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Reminisce the Coco Banana era, the disco place in the ’70s, when Robinsons Place Manila, located in the heart of Ermita, goes “retro” every Thursday starting July 18.

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It’s that time of the year again, when Manila’s most stylish have an excuse to dress to the nines and attend possibly the most anticipated fashion party of the year: the Preview Best Dressed Ball.

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In the cusp between our early 20s and late 70s, so are memories. Making them, however–whether we remember them or not–is an infinite endeavor.
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From the noisy Coco Banana kingdom in Malate, Ernest has found his universe in a patch of greenery outside Metro Manila where he continues to create excitement.
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Once, I roamed around faraway lands for more than one year on a super-extended date. I went broke but it was six of the happiest seasons of my life.

Traveling alone and dating myself have always been the two meaningful rituals that repair and re-create my sanity.
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Reminisce the Coco Banana era, the disco place in the ’70s, when Robinsons Place Manila, located in the heart of Ermita, goes “retro” every Thursday starting July 18.

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It’s that time of the year again, when Manila’s most stylish have an excuse to dress to the nines and attend possibly the most anticipated fashion party of the year: the Preview Best Dressed Ball.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135892 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1128459 [AuthorName] => Anne Bella [SectionName] => YStyle [SectionUrl] => ystyle [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 33786 [Title] => Ernest Santiago: A life of giving [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-12-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 372568 [Title] => A concert for a cause and Metro Society's 2nd anniversary bash [Summary] => The Seventh Day Adventist of Capitol Center Youth Organization , in cooperation with the SDACC Philanthropic Department, will hold a fund-raising concert (a repeat of the very successful one held sometime October of last year) for the benefit the youth organization's various community outreach programs such as medical, dental and feeding.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134444 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1359866 [AuthorName] => INTO THE SCENE By Han Kintanar [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 302101 [Title] => Art as provocative vision [Summary] => On the invitation, it looked simple enough: "Bea Zobel Jr. invites you to a preview of [In]Visible, featuring the works of Filipino artist Gabriel Barredo." What it didn’t say was that this was a classic example of "irresistible force meets immovable object," as here, we had two very stubborn individuals coming together. And I use stubborn without its pejorative connotation; in this case, we can be thankful that such obstinate characters exist, clinging to their respective hopes and visions.
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In the cusp between our early 20s and late 70s, so are memories. Making them, however–whether we remember them or not–is an infinite endeavor.
[DatePublished] => 2005-02-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133192 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804717 [AuthorName] => Celine Lopez [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266103 [Title] => The importance of being Ernest Santiago [Summary] => Sitting as a judge at the Philippine Fashion Design Competition is fun. Specially if you’re seated beside Ernest Santiago, the venerable and vivacious fashion great. If the Manila fashion scene has been very tame the past decade, it’s because Ernest has left it for greener pastures – quite literally.

From the noisy Coco Banana kingdom in Malate, Ernest has found his universe in a patch of greenery outside Metro Manila where he continues to create excitement.
[DatePublished] => 2004-10-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Fashion and Beauty [SectionUrl] => fashion-and-beauty [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229954 [Title] => Art patron Bea Zobel Jr. feeds her faith and starves her doubt [Summary] => Art for All is the spirit that drives Bea Zobel Jr. to be a trustee in the Metropolitan Museum. As treasurer and member of the board of directors, Bea concentrates on fund-raising events. With much enthusiasm, our bachelorette wants others to know how vital it is to nurture our culture.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135577 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1154514 [AuthorName] => Aurora Diaz-Wilson [SectionName] => Lifestyle Business [SectionUrl] => business-life [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 228982 [Title] => Single ‘blissfulness’ [Summary] => Whenever I feel half-dead or brain-fagged, which is most of the time, I rush to go on a date with the person I love most. Myself.

I am a consummate loner and I relish dating myself. And if my schedule allows it, I travel.

Once, I roamed around faraway lands for more than one year on a super-extended date. I went broke but it was six of the happiest seasons of my life.

Traveling alone and dating myself have always been the two meaningful rituals that repair and re-create my sanity.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357240 [AuthorName] => Ibarra C. Mateo [SectionName] => Allure [SectionUrl] => allure [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 152093 [Title] => Si Kaye Abad ang bida! [Summary] => Hindi mapasusubalian na si Kaye Abad ang bida sa pelikulang Batas Ng Lansangan, sila ni Fernando Poe, Jr.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135473 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1786987 [AuthorName] => Veronica R. Samio [SectionName] => PSN Showbiz [SectionUrl] => showbiz [URL] => ) ) )
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