Do You Love To Work?

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Do you feel like working today?

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And tomorrow? 

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And the next day? 

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 How about next week?

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Next month?

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Me Neither!!

Just want to party :

 

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Do you sometimes feel like

 

this at work?

 

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If so, forward this, and don’t forget to, every now and then thank your colleagues for their great co-operation by giving them a little pat on the shoulder…

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DVF for Gap Kids

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Heart2Heart loves real life models 🙂  I spotted three cute little girls ( Kenzie, Tanya and a little girl I saw at a bday party ) wearing the latest DVF for Gap Kids.  This seems to be a popular design 🙂

Previous entry:  Diane Von Furtsenberg for Gap Kids and Baby Gap February 29, 2012

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Gap is exclusively distributed in the Philippines by Casual Clothing Specialists, Inc. (CCSI), a subsidiary of Stores Specialists, Inc. and is available at SM Mall of Asia, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, TriNoMa Mall, Glorietta 4, Bonifacio High Street, Alabang Town Center, SM Megamall, Robinsons Place Manila and Abreeza Mall in Davao.

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Korean Sunday Lunch

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After coming back from Korea during the Christmas season, I was inspired to have Korean food and this is what i prepared for Sunday family lunch with a mixture of other Asian dishes

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Chapchae 

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Yum Yum Melona! The green melon is still the best but still bought others to try!  

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Principles of Life

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     No point using limited life to chase unlimited money.

     No point earning so much money you cannot live to spend it.

Money is not yours until you spend it.

 When you are young, you use your health to chase your wealth; when you are old, you use your wealth to buy back your health. Can you get it back? It is too late.

How happy a man is, is not how much he has but how little he needs. Hoarding wealth without a capacity to enjoy is like a bald man collecting combs.

No point working so hard to provide for the people you have no time to spend with.

Alone I can say, but together we can shout.

Alone I can smile, but together we can laugh. 

 

Alone I can enjoy,  but together we can celebrate! 

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Carousel Personalized Printing

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I like always planning ahead and working in advance.  I think that planning for Christmas is always an advantage for me so I do not panic and stress out during the busy holiday.  One of them is ordering cards and gift tags.  I know some printers give discounts and specials if you order before the Christmas season, so take advantage

Last year we received these cute Christmas cards from our friend, Michelle Rufino- Bartolome

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Apparently she has a personalized printing business called Carousel with her partner, Ana de Borja-Araneta

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click below to go to their Facebook page

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Birthday Lunch for Rachelle by Lills

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So happy to be back at my friend, Lills, house

Previous entry:  By Franklin Mariano August 31, 2010 

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She is always adding things to fill up her gigantic home

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Nice old dinnerware in her collection

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 Bulgin’s books

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They are so religious!

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 Wifi in their house

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All their kids are named after characters from the bible- Daniel, Joshua and now the latest Luke 

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Lills prepared a birthday lunch for our dear friend, Rachelle, since she knew she would not be able to make it to Rachelle’s birthday celebration.  It’s a good thing I joined because I could not make it as well!  Happy birthday to our dear friend, Rachelle

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Rachelle requested for Filipino food.  What a good idea!  We even took home what was left over 🙂 Thanks Lills!

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Of course Lills always starts out with a prayer – and she loves me because she had a special intention for me that day 🙂 She prays that i will be able to manage my busy schedule haha!!

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Birthday celebrant, Rachelle ate a lot!! 🙂

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Lills’ cook, Arnel!  Arnel prepared our meal and in full chef uniform 🙂  Lills is lucky to have Arnel

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Our view from the dining room

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Another staff of Lills, Jelma, who made the yummy Mango crepes dessert

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Tod’s Salone del Mobile 2012

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 Tod’s celebrates the Salone del Mobile, renewing its collaboration with the world of art and design. 

“Looking at Tod’s”, the project where world famous architects interpret the shop windows and the brand’s philosophy of excellence, continues with a new concept,  exclusively developed for this edition of the Furniture Fair in Milan by Studio Nendo, winner of the Wallpaper Design Awards 2012.

