Happy HeARTs Day from Ayala Malls

Happy Valentine's Day madlang people!!! How are your hearts today? Happy? Indifferent? Bitter? Haha! Uy, waaaag. This day is all about celebrating love in all forms. Agree? This day is for everyone! It's a great day to express your love to people who matters to you the most-- your partner, family, siblings and friends. And what better way to celebrate, than to treat them (lunch? dinner? movies?shopping?) at the nearest Ayala Mall! 

SHULONG DesignYourShu Event

As I've said on my previous post, I (together with 4 other bloggers) was given the fun and challenging task to design our own Shulong pairs. Did you know that Shulong shoes were actually inspired by Asian martial arts, Wushu in particular? It's ergonomic design was derived from Wushu shoes, which explains the extra padding that makes walking (or running) for hours a walk in a park of clouds. I could attest to that. I tried walking in it for hours, I even hiked in it! It was designed for comfort, style and individuality (hence the DIY kit included in black and white styles). So here are photos from their Trinoma exhibit and on the spot design contest!

DIY Shulong

Here are the pairs on exhibit...

I asked Mich to draw Angkor Wat, just a 3 tower one. Um okay. She drew the whole freakin thing. Hehe.

love how the stamps looked real!

bongga ang branding. hahaha

The Jetsetter by Pax and Mich! (grabbed from WheninManila)

Baroque by Sarah Tirona

Notes by Katrina Tan

His & Hers by Lovechic (Seph and Shai)

Cosmic & Wired by Ana Gonzales

Interview hihi

Res Toe Run / Shulong on display!:)

love these high cut ones!

Mich and Bestie had a hard time choosing what pair to take home!

chose this for Mich! She loves it so muuuch kulang maligo sha in it.

Resident artist Pedro Santi also impressed us with his on-the-spot designs! Some blogger loves had their pairs designed by him during the event:)

And then the main event began! Different schools were asked to design a random Shulong pair and make their best school spirit interpretation.

 Adamson

 Benilde

 La Salle

San Beda

 University of the Philippines

 UST

We had our own bets, in tagalog manok, in english chicken. Weeeh. Hehe. It wasn't easy judging ha. We had to consider a lot of things like the design, the use of different materials, etc. Anyway, after 2 hours of labor, here are the winners!:)

3rd - San Beda

2nd place - La Salle

 1st - University of the Philippines!

Congratulations to all the winners and all those who participated! Amazing work everyone:)) 

 Photos with the Shulong team and bloggers!

ana, me, janine, seph and ean. we're all wearing shulong!:)

 with sarah, mich, ana and kelly

 Shulong girls! Ana, Pax and Sarah

 I had a wonderful time. Thanks Shulong!

Thank you Ean Sanchez and Maui Rabuco! Watch out for our works of art, they will be displayed in Res Toe Run stores soon! Watch out for mine at Res Toe Run Gateway Mall:) Woot! So excited. What's your favorite?:)

For updates, check out:

https://www.facebook.com/ShulongPhilippines

https://twitter.com/PrimerGroup

Shulong is available at Res Toe Run branches!

UNICEF's Auction for Action 2012

Two weeks ago, September 19 to be exact, I got invited by UNICEF Philippines to an exclusive sneak peek/press preview of their upcoming Auction for Action 2012. For this special activity (in celebration of the 20th year of National Children's Month), Unicef teamed up with Unicef's Special Advocate for Children Ms. Daphne Osena-Paez. The online auction features an interesting mix of design pieces to help raise funds for disadvantaged children in the Philippines and worldwide. Here are photos from that day!

I was given a name tag, a catalog and a press kit. When I got there I didn't know anyone, which was liberating in some way. I felt honored being there.:)

Unicef's Chief of Communications Ms. Angela Travis giving a hearty introduction

Unicef Country representative Tomoo Hozumi explaining about the project

He explained that contrary to public perception, UNICEF solely relies on voluntary donations by individuals, private companies and the government. So they need all the help they can get to help disadvantaged children especially in far flung, hard to reach areas. Proceeds from the auction will go towards education, health & nutrition, protection and emergency programs.

Unicef's Special Advocate for Children Ms. Daphne Osena-Paez presented each item for auction

Ms. Daphne worked on this collection for months. She asked her artist and designer friends to donate 1-2 of their amazing works. Some of them even created art pieces in conjunction with this collection's theme which is "PLAY" or the "right of children to play".   “Playing is a basic right of every child, and its importance to a child’s well-being and healthy development cannot be over-emphasized. It also lends itself well as a theme for our premiere artists to work with,” adds Daphne. So if you're an art enthusiast, a collector or a children's right advocate, bid and buy from the 80+ one-of-a-kind pieces made by notable Filipino artists and designers.:)

a Daphne chair is also up for grabs!

sorry but I just had to take a photo of her beautiful shoes. hehe.

Here are the other gorgeous pieces up for auction!

Gregoria White Chair by Ito Kish. Pang snow queen I like!

Ms. Librarian by HEIMA! super cute!

Vomit Boy by JJ Zamoranos and Slapstick by Epjey Pacheco

Fly Up by Michael Cacnio. 

I want this but this is P120k!!! Made of brass and glass. So purdy.

Byron Flower by Isabel Roxas and Closeness by Orlina

kyot

Karuzel by Danny del Sol. 

So delicate coz it's a carved ostrich egg!!! Super nice. P90k+

Garapata by Dex Fernandez. Cute noh???:)

Square (table) by Vito Selma. Looove.

Pout by Debbie Palao. 

cute red chair that looks like it's pouting!

Crayola by Debbie Palao. 

Its made of colored interchangeable wood but super soft when you sit on  it!

Pinoy/Pinay bike by Kawayantech

The small one has no pedal so that the child could focus more on balancing daw than pedaling.

  

 Let Them Dream by Daniel dela Cruz

cute brass/copper statue, a depiction on how children play superhero. So cute.

Accessories

Coconut purse by Aranaz and Sayuri necklace by Nicole Whisenhunt

Arjuma Pendant by Joyce Makitalo and Double Happiness Cuff by Janina Dizon

love the heart shaped stones!:)

Amorphuous by Paul Syjuco and Cocoon Hoops nu Kristine Dee

You can also bid on the gorgeous Jewelmer golden south sea pearl necklace Ms. Daphne was wearing!!!:)

i am seriously thinking of bidding for this but san ko sha ilalagay. Hehe!

UNICEF's Tomoo Hozumi, Angela Travis and Daphne Osena-Paez

with new blogger friend Sofie!

with Ms. Angela

with Ms. Daphne! and our matching shoes. Hehe.

The auction is now open!!! You can now bid on your favorite furnitures and art pieces by clicking this link: http://stores.ebay.ph/unicefph. You have until October 7 to bid. Goodluck!!! All for the kids. All for the kids:) 

About UNICEF
In the Philippines for over sixty years, UNICEF works through partners to reach disadvantaged children and communities to ensure children are healthy, educated and protected from harm. UNICEF is quick to respond in emergencies to ensure affected communities are reached and provided with services from local governments and other service providers. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. For more information about UNICEF and its work visit www.unicef.ph