The season of joy is near! With the number of COVID cases going down, we can all look forward to Christmas with newfound excitement and giddy anticipation! Of course, we should still celebrate with caution, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a great time with our loved ones. With fun tech like augmented reality, we can rediscover our favorite SM mall, meet friends, shop to our heart’s delight, and play games with loved ones without leaving our homes! 


How? SM Supermalls has come up with the awesome virtual ChristmaSaya Village to bring everyone together. Read on and find out all the fun things you can enjoy in this delightful tech experience. 


  • Reimagined Christmas shopping and dining. Imagine that you can shop and visualize products in real-time from the comfort of your own home. Sounds awesome, right? You can do just that with SM ChristmaSaya Village! First, register online at smchristmasayavillage.ph to join this awesome augmented reality shopping experience from November 22 – December 25. You can create your own avatar, e-meet fellow shoppers and SM ambassadors, and enjoy bonding time with your family and friends while playing fun games.  SM’s ChristmaSaya Village lets you immerse in virtual Christmas zones — from dining to shopping!


  • Festive Christmas centerpieces and a fun play area. Even when you’re staying at home, you can still enjoy SM Supermalls’ merry and bright Christmas centerpieces at the virtual ChristmaSaya Village. But of course, nothing beats seeing the real thing -- the sparkle, the colorful lights, and the dazzling size of these centerpieces! So, if you’re going to be shopping at SM, be sure to stop by and see them in person and take photos with family and friends to capture the joyous moment. Be enthralled by the 32-feet Christmas tree centerpiece at SM City Clark Pampanga, be giddy with excitement over SM Aura’s romance-themed centerpiece featuring regal swans and gorgeous red trees and be spellbound by the magical Christmas garden with a 45-foot Christmas tree surrounded by multi-colored butterflies at SM Megamall. 


  • Exciting prizes, deals, and discounts. While exploring key areas, shoppers can find and collect coins in random gift boxes, which they can use to redeem vouchers based on the equivalent value of your coins. Use these vouchers for your Christmas shopping, have fun, and win more – the sky’s the limit!


The pandemic may have changed the way we traditionally celebrate Christmas but with innovations like ChristmaSaya Village from SM, there are now so many fun things we can do with friends and families even we’re not physically together! We may be apart, but let’s find ways to come together and bask in hope, joy, and love during this most wonderful time of the year! 



SM implements strict #SafeMallingAtSM protocols nationwide and offers an equally convenient online shopping option with the SM Malls Online app on Google Play or App Store. For more information, visit www.smsupermalls.com and follow @smsupermalls on all social media accounts.



Registration link https://smchristmasayavillage.ph and mechanics to visit this link for full mechanics https://gosm.link/SMChristmaSayaFB



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There is nothing quite like the joy that the Christmas season brings!
And SM is spreading even more good vibes and Christmas cheer as it unveils its newest holiday video, Ngayong Pasko, ChristmaSaya sa which you can watch  here 
 
The 45-second heartwarming video, which aptly plays a re-arranged rendition of the Boyfriends’ iconic Sumayaw, Sumunod, shows split screens of families and friends happily celebrating, dining, or shopping from home via the SM Malls Online app
or at SM malls, signaling that we now have many safe options to enjoy the holidays this year.
As quarantine restrictions have eased, SM malls are ready to welcome us back with safety measures in place to ensure everyone’s safety and well-being. As one of the first establishments to acquire the Safety Seal in all its malls nationwide,
SM ensures that all its malls are regularly cleaned and sanitized.
 
 All SM employees are: Fully vaccinated and all health protocols of the IATF and the LGUs are strictly implemented for everyone’s safety.
 
For many of us who missed the incomparable taste of piping hot specialty dishes such as ramen or paella when dining out,
SM’s new video shows us that, with social distancing measures in place, one can safely dine at one’s favorite restaurants, indoor or al fresco  This is also the
perfect time to Christmas shop for those high value gifts that are best bought in mall,  such as gadgets and phones at Cyberzone where a salesperson can explain
the latest hi-tech features to you, smart appliances that require a personal tutorial and – last but not least- shoes! One is never sure what shoes chosen online will
look like when they are delivered, while a trip to an SM Mall offers an endless variety of choices you can try on for that perfect comfort fit.  


If you opt to stay at home this season, SM’s ChristmaSaya video shows you can complete our gift list from home through
the SM Store Gift Registry and the SM Malls Online app. It’s easy! Just ask family and friends to register via The SM Store Gift Registry (https://www.thesmstore.com/pages/gift-registry
and come up with their wishlists which can be shared   through SMS, Viber, Facebook, or email.
Plus, it comes with exclusive perks such as free delivery and free wrapping of gifts. You can take the kids with you to pick the gifts up at the curbside, too.
 
So, whether you’re celebrating Christmas from home or getting into the festive spirit by marveling at the dazzling decor at the malls, joyfully embrace the season and have a festive celebration with your loved ones, as SM’s new video happily sings:
Sumayaw, sumunod ka sa indak ng panahon, makisama, mag enjoy ka ngayon! 
 
