TOPAZ HORIZON

It's OPM Night tonight!

But I'm listening to my girl crush in the ’90s, Thalia, sing Ogie Alcasid's "Nandito Ako."



Sigh! I loved Thalia so much, I actually arranged my classes in college so I'd be home by 6pm for Marimar and Maria la del Barrio. Crazy!

My reaction when Edu replied: I blushed and almost Tweeted back, "I'm sorry. I love you!"

I didn't say that, ha. I said something boring like "Thanks for clearing that up."

My reaction to this amazing news: Shit's about to hit the fan! Take cover, Philippines!

Meanwhile, I have this to advise to Janet:

This has nothing to do with Miley, by the way!

It's been an interesting week, folks!

Hinika ako sa katatawa! Enjoy!

Well, not really need them but it sure would be nice to have them sitting in my house.

I found this list on Buzzfeed on ingenious household items. These are what caught my eye:
Joseph Joseph's Arena Dish Rack
My dish rack is Rubbermaid and it's old. I think I've had this since 2002. It's kinda yucky now but I can't get myself to buy those bamboo or wooden slotted drying things because they're so ordinary. But this Arena rack is stylish! Now if only it came in black and white or all white!

Quirky Mocubo One Stop Chop Bamboo Cutting Board
Okay, I don't need a chopping board because I have an amazing thick slab of wood that I bought from Dimensione and it is a magnificent chopping board. But I like Quirky's storage compartments. They slide in so I can contain the smells of garlic and onion and ginger for example, and they slide out so I can just dump the sliced ingredients straight to the pan! Genius! But I don't need a chopping board. Just saying that I love the compartments idea!

Satechi USB Portable Amazing Humidifier
Okay, I want this because my kids are just recovering from a really bad cold and I was advised to put basins of steaming hot water around the bed to humidify the air which will help the kids breathe. But I just couldn't do it because my kids sometimes just suddenly wake up and jump off the bed in the middle of the night and I do not want them stepping into basins of steaming hot water! This Satechi humidifier would've been dope.

Actually, what I really really need are pretty storage containers for my documents, press releases and products. I am looking for large white boxes with lids. Like these:

This is from IKEA

This is the peg:

image from Houzz.com

Gorgeous! I'm obsessed! (And I'm really wanting an all-white house now.) Where can I buy these in Manila???

My publicist friend Marcie Linao (because she saw that I blogged about my Watsons shopping) asked me to tell you that the health and beauty shop is honoring some of the brands they carry. Behold! The winners of the Watsons Health Wellness Beauty Awards!

Basically, these are the brands that performed well in terms of sales, promos, customer service and (of course!) product excellence. The winners are:

• Maybelline for Mascara Brand of the Year
• ProActiv for Acne Care Brand of the Year
• Dove Hair Care for Shampoo Brand of the Year
• Kojie San for Bath Soap Brand of the Year
• Colgate for Oral Whitening Brand of the Year
• Ralph Lauren for Prestige Fragrance Brand of the Year
• Nivea Men for Men’s Grooming Brand of the Year
• Myra E for Adult Vitamin Brand of the Year
• Ceelin for Children’s Vitamin Brand of the Year
• Ascof for Cough Remedy Brand of the Year
• ATC Redoxfat for Slimming Brand of the Year
• Belo Glutathione for Whitening Brand of the Year

I agree with the Dove Hair Care, Colgate and Nivea Men. For vitamins, I highly recommend Sangobion, the organic iron supplement with vitamins and minerals! Anyway, that's just a few of the brands Watsons loves. For the complete list of the winners, visit www.facebook.com/WatsonsPH.