KidZania Manila Home Finishing Establishment for Lil' Electricians and House Painters

     Do you have a kid who always watch you tinker things at home? Like painting the garage or while doing a simple construction?  I'm sure that your child is wondering what kind of work you are doing and he or she is curious how you do it. Don't worry, he/she is just want to know more of home maintenance.

     At KidZania Manila, empowering children to build a better and brighter world starts not only with helping them develop valuable life skills, but also enabling them to experience what it’s like to actually help finish a house. I'm sure the lil' electricians and house painters are excited about the newest establishment at KidZania Manila. See more below :)

KidZania Manila Home Finishing Establishment for Lil' Electricians and House Painters
KidZania Manila Industry Partners Director Cecille Mariño, and Mayor and COO Cookie Bartolome (first and second from left), with RightZkeeper Beebop, State Governor of KidZania Philippines Maricel Pangilinan-Arenas, and First Balfour President and COO Anthony Fernandez (rightmost) during the launch of the Home Finishing establishment at the play city.

     The interactive kid-sized city recently welcomed the launch of the Home Finishing establishment courtesy of new industry partner, First Balfour, one of the country’s leading construction and engineering companies.

     The official launch was graced by First Balfour President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Anthony Fernandez, who talked about how First Balfour and KidZania Manila share the same vision of helping shape a better nation by nurturing today’s younger generation.

     "Over the past four decades, our purpose has been to contribute to building the nation and uplifting the quality of life of the Filipino. Like KidZania, First Balfour believes in fostering a better world, a brighter future – and a brighter future comes from dreams and aspirations nurtured during the early years. We believe KidZania provides these opportunities to young minds whose future lies in creativity and enriched imagination," Fernandez said.

KidZania Manila Home Finishing Establishment for Lil' Electricians and House Painters
These budding electricians toggle the switches of a household fuse box at the Home Finishing establishment to discover how electricity powers appliances.

     With the opening of the Home Finishing establishment in the metropolis, kids can experience working as electricians— fixing electrical wirings to power up appliances-- and house painters— painting the walls of a house. Each 15-minute activity can accommodate 4 kids and pays 8 kidZos.

KidZania Manila Home Finishing Establishment for Lil' Electricians and House Painters
Using a roller brush, visitors try their hand at painting walls inside the Home Finishing establishment.

     The Home Finishing establishment is just one of KidZania Manila’s over 70 establishments with more than 100 role-playing activities that enable kids to explore, discover, and learn how the real world works.

     Let your kids discover more ways to build a better world only at KidZania Manila’s newly opened Home Finishing establishment. The play city is open every day: Weekdays (9AM to 4PM); and Weekends (9AM to 2PM and 3 to 8PM). As a special treat, the play city is extending playtime hours every Friday until August 2016. For tickets and more information, visit manila.kidzania.com.

McDonald’s New and Improved Burger McDo

     Have you tried the new and improved Burger McDo? I haven't but the hubby did. Well, his verdict is it's much better. For young people nowadays they always want their most precious things, including their tried and tested products, to evolve with them—to grow as their taste and preferences mature over time. When they look for change, they don’t want something new, but improved; not different, just better.

     Keeping up with the changing times, McDonald’s introduces the latest change in one of its all-time favorite products. Your beloved Burger McDo is now made with beefier and juicier patty, tastier and sweeter sauce, sandwiched in a soft bun. Like you, it has also changed and evolved over time.

McDonald’s New and Improved Burger McDo

     The new Burger McDo is the perfect treat for simple or big life changes that you will go through—may it be a new school year, friend, love life, or trip destination. Embrace these changes warmly with every bite of the new Burger McDo. You can enjoy it with a regular drink for only Php55.

     Grab a bite of the new and improved Burger McDo in all McDonald’s stores nationwide. 

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Daryl Feril x Save My Bag Collection

      Hi dearies! I presume that you've already seen the collaborating works of Kiana Valenciano and Daryl Feril on my last posts. Now I'll give a short background on the award-winning illustrator Daryl Feril below and see up close the designs he made together with Kiana below :)

     Negros-based, award-winning illustrator Daryl Feril joins Kiana Valenciano in executing a special, bespoke collection of Save My Bag from Bergamo, Italy, for the Little White Box Pop-up Store in SM Megamall. The said collection calls for Feril to customize each bag with his unique illustrations, upon the client’s request, and under the guidance of Kiana as creative team captain.

