.  Every year they have something new

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So nice how they mixed Art with their products – a Negrenese artist – Charlie Co who is a friend of Ria who is from Negros

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In Charlie Co’s words, the painting “is a marriage between two people from two different cultures as shown by the different landmarks in the background, the Eiffel tower and the Bacolod plazza bandstand

The viewer is brought into a stage where the story begins to unfold. The Negros lansdcape shows the three mountains of Negros and sugar cane field. Paper boat dots the ground representing dreams. A couple stands atop a horse, and the horse represents travelling. They have travelled to many far places only to find their home in the Philippines

A violinist plays beautiful music as the couple celebrates with food and wine their successful partnership not just in love but in business as well. Pierre and Ria have perfected the Recipe of Love”

Each package comes with a gift card with the same artwork of the painting
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The Fruit Garden has  a Salted Caramel spread and other unique flavours in the Carewell  gift packs

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HONEY!!
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The chocolate line this year presents 8 of our jam flavors, filling belgian chocolate pralines, in a box of 16 pralines

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Wrapology

By | Christmas, Shopping | One Comment

Bumped into my sister in law, Tina Banzhaf de Jesus with my niece Georgia at the DVA Gift Market!  

And this is their booth!  WRAPOLOGY!!  EVERYTHING FOR GIFT WRAPPING!  Tina is the master of gift wrapping.  She wraps all our christmas gifts so nicely – we do not want to open them!  I look after the ribbons and keep them if I see them lying around 🙂

Tina de Jesus email address:  murty1@aol.com

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DVA Gift Market

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H2H visited the Gift Market at DVA!

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Organized by Yammy Banzhaf Montilla
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I was there early Saturday morning 🙂
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Here is what I saw 🙂  

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Pretty Natalia and her new line of baby things – PEACH TREE LANE
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Nicole Panlilio Morris not organizing the bazaar this year but selling the latest Little Brown Book 🙂

Previous entry:  Visiting the DVA Christmas Gift List Bazaar October 23, 2012
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Hair extensions 🙂  Also Available at Beauty Bar!
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