Zinio

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Heart2Heart is a paperless publication and very EARTH FRIENDLY 🙂   You can also buy your favorite magazines online and receive them online rather than buying it in print.  Click below to go to Zinio and start purchasing them online

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Lunch at Philippe Tarsier Botanika

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We had lunch at Philippe Tarsier.  They set up a tent by the garden.  It was really hot.  I really suggest you go for late afternoon merienda or dinner unless you eat indoors in their cafe

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It was near Easter so they did an Easter set up 🙂

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When it’s hot, there is always an excuse to go indoors in the air-conditioning and shop! 🙂

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Heart2Heart’s Favorite Things

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 Heart2Heart put up a temporary store at the 2nd floor of Golden Spoon in Paseo de Magallanes, Makati.  

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Do come and visit and check it out 🙂  Most of the things here are either

1.)   Bargain items – things at really cheap cheap prices – they sell fast though 🙂

2.)   Charity or Foundation items – items which I sell to help other foundations or charities

3.)   Just simply my favorite things or gadgets 🙂

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 There are many more items coming in slowly, so do come and visit regularly to see what is new.  The store just opened

 Heart2Heart loves Luflee, Aero and all those air chocolates!  So there are a few pieces of the new Hershey’s Air delight and Air delight kisses!!

 

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 Nutella Minis Weekly pack!!!!  

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 SUPER YUMMY DAIM CHOCOLATE!!!

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 I recently bought this for the new house and it is the BEST floor mat for commercial or for your home!  It is 3 feet by 5 feet so it is perfect for your main entrance and I put one for the garage door entering the utility room for the staff

 

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  • Commercial Entry Mat
  • Plush carpet absorbs water
  • Heavy duty recycled rubber backing
  • Indoor / outdoor mat
  • Dimensions:  3′ x 5′
  • Black
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 The family’s favorite hotdogs!!

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 Hebrew National’s Jumbo Beef Frank has the same great taste as other Hebrew National products but is almost twice the size of a regular hot dog to satisfy heartier appetites.

  • 8″ Jumbo Beef Franks
  • Finest Kosher quality
  • Premium taste
  • No by-products, artificial colors or flavors
  • 14 franks
  • 4 franks per lb
  • 3.5 lbs
  •  These are very popular hotdogs flying out of the store 🙂  Do try them while there are still some left
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  •  Not the charmin soft type but these rolls last so long!  Approximately 1 roll is equal to 3 rolls!  I share them with my staff at home 🙂
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  • Marathon Ultra Bathroom Tissue
  • Individually wrapped
  • 2-ply
  • White embossed
  • Equal to 150 regular rolls
  • 470 sheets per roll
  • 48 ct

 

 My new discovery!!! I love this!  I invested in this super big bottle and gave it to my staff at home.  I always want to make sure they wash their hands and have clean hands and I think this will do the job

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A fresh smelling, citrus-based hand cleaner that cleans your hands quickly and naturally. FAST ORANGEgently removes the toughest dirt, grease, grime, soils, resins, and printer’s ink, paint, glue, rubber cement, gasket and tile cements. FAST ORANGE contains premium skin conditioners including lanolin, aloe vera, glycerin and jojoba to soothe raw, rough hands.

  • Natural Citrus Solvent
  • Pump included
  • Gently cleans the toughest dirt
  • Works on oil, tar, grime, pain and grease
  • Waterless
  • Petroleum and solvent free
  • Contains aloe, lanolin, glycerin
  • Biodegradable
  • 153 oz bottle
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 My husband’s MUST HAVE!  So it is cheaper to buy the BIGGEST SIZE!! 🙂

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 My husband is very brand conscious so he only like Purell, but for those who are not brand conscious, there is this one and it is cheaper than Purell

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 Yum Yum toppings for ice cream, yogurt, pancakes, etc etc, also available in regular chocolate flavor.  My favorite is always White chocolate

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 I love this chafing dish which I hardly see around.  It has two compartments!!  Sometime the chafing dish is too big for small portion items, so this is perfect if you want to split side dishes, or serve two kinds of rice or just split two dishes with small portions

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  A must have in our kitchen- color coded chopping boards

 

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 My Mom’s favorite rice – Calrose!  US rice that is like Japanese rice 

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 CALROSE BROWN RICE!!!!  Brown rice is usually so hard, this one is still  bit hard but a bit softer than the normal

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 Long grain rice from the States!!

