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Sunday, February 1, 2015

AllHome Grand Opening: Another Huge One-Stop Shop Opens in Daang Hari, Vista City

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Your friendly neighborhood Pambansang Blogger ng Pilipinas was recently invited to attend the grand opening of another AllHome store located along Daang Hari Molino Bacoor, Cavite - the perfect location that guarantees convenience for the thriving residential areas of Las Piñas, Cavite, San Pedro and Muntinlupa. This new AllHome store is actually located within Vista Land's most ambitious real estate development - Vista City, 1,500-hectare masterplan that is envisioned to become the country’s premiere metropolis.

Vista City is home to a wide range of lifestyle and leisure areas: The Evia Lifestyle center, Fenbrook gardens, University town, IT parks, business districts, hotels as well as expanding residential areas such as Britanny’s Portofino, Crown Asia’s Ponticelli and Camella’s Cerritos. It’s the perfect place for every modern Filipino family.

The grand opening of currently the biggest AllHome store was led by no less than former Senator and business tycoon Manny Villar and her daughter Camille Villar, along with the other management team of AllHome, who all participated in the ribbon cutting ceremonies as well as the ceremonial toast during the short program held immediately after. A mass was also held earlier before the ribbon cutting and blessing, and the guests were treated to a sumptuous lunch after the program.

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Admittedly, we all know motels still have that awful misconception of being a "quickie" spot where couples could sneak in a few hours of intimacy. Many would either grin or give out a naughty smile every time one person utters the name "Victoria Court." I guess their logo could also mean something quite provocative as if asking everyone to keep mum about something meant to remain unspoken or a secret.

This is why some people are still trying to avoid being seen anywhere within the areas of similar motels since there are people who are still living in the old days. The kinky photo-shoots done on the Victoria Court motels was not a big help either. Imagine scantily-clad women posing provocatively for the camera - that's going to be frowned by conservative individuals who grew up in a family that's still tied up with our less liberal culture.

Maybe the horny men are feasting their eyes on the almost naked ladies but it didn't really help the image of Victoria Court to attract decent couples, barkadas and families who just want to spend the night at their regular rooms or celebrate a party at one of their themed rooms. I guess the target market of Victoria Court are still those people who want to explore more the sensual sides of their personalities.

Not too many are aware that Victoria Court has quite a number of suites that boasts of luxurious themes to hold special occasions for a variety of possibilities like role-playing parties where everyone can dress up as their favorite characters from a Hollywood movie, superhero comic book or sci-fi or fantasy novel. As one of their slogan dictates, this is the place where you can party beyond the ordinary.

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I'm one of the many restaurant customers who would call for a reservation only to find out on the day of our visit that my reservation was not recorded appropriately. Sometimes the restaurant would expect a "Rose" or a female customer instead. I know my name sounds like a girl's name (I get that all the time) but I'm not really sure if my voice sounds female as well.

The very first time I tried reserving through phone was for a fine dining restaurant in Makati so my wife and I could celebrate a special occasion. But when we got to the restaurant, our name was not there. It turned out that the phone number on their Facebook page or web site was the number at their head office, and not of the restaurant. When the restaurant finally got the confirmation of the reservation by calling their head office, the crew directly conversed with my wife thinking she was the one who made the reservation since "Ross" is a name mistaken a lot for a lady. You could probably imagine how long it actually took before we finally got a seat.

Here comes Eat Out Manila with a solution. Their web site and equivalent mobile app will let you reserve seats at your favorite restaurants with just a few clicks and in real time. You no longer need to call only to get frustrated since, most of the time, nobody is answering on the other end.

Apparently, similar platform has been available for several years already in other countries, but it is only recently that Manila will get to experience the smoothest way to book a reservation using our Android or iOS smartphones and tablets (or phablets) with just a few taps, a swipe and an e-mail confirmation courtesy of Eat Out Manila.