THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR
The International Bazaar goes Green on its 44th year! This fun and much anticipated event, will be held on a Sunday, November 21, 2010, from 9AM—7PM, at the PICC Forum, CCP Complex in Pasay City. This bazaar is headed by its chairperson, Mrs. Rosie Lovely Romulo, wife of DFA Secretary Alberto Romulo, in cooperation with the Spouses of the Heads of Missions (SHOM) and members of the consular corps in the Philippines.
As a shopping destination, it is definitely paradise what with the diplomatic and consular missions in the Philippines, government agencies, and local entrepreneurs selling choice merchandise that one cannot usually find in our country on a regular basis. But the heart of its success is the major support that it gives to the charities of the International Bazaar Foundation. Such charities include the Philippine Christian Foundation, Handicap International Philippines, the Rizal Medical Center, and the Association for the Rights of Children in Southeast Asia, among others.
This year, the International Bazaar Foundation has also decided to support the very important global thrust of preserving the earth, and so therefore will ONLY be utilizing reusable, eco-friendly shopping totes instead of plastic ones, as part of their commitment to environmentally-conscious and responsible shopping. These Fashionably designed non-plastic totes will be made available for sale at the event for those that want to purchase one, but the IBF also encourages the many thousands of people that attend this event to bring their own.
Aside from the multitudes of the finest products from around the world, there will also be special raffle prizes awarded to lucky winners. Because of this, the 44th International Bazaar will surely be the best one yet. Spread the word and see you there!
Tickets to the International Bazaar (P100) can be bought at the following places:
IBF office: 6th Floor, 2330 Department of Foreign Affairs Building, Roxas Blvd, Pasay City. Telephone Number: (02)833-13-20
Tesoro’s: 1016 Arnaiz Ave (02)887-62-85
Tesoro’s: Ayala Alabang Center
Tesoro’s: 1325 Amalum st. Ermita (02)524-39-36.
You may also purchase your tickets at the event, on the day itself.
For further information, you may call or email:_ibf.dfa@gmail.com_
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One of our last meals which we truly enjoyed. It was on the top floor of our hotel so it was convenient. Discovered another kind of Japanese steak called Hida. Also melts in your mouth!
I had this set meal
Mom’s set meal which I loved looking at – the presentation was really nice
And James and Paul’s meal – no set just straight to the beef! 🙂 Hida beef which was really really good
Serious garlic rice!
Our chef 🙂
They transferred us to another area with sofas and with a nice view to have our dessert
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Heart2Heart always likes to try new but Dad and Mom just love to go back to their favorites!
Seryna – We had the usual but this time I decided to try their crab tempura and we had the steak grilled instead of on the stone- the stone is still much better
Click to go to link : Previous Entry – Kani Seryna January 18, 2009
Meisen- love love tonkatsu! As usual the lines were so long. James actually went early and lined up which is why we were able to get a table
Click to go to link: Previous Entry – Meisen January 6, 2010
Tsukiji Market – We went back to the same place in Tsukiji Market
Click here to go to Link: Previous Entry- Tsukiji Market January 17, 2009
Of course Heart2Heart has to have one box of Pino a day whenever in Japan for dessert
New flavor: Caramel Pino but I still prefer the original one
Kani Doraku – Dad and Mom wanted to treat Lola for her birthday so we took her to our favorite crab place- Kani Doraku- we found out that they had a branch in Ginza with a very very nice view of Ginza!
Click here to go to link: Previous Entry- Kani Doraku January 7, 2010
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The Lush Knot-Wrap is inspired by the Japanese art of Furoshiki, which literally means “cloth for the bath”. Originating from Japanese culture where it promotes caring for the environment and reducing waste, it started out in the 1600’s when people used it to carry their clothes and toiletries; Knot-Wrap is the eco-friendly wrapping cloth.
Lush are introducing vintage scarves into shops to encourage customers to use them instead of gift-wrap. At Php375 each, the beautiful scarves are reusable and multipurpose. Using techniques similar to origami, it can be used for gift-wrapping, grocery shopping or simply as decor.
Each year billions of plastic bags end up as litter and reusable bags, such as Knot Wrap, can help reduce the impact to our environment. It can also reduce the amount of gift-wrap used this Christmas, as its versatility allows you to wrap almost anything regardless of its shape or size.
Choose from Lush’s selection of bath and body products and then have them wrapped in a beautiful vintage scarf. It makes a gorgeous gift, but also an easy and eco-friendly way of carrying your Lush products home. The scarves can then be re-used again and again either as bags, or as fashionable head-scarves / neck-scarves etc.
The scarves are beautiful, in a selection of colors and designs and bought from various Vintage clothing suppliers, allowing us to reuse existing fabrics rather than manufacturing our own = zero carbon footprint. So more environmentally friendly and a lot more purse friendly than a Hermes scarf, but just as gorgeous!
