The response on the post I made for Ana last Monday was overwhelming.
Previous entry: Friends for Ana July 29, 2013
So many people forwarded the post and so many responded. Thank you to all of you especially to those who do not even know Ana and still donated and helped!!!
A nice message from Ana through Sari
And an update from Ana’s sister, Faith
And from Team Ana member, Karen Chinkiamco
Update on August 3 event
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Photo of Julie Carceller by Ricky Gay
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A Heart2Heart favorite, Donnie Tantoco
Previous entry: Metro Society The Men’s Issue Donnie Tantoco March 19, 2012
He’s all over here in Heart2Heart-in our family gatherings, in Rustan’s events, in the look alike feature 🙂
Today is his special day and Heart2Heart wants to pay tribute to a very special guy!
A graduate from Northwestern University and when he came back he put up Royal Duty Free Shops in Subic and Clark. Afterwhich he put up Shopwise with our Lolo. He now also runs Rustan’s Supermarket and Wellcome.
He is so famous and so successful yet he is so humble and not overbearing and that is what makes him different from many. He never brags about his accomplishments – and when you congratulate and praise him, he will divert the attention back to you or he will even pass it on and give credit to someone else
See him in one of the latest issues of Rockwell.
He loves his people and they love him back
especially the girls! haha!!
Because he treats them like how he treats us – like his family
I love the latest tribute he made to one of the managers at Shopwise – Bim Generoso – who recently passed away
He is very religious and even if he is so busy, you will see him in Church as a lay minister
In my previous feature of their home, he added this section by their bedroom which I really really love!
Previous entry: Home of Donnie and Crix August 24, 2011
He is a loving husband to Crix – Many girls would agree with me and say that Crickette is so lucky to have him! ( and of course vise versa but it’s not Crix bday today haha ).
Father of three wonderful children
Very fit at 47! He does 1,000 (maybe more ) jump ropes everyday
He and Lolo Benny are like bestfriends – like father and son. They are so alike in many ways. Aside from having the same name, They are both smart, they are both so generous and kind and they do their best to please everyone….especially the Tantoco women! 🙂
He is known to us as Manong Donnie 🙂 being the eldest grandchild in the family. Many would think that there is no perfect guy – Intelligent, hardworking, so kind, so generous, so sweet, so handsome, so religious and faithful all rolled into one. But for sure there is one in our family, our Manong Donnie! Happy Birthday to our big brother! We love you!
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Right next to the new Planet Sports in Bonifacio Global City ( same building as iHop and CPK ) is the also new CLAIRE’s!!! I love this store!!! Whenever I am in the states, I always enter this store because I love all the accessories and knick knacks in this store!
Previous entry: Planet Sports at Bonifacio Global City July 30, 2013
This guy is amazing! After talking about all the sports stores that he has, he tells me that he opened 5 Claire’s stores already since it opened in May and then he plans to have 12 by the end of the year! Congratulations Anton Gonzales!!
Anton told me that they have new arrivals every two weeks! How exciting! The store changes everytime with many new things to shop for!
W, Global 30th corner 9th streets, Bonifacio Global City
Click below to go to their facebook page
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Heart2Heart loves the new Planet Sports in Bonifacio Global City! Not only because I am biased it was done by our friend, Gil Coscolluela 🙂 , but because it is truly a beautiful store!!
And not only because it is owned by a handsome gentleman 🙂 and our friend, Anton Gonzales! Congratulations and more power Anton!!
He has 20 Planet stores and still growing!
Previous entry: Planet Sports October 10, 2008
Aside from that he has 10 Sports Warehouses, 20 Athlete’s Foot, 16 Nautica, 13 Nike Stadiums, 9 New Balance, 3 K-SWiss, 2 Arena and 1 Le Coq Sportif! Whew! 🙂
It’s a two storey store with the men’s floor on the ground floor
And the ladies floor on the second level. Check out the shoe chandelier! Those are actual rubbershoes hanging and painted white. You can see in the background how beautifully laid out the women’s department is
W, Global 30th corner 9th streets, Bonifacio Global City
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A few weeks back, I saw this on Instagram! ( yes i follow Anne Curtis! 🙂 ) I was so excited to tell Gianina
And coincidentally I bumped into Gianina and Mykie Dayrit in Planet Sports!
Previous entry: Yurbuds March 12, 2012
Yurbuds will be launching their latest product and will be available at the 2013 Ironman 70.3 Philippines! 
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Such nice things friends do! I met Ana through our kids school at Everest and she is also the sister of a friend, Faith. Ana is such a pretty and sweet friend and Heart2Heart is joining in prayers and will support her! I am also helping spread the word for this fundraising event to friends of Heart2Heart
Click below to go to her website
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Last year during our lunch with Scott Tan of Bon Chon, he told us that he was working on secret projects 🙂 Finally one of the secrets is out! A franchise from Japan, Ginza Bairin! The first Tonkatsu restaurant in Ginza which opened in 1927. I was wondering why we never ate here and I asked Scott where it was in Ginza. Apparently you cannot spot this restaurant if you cannot read Japanese because the restaurant sign is in Japanese! 🙂
Previous entry: Team Bon Chon November 4, 2012
The day before it opened, we came over to try it
I am so honored to meet third generation owner, Masaya Shibuya and the International Head Chef, Yoshijiro Miyakozawa
Loved this unique looking gyoza!! It tastes good too! My Ramen boys will love this!
It was the founder of Ginza Bairin who invented the tonkatsu sauce before anyone else. Before tonkatsu was being served only with catsup or soy sauce etc. Bairin in Japanese means plum tree and the grandson, Masaya Shibuya told me that his grandfather named the restaurant after the plum tree which his wife loved in her garden
Three kinds of dippings for Tonkatsu at Ginza Bairin
1.) Just the plain plum sauce
2.) Sauce with the Sesame seeds
3.) Sesame seeds with pink Himalayan salt
Tonkatsu sauce and salad dressings
I noticed that the breadcrumbs was lighter than usual and according to Ginza Bairin Manager, Tetsuya Ohyabu, it’s because they use cottonseed oil ( also healthier )
Three ways to eat Tonkatsu, It was my first time to try Katsu Sando
An interesting way to eat tonkatsu! The bread was so good and is made fresh by a Japanese baker
The third way is Scott’s favorite way! He told me that this was the dish that made him love Ginza Bairin in Tokyo!
Scott demonstrating how to eat the Katsudon! He takes it so seriously 🙂 No wonder he is so passionate about his business
President and Owner, Masaya Shibuya – Third generation of Ginza Bairin
My seat mate Ohyabu San and I like this dip – sesame seeds with himalayan salt
And he told me he likes putting it on the rice too! So I copied him and realized I liked it too 🙂
They offer Teishoku sets where you can ask for free refills of any of the sides – the salad, the soup, rice and the fruit. The set is only P 425, P 445 and P 525!
Other items on the menu
International Head Chef, Yoshijiro Miyakozawa bringing our Unagi Katsu. First time for me to have Unagi as a katsu 🙂 Miyakozawa San travels all over the world to train the chefs of new franchisees
To celebrate the launch, Shibuya San giving an old painting to Scott which has the Ginza Bairin pig mascot on it
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