It was really good for me to experience this kind of luxury away from the city.

Thunderbird Resorts is inspired by Mediterranean architecture.  It is like being in Santorini Greece and you just need to drive 5 to 6 hours away from the city.

When we went there, it was sunny by day and but it rained during the afternoons.  I didn’t mind though, the weather just made me want to chill and relax more.  It made me want to sleep and forget the city buzz.  For what its worth, just looking outside the veranda overlooking the sea and the pool is just therapeutic enough.  I can’t really say enough how I loved being there.  You have to experience it for yourself.  The rooms are around Php 5,000 a night which is really not bad for a relaxing luxurious getaway.  It includes breakfast for two (which is also lovely to blog about it next).

*All photos are copyrighted.  Ask permission before grabbing photos taken by Nikon D40 and Panasonic Lumix LZ10.  For more details of the pictures, click image

View from the third floor

View at night

view beside the hallways

Golf cars that you can rent to roam around the compound.  They also have bikes you can borrow for free

Just some nice view with the blue skies

The Beach where you can swim… Be careful though don’t swim here alone, make sure there’s a lifeguard or something.

View from the lobby / veranda

Some place I find romantic

beach front

The dome

Surround Sound System

The really lovely cozy comfy rooms.

Digital Media System.  I played music through my USB.  You can play your iPods here

HD LCD TV

Really spacious bathroom ^_^ love it!

Rain shower

Clean toilet

Robes, regular towels and beach towel

Lovely room lovely bed! Very comfy!!!

View outside our room… ahh, looking at this picture makes me want to go back.

Another side of the hotel up front

Anyway, there’s more to love about this resort.  If you want a day trip you can also ask for them to tour you around the city for P 850 net per person on the weekdays and P 950 net per person on weekends.  This is also good for day trips I believe and in this case, the package includes the use of the pool and food and beverage consumables worth P500.  I’m like “OMG cheap and good!”  This promo is only happening from April 5 to September 30, 2010 though and reservations are recommended. City trip includes the Pindangan Ruins, La Union Botanical Gardens and the Ma Cho Temple which is next in my blog post queue so do come back and subscribe

Resort Facts

Rooms

22 Deluxe Rooms

10 Deluxe VO Rooms

4 Deluxe Suites

Room Features and Amenities

HD LCD Television with Home Theatre Surround Sound System

Ipod Docking Station with Speakers

In-room Electronic Safety Box

Pantry with Coffee and Tea-making facilities

Free Wi-Fi Access

Jacuzzi bath tub and microwave oven (Deluxe VO Rooms)

Furnished living room, kitchenette and dining  areas (Deluxe Suites)

With hair dryer

Daily Newspaper!

Sports Facilities

The Cliffs Golf and Beach Club

Santorini Swimming Pool

Half Court Basketball Area

Water Sports

Jogging Path at the Boardwalk

Volleyball Area

And of course, don’t forget the Beach Area

Other Facilities

Meeting & Banquet Facilities (Patio Santorini, Lobby Meeting Room, Amphitheater)

Hotel Food and Beverage Outlets (Olives Restaurant, Patio Santorini, Pool Bar)

Gaming Facilities (Fiesta Casino that’s open 24 hours)

Fiesta Casino Food and Beverage Outlets (Vegas Cafe and Cabana Bar)

25 hour Shuttle Service (drives within the compound)

Contact Details

Resort Address: Poro point Freeport Zone, San Fernando City, La Union

Telephone no.: +63.72.888.7777

Makati Office:  24 F Salcedo Towers, 169 H.V. Dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City

Telephone no.: +63.2.886.5555

Fax no.: +63.2.894.3333

Email: pororeservations@thunderbird-asia.com

www.thunderbird-asia.com

Related posts:

1. A Series of Adventures at Thunderbird Resorts at Poro Point San Fernando La Union
2. La Union Aug Long Weekend – Day 1
3. Featured Summer Places: Island Cove

I’m lucky I live in the Philippines!  We have Santorini right in our own country… BETTER!  There are so many beautiful places here in my own home that I haven’t discovered for myself yet.  And just last Monday, I have discovered a beautiful place in San Fernando, La Union, Ilocos Sur that made really think that the Philippines is FTW!  I only know of two resorts yet that has a Mediterranean inspired architecture.  One of them is here at Thudnerbird Resorts at Poro  Point, San Fernando, La Union (Ilocos Sur).

