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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Having a Ball at Boo York with my Monster High crew!

It is an absolute dream to finally fly to New York City, which I consider a step to fulfil a lifelong dream. But for now I had so much Halloween fun at Boo York, as I hosted this year's biggest Monster High halloween ball, in celebration of Monster High's TV Special, Boo York: A Monsterrific Musical! Below, meet me and my Monster Crew... don't we make you wanna be a Monster too? 

As usual, I came dressed in my favourite blue-and-gold glammy mummy inspired get-up and just had so much fun! This probably is the biggest Monster High event we've had, for more than just the much-awaited Meet & Greet and spook-tacular, it also featured a fang-fastic fashion show as well as a boo-sical performances and dance showdowns! The place was absolutely packed with ghouls and monster high fans! 

 BOO Yeah!!! I am at it again, doing what I looooooooove to do! 

But apart from the fun games, here are my backstage photos with some of our costume parade winners! Their ghoul-tastic outfits are from the Fashion Capital of the Monster world indeed, Boo York! Don't forget my own design too, hope you like my regal Glammy Mummy Queen of the Nile look!  Move over Cleopatra! Yup, Boo York will do for now until I finally find myself in New York! 

 Most of all, thanks so much to my Richprime Family... Always fang-tastic to work with you and getting an excuse to be all Ghouled Up! Here I am below with Ms. Ivy Mauhay, Marketing head and Ms. Josie Atayde:

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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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A flavourful journey with The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Philippines

Choose to give Flavourfully today! 

To this day, I am mesmerized as I was a big part of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Philippines' Give Flavourfully event: the holiday launch and Giving Journal 2016 party! I am both honored and humbled to serve as emcee for such a memorable affair; every bit of it was as delightful as every cup of my favorite Cafe Latte at what for me is the world's greatest coffee and tea shop! But it's more than that for their meals - especially those gourmet meals exclusively at The Coffee Bean Bistro are simply to die for! 

Note: Apologies on the photos I didn't have a proper companion with me, just my sister's GF who I am so grateful to, but she had to act as nanny to my son too, so sorry about my bizarre snaps. Like this one above: is this photo about me as a host - or about my cheeky little love? LOL... this is proof that he is ALWAYS in the picture, especially in my life's most wonderful scenes! 

I had my rounds of humor and laughter hosting the event, and boy did I never, ever run out of puns! That was the coffee in me! That's right, blame it on the yummy, rich and flavorful CBTL coffee! But more than that, the crowd was really so easy to be with; everyone in the CBTL community so kind, supportive and I felt that I wasn't amongst friends... but amongst family! My classic line, that I was so flattered some of them re-tweeted was: "Giving Journal Ka Ba?"..... "Bakit..." ....." Kasi I want to start my JOURNEY with you....." LOL. 

And speaking of family, my little man was with me during the event, like usual! Above shows some of our crazy snaps: I don't know what's harder - getting him to SMILE for the camera, or squatting, like so; here I am squatting as usual - in HIGH HEELS as I spoke to some of the guests and waited for my mic back... 

Excuse his sullen facial expressions and most of all - those traces of chocolate by his lips; he really enjoyed so much, especially the delectable pastry treats! Like these yummy nummies below... Nomnomnom! I am so hungry now!

Christmas is indeed in the air! I love these wonderful treats which you can only find at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf! But we didn't just get to enjoy the treats; we also revelled in the four awesome craft areas after the program: paper-cutting, hand-lettering, calligraphy and my baby's favorite... the water coloring station! No photo of that though, just this one below, his hand-lettering magnum opus:  

Thank you, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for trusting me with such an amazing opportunity... to be in the midst of such brilliant minds with humble hearts whose infectious smiles come from savoring a cup of their favorite CBTL beverage and meeting new friends! Thank you for making me part of such a inspiring affair; I am forever proud that I am part of the CBTL community! 

Congratulations on a successful kick-off party for the CBTL Giving Journal and I cannot wait to grab my very own CBTL journal soon - as I look forward to an awe-inspiring and fulfilling 2016! Cheers to Coffee, Tea and Community! Be inspired to give flavorfully today and visit the official site of The Coffee Bean by clicking on this link: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Philippines Website

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Hosting the Philippine Society for Quality Awards Night

It has been one dark week for me as it's been 5 days in bed; I've been going crazy as I had been unable to get to work on the tasks for my awesome day job which I truly love (bet papers are piling in my desk, the way my phones also continue to pile up with emails now). Plus, I also missed two hosting gigs (where I was also supposed to meet more people and gain more opportunities) all thanks to my terrible flu, fever and colds. I only have a bit of strength to update my blog tonight and I dream of my beautiful 'next week,' laden with happiness with my day job and the excitement I get from my many, many hosting gigs! So much in store for me, so shoo, colds and flu!

So for now, here is my awesome event last week (before I got sick) for the PHILIPPINE SOCIETY for QUALITY. Such a memorable affair, where the organization awarded the country's movers and shakers when it came to quality control - across a multitude of fields and industries! So happy to be part of this one... excuse my Nanny shawl for I think my sickness started since this night... anyhow, even if I am currently experiencing the blues (like my dress in this photo), I am too sure it will be an awesome November, brimming with blessings, and hopefully I start paying attention to my health too. And while my delirious fever and flu tortured me (imagine 5 days of pondering about your existence, cringing at your past mistakes and crying inside with the things you should have and should not have done), I know that I am still very thankful. Now, I must learn to strive for a high-quality and meaningful life - and that means less regretful thoughts - but more contemplative and prayerful habits, coupled with action. My Quality of Life only comes from myself - an impetus will never come; I just have to be self-motivated and disciplined as I move myself up to where the Lord wants me to be. 

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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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Sportsmanship at its finest: the Manila Polo Club Awards Night

Please watch my opening spiels for this wonderful, awe-inspiring event; just click on this link below to view the video on my Youtube Channel:

Marylaine Viernes for Manila Polo Club Event Awards

I just feel oh-so-blessed to have glimpsed Manila's crème de la crème as they partook in the most prestigious annual sporting event, the Manila Polo Club Grand Athletics Awards Night. It was only my second time to enter the exclusive club, and boy has it become grander than what I have imagined. That is why I am just so proud and thankful to be the master of ceremony this year. I apologize for my far-from-artistocratic-photos, but let me tell you that I just had so much fun during that memorable, extraordinary evening! 

I felt so welcome that night; everyone was genuinely warm and helpful! And like me, they also found every single part of the festivity simply special and unforgettable... 

Thank you for the faith. Everyone in the MPC management team (Sir August Samala, the Committee Heads, everyone) were just awesome! Special mention to the lovely head of PR & Communications, Ms. CJ Bismark and officer, Ms Joanne Lacsina. I am so stoked they only found me through my online blog and portfolio, at www.marylaineviernes.org.

 With lovely guest Maxene and Sir Ale, a Club Member and one of the Sports Committee Heads...

Come and Let your Colors Burst... Yup. And we ushered in the magical fireworks display on cue! It was a magical moment indeed! I was as enthralled as everyone as we gazed out the Zobel garden.

 And sorry.. I couldn't resist striking a pose in the trophy room... gives off Harry Potter Hogwarts vibes! My fiction fancies come to life... now, that's my kind of sport... 

That night made me realise that I need to hustle some more to buy me some shares in that club! But if I do get to achieve that, I will be Nouveau Riche (new rich, why not?) so I guess this will at least be for my son who is so much into sports and athletics! Ah, I really pray for the sweet life someday... 

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