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Jun 14

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Itayo Natin Ang Ating Bandila!

By Heart2Heart | Great Achievements, Proud to be Pinoy!, Tributes, What's New at Starbucks? | 7 Comments

I have been hearing about this woman from my sister Krie and from Dad and Mom…and I had the chance to finally meet her. Her name is Mercy Corrales.

Heart2Heart is very proud to feature her as I am sure she will be an idol to many women and Filipinos out there – just like how she has made me proud.

Mercy started off in Human Resources for Levis ( LSPI ) in the Philippines and even knew my grandmother working with her in Rustan’s. She later on became CEO of Levis in Brazil and then in Japan. She was with Levis for thirty years. Afterwhich, she became the CEO of Starbucks in Japan which has almost a thousand stores and sales of around a billion US dollars.

Imagine a woman being the CEO in a male dominated society like Japan?

She is the only woman who was awarded by the Harvard Business School in Japan as Business Statewoman of 2008.

And recently she was asked to be the President of Starbucks Asia Pacific which includes the Philippines.

I heard Mercy telling my Dad about her conversation with Howard Schultz over the phone when Howard called her about the new job offer.. Mercy told Howard… “I am going to SHAKE THINGS UP and I am going to disagree with you sometimes!” Howard was very happy to hear that and agreed that that was what he wanted. I also heard that she even dictated her terms as to what countries she could cover and how often she could come back to the Philippines…..that’s how good she is!

Mercy has given talks in Japan to many people from all over the world… many of them are amazed and asking her how she did it and how she made it to where she is now.

She told us over dinner that one of the reasons she wants to retire already is because she wants to be able to do something for the country…. she said that most of her career she has been helping overseas countries and companies. Hmmm…. the fact that she represents our country and makes us proud to be Filipinos…is already great service to our country!

“Itayo natin ang ating bandila,” she says!

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Jun 13

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Live…Love…Learn at YLC

By Heart2Heart | For kids | One Comment

Previous Entries:

Little Apprentice – December 28, 2008

Young Learners Collaborative Summer Program 2008

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Jun 13

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Personalized Chocolate Bars

By Heart2Heart | Great Ideas, Yummy! | No Comments

visit their website to see all the designs they have for every occassion!!

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Jun 12

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Homemade Filipino Dinner

By Heart2Heart | Foodie | 4 Comments

A homemade Filipino dinner prepared by Dad and Mom for a special foreign guest

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Jun 12

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One Day Sale!!!

By Heart2Heart | What's New at Rustan's | No Comments

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Jun 11

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Javier’s favorite crab!

By Heart2Heart | Foodie | 10 Comments

Lolo and Lola gave a lunch for Javier and made him choose the restaurant…He chose Aquaknox ( March 27, 2009 )! He likes eating crabs!!

We tried some of their new dishes and some of tour favorites from our first time

“Bo Bia” Vietnamese Chorizo Rollswrapped with jicamas, carrots, egg strips, and dried shrimps served with peanut sauce 130.00 Chicken Lollipopscrispy lollipops sauteed in garlic and butter 190.00 Hai Phong Wok Calamari sautéed with bell peppers and scallions 210.00 Golden Shrimp Ballswith minced shrimp and bacon, breaded and fried served with sweet and sour sauce 180.00 garlic rice Vietnamese fried rice LUNCH SPECIALWith soup and an egg loaf Mommy’s Pork BellyMarinated in special sauce 250.00 Kalbi

C R A B S P E C I A L T I E S“Cua Rang Moui Toi” – Chef Danny’s Special Crabpan roasted crab with garlic and Chef Danny’s special sauce

This is the crab specialty, Javier requested it to be de shelled already 🙂 You can have it done for an additional P 100.00.

Crab not deshelled- YUMMY!

Bong’s Vietnamese Pastaegg noodles sauteed with garlicky butter sauce 125.00 Prawns in Coconut Milksautéed with lemongrass, broccoli, pepper, and coconut milk 390.00 [email_link]

Jun 11

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Caviar and Diamonds

By Heart2Heart | What's New at Rustan's | 3 Comments

CAVIAR AND DIAMONDS RESTORE SKIN’S LOST LUSTER

SKIN CAVIAR CRYSTALLINE CONCENTRE RE-IGNITES TIME-DIMMED DAZZLE

Caviar. Diamonds. These two unassailable symbols of luxury come together in Skin Caviar Crystalline Concentre to help restore that firm, luminous, youthful complexion you thought was gone forever. Extravagant not only in conception and contents, this shimmering, nutrient-rich serum is just as extravagant in what it does to your skin, retarding the aging process and helping to reverse its damage. Your skin will literally reawaken with a glamorous glow.

