Music and Style

The Mall of Asia Concert Grounds was the place to be at last April 27, Saturday, as tens of thousands flocked to the venue for the much-awaited CloseUp Summer Solstice. Finally, our very own Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festival!

From 4PM onwards, the 12-hour music festival was filled with compositions by both local and international artists such as Afrojack, Apster, Alex Gaudino, Cedrice Gervais, Cobra Starship, Dev, Jump Smokers, Sandwich, Sponge Cola and Urbandub. Of course, this first massive get-together for music and party lovers was made even more memorable with amazing lights and pyrotechnic visual explosions. Check out who made it to the hottest event and what they wore to the festivities:

BFF’s Stick Together

Camille Co glamorizes her “Jack Daniel’s” shirt by with a beaded mini. Kryz Uy keeps it casual with a cropped denim bustier, while Laureen Uy is in her signature neon pops.

Flower Power
Julia Barretto is all dainty in this floral number.

Ericka Villongco sweetens up her Aztec-printed skirt with touches of lace and pinks. She tops it off with a floral headpiece.

Erin Torrejon mixes feminine (black flowy skirt) and masculine (motorcycle boots) details for an edgy look.

Vern Enciso is a hippie flower girl that’s reminiscent of the ‘70s.

Show Off Those LegsBianca Manalo is boho-sexy in a crocheted top worn over her maillot.

Divine Lee’s black and white ensemble stood out with her picks of leather shorts and sheer top.

Michelle Madrigal is all pumped up in black peep-toe booties.

Phoemela Baranda wears this season’s hottest shorts --- with peek-a-boo pockets!

Rissa Mananquil-Trillo’s scuba-inspired top shows that she’s ready to dance the night away.

Sanya Smith (with John Lloyd Cruz) goes for a fringe top and cycling shorts + short denim combo.

Nicole Anderson celebrates the evening with bright pieces that went well with the festive night.

Neutral Ladies
Both super models Apples Aberin and Tweetie de Leon-Gonzales are in dresses with classic cuts and hues. Thong flats are their footwear of choice for the night-long affair.

Singer Dev picks a black tunic dress as her canvass to highlight her bright colored accents, and red lips!

*Published last May 3, Friday, in Manila Bulletin Lifestyle Fashion section.

Presko Baby

It's summer all right, and kids like little J are raring to play—outdoors!  Good thing, there's Johnson's Baby products to keep him fresh all day long.  

Little J and I were invited to Johnson's Baby Presko Play event, but apparently, little J is too young to enjoy the activities prepared by the team.  But we still stayed for a few minutes to see what Johnson's prepared for that afternoon.

Selecta chocolate drinks were served—yummy!

You can have your photo taken for free, if you buy P60 worth of Johnson's products.  Not bad!

Left little J and our nanny to eat at Trellis, which was right across the event.  We always bring a bag of his toys to keep him pre-occupied.

Thanks to Azkals, football has been a trending topic, with kids learning to play the sport.  Futkal is one of those groups that are helping these kids get into the sport.  I kinda like the concept, wherein you can play football anywhere, even on the street.  Hence the name Futkal (football = Fut; kalye = street).  Here are the Futkaleros, ready to teach the kids how to play football:

Can't wait for little J to start "training" on his fave sport ;)

What I'm wearing: Loose cropped top; denim shorts, sequined floral oxfords.  All from Forever 21.
Thanks for the invite, J&J team :)

Water Baby

Our little J loves taking a bath.  He loves it all the more when he can stay in his little yellow bath tub.  So, last Holy Week (Black Saturday to be exact), we bought him this inflatable pool :D 

His smile is worth every centavo we spent ;)

If you're on the lookout for inflatable pools for kids, try getting this one.  I got the largest one, but it's still pretty small. You can inflate the bottom for a extra cushion.  Priced about P600.  Got him these colorful balls as well.  It's sold for P130 for 20 balls a pack.

It's also a great way to beat the scorching heat!  How about you?  How do you fight it off?