Hannah Villasis

Hey! We got 4 long weekends for the Philippines next year! Plan your calendars and take advantage of seat sales! Here are the Philippine Holidays for 2014. *calendar source:  theviewingdeck.com The following is a list of holidays for 2014, declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 655, s. 2013, unless otherwise specified: January 1, 2014, Wednesday – New Year’s Day (Regular Holiday) January 31, 2014, Friday – Chinese New Year (Special non-working day) February 25, 2014, Tuesday – EDSA Revolution anniversary (Holiday for all schools) April 9, 2014, Wednesday – Araw ng Kagitingan (Regular Holiday) April 17, 2014 – Maundy Thursday (Regular Holiday) April 18, 2014 – Good Friday (Regular Holiday) April 19, 2014 – Black Saturday (Special non-working day) May 1, 2014, Thursday – Labor Day (Regular Holiday) June 12, 2014, Thursday – Independence Day (Regular Holiday) August 21, 2014, Thursday – Ninoy Aquino Day (Special non-working day) August 25, 2014, Monday – National

 Would you believe it's my first time here? I know! I finally had to see for myself (or rather taste) what the fuzz is all about! We're stuck in Manila because of work. Next best thing to do, is to go around the city and explore, while traffic is tolerable. Grind the sesame seeds to prepare the sauce. Pour tonkatau sauce with the sesame seeds. Mix with chopsticks! Enjoy Tonkatsu! M e and Matt are actually thinking, how can katsu taste different from the others? It's just breaded pork! The answer lies on the sauce and the quality of meat. Condiments Seafood Katsu Set 1 Served with unlimited Japanese white riceor organic brown rice, miso soup, Japanese pickles, organic cabbage and a bowl of fruit. Black tiger prawn, Scallop, Cream dory, Oyster and Squid. Premium Tonkatsu set It's the same set as above but with Kurobota Pork. It's like the wagyu of pork . The verdict: thumbs up for the

What's up party people! Are you ready Red Hot Chili Peppers? I've been waiting for them all my life no kidding! I'm sure you've heard about this concert already and they'll becoming over with Empire of the Sun as well as other international and local artists for the 7107 International Music Festival! This concert will be held in Pampanga, Philippines on February 22 - 23, 2014.  It's a 2-day concert that will host influential music acts. Red Hot Chili Peppers Empire of the Sun Red Jumpsuit Apparatus The Galaxy Asteroid Tour Natives Up Dharma Down Yolanda Moon Pulso Radioactive Sago Project ...and more artists will be announced! The event will be held outdoors at the Clark Base outside of Manila Feb. 22 -23, and is slated to attract more than 20,000 concertgoers across Asia. In collaboration with the program announcement, a limited quantity of pre-sale passes have also been released for purchase on the festival’s offi

Ponds BB+ cream now comes in 2 shades! You can now choose between Light and Beige! I got my own Ponds BB Cream and it came with a Flawless White facial foam for free at Watsons! On a regular day, you don't want to use heavy makeup. Less is more :)  So when you just go to a mall / shopping date, a movie or dinner with friends and you just want to look fresh and light, I recommend Ponds BB cream! It's affordable, conveniently bought and has light coverage that will allow you to still look fab even on a sick day. Just put on Ponds BB cream and a shade of lipstick and you're ready to run the world! I was feeling sick this day. Look at my eye bags! I had no sleep and I felt sick. Solution: Ponds BB cream and a shade of lipstick! Follow Ponds PH to join in the fun! Facebook: www.facebook.com/pondsphilippines Twitter:  twitter.com/pondsph Instagram: instagram.com/pondsph

Jump start 2014 with the Belle de Jour Power Planner! This world is full of distractions and a good way to filter the things that are important from the senseless things that just take away your time, is to plan. Once you plot out your daily, weekly, monthly schedule, you will be forced to plot in the most important things first! Don't you agree? If you think your life is such a chaotic jungle in 2013 (like I do), good news is, we're approaching a New Year and everyone gets a fresh start! I have been using the Belle de Jour power planners since time immemorial and apart from it transforming my life, you'll look forward to using it because it's chic and fab and it has a lot of features!  Belle de Jour Power Planner is especially made for the Pinay fashionista achiever. The term Belle de Jour (bel duh zhoor’) is French fashion lingo for “It” girl, we have redefined it to mean the modern day renaissance woman who dares to achieve her goals, lives her drea

Happy Holidays! I'm usually boyish, "whatever" kind of girl. But I admit, it also feels good to dress up sometimes. This time, I had to, for my cousin's wedding. I had my gown tailored. It cost P4,500. I don't even know if that's cheap, or reasonable or expensive. One thing is for sure, there is a price (literally) for looking pretty sometimes. But, it's a fact of life. Everyone loves pretty things! I know this because I get more likes in Instagram if I put pretty stuff.  The world is vain! I want to rebel, but sometimes, I get sucked in to this pretty world. What's wrong with putting a lot of effort into looking good? What do you think loves? 