With the new window concept for Tod’s Milan Boutique in Via della Spiga, renowned architect Oki Sato captures the simplicity of the purest design and the elegance of the materials used, creating the magic of a language that has no need of stylistic devices to charm and surprise.

For the architect Tod’s values, strongly linked to the tradition of craftsmanship and of Made in Italy, and the constant research on styles and materials, become a challenge and a philosophy to be shared. As Oki Sato states: “Tod’s is a brand that truly respects the traditional techniques of the skilled craftsman. At the same time, they are open to new challenges and different ways of thinking. This gave us the freedom to explore new ideas respecting the Tod’s philosophy, which was both exciting and relaxing at the same time”.

The result is a shop window that, throughout the materials such as the classic vacchetta leather and steel, both symbols of the brand and common to all the Tod’s boutiques worldwide, celebrates beauty in its simplest shapes with a strong effect  that reveals  and enhances the Tod’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection, including Tod’s iconic D Bag in an array of fresh colors for the new season.

 

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Diego Della Valle, President of the Tod’s Group, celebrated the event hosting an exclusive cocktail party at Tod’s Boutique in Milan.

 

Among the guests who enjoyed the event personalities from cinema, economy and entertainment, such as  Diego, Andrea and Emanuele Della Valle, actors Daniela Virgilio and Edoardo Natoli, tv personality Cristina Parodi, photographer Giovanni Gastel, entrepreneur Luigi Abete, fashion icon Anna Dello Russo, photographer and blogger Micol Sabbadini, socialites Virginia Galateri di Genola, Valentina Scambia, Federico Floriani and Talitha Puri Negri, designers Oki Sato and Felice Limosani, and many others.

Nendo / Oki Sato

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Biography

1977 Born in Toronto, Canada

2002

M.A. in Architecture, Waseda University, Tokyo

Established “nendo” Tokyo office

2005

Established “nendo” Milan office

2006

Lecturer for Showa Women’s University, Tokyo

“The 100 Most Respected Japanese” (Newsweek magazine)

2007

“The Top 100 Small Japanese Companies” (Newsweek magazine)

2008

Published “nendo” (daab)

2009

Lecturer for Kuwasawa Design School, Tokyo

2010

Published “nendo ghost stories” (Art Design Publishing)

A jury member of iF award

2011

Published “kaminendo” (Art Design Publishing)

“Famous for 15 Years: The Wallpaper* 150” (Wallpaper* magazine)

2012

Lecturer for Waseda University, Tokyo

“Designer of the Year” (Wallpaper* magazine)

Private Exhibitions

2006

“bloomroom” Milan Design Week / Milan

“bloomroom” Istituto Europeo di Design / Madrid

2008

“elastic diamond” Milan Design Week / Milan

“kuuki” Le Bain gallery / Tokyo

2009

“ghost stories” Friedman Benda gallery / New York

“ghost stories” Museum of Arts and Design / New York

2010

“chair garden” Antonia Jannone gallery / Milan

“thin black lines” Phillips de Pury at Saatchi gallery / London

“blurry white surfaces” Phillips de Pury / London

2011

“dancing squares” Art Stage / Singapore “textured transparencies” Antonia Jannone gallery / Milan

“textured transparencies” Agathe Helion & Clear gallery / Paris

“thin black lines + dancing squares” National Taiwan

Craft Research and Development Institute / Taichung

“visible structures” High museum of Art / Atlanta

“10 days 10 shelves” Carpenters Workshop gallery / London

“scatter shelf” Friedman Benda gallery / New York

“50 projects _ 25objects + 25spaces” AXIS gallery / Tokyo

2012

“static bubbles” Carpenters Workshop gallery / Paris

“object dependencies” Pierre-Alain Challier gallery / Paris

Group Exhibitions

2003

“monom factory” Living Design Center OZONE / Tokyo

2005

“Shanghai Cool” Shanghai Duolun Museum of Modern Art / Shanghai

2006

“ArchiLab” Site des Subsistances Militaires / Orleans

“DuoHandles” Stilwerk / Berlin

2007

“Power of Expression, Japan” National Art Center / Tokyo

“All light, All right” Hangaram Design Museum / Seoul

“Space for your future” Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo / Tokyo

