Enjoy Marks and Spencer’s delectable chocolates and premium affordable wines

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and although celebrations may be different this year, it doesn’t have to be less exciting. With Marks and Spencer’s delectable chocolates and premium yet affordable wines, you can enjoy a tasting journey together with your loved ones and bring smiles this happy hearts’ day.

 

Send your beloved an assorted Swiss Chocolate Box for a variety of flavors on each bite. Pair milk chocolate with a light Riesling such as the Classics Mineralstein Riesling, a bottle of Prosecco with caramel tastes, or a toast of P475.00 This is Merlot with dark chocolate. You can also match Classics Barossa Chardonnay with white chocolate. For fruity notes, you can choose a Rosé like the P650.00 Wave Break White Zinfandel to couple with semi-sweet dark chocolates.

 

You can purchase these and selected wines at 45% off in stores or conveniently from home at our Viber Community (tinyurl.com/MNSPH-VC) from January 24 until March 31, 2021. For same day deliveries, the promo for selected wines is also available in Foodpanda and Metromart. Per DTI Fair Trade Permit No. FTEB-112246 Series of 2021. 

 

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Here are 43 unforgettable lines from romantic movies that you can enjoy on Valentine’s Day!

One of the best places to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year is right in your own home. The simplest celebrations can turn out to be the most meaningful, and there are definite perks to choosing to stay in on February 14. You won’t need to worry about making reservations or contending with crowds and traffic, for instance. You can also choose to get dressed up or just stay cozy in matching pajamas as you snuggle up to your special someone. 

 

There are many things you can do to celebrate Valentine’s Day at home. A special dinner, complete with cocktails, a grazing board, and your favorite dessert, is always a great way to start the night. Then, you can cap the evening off with a romantic film that gets you in the mood for love. You don’t even need a huge cinema-like entertainment system to pull this off. The right TV that suits the space you have will definitely make your ‘dinner and a movie’ date at home a night to remember. 

Those who live in condos and smaller spaces can set up a no-fail Valentine’s movie night using Devant’s space-saving 43” TV, which is the perfect size for a great viewing experience. There are three models of the Devant #SpaceSaver43 Condo TV available - The 43" Digital LED TV, 43" Smart TV, and 43" Smart 4K TV.

 

The Devant 43UHD201 Smart 4K TV gives you an Ultra HD picture with a 3840x2160 image resolution. It runs the Vidaa U Operating System, where you can access your favorite streaming apps such as YouTube and Netflix. This 43” TV also comes equipped with VEWD App Store for downloading TV-optimized apps for social networking, gaming, music, and more. It is HDR Compatible, giving you more realistic images with an expanded contrast ratio and color palette. With its Bluetooth Function, you can easily link and pair mobile devices, external speakers, and other accessories to your 43” TV.

 

To help get you started on planning the perfect at-home movie date, here are 43 unforgettable lines from romantic movies that you can enjoy on Valentine’s Day.  

 

1.     “True love cannot be found where it does not truly exist, nor can it be hidden where it truly does.” – Kissing A Fool

 

2.     “I’m beginning to think that maybe it’s not just how much you love someone. Maybe what matters is who you are when you’re with them.” – The Accidental Tourist

 

3.     “Your heart is free, have the courage to follow it.” – Braveheart

 

 

4.     “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” – When Harry Met Sally

 

5.     “You make me want to be a better man.” – As Good As It Gets

 

6.     “I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love.” – The Vow

 

7.     “It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together and I knew it. I knew it the very first time I touched her. It was like coming home only to no home I’d ever known. I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew. It was like magic.” – Sleepless in Seattle

 

8.     “It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.” – The Fault In Our Stars

 

9.     “It’s like in that moment the whole universe existed just to bring us together.” – Serendipity

 

10.  “You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love… I love… I love you.” – Pride & Prejudice

 

11.  “They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that’s true.” – Big Fish

 

12.  “Choose me. Marry me. Let me make you happy.” – My Best Friend’s Wedding

 

13.   “Everything I have ever done, I’ve done for you.” – Great Expectations

 

14.  “I love you very much, probably more than anybody could love another person.” – 50 First Dates

 

15.  “I’ve come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is, and always will be, yours.” – Sense & Sensibility

 

16.  “Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it’s the moments that take your breath away.” – Hitch

 

17.  “You meet thousands of people and none of them really touch you. And then you meet one person and your life is changed. Forever.” – Love & Other Drugs

 

18.  “My first love was everything all at once.” – Endless Love

 

19.  “What do you want? You want the moon? Just say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.” – It’s a Wonderful Life

 

20.  “It seems right now that all I’ve ever done in my life is making my way here to you.” – The Bridges of Madison County

 

21.  “There are millions of people in this world, but in the end, it all comes down to one. I still panic sometimes, forget to breathe, but I know that there’s something beautiful in my imperfections; the beauty that he held up for me to see. The strength that I will never be able to say.” – Crazy / Beautiful

