When in Manila and have a hankering for Filipino cuisine, make sure you join the search for the Sooo Pinoy Ultimate Food Blogger! The goal? To look for the ultimate food blogger and reward him / her with the ultimate epicurean delight: 101 restaurants, 10 destinations, all expenses paid! Need I say more? (I can feel your excitement now! Haha!)       The search is indeed on for the Sooo Pinoy Ultimate Food [...]

  When in Manila, majority of the gadgets that you see, whether it be a laptop or a phone, are most likely products of Apple. As you all know by now, Steve Jobs, the epitome of awesome, co-founder of Apple and the genius behind the Macintosh computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad, passed away this morning (Phils time) at the age of 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. With that being said, When in [...]

When in Manila, I’m sure we all have our tales of horror when it comes to pushy sales men or over demanding customers, but I don’t think any of our experiences can measure up to that of bride-to-be Keara O’Neil after paying visit to high end Australian Boutique, Gasp.      Excited for her bachelorette party, O’Neil and her bridesmaids went to Gasp in search for attire but instead of enjoying what should have been [...]

  When In Manila and looking for the best deals from all over, then there’s only one place to go! BUYanihan.com offers you up to 90% discounts on travel, food, fashion, gadgets, premium services and so much more!   BUYanihan, the first group buying site in the Philippines is here to stay and with more new amazing deals everyday!     Buyanihan spirit Buyanihan is a pun on the word Bayanihan, a Filipino word that [...]

When in Manila and wedding plans are on the way, you should visit the 8th Bridal Expo happening at the PICC this October 8 and 9 to help you trim down your choices of which wedding suppliers to book. You’d be happy to find that some of the country’s best wedding suppliers will be there with great deals and discounts to help make planning your wedding a whole lot easier.     You can also [...]

Lately, we’ve seen our fair share of people hopping onto the bandwagon and posing in the craziest ways just to get the perfect planking and owling shot… (Planking pictures courtesy of: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialPlanking)   (Owling pictures courtesy of: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Owling/164003607001212)   But apparently, that wasn’t good enough for us. I mean, with our being innovative and all, why do we Filipinos have to settle for something so passe when we can come up with our own trend? Thus, the [...]

    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, it’ll only be a few weeks till Halloween and it’s party time once again for a lot of peeps out there! For some, Halloween’s one of those events where they can dress up either silly, scary, sl*tty, or crazily sane (yeah I just made that up) and nobody cares! Everyone’s just there to have fun and party all night long! But before that, of course you’ve got to plan your Halloween [...]

When In Manila as you lead a busy life, you deserve some pampering once in a while. Luxury pampering with reasonable pricings and soothing surroundings are all yours at NAIL Boutique.  Their company’s goal is spot-on:  To ensure every customer who passes through the doors of their nail salon walks in and out comfortable and armed with full confidence.       NAIL Boutique is a quaint but surprisingly chic nail salon located right at [...]

    When in Manila, do you have the need to dress up everyday? Whether you are going to work, school, a date, the mall – anywhere – are you conscious of what you are wearing? Well, you better be! Especially when going to Eastwood Mall. This is your chance to get featured by the MEGA fashion team. (Yep, you’ve read that correctly! The MEGA fashion team featuring YOU!)     Mega Magazine, in partnership [...]

    When in Manila and looking for a fun and exciting way to spend time, check out LazerXtreme for a different kind of adventure.   It was the middle of a busy week when I decided to take an afternoon away from all the work and stress. On days like these the boyfriend and I usually head to the nearest mall and eat. The problem always was what to do after we ate. We would end up [...]

     When In Manila…. or When In Mindanao, be sure to check out the 3rd Global Business Conference – Social Media: The New Business and Marketing Frontier in Koronadal City.   I’m (Vince Golangco) so excited to be one of the speakers for this big event! There will be over 1,500 students there attending this conference on Social Media.   At this social media conference, I’ll be discussing how you can succeed and earn [...]

      This is for you if you want to win P10K for blogging   A blogging contest  for Filipino bloggers living in the Philippines was launched on 17 September by Easy Pha-max Phils. Inc. at the Blogapalooza One held at Fully Booked in Fort Bonifacio Global City.         Open to professional and amateur bloggers, the contest has a theme “Why I should be an Easy Livelihood member” which candidates have to [...]

I spa, do you?  When In Manila, this is one of the easiest ways to de-stress oneself. In today’s very stressful and tumultuous world, one of the many methods that people employ in order to relax is going to spas. Why go to spas? Well, have you ever tried massaging your back?! Gone are the days that water and soap is enough to keep our skin healthy, now there are a lot of innovative ways to [...]

MEGA Fashion Crew , a reality fashion TV show aims to find who will make it big in the fashion industry.  In other words, those who are defiantly worthy of the people’s admiration When In Manila- the next top photographer, fashion stylist, make-up artist, hair stylist and female model is going to be unleashed soon. It may be another best among the best competition wherein one has to prove that they are the NEXT big [...]

        When In Manila, never in a million years would I have imagined that we’d help build an event to better create a link between the Business World and the Blogging Blogosphere!   Blogapalooza is an event envisioned by my team at WhenInManila.com where we thought to find a way for businesses to meet influential social media experts.         It’s really a one of a kind B2B: Business to [...]

  When In Manila experience ‘Indian Heart through ART‘  as OMKARA group of artists bring oils, acrylic, water colors and photographs to Art lovers in the Philippines from September 11th to 17th 2011. “We are a passionate, crazy and playful bunch of women artists and we thought of doing something together…and see how we can be at home outside ‘home’ India.      OMKARA ARTISTS IN MANILA     Collaborating with the art circle in Manila…galleries, [...]

So basically, Moonfire, Inc. is an events-focused company that aims to uplift the Philippine music industry and the worthy artists by showcasing their talent without the hassle of coordinating the event itself.  Supporting independent music, Moonfire, Inc. aims to connect artists, resources and media to bring exposure to the thriving scene.         “The Young and Reckless” on September 15th at B-Side The Collective in Makati.  The purpose of the event is to feature [...]

OK, not gonna lie to you…. I totally FAILED at this!   I tried a few times to finish this massive burger called The Tower Burger, in 2 minutes, and I could not pull it off!   The Demolish the Tower Burger Challenge at KFC asks you to show down on a KFC Tower Burger and to get it all on camera for a chance to win a trip to Singapore to see the F1 [...]

  When In Manila, you’ll see the love for the classics all over. From the music, to the entertainment and especially the fashion!   It’s only fitting that we bring back the classics every now and again to remind us of how cool things were back in the day.   For many, Tretorn brings back nostalgic memories of grade school when students in the 80s and 90s were required to wear the Swedish shoe brand’s [...]