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 I like buying things in BIG sizes for those ingredients we use a lot of – it is more economical!! So watch out for these type of things in the store

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 This is a gigantic version of Gulden’s mustard really gigantic 🙂 but for a really good price for mustard eaters

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 My mother in law’s favorite seasoning which she brings back always from the States

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 Good quality French steak knives for your Bryan Flannery steaks 🙂

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 For those who use a lot of saran wrap!! this is very economical!!!  

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 Good quality but cheap ball pens!! Buy it by the box for less than P 100.00 for 12 pcs! We use a lot at home even the staff so it is available all over the house 🙂 No excuse not to write down things 🙂116875b.jpg

BIG SIZE imported BBQ sauce!

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We use a lot of dishwashing soap at home!! So this size is perfect and good for one month or less only in the house so it is economical to buy BIG! And this is professional janitorial quality

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 Our favorite Microfiber towels!!!  Even the staff at home don’t want to use anything else anymore!!! These are the best! they use it for everything!!!!!  And will last a long time!!!  Comparable price to the local ones available so I would rather use these

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Healthy bars in many flavors and brands

 

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Fruit snacks which I have at home as a sweet substitute snack

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For restaurants!! if you plan to open a restaurant or small cafe – there are a few things for restaurant – more arriving in the future.  Also good for home use!!!  It’s so hard to find plain white and black table linens, so here we have it

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These Cambro containers are my favorite.  We use them at Golden Spoon but I also use them at home!  Good quality, seals well and will last a long time.  I have many of the 1 quart which is the smallest size they have but I have a few of the bigger sizes

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Same as saran wrap- for those who use a lot of foil – this is it!! 500 sheets in a box pre cut already

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I have a few medicines 

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 I have a special section of Acid reflux/hyperacidity medicines!!!  I am so into all of these because everyone is talking about having it, so I put together all types of medicines

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Magic water for acid reflux!! and can be used for many other uses!!! TRY IT!

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New packaging for Tums, it’s like the packaging of Tic Tac, so it is easy to carry along and it acts as a breath freshener as well! 🙂

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 And a few weight loss ones 🙂

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 For Diabetes

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 For Cholesterol

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 And Puffs facial tissues!!!!

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Store hours:  12 noon to 9pm Tuesday to Sunday

Closed on Mondays

 

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Philippe Tarsier

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Tita Nedy took us to this beautiful place in Bohol!!!  Heart2Heart loves it!!!!

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We came at noon time which was really really hot.  So I suggest you come late afternoon to tour the place because it is just too hot to walk around.  We did not get to see the place except for the animals because it was just too hot.  They really recommended we go late afternoon, but we could not make it, the only available time was lunch.  So I will definitely be back here when I go back to Bohol

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Click below to go to their website

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Art Exhibit of Amarela

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In Amarela Resort, there is a beautiful art museum with the collection of the owner!!!  If you have been to Art in the Park, there is aways a booth there under Amarela and they sell their altars from Bohol.  They have a beautiful collection of altars and other art works here

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Bikram Yoga Manila

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Bikram Yoga Manila pioneered the teaching of Bikram yoga in the Philippines when it opened its first studio in 2005.  It was started by our friend, Tristan Choa.  Sharing here some amazing photos of him

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3 convenient locations. Yoga anywhere!

Bikram Yoga Manila
1503 88 Corporate Center
141 Valero Street  Salcedo Village, Makati 1227
Tel. 576-8391, 889-0126

Bikram Yoga Manila

5/F CKB Centre  203 T. Morato Avenue Quezon City

Tel. 494-8741, 376-4632www.bikramyogamanila.com


CORE YOGA

1504 AIC Burgundy Tower

ADB Avenue cor Sapphire Street (right in front of Rob. Galleria)

Ortigas Center, Pasig City 1605

Tel. 576-3756 ; 576-3857

www.coreyogaasia.com

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Amarela Resort, Bohol

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I’ve been hearing about this place, so we went to check it out 🙂  

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Very cozy and Mediterranean mixed with Filipino, I like it.  I was not able to go to the beach anymore because it was too hot to go down and did not have much time