My blogging life wouldn't be as interesting without Nuffnang. I've learned a lot, went through many things with Nuffnang. For the 5 years that I've been blogging, they've been one of my constant partners throughout. I haven't been going out to too many events lately because of work and my Pole Apprenticeship. This was one night I was looking forward to because I'll be seeing friends I haven't seen in a while, and seeing them I did... Jane Nikki Camie Angela and Churpee <3 I just want to say Thank You again to Nuffnang for all the support. Happy Holidays :)

The most annoying part of this holiday season is the ever difficult commuting situation. It's that time of the year when taxi cabs choose their passengers, long queue, like taxis are a rare find in this big city! Rid yourself of holiday commuting woes with the mobile taxi-booking service, Easy Taxi. What’s even better is that up until December 27 this year, all Smart, Sun Cellular and Talk ‘N Text subscribers in Metro Manila can use the service without having to pay the P70 booking fee. Available on Android and iOS smartphones, the Easy Taxi mobile app offers a convenient way for users to virtually hail a taxi to take them to their destination. By having a cab automatically assigned to them, passengers can avoid choosy cab drivers that tend to run rampant during the month of December. How to Book To book an Easy Taxi cab, simply open the app on your phone and choose your desired pick-up point on the map. After this, provide important details such as landmark

December 16, 2013, I attended Smart's launch as they announced that iPad Air with Wi-Fi + Cellular and iPad mini with Retina display with Wi-Fi + Cellular are now available in the Philippines. They had a mini-game. "Mini" coz they were looking for mini things, and I happened to have my mini comb with me :) Lucky These new iPads are being offered with a range of attractive data plans that allow customers to connect to its LTE network with speeds up to 42 Mbps. The iPad Air has 9.7-inch display in a thinner and lighter design. This is perfect for people who want a portable devise with a big screen and yet carry it light. The new iPads feature the powerful and power-efficient Apple-designed A7 chip with 64-bit desktop-class architecture, ultrafast wireless with faster built-in WiFi and expanded LTE cellular connectivity. Smart's iPad plans Smart makes an effort to make these plans affordable for everyone. You can now drop by any Smart Store, or

Frozen and Fears So, I watched Frozen Sunday night with my boy :) I was happy tired from our Pole Stars workshops and I begged, that we watch the last full show of something! I was so happy that we watched Frozen! We barely made it to the movie, but thanks to the super powers of my boyfriend, we made it - with hotdog and popcorn! (I haven't eaten yet after 3 hours of pole). Thank you for the wonderful treat love, I really needed that. I saw Frozen's trailer before and it didn't really strike me. I was just "meh"... Disney movies or other cartoons are getting lame or boring these days. Well, tonight, my heart just went spiral. One realization I had after watching the movie is that FEAR hinders us from doing what we want. That only an act of TRUE LOVE can make us achieve what we want, even the impossible. This is what the whole story is about. Well, lately, I've been really fearful. I fear that I won't reach my dreams, that I'll be put

This is the biggest EDM Festival of the year!  3 stages, 1 massive event The Exception Music Festival  on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Circuit Makati Featuring: Krewella and Chicane (with live band). Other well-known artists set to grace the festival are Arty, Jes, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Solarstone, Ashley Wallbridge and DubVision. For Tickets visit SMTickets.com or call (02) 470-2222. For Vip Tables and other inquiries call the Big Fish Hotline: (02) 808-8080. For more information visit:   ExceptionMusicFestival.com Facebook.com/ExceptionMusicFestival See you there!

Everyone knows this brand for sure. When I was a kid, I would always see their commercials on TV screen. Now, Caronia is more fun than ever! We've known it to be the Philippines' pioneer and leading nail polish and nail care brand after all. They have a wide range of colors at very affordable prices! You know how lazy I am to do girly stuff sometimes, but... I'm still a girl after all. :P Caronia Philippines Facebook: facebook.com/CaroniaPhilippines Twitter:  @CaroniaPhilippines   Website: www.caronia.com.ph Available in supermarkets, department stores, drugstores and health and beauty shops nationwide.