TOMS: Artists Holds Silent Auction

You know about TOMS when I wrote about them on this article. They're still doing good deeds these days by collaborating with young and rising Filipino talents. They commissioned Bambina Jacinto, Carlo Ongchangco, David Bonifacio, Gil Angelo Ibe, Nicole Wisenhunt, Lilianna Manahan and Nix Alanon to create one of a kind pieces so they can have it in a silent auction for the benefit of their chosen charities. They used their own chosen mediums plus pairs of TOMS canvass shoes so they could whip up these gorgeous looking pairs of shoes for this exhibit that will run until May 13, 2015.

Bambina Jacinto is an art curator, painter and visual artist. She's also a member of Slate Manila. She did 2 pairs, one is Blue China which was inspired by fine china. The other is called Full Bloom which is inspired by spring. She's going to give the proceeds of these shoes to CRIBS Foundation.

This one's Carlo Ongchangco. He's a painter and a visual artist. He made two pairs as well. One is called Being Silly which is inspired by a normal day of a child. The other one is called Happy Life, inspired by smiles and a happy life. He'll be donating the proceeds to Real Life Foundation which caters to street children and how to get them education.

This guy is David Bonifacio. He's a social entrepreneur, artist and poet. He was inspired of escapes while on a trip. He likes the quiet life, away from everything. He's donating the proceeds of this auction to Real Life Foundation too.

This graphic artist and illustrator is Gil Angelo Ibe. He's a top digital artist and recognized by idesign.co.uk. He was inspired by "insignificant ideas" in making this pair. He's donating the proceeds of this to PAWS, a non governmental organization that cares for the welfare of animals in the Philippines.

Nicole Wisenhunt is a very successful jewelry and accessory designer. She's in top international fashion magazines and she made these with inspiration from spring and disco. She also wants to donate the proceeds of this to PAWS.

She's Lilianna Manahan. A young artist from Studio Magee, Hive and an apprentice of Kenneth Cobunpue. She was inspired by table top creatures and hammered brass in making these pairs. She's donating the proceeds to Fairplay For All. It's a foundation that helps children from Payatas, making opportunities for the kids no matter what economic condition they may be.

He's Nix Alanon. He's a very successful interior designer. He was inspired by Marble and Wood to make these pieces. He's donating the proceeds of these shoes to Tulay ng Kabataan Foundation which caters to less fortunate children in Manila. 

If you're interested to see the exhibit, please do not hesitate to visit them at the 3rd Floor of SM Aura Premier. They will only be there until the 13th of May and will be ending the silent auction until then. You are going to get one of a kind pieces that are made by real deal artists. You'll also be helping their chosen charities in the process so don't hesitate to bid if you're thinking about it. TOMS and these artists would really love your help!

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Auctioneer Group Harringtons' Lifestyle Auction

I've been in tons of expo's and art events that I've probably seen them all. With the turnout of thousands I'm sure there's always someone and somebody that hoards pieces because they usually run out of the ones I like in seconds. Deals don't come often but I think there's big news about Harringtons that would definitely make enthusiasts rush to Rockwell Tent in Rockwell Drive in Makati. It's going to happen this April 6, that's a Sunday from 10AM to 7PM in the evening.

A preview will also happen on April 5, Saturday from 10AM to 7PM so if you want to get a glimpse of what they have in store, you might want to go there early. I heard they are coming out with paintings by top Filipino artists, sculptures, art installations, furniture, luxury cars and a lot more more. For sure there will be a wide assortment of junkets and trinkets to find on this weekend!

Here are some really good ones that have been confirmed to be at stake in the auction

This is Jewelry designed by the one and only Anita Del Rosario. It's beautiful!

This is an artwork by famed Filipino artist Arturo Luz. He's pretty well known around the world and if you get this piece, you'll be part of the few who will get to own one. Will you let this slip your collection?

Shiny, lustrous and gorgeous chandeliers by designer Gabby Barredo. Everything is going to be priced reasonable because this is their first salvo. So what are you waiting for? If you are interested to bid, you may register on both dates right on the venue... or contact HMR at 5486900 local 6962 for more details. Oh wait, here's one more!

A medical doctor made this, Toribio Herrera. He was featured by a Harvard Phd holder Rodolfo Paras-Perez which made his artwork known internationally. Will you let this piece escape your hands? Then do the right thing and check it out during the viewing, it'll be the best advice you'll ever get from me as an art enthusiast! I think the last time I checked I have taste.  :)

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Silent Auction In Trinoma

There is joy in giving. With the recent plight of our countrymen in the Visayas region, both whom have been victims of the huge earthquake in Bohol; and typhoon Yolanda who's ravaged several provinces in that area, Ayala Malls wanted to give more to rebuild their homes and community.

Up for grabs are items from the best fashion and beauty brands and much more. This will be held on December 19, 2013 - thats this Thursday 5PM at the 4th Floor Cinema Lobby in TriNoma, EDSA corner North Avenue, Quezon City. 

Rowena Tomeldan of Ayala Malls, Thelma San Juan of PDI and Citcit Sioson of Look Magazine.

This event is brought to you by AYALA Malls, in cooperation with Look Magazine, Inquirer Lifestyle and AYALA Foundation.

I'll be there too, so I hope yo see you on Thursday! :) 

Update: I'm here now in the auction and am really excited about the items I did bid on.. Hope to win some of them! :)

I would have bid on those Sebago shoes but it's gonna be a tight fit at size 10.

This Apple TV is also a steal at 2,495, hope no one bids over my price.

This shirt and pants is a little procey for me but since it is for charity, who cares right? 

A quartet of Philippine Madrigal Singers were there too to sing lovely Christmas Songs during the launch!