Thunderbirds Resort is what I really needed to take a break from the hectic city life in Manila!  Thank you so much for having us here! <3

This is just a sneak peek.  Over the days during this week, I will upload different adventures that we have such as the following:

1.  Tour and Pictures of Thunderbird Resorts at Poro Point

2.  Breakfast at Olives

3.  Cafe Vegas

4.  Fiesta Ca$ino and playing Baccarat, Black Jack and Poker

5.  Golf at Poro Point

6.  The Pindangan Ruins (La Union Church Ruins)

7.  The MaCho Temple (Temple of MaCho) yes… MACHO!

8.  La Union Botanical Garden (and Spock the Bird)

9.  My attempt at Butterfly Photography

10. Luna Church, Pebble Beach and Watchtower

For now, here’s a preview

I’m still here enjoying fast WiFi connection…

Catch you later folks!

Related posts:

1. Discovering Thunderbird Resorts at Poro Point La Union
2. La Union Aug Long Weekend – Day 1
3. It’s Raining in San Juan Without Rain

I opened the bottle… I smelled it… Ok, it really smelled familiar. Meaning, I might have used it before, woot!

I still would like to keep the mystery.  It may be what I think it is, but it might be something else as well.  Like a different formulation or something.  Anyway, I’m not here to crack the mystery, I’m here to test it.  Whatever it is, you and I will find out what this Mystery Hair Care brand really is on August 1.  Curious? You can request for your own sample here and find out for yourselves what this Mystery Hair Care brand can do for you and your hair.  Take the 14 day mystery challenge wiff me ^_^

My observations so far…

1.  Scent is awesome… even my boyfriend noticed.

He loves smelling my hair, it’s his addiction

And it stays too, like it’s night time already and I still feel like I just came out of the shower lol

2.  While using it in the bathroom…

They say that our hair is more prone to damage and tangling when our hair is wet.  So it is really important to have a gentle hair cleanser and conditioner.  We’ll find out if this mystery hair care brand passes my standards.

The application…

For my hair, I squeezed a teaspoonful of the Mystery Shampoo, wet my hair a little bit more and applied the shampoo…  Again, the smell just gives a nice feeling – feeling of freshness and cleanliness.  As for the feel, my hair just went along with the shampoo, cleaning it with a smooth feel.  I almost would have thought that the shampoo has a conditioner within itself.

I usually put a lot of conditioner on my hair like one fourth of my hand is full of conditioner (teehee).  I feel that the conditioner is really important to keep my hair free flowing -just the way I needed it to with my crazy sports and adventures.  With the mystery conditioner, I applied enough amount – a little bit more than a teaspoonful and massaged my own scalp.

Just like any other conditioner, it gives the slippery feel.  But unlike the other ones that I tried, I didn’t need to pour a lot of conditioner on my palm.

3. No Comb Challenge

I had one hectic day while doing the 14-Day challenge.  It was a very chaotic day full of meetings and what got me more stressed is how my day started! When I got out of the shower…

I couldn’t find my hair comb!!!

NUH—OHHH!

Since I was in a rush and I was running late for a meeting, I went out without brushing my hair.  So, it was just towel dried.  I only used my hands to tidy it up a bit.  “BAHALA NA” I didn’t have the time to buy a new comb as well.

I had no choice, I had to survive the day without brushing my hair… The whole day!!!

Since I am taking the 14 day challenge, I decided to put the Mystery Hair Care brand to the test.  No Comb challenge it is… The whole day!