 

22.  “It's not going to be easy. It's going to be really hard. And we're going to have to work on this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me.” – The Notebook

 

23.  “Why do you want to marry me, anyhow? So I can kiss you anytime I want.” – Sweet Home Alabama

 

24.  “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight; for I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” – Romeo and Juliet

 

25.  “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” – Moulin Rouge

 

26.  “I’d rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you.” – Disney’s Pocahontas

 

27.  “I love her and that’s the beginning and the end of everything.” – The Great Gatsby

 

28.  “I want to tell you, again, I love you. Our love has been the thread through the labyrinth, the net under the high-wire walker, the only real thing in this strange life of mine that I could ever trust. Tonight I feel that my love for you has more density in this world than I do, myself: as though it could linger on after me and surround you, keep you, hold you.” – The Time Traveler’s Wife

 

29.  “You see I never stopped loving you, even though I couldn’t see you.” – The End Of The Affair

 

30.  “Maybe it is our imperfections which make us so perfect for one another.” – Emma

 

31.  “I may not be a smart man, but I know what love is.” – Forrest Gump

 

32.  “I love you. You’re my only reason to stay alive if that’s what I am.” – The Twilight Saga: New Moon

 

33.  “Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me… it brought me to you. You must do me this honor, Rose. Promise me you’ll survive. That you won’t give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise.” – Titanic

 

34.  “It’s the scariest day of the year. Yet only one thing scares me, that we might never have met.” – Autumn In New York

 

35.  “Sometimes you love a person because of all the reasons they’re not like you. And sometimes you love a person just because they feel like home.” – Bridget Jones’s Baby

 

36.  “I will return. I will find you. Love you. Marry you. And live without shame.” – Atonement 

 

37.  “I have crossed oceans of time to find you.” – Bram Stoker's Dracula

 

38.  “You will never age for me, nor fade, nor die.” – Shakespeare in Love

 

39.  “I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.” –  Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

40.  “I wanted it to be you, I wanted it to be you so badly.” –  You've Got Mail

 

41.  “Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with?” – Meet Joe Black

 

42.  “I love you. You complete me.” – Jerry Maguire

 

43.  “After all... I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” – Notting Hill (1999)

Bonding at home is truly more meaningful with Devant. To find out more about the #SpaceSaver43 Condo TV, as well as other products, check out the Devant Flagship store at (https://bit.ly/DevantLaz9) LazMall and (https://bit.ly/DevantShp9) Shopee Mall.

 

Devant products are also available in leading appliance stores nationwide.

 

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Share the love and give back this Valentine's Day with Diana Stalder

Choose a gift that gives back this Valentine's Day by purchasing one of Diana Stalder's skincare products. You could purchase one of your favorite products and give back to a good cause at the same time. 

Diana Stalder is continuously spreading love in the new-normal season of hearts. The skincare, beauty, and healthy lifestyle authority will be celebrating Valentine’s Day differently but more meaningfully this year.

 

The company is inviting its customers to share the love to fellow Filipinos affected by the ongoing pandemic by helping provide one of the most basic needs—access to clean water. Diana Stalder is inviting you to “Let Your Love Flow this Valentine’s Day.”

 

The one-month promo will allow Diana Stalder’s valued clients to give back in a simple, yet very significant way. For the whole month of February, every purchase of dS products worth Php 2,500 will fund a unit of a Water Purifier, which will be donated to a family that cannot afford to buy purified water.

Clean water advocacy

 

This effort is picking up from the Stalder Group’s previous ‘Clean Water for Every Juan’ project that it launched in December 2020. The program donated Water Purifier units to families in distressed communities that were severely affected by the devastation of Typhoon Ulysses in November.

 

“Now, more than ever, instant access to clean and safe water is most critical to the health of every Filipino family,” Stalder Group Founder, President and CEO Dina Dela Paz Stalder emphasized.  

 

“The economic impact of the new normal is depriving numerous households of access to good health due to scarcity or lack of clean water.  So Diana Stalder is inviting everyone to team up with us in spreading love to our fellowmen through this cause,” she added.

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The need for clean water

 

Based on latest data released by UNICEF Philippines, 80 percent of the country’s poor communities have access to basic water services.  However, because about 20 percent of the national population still lack basic sanitation facilities, the quality and safety of potable water are still compromised. Water.org estimates that about 5 million Filipinos remain reliant on unsafe and unsustainable water sources.

 

This remains a pressing health concern as more people (especially the younger ones) remain at risk of diseases brought about by contaminated drinking water especially in impoverished communities. Clean water is also important during these times when people need to frequently wash their hands to fight the spread of the Covid-19 virus. 

