Bold and beautiful: leading the launch of Caracole Philippines' flagship showroom

This is among, if not the most elegant event I have ever been to, so far where timeless, classic home pieces dive into modern sensibilities. Every corner of this showroom exuded sophistication; the Caracole Philippines flagship store is a glimpse of my dream home! 

It was such an honour to be the master of ceremonies during the lavish launch of the Caracole Philippines showroom held - and rightly so - at the Greenbelt mall. More than the loyal clients of Dexterton Corporation, this was truly an exquisite event with no less than powerhouse couple, 2/5 of the sensational #TEAMKramer, Doug Kramer and Chesca Garcia-Kramer. Once again, thank you very much to Dexterton Corporation! 

Photos above about my wonderful chat with the two gorgeous marketing managers of Caracole in North America and Kazahkstan. Below, the Caracole-Dexteron family during the grand unveiling: 

Caracole doesn't just boast of fabulous furniture pieces but also gorgeous managers who can truly pass as beauty queens! This lovely lady handles Asia markets and she is from Kazakhstan: 

Meet Luiza, this beauty queen of a marketing manager I also interviewed. She handles North American markets... she's Brazilian; I like her so much most especially as Brazilians are close to my heart now... 

And of course, the beautiful and sweet Chesca Garcia-Kramer... 

Above: my smug smile. Below is a photo before the grand unveiling... without a tinge of doubt, this is the finest furniture showroom of all!

And the best part was that my little special someone got to tag along... 

 Backstage: after the show, we also made a handsome little friend!

Presenting Ms. Brazil, Ms. Philippines and Ms. Kazakhstan! And the winner is... Caracole! 

   My heart is twice as happy when my not-so-little-one is happy... 

Hope you liked reading about my Caracole adventure... Ciao for now! 

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My grandest treasures at the Grand Baby Fair Pirate Funland Adventure!

My heart still sings whenever I relive my fond memories as main host a.k.a. First Mate Mary during Baby Company's Grand Baby Fair with this year's arrr-mazing pirate fun land theme! It was one unforgettable voyage that would need three more blog posts for I have endless thoughts to share about it! But of course before anything else, I would like to share the finest treasures I got as a shopper and a parent! Along with all the happily shopping & blooming preggy mermaid-mommies plus their supportive shopping buddies, the Captain-daddies, my pirate crew and I were constantly on the the lookout for the finest loot: only the best products for our kids, especially for the littlest pirates-in-training (or perhaps pirates in potty training). And the best part of this unforgettable treasure-hunting was that we almost got everything for free as the discounts were tremendous, greater than the seven seas, only here in the most anticipated annual parenting party, the Baby Company Grand Baby Fair! 

Smooth Sailing with Cordlife: One Chance One Choice. I am so glad to see the awesome and supportive CORDLIFE team busy as usual to cater to all the questions and needs of preggy mommies and even those planning to start their families. Definitely, this company is beyond exceptional and trust-worthy medical services such as expert and unparalleled cord blood banking, Metascreen to name a few. They are all about securing the most valuable treasures of our lives, our children! 

Sweets for sweet, FARLIN for my Darlin'. Always a pleasure to see my wonderful and thoughtful friends from FARLIN! Near... FAR(lin) wherever you are... makes you sing right? Indeed, whether the journey with your kids are near (maybe in play school or to the mall), or very far (overseas or out of town) make sure you have your trusty goodies from Farlin, especially their wipes which I definitely love and use all the time! 

AHOY There! At the FARLIN Booth with pretty bosses, Ms. Mich and Ross. Excuse our crazy facial expressions... 

Giant Carrier: Baby's Greatest Treasure! Loo loo, SKIPPER balloo... Skipper is my darling! Can't get enough of dear sweet baby Skipper, Giant Carrier's adorable official mascot! Just have to say just like Giant Carrier... this baby is a Giant too! 

Below, with the wonderful CLC Giant Carrier family... including the amazingly handsome and kind Giant Carrier bosses-slash-pirates, Sirs Lincoln and Lester Ching! So I guess Skipper looks like them? 

I like gold ships, I like silver ships... but the best of all... is FRIENDSHIP! Here below with one of my prized treasures, my BFF Chef Dang Adrias, celebrity Chef and super mommy of three! She whipped up a phenomenal batch of unforgettably good carrot cupcakes... Those yummy treats were delectable treasures indeed! 

About now, about my life's greatest treasure who has grown from being a toddler excitedly attending my past Baby Company Grand Baby Fair events to now a smart and curious lad who enjoys spending time with his own buddies... 

