December 1, 2009
Advocacy, Arts, Beauty, Bisaya, Business, Consumer, Fashion, Mindanaoan Artists, Mindanaoan Update, Society, Style
Want to buy furniture or jewelry this holiday season? Thinking of Christmas gift ideas? Why not buy furniture or jewelry pieces from Mindanaoan Ann Tiukinhoy Pamintuan? Because if I only could, I definitely would!
This Filipino-Chinese Dabawenya, who’s part of the prominent Pamintuan clan in Davao City, is part of the Movement 8 alliance composed of various Filipino designers. Ann’s works have invaded New York, Moscow, London and Sweden.
Ann Tiu Pamintuan holds the distinction of being the very first female Asian designer to be featured in the International Design Yearbook. Not bad for someone who actually doesn’t have any formal training in design. In fact, this passion for design started out as a hobby of hers. Amazing, eh?
So far, this gold mango bangle by Ann T. Pamintuan is one of my favorites:
I just love the craftsmanship! I want, I want, I want one for Christmas!
I also love these furniture pieces:
LikeFebruary 5, 2009
Beauty, Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Fashion, Gifts, Mindanaoan Update, Style
If you’re looking for gift ideas for teens or gifts for children especially gifts for young girls and you’re near Limketkai Mall in Cagayan de Oro City, Northern Mindanao, then you might want to drop by this small yet pretty creative niche store called Teen Kingdom.
Teen Kingdom in Lim Ket Kai Mall, Cagayan de Oro City sells Hello Kitty and other Sanrio stuff. From keychains to sticker books to alarm clocks to pillows to robes to even headphones and computer keyboards, you can find these items there. Young girls, tweens and even not-so-young ladies who are fond of girly stuff, pink stuff, fluffy stuff, cute knick knacks (abubot) will have a field day choosing Hello Kitty items and other Sanrio stuff at Teen Kingdom.
I myself spent a good several minutes at the store just recently. Actually, I’m not fond of girly girly stuff but I do like abubots and collectibles so that visit was pretty cool. Check out some of the items I bought there (see picture here in this post) – I got a Hello Kitty mouse pad (P59), a Sanrio sticker book and coloring set (P99) and keyboard stickers (P189). I thought the prices weren’t so bad (do you agree?) I checked the labels and they were all apparently “Made in Korea.”
The Teen Kingdom store in LKK mall CDO is barely 2 months old, I think, but I’m sure it has already made a lot of girls (and parents, really, especially those who are at a loss on finding the perfect gift for their kids) very happy. I’m also pretty sure it’ll be a favorite place to shop for gifts especially since Valentine’s Day is coming up (they have a cute Valentine’s Day Hello Kitty alarm clock for only P99!). You can also find nice birthday gift ideas there – check out the Hello Kitty wallets, bags, towels and umbrellas. If you want to buy a gift for a techie, then she might want to receive a Hello Kitty pink keyboard or mouse.
Hopefully niche stores like Teen Kingdom can continue to sprout all over Mindanao.
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Men are not the only ones racking their brains out as to what’s the best gift for the female loved ones this Christmas season, the women are also having a hard time too!
Unlike in the past where the easiest gift to pick for men are jackets or pants, women are now challenged with the fact that men are also embarking in the modern age where there’s a lot of things to choose from.
Trend expert Vincent Gregoire gave some cool tips for women in what great gifts to give to their male loved ones. He suggested that before scrimping for gifts, women should think of practical and intelligent presents.
• USB memory sticks or external hard drives. Men are becoming more tech savvy and providing them additional memory in storing files is a safe bet.
• Items that would look good in his pad. You’ve checked out his place and think of an appropriate item that would complement his pad.
• Cooking utensils can be an interesting gift especially if the man has an inclination to learn how to cook.
• Books.
• Experience vouchers. You can give him a ticket to an actual sports game depending on his preference. You can accompany him as well.
Also, titanium money clips would be great gifts for him as well. Money clips actually are timeless so you can give those to him regardless of the season. I highly suggest the nitrate finish money clips! They’re very durable and look very nice
December 9, 2008
Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Davao City, Events, Mindanaoan Update, Technology
All right, so because Mindanaoan has really been (and is still is!) overwhelmed by the massive traffic to THIS POST about her first Sony experience (DAGHANG SALAMAT! Many thanks!), she’s also inspired to share another round of good news to all of you Mindanaoans who want to buy Sony products or gadgets for your loved ones this Christmas. By the way, NO is the answer to the question if I got a VIP invitation to the recently concluded Sony Expo in SM Mall of Asia. So, NO, my entry wasn’t one of the 50 shortlisted entries. I reckon I missed the deadline. Nevertheless, I had fun sharing with you all my first Sony experience and that’s all that matters
So on to the good news…Sony Philippines will hold exhibits in various areas in Mindanao this month of December! Check out the schedule:
Nov 28 – Dec 7: KCC Mall General Santos City
Dec 9 – 15: Limketkai Mall Cagayan de Oro City
Dec 10 – 16: Gaisano Mall Davao City
Dec 17 – 23: Gaisano Mall Iligan City
And it looks like I’ll be able to catch not one, but TWO Sony exhibits! I’ll be in Cagayan de Oro (dubbed the City of Golden Friendship) this week so I’ll definitely check out the Sony exhibit at the Lim Ket Kai Mall. And then I’ll be in Davao City this weekend and well, I hardly come home without visiting G-Mall, so yup, I’ll visit the Sony exhibit in Gaisano Mall of Davao as well. Hopefully I’ll chance upon great bargain deals because I’ve been meaning to buy a new HD Handycam.
What about you? Any plans of dropping by the Sony Philippines exhibits in Mindanao?
p.s. just in case you need more details, there’s a banner about the Sony exhibits at the topmost part of the Mindanaoan blog. Feel free to click and check out more details about this exciting event! Truly a Christmas treat for all!
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