My SPOOK-Tacular time as Jungle Queen for SM Makati Halloween!

Welcome to my SPOOK-tacular jungle party! See those arches? These tricky tree branches lead all the way to another awesome Howl-o-ween party! So in my last two events I was a fairy, and then I was a mummy (Queen of the Nile) and now, I am queen of the spooky Jungle right here at SM Makati! Can you spot my other wicked lady friend below, you know her as Maleficent... 

This blog is up today, Friday the 13th and this completes my Halloween Hurrah! A Hallo-WINNER I was indeed this previous season, for I was able to emcee for tons of Halloween events and parties! This one was for SM Makati, where I had tons of fun! But before my crazy photos, let me share my video clip as I gladly did the roar-call as queen of the party jungle scene; just click my video below (Warning: I am wearing long, freaky Halloween lashes so brace yourselves; Graphic Craziness indeed): 

MARYLAINE VIERNES - SM MAKATI VOICE OVER CLIP

And of course I shared the happiness with the kids and the kids-at-heart there too; I guess that there will always be that little kid in me swinging from tree to tree, only this time, it's my microphone that I get to swing around! 

Thank you so much, SM Makati for letting me host your awesome events for the third straight year now! Love being an events host (and I love the treats and fringe benefits that go with my uncanny talking tricks!)

DOH you wanna party with us? We had PLAY-DOH Purple and Blue in the house too! 

Thanks for visiting and this wraps up my Halloween hosting saga for soon, comes the Holiday hosting craze! I am just so excited to 'sleigh' (slay) in my next Christmas hosting jobs! Don't forget to click these links below... 
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Of Fairies and Furries: My Furrific and Furtastic Sky Life Halloween!

I am so blessed to meet Ms. Chrissy Caballero of SKY Life who continues to believe in me. And it's been SKY-tacular since I started hosting for some of their events, which have each been nothing short of fairy tales! My last one was the 'Celebrations fair' where I got to lead a dreamy ballroom of princes, princesses, queens, knights and more all in the search to find the most ball-tastic party suppliers and treats! Here I am below soaring at Nuvali! 

Thanks to Ms. Chrissy and her co-marketing head, Sir Delbert, I was once more entrusted to emcee for one of SKY LIFE's biggest events - held at and in partnership with Nuvali: Night Sky Cinema Presents Furry Tales! But first... a Fairy Selfie... wow, this has got to be the biggest event I have emceed for, I heard over 3,000 people came! I am truly so honored! My excitement and glee, you can definitely say that the SKY is the limit!  

 And another Selfie please... you don't get to be a fairy in front of 3,000+ people every day... 

This event was one-of-a-kind for this was a family affair, and by family I meant that this included their paw-some, paw-riffic family members! Yes there were so many adorable furries who came to enjoy, win prizes and of course watch three awesome movies in the endless night sky, curled up in the grass, that even if the sun no longer shone, the warmth of family and friends radiated brighter than ever! 

Can you say a-DORA-ble? Ain't this naughty little lady above so adorable? Here we are chilling backstage in her cute Dora the Explorer get-up with matching devil horns as we waited for the costume parade to begin... 

Ghoul is Cool. This was also a Howl-o-Ween party, so again I had the excuse to be myself, a Fairy (I really am a fairy, I swear) but not just any fairy... but a Furry-loving Fairy! I was Fairy Godmother to the bow-wow-riffic pets and their loving pet owners that day! And I got to pose beside cute characters and even scary ghouls!!! 

 Right after the movie, How to Train your Dragon, I lost my Fairy Wings and grew Dragon ears! Well... okay so they are actually bat ears and wings... so I guess I can still fly! Here we are flying high and rolling with one of the many fun games that night! This game is called FUR or NO FUR? These furry pup and kitten photos are too cute!!!

 We had games for kids - and also for those who like me - are forever kids inside!!! This one is a fun barkada game and you can see we all had a blast!

