Here in wheninmanila.com, we wish for you to find ease and happiness that is why we do our best and make time to provide you with the things you need to know…to keep you informed, inspired and entertained in the hope that you may also find your way. We want you to feel good NOW! So in order for you to find that “ease,” here’s something which we highly recommend you do this [...]

When In Manila and you got that spur of the moment decision to have your nails prettified, Buffed & Polished will get you covered. If you wanted a stellar life span for your nail polish, I am a living testimonial that they can grant you that. I was really impressed because I honestly thought that they were sort of exaggerating but hey!!  I would go back absolutely without a thought. Even after a month, my [...]

  In behalf of the wheninmanila.com family, I would like to greet you all a Happy New Year!   And because I genuinely want you have a happy year, allow me to share to you one of my tried and tested methods. I really couldn’t exactly put into words how thankful I am with the overflow of blessings which I reaped since I started this positive switch!   In line with my previous article about [...]

      There  is sooooo much to be thankful for when in Manila or may it be anywhere in the world! The only sad part is that oftentimes, we fail to recognize and appreciate them because we are too focused on what we do not have rather than the things which we do have!     So before we bid goodbye to 2011, may we take the time to remember and be thankful for [...]

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, Christmas starts as early as December 1st. Christmas spells carols, blinking lights, Santa Claus, and everyone’s favorite – Kris Kringle! The true fun of unwrapping gifts is not from the gifts we get under the Christmas Tree, but from the gifts we receive every week from an unknown person we call “mommy” or “daddy” or our Secret Santa. After a day’s search for the perfect “something green”, or “something soft and [...]

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!       [...]

  When in Manila, one must always keep in mind that words are very, very powerful. They can build someone up, but just as easily, they can tear you down. In high school, I fell victim to bullies who’d tell me to go back to Canada, called me Canadian Dust, they’d make fun of my accent, and would turn off the lights in the classroom, surround me, and would shine flash lights in my face. [...]

  When In Manila…’WALK THIS WAY!‘ Yes, walk your way to Carlos Celdran‘s world-famous tour  of  ’Intramuros’ in Manila.  Celdran gives guided tours of the old walled city of Manila, the Intramuros, and people throng to him, following him like he is the ‘Pied Piper’ of the Philippines !! He sings the National anthem of the Philippines with his hand on his heart (and boy, he’s a pretty good singer!). The tour begins….       [...]

      When In Manila, ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.  If it sounds familiar, its something that came from former US President John F. Kennedy which is a statement not only applicable to the United States of America but to our own beloved country as well.     In a time when most of us Filipinos would grumble at how corrupt our [...]

  When in Manila and painting the town red, do yourself (and society) a favor and NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE. Such is the slogan of the Johnnie Walker Join the Pact campaign of which is the brand’s global commitment to promote the safe and responsible consumption of its products. Last November 5, 100 lucky individuals were blessed with gold passes which granted them access to Johnnie Walker’s Step Inside the Circuit party held at Prive Luxury [...]

      When in Manila, make sure you make it a point to fly over to Palawan to check out Palawan River, one of the newly declared New Wonders of Nature! According to news reports, “the New7Wonders Foundation, which is based in Zurich, Switzerland, came up with the list based on votes through text messaging and Internet voting, which ended Friday.”     According to the New7Wonders Foundation, Palawan River dubbed as one of [...]

    When in Manila on December 3, make sure you’re one of the lucky fans screaming their heads off in Rizal Stadium as our very own Philippine Azkals will be going up against the L.A. Galaxy. As if that wasn’t good enough, it is confirmed that THE DAVID BECKHAM will be competing in the game as well.   Click here for the video of Beckham’s message to us wonderful Filipinos.   Tickets for the [...]

  When in Manila I’m sure that you’ve read several articles about NAIA being dubbed “the world’s worst airport” by a certain travel website, however, international news program CNN takes the title to a whole new level by ranking NAIA as the world’s 5th most HATED airport.    In an article titled “World’s 10 most hated airports,” CNN’s Jordane Rane said up to the present, NAIA is “beleaguered by ground crew strikes, unkempt conditions, soup [...]

  When In Manila, isn’t it annoying when you forget your sunglasses and it’s so sunny? You squint and see everyone else wear theirs and you wish you had remembered to bring yours. Other days it may be cloudy and you’ll say, “Good, I don’t need my sunglasses”. But at the end of the day, Mr. Sun King will poke through and there you are, saying you should’ve brought one. Should I reiterate that a sunglass [...]

    When in Manila, it’s easy to recognize Georgina Wilson’s face as she has tons of billboards all over the metro and has graced several ads and covers of magazines. THE GIRL IS GORGEOUS! I am willing to go as far as to say that she’s my girl crush as she is the epitome of beauty and brains.    Another feat the she can tuck under her belt is the fact that she’s made [...]

  What do The Plump Pinay,  Dessert Comes First, Flair Candy and When In Manila all have in common? Other than the fact that they are awesome sites that, more or less, get thousands of hits per month, they are all participants of the upcoming Blogapalooza: Christmas Special!    Bloggers are some of the most influential people in the online marketing field, as the general public base their purchasing decisions on the blogger’s review of certain products, services, brands [...]

    On this beautiful Tuesday morning, I find myself  hanging out in my friendly neighborhood Starbucks and skimming through the news, which of course is jam packed with everything that has to do with the brutal murder of Ramgen Revilla. I don’t feel the necessity to discuss the details of the case as I’m pretty sure you guys are up to date with it, but I do want to share this article with you. [...]

  When in Manila, I’m sure you’ve all heard of the joke that is Kim Kardashian’s marriage to NBA cager Kris Humphries, and yes, I refer to it as a joke, because no one in their right mind would blow off 10 million dollars on a lavish wedding just to get divorced 2 months later. Naturally, Kim has become the butt of jokes and has become a trending topic on Twitter courtesy of #ThingsLongerThanKimsMarriage. According [...]

  When in Manila, I’m sure each and everyone of us has come up with  a bucket list of things we want to do. Unfortunately, there are times when we feel we won’t be able to accomplish everything on that list for a myriad of reasons, but usually the excuse is simply, “I can’t”. Well, continue to read on because once you’re done with this article, I assure you  that you will have no excuse [...]