Category Archives: Nature

Dedicated in Giving You Life’s Best

By | Accomodations, Health and Fitness, Nature, Smart Infinity, Travel | One Comment

Thank you to Smart Infinity for a wonderful wellness retreat at the Farm 

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Just upon entering and seeing all the coconut trees….so beautiful and calming 

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Beautiful landscapes.  They have 36 landscapers who take care of all the trees and plants in the Farm 

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Peace and quiet at the Farm guaranteed 🙂  So definitely a relaxing place and truly a perfect place for a retreat! 

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You will see stones on the pathway and engraved are leaves and you will see many kinds of species on these stones 

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A 200 year old Mango tree!! It’s beautiful!! 

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Hot Spring Resort, Naga

By | Nature, Spas, Travel | One Comment

When we arrived in the airport, I asked Brian our tour guide what other things there was to see in Naga aside from CWC.  He mentioned the Hot Springs.  I am so glad, Mom decided to push through with the trip!!  We love hot springs!! 🙂 Heart2Heart loves nature!! There were not that many people so it was good for us.  The place was very clean!

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Golden Spoon Now Open in Ayala Triangle Gardens

By | Golden Spoon, Nature | 2 Comments

Heart2Heart loves the new Ayala Triangle Gardens!  It reminds me of Central Park in New York, an area of GREENS in the middle of the busy city, now in Makati’s Central Business District

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Take advantage of the greens in the area

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There is a row of restaurants in the park

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Golden Spoon was the first to open last October 14 and is still the only one open for now

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Love to sit there, eat my yummy frozen yogurt and just look at the view from the window 

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OH MY GOSH!!! Bon Chon! Can’t wait to try this 🙂 Around second week of November

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James is watching out for this one!! Around 1st week of November also I heard

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Omakase, Pho 24, and Banapple will open on the first week of November

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I guess it will be a place where people will bring their pets 🙂 

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A place to appreciate art as there are many beautiful sculptures by Arturo Luz around the park

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Trees are even labelled 

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and there is even Free WiFi in the park! WOW!! Will be loving this hang out! 

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Back To Nature by Bruce Weber

By | Fashion, Nature, Photography, What's New at Rustan's | No Comments

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BACK TO NATURE

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO UNVEILS ITS AUTUMN WINTER 2010 ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN BY BRUCE WEBER

 The group portraits are set in the midst of a primordial nature, which, with its captivating beauty, becomes the exclusive backdrop for moments of leisure.

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The shots feature outdoor games in an atmosphere of relaxed elegance and a tranquil family setting surrounded by nature, in which animals and plant life play a part in the scene, helping to create a feeling of sophisticated energy and spontaneity.

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Salvatore Ferragamo’s Autumn Winter 2010 Advertising Campaign was shot by Bruce Weber, who chose the exclusive White Oak Plantation at the border between Georgia and Florida as the location.

A natural park and wildlife conservation center, White Oak is home to animals at risk of extinction, enabling them to reproduce in a protected setting before they are released back into their natural habitats.

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The women featured in the campaign are in the caliber of Stella Tenant, Bimba Bosé and Kirsten Owen with her two children; while the men include the model Peter Johnson with his children Kale, Lilly and McKenna, ranging from six to eleven years of age, guy Robinson and Kale.

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The shooting took place in April 2010, the perfect time of year to capture the rebirth of nature at its most intense, offering an extraordinarily rich palette of greens, mosses, barks and blooms, with wildlife pictured in a handful of shots.

Indeed, it is this enchanting natural setting that emphasizes the extreme sophistication, fine handcraftsmanship and vitality of Salvatore Ferragamo collections.

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The colors in the collection cover all the hues of the woodlands, while the tricot textures and leather jackets are intentionally rough and natural, and the leather in the shoes and bags have been knowingly crafted to enhance their natural and unique features.

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The silk scarves printed with bright colors are pictured back in the environment that has always been a great source of creative inspiration for the brand and is the leitmotiv of the patterns and decorations: luxurious landscapes in the Savanna and forests, depicting wildcats and other wild animals.

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In the Philippines, Salvatore Ferragamo is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists Inc. (SSI) and is located at Power Plant Mall, Greenbelt 4, Rustan’s Tower, Rustan’s Makati, Alabang Town Centre and Rustan’s Ayala Cebu.

 

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Street of Trees

By | Nature | 8 Comments

This is Heart2Heart’s most favorite street ( Pasay road, Dasmariñas Village )  in Manila!  It’s rare to find greens in the city and this street just changes everything- just drive through it from beginning to end – the whole street is just a beautiful arch of trees from each side meeting in the middle.  Being in the city, I guess you cannot avoid those wires crosssing all over the place 

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Outside Manila, I took this photo in 2004 in Calatagan from inside the car – also beautiful

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and we recently saw this in Pampanga

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Andover, Massachusetts

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Bohol 

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Heart2Heart is still on the lookout for more beautiful streets like these 🙂 

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Hong Kong Park

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From the Peak Tram terminal, just right beside is the Hong Kong Park.  Again, first time to pass here…It was nice to walk back home to the hotel through the park, a pleasant walk

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Trees are marked and have names

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They even have an aviary!

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You can see the tall buildings nearby

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 Click on the link for the website:  Hong Kong Park

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Frank’s Island

By | Homes and Interiors, Nature, Proud to be Pinoy! | 4 Comments

This place does exist and it is not in a movie!  It is so beautiful and it is in our very own country!!

My friend, Frank, actually bought this place and it will be the site of his new beach house! He said it will be completed in a few months.  It is 3,100 square meters with a nice private beach and pier located in Davao.  Thanks Frank for sharing your home with us at Heart2Heart, hopefully one day we will get to see it for real 🙂

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Meet Frank!  and look at the fish he caught and will be eating for meals 🙂 

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He even has a bangka!!  

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Tillie’s Garden

By | Homes and Interiors, Nature | One Comment

My good friend and neighbor, Tillie, will soon be renovating her house.  So I made sure that I invited myself over to take photos of her beautiful garden which I love so much. I like the animal figurines which she put all over the garden.  Whenever I see her garden from her cozy living room, I feel so happy and peaceful.

I was feeling so bad that it will soon be gone but I am sure she will have a more beautiful one when she has her new home 

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