February 8, 2013

I’ve been getting a few calls from friends asking about The Gruffalo – the show and the book. It is a great story written by Julia Donaldson and was first published in 1999. It tells the story of a little mouse and his adventure in the “deep dark wood”. Julia wrote it for kids aged 3 to 7. And like I said, all my kids continue to enjoy it. This book has encouraged my kids to read out loud and try improv theatre.

At the Hong Kong Kids Fest last weekend, I got to see the live show, the same one coming to Manila next week. It is fun and cute and engaging. I think kids of all ages will enjoy the production. The show runs from Feb 15 to 17 at the Rockwell Tent. Tickets are onsale online. For more info please check their Facebook page.

Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

This was the venue for Kidsfest where they showed a number of theatre productions for kids.

Of all the Kidsfest productions, only The Gruffalo is coming to Manila next week.

The 2009 animated film version of The Gruffalo received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Short Film. The cast included Helena Bonham Carter. It is the cutest thing! Try to watch this with your kids.

In the “deep dark wood”, ABA Productions’ executive producer Matthew Gregory.

Julia Donaldson‘s other works were being sold outside the theatre. I took advantage of this availability and stocked up for my kids, especially Stella who’s only 3.

I couldn’t resist the other merchandise – like plasters, mugs, lunch boxes and stationery. Because The Gruffalo isn’t as huge in the US (and therefore, The Philippines), these products aren’t readily sold locally… yet.

Got this puppet for Stella. A few of the books and audio CDs are available in National Book Store.

Gruffalo merch heaven. Look at the official Gruffalo Shop.

Merch heaven.

The weekend shows were sold out. It was nice to see parents taking their small children to the theatre. I saw little kids as young as 2 there. Really adorable.

To know more about The Gruffalo and the show in Manila, here is a short interview I did with Matthew Gregory, the executive producer.

And a special invite by the cast…

The Gruffalo in Manila
February 15 to 17, 2013
Rockwell Tent, Makati

Tickets available at Ticketworld.com.ph. There are promos and discounts for bulk orders.

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December 28, 2012

Shop any fashion jewelry or fragrance product and receive a complimentary Oscar de la Renta candle with purchase. Use code: ODLRGIFT. Valid until 11:59pm EST on Dec 31, 2012.

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November 25, 2012

Congratulations to the five winners each getting a Samsung digital vacuum cleaner.

There were 6,062 raffle entries and lots of photos uploaded on Instagram and Twitter. Until there’s an easier way to download instagram photos, I can only post about 10-12 photos, chosen randomly. All done manually (it took forever). If you want to see the photos, search hashtag #samsungdigitalappliances. Thank you to everyone who participated in the bonus task.

Samsung Digital Appliances continues their promos in stores. Also please Like Samsung Philippines Digital Appliances on Facebook for more updates.

Buy Samsung Digital Appliances premium items and get exciting FREE gifts like LED TV’s, Digital Cameras, Microwave Ovens and Notebook Computers! On top of that, you also get a chance to win a shopping spree worth P20,000!

Samsung is putting the Happy in the Holidays with the Holiday Shopping Spree!

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November 19, 2012

Samsung Bagged 2.1L Dust Capacity, 1,400W (model# SC3310). 1,400W max power, 360W suction power, 260 cleaning width, Bag 2.1L dust capacity

I haven’t done a blog giveaway in a while. And this is exciting. SAMSUNG Digital Home Appliances is giving away 5 digital vacuum cleaners through my blog! I think it’s awesome!

If you’ve been following me on Instagram you might have noticed that I’ve gone DIGITAL with my appliances at home. Going digital makes a big difference. Yes for now maybe the cost of the appliances are higher than non-digital. But in the long run we save more in energy consumption. Samsung Digital Home Appliances are energy efficient, environmentally friendlier, and a lot more powerful. And they are good looking. So if you’re design conscious, this is the way to go.

Here is my awesome Samsung Inverter Refrigerator, still bubble-wrapped. Will do full reveal soon.

My epic kitchen renovation is still on going. Epic. All delays are self-inflicted. My suppliers were wonderful. It was my last minute sink switch that caused all this. But we are doing the electrical stuff this week. So pretty soon my refrigerator and Samsung Digital Rose Inverter aircon will be functional. I also just got our windows installed last week. This means we may soon be able to activate the wall-mounted inverter aircon in the kitchen. Yes gasp! I put an aircon in the kitchen. It is, after all my dream kitchen.