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Going upstairs to the second floor

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Buffet breakfast

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There are two buildings – this is the main one which is what was shown above

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Then you cross a bridge to get to the other building with more rooms

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Going down to the pool and beach

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View from one of the rooms

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A nice boutique with Filipino handicrafts

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Click below to go to their website for more information

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Handuraw Spa, Eskaya Resort, Bohol

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 We had an unusual stay at Eskaya.  The villas were all full and to maximize, they let us stay in the spa

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 There are two spa villas – we stayed on the right side- entrance to the right spa

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 Foyer as you enter

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  The door on the right goes to the treatment room which became our room

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Wow look how wide and spacious!!

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I took this other shot to show the height of the ceiling!!

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Our view to our private pool 🙂

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Outside is the jacuzzi which we never even had the time to use!

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Our pool with a beautiful view!!!!!

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Go down the steps and you have a private deck where you can hang out or dine – never even reached there!! haha!! Too little time, we were so busy outside the room

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Another view of our pool facing the room 

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From the foyer, on the left side is our bathroom which was a bit small but it was okay.  very little closet space because it is really meant for a spa only

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No privacy in the bathroom as you can be seen through the door – we are not used to it so we are conscious if people can see us from outside 🙂  but what is nice is you can open it and it leads straight to the pool and from the pool you can go straight to the bathroom 

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At night, we had different tokens on our pillows 🙂  

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We had our massage in the room of course 🙂  

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The second time, we asked them to bring the spa beds because they have a different firmness when having a massage compared to the beds.  So we got our wish 🙂

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Born Free

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Born Free – Make It Right From The Start!

Human Nature is the Philippines’ leading brand of genuinely natural personal care and cosmetics products. A social enterprise, it is driven by its core philosophy: PRO-PHILIPPINES, PRO-POOR and PRO-ENVIRONMENT. Founded in November 2008 by Anna Meloto-Wilk and Camille Meloto, daughters of Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto, Human Nature’s products are 100% made in the Philippines and 100% free from harmful chemicals.

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Babies are God’s precious little gifts, life’s miracles filled with such innocence, love and joy. BUT, do you know that some ingredients found in baby products and baby food have actually been linked to asthma, reproductive disorder and more? At this early point in a baby’s life, their immune systems are at their most vulnerable stage, so it’s important to know what you are feeding them and putting on their bodies.

Human Nature, in partnership with Rustan’s Supermarket and Shopwise and supported by Mommy Mundo, have teamed up to bring you BORN FREE – a campaign that’s all about setting your little one on the path to a healthy life… about making it right from the start. For every parent’s peace of mind, Human Nature Natural Baby Care products are now a retail exclusive in Rustan’s Supermarket and Shopwise to make sure that your baby enjoys only the purest, most natural care that’s 100% free from harmful chemicals such as phthalates, sulfates, mineral oil and parabens.  

Introducing, Human Nature’s 3-step baby care — the first and only genuinely natural and affordable baby care products available for Filipino mothers everywhere.

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 Step 1 – 99.3% Natural Baby Wash for Gentle Cleansing.  Cleans your baby’s skin and hair while nourishing it at the same time, thanks to its unique natural ingredients. Lavender, rosemary and chamomile help calm and soothe for a happy baby during bath time. (500ml – Php299.75; 200ml – Php149.75)

 

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Step 2 – 100% Natural Baby Lotion to Moisturize & Nourish. Newborn babies need time to adjust to their new, dry environment. Keep your baby’s skin from drying out with this 100% natural baby lotion made with avocado and sunflower oils plus aloe vera to lock in moisture and provide skin nourishment. It’s the leave-on lotion made with all-natural goodness to keep your baby happy and rash-free. (200ml– Php174.75)

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Step 3 – 100% Natural Baby Oil to Protect & Nurture. Studies have shown that premature or low birth weight babies massaged daily with sunflower oil are 41% less likely to develop infections. Made with pure, premium-grade sunflower oil – none of that mineral oil that comes from the same black gooey stuff that fuels your car – to help heal, protect and nourish baby’s skin. It’s the baby “oil-over” you can truly trust! (100ml – Php174.75)

 

Nurturing and caring for your babies has never been this easy! And because love knows no compromise, Human Nature provides you with… Only the Good!

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