2008

“Design and the Elastic Mind” Museum of Modern Art / New York

“XXIst Century Man” 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT / Tokyo

“Foodesign” Triennale di Milano / Milan

2009

“Extra Much” imm cologne / Cologne

“Hand of the Architect” Triennale di Milano / Milan

“Tokyo Fiber, SENESWARE” Triennale di Milano / Milan

“Second Nature” Rundetaarn / Copenhagen

“Delight” Maison & Objet / Paris

“Detour” MoMA Design Store / Tokyo

2010

“13,798 grams of design” Lambretto Art Project / Milan

“International Kogei Triennale” 21st Century Museum of

Contemporary Art, Kanazawa / Kanazawa

“National design Triennial, Why Design Now?” Smithsonian Cooper-

Hewitt National Design Museum / New York

“KANSEI DESIGN SHOWCASE” 21st Century Museum of

Contemporary Art, Kanazawa / Kanazawa

Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre / Hong Kong

2011

“HAUTE TENSION” Maison & Objet / Paris

“Modern By Design” High Museum of Art / Atlanta

“Beijing International Design Triennial, REASON DESIGN

EMOTION” National Museum of China / Beijing

“Can you imagine?” MAXXI Museo Nazionale Delle Arti del XXI

Secolo / Rome

Collections

Museum of Modern Art / New York

Musee des Arts decoratifs / Paris

Museum of Arts and Design / New York

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum / New York

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Montreal

Design Museum Holon / Holon

Israel Museum / Jerusalem

High Museum of Art / Atlanta

Victoria and Albert Museum / London

Centre Pompidou

Art Institute of Chicago

2011 all rights reserved by nendo inc.

 

In the Philippines, Tod’s shoes, bags, and accessories are exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and are available at the boutiques located in Greenbelt 4, Ayala Center, Makati and Rustan’s Tower, Shangri-La Plaza Mall.

 

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Kape Chino at Casa Roces

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Mart and Sam had a great idea to have dinner at Casa Roces by Malacañang Palace.  Heart2Heart loves adventures and trying new places! 

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They have private dining rooms which were the rooms of the old house and converted to dining rooms.  I forgot to ask if they have a different menu for this area 

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And they have Kape Chino on the ground floor 

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Mart and Sam, our dinner mates.   Thanks to Sam for introducing Pic Collage to me.  It’s the iPhone App I used to put together the photos from our dinner.  So this is my first Pic Collage entry.

 I am waiting for this couple to tie the knot!!  C’mon guys!! 🙂

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Another App Sam taught me FilterMania2 which she used to make this photo!  🙂 

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Cafe Chino is run by the Cravings group 

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Appetizers were really good 

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I enjoyed my Prawns Thermidor Linguine! 

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Michael Kors Spring Summer 2012 Collection

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The Man Repeller Raids Madison Ave: Michael Kors marks the occasion with blogger Leandra Medine of The Man Repeller raiding the Madison Avenue store

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 Michael Kors Takes Taipei: The first Michael Kors store arrived in Taiwan to flashing bulbs and an A-list turnout, Get a behind-the-scenes look at all the excitement–from the bustling runway show to the celeb-filled store opening

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Michael Kors Meets Madrid: From a celeb-packed store opening to an intimate dinner with friends, watch Michael Kors dash around Madrid as the city welcomes its first store.  

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Michael Kors brings safari to the city in a chic, sexy, and extremely luxe yet easily wearable way this Spring 2012.  View our Spring 2012 Lookbook for the season’s key looks: stunningdresses, versatile separates, and bold accessories in muted neutrals splashed with notes of orange to start, then a cleansed palette of navy and white to finish with a shot of freshness.

