December Happenings at Solaire!

Come and celebrate this Christmas season at Solaire as they present Solaire Exclusives Holiday 2013! Feel the magic as they bring you loads of entertainment that are surely perfect for the whole family. 

Celebrate the Christmas spirit around 18-foot, adorned pines trees while you enjoy classic holiday symphonies with their very own line-up of choir groups. Musical Fountain Show with synchronized water, music, and light displays will surely leave you in awe.  Christmas is never complete without Santa! Grab the chance to meet & greet Santa and take photos with him together with the whole bunch.  

Who wants a Universal Studios miniature globe?

Experience Universal Studio Singapore in the palm of your hands! We’re giving away limited edition Universal Studio miniature globes to 10 lucky winners. Just follow these simple rules

• Follow @thesmstore on twitter.
• Just tweet “@thesmstore & MasterCard is giving away VIP Travel packages to Resorts World Sentosa Singapore!” with the hashtag #smstorerwspromo
• Attach the promo poster when you tweet.
• 1 winner will be announced every day from December 9 - 13 & December 16 – 20.
• Promo runs from November 29 – December 20, 2013 so TWEET US NOW!

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UPAA Presents Willie Nep In "Comic Relief" For UP Super typhoon Victims

The UPAA is sponsoring comedian Willie Nepomuceno in “COMIC RELIEF: It’s more fund in the Philippines” on December 14, 2013, Saturday, 8:00 PM, at the Music Museum in Greenhills, San Juan City. The show is for the benefit of UP students, faculty and staff deprived of facilities and resources by Super Typhoon Yolanda, specifically those in the devastated UPV Tacloban College and UPM School of Health Sciences in Palo, Leyte.

With funds generated from the project, the UPAA hopes to help enable many of the severely afflicted students to continue their schooling in the Leyte campuses, or other UP campuses, and thus pursue careers that will empower them to contribute to the advancement of their region and the country.

FASHIONISTA: Fashion Bloggers Weather It Out in the New Converse Collection

The community of fashion blogger will be abuzz on November 28, Thursday, as 23 of their most well-known personalities will battle it out in "The 2013 Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Weatherized Collection Look Challenge." Converse flagship store in Glorietta 2 in Makati City will be the stomping ground of this event where fashionistas - both men and women - will have to come up with a distinct ensemble using shoes and apparels (jackets, caps and bags) from the brands Weatherized Collection.

The de riguer fashion statement of the season, the 2013 Chuck Taylor All Star Weatherized collection displays a rough-hewn look perfect for the urban terrain. They are worn by those who want to experience life in all its textures and complexity, the perfect antidote to the safe and experienced. As arbiters of taste and setter of trend, fashion bloggers will be naturally drawn to the collection for its complete disregard of conventions.

MUSIC LYF: American Idol Star Jessica Sanchez Releases New Charity Single “Lead Me Home”

Proceeds From Single Sales to Be Donated to the Red Cross Benefiting Victims of Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines

“Lead Me Home” First Single from the Forthcoming Original Cast Recording, Heartbeat of Home, A New Music And Dance Spectacular With Music By Brian Byrne

To Be Released February 2014 on Decca/Universal Music Classics

American Idol star Jessica Sanchez lends her soaring vocals to the inspiring single, “Lead Me Home,” the first track available from the forthcoming Original Cast Recording, Heartbeat of Home. The full length album will be released under Decca/Universal Music Classics (MCA Music / Universal Music Philippines) in February 2014.

As a young singer of Philippine decent, Sanchez and the Decca label have partnered to donate $0.90 from each single sold of “Lead Me Home” to the Red Cross to support those affected by Typhoon Yolanda in the region.

Art in the City: Filipino artistry in focus as Greenfield kicks off Art for Generations

The rise of an idle piece of land into a vibrant urban district tells a compelling story of how art, nurtured by a creative vision and an enduring commitment to innovation through time, weaves cultures and ideas all together to build a community where lifestyles thrive in progress.

This has been the story that Greenfield Development Corporation has been carefully crafting all these years. Greenfield began as one of the country’s largest property ownership and landholding companies in 1961, armed with a significant pool of land and resources, and an unwavering vision of land stewardship and legacy.

It began etching a name for itself through its involvement in the development of growth centers and key areas in Metro Manila, particularly in Mandaluyong City, its host city. One key achievement that has successfully risen from this endeavor is Greenfield District—a 12.8 hectare mixed-use development that stands as the company’s flagship project.

ART IS A BANG: Maxie The Musical is the Best Filipino Musical of The Year!

That is what I can say confidently to all (and even you) as I witnessed the cast played the songs that has been playing in my head after the press preview of Maxie the Musical (Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros) at the PETA Theater this November.

Maxie the Musical inspired from the indie movie which won awards and shown in international film festivals was also a hit in the Theatrical version. With songs made by great composers/singers William Elvin Manzano, JJ Pimpinio, and Janine Santos. Direction and choreography by Dexter M. Santos.

#ViberHelps with United Republiq

It is now possible that while people enjoy great electronic music can gather help to the typhoon-stricken areas of Visayas through the collaboration of Republiq, Worldwide Womb and Driven, together with the free call and messaging app VIBER presents UNITED REPUBLIQ, held last November 21 at the SM Mall of Asia Grounds. 

It was a gathering of the biggest names in Electronic Dance Music, the world-renowned DJs Axwell, Nicky Romero and Dutch duo NO_ID. Also playing in the concert are the top DJs Ace Ramos, Mars Miranda, Martin Pulgar and Marc Naval. The event was a non-spot string of electronic beats from evening to sunrise with people partying to the sound and of course non-stop dancing and partying.

The Holiday Rush Continues With the Crocs Christmas Megasale 2013

Here’s another reason to be jolly this Christmas.

The most popular shopping event of the country continues as Crocs sets another opportunity for Crocs fans to shop until they drop. Fresh from the success of their Megasale in Tiendesitas last November, Crocs announces a second date at its homebase, the NBC Tent at the Fort from December 3 to 5, 2013.

In what could be the biggest sale event of the year, Crocs says that the Megasale is a way to say thank you to their fans who have made the Megasale a success for five years running. As an added treat, RCBC Cardholders are treated to a free entrance for them and their companion of choice, while fans can enjoy all the choices for only a P50 entrance fee.

With over 200 designs to choose form and at up to 90% off, the holidays are just more fun with Crocs.

Viber Pledges Financial Aid To Philippine National Red Cross, GMA Kapuso Foundation

In light of the current state of calamity in the Central Visayas region wrought by super typhoon Yolanda, Viber has pledged its financial aid to the Philippine National Red Cross and GMA Kapuso Foundation.

Aside from its charitable contribution, Viber has also spearheaded its own typhoon relief campaign called “Viber Helps.”

On top of this initiative is its Viber Out, a new service that allows Viber users to make free calls to Globe mobile subscribers in the Philippines. The service was borne out of the pressing need to address the breakdown of communication services in the typhoon-stricken areas in the Visayas.