Daryl Feril x Save My Bag Collection
Daryl Feril and Kiana Valenciano, overall style curator and creative team captain of the Little White Box Pop-Up Store, with Save My Bag, the must-have bag crafted in Bergamo, Italy

     Feril, a Fine Arts graduate from La Consolacion College Bacolod, has worked previously with such top brands such as Alexandra Mor New York, Bloom Miami, Tory Burch, Lee Jeans, LVMH, among others. Not only that, he was also featured in the edgy Juxtapose Magazine published out of San Francisco. 

     Some of the prestigious awards he has received are: Silver Metal - Best Design - Editorial, Magazine Cover: aDoBo Design Awards 2015, Philippines; and 150 Emerging Talents in Art, Design, Illustration & Photography: ASIAN CREATIVES by Ubies, Tokyo. After a series of meetings, and subsequent creative discussions, Daryl was ready to interpret and execute Kiana’s vision for the collection: bespoke, with no two bags identical. 

Daryl Feril x Save My Bag Collection
Internationally acclaimed illustrator Daryl Feril with the bespoke Save My Bag collection at the Little White Box Pop-Up Store in SM Megamall

     “I really wanted to work on something local and Kiana couldn’t have been a better partner,” he says. Working with the bag’s material, hi-tech Poly-Lycra, which makes it lightweight and waterproof, was a challenge for Daryl. “What attracted me to Save My Bag? It’s the quality and its purpose. And of course the idea of painting something on the bag which I thought of doing before but didn't think that I could. It was my first time painting on fabric and it's a bit challenging but I'm glad it turned out well,” Daryl continues.

     And so, paint brush in hand, Daryl then worked on turning the bags into unique canvases, where he was able to express himself freely. “My idea is that, you can carry art through the different bags,” Daryl relates. “Each bag in the collection features different designs, thereby making them truly bespoke. But I also wanted the them to be close to my illustration style.”

Daryl Feril x Save My Bag Collection

     What then, exactly, is Daryl’s illustration and artistic style? “It’s a burst of floral, taking cues from nature which for me has some of the craziest patterns, colors and creatures,” he explains. “Inspirations evolve; sometimes they are based on what I observe around or through the people I meet. And as this is a collaborative effort, I took in inputs from Kiana too.” 

Daryl Feril x Save My Bag Collection
The bespoke Save My Bag collection - Save My Bag is ultra lightweight, rain proof, and made from hi-tech Poly-Lycra.

     And a cursory look of Daryl’s unique bag creations for Save My Bag reveal all that and more—each one a window into his soul.

     Don’t miss Save My Bag at the Little White Box Pop-Up store, the style portal for various international brands, opening at 3/F SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. 

ASUS Philippines x Shaira Luna for #SeeThePhilippinesUpClose

     I'm a proud owner of ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser and ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5! These are two of my weapons in taking product shots for my blog. I also use the latter to capture event highlights. ASUS Philippines launched early this year another remarkable phone in the name of ASUS ZenFone Zoom. They recently collaborated with Shaira Luna- country’s most sought-after lenswoman of this generation. 

     She is all set to showcase a whole new mobile photography experience – one that urges Pinoys from all walks of life to #SeeThePhilippinesUpClose, from all sorts of new and incredible perspectives, exclusively using the iconic ASUS ZenFone Zoom.

ASUS Philippines x Shaira Luna for  #SeeThePhilippinesUpClose

#SeeThePhilippinesUpClose from the Lens of the Best

     The #SeeThePhilippinesUpClose campaign sets the tone for a one-of-a-kind mobile photography experience that features the country’s collection of vibrant sights, landscapes and people from exhilarating and never-before-seen angles. And for ASUS Philippines, there was no better way to curate this story, than through the images taken by renowned Filipina photographer, Shaira Luna, using the ZenFone Zoom.

     “Without a doubt, Shaira is the most celebrated lenswoman in the country now, and is actually part of an ultra-exclusive group of professional photographers who were personally handpicked to be represented and managed by leading international agent Jed Root. Her talent, passion, professionalism, and unique eye for photography ultimately make her the perfect fit for the ASUS ZenFone Zoom,” shares ASUS Philippines Marketing Manager Jamie Zaldivar.

ASUS Philippines x Shaira Luna for  #SeeThePhilippinesUpClose

     In her decade-long tenure in the industry, Luna’s cinematic, nostalgic and story-telling type of photography has caught the attention of numerous international publications across North America, the UK and even Europe. To name a few, Luna’s impressive body of work has notably graced The Interview Magazine, The Fashionisto, C-Heads, Cake Mag, and Valentina.

