Glamour Moments

I love Fall-Winter season because it's the time of the year where we get together and even the nights get so cold, we feel very grateful for everything we have and a perfect time to attend some holiday festivities in my area like The Holly Jolly Market and Christmas Tree Lighting in Village of Niles. The annual tree lighting ceremony was held on November 25, 2017 (after black friday sale madness!) at Oasis Fun Center. There were outdoor and indoor activities to choose from: Indoor: had food and beverage for purchase, local vendors selling different variety of goods, mini concert and meeting Mr & Mrs Santa Claus. Outdoor: DIY smores, check out the Niles Free Bus Holly Trolley, riding the trackless train for kids and animals at the petting zoo. You can also purchase hot roasted nuts and popcorn outside. Before the actual ceremony, there's a holiday performance by the Willows Academy Chamber Choir. I love their sweet and angelic voices and they really captured th...

TLC Festival 2017 happened on November 4th. If I'm not mistaken, it was the third year of the said event. I went the first year, skipped the next, and went again this year. Both times I attended, I had only one purpose: meet the Cake Boss himself, Buddy Valastro. I wasn't successful that first time because I went too early and got so bored, so I left before Buddy Valastro made an appearance. Don't mistake the event as boring though. There were a lot of booths there that offer different workshops as well as stores and kiosks. I managed to snag a spot on the calligraphy workshop but failed to get on the pottery class. After the workshop and going around, I got bored and sleepy (I haven't slept that day yet) so I left and went to my aunt's house that's nearby the Bonifacio High Street where the event took place. Flash forward to the event this year, I'm now armed with the knowledge that I might get bored since I didn't sign up for workshops this ti...

I enjoyed watching movies in the cinemas or at home and sometimes I recommend good movies after watching them by posting to my Facebook account. I rarely write a movie review because I am not good in storytelling or giving out spoiler alerts. So, don't raise your eyebrows if you read this one. I just said, I am just a happy moviegoer. I just finished watching Kung Fu Yoga in Netflix when I browsed Facebook and saw that Jackie Chan has another movie. Kung Fu Yoga is a typical martial arts-nerd scientist-comedy flick so I'll just skip reviewing it :) Let's talk about, "The Foreigner" which Rotten Tomatoes gave a high score and most reviews online were outstanding! The movie is actually based on the novel, "The Chinaman" when a Chinese London Businessman named "Quan" had to revenge to give justice for the murder of his child who was a victim in a bank bombing. The first few minutes of the film describes a happy father-daughter relationship. His da...

I missed the Oakbrook schedule in Summer and I am so happy that the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck has another schedule this Fall somewhere nearby us! We lined up as early as 8 am to purchase official Hello Kitty merchandise and yummy treats! The truck arrived early to set up their menu and non-food merchandise outside LL Bean in Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, Illinois. The weather on that day was a bit cold! Hello Kitty fans from different areas drove couple of hours just to purchase Hello Kitty themed items starting from snack items like bow shaped bottled water, Hello Kitty cookies, 4 small pieces set of cakes and macarons and merchandises like shirt, mug and tumbler. The items sold out quickly so I suggest you get there about 2 hours earlier. I compiled all photos and videos and created a videos. Thank you for watching! Good thing that the truck has 2 units traveling for West and East fans! You can check the schedule on their official Facebook page - Hello Kitty Cafe Truck a...

Attention Hello Kitty fanatics! My two blog posts for this week is all about our favorite Sanrio character - Hello Kitty! So, relax and enjoy as I share two most significant events held in different places! The moment I saw this teaser online few months ago, I immediately contacted my friends since I cannot come home to attend the 1st Hello Kitty Run Manila 2017 in SM Mall of Asia. According to the official Facebook Page of Hello Kitty Run Manila 2017, the event is organized Tokyo Gets Ltd and Ten:22 Business Solutions in partnership with CHERIFER Syrup, along with its official venue partner, SM By the Bay, official media partners; ETC and 2nd Avenue, Manila Bulletin, Philippine Star, Business Mirror and Otaku Asia, major partners Pocari Sweat and Crystal Clear, Toy Kingdom, Skin White, Rizal Park Hotel, Golden Phoenix Hotel, Pascual Creamy Delight, Skechers, Devant, and marketing partners Salonpas, Acer, Banana Peel, Fujifilm Instax, Softex and Healthy Innovations. This even...