SM implements strict #SafeMallingAtSM protocols nationwide and offers an equally convenient online shopping option with
the SM Malls Online app on Google Play or App Store. To know more, visit www.smsupermalls.com and follow @smsupermalls on all social media accounts.




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In the thriving center of Caloocan City, a grand mall has found a new beginning. SM City Grand Central, once a defining shopping destination in the city, is opening its doors this November 26, 2022, Friday at 2pm to a new shopping generation. 


The brand-new SM City Grand Central is nothing short of spectacular. The sprawling SM Store and SM Supermarket, speak of the grandness the mall takes pride on. It has 6 levels of top-notch stores, trendy shops and multi-cuisine restaurants that signal the rising demand for global tastes.



Connecting the mall with the rest of the city is the LRT Monumento Station. A central station that welcomes a booming influx of commuters, office workers and families passing through. Grab-to-go shops of fast food, cafés, bakeries and pasalubong stores line the station, offering commuters a quick refreshing break in between train rides.




Level 4 is a wonderland for gamers and techies with Cyberzone offering a myriad of gadget and computer shops. The cinema is also featured on this level alongside a food court that boasts of innumerable flavor choices. 





Top off a day of shopping at Level 5 where a sprawling outdoor terrace of greens offers a space of calm. Lush greeneries intersect with cafés, restaurants, and yes, a chapel for anyone seeking a spiritual retreat.


Come and experience the renewed pride and grandness of SM City Grand Central. Holding its reign once again as the grand shopping destination in Caloocan City and the rest of Camanava.





 

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Hi, 

I've never posted a blog for a 2 years now and I don't know if someone is reading this. My name is Mary Rose Banzon a digital creator, a dreamer, a ocean lover and a vlogger. I have been lost for a lot of years since I graduated high school. You might also feel this way when you don't know what course or degree you want on college, some are lucky that at early age they already know that they destined to do this or that. I was lost that I took up tourism so random and live with it. I got scared and feel not belong so I learned how to put on makeup bcoz I know that I dont have a perfect skin. I never thought that I was meant to be here. I was known as a happy girl who jokes around and make people smile.




I don't want to share my struggles in life and people will start to pity me. I don't wanna be labeled as a lonely kid infront of everybody. I got a scholarship in college and work in the university library for a free tuition fee for 3 years to help my parents. I'm super happy that I get to do that and I love talking to different people all the time. 




After college, my goal is to just have a job and make my parents proud for earning money. I was happy at first when I got my first job as a Social Media Executive I never thought that blogging will lead me to get a job. At first i was happy and made a lot of friends and learn a lot! 




I lost my job after 3 months bcoz of cost cutting. I was devastated and I'm afraid to take a risk again. But I need to work to make my parents proud...that's my reason all the time. I thought office work and the social media/marketing industry is what I want because I love blogging but I guess I only stayed because of the money I get from it. I know that you earn more here in the philippines when you work on your desk and infront of a computer for 9 hours. I spent all my money buying food that I never get to try before. I spent every pesos on eating the food that I can afford now.



Then I got job again then resign and got a job again and resign. I cried every night, every morning and everyday and I hope someone could ask me that time if I'm okay that people will genuinely ask me about my day and about how I feel. I am drowning on my own emotions and I can't breathe anymore. I always go to work feeling tired, lonely, unhappy and unmotivated like every step feels so heavy to take in.  You know why?




Because I'm LOST! I'm like a kid wandering and lost in a place that full of loneliness and I don't know if I can get out or see the way out in here. The longer I stayed the heavier it's feels and my mind and body can't take it anymore. I know that I'm not happy with everything and still I was pushing myself to go to work and let myself suffer in pain everyday trying to impress everyone and trying to not dissapoint me and my parents...until I lose myself in the process of trying. I WANT TO ESCAPE!!

I stopped working and decided to work for different brands as a digital creator full time. I didn't earn much and I don't have a full time salary. Sometimes I didnt earn for few months and people who I love start talking that it's worthless and that I'm just wasting my time. And I agree eventhough I'm happy creating content ...I decided to find a job again and tried everything to be okay.



I have suffered from depression and tried to kill myself by overdosing to pills. The pain is unbearable thinking that killing myself will stop the pain forever.....until I wake up next morning alive again. God, saved me again! I don't know his plans for me and my faith in him that time is weak. My depression got even worst that my health is at stake, I can't sleep, I can't eat and I'm having too much breakouts that only makeup can hide. I can't go out without full makeup bcoz I don't want people to see the true me and not respect me because I'm not pretty. 




What was the hardest part? I'M FIGHTING IT ALONE. NO ONE UNDERSTANDS ME AND NO ONE HELD MY HANDS IN THE PROCESS. Yes, I'm used to be alone that I can do alot of things on my own but I guess I need someone to help me in healing myself. I just need someone to mentally support me and encourage me. I can only feel pain and I have to fight the demon inside me everyday. 