“While many local households can spare portions of their budget to buy purified, distilled, or mineral water, there are still those that are having a hard time to even make ends meet. Diana Stalder is supporting the patriotic call to ensure that no one gets left behind. In our small, yet significant way, we can help make sure every family will get past this crisis with good health and disposition,” Dela Paz said.

Visit Diana Stalder’s Gateway Mall clinic in Quezon City to purchase skincare products and services. Health and safety protocols are strictly observed.

Best Valentine gifts for your coworkers

Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers. It’s the one day when you can show friendly affection for everybody you have formed good relationships with: friends, family, and even coworkers. This upcoming Valentine’s day, bring some heartfelt feels to the office and show your appreciation for the people you spend most of your weekdays with by giving them small presents to show you care.

Stumped on what to bring to work on the day of hearts?

Here are a few easy-to-accomplish suggestions that are guaranteed to make your recipients feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

1. Put out some pizza. This works for a smaller team, or even bigger teams if your budget can afford it. While it could potentially be a splurge, it’s also a particularly nice treat for your teammates. Bonus team bonding experience points if you could all gather around the pantry and just hang out, too!

2. Ease the day’s stress by having a ball. Every day has a little stress mixed in with the tasks, and a little squeezeable cutie by your side makes everything a little better. So why don’t you provide your work mates with a little relief and pass around a basket of stress balls on Valentine’s for those who might really need them? Even when your day isn’t completely crazy, these soft, cute balls will remind people that there’s a reason to smile.  

If you can’t find stress balls to your liking, there are many little puzzle games that provide helpful distraction from the day’s worries. There are also cute mouse pads that double as wrist rests and ease the stress of working on a keyboard for extended periods of time. 

3. Perk them up with their favorite drink. Start Valentine’s day right and offer to go on a morning coffee run for the team. To make sure you get each person what they want, take orders the night before. Not only does this gift start everybody’s day off on a high note, but if you write each person a nice note to go with their coffee, it can boost more than just their caffeine levels. Take it a step further and provide filling, sweet treats that pair with their brews. To avoid breaking the bank, avail of budget-friendly treats. Super Delights Brownie Bites, for example, are great for this purpose. They’re fudgy, chewy, and individually wrapped, so you can pass around a heaping bowl of these fun treats and everyone can just help themselves.



4. Stock up on stationery supplies. Another thing nobody can get enough of at the office is stationery supplies. And while every office might provide standard pens and paper, where’s the fun in that, right? A quick visit to a school supply or an art supply store easily yields a wide selection of affordable sticky notes, page markers, pencils, magnets, and even paper clips that range from stylish to cute to quirky and even sassy. Tie up a few with a simple ribbon and leave a heartfelt note, and there’s a good chance your recipients will smile a little every time they use them. 

5. Say it with brownies. Who doesn’t love to sneak a little snack in the middle of the day? Show your coworkers you support their snacking habit by slipping several pieces of Super Delights Brownie Bites in a cute bag and leaving them on the desks of chosen co-workers. Delicious and affordable, these treats come in easy-to-bring-around packs that hold a single fudgy serving at the peak of freshness until they’re ready to be enjoyed. A prime example of responsible snacking, a pack of these can easily last a colleague with a sweet tooth an entire week. 


It only takes a bit of time and effort, but these little gifts will make your office environment sweeter for those who share it with you. On the one day when people are either taken or single, take the time to remind those around you that we’re all in the same boat after all.

Express your love through photos that go beyond the screen with the HP Sprocket

These days, love comes in all shapes and sizes. What used to be as simple as flowers and chocolates delivered at your doorstep has now evolved into a hologram of creative gestures that can either be as grand as a flash mob dancing to the tune of “Your Body Is A Wonderland” in the middle of Ayala Triangle, or as simple as a DIY candlelight dinner setup in your condo living room. Either way, it’s evident that these sweet gestures are bound to become picture-perfect moments that will stay with us in the long run.

But with our highly social media-dependent culture, we usually resort to just showcasing these photos in our friends’ Facebook feeds or Instagram stories, locking our extraordinary moments behind the screens of our devices. But moments as remarkable as yours shouldn’t be kept hidden away in your camera roll along with the rest of your other memories! A way to truly cherish these gestures is to capture them in fine print with a device that doesn’t just give you a hard copy of each photo, but prints the magic that comes along with it – the HP Sprocket. 

Print beautiful memories with the HP Sprocket

This Valentine’s Day, couples, families, and barkadas alike can enjoy their favorite moments even more by printing them with the HP Sprocket. Be it couple selfies, group photos, shots taken at one of your favorite places or hangouts, printing them with the Sprocket instantly makes every moment more meaningful. 

Print your photos in full color with the HP Sprocket App that lets you edit your photos with frames, texts, stickers, and filters on the go. Now, looking back at old memories will surely be a breeze! Add to that the HP Sprocket app’s Scan Mode that transforms your photos into augmented reality, even using the product with can be an experience in itself! (see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Available in black and white, the HP Sprocket is now available in HP stores and selected retail stores, and through Lazada at lazada.com.ph/hp-sprocket-official-store.