If you ever had a home-based IT job, you must have experienced some technical difficulties that rendered you unable to work your tasks. Maybe you've experienced a power outage at one point in time, or maybe the internet connection slowed down or even busted, or worse, your medium in getting the job done crashed. Working at home meant you won't be able to interact with people, which can get boring sometimes, having no one to talk to. Working at home sometimes mean you have to endure summer's sweltering heat, but sure you'd be lucky if it's raining because you won't have to leave the comfort and safety of your own home. But the again we'd go back to the discussion of technical difficulties the rainy day might bring. Here to save you from that dilemma is Project T Solutions , a workplace away from your workplace. To describe them simply, they are like a hotel for your office. They can provide you what you need just so you can get your work done. T...

I don't know how to cook but I know where to score good stuff! We went to Macy's Old Orchard Mall in Skokie on a Saturday afternoon looking for sale items and we landed on the basement floor which has kitchen gadgets, appliances, housewares and dinner wares. Here are some of the items we bought and I know you have one of those in your kitchen. Set of 3 Mini Utensils Includes mini spoon, spatula and brush. These are easy to clean and food safe. Original Price: $14.99 Bought: $5.93 Melamine Measuring Cups Makes measuring easy with 4 piece set measuring cups: 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup and 1 cup. Original Price: $15.99 Bought: $6.33 Fruit Huller This tool helps to remove the center of a tomato or strawberry. Just press the top button, insert the stainless steel claw into the fruit and release the button and twist to remove the core. Original Price: $14.99 Bought: $9.99 Set of 3 Silicon Utensils Sold only at Macy's. This includes 3 piece ...

I love attending on site seminars and virtual conferences. Some seminars I attended were mostly about Digital Marketing or Business Development and those were hosted off-site and online! I wanted to feed my brain with interesting subject matters and interact with resource speaker through questions and answers. I even helped providing a slide presentation for a SEO basics seminar in the Philippines because I am so comfortable sharing my work experience to those who would like to learn about website optimization. One of the goal at the end of each seminar is to provide you a good experience. I had one bad scenario when attending a virtual seminar where I heard loud noises at the background and the seminar was hosted on a computer shop! I hardly understand the discussion and ended up hanging up leaving the conference to my disappointment. So, make sure you have rented a good and quiet venue for the attendees to enjoy the entire program. You don't want them to leave a bad feedback on...

It's unboxing time once again and am so excited to share what's inside of this box! Clue: TASTY I renewed my quarterly subscription to Sanrio Small Gift Crate from Loot Crate because I love receiving surprise exclusive Sanrio items that cannot be bought somewhere. Hello Kitty Hot Dog Plush Chococat Squishy Silicone Coaster Set Sanrio Lunch Bag Gudetama Bento Box Dokidoki Yummychums Apron Gudetama Charm Sanrio Magnet Trinket Hello Kitty hotdog plushie I laughed when I saw this, my beloved Hello Kitty wrapped in a bun with mustard! Chococat French Fries keychain It's like a soft stress reliever keychain for your bag. You can squeeze it anywhere you go. Coaster Set - Hello Kitty, Chococat, Gudetama and Cinamoroll The designs were really cute. Its rubberized so it won't move and will hold your mug/ glass. Tasty Lunch Bag A rectangular laminated lunch bag with handle. The design is really "delicious!" The bag is insulat...

As we enter in digital age, work has been changed transitioning from traditional office spaces into the existence of a virtual office. Work-from-home or homebased jobs are on demand, freelancers get a chance to rent a virtual office and small business don't need to spend much in setting up their company office. What is a virtual office and how do you find a good virtual office? Virtual office offers a complete package of office address, phone answering machine, courier services and conference rooms. In setting up your workspace to different locations, you can rent a shared office space or suite that you can lease for hours, weekly or monthly basis. Having virtual business offices will allow you to have more flexibility on your day to day operations and providing you a business address when communicating with your clients and customers. For individuals or small business owners, it is recommended to use a business address for delivery and package services or mail-forwarding ...