5th Edition of Diving and Resort Travel Expo (DRT Show) Held Again at SM Megamall

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Another must visit event is the largest expo of its kind in Asia as it is once again hosted at the megatrade hall of SM Megamall from September 6 to 8.

The expo gathered together diverse brands exhibiting products and services from both local and international sources like diving gear brands, dive agencies, and diving resorts. Plus a few organizations protecting the environment and creatures specific to be found at the many bodies of waters.

The DRT Show is also an opportunity to listen to professional speakers at seminars or talks scheduled at certain times within the 3-day event. Plus a look at the photo exhibit, or at the candidates of Miss Scuba Philippines.

Whether you are an experienced diver or not, the DRT Show allows you to see the possibilities of both being in the action itself ir just a spectator but advocating water sports or conservation.

See you there this year, and on the coming years.

An Afternoon of Pampering at Al Amirah Moroccan Bath & Spa

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Spas have continued to be among the Health and Wellness options that is being actively promoted as an attraction to boost  our campaign on Philippine tourism.

Well, why not? The country has a lot of them all over the busy cities and municipalities, and are naturally needed by most of us, if not all, to revitalize our otherwise lavishly unhealthy lifestyle of eat-all-you-cans, unlirice, buffets, milk teas, junk and instant food, and our dependence on escalators, elevators, taxis, Grab rides, home deliveries, online shopping, etc.

We simply are getting fat and lazy with all these convenience that our bodies, and minds, have lost the motivation to exert some muscles and keep our brain cells alive and functioning respectively.

Thus my wife and I are grateful we were given an opportunity to enjoy an afternoon of pampering with a Moroccan Bath plus a full body massage at Al Amirah Moroccan Bath & Spa just located near Timog Avenue in Quezon City!

Our Moroccan Bath consisted of three procedures. First of which was  with therapists bathing us with water and Savon Noir (black soap with Olive oil and berries), then steamed for 15 minutes inside a steam room. After that was the full body scrub bit only usimg the same black soap and not the coffee, salt or other alternatives normally done in the usual body scrubs.

The experience was refreshing though slightly amusing since you are wearing nothing but shorts while the therapist work on your entire body. My wife was just wearing a very skimpy and see-through panty, and yes no bra, so I could see her breasts fully exposed. Yup, we were bathed together inside the steam room, but separated during the last procedure of the Moroccan Bath.

Obviously I won't be able to post photos here since we were both almost naked. Those images of our bulging bodies may ruin your day. Hehehe...Yet, eventhough I want to, I can't bring cameras or smartphones inside the steam or body scrub rooms since steam and water would just ruin my gadgets, and not clear photos too.

After the Moroccan Bath, we also got to try their soothing Swedish full body massage which is anothet 1-hour of relaxing procedure. You choose among soft, medium or hard madsage and the therapist will customize her efforts based on your requests.

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This is not my first time to get a madsage so I could compare already, but the Moroccan Bath was also similar to another experience at a bigger spa. However, the modest Al Amirah already satisfied our needs to be pampered.

We saw ourselves a bit drowsy at the end since you will be tempted to sleep afterwards. The refreshing feeling makes you want to doze off to sleep the rest of the afternoon. You can see on my video interview with their staff that I was a bit sluggish since that was just minutes after the entire pampering process.

But I had to wake up because I'll be driving back home. Thanks to the house tea they offered at the end of the sessions that sort of brought us back to reality.

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Culinaire: Nth Time for Top Caterers of SMX to Flex Their Cuisines

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It's my nth time at SMX's Culinaire event. This time I was with Ferdinand Galdones Abejon of Missosology Philippines and Eventologie, as companion. There was supposed to be a third one, David Ferro of Happy Rich TV, but his previous event at Bonifacio Global City ended late, and we do all kmow the traffic situation in the metro. Going from BGC to MOA may be a bit challenging, that he could arrive when everyone else is about to go home.

As usuals, cocktails plus games and photo.ops for all the attendees of this special night when top caterers of SMX gather together again to impress our taste buds with bite-size samplers of their specialties, plus their decorative prowess to stimulate both vision and appetite.

Pigging out at SMX Culinaire event now with the theme of A Constellation of Culinary Wonders, thus the decors and table setup were out of this world as if reaching for the stars.

We actually posted a lot of photos and videos on our Facebook page so please just search for them.

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As always, busog to the max from all the delectable food samplers from the top partner caterers of SMX. I would hate being on the last if the list since being full already would influence our decision on the taste.

But they never fail to satisfy my craving from the first until the last in line. My strategy is to collect them all first, or at least three or four (when their presentation is too big to fit in our table), before trying out the samplers.

Without any doubt, these caterers made extra efforts to become stand outs but still Juan Carlo emerged as the most highly recognized by getting the most awards. Followed by The Creamery, who is quite new among them but has already been given recognition from last year's Culinaire run.

Naturally, there's entertainment provided by Opus One all-male singing group, and raffle prizes for all attendees except media since we got our invites as complimentary, and if there was an opening message from SMX's head honcho, there will also be a closing remarks by the next in line.

Flex ko lang my winged selfie during the Culinaire at SMX, it's the backdrop of one if the cocktail providers that gave us an ending activity before calling it complete for the night.

Again, with so many food samplers from more than a dozen partner caterers of SMX, I thought I'll be having a hard time getting off the ground, but I actually felt like in cloud nine so I swooped like crazy on the roads going back home.

Yup, it felt like flying back to my nest together with the stuffed toys I brought back home from the event.

For the many videos from the event, please check our official Facebook page to view them, including my personal page since a blogger's experience is taken on a personal and intimate perspective, both close to the heart, and in this case, even to the stomach.

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