Have you seen the Polar bears at Rustan’s department store? They are adorable! They are on display for Christmas and are for sale as well. I heard that many of them were sold already.
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LUSH CLEANS UP AT CHRISTMAS!
There’s no place like Lush for stocking up on Christmas goodies for family, friends, loved ones and yourself! This year, there’s a whole shop full of individual treats and stocking fillers, along with luxury gift options, that are freshly handmade and contain environmental and animal friendly products.
And not only that, but the majority of our little festive gems are solid and sold unpackaged. This means there’s no need for preservatives or packaging, which helps to clean up the planet as well as the lucky recipient of these products!
BALLISTICS
Lush’s classic invention, which fizz around the bath emitting the finest ingredients and essential oils at the peak of their potency. Each one of these festive fizzers is formulated to help you through the season and emerge virtually unscathed.
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Snowdrops (Php275) …a refreshing, invigorating bath ballistic with essential oils of mandarin, grapefruit and peppermint. If the festive rounds of parties have taken it’s toll, then this can help. Peppermint is a stimulating decongestant and good for fighting mental fatigue. It also helps to soften the skin and soothe aching feet and headaches. Mandarin works to banish depression and perfect for people feeling a little fragile! There’s also a dash of grapefruit to uplift and revive tired souls. It soothes the body and good for eliminating toxins. Topped with sugar crystals and iridescent glitter, it’s like bathing in an invigorating glacial pool.
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Twinkle (Php275) … newly star shaped and aquamarine in colour, with a trail of gold stars trailing across it, Twinkle shimmers and sparkles across the bath. Made with vanilla absolute, clary sage, lavender oil and benzoin, it’s wonderfully calming, soothing and yet stimulating. It helps clear the mind and leaves you twinkling like a festive fairy.
(Vegan)
LUSH CLASSICS
Christmas Party (Php275) …Cognac is the tipple of choice in this festively fizzing treat that will get you tipsy with good cheer. Orange oil shares its sweet and uplifting benefits if you’re feeling a little low and it’s also a good skin regenerator. Stars, glitter and coloured confetti are the decorations that make bath time go with a swing as you drop it into a bath of warm running water and fizzle back to the top of your game.
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Jingle Spells (Php275) … you’ll be jingling all the way through the season, as this magical little purple star-topped fizzing ballistic works better than an alka seltzer delivering the best antidote to any and every excess. The essential oil blend of fennel (a great treatment for hangovers) and tangerine is an excellent detoxifier and all-round tonic and blood re-energiser, while juniperberry oil helps revive the mind. Cast one into a warm bath and you’ll feel like a new person.
(Vegan)
BUBBLE BARS
The solid alternative to bubble bath, choose one of Lush’s yuletide Bubble Bars that are made with fresh ingredients, highly effective moisturisers for the skin and the finest essential oils. You’ll be left floating in a winter wonderland of fragrant bubbles!
LUSH CLASSICS
Christmas Kisses (Php245) … A fantastically festive bubble bar slice that looks like Santa’s hat. It’s got a little cinnamon stick stuck through so you don’t get confused! Made with clove leaf oil, patchouli oil, cinnamon leaf oil, lime oil and benzoin, Christmas Kisses is the ultimate hot toddy. It’s healing, warming, uplifting and calming for the senses, as well as easing any tension or emotional stress.
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Candy Cane (Php245) …This bubble gum sweet smelling classic is back again for this season – it’s making it’s usual appearance in white and pink stripes. There’s still the same abundance of bubbles for the fun-lovin’ girl and the same soothing, comforting blend of vanilla to leave the skin smooth, silky and gently fragranced.
(Vegan)
Ruby Red Slippers (Php345) …“There’s No Place Like Lush…” A wonderful, vibrant red slice of Lush bubble nostalgia dipped in, what else, but bright red glitter. Relax in calming rose oil, which has a soothing action on the skin and clears toxins from the body; tangerine that works to activate tired, aching limbs; and sweet, honey-like carnation is a good herbal tonic.
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SOAPS
The solid, more environmentally friendly alternative to shower gel – as there’s no need for plastic bottles, which end up in landfill. All Lush soaps are now made with our new palm oil free soap base of rapeseed oil, sunflower oil and coconut oil.
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Christmas Cake Slice (Php295 for 100g) … a giant slab of Christmas cake that you can wash with, complete with marzipan and icing, this soap looks and smells delicious. Containing incredibly softening almond oil that’s easily absorbed and non-greasy. Almond oil is rich in vitamin A and E, so works to protect and nourish the skin. Organic aloe vera extract soothes, while vertivert oil helps to replenish moisture in dry skin. This is a great soap for keeping hands soft and supple throughout the cold, harsh winter months.
(Vegan)
LUSH CLASSICS
Snowcake (Php275 for 100g) … a Lush classic and best seller, this fantastically creamy soap smells like the irresistible almond icing on the Christmas cake. Lather up with gorgeous rose absolute, that soothes dry and stressed skin, and berry scented cassie absolute. A slice of pure Christmas in a bar.
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Angel’s Delight (Php275 for 100g) … Lush’s fruity seasonal soap, adorned with moons and stars and all that glitters – everything to delight angels and mere mortals. Refreshing, cleansing and detoxifying orange oil, tangerine oil and gardenia stimulate the circulation and improve the condition of the skin.
On Tuesday, November 4 the Red Cups are coming!
Drop by your favourite Starbucks store to enjoy much loved seasonal favourites, Toffee Nut Latte and Praline Mocha or maybe try their newest treat, decadent Dark Cherry Mocha. Available in hot and iced espresso as well as Frappuccino Blended Beverage variants, this trio of holiday treats also signals the start of Starbucks much anticipated Annual Planner Promotion! Planner die-hards anticipate each year’s release and this year is no exception with customers asking about the planners as early as October! Expect Starbucks to come up with new surprises…but you’ll have to wait until November 4 to know more about it.