Buddies for Life: pirate captain Jared and my beloved pirate captain Matthew... little super heroes... who are also super handsome!

Of pirates and mermaids: Look what my adorable Pirate boys caught: a lovely mermaid princess!!! She is their sweet, pretty and mermaidsmerizing classmate and buddy, Arianna... 

Hope you liked my top BABY COMPANY shopping picks... imagine me humming a happy tune as I enumerated this list above, as I swam back to this sea of fabulous finds and best bargains! These are my all-time favorite finds and also they top in other mommy and daddy shopping lists too! Please do check back on my pirate blog-o-ship as I share more about the exciting, swash-buckling expeditions I've had as a host, especially the mesmerising pirate queens (Baby Company mommies such as Danica Sotto Pingris, Andi Manzano, Precious Lara Quigaman, etc.) whom I've met in this SHIPeriffic and PIRATErrific journey! 3 more blog posts coming up soon, that this 3-day adventure deserves...

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An unforgettable time as events host for this year's World Gamefowl Expo, Pigeon Congress & Exotic Pet Expo!

Again I am truly so thankful to be hosting for the big annual event of Worldexco (a big thank you to the amazing Romero family for their faith in me as a host) and Pit Games Media (hugs to Sir Manny Berbano and his wonderful daughters and superb media staff), presenters of the World Gamefowl Expo & World Pigeon Expo and Congress, for the 5th consecutive year now! Here I am with Kuya Kim Atienza, arguably the country's most popular educational TV host. He led the opening festivities for the biggest Pigeon racing and Reptile pet exposition this country has ever seen so far! And below, here I am again beaming like a little kid in the sea of other little kids who came to see gamefowl, racing pigeons, exotic pets and more!

 And in between breaks I made sure to pet as many reptiles as I can... I just cannot find my photo with the humongous Albino Burmese python, but I did it! Yes! Carried its entire weight wrapped around me. So I'm just here with a Caiman:

What made this year special was that my sister Natalie emceed in the other side of this event as it got so big already (but not as big as it will be next year). For that earlier post about my sister, events host extraordinaire, click: Mary & Natalie, Sisters and Events Hosts and below, my sister and I face-off not as events hosts but as Sulcata Tortoise whisperers... yes, that below is the real deal! 

Apart from the usual excitement I get when I go onstage and talk my heart out as events host, I also got to bring home our family's newest baby... one who really makes my heart sing whenever she munches on the fresh grass, weeds and veggies that I pick, Sammy! I just cannot get enough of her! I find therapy and utter gladness whenever I pick weeds and carabao grass for her to munch on... I can dedicate an entire post all about my tortoise, Sammy... look at her nice shell and them bright eyes! Or should I say, "TORT-EYES....?" 

 Note: Tortoises are different from sea turtles. Tortoises live on land and might drown if you make them swim. Our beautiful Sammy here, is a desert dweller, from a species known as African Sulcata. I personally gather grass for her, but it's also super amusing to watch her munch on carrots, apples and watermelon bites! 

Again, thank you for your continued trust in me as emcee this year's World Gamefowl Expo, and my heart continues to brim with joy from the fun memories with my sister who learned so much from it as I did, and the best part was bringing home Sammy, our adorable young tortoise... 

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Sister hosting act at the World Pigeon and Exotic Pet Expo 2016

I am very grateful that for the fifth consecutive year now, I get to be the emcee of the World Gamefowl Expo, which has grown to include the World Pigeon Expo and Congress as well as Reptile X, showcasing only the best exotic pets and reptiles in the world! But this post is not about me (save mine for a later post) this is for my younger sister, Natalie! I welcome her aboard as she becomes my partner for this year's event which has grown much bigger so it had to be two of us to emcee! 

My sister Natalie shares my passion for speaking, hosting and meeting new people! If you need hosts for your events, you know how you can contact her: through her big sister and manager, me. LOL. She can take on weekends only for like me she embarks on a meaningful day job. She is a business analyst for the healthcare industry by the weekday, and events emcee during the weekends! 

Here's my li'l sister Natalie emceeing for the thousands of enthusiasts who came to the Pigeon Expo & Congress plus Exotic pet showcase for all three days of this exhilarating expo event! 