La Prairie soars to new heights of luxury skincare by addressing the challenge of aging skin both aesthetically and structurally with a remarkable treatment product that helps to re-firm the skin’s elasticity, re-ignite its luminosity, refine its texture, re-plump fine lines and wrinkles and replenish moisture.

NOURISHING POWERS OF CAVIAR AT HEART OF RESTORATIVE FORMULA

Unprecedented concentrations of Caviar Extract and La Prairie’s Exclusive Cellular Complex combine with high-performing peptides, an amino acid, stabilized vitamin C, alpha hydroxy acids and natural plant extracts to produce a profound smoothing effect on the skin. They enable Skin Caviar Crystalline Concentre to help recover the skin’s youthful firmness, uniformity and elasticity that have been diminished over time.

THE RE-ILLUMINATING DAZZLE OF DIAMONDS

The most immediate action of Skin Caviar Crystalline Concentre is the dazzling glow that comes with the first application. This amazing metamorphosis is brought about by a rare combination of Diamond, Mica and Quartz Crystals, which reflect and scatter the light to illuminate and brighten the skin, dramatically altering its appearance.

This action is enhanced by skin-lightening agents, such as Scotch Pine Extract and stabilized Vitamin C, which help reduce pigmentation by inhibiting the formation of melanin and preventing melanosomes from maturing, as well as soothing the skin.

Hyper-nourishing Skin Caviar Crystalline Concentre serum is designed to be used before applying La Prairie treatments, such as Extrait of Skin Caviar Firming Complex or Skin Caviar Luxe Cream, to re-firm, re-ignite, refine and re-plump your skin and restore the beauty dimmed by the passage of time.

La Prairie is exclusively available at Rustan’s Makati Rustan’s Shangri-La Plaza Rustan’s Cebu

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Jun 10

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Joya Tower, Rockwell

By Heart2Heart | Homes and Interiors | 2 Comments

My good friend, Lilli Ann, fixed up her apartment in Rockwell. She showed it to us before turning it over to her client. She is not an interior designer but she amazed us all by furnishing and fixing it up herself and then she was able to rent it out for a very good price. Her apartment has a very nice view of the Fort, Manila Gold, Makati Skyline, Bel Air, Rockwell Compound and the Pasig River.

Lobby of Joya Tower

Entrance and hallway to her apartment

Lils told us she set up the dining table and the client said he wanted it to come with the whole set up 🙂

Lils made sure I took a photo of her chandelier which had mock candles 🙂

The client specified a flat screen TV 🙂

Living room leads to the two bedrooms

Beautiful Narra wood bed frames

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Jun 09

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Grilled Burgers and Hotdogs

By Heart2Heart | Animals and Pets, Foodie | 2 Comments

We always look forward to Sunday lunch at Gerry and Tina’s especially when it is burgers and hotdogs

Tina even has an assistant taking the temperature of the burgers

Hotdogs

Chili and the other condiments for the hotdog

Condiments for the burgers

Some of our creations…we like it because we get to make our own burger and put the garnishes that we want

Tina’s homemade ice cream, cinnamon and vanilla to go with the apple pie baked by her cousin

And look who joined us for lunch- Paloma the Chihuahua ( Paloma The Chihuahua March 22, 2009 ) with her new sister, Sparkle

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Jun 08

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Spa Sister Silk Sleep Mask

By Heart2Heart | Finds, What's New at Rustan's | 7 Comments

This is the collection of sleep masks my husband, James, has accumulated from all the different airlines. Well, all of these are now just set aside in the closet because he has found something better than all these…

He saw a sleep mask which I got from Rustan’s and it had cats embroidered on them…he tried them and loved them….he did not mind that it was feminine…anyway no one sees him when he is asleep 🙂

So he asked me to buy him more in Rustan’s Essenses ( Essenses May 2, 2009 ) where I got them…he told me to keep stock so I had to buy four pieces to make sure he will always have one…I also got one for myself and got used to wearing sleep masks while sleeping…I noticed that I sleep better with the mask on 🙂

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