     Luna’s extensive portfolio has also led her to become one of the country’s most sought after professional photographers. In the local scene, she has shot numerous editorial spreads with some of the most popular celebrities and personalities, and has worked with industry pillars and movers and shakers alike. Luna has also been tapped several times to lead the regional and local campaigns for various brands.

     In this day and age of social media, Luna has also built an empire for herself. Present in almost all platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumbr, Luna’s following reaches far and wide, and across all markets, undeniably making her this generation’s most influential photographer.

Your Chance to #SeeThePhilippinesUpClose with the ZenFone Zoom

     To give the public the chance to experience for themselves this marvel of a smartphone, ASUS Philippines will soon launch the #SeeThePhilippinesUpClose online contest that puts the spotlight on images taken exclusively using the ZenFone Zoom.

ASUS Philippines x Shaira Luna for  #SeeThePhilippinesUpClose

Here are the mechanics:

• Starting May 30, and every Monday thereafter, Shaira Luna will posting a close-up photo of different Philippine-inspired elements, taken by the ZenFone Zoom. 
• Interested participants must correctly guess in any of Shaira’s or ASUS Philippines’ social media accounts what is the actual subject before ASUS Philippines reveals what the bigger picture really is, a couple of days after.
• Each Saturday, a weekly winner will be drawn for each photo, and will bring home a premium item from ASUS. 
• At the end of 9 weeks, the participant with the most number of correct guesses all throughout the competition, wins a ZenFone Zoom.

ZenFone Zoom: The world’s thinnest 3X optical-zoom smartphone

ASUS Philippines x Shaira Luna for  #SeeThePhilippinesUpCloseASUS ZenFone Zoom

ASUS ZenFone Zoom 

• Is one of the newest additions to the successfully-growing product line in the ASUS ZenFone family. It is the world's thinnest 3X optical-zoom smartphone with an innovative 10-prism lens arrangement for up to 12X total magnification. 
• It is powered by a 64-bit Intel® Atom™ processor with 4GB RAM, has a fantastic 13MP resolution and lightning-fast laser auto-focus — ensuring no incredible moment is missed.
• It can easily capture the country’s most unique elements in stunning close-ups, even from far distances according to Shaira Luna.
• Imagine pro-level photography literally in the palm of your hands she adds.

I'm encouraging everyone to join the contest. Go to ASUS Philippines Facebook Page now!!!

Mr. Pure Energy Supports Kiana for Save My Bag Collection

     Gary Valenciano has always been supportive of his kids with regards to their respective career paths and endeavors. While his two sons Paolo and Gabriel have successfully entered showbiz just like him, his daughter Kiana, Instagram celeb and his unica hija, is steadily carving out a name for herself—this time in fashion. After having studied at the Raffles Design Institute and the famous Central Saint Martins in London, Kiana finally takes the plundge and marks her fabulous debut in the local fashion scene.

     Just recently, proud parents Gary, together with wife Angeli, joined other fashionistas at the opening of the Little White Box Pop-Up Store in Megamall, for the launch of a bespoke, Save My Bag collection, which Kiana took charge of as style curator and creative team captain. 

Mr. Pure Energy Supports Kiana for Save My Bag Collection
Gary Valenciano and Kiana Valenciano during the collection launch

     Noted for being the ultimate ‘it’ bag for the cool and fashionable set, Save My Bag is crafted entirely in Bergamo, Italy, and is made from hi-tech Poly-Lycra, making it ultra lightweight and rain proof. 

     Joining Kiana as artistic collaborator is award-winning illustrator Daryl Feril, whom she hand-picked to turn Save My Bag into a canvas for his one-of-a-kind illustrated artworks, after an initial introduction by eventologist Tim Yap, and a subsequent review of his portfolio, left her immediately impressed.

     The highly successful launch provided a glimpse of Kiana’s ability for spotting the latest trends and her fresh, free-spirited yet functional attitude—an embodiment of the ‘cool beyond the rules’ philosophy of Save My Bag. 

     No doubt, Gary and the rest of his family have all the reason to feel blessed and proud of Kiana, who makes an impressive entry into the exciting world of fashion through her stylish and chic Save My Bag collection. 

     Don’t miss Save My Bag at the Little White Box Pop-Up store, the style portal for various international brands, at SM Megamall, 3L, Mandaluyong City.