But apart from the fact that I get to grow with this event as it continues to grow and more and more people come to join us each year (Thanks to my amazing Worldexco & Pit Games Media family), what made this year extra special was the fact that my younger sister, Natalie, got to emcee with me! She was on deck for the other side - for the World Pigeon Expo and Congress plus this year's highly-anticipated Reptile X shows! Working with my sister and seeing her enrich herself through such a meaningful event while having fun at the same time was truly a joy! I may even be more excited for her than she is! I am so proud of her because even if she has hosted for a handful of other events in the past - this is her biggest one so far, over a hundred thousand came for each of the three days of this annual activity!  

 Check out the cool pets from my sister's side of this event... like this fluffy little hamster that is just too adora-BALL !!! 

 And here's my lovely sister Natalie checking out the awesome exotic pets during her break time... We both went crazy over this huge Sulcata Tortoise... Yes, that ain't a sculpture it's the real deal! 

We brought home a baby one home too and my son named her Sammy. Our very own pet Sulcata Tortoise... we just love these gentle creatures... I will write more about our own pet tortoise on my next blog post. Note to the DENR, we got our cute and veggie-voracious little Sammy her paper requirements for exotic pets and we are taking good care of her.  Can't wait to write about her!

Thank you for visiting my blog today! May our blessings and our appreciation toward these blessings grow brighter and bigger each day. But most importantly, may we all be capable of and find joy in sharing these blessings out of love, gratitude and sincere generosity. My heartfelt thanks once more to my wonderful Worldexco & Pit Games family for giving this chance to my sister, and Congratulations to you, my dear sister Nate!!! More gigs and adventures to come for the both of us! 

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A wedding, a debut and a hip hop party!

So many hosting jobs have whizzed past; am still trying to find time to extract, edit and compose those posts; for now, let me just share about my latest three events: a mishmash of the most colourful experiences, where I offer endless thanks to God for the chance to be able to do something that I love, growing in more ways than one at the same time. I am so thankful that this festive season was also restful for me; to ponder on what truly matter in my life. I am able to set some of the things I have finally been longing to do, so let me just post three of my most recent gigs up in one release. 

Aren't sunsets divinely breathtaking? Here are a few of my photos of 2015 entries.

Let me first begin with this wedding I was truly honoured to host; this truly set the tone for the rest of my year... reminding me to relax and enjoy the moment. Most of my life I have been a road runner (at times even on a rampage), that I take what's essential for granted. My aimless speed, instead of truly taking me to where I ought to be, sometimes ends up in making the road far longer than it was supposed to be, had I chosen to take a step back and revel in the beauty of the moment. So below is my snap of the pre-wedding reception, with God's majestic sky as the backdrop... 

I was more than delighted to emcee for this breathtaking wedding, which wasn't tiresome for me at all. In fact, its majestic backdrop, a reminder of the Creator's love and magnificent providence, made me forget any pressures of keeping up with over a hundred guests. Not only that; I emceed this mesmerising event; the unforgettably magical Nacino-Arboleda nuptials, barefoot and toes digging in the sand!

Excuse the extremely rare (in fact this is my first time) bathroom selfie... I just well... felt like a mermaid in my gown. The crazy mind of an event host, when finding herself where she belongs... by the calming, alluring, enigmatic sea! 

My stealth shot of Mrs. Arboleda as she made her way towards the awe-inspiring cliffside where she exchanged vows with her husband. Isn't she a vision? Gorgeous at every angle! But what's most beautiful about her is what's within...

And of course, with the beautiful couple... Best Wishes, Alvaro and Bem! Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Nacino! I love the love you have for each other! Keep inspiring those around you with Your faith in God, your commitment, and your childlike admiration for each other! Thanks for your faith in me... I am excited for your journey as man and wife.

From memorable weddings, I also had the honour of taking part in such an enjoyable debut! Thank you, Angela and to your Mommy Milba Rutaquio for making me part of your very special night! Here I am below, squeezing beside the debutante... and yes, you can sit with us! Only, there isn't space anymore... LOL. I had a blast; felt as though I was 18 again... This was the 18 debut party I never got to experience back when I turned 18. You are such a beautiful lady, A!

From the long gowns, I step into totally different gear: hip hop, reminiscent of what you see on those Step Up flicks I can't stop watching! Had a blast emceeing for the EDL Group of Companies during their superb Christmas party! I was blown away with Hip-Hoppiness that night! Mary from the Block with my partner, Jay Z, Jay Monterola from TV show, Tukaan. Do I look badass enough?

I give thanks for such a phenomenal year 2015. What I would say is the year of emancipation, conservation of resources, and the year of aligning in gratitude, and Grace... Thank You Lord, and am I looking forward to a greater 2016! 

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