The Mercato bag, a stylized market basket designed by Amina Aranaz-Alunan was recently launched at Members Only in the Fort. What makes this bag significant is that they were made by the poor women of Payatas under the Rags2Riches social business enterprise. I've seen a similar bag design before by Rajo Laurel and I was certainly impressed with the way they have turned scraps and recycled materials into a thing of beauty. Photo shows some of Manila's most stylish women modelling the Mercato bag after an afternoon tea party: (from left) Amanda Griffin-Jacob, ... Continue Reading...
Archives for November 2010
Kudos to our Coke contest winner!
Apologies to everyone for the delay in the announcement of our winner for the Coke contest. It's apt that the holiday season is a time for parties and reunions and our lucky winner gets to bring home P10,000 worth of gift certificates from Circles Cafe of Makati Shangri-La. That's certainly fab! Thanks again to Nuffnang Philippines, and to Coke for sponsoring:) If you failed to make it to make it to this contest, just stay tuned because am giving away a number of freebies soon. Watch this space for a forthcoming announcement ;) Our Coke contest winner is Ms. Liza ... Continue Reading...
Ristras Mexican Grill, the Fort
The awaited opening of Ristras at McKinley Hill will not push through after all. During one of our drives to Bonifacio Global City, I saw Ristras open at Fairways Tower Condominium - in the same building where Malcolm's Place and Joey Pepperoni are. We thought it best to visit, especially as going to its first branch in the city of San Juan was something I couldn't find time to do (read: far away from me) Ristras the Fort boasts of modern interiors. I could see that they have just opened, as the menu wasn't even available yet. This made it all the more confusing ... Continue Reading...
Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice Restaurant + Bon Chon Chicken @ Ayala Triangle Gardens
Manny Pacquiao defeats Margarito. And Asian cuisine invades the metro. This victory Sunday seemed to be the perfect time to have a first taste of two new international chain restos that are sure to add excitement to Manila's exciting food landscape. First, Wee Nam Kee Chicken Rice Restaurant which is an import from Singapore. Am glad to have this welcome addition to the growing list of restaurants offering our favorite Hainanese chicken rice. I Just couldn't have enough of Wee Nam Kee's flavorful chicken rice, ginger-garlic-soy sauce dip and steamed and roasted ... Continue Reading...
Lotto 6 55 chances of winning are 29 million to one, says former PCSO chair Manoling Morato
Lotto 6 55 results for November 27, 2010 UPDATE! ...and the winning numbers are: 22 55 51 14 54 45 ...... A Filipino's chance of winning the grand lotto 6/55 jackpot is 28,989,675 to one, or almost 29 million bettors to one. This means that while a lot of people are excited at the prospect of winning the lotto 6/55 grand lotto jackpot which is expected to hit the 400 million peso or so mark today, one's chances of becoming rich overnight are actually next to impossible. In his column for the Journal newspaper, former PCSO chairman Manoling Morato called the 6/55 ... Continue Reading...
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