Hurry shoppers! You gotta run to trinoma because this will only last until December 22! Just proceed to the Cinema Lobby right beside the carousel.

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Auction Safety

Getting your gadgets and things these days actually would mean you have to spend a lot. It takes time to save and when you save enough a new model comes in and literally made your savings useless. There are times I actually even join auction sites in the premise of getting a great deal with a few pennies. I won a couple of times but decided to just claim them on a later date. Some of my friends frequent that site but complained they never got the items they won but I never listened. True enough, that auction site wasn't accessible after a few weeks and closed down. They've got our items and credits and went bankrupt. I should have listened and made my research first. With that experience I thought I would never even believe anymore with penny auctions until I heard of a great company. I've never even heard of dealfun.com complaints and I'm really inching to be a member of reputable sites like these. The choices of products are so many. I love how they even have high ticket items on their auctions. This is just exciting!


We all have on line transactions and we try to learn one day at a time but it doesn't mean we lose trust in it. We just have to be safe in doing it. Make sure we also research first before we get into something like this. It is imperative that we heed to the experiences of other people. It's one way of learning how to get you out of harms way if there are some unscrupulous individuals out there. Make sure you get the best and the one you can trust. After all, its money we are talking about here.

UNICEF: Auction for Action

Guys and gals; this week, God has been really good to me. I get to help people with what I do and it is somehow, in someway very fulfilling. This is another one so if you can or know some people who would want to help through this event, please do.

On May 25, 2011 there will be a charity auction of these great works of art! All of these are made by the best of the best Philippine design world and they all wanted to help raise funds for UNICEF. They have been helping mothers and kids for a long time now and they need our help. Ms. Daphne Osena - Paez of http://daphneosena.livejournal.com/ is heading this cause. She's also the Auction for action Founder and host for the event. Please make sure you bookmark this URL www.ebay.ph/unicef which will go live on May 25. The auction is open to everyone from anywhere in the world.

If you want to know what's up for auction, here's some of them.

“the response from artists has been very encouraging, to say the least. It feels incredible to be able to work with such prominent artists for a worthwhile cause. I’m a great fan of
their work, but now I’m in even greater awe of their kindness and generosity. They put a lot of love and devote a lot of time into everything they create, so I know that beyond the beautiful art piece, the artists are really sharing a part of themselves with UNICEF.“ -Daphne Osena-Paez

Make sure you participate in this auction okay? I'm also counting on the readers that I have in the US, please help!

WINILA Just Got Better: It's WINILA CITY!

WINILA just got better! From doing the best auction site in the Philippines (WINILA.COM), the people behind WINILA just launched WINILA CITY. Now you'll get the chance to have the best deals in local bars, restaurants, stores and spas nationwide!

How does it work? It's so easy!

1. Go to their website http://www.winilacity.com/ and click on SIGNUP.

Create your login credentials and indicate your acccount details.

2. Make sure you indicate your billing/shipping addresses, you can store different ones on your account.

3. Shop til you drop! You can view and track your orders on the site.

* If the minimum number of people on the offer has been met, the deal would be ON and you'll get the voucher the next day. If not then no one gets the deal and you won't be charged anything on your account.

4. GET IT FOR FREE! If you invite your friends and three of them get the same deal, yours would be free!

Now isn't that a good thing?!











Not only that! Here is the pièce de résistance! If you register now, you'll get a chance to win a MACBOOK AIR! Wherelse can you get more than 50% off on your favorite places and services enjoyed within the limits of the city!


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I already won a couple of times in WINILA.COM, you could be next! Now that WINILACITY.COM is here, there will be more discounts and prizes to be won! Join now!


P.S. Watch out for my blog contest soon as your friends from WINILA, WINILACITY and KUMAGCOW throws away 1000 pesos worth of pancake house gift certificates! Don't worry it's going to be easy! =)

You Can WINILA For Free!

Check out the free auctions by WINILA!

Funny but it shouldn't be a secret anymore. WINILA actually gives chance for people to try out auctions for free! I won 50 free bids a few weeks ago and that was all for free. Yeah I'm telling the truth! I didn't have to spend a single cent to win it. All you need to do is register here and get your clickers ready so you can outwit, outplay and outlast the other bidders online!

If you want to win premium items from their auction you can also purchase bids online! See the price list here:

I won 50 bids through the free auction so it was like I won 500 pesos! I would love to have the chance to win IPAD's and other gadgets so I better buy more credits instead! With those 50 bids plus the one I plan to buy I'm surely gonna win more items this time. I won 500 GC's for Max's Restaurant and 500 worth of Smart Prepaid load the last time I used 20 bids so this is definitely going to be a better haul for me imagine that!

See just how much savings you can get by participating in these free auctions? If you are still having some problems understanding how it works there are free Fun Auctions you can participate in. You won't get the cars or high priced items but you can hone your bidding capabilities through this auction system. Familiarize yourself on how to do this on their new rules too. It was a lot harder to bid for items a few months ago because they had a 20 second reset time each time someone bids; but today it's just 10 seconds. It's going to be more exciting and exhilarating since auctions will end faster and keep you on your toes.

BOOOM!!!

Then just like that I won BARNEY and his Friends!

See? I think I'm an expert now at WINILA (you could be one too!) and pretty soon I'll win some more auctions and get that cool gadget I'm wishing for! I want an IPAD so bad I'll try and get it real soon!

You will also get an email notification if you win an auction so you are sure that you'll never miss something that you won even if you leave the website!


See what it feels like to be a winner?! I know right?! Go ahead and put http://www.winila.com/ on your browsers and join now! I wouldn't waste the opportunity to win stuff for free! Yes, You Can WIN in WINILA, shop, dine and relax for FREE! =)