I was a bit worried that I would look ridunculous with my uncombed hair…

Good thing my hair dried out while I cruised my way in the traffic.  I was surprised, my hair didn’t look so bad as I thought it would!

At the end of the day, me and boyfraaan watched a movie ^_^  He didn’t even noticed I haven’t combed all day lol.

Now, I wasn’t able to capture this on camera, but I would be happy to repeat this No-Comb day and take conscious photos for you to see…

Don’t forget, you can put the Mystery Shampoo and Conditioner to the test and find out for yourself what it can do for you and your hair by requesting for samples you can use.  Take the 14 Day Challenge and try the Mystery shampoo and conditioner by requesting for a sample on the link below.

http://mysteryshampoo.com

By joining, you get a chance to win a pool of prizes like Blackberry Bold, Ayala GCs, The Spa GCs, Moleskine and Enjoy Card… They’re up for grabs!

ill the next update

xoxo,

FlairCandy

Related posts:

1. A Very Mysterious 14 Day Challenge
2. A fetish for mystery
3. Blood Test

Profiles

10 Bloggers, 4 Destinations, 10 SLRs and a whole lot of fun!

Featuring the 10 bloggers from Malaysia who travelled Northern Luzon, Philippines.  Backpacking, with style!

*click on the thumbnails to get directed to their blogs

profile pics just taken from your facebooks

Manila

*all of my photos from Manila to Laoag were deleted because my memory card crashed… It was painful This was the first time it happened to me… so sad… So all of the photos that I have are from Pagudpod only although, my Blackberry captured some photos along the way because I was live blogging so, some pictures are taken by my BB Curve

Sorry guys, I don’t have any photos to show you… but theirs.  So follow them and check out their awesome photography and what they have to say about the Philippines.

When in Manila, they booked at Go Hotels.  Go Hotels is a great choice to stay when in Manila.  It is a few steps away from Robinsons Pioneer mall, a walking distance to bus stop and MRT.  So for tourists, this is a great pitstop with the rooms so neat, so clean, but very affordable.  Remember when typhoon Basyang came along and there was a blackout in the metro?  We couldn’t sleep because it was hot in our own homes so we looked for a place to stay for the night… Go Hotels was packed at that time lol.  So don’t forget to book with Go Hotels when in Manila okay?

photo credit: Angeline

What we did in Manila:

1. Rode the MRT and LRT – it wasn’t a good experience for them as we rode the trains rush hour… T_T One MRT/LRT varies from Php 11

2. Rode the pedicab – manual bicycle with three wheels we took this from Central LRT Station to Fort Santiago in Intramuros

3. Fort Santiago, Intramuros – like I said, I lost all my photos   I haven’t been here since our field trip in high school.  I told them about our National Hero Jose Rizal and how he thought the “Pen is mightier than the sword.”  But now that we’re in the digital era, and they are all bloggers, I think it’s safe to say, “The blog is mightier than the sword”.  Kapish?

If you’re visiting Manila, this is definitely one of the places you should go to.

Fort Santiago tickets:

P 50 – Children, Teachers and Students, Senior Citizens and PWD

P 75 – Adults and tourists

Vigan

1.  Breakfast at Hotel Salcedo de Vigan.  I had them try the Vigan Longanisa… yum! I miss eating the longanisa now.

2. Rode the Kalesa.  It was a nice experience but  I feel sad for the horsies though   It was extremely hot and I could barely walk under the heat of the sun, let alone have a horse carry us, and run around the city… for an hour

3. Bantay Church – This church was breathtaking!  I really hate that my memory card got busted because it was my first time here and I took nice photos.  Well, lucky enough I had my blackberry with me… I was live blogging and uploading all photos directly using Smart’s GPRS.  Anyway, this is the Bell Tower of the Bantay Chruch.  This church was built during the Spanish period (1530s) and it’s really really old.  It’s three centuries old… and it’s still standing strong atop a hill.  We went up to see a very nice view of the Sierra Madre Mountains, Abra Mountain, The South China sea and the city of Vigan.