And this year we have introduced our very first Knot Wrap Christmas gift, the adorable Matryoshka (Php995). Always on the pulse of the latest trends, Lush has taken inspiration from Russia and its iconic doll-within-a-doll and created this cute cosmetic version. The outer shell is made of a special, limited edition So White soap, and inside you will find two adorable Christmas ballistics, So White and Cinders, both shaped like little Russian Dolls. They are all wrapped together in a mini Knot Wrap scarf, which makes for a great napkin or hanky. The perfect packaging free gift.
In the Philippines, Lush is exclusively distributed by Stores Specialists, Inc. (SSI) and is located at Glorietta 4, Power Plant Mall, Shangri-La Mall, Greenbelt 3, Mall of Asia, and Bonifacio High Street. You may also visit us online at www.lush.com.ph
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After Hakone, we all headed to Tsukiji Market for dinner. We just asked our tour guide to suggest and we were so happy where he took us!! It is normally very hard to find a restaurant in Japan that can accommodate a big group but fortunately he took us to this place which we all liked. It was not only sushi and sashimi but they had a wide variety of dishes and met everyone’s food taste!
They started coming out with all these fresh seafood
Those live prawns became this
Everyone loves TORO especially my husband! We had it in all forms. It is very expensive to have it in the city or anywhere else. I think Tsukiji market is probably the most reasonable place to have it
This was my order and loved it!! O-Toro steak!! I do not normally eat toro or much of the raw sashimis but when I saw this on the menu, it looked good because they cook the outer part of the toro!
IT WAS SO GOOD!!! Many of us ordered this
My seatmate and cousin, Angela, ordered a set order with all forms of tuna 🙂
and for those who don’t eat sashimi and sushi- tempura is the savior! 🙂
The happiest of them all, Tito Johnny who only ate tempura during our trip!! Dad made sure I put his happy photo 🙂
Happy Birthday Lola! Kampai!
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From the red carpet to the city streets, celebrities have always been spotted wearing the latest from Tod’s. One of the favorites among these fashion luminaries, the brand truly stands for understated elegance, timeless designs, and superb quality.
And Hollywood continues to parade the city donning their Tod’s! Academy Award winner Adrien Brody was spotted wearing Tod’s sunglasses in black while out and about in Paris.On the other hand, actor Ryan Gosling who rose to fame for his role in the acclaimed movie, The Notebook, carried a Tod’s Pashmy travel bag in black nylon & leather at the Los Angeles airport.
Joachim Löw, head coach of Germany soccer team
was seen wearing the Tod’s My Colors Bracelet during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Quarter Final match between Argentina and Germany at Green Point Stadium last July 3, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. The German soccer team made a special order of My Colours for both the players and the management to accompany and bring luck in their challenge in South Africa.
Off to the recent 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards held last August in Los Angeles, Mad Men star Jon Hamm wore a pair of Tod’s black patent lace-ups to complete his dapper ensemble.
Back to the streets of the world’s fashion capitals, actress Jessica Alba and a famous Tod’s fan was spotted twice wearing the latest from the label. First wearing the Tod’s Ivy mocassino loafer in Mosto leather and the Tod’s Fashion Tote in black while promoting her new film “Machete” at the Venice Film Festival, then next at the David Letterman Show in New York with the same arm candy.
From one gorgeous actress to another, Katherine Heigl was seen wearing Tod’s Ballerinas in black leather while out and about in Los Angeles.
Finally, Kelly Rutherford of the hit TV show Gossip Girl was spotted strutting in a Tod’s Gommini in Vacchetta while filming on the set in New York.
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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Mom made sure we did not leave Hakone without passing by the hot springs! We were all shy but eventually we still did not want to miss the opportunity. I wanted to take a photo of us girls in our towels, but no one wanted 🙂 Now we regret not having a remembrance of our hot spring experience together.
Lockers to put your things
Wristband for the lockers – it has a sensor to open and close your locker
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For Lola’s birthday, we all went to Hakone to see Mt. Fuji!
But due to the fog, this was the best view we got already which was on the highway going there.
We had a buffet lunch
Our view
Our long table 🙂
We were happy there were souvenir stores where we could shop a little 🙂
SALTS!!!
Black eggs heated by the mountain, they say you will live seven years longer if you eat this egg! So of course we ate some – it just tastes like regular hardboiled egg 🙂
The place where we rode the cable car – foggy already
More food again- healthy sweet potato
We took the cable car to get a closer view of Mt. Fuji
Again foggy…..
But we still all enjoyed just being together and making kwento 🙂
with the honeymooners 🙂
We were not also able to take the boat ride due to bad weather, but this is how the boat looked like
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