Manila Shopaholic

Wow! Time flies so fast, doesn’t it. What do you know? It’s already the end of the month. To cap of the month with a BIG bang, David and Goliath is again going on sale – Holy Mother of Sale! The tees are going to be sold at PHP 499 each and the accessories will be sold for as low as PHP 99. The sale actually started last January 20 and will be ending on February 5, 2012. So go on, grab your chance to get some really great deals from David and Goliath! By the way, the David and Goliath Store are in Bonifacio High Street, Greenbelt 5, and Trinoma.

DnG Holy Mother of Sale Poster

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So, what have you been up to lately? Well, it was a holiday last Monday and I had the very awesome chance to experience Chinese New Year at its best at the Manila Hotel.

Ginger and Kinney at the Manila Hotel
My Sister and I at the Manila Hotel

That night was super fun because it was hosted by Manila’s Queen of Feng Shui Maritess Allen and Manila’s King of Talk Boy Abunda. I guess what is amazing to me is that most of the people who attended were actually Filipinos. I know that it might sound a bit weird but I do believe in Feng Shui because I believe in balance – just like how I believe in Yoga. If you ask me if Feng Shui worked for me, well, I can’t really give you a straight answer because I don’t have a BIG story yet. Maybe, it’ll come, I don’t know. But this I have to tell you, I am truly fascinated with it.

Feng Shui Items

I can’t really remember when I started to have Feng Shui Items. I would probably guess that I’ve had some items since around 2005. It started with the lucky bracelets from Charms and Crystals (which before were around PHP2,800 and now it’s a whopping PHP6,800 per bracelet!!) and graduated to World of Feng Shui items by Lillian Too. The good (well, not so good, I guess) thing about the Lillian Too items is that a lot of people have their own versions so you can get them cheaper – but I guess it would still be pretty expensive.

Personally, I have the following for this year:

Blue Rhino and Elephant (around PHP500)

Blue Rhino and Elephant

This keychain works as a talisman to protect you from the nasty effects of the violent number 7 star – which is said to afflict the boar this year. This particular star is said to manifest itself in the form of robbery, car accidents or someone cheating you of something or someone that is rightfully yours (in other words “ahas” – English translation: snake).

Nightspot Talisman Amulet (around PHP500)

Nightspot Talisman Amulet

This particular amulet brings protection against all sorts of harm and people with bad intentions. Highly recommended for those who work late at the office or those who frequent nightspots or as well as those who have to entertain clients or a travel a lot.

I bought this particular amulet because I am scheduled to travel this month and next month and it wouldn’t hurt right? :)

Well, here are just a few reminders if you have these items:

Make sure that you have the “new” version or newly bought amulet because if you’re still using the one of last year it would probably be “mahina” (weak) already.
Make sure that nobody else touches these amulets because you’re the only one who is “allowed” to touch it. If by any chance someone else touches it by mistake, make sure you re-energize them. How? You can use incense. “Pausukan” mo. I don’t know the English translation of that! (haha.)

Anyway, I hope this helps especially for people who are born on the year of the boar and for those people who travel a lot. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please feel free to email me. I will try to research more about Feng Shui for you. ;)

David & Goliath, the US clothing brand known for its fun, witty statement tees, has announced the 20 finalists who have the chance in becoming its Philippine brand ambassadors.

David and Goliath PR

After signing up in the brand’s official Facebook page and submitting photos, ten chicks and ten dudes were picked and will advance to the next round of competition. The panel of judges who selected the best photo entries was composed of David & Goliath Philippines Managing Director Anne Gonzalez, Marketing Head Ammiel de Leon and Netbooster Asia Art Director Aaron Asis.

Top 10 Dudes

“All of the photo entries were great”, said Gonzalez. “We are very happy with the 20 who made it to the cut. Each of them was able to exude the personality of David & Goliath in their photos.” The entries were judged based on creativity, presentation and possession of David & Goliath’s personalities – being fun, witty and young.

Top 10 Chicks

The 20 finalists are a mix of students and young professionals. The 10 dudes are composed of students of multimedia arts, filmmaking, entrepreneurship and culinary arts, engineering and nursing graduates, a senior high school student, a teacher, a medical researcher, and a game developer. On the other hand, the 10 chicks are made up of students of accountancy, biology, communications, marketing and linguistics and human resource and marketing professionals and an online tutor.

These 20 aspiring contestants will record a video that will be uploaded in the brand’s Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/davidandgoliathphilippines) for public voting. A distinguished panel of judges, composed of David & Goliath founder Todd Goldman, David & Goliath US marketing director Dean Martin, executive vice-president Billy Blu, Chalk Magazine editor-in-chief Nana Caragay, radio jock and TV personality Sam YG, and comedian Tim Tayag, will also help in selecting the three chicks and three dudes who will be newest faces of David & Goliath.

The public can vote in two ways – in-store and online. For every single-receipt purchase worth P 995, a customer can vote for one chick and one dude. Voting online is also possible via an application in Facebook in the brand’s Facebook page. Every in-store vote corresponds to 10 points and every online vote gives the contestant one point. For every vote submitted, one also has a chance to win P 1000 gift certificates from David & Goliath and pair of flip-flops from Havaianas in the raffle draw. Voting will run from September 14 to October 9.

The six winners will be rewarded with over half a million pesos worth of prizes that include a year supply of David & Goliath merchandise, products from Havaianas, personality development training programs from John Robert Powers, and pizza party packages from Yellow Cab Pizza. They will also grace the cover of Chalk Magazine, one of the country’s leading magazines.

For more information, drop by David & Goliath at Bonifacio High Street, Greenbelt 5 or TriNoma or log on to http://www.facebook.com/davidandgoliathphilippines.

David and Goliath will be on sale from July 29 to August 7! :)

David and Goliath Sale

Last Tuesday, the final markdown for Holy Mother of Sale started. David and Goliath sale items will be sold for only PHP300 or 400! :O Wow. That’s a HUGE markdown!

This sale actually started last January 14, 2011 and will end on January 31, 2011. They will be selling their items at 50% off! Visit David and Goliath at the Bonifacio High Street, Trinoma and Greenbelt 5.

New styles from David and Goliath