4.  St. Paul’s Cathedral and Plaza Burgos – We dropped by these two places just to get some photos   I also told them about the story of Padre Jose Burgos on whom they named the Plaza after.  Padre Jose Burgos is one of the three martyr priests who became a very important part of the Philippine History.  Three priests were executed by cutting their heads of during the Spanish Regime in 1872.  The three priests are popularly known as Gom-Bur-Za (Padre Gomez, Burgos and Zamora).  While riding the kalesa, we also passed by the Padre Burgos Museum.

5.  Calle Crisologo – I always feel like I’m in a time capsule dated a few hundred years back when I’m in this place.  Vigan City is actually one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.  Vigan City is known to be the “the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia.”  The Calle Crisologo strip of preserved and maintained houses, cobblestoned street, and antiquities contributed a lot to this title.

6. Dirty Ice Cream – This was the first time they tried dirty ice cream   I explained that it’s clean but that’s just what we call it   Satkuru

*photo taken by BlackBerry Curve 8520

Laoag

From Vigan to Laoag, we hired 2 SUVs worth 2,500 each (I think… I forgot… but price is around that much).  We asked for them to make a pitstop to Paoay Church

1.  Paoay Church – This church is once again a part of UNESCO World Heritage site for Philippine’s Baroque Churgues.  Lucky you guys, you stepped on 2 out of 5 World Heritage sites

I explained how the Paoay Church was built.  They didn’t believe me at first lol.  Most of the old churches here in the Philippines are built using egg yokes.  People used to offer eggs for the church to be built.  The egg yokes were put in between the rocks and corrals that make up the church.  The church is also known for its huge buttress on the side as support.

I feel so pandai (smart) now knowing our Philippine history woot!

2. Balay da Blas Pension House – This is where we stayed in Laoag.  Affordable rooms (with breakfast) yet large space.  It was very relaxing here and it was the first time all of us had a good rest   We also met the owner of the place and is really very helpful in guiding us on our needs like transportation and food.  To check out their official website and for bookings, click here.   Their tag line is “Champaigne and Luxury on a Beer Budget”

3. Dinner at Saramsam – This was one enjoyable dinner as they discovered the scrumptious delight the “poque poque” (poki-poki) gives… and yes, it’s not a bad word It’s a yummyliscious local food in Ilocos made of Eggpant with tomatoes, onions and egg.  We also ordered Native Tinolang Manok and Pork Adobo.

**sleepy time**

Morning arrives, we headed to Sand Dunes

4. La Paz Sand Dunes – 52 square miles of pure sand… Did you know that Tom Cruise shot a movie here?  They shot “Born on the Fourth of July” in this beach   woot!

screen cap from the movie

woot! this time, bloggers invade!

photo credit to Daniel of http://danielctw.com

5.  St. Andrew’s church / Bacarra Church – another gorgeous church in the town of Bacarra.  You will pass by this town if you head from Laoag to Pagudpod.

Pagudpod

On our way to Pagudpod, we had 2 pitstops.

1.  Faro Cabo Cape Bojeador – built on top of a hill overlooking the South China Sea.  This lighthouse is still fully functional and is still working as of date.  It’s more than a year old as it was built in 1887.  It’s the highest lighthouse above sea level in the whole of Philippines.  The hill’s name is Vigia de Nagparitan.

I sound really smart… but they had that info outside the lighthouse

2. Bangui Windmills – always my favorite part of the Northern Luzon trip.  I am an environmentalist and I promote taking care of the environment in my blog.  The windmills are definitely a geeky cool way of keeping Philippines green.  It supplies 50% of energy of the whole Ilocos, which is also the same power requirement of SM Megamall.  Amazing isn’t it!?

3. Patapat Bridge / Patapat Road – It’s the highway… the view is spectacular!  First time I passed by this road, I didn’t know this was an attraction… It was just breathtaking that I didn’t feel like I was in the Philippines or something.