I realize that day on my last suicide attempt that I always wake up  because I have something amazing planned for me. And that day...I hold on to god, I prayed and he gave me hope to start a new life somewhere away. He made my long dreams come true.




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Throwback to my adventure trip at my own province last July, We visited this place called San Rafael River Adventure located at Brgy. Talacsan, San Rafael Bulacan. This place is being known as one of the expensive resorts in Bulacan with great accommodation, great view and superb activities that they offer. I'll show you around the resort! 
The Swimming falls which located near Editha's Restaurant and near our Kubo accommodation
Editha's Restaurant
Kubo with Room Accommodation (P800/per pax)
By the way, You can bring your own food inside and you can also do barbecues since they have a grille available inside. 
The famous infinity pool overlooking the view of San Rafael River. 

Floating pool located on the river (Scary but super fun worth trying)
To tell you the truth? It was scary at first since you'll be at the river but inside this floating pool and its deep daw. Luckily, we have life vest for everyone who wants to try it. (Disclaimer: I know how to swim but I'm really scared haha)

The Relaxing spot with heart breaking quotes around (I forgot the name of this spot haha)
Super relaxing to stay here overlooking the long view of San Rafael river and a bali inspired place talaga.
Free Kayaking for all guest. 
I don't really know how to manage this thing so we always get stuck in waterlily's so I decided to give all the work on Jb (my brother) since we can cooperate with each other (teamwork is not waving). I always shout and maneuver on the wrong side haha
Inflatable Pool and slide inside the river
After this slide my short are super ripped at the back (Its already ripped in front) and my butt is waving to everyone lol but its okay (parang hindi naman ako nagbibikini kaloka)

I really enjoyed this place eventhough it's rainy season you will enjoy every activities that they offer. It's expensive if you wish to stay at the glass cabins but if you just want to stay there for a day or just with your jowa or friends, you can just get the Kubo with room or Glamping tents. 

Accommodations:

Glass VillaOvernight Tour: PHP 24,000.00 net
Day/Night Tour: Php 12,000 net

Glass Tree HouseOvernight Tour: PHP 15,000.00 net
Day/Night Tour: Php 7,500 net

Stilt Glass CabinOvernight Tour: PHP 25,000.00 net
Day/Night Tour: 12,500 net

Stilt Glass CottageOvernight Tour: PHP 15,000.00 net
Day/Night Tour: Php 7,500 net

Glass CottageOvernight Tour: PHP 10,000.00 net
Day/Night Tour: Php 5,000 net

Glass Bamboo HutOvernight Tour: PHP 11,000.00 net
Day/Night Tour: Php 6,000 net

Regular GlampingOvernight Tour: PHP 3,600.00 net
Day/Night Tour: Php 2,100 net

Kubo Cottage750/pax minimum of 6pax from 7:30am - 6:00pm

Kubo Cottage with Bed800/pax minimum of 6pax from 7:30am - 6:00pm
For photos visit here: http://sanrafaelriveradventure.com/rates-accommodation/

How to get here:
If you don’t like to use the North Luzon Expressway to go to San Rafael River Adventure, don’t fret. There’s another route!
The Route from NLEX Balintawak Toll Plaza to San Rafael River Adventure, Bulacan.

Here are the driving directions:

1. From NLEX Balintawak Toll Plaza to Balagtas Exit, continue straight to Bustos via Plaridel Bypass Rd. take a left turn at Gen. Alejo
2. Follow the road to Bustos Municipal Hall then turn right going to Baliuag via Bustos bridge
3. Then turn right going to Brgy Talacsan via Baliuag San Rafael Rd.

WATCH MY BLOG ABOUT THIS RESORT HERE: 

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Have you been to abandoned places before? If you didn't know, my mom and my dad is working in a airline company since I was a kid and I even sleep at the airport to wait for my mom to finish at work. In line with that, I visited this place in Candaba, Pampanga where you can see the abandoned Cebu pacific aircraft and I think its a picture perfect spot. 



 Located: Brgy. Paligue, Candaba Pampanga

 This aircraft are from Cebu Pacific Airlines and it's abandoned at the side of the road. If you are from Candaba or near towns you'll probably recognize this spot or probably visited this one. Some of the parts (Engine, Wings and etc.,) of the aircraft are around the area near the huge aircraft. Before, you can see two aircraft abandoned in this spot and I don't know what happened with the other one. Inside you can see a plywood covering the inside of the aircraft but peeking through the holes you can actually see the chairs and even the trolley that Cabin crew use when serving food for the passengers. It's been a dream for me to be a Cabin crew that's why I love aircraft like this. Whenever I see airplanes from the sky or actually traveling by air I always feel so happy, excited and I'm really happy that I visited this place.

You can also take photos from the perfect view of Mount Arayat by the side of this aircraft. I just wish that they could take care of the place since I've seen trashes and garbage around. Nevertheless, If you want to visit this place for you Instagram OOTD or photo shoots, its pretty near manila and near bulacan. (Near this aircraft theirs a store we're you can get Lugaw, Tofu, and Halo-Halo so you can also eat after a long time taking photos)
Tag me if you visited this place: 
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