Thanks again to Ms. Chrissy and Sir Delbert for a memorable opportunity! Looking forward to more events with SKY LIFE! This is really the life: Having fun, doing what you love and sharing your joy with family and friends, and making even more friends!

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Train or Shine: Fun with Thomas & Friends!

Even as the storm hit the country, rain or shine (or should I say, Train or Shine?), there was no stopping me from emceeing the most exciting party! The world's most-loved tank engine, Thomas the Train, finds its way to SM Southmall, where he was greeted by his adorable little fans some who even came in their Thomas-best outfit! But these little boys all went crazy as the Fat Controller, Sir Topham Hatt went onstage and danced with his awesome engineers! It was just Choo much fun! 

It was also a post-birthday bash as Thomas celebrated his 70th birthday this year, after first being welcomed in the Railway Series... Here were the four winners for this event's costume parade: 

And let's not forget the talented train engineers who danced alongside the Fat Controller, they are so well-TRAINed in dancing indeed (plus, they were also the guys underneath the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle mascots who showed off awesome ninja dance skills too!)

Tank Choo for dropping by; have a train-riffic day! Happy Birthday to Thomas, may you and your friends have many more years of smiles and fun! 
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Total Glee with Total Girl!

I love being a girl again! I feel that I have finally evolved into a woman, with the different roles I treasure as a mom, a corporate girl, and striving entrepreneur, but it is essential to always keep that little girl inside of me. As a mom, I enjoy playtime with my adorable boy. At work, I always have to keep churning new ideas out. I also help out with my parents' small businesses, and of course there are still those dreams I have yet to fulfil. 

In the meantime, I try my best to juggle it all, and that is why I am thankful that my hosting work - especially with Total Girl Magazine events - help me develop new ideas, and I get to savor some of the indefatigable good vibes from all the beautiful and smart Total Girls I meet. So let's look at the recent - totally awesome and exciting - Total Girl event held at Elizabeth Seton School: 

 Total Girl and 3m (Post It and Scotch) made sure that the girls unleashed their creativity with awesome activities that made their imagination run wild. 

My college degree is BSE English Linguistics. I am a licensed teacher too! Although I am not a full-time professor, I get to teach and enjoy during my hosting jobs. I am also my baby boy's teacher (we are trying to get serious with Basic Mandarin, he can now say 'Hello,' 'Good Morning,' 'I love you,' and 'Good Night,' in Mandarin) but perhaps we save that for another blog post! 

 Total Girl Big Sis, Beam Mariano all smiles as she wows the Setonian Total Girls with her impressive handcrafted products! An artsy entrepreneur with a big heart (and a big smile too). Visit shopartwine.com to see more of her crafts!

 And of course our other beautiful TG Big Sis, Ines Bautista - Yao below, talking about she fulfilled her magnificent dreams. You can tell most of the kids in the crowd look up to her (especially the biggest kid there - me!)

Loved the well-rounded activity that talked about reaching for your dreams, overcoming your fears, making and keeping great friends and more. I have come to learn that DREAMS need BFFs too, in order to come alive. They are: 

Determination. Never stop, no matter how hard it seems to be. Everything is hard at first, so commit to your vision. Stay focused, always. Responsibility. You need to be accountable for everything you do towards your dreams. Own up to your mistakes, learn from them and continue to better yourself! Energy and Excitement. To keep the dream alive, you must continue to believe in it, even if nobody does at first. Never give up! Action. Turn that energy into something good. Don't wait for the perfect opportunity for it never comes. Make it. Carve it. Chase it, right now! 

Mentors. Okay, so you have an awesome idea, all the 15-year old energy in the world, but are you heading on the right path? Listen to wisdom of people who have been there, and who  genuinely care for you, to help ensure you are on the right track.  Simplicity. So I really wanted to put in HUMILITY for I have seen how important true humility is. So be simple and humble always. HUMILITY is the foundation of all the other good values that you will need for the journey. (D.R.E.A.M.S.)

Thank you so much, Total Girls! Stay sweet, joyful and don't stop believing in your dreams! - Marylaine Louise Viernes