Anyway, we stopped by the middle of the road to take pictures lol.

4. Blue Lagoon – You just need to come here to feel what we felt… The most relaxing trip ever, we ended our Northern Luzon trip on the beautiful beach of Blue Lagoon.

*photo credits to Jeck Simbulan

5. More random stops.  We didn’t stop at highways… We stopped on some areas where we think are beautiful for our cameras.  I don’t know what this place is called (I forgot) but it has a big stone with a whole in the middle.  I wasn’t able to take photos of it though… Just wait for the photos to be uploaded by the other 10 bloggers, or just follow them on their blogs

I have taken photos of the ladies resting on the rocks though

6. Kapuluan Vista Resort – This is where we stayed for the night.  It was really relaxing.  We also strolled along the shoreline of this resort.  We saw many beautiful things.  I saw things I’ve never seen before like Sea Cucumber, weird looking Octopus starfish, Sea Worms, Hermit Crabs having an orgy lol… I also saw Spongebob squarepants!!! First time I ever saw a sea sponge

7. Kabigan Falls – Mountains, Beaches, old towns and cities, what’s next? Waterfalls!

From our hotel, we asked to have us brought to the Kabigan waterfalls.  From Kapuluan resort to the Kabigan waterfalls and back, we only paid 500.  Cheap if you divide it by 11 It’s about a 15 minute drive to the drop off point.  Then we needed to pay 20 pesos each for the falls and 10 pesos each for the tour guides.  Tip is not yet included so if you did enjoy your trek, be generous to the really pleasant tour guides

We had to trek for 20-30 minutes to the waterfalls and back.  We had a really lovely view on the way, rice crops were everywhere.  You see grasshoppers, dragonflies and many more.  The only thing you need to worry about is the heat of the sun.  Make sure you wear proper sun protection while trekking.  You can spot me using Vaseline’s sunblock in the pictures.

Also, make sure to be hydrated.  Bring your own water or buy buko juice which is being sold on the way.  Bring umbrella if you want because the noon sun is really burning.  So, the tour guides suggest that the earlier you trek here, the less hot it is.  But let me tell you, once you take a dip on the waterfalls, it’s all worth it!!! la la la!

Apologies for the very long post   But I hope you liked the photos and the descriptions   I also hope it might help you plan your future trips to Northern Luzon   If you have any comments or questions, feel free to write on the comment section below…

Maraming Salamat at mabuhay kayong lahat!

Come again soon you guys!

‘till the next adventure,

Hannah

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1. Looking Back on our Vaseline Road Trip to Northern Luzon
2. Pagudpod to Vigan: Pottery Making, Hotel Salcedo de Vigan, Calle Crisologo
3. Fort Ilocandia, St William’s Cathedral, La Moda, Sinking Tower

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It’s that time of the year where we recognize new blogs that we think have great potential and impact to the blogosphere.

My Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2010 (not in any order)

WhenInManila.com – A video blog that highlights the wonderful people, places, events and more about the Philippines!  What do you do when in Manila?  This travel video blog has a long way to go.  Celebrities recognize the writers because of their very witty news (which is funny but fake) but with a whole lot of meaning… These videos went viral on YouTube.

TekTokTV.com – A new tech blog by a TV show for bloggers by bloggers.  Hosted by bloggers themselves, they bring out the latest updates on technology, blogging, the internet, internet celebrities and the gazillion featured gadgets.

TelTheWanderer.blogspot.com – Welcome to the good life! A blog about shutterbug’s travels in Europe, US, Asia and more… Writings of scrumptious descriptions of food trips and adventures

SexAndSensibilities.com – Sex & Sensibilities is a very informational blog on intimate topics about sexuality that we Filipinos fear to discuss among ourselves.  It’s time for awareness.

Tara-na.com – The writer writes about her simplest adventures which are all very fun to read!

HypergearMag.com – Geek mode! This blog is Tech hardcore.

