We went to this old house
The owner of the house, Mrs. Cecilia Gison Villanueva with Eds 🙂 She inherited the business from her Mom. Apparently she is an old girl from Assumption Iloilo 🙂
Everyone going crazy over the fabrics – hablon ( Miagao patadyong ) and sinamay cloths!!
Beautiful embroidery on Kaftans
A note from Lady Diana’s office
Downstairs I saw this
and Mama’s Kitchen
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From Carles, we passed by rGies in Jaro before going to the hotel
The owners were there since the store was in their house 🙂 Ramon and Grace Javelosa
Super yummy butterscotch bars!!!!! It is like Food for the Gods with different flavours and stuffings- YUM!!
They are widely distributed already and can be found in Manila
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Because of the success of last year’s Art Fair, I heard that the first day was so full of people snapping up all the art works on display! Many were already sold out!!! Heart2Heart is so happy that Philippine Art is gaining much attention among many collectors in the Philippines and now being recognized in auctions in Asia
Previous entry: Visiting the Art Fair 2013 March 4, 2013
We were happy to bump into Sophia Zobel Elizalde. Thank you to the Zobel family for patronizing the arts
And to Trickie Colayco Lopa for bringing art in the country to where it is now!
We went straight up to the second floor and the first art work we saw was the installation of Ronald Ventura. Some artworks remind me of the very popular Jeff Koons
I wish I owned this 🙂 Pink Mother and Child by Orlina!
My cousin Tara Soriano with an interested buyer 🙂
So happy to bump into our friend Randy Go at Joy Mallari’s booth with Marya Salang
I heard there were live butterflies in the booth of Secret Fresh! And it smelled like chocolate!! I missed you Bigboy but I came and passed by. I can’t wait to have my Gene Paul Martin Toy. I wish I got the pink one! 🙂
The Best Seat in the House according to Lifestyle Editor, Millet Mananquil – by Plet Bolipata Borlongan
Happy art lovers 🙂
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Elmer’s queen 🙂 always brightens up any room! This time with a gown designed and hand painted by Rafael Luis Gabriel Gonzalez. Take note also of her hair 🙂
I am always watching out for Plet’s photos in facebook – her hair, her hat, her outfit or any accessory. She always loos different – never a dull moment with this fun and colorful lady
Colorful and lively – Just like her works of art
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Congratulations Elmer Borlongan on your 20th Anniversary!
Elmer is such a humble and soft spoken guy and I admire him not only for his works of art but also for being such a wonderful husband to Plet. 
I don’t know Elmer very well but I see that he is so sweet and so loving to Plet. He is always so “game” to join Plet in her movies 🙂 her photo sessions and he never fails to acknowledge her. And as expected, even that evening Plet gets special mention 🙂 So I admire them both for who they are as individuals and together as a couple
Come and visit the Ayala Museum and see a great compilation of his works from 1992 to 2012
Get a copy of his book
we had ours signed that evening. We are so happy
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I am so blessed to be part of this private concert at the Polk Art Center 🙂 and have the priveledge to listen once more to the great and very talented pianist, Aries Caces. Aries is a pianist, conductor and professor in Vienna, Austria and is back for awhile in the Philippines. He will be back next year for a solo concert with the Manila Symphony Orchestra
Previous entry: Aries Caces and Minette Padilla March 10, 2012
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This piece is a beautiful and very unique performance that I have never seen in my whole life. It’s a left hand alone piece composed by a Filipino, who was the teacher of Aries. Listen to Aries explain and then see how he plays this piece. I am so happy to have captured this
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More power to you Aries!! You make us Filipinos proud!
Thank you to my bestfriend, Eds, for organizing this and inviting us over
Cocktails by the beautiful pool of Eds. Eds is a very good customer of Gourmet Garage catering 🙂
And a Happy Birthday Eds!! We love you!
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Congratulations Amy Alvarez, Chef CK Kalaw and Miguel Fernandez on the opening of Lasa! Good friends and now partners in their new venture
Heart2Heart will always support anything Pinoy! Chef CK Kalaw also does a great job giving Pinoy food a twist – a yummy twist 🙂
Lasa has been open for around three weeks already at Commerce Center in Commerce Avenue, Alabang. The building has a few restaurants opened and there are many more to open
Filipino comfort food with a twist 🙂 We enjoyed our dinner!! Heart2Heart loves Chef CK Kalaw’s cooking! Come on over and try it for yourself. I hope you will like the LASA 🙂
Instead of a bread basket, you get a puto plate! This puto plate had talangka butter which was really yummy!!!
and strawberry butter. They sometimes change the butters
Carlo, Amy’s son, made sure I ordered the empanada which is one of their most popular items in the menu
Amy told me that this was one of her home recipes which they adapted for the restaurant. The Garleek broth is the drippings of the Liempo
Laing Bruschetta which is not in the menu but you can order
Loved all the desserts!! That cream fraiche is so so good! I had it with the canonigo as well
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I received a tip from Chef Vicky Clemente to come over and check out Ralfe Gourmet at the Manila Polo Club. They were exhibiting last weekend since they come all the way from Cebu
The owners of Ralfe Gourmet – RAquel, ALFred and Edu – Ralfe comes from the names of the 3 owners
Their basic product and bestseller is their tablea
The tablea is available in Rustan’s Cebu and hopefully in Manila stores soon
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