Like I said, going digital with home appliances is so worth it. If you are in the market for upgrades or your building a new house, consider Samsung Digital Home Appliances. It makes a big difference.

And now the GIVEAWAY. Just follow the easy steps in Rafflecopter. The mandatory steps are easy (Like the FB pages of Samsung and DAPHNE®, leave a comment below in this entry, tweet about it). The bonus steps are fun. You can access it in my Facebook page which I assume you’ve liked already. If not, the link to the direct app is in the bottom of this post.

INSTAGRAM BONUS sample caption: “A corner of our home. @DaphneOP #Samsung DigitalAppliances”

The Instagram bonus will give you 10 raffle entries. You may do this once a day. Just post a photo of your own space/corner of your home or your dream space, attributed to an online photo or store window or anywhere you find inspiration. The photo should show why you want a clean home. Tag @DaphneOP plus use the hashtag #SamsungDigitalAppliances. (NOTE: You won’t be judged based on your photo. This is just a bonus. So we can all see what inspires each other. I will post some of your photos later).

Here’s how to join:

1. Join the SAMSUNG Digital Home Appliances giveaway here. All instructions are listed in this Facebook app. But to make things clearer, I’m listing them below.

2. Follow the Rafflecopter app in my Facebook page. The mandatory options will give you automatic raffle chances. The mandatory options are – leave a blog post comment, like my FB page, like Samsung Philippines’ FB page. You have to click through the app so your raffle chances get monitored.

3. There are some bonus options. You don’t have to do it. But if you do it daily, you will increase your chances of winning. Enter the app daily and do the bonus options so your raffle chances get monitored (5 points each). The bonus options include tasks in Twitter, Facebook and Instagram/Photos. For Facebook, please post “I want a cleaner home with #SamsungPhilippinesDigitalAppliances and @Daphne Osena Paez. http://wp.me/p1FcLQ-1re Join me @tagfriend1 ?” in your status. For Twitter, something similar, “I want to have a cleaner home with @DaphneOP and #SamsungDigitalAppliances http://wp.me/p1FcLQ-1re ”

4. The Instagram bonus is just for fun, as mentioned above. Your photos won’t be judged in anyway. But please tag @DaphneOP and use #SamsungDigitalAppliances hashtag. I’m curious to see corners of your home or your design inspiration. Some of the photos will be posted here in this site. Instagram bonus gives you extra raffle points. You can do this daily. If you don’t have Instagram, posting a photo via Twitter will work the same. Just make sure you use the hashtag and tag.

5. Giveaway starts now and ends on Friday November 23. Winners will be randomly chosen by Rafflecopter. Winners will be announced through this site and Facebook on November 24th.

Good luck!!

This contest is open to anyone who can pick up the prize at the Bridges PR Office in Makati. Prizes unclaimed within 6 months will be forfeited. Don’t forget the hashtag #SamsungDigitalAppliances

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July 7, 2012

I don’t think I’ll ever outgrow my love for charms and sterling silver. I love them as much as I love serious jewellery. Ok, maybe not. But I always find a reason to buy charms. Now my daughters’ caught the bug as well. Each one has her own charm collection. Triple the fun. Or quadruple, including me.

It’s that time of the year again. Links of London is on sale. Click, click.

Brit Lines Cuff, was $470 now $329. I love how this incorporated both the chain link pattern and the cuff’s solid shape.

Ballet Bear Charm, was $95 now $47.50. How can any Mama resist this ballet bear? Adorable.

Web Exclusive Festival Wellington Boot Charm, was $85 now $42.50. If you haven’t had any or enough British fever, here’s a little way of showing joining the celebrations.

Bull and Bear Cufflinks was $215 now $107.50. If my man wore suits more often, I’d get these cufflinks.

Cloud Bead was $120 now $60.00. This, I must have. I don’t think a day passes by that I don’t talk about the weather. It’s storm season here and we’re always like, “Is it gonna flood? Are classes cancelled?” Must have this. (And oh, I was once and ABSCBN weather girl, haha.)

Love Note Multi Row Bracelet was was $335 now $234.50. What an adorable bracelet! And there’s an option of hanging more charms in those links. I really like this!

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