Project52Weeks.com – 52 weeks a year and 52 short films. I am seen on a few blog posts so that’s why I’m voting for it   Apart from that fact, I know how hard it is to maintain a video blog and I salute Mica for doing a very wonderful job!

FoodieManila.com – The blog that will make you very very hungry!  The great pictures lure you to lick your computer screens… That’s right!

Pakshet.tumblr.com – Original artwork with original punchlines! Some of the comic strips even went viral… ^_^

LokalSoul.com – A Blog about Surfing in the Philippines!!! I have been planning to put up a dedicated blog about surfing… but don’t have much time for it.  I just stumbled upon this blog, quite new, but I see a whole lot of potential

Do you have a Top 10? Here are instructions on how you can vote:

Please do nominate and vote for your own blogs of choice, just write a blog post similar to this.

Full instructions for your entry to qualify can be seen here – http://www.influentialblogger.net/2010/05/join-top-10-emerging-influential-blogs.html

Also, don’t forget to post a link to your entry on that original post so that the organizers can see and count your vote.

This event made possible thanks to the sponsors:

Events and Corporate Video, Budget hotel in Makati, Pinoy Party Food, Copyediting Services, PR Agency Philippines, Budget Travel Philippines, Send Gifts to the Philippines, Black Friday Deals, Roomrent – units for rent, Search Profile Index, and Corporate Events Organizer.

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If you look at my archive, you will see that I have tons of posts about Singapore.  There are many reasons why I love dropping by the country often.  One, they host a great Formula 1 race, two – the food is just great, three – it’s so safe traveling there alone, four – you’ll never run out of places to go to or run out of subjects to take pictures with, five – commuting is very very easy.

Vince was invited to a lunch function at the Heritage Hotel celebrating Singapore Food Festival here in the Philippines and I tagged along with him, pleading with my puppy eyes so that he’ll bring me with him.  As I write, Singapore is actually celebrating their Food Festival from July 16 to 25.  So, if it’s not too late and you’re dropping by at these dates, you are in luck!

This year, the Singapore Food Festival will highlight the specialty dishes of Singapore’s big Chinese population, which means servings of Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Hakka and Hainanese food.  30 Restaurants and Hawker centers participating will be under one roof at the Clarke Quay Food Street on Read Bridge from July 16 to 24, 4pm to 11pm.  Food meals and Chinese delicacies would only cost around SGD $2!  If you want a more luxurious experience and you are willing to pay SGD $35 per person, you can opt to join the Singapore Chinese Dialect Tingkat Cruise. woot!

I may not be in Singapore but I tagged along Vince to celebrate the Singapore Food Festival right here in Manila

*by the way, I forgot to watermark these photos… no stealing lah… ask permission then I’d be generous ^_^

*I’m trying to revive my Nikon D40.  The kit lens seems okay now…

Getting ready for Singapore Food

Singapore Slaw

Appetizer… they’re all vegetables made of cabbage, carrots, I think some radish and papaya.   There was no description of the food in the menu so I’m just trying to remember how it tasted for me to describe it.

This dish is both sweet and sour.  Don’t apply too much sauce like I did.  I poured everything which made the salad so sour lol

Nyona Meatball Soup (Bawan Kepeting)

This is like “Sinigang” but there isn’t really a “sour” factor to it.  The soup has a lot of “meat” taste to it with just enough saltiness and sweetness.

Singapore Noodle Combination:

Mee Goreng and Singapore Laksa (Nyona Laksa)

OwMayGATT!  This is the spicy one!

I have low tolerance for spicy food but the food looked yummy when it was served so — ATTACK!

The Mee Goreng is like our pancit but it has more hint of tomato sauce and chili combined with lots of veggies like cabbage and (not sure what that other veggie was)  It also had tofu, shrimp, bean sprouts

They asked the cook to be more gentle on the spiciness.  And yes it is less spicy than the one I tasted in Singapore but can still make your dandruff dance (okay TMI) lol

If you think you need more spice and flavor, then add a little bit more of the Shrimp Paste served on the side.

