Mothers’ Day weekend was made more special at the Chimes Specialty Store, as LuxAsia offered beauty workshops and flash makeovers for all the ladies courtesy of Guerlain and Yves St Laurent (YSL). From May 8 – 10, mothers and other ladies were given valuable make up tips and demos by the lovely make up artists of Chimes, as they showed what make up are best for different occasions, and for different complexions and skin types. They also offered helpful tips on make up application.
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Bloggers on the Xcelerator
By now, you’ve probably heard that one of the unintended highlights of the Davao FAT was the uber sweet marriage proposal of Kuya Jay to Ate Aileen. It all happened amidst the excitement and anxiety of riding Asia’s longest, highest, and fastest zipline… the Xcelerator at Outland Adventure.
Davao FAT 2009 at Lachi’s
My primary task for the Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2009 (DFAT) is to get Lachi’s to sponsor a meal for all our blogger guests from outside Davao City. I thought it would be a hard task since well… we have many guests this year. But Lachi’s didn’t disappoint. They were more than willing to host everybody we had. So on the first night of the DFAT, 17 hungry bloggers trooped over to Lachi’s for the most anticipated meal of the tour.
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Tadakuma’s Sukiyaki
For the Davao Food Appreciation Tour 2009 (DFAT 2009), our first stop was Tadakuma Japanese Restaurant. It was Davao’s first chance to impress our blogger guests from Manila. And they (me also) were definitely not disappointed.
Excited for Davao FAT 2009
Last year, two of our good friends and Davao lovers Jay de Jesus and Aileen Apolo were the only Manila-based bloggers who joined the Davao FAT 2008. This year, the Pambansang Sweeties return to Davao City to eat at Lachi’s and to experience more gastronomic and outdoor adventures. Here they are the night before the official start of DFAT 2009:
The Xcelerator: The Longest Zipline in Asia
I am no outdoors person, and I am deathly afraid of heights. But I was super excited to trek up a mountain to try out THE LONGEST, FASTEST, and HIGHEST ZIPLINE IN ASIA. The zipline ride is located at the Outland Adventure, a few minutes ride away from downtown Davao City.