Sunnies By Charlie: The Newest Trendy Eyewear in Town

For a tropical country such as ours, it is a necessity to protect our eyes with our choice of sunnies or eyewear. And of course, we would want to look best with our shades on as we brave the sun while pursuing our daily activities. 

Fancy A Facial? Let My Skin Essentials Facial and Skin Care Center Pamper You!

The word spa and massage are like magic words that perk up my face. For a busy woman like most of us, I always look forward to having a facial or massage together with my friends as a breather from mommy and work duties.

Everyone would sure agree with me that nothing beats the feeling of being pampered, just relaxing on soft and crisp white sheets of a spa bed, and forgetting all the cares in the world for at least a couple of hours.

So how would think I felt when I was given a complimentary facial courtesy of My Skin Facial and Skin Care Center? Heaven. And it wasn't just an ordinary facial that you experience in other spa centers. This one is called, Diamond Microdermabrasion Premium. Aside from diamond Microdermabrasion and facial, this package includes Collagen mask with Collagen infusion using Galvanic facial machine administered by their well-trained staff. A galvanic facial makes use of subtle electric currents of positive and negative ions to give you a refreshing experience while stimulates and rejuvenates the skin.

For me, a good facial such as this renews your energy to face another working day, making you even more productive. Come to think of it, if we feel good about ourselves, we can share more positivity to others. I definitely was happy to have this premium service from My Skin!

My Skin Facial and Skin Care Center offers Facial services, Diamond microdermabrasion, Body/specialized treatments (stretch marks/warts/Syringoma removal, eye collagen infusion, Milia extraction); and Waxing and Advanced services (Gluthatione, Placenta and Collagen injections)

My Skin Essentials Facial and Skin Care Center uses only natural skincare products from My Skin Essentials, Inc.

Sushi Dito, Klasikos & Il Forno : Triple Dining Experience In One Roof

Great tasting Japanese, Filipino and Italian Cuisine : All in one roof

Your tummy wants to have a food feast but can't decide whether to go Japanese, Italian or dine at a Filipino resto instead? Here's an awesome deal for you: Enjoy these dishes at the same time in one sitting, in one of the latest addition to the growing number of dining places here in Davao City.

Located at Hai Global Bldg (fronting Landco building) along Pryce Business Park, J.P. Laurel Avenue, these three gastronimic eating havens housed in one cozy place: Sushi Dito, Klasikos and ilForno surely give you a wide variety of options to make your dining experience more diverse, reflecting your own food favorites from 3 distinct cultures.

Italianni's Merry Bundles di Toscano

It's less than a month before Christmas, and it's a great reason to be excited for a lot of things the holiday season brings. Of course, the top of mind is GOOD FOOD! We only want the best for this special occasion, good thing Italianni's has made it easier for foodies out there who love to savor delicious and authentic Italian cuisine in the metro.

Italianni's has concocted two special Christmas meal sets called Merry Bundles di Toscano for its diners, perfect for groups of 2-3 persons. These are: The Pollo Arrosta Bundle and the Farmer's Bundle 

Farmer's Bundle (Php 1,245)

consists of:

Herb Roasted Spring Chicken

Baby Back Ribs

choice of Aglio Olio Spaghetti or Spaghetti Pomodoro

 The Pollo Arrosta Bundle  (Php 1,195)

consists of:

Roasted Chicken on Provencal Sauce

Insalata Rucola

choice of Aglio Olio Spaghetti or Spaghetti Pomodoro

Hygiene Kits Campaign for Yolanda Victims

We have seen the wrath of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). The devastation it caused has affected not only a few cities and houses in the Philippines but the majority of the Visayas region where the death counts has now reached thousands and number of families affected now millions.

A conscious effort is now spearheaded by the Davao Bloggers Society and Filipino Bloggers Forum to join the relief operations by raising a total of P100,000.00 to finance and produce 1,000 hygiene packs for the victims. Each kit which amounts to PHP100 or USD2.50 will contain toiletries and other essential goods for a week's use of one person. Hygiene kits were chosen to be donated as this is something that is not yet prioritized by many donors.

I Ate Like A Viking at Vikings!

Vikings: The largest luxury buffet restaurant in the country today is now open in Davao

New restaurants have been opening in Davao in the recent months, but I have never encountered such hype and excitement for a new buffet restaurant such as Vikings' even weeks before it actually opened its doors last September. Luckily, I was given a complimentary dinner for four which allowed me to bring my family last week. All the questions in my head were answered as I came in by their entrance door. 

Firstly, I have to say that the modern Filipino interior design of the restaurant was simply elegant. With a quick glance of the food all over the place, you'd literally be floored just by looking at their wide selection of their dishes, beverages and desserts.  It was like a huge buffet treat being prepared for all Davaoeno foodies.

Located inside the SM Lanang Premier, just fronting the Fountain Court, they have a large capacity to accommodate 500 guests at a time. Being the first branch outside Metro Manila, this says a lot about Davao as a growing hub for business and tourism.

Introducing: The Go Nuts Cro-nuts

These sugary (good news! they are not overly sweet) cronuts go best with Go Nuts' Vietnamese coffee 

I've been hearing a lot about cronuts in the past few weeks, and I see people are going gaga over this latest pastry craze. I am quite intrigued and was wondering how it is different with the conventional donuts. Good thing I was able to sample Go Nuts version of the cronuts during a food tasting last week.

Cronut first became popular in New York early this year and is described as a sugary heaven giving you the goodness of both worlds, hence the description, "half donut, half croissant". It is baked from laminated dough as a croissant with decadent cream filling, fried to perfection as a donut then topped with fruit toppings. Viola! We now have the cronut!