Fireworks

Simply magical. I can never get enough. Fireworks are just wonderful.

Last Saturday, the Pyromusical Competition was between Finland and Portugal. Too bad, the show didn’t start on time. Original schedule was 7:00pm for Finland and 8:00pm for Portugal. The fireworks display started almost 8:00 pm!

Good thing the organizers provided a lot of entertainment. There were bands, a photo booth, mascots and people on stilts. And you will never go hungry as there were several food stalls (Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, among others).

The band played reggae songs.

Photo booth from Close-Up

The competition was held in Bayside, Mall of Asia. The street was closed for Gold tickets, while the main park was for VIP tickets. I don’t know where the Silver tickets were located.

 

Several judges were introduced. I only know 2 of them, Sen. Koko Pimentel and Frederick Peralta.

Here are some snippets of the fireworks:

The colors bursting right before my eyes were magnificent. A myriad of colors and explosions, accompanied with music, was indeed a relaxing sight.

You can catch the rest of the competition for the next 3 Saturdays. Here’s the schedule:

3 March 2012 China and The Netherlands

10 March 2012 Australia and Canada

17 March 2012 Italy and Philippines

Ticket prices:

Patron with dinner                     1,500

VIP                                          500

Gold                                         300

Silver                                        100

Or you can watch it for free, it's a big sky after all. You can position in the parking lots surrounding the mall.

 

TIP: Come early to avoid traffic. Leave late to avoid the same.

Crazy Weekend Sale

I might be the happiest creature whenever my favorite shops go on sale. Since July 7, all Makati malls went on sale, in celebration of the city’s 341^st year. Just imagine the traffic when all shopaholics unite in Greenbelt, Glorietta, SM Makati and Powerplant.

Picture from Wild About Retail

And last weekend, SM malls went wild with their sale as well. It was calling me, for heaven’s sake. I resisted…for an hour (haha!). But I went around just for 2 hours (*promise*).

Here’s a sneak of the outlets:

TOPSHOP and TOPMAN

Not everything was on sale. A corner was devoted for items with slashed prices: 30 to 70% off.

ALDO

If you’re into shoes, now is the best time to grab the pair you’ve been eyeing from Aldo. 50% off on a wide selection.

WAREHOUSE

Hmmm…expensive clothes are sold here. Even if it’s 50% off the tag, it’s still pricey, hehehe.

SINEQUANONE

Nice formal and office clothes on sale. Go!

DOROTHY PERKINS

Good buy, if your size is medium to large. Small sizes are out of stock already. Plenty of floral-printed dresses (I love!).

MANGO

This is every shopaholics haven. All items, as in all items on sale!!! Okay, I’m shrieking (*gasp*).

I tried on this trousers. Now at 690p (original price 2,450p).

Nice fit. Promise.

An xs salmon dress at 1,590p (original price 3,250p).

Armhole way too big for me.

ZARA

Another Spanish brand that I like. Mega sale!

This green knitted top is very nice. Perfect for my so so cold office. Now at 595p, from 995p.

I will stand out in a crowd in a shade like this.

I love turtlenecks! And I like anything brown. This top is now 495p, originally 795p.

Perfect!

 Unfortunately, red is not my color. I'm too skinny in this top. Now at 495p, from 995p.

This will be perfect for office, match it with black slacks.

 

 

 The fabric of this top is so smooth and soft. But then again, I'm way too skinny for this. Also at 495p.

And this top is nice. You just need to wear something under it. It's too sheer.

Shopping is really a good exercise. I got hungry after trying on so many clothes! So off to Sbarro...but my gulay, OA ang pila.

And then this caught my eye:

Muji will soon open a store in Mall of Asia! Hello anything Japanese!

Muji will be very close to my home now. Muji's other stores are located in Powerplant and Global Bonifacio City.

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Grand Makati Sale is until July 31. Catch the fever, go shopping! Now's the best time to buy from your favorite stores.

Happy shopping everyone!