Express your sweet love with Goldilocks’ Heart-Shaped All About Chocolate Cake

Shops and streets across the country are, quite literally, painted red. Flowers and trinkets with sugary messages written on heart-adorned cards, boxes of sweet chocolates, bouquets of red roses, and cuddly teddy bears can only mean one thing: Valentine’s Day is drawing near. 

For this special occasion that celebrates love, romantic or otherwise, Goldilocks, the country’s number one bakeshop, has something that you can give to those whom you truly care about.

Introducing Goldilocks’ Heart-Shaped All About Chocolate Cake—a moist and fudgy chocolate cake with chocolate mousse filling and whipped cream, topped with a red chocolate flower and chocolate sticks. For only PhP560 pesos, you can express your sweet love to the people you’re fond of.

Aside from the limited edition cake, Goldilocks also has the classics such as Greeting Cakes, Choco lollipops, and Polvoron available for those who want to give more love to the object of their affection.

For more information, log on to www.goldilocks.com.ph, or join the conversation by following Goldilocks on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook at @GoldilocksPH. 

Wonderful moments and love stories brew at Starbucks

Every day as Starbucks serves up the best-tasting coffee, wonderful moments and stories also brew within its stores as people from different walks of life gather and enjoy a good cup of coffee in the company of friends and family.


As Starbucks houses moments of human connection, it also becomes a witness to the deepest kind of connection – love. This Valentine’s Day, discover different kinds of love, some as heart-warming as a hot cup of coffee, some as sweet as your favorite desserts, and others that are stronger than any shot of espresso.



Sweeter the second time around

Bringing out distinct flavors for your perfect brew sometimes takes time. Just like the perfect cup, sometimes love also needs a little time to brew to make it much sweeter.

Amelia and Marvin

In 2005, Amelia and Marvin ended an almost 2-year relationship. Amelia started focusing on her work, family and ministry service, spending most of her time at a local Starbucks. One day, she was surprised to find Marvin waiting for her inside the store. Despite being apart for more than a year, they both admitted that their feelings for each other remained the same. From that moment on, they rekindled their romance, tied the knot and even had their pre-nuptial shoot at the place where their love story started anew – Starbucks.






Unbreakable coffee connections

Coffee links us together in its own special way. It’s over sips of cold brews or slurps of blended Frappuccinos that people make many memorable moments. For three lovely couples, the connections they made at Starbucks grew strong enough to withstand even the farthest of distances.

Jaedel and James

Jaedel and James had been miles apart in the beginning. He lived in California while she stayed in Laguna, but when they finally met they knew it was something special. Jaedel was a mother of two, and as James embraced her children into his life, they bonded over Starbucks family dates. Eventually, the pair got married and had a child of their own and as their family grew, they continued to share even more family dates at the store.

Franz and Jennifer

Another love story rooted in coffee and tested by distance is that of Starbucks Store Manager and former partner (employee), Franz and Jennifer, who met in Starbucks Las Piñas where he was a seasonal hire and she was a shift supervisor. They had already felt a spark as they talked about growing up in the same city and province. Unfortunately, both were transferred to different stores and grew farther apart as she worked overseas. Realizing he had found true love and was not about to let her go, Franz continued to pursue Jennifer on social media. Just recently, the pair started a new chapter in their lives as they officially became husband and wife.



A coffee journey simply well-brewed

A deliciously-brewed cup of coffee, without all the extra syrups and all the extra toppings is a treat in itself. The same goes with romance, though there are passionate love affairs that endure relentless struggles, there are also beautiful stories that will touch any heart with its sincerity and simplicity.

Paula and Joseph

Paula and Joseph share a story with a sweet and uncomplicated beginning. After being introduced to each other by friends, Joseph began to woo Paula. Every day, he would pick her up from work and take her to the nearest Starbucks store to talk and get to know each other. Now, years later, they are happily married and have started a family and their own Starbucks traditions, spending Christmas and New Year at the store where it all began.

Rhoalyn & Geo

For Rhoalyn and Geo, Starbucks didn’t just hold the memories of yesterday but also the plans of tomorrow. As frequent customers at the branch in Alpap-Leviste, the pair had spent many days imagining their lives together, sitting down and planning for the future. It was in this space that many of their milestones began as dreams and slowly turned into realities.



These romances are just some of the hundreds of stories that occur within hundreds of Starbucks stores every day. So the next time you find yourself at Starbucks, stop, sit and watch as different stories of love and beautiful moments unravel around you.



Got an inspiring Starbucks story to share? Visit www.meetmeatstarbucks.ph and submit your story for a chance to be featured. Because good things happen when we get together.