I have tasted the Asam Laksa (Sour) before in Malaysia but it was my first time tasting Nyona Laksa.

Asam Laksa is more spicy and has shrimp, Nyona Laksa however is not sour at all but it has more coconut milk on it, shrimp, anchovies and has a little bit of “curry” taste due to the combination of coconut milk, eggs and chili

Vince was sweating while eating because it was too spicy for him lol

But who can’t resist this?  And the flavor is just something we don’t eat here often.. yummy lah!

We finished it even if it was spicy because it was soooo good!

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Of course, the meal won’t be complete without Chicken Rice

They said that Heritage Hotel serves the best Hainanese Chicken Rice.  It really is GOOD! But if this place is too far for you, you can also try Shiok Restaurant at The Fort or Singapore Chicken Rice Restaurant at Araneta Cubao Center.

Both have yummy Chicken Rice at very affordable price

Oh! Dessert! <3

Sago Gula Melaka with Melaka Ice Cream

It’s a Fusion dessert actually.  The creamy sweet at the base of the ice cream is made up of dissolved muscovado sugar with Tapioca.

I know, I wish I booked a ticket and experience this myself.  I went there last year on October and Universal Studios wasn’t finished yet, the 3 Towers and the Sands Sky Park weren’t finished yet.  If you are watching the Formula 1 in Singapore on the last week of September and you have the Bay Grandstand tickets, then you are in luck because the view will become more spectacular with the Sands Sky Park in place…

I envy you guys who are coming… I didn’t plan on going this year so just update me with your pictures and experiences yah?

The Helix Bridge that you see was still under construction when I went there.

I am not sure if this bridge is finished yet.

The bridge looks like a DNA

The bridge takes you to the three towers.

See, I didn’t know at that time that they had huge plans for the three towers… It didn’t look as special when they were still constructing it.

I was watching TV earlier and this is going to be featured in Nat Geo Megastructures (not sure)

Beautiful Sky with the Singapore Flyer

If you missed the Singapore Food Festival, you can catch up and watch the most luxurious sporting event in the world in a very Classy City along Marina Bay of Singapore on Sep. 24-26

Live, Work and Play in Singapore

Singapore is a fusion of different cultures.  A Global City teeming with lots of opportunities.  Every time I visit Singapore, I experience a first-world lifestyle fueled by a multi-cultural society, different tastes, adventures and discoveries.  Every time I come to Singapore, there’s always something new.

Singapore is easily accessible within the region with more than 80 airlines operating over 4,000 weekly flights to more than 180 cities in 50 countries.  If you love the metropolitan way of live, the sophisticated feel of the city with modern infrastructures and a stable political environment then you might want to stay in Singapore a little bit longer.  Contrary to the belief that Singapore is closing their doors to foreign workforce, Singapore has more than 7,000 multinational companies operating in various in-demand industries such as technology, manufacturing, research, electronics, chemicals, biomedical sciences, infocomms, digital media, engineering, transportation and financial services.

Check out the following websites if you want to know more about opportunities in Singapore:

www.contactsingapore.sg

www.yoursingapore.com

www.stb.gov.sg

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“OOOOHHHH!!! Package for me?!? ”

I always love getting packages for me to try or blog about. The perks of blogging ^_^

But wait, something’s different about this package…

“What the..?!?”

?!?

Okay, so this is a little bit surprising… I was invited to join the 14 Day Challenge to try out the Mystery Hair Care Brand and test it myself for 14 days!

Question Mark Shampoo and Conditioner…  It promises a beautiful hair transformation in 14 days…

PERFECT!!! Just what I need!

Is this really for me??? They must be reading my blogs thoroughly… How else would they know I love mystery?

My hair has been prone to damage lately because of my adventures.  I mean, I love the sun and the sea, but I don’t like what it does to my hair.  I used to be a tomboy and I really didn’t care about my hair – it’s the last thing on my priorities.

