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LIFE & STYLE
10 plus plus top buffets
by Millet M. Mananquil - July 17, 2008 - 12:00am
If food defines the cultural, social and  political character of a society, here’s the question: Why do we love buffets?
My father makes people cry
by Millet M. Mananquil - June 15, 2008 - 12:00am
Yes, my father makes people cry. A man of passion, my father devoted his life to business and law. He won cases for both rich and poor people. When he won cases for the rich, he would come home with a bag full of...
Meeting Al Gore, eating turtle soup in China, leaving Boston in tears and other unforgettable trips of Kiko Pangilinan
by Millet M. Mananquil - May 25, 2008 - 12:00am
His schoolmates at the University of the Philippines(UP) remember Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan as the feisty president of the UP Student Council and the dynamic first student regent of the UP Board of Regents...
One hot chef, six foodies & a dream at Felix
by Millet M. Mananquil - May 22, 2008 - 12:00am
The word is on everybody’s lips. On food lovers’ lips, that is. There is a new restaurant in Greenbelt 5 called Felix and it is oh so good.
What makes Ping Lacson lose his temper?
by Millet M. Mananquil - May 7, 2008 - 12:00am
The last time I saw Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, he looked so tired, so harassed, so tense. That was more than three years ago when he hosted a dinner for the Philippine STAR bosses and editors at...
Look what we found at a ‘secret’ sale!
by Millet M. Mananquil - April 16, 2008 - 12:00am
A week ago, I thought I was going to war. Whenever Zara announces a sale, a battle-ready crowd of shopaholics surely comes to target the Spanish brand’s good buys, some tagged as low as 50 percent off. No ballistic...
Life is beautiful in Taguig
by Millet M. Mananquil - April 12, 2008 - 12:00am
Taguig is fast becoming the handsome high-rise city that is the dream address of modern urbanites. Think Taguig and you have Fort Bonifacio with sleek condominiums done by world-class builders/architects in the...
Rustan’s: All heart, all soul, all winners
by Millet M. Mananquil - March 30, 2008 - 12:00am
A Christmas display window coming from the heart and soul recently won two awards for the Philippines. Rustan’s, our very own top department store and lifestyle retail chain in the Philippines, won two international...
Jaime Zobel: ‘Whatever I did, I did it my way’
by Millet M. Mananquil - February 10, 2008 - 12:00am
It is so easy to be at home with Don Jaime Zobel de Ayala. And to fall in love with the man. This man who was ranked by Forbes magazine in 2007 as the richest person in the Philippines  — tying with Henry...
So Adorable
by Millet M. Mananquil - February 3, 2008 - 12:00am
If Glecy Tantoco were alive today, she would be so proud to see the throng of shoppers trooping towards the new Adora store in Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center. The late founder of Rustan’s fashion empire would have...
Scent and serendipity: The story of Gendarme
by Millet M. Mananquil - January 30, 2008 - 12:00am
What does a perfume mogul look like? He can be a tall and handsome CEO like Olivier Baussan, the founder of L’Occitane, who waxes poetic as he tours you around rows of fragrant lavender blooms in Provenc...
Why The Peninsula Hong Kong is so spa-cial
by Millet M. Mananquil - December 30, 2007 - 12:00am
The Peninsula HongKong just got more special. Or should I say, more spa-cial.
The best of the world and our very own at Rustan’s
by Millet M. Mananquil - December 2, 2007 - 12:00am
I am a shamelessly tireless shopper. I make up all possible excuses just to go shopping. I need to survey the latest lifestyle trends. I need to investigate which shops and malls are consumer-friendly....
Dr. N.V. Perricone & his anti-aging secrets
by Millet M. Mananquil - November 18, 2007 - 12:00am
A season of freedom, fun and nostalgia
by Millet M. Mananquil - September 30, 2007 - 12:00am
And sofa, and so on
by Millet M. Mananquil - September 29, 2007 - 12:00am
A sofa used to mean just a long, upholstered seat with a back and arms. Until came the sofa bed, a seat by day and a bed by night. Then, too, the lounge and the couch, which both imply comfort seating. Hmm,...
Dr. Vicki Belo: Beautifying the Philippines,  one person at a time
by Millet M. Mananquil - July 18, 2007 - 12:00am
SM’s got it all for you at Hamilo
by LIFE & STYLE By Millet M. Mananquil - April 1, 2007 - 12:00am
When Dero Pedero created the jingle SM Shoemart, We’ve Got It All For You in the late 1970s, little did the award-winning music man realize that...
Blending history with modernity
by LIFE & STYLE By Millet M. Mananquil - March 17, 2007 - 12:00am
I am a certified Mandarin Oriental fan. I love hotels that allow me the pleasure of embracing the heart and soul of the country I am visiting. Part of me says I want to revisit the country’s...
Oil’s well with Chanel
by LIFE & STYLE By Millet M. Mananquil - March 11, 2007 - 12:00am
I have just dis-covered my new favorite makeup remover for the face and eyes. It’s Blanc Essentiel Lightening Cleansing Oil by Chanel. Removing makeup...
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