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In the midst of work stress, how does one say no to an invitation to join a shopping race during the Great Singapore Sale? Well, one simply doesn’t! So when Philippine Star’s Ana Kalaw invited me to be her partner as one half of the team to represent Philippines for the 4th annual Great Singapore Sale Shopping Challenge, I cleared my schedule pronto, work obligations notwithstanding.

The Great Singapore Sale Shopping Challenge aims to highlight the Great Singapore Sale as one of the best shopping festivals in the regions, and to showcase Singapore as a shopper’s paradise. There was a total of 21 teams from 13 countries participating. Each team was given S$1,000 shopping money in the form of a MasterCard prepaid card. The team that completes the Challenge and has the biggest dollar savings wins. If the sheer number of participants was not enough to put on the pressure, the long list of rules and regulations made it even more daunting! The challenge required us to purchase at least one item from the 5 participating malls (The Hereen Shops, Plaza Singapure, Millenia Walk, Vivo City, and Wisma Atria), and one item from 12 product categories ranging from Ladies’ Apparel and Jewelry, to Food, Electronics, and Toys, in three hours max, using the S$1,000 that were given to us in the form of a MasterCard prepaid card. Team members were not allowed to split up for the duration of the race, and we had to lug whatever we bought along with us. I was expecting that we would get to keep our purchases during the race but the grand prize of 1,000 Singapore dollars (S$1 = about P31) gave Ana and I even more motivation to win!

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Guess what I did? We went on The Today Show last Friday!!! Yep, I’m in NY, NY…baby! My friends and I wanted to be one of those peeps you see at the side of the Today Show square but we came late so we were far from the bars…but being the intrepid Pinoys that we are (who are used to being in lines and crowds) we slowly inched our way forward as some of the locals started giving up…and it certainly paid off…we got to see Zac Efron up close!!!

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A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of being invited to the launch of Belo Essentials, a skin whitening product line created by Intelligent Skin Care Incorporated, an affiliate of the Belo Medical Group. The event was held in the private sanctuary of Dr. Vicky Belo in Makati. As soon as Cherry and I stepped out of our ride, white uniformed servers met us with hot towels and welcome drinks. I knew this was going to be an interesting event.

After everyone got their fill of the wonderful food—wagyu sirloin steak, no less, prepared by Margarita Fores of Pepato—Dr. Belo and daughter Cristalle gave us a short introduction about Belo Essentials.

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Can’t get enough of your local celebs? The special issue features Judy Ann Santos on the cover, and deservedly so. The day we shot the cover was the first time I saw her in person. Granted she already had makeup on, she really has blossomed into some kind of wonderful. We wanted her face to be the center of attention so we opted for “simple” styling. Green dress from MANGO, gold earrings from CRU.

See who made it to the list! Grab a copy of Yes! 100 Most Beautiful Stars, out now in newsstands, P150.

*This article has been edited on July 31, 2007.

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