When in Manila and afflicted with a deep sense of wanderlust, the Apulit Island Resort in Palawan is the perfect place to cure your ailment!  I realized that it would be a shame for us Filipinos not to  enjoy and witness the paradise that lies in our very shores that is why we’ve decided to feature and suggest more local travel destinations which I’m sure you won’t wanna miss in this precious lifetime! [...]

    ARMAGEDDON   This 2012, GRAVITY will pull us CLOSER… HEAVENLY BODIES will SMASH against each other… The END of the WORLD will never be any WILDER!   As UP SANDIWA together with Petron and Universal Robina Corporation In cooperation with Gran Matador Brandy, and Fourth Wall Brings you ARMAGEDDON A Black Party FEB 11, 2012 @ Blue Onion Eastwood, QC   FREE FLOWING DRINKS | FREE HENNA TATTOO| OUT of this WORLD Games| [...]

  When in Manila and you’re looking for a place to spend New Year’s Eve, there are a lot of options you can choose from. You’ll be sure to find your cup of tea from our selection of parties and events abound the Metro. Whether you’re looking for a crazy night out or just a simple dinner with friends, you’ll find the right destination waiting for you.   Here are some of our collected New [...]

    When in Manila, party hard in Republiq, Resorts World and update your status message – share what you are drinking or take a pic of who you are partying with –  through PDLT MyDSL.     PLDT MyDSL’s Holiday Gift for its subscribers is a wifi-enabled Metro Manila. From December 1, 2011 to January 15, 2011, PLDT Landline and MyDSL subscribers can enjoy FREE and unlimited WiFi access in over 2,000 hot spots [...]

When in Manila, I’m hoping you weren’t deprived and was able to catch Mike Posner perform live in Seventh High at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig last December 9! The club was jam packed with guys and girls (mostly girls, actually) singing to Mike’s hits such as Cooler Than Me, Bow Chicka Wow Wow, a cover of Adele’s Rollin’ in the Deep and of course, Please Don’t Go. I was fortunate enough to be an arm’s length away [...]

When in Manila, make sure you kick off the Christmas season with good music, drinks, dancing and friends at Seventh High at High Street, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig! And to make it even better, make sure you go Wednesday and Friday night so that you can catch THE DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mike Posner live in Manila! What are you waiting for? Check out the flyers below for more information, go! Go! Go!       [...]

  it was love at 1st sight!     When in Manila and yearning for fine desserts….. I’ll just go straight to the point ok? I’m sort of in a hurry right now.. I’m in a middle of an ecstatic sugar high! OOOhh Yeah! You have to seriously, seriously taste the gelatos and French macarons at Bar Dolci!   A lot of my friends have been asking me to try out their gelatos and macarons [...]

When In Manila, the launching of new phones are always a delight. And the Smart and HTC event last November 11, 2011 was no exception. With the Republiq bar as venue, the public launch of the HTC Sensation XE and HTC Sensation XL proved to be stunning.            HTC, a global designer of mobile devices, has partnered with Beats to take mobile entertainment to a new level. I’m talking about an [...]

    When In Manila and looking for the Best Halloween Costumes for 2011 in the Philippines, then come on by! Here’s a short collection of some of the best costumes we saw this Halloween 2011 from Manila and beyond!   We asked you to turn in some HOT Halloween Costume photos and you did just that! Thanks so much for emailing your 2011 Halloween Costume pics to us!   We didn’t post all the [...]

     When in Manila, get the best of what Manila art and music has to offer.   Are you familiar with Tiger Beer? This is Singapore’s first locally brewed beer and holds pride in being the “World Acclaimed Lager Beer” and has been around since the 1930s. So what on earth is Tiger Translate? Tiger translate promotes Tiger Beer, but this isn’t just about drinking and getting buzzed out. Basically Tiger Translate promotes art: [...]

    When In Boracay, the one place you need to be for the hottest parties with the sexiest people is EPIC Boracay!     The EPIC Club in Boracay is right in the EPICenter of all the nightlife in Boracay. I was having a blast and was absolutely in awe at all the beautiful people there! I swear, there were hot girls everywhere I looked!     It’s probably the prime location of the [...]

   When in Manila and looking for the perfect place to take your “Balik Bayan“ friends/relatives on a gastronomic adventure or wanting to introduce Filipino food to your foreign friend, once again, I got the perfect spot for you! I’m really excited to tell you all about this experience!     brace yourself for another food trip!     I know it seems  I’ve been taking you on a trip around the world these past [...]

When in Manila and would like to take a break from our usual greasy Pinoy dishes, why don’t you try to go on a traditional Japanese style feast like what Frank and I did  this weekend? For our featured restaurant, we’ve chosen a very trusted establishment that has been operating for 30 years! OMG!! They must be cooking up really good stuff to last that long! Made me even more excited, I just couldn’t hide [...]

      When In Manila, iif you haven’t already, go pick up a copy of this month’s Meg Magazine where I (Vince) talk about the six types of guys you might want to avoid at bars and clubs.         It’s the Wilderness Survival Guide: Bar Guys 101 on Meg Magazine’s October issue!   The intricate jungle known as the “bars” or also commonly referred to as “clubs” is one that can [...]

  When In Manila Step into a Sex Museum right in the Open Parking of A-Venue Mall…in the heart of Makati’s (and Manila’s) night life!      What? A Sex-Museum?…. in the Catholic Philippines!? ! Are you Nuts? Wasn’t CARLOS CELDRAN, the man-museum giving city walks for ten years now, put behind bars for just openly advocating the RH (Reproductive Health) bill? Then how can Manila host an actual Sex Museum? World over, such museums [...]

  When in Manila and missing Baguio (or feeling an ethnic vibe) (tired of the hipster vibe) (or wants to go to Baguio but can’t at the moment), head over to Conspiracy Garden Café in Quezon City tomorrow (10/11/11), and be serenaded by one of their best artists, Jun Utleg.     Jun Utleg at the Conspiracy Garden Café Quezon City   Jun Utleg at the Conspiracy Garden Café Quezon City(taken two years ago)   [...]

“Teach me how to dougie/ Teach me, teach me how to dougie…”  These lines from the sizzling-hot dance track “Teach Me How to Dougie” has got party people booty bouncin’ and swaggin’ on the clubs! It’s so infectious, people all over the world are doing the “Dougie” dance, even A-list celebrities like Chris Brown and Justin Bieber! And now, Cali Swag District, the group behind the popular dance hit, is coming to rock Manila and [...]

    When In Manila, get yourself ready for Four Long and Amazing Nights of Bavarian Food, Beer and Music by German Club Manila at Sofitel Philippine Plaza:  OKTOBERFEST – 20 to 23 Oct 2011.              At the Sofitel, unlimited San Miguel Beer and Bavarian food buffet will be served to the tunes of traditional Bavarian music from Oct 20th 6.30 pm when the first beer cask will be tapped in Manila— in line [...]

  When in Manila and craving for some authentic chicken inasal and other Ilonggo favorites, our newly found food haven will surely provide you with the real deal!     Your weekly epicures are on the loose once again and this time, Frank and I were joined by his niece Badeth and “bestestfriend” Mitch who also happens to be my closest “amigas” so I feel really fortunate that our “barkada” was once again complete! Woot! woot! [...]

When In Manila there’s Axis Bar that gives a new meaning to entertainment and brings out a certain zest to club goers. In here one can relish a unique dine and drink experience where cuisine and cocktails create that perfect balance. Whether you are serious about drinking, you can undeniably imbibe their classic cocktail while basking in the glow of the Axis Bar’s unique surroundings.  Axis brings together the rustic chicness that is of the [...]