I recently caught the K-Drama craze, and I can't seem to stop watching different series ever since! I'm on my fifth series now (Descendants of the Sun), and it has only been a month! :D 

No wonder when I went to Korea a few days ago, it became a K-Drama ish tour. I can't help but associate a place or person that I see to scenes and characters in my K-Dramas. And although I've been to Korea last Spring, it was extra nakakakilig to be there now that I have a whole new level of appreciation for their pop culture, showbiz, and even history.

At the Incheon Airport, you can try Korean costumes for FREE. I asked if I can wear this headgear ala Ra-On of Moonlight Drawn By Clouds, haha!

It is almost the end of 2016 AND the 6^th year of Bloggers United, and we are celebrating it through another exciting gathering of your favourite style bloggers, online influencers & vloggers!  This yearly holiday tradition involves a fun bazaar with bloggers & influencers as sellers where you can buy items for as low as P50, and an intimate meet-and-greet with their beloved readers. ☺  #BU12xWorldBazaarFestival will be held at the World Trade Center-Tent on December 10, from 10am onwards. Expect loads of activities and exciting contests from our sponsors!

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I am currently watching my weight, which is so-so much harder now that I am 30. 

I realized that although I am very much into body love now more than when I was a teenager, I can't just YOLO on my weight because of health reasons. I realized this just a week ago when my mom gave me the talk. I am not a kid anymore, so this is serious!

Anyway, just this week I decided to cut down the snacks aka chips and sweets (huhu). One night I was craving for something to satisfy the sweet tooth, I decided to drink a glass of TrueTea. Aside from getting the sweetness I wanted, it's also guilt-free!

More on this product and the brand's recent event in Tagaytay:

After two La Union trips last month, I decided to try the new Beauty Lab Whitening by Suaviss, located at the Bonifacio Stopover, Taguig. My goal is simple: to get back to my original skin tone post beach trips. What caught my attention is that BeautyLab Whitening's treatment facility is perfected in Seoul South Korea, and we all know how Koreans have the most perfect skin - as if they have no pores!

Anyway, I went there on a weekday with no expectations, and here's how the experience went:

With the holiday rush, I'd prefer to accomplish half of my tasks from home and not risk getting stuck in traffic.

For someone who is not used to credit cards, I am glad that we now have #SmartPayMaya. You can now spend your existing money on online purchases that only accepts MasterCard mode of payment!

 Pioneer, one of the top life and non-life insurance companies in the country, is inviting aspiring songwriters and musicians to join the #MoveOnLang Songwriting Competition.

Participants can submit their entries at www.moveonlang.ph until November 15, 2016 for a chance to win a cash prize of up to PHP 100,000 plus PHP 100,000 worth of insurance coverage from Pioneer, as well as the opportunity to have their songs recorded and performed by musicians of their choice.

Apple Premium Reseller Beyond The Box is making it easier for you to get your hands on Apple’s latest devices. 

 

Largest optical chain from Japan Own Days launched another store at the Estancia Mall earlier. I've seen some of their branches around the Metro (Glorietta, Landmark, and Festival Mall), and finally got to know more about the brand during the event.

For a commuter, everyday is an adventure. It's one thing that I commute during my travels, but count in my daily bus-jeep-tric-train-grab hopping and call me the epitome of an Urbanite.

Now here's a brand that I recently just learned about that speaks right through me. URBANIZE gears us up to be #UrbanReady and #UrbanBrave by equipping us with products with FASHION AND FUNCTION.

Although my third time to hold a workshop for Fujifilm Instax Philippines, I was still as ecstatic about it as if it's my first time. Every time I get an email invite to teach for an Instax & Crafts event, I try my very best to free up that date so I can make it!

Just to share, pre-event process involves LOTS of back-and-forth emails. Team Instax will ask me for at least 2 project proposals, and I try to pitch in art projects that I myself would love to work on, things that excite me as of the moment. During the last workshop before this, I taught Instax Travel Board. For this year, I was surprised that although the theme was Christmas, Team Instax approved my current passion when it comes to art: JOURNALING!

Some call it "staycation", while others "workation". I'd like to maximize a hotel stay by being able to do both of these: To accomplish so many work-related things, and at the same time, still have the time to relax and enjoy the comforts of a hotel.

I think that's what I was able to experience at the Belmont Hotel Manila during my overnight stay last October 22-23. The 4-star hotel located conveniently near Resorts World Manila and the NAIA Terminal 3 was the perfect host as I prepared for my next-day art workshop gig.

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