But I can’t help but notice that my once gorgeous hair is now very dull, rusty and frizzly.

And now that I’m on TV as well, my hair gets exposed to harmful studio lights…

and, right now my hair has never been this rusty… it’s always tangled too…

I just wish I could go back to the days where I did not have to worry about my hair…

This year has been indeed a time for change for me.  I shifted careers, committed to dancing again, travel more, focus on photography and many more.  I also wanted to take care of myself more and keep myself young as much as possible   So far, it has been a great year!

A lovely year for adventures and challenges!

To be honest…

I am telling you frankly guys, I have no clue what this Mysterious Hair Care brand is…  They refused to tell me what it is!  Initially, I was a bit reluctant to try an unbranded product.  But since I don’t have any allergies or whatsoever and the mysterious shampoo and conditioner came from a reliable source, I decided to grab this fun Mysterious 14 Day Challenge!

Are you Curious?

Then join the 14 Day Challenge like me!

You can also take the 14 Day Challenge and try the Mystery shampoo and conditioner by requesting for a sample on the link below.

http://mysteryshampoo.com

By joining, you get a chance to win a pool of prizes like Blackberry Bold, Ayala GCs, The Spa GCs, Moleskine and Enjoy Card… They’re up for grabs!

Does it Really Work?

I am yet to test it myself… I am really glad that this brand (whatever it is) is humble enough to let me try this product without any bias.  So, over the 14 days, I will update you guys, through blog posts, on how I feel about this product.

Does it really work?  We’ll find out soon!

Again, you can test it yourself by going to mysteryshampoo.com

till the next update

xoxo,

FlairCandy

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What: Meg’s 12th Year Anniversary

Where: Amber

Hosted by: The Boys Night Out

Maris of Meg and me

Vince and me

Inside Amber

I want this in my room lol

Yassi Pressman and me

with Jackie and Yassi – the new PLDT Watchpad Crew

The Kiss Contest!

Maybelline sponsored the Kissing contest.  They were looking for couples who were game to join the contest.  We didn’t know it was a kissing contest yet   As much as Vince and I were trying our best not to be seen by the organizers, they still found us for some reason… So there we are, we found ourselves on the stage with another couple and with the 3 boys of BNO.

They gave us Maybelline lipsticks and asked us to apply it on our lips…

Then the contest follows… whoever gives the most creative kiss will win Maybelline makeup!

We really didn’t know how to be creative but whatever we did, it worked

So here you go guys… Our winning prize… Too bad only I could benefit from the price.  Poor V, didn’t get any… at least he’ll have a prettier girlfriend with these Maybelline products… Review soon!

xoxo,

FlairCandy

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What a waste, I shouldn’t have fasted. Anyway, it was 10:30 am and I was starving @_@

Time to get my blood sample…

They took my left arm and attempted to suck blood out of it. I felt the pain as the needle penetrated my delicate skin. I usually look away so that I won’t be able to see blood sucked out of my skin, but then I can also feel that the needle was being maneuvered around. To my fear, I looked… Unfortunately, my left arm wouldn’t gush out some blood.

They had to re-do the process and managed to secure a blood sample using my right arm. It stung but I was okay and I was very brave.

I managed to have my blood test without crying yaye!

A few moments later, I started to get dizzy! I had the urge to vomit as well. I worked my way to the toilet but as I walked down the hallway, I saw dark circles and I felt the world spin…

I managed to the bathroom and tried to puke but nothing came out because my stomach was empty.

Next thing I know, my hero Vince was calling out my name outside the toilet.

He escorted me to the nearest restaurant (in this case KFC lol) and we ate there and I felt better It didn’t help though that he was giggling at me while we were walking because people were looking at us and they were probably wondering what surgery I underwent lol.

Food is my fuel, that’s all I can say Goodnight y’alls…

Coming up next, Malaysian blogger’s trip to the Philippines! Stick around how 10 bloggers from Malaysia plus myself managed to tour Northern Luzon without a guilty buget

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