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MICHAEL KORS OPENS FIRST FREESTANDING STORE IN SPAIN

NEW YORK, May 24th, 2012 – Michael Kors is pleased to announce the opening of its inaugural store in Spain. The glamorous single-level space is located on Serrano, Madrid’s most prestigious shopping boulevard, an ideal setting for the Michael Kors brand to reach its jetset clientele.

The 2,700-square-foot shop, at Serrano 32, features both the Michael Kors and MICHAEL Michael Kors ready-to-wear labels and Michael Kors and MICHAEL Michael Kors accessories, including handbags, small leather goods, footwear, eyewear, watches and fragrance. The signature Michael Kors collection, known globally for its luxe sensibility, has been specially situated in its own exclusive area overlooking a beautiful garden. The boutique, designed by the company’s in-house interior design team, will maintain the same chic aesthetic—clear acrylic nesting tables, zebra benches, polished metal finishes, mirrored surfaces and large-scale vintage artwork—found in the company’s other stores worldwide. 

Madrid is a fantastic city and I’m so glad to be a part of it,” says Michael Kors. “It’s got fabulous culture, great food, and the nights go on forever. Our clothes and accessories are perfect for the lifestyle—classic and cool, sexy and energetic. I can’t wait to see how our clients here will mix Michael Kors into their wardrobes.”  

“We knew that when the time was right to open in Spain it would have to be in Madrid,” says John D. Idol, CEO of Michael Kors. “It was just a matter of finding the right location. We’re well-situated in an area renowned for its great variety of luxury shopping and the Michael Kors brand will be a strong addition to that mix.”

About Michael Kors

Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories and ready to wear. His namesake company, established in 1981, currently produces a range of products through his Michael Kors, KORS Michael Kors and MICHAEL Michael Kors labels, including accessories, footwear, watches, jewelry, men’s and women’s ready to wear, and a full line of fragrance products.  Michael Kors stores are operated, either directly or through licensing partners, in some of the most prestigious cities in the world, including New York, Beverly Hills, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Munich, Istanbul, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

MICHAEL KORS TO OPEN FIRST LIFESTYLE STORE IN TAIWAN 

NEW YORK May 3, 2012 – Michael Kors is pleased to announce the opening of its first Michael Kors Lifestyle boutique in Taiwan in Taipei 101 Mall. Located in a landmark skyscraper in the XinYi district—the heart of Taipei’s luxury shopping and dining area—the new store is in an ideal setting for the Michael Kors brand to serve its jetset clientele.

The 2,800-square-foot shop features accessories from both Michael Kors and MICHAEL Michael Kors labels and ready to wear from the MICHAEL Michael Kors collection. The store was designed to reflect the same chic, glamorous aesthetic of Michael Kors stores around the world. Clients are welcomed to the space with an eye-catching large-format video wall that displays Michael Kors runway shows. Once inside, they are immersed in the sophisticated, sexy and luxurious world of Michael Kors, with its lush array of richly textured bags and shoes; eye-catching mixed-material jewelry and watches, and casual-chic ready to wear. 

”Taiwanese women are world travellers,” says Michael Kors. “They’ll love the sophisticated global style that will immerse them the minute they step into our new store. A city as chic and fast-paced as Taipei is a perfect match for Michael Kors!” 

“Our footprint in Asia continues to grow,” says John D. Idol, CEO of Michael Kors. “We had a successful launch in Hong Kong in 2011, followed by the recent strong debut of our Beijing flagship. Of course Taiwan is an essential part of any growth strategy in this region of the world so we’re thrilled to be opening our doors here.” 

About Michael Kors

Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories and ready to wear. His namesake company, established in 1981, currently produces a range of products through his Michael Kors, KORS Michael Kors and MICHAEL Michael Kors labels, including accessories, footwear, watches, jewelry, men’s and women’s ready to wear, and a full line of fragrance products.  Michael Kors stores are operated, either directly or through licensing partners, in some of the most prestigious cities in the world, including New York, Beverly Hills, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Munich, Istanbul, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

In the Philippines, Michael Kors is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc.(SSI) and is located at Greenbelt 5, Rustan’s Makati, The Power Plant Mall, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, and Newport Mall.

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