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Introducing Messy Baby! The latest line of Messy Bessy, designed especially for the little ones.
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contact details: Claudia Wilson-Tambunting 0917-817-7889
An elaborate retelling of one of the most touching and enduring Christmas stories of all time. There are many adaptations of A Christmas Carol out there, but only one Broadway version! Based on the beloved Charles Dickens novel, A Christmas Carol, of course, tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a bad-tempered miser who learns the value of love and family after he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. The inspiring, delightful tale and the engaging music are sure to prove to be a family favorite. Its message that there’s good in everyone is a timeless moral of hope, perfect for the Christmas season’s commitment to peace, joy, hope, and love.STELLAR CAST FOR “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”
Some of Manila’s most popular theater actors will appear together in Repertory Philippines’ year-ending grand musical “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”. Michael Williams, Audie Gemora, Miguel Faustmann, Joy Virata, Pinky Marquez, Rem Zamora, Oliver Usison, and Liesl Batucan, bring to life Charles Dickens’ immortal characters – the penny-pinching Mr. Scrooge, the generous and fun-loving Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig, and the Ghosts of the Christmas -Past, Christmas -Present and Christmas-Yet-To-Come.
TV Host JM Rodriguez and Felix Rivera, a relative newcomer to the stage who has impressed Manila audiences since his appearance in last year’s “Avenue Q” and in “Fiddler on the Roof, alternate in the role of the young Ebenezer Scrooge opposite Christine Escudero and Cara Barredo who play his sweetheart. Jejie Esguerra and Anna Santamaria play Mr. and Mrs Crachit—the poor but happy parents of a brood of children including the little cripple with the pure heart—Tiny Tim. Tiny Tim is played alternately by Mac-mac Esteva and Ethan Paras. Other talented child actors include Nacho Tambunting , Daniel Delgado, Basti Paras, Dustin Delgado, Alessa Zialcita, Liezl Nieto, Vea Salvador, Rocio Tambunting, Pao-pao Esteva, Crystal Paras, Arielle Guevara, Raizel Yu, and Luis Nieto appear in featured roles . They are supported by a large cast who play villagers, carolers and ghosts.
Baby Barredo, REP’s President and Artistic Director, co-directs with Robbie Guevara. Her artistic team is composed of Mio Infante for costume design, Miguel Faustmann for set design; Lito Borromeo for lights design assisted by Martin Esteva; Gidget Tolentino for sound design; and Deana Aquino as choreographer. Maestro Toti Molina will conduct the Manila Symphony Orchestra.
“A Christmas Carol” is a musical based on Charles Dickens’ story of an ill-tempered miser who mistreats his employees, will not help the poor, and who considers Christmas a “humbug”. He is taught a lesson by the Ghosts of the Christmas Past, Present and Yet-To-Come and is touched by the goodness of Tiny Tim and his family. REP has done several other musical versions of this story– all of which turned out to be family favorites. This version, by the Broadway team of Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Aladdin, Little Mermaid) and Lynn Ahrens, with book by Mike Ockrent , played for ten successive Christmas seasons in New York’s Madison Square Garden.
MANILA, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008– Lovely Villar, 4, lives in Western Bicutan, in a district with more than 5,000 informal settlers who live in shanties consisting of one room for a family with at least 5 members. Most families here live on a monthly salary of P5, 000- P7-000 which they earn through vending, driving and other low-paying jobs. When asked what she wants to be when she grows up, Lovely smiled brightly and said, “a doctor, or a doctor AND a teacher.” For many of those living in the impoverished area, this idea may seem far-fetched; but Lovely’s parents are confident that her scholarship in Mano Amiga Academy has helped make this dream within her reach.
Mano Amiga Academy, a private school that provides high quality education and Catholic formation to children from low-income families, opened its doors last September 22 to kindergarten students in Taguig City.
It is the latest addition to over 30 Mano Amiga schools distributed around eight countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico & Venezuela), with more than 17,000 students and parents undergoing formation. It was founded in 1963, when families from Instituto Cumbres, a private Legionaries of Christ school in Mexico City, lent a helping hand – hence the name Mano Amiga – to the residents of San Antonio Zomeyucan, a poor community about 30 minutes away.
The 60 Filipino scholars were chosen from poor communities surrounding the Habitat for Humanity Housing at the FTI complex where the school is temporarily holding classes. Mano Amiga Academy aims to grow one grade level per year and will eventually accommodate students from kindergarten until twelfth grade. The project is being actively supported by the Taguig City government who has provided the organization with a 5,000-square meter lot where a permanent campus will be erected.
Mano Amiga Academy is run by Altius Foundation, an international NGO founded by the Legionaries of Christ, that provides education, health and development services in over thirteen countries. They follow an integrated approach in community development. The international curriculum is always complemented by a formation program that targets the whole family, school staff and the surrounding community.
Mano Amiga schools are known for producing alumni who are outstanding academic achievers with national scores on par with the best schools of their country. Over 90% of the students complete their high school education and go on to University or technical school. The students are also formed to become socially responsible citizens, capable of seeing and responding to the needs of others.
Altius Foundation President Rene Lankenau attributed the success to Mano Amiga´s approach, which demands that families not only contribute financially towards their children´s education – usually P100-P200 for Filipinos– but that parents also participate in personal and economic development programs sponsored by the schools.
“The Mano Amiga model is not just a school, but a system for radically transforming the life of a family in poverty,” he said. Truly, with the help of Mano Amiga Academy, Lovely’s dreams do not seem impossible anymore.
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