kidzania manila’s aviation academy

educational places for children to visit, announcement, press release

mum recently attended a press launch for the upcoming kid attraction in manila, kidzania manila. she told me all about it + i was really excited to hear about this new kid destination that would allow children like me to engage in many role play activities + be fire fighters, doctors, or pilots for a day. i thought it’s aviation academy will be such an interesting place to visit, don’t you think.

here’s a little summary about kidzania manila which is about to open its facilities at the global city in taguig in february next year:

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UNIQLO unveils its kids + babies line-up at the new power plant mall branch

announcement, kids fashion, press release

UNIQLO opens 17th store at Power Plant Mall

UNIQLO, Japan’s leading global apparel brand, unwrapped its highly anticipated collection for the 2014 Fall/Winter season which also carries its Kids and Babies expanded line-up during the opening of its 17th store in the Philippines at the Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center in Makati City last October 24, 2014.

UNIQLO’s new lineup, which believes that “kids should be free to be kids,” is centered on 5 ideas that should be incorporated in the design of the kids’ and babies’ clothes—freedom of movement, comfort, easier removal, fun designs and safety features to promote kids’ growth and health.

Among the special guests who enjoyed the fashion collection were Season 77 UAAP Most Valuable Player Kiefer Ravena of the Ateneo Blue Eagles, topnotch broadcaster Niña Corpuz, her husband Vince Rodriguez and their baby girl, editors and reporters from popular media entities, among others.

announcement, kids fashion, press release

Another highlight of the Uniqlo store opening was the kids’ mini-fashion show which was cheered by the guests and shoppers.

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have you seen the big hero 6 movie yet?

my favorite things, movies, Disney, cartoons

we finally got to watch disneys’ big hero 6 this week + i am glad we did! we all enjoyed the film + have fallen in love with baymax, he is such a cute character. we also love hiro + his brother, Tadashi’s friends who became his friends, too. i enoy hiro + baymax’s adventure, especially when hiro updated baymax’s program + filled it with awesome fighting skills, as well as the ability to fly. it will be totally cool to fly around town in the back of an awesome robot, right?

mum said big hero 6 was made by the same team that brought us frozen + my fave, wreck-it ralph, no wonder i enjoy this film, too! ^_^

here is the line-up of characters at the latest disney offering {with descriptions i got from wikipedia} + my faves are the main ones, baymax + hiro:

  • 1. hiro hamada ~ 14-year-old robotics prodigy who has already graduated high school. His older brother Tadashi inspires Hiro to gain admission to San Fransokyo’s Institute of Technology
  • 2. baymax ~  an inflatable robot built by Tadashi to serve as a healthcare companion
  • 3. fred ~ a laid-back comic-book fan who also plays the mascot at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology
  • 4. go go tamago ~ a tough, athletic, adrenaline junkie who is developing electromagnetic wheel axles at the institute
  • 5. wasabi ~ a smart, slightly neurotic, largely built neat-freak and an expert on laser cutting
  • 6. honey lemon ~ a quirky chemistry whiz
  • 7. professor robert callaghan/ yokai ~ the head of a robotics program at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology and Tadashi’s professor and mentor, who also turned out to be the big villain afterwards

i am sure you will like the film as much as i did. go catch it with mum + dad today, if you haven’t already! by the way, do check out mum’s big hero 6 movie review!

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