Inspiring People with Ayala Malls' Style Origin 2013

Beautiful men and women flooded the Amphitheater at the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig last Saturday May 11, as the Style Origin, a yearly fashion event, took place. People can’t help but notice these stunning models walking along the high street earlier that night, clothed with variant of sleek brands- which were the highlight of the event.

Style Origin, a yearly fashion event in partnership with Ayala Malls, aims to inspire people to bring about positive changes to their lifestyles. The event gets the latest trends/product to the market through a series of fashion shows across all Ayala Malls and Style Souks, shopping events that offer discounts and exclusive items to the public. Indeed, the show was interesting with the variant of styles worn by the models, from casual, formal,  sports attire, and more.

Would You Dare Grow One Million Trees in 5 Years?

If you will be challenged to grow a million trees in five years, would you accept it?

"SM's campaign for a healthier and greener earth has never been this big.",says Mr Joey Mendoza, president of SM Retail’s supermarkets division, on his declaration of the start of the Y2013 Grow a Million Trees. 

It Takes a Man and a Woman Movie Review

Sarah Geronimo and John Lloyd Cruz nailed it! Their 3rd movie installment made it blockbuster once again. It takes a man and a woman was a hit. Good job to the cast and crew!

We watched It takes a man and a woman last night, April 6 at Market Market, Taguig. I swear it was epic! We were supposed to watched it at 7pm, but the 7pm slot was already full so we got the 930pm.I know! 2 hours of waiting. We honestly hate waiting, especially mom. Ask my sibs and they’ll agree, big time. But good thing, the movie was fun. Sarah was so hilarious,as usual, and John Lloyd Cruz made his acting to the next level, well both of them. So, I commend their tandem and all the cast and crew, once again.

Lighting up the Provinces: the Solar Solution

If there’s one thing I love about being an architect in today’s modern world, it has to be technology. Technology gives birth to numerous inventions that make our bloody profession way easier. Inventions like computer, telephone, television, cars, cameras and light bulbs are just too essential to live without. Though, (sad to say) many technological advancement caused a great damage to our natural environment and to our health too.

But, todays architects have become more aware of these harsh effects- that actually made us more eager in promoting green architecture which is quite synonymous to sustainable design- that uses construction materials known to be renewable, non toxic to the environment and easy to maintain. For instance, Solar PV,  it produces clean, renewable electricity and at the same time, maintenance wise and, is also practical since it allows the users to use less public utility electricity when producing their own electricity.

You see? Technology is actually a solution, when used properly. And, its importance to our daily lives grows bigger and bigger as it continues to develop each day.

But, have you ever consider (or even thought of) living in a rural area without all the sort of modern technology or electricity, perhaps? For a city dweller (since birth) like me, that’s completely unimaginable. From sun up to sun down, practically everything a person does is powered by some form of electricity. Without it, a person’s quality of life and livelihood would drastically change. It’s no surprise then that Manileños complain to no end when a “brownout” happens.

Painful Discovery

For the past few days, I noticed my sister’s pain on her stomach. It was aweful, she had to twist and turn to ease the pain at night. She can’t even walk normally. I remember, I had the same pain way back college. I swear, the pain was unbearable. I can’t laugh, ‘coz it hurts. I can’t even breathe normally. I was in my class when it happened. My friends told me to go home but I can’t even stand straight. They took me to the Jeepney station and I {alone} meet mom in her workplace. Mom is not a big fan of synthetic medicine and hospitalization thing so instead, we went to a clinic and had me checked up.

The nurse asked me where it was most painful. I gave her the details. She asked me to lay down,  inhale-exhale while she’s doing her thing. She said her conclusion, suggest some medicines, and the next thing I remember was mom and I went to buy fruits and buko juice. Then, I started to trust organic products over synthetic ones.