ORIENTAL SPA

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                    [Title] => Oh, Canada!
                    [Summary] => I immediately agreed when Top Vacations, a consortium of seven Philippine travel agencies (Action Holidays Tour, Airborne 7 Travel, Far Eastern Travel, Filman Travel, Fortune Travel, Swire Travel and Trader’s Travel), invited me to go on a whirlwind tour of British Columbia for nine days.  


The long trip involved taking Philippine Airlines to Hong Kong and then Air Canada to Vancouver.   


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-04-04 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135957
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                    [AuthorID] => 1646915
                    [AuthorName] => Pepper Teehankee
                    [SectionName] => Newsmakers
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                    [Title] => Five-star hilot, anyone?
                    [Summary] => When I was a little girl, most of  our yayas (mine and those of my sisters’) always had a prescription for a lingering cough, which they swore was better than our pediatrician’s reseta: hilot. 


Hilot as a remedy to a  cough? I knew hilot could soothe a sprained ankle and relieve backache, but a cough?


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-03-23 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135221
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1391760
                    [AuthorName] => Joanne Rae M. Ramirez
                    [SectionName] => Newsmakers
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                    [Title] => Grand dame by the river
                    [Summary] => Some things just get better with time. Like wine – we’ll drink to that! Like some cheeses – say (blue) cheese! Like that old Christmas goody – the fruitcake. And like The Oriental, Bangkok, the grand dame by the river who turns a graceful 130 years old this year. A few weeks ago, the grand dame played gracious hostess to six journalists (including this writer) from the Philippines. We took an evening flight via Lufthansa and landed before midnight at the Bangkok International Airport.
                    [DatePublished] => 2005-04-02 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1096607
                    [AuthorName] =>  Ching M. Alano
                    [SectionName] => Modern Living
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                    [Title] => Oooh spa
                    [Summary] => More and more people are becoming spa aficionados. Modern spa treatments are based on the ancient Chinese philosophy that the body is capable of healing itself. The fundamental principle is the "life force" or qi (pronounced as chi, ki in Japanese) which flows through us. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2004-08-22 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
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                    [AuthorID] => 1507249
                    [AuthorName] => Mary Ann Quioc Tayag
                    [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle
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                    [Title] => It's love, suite love!
                    [Summary] => So, still clueless as to where – and how – you and the love of your life are spending Valentine’s Day today? Shall we count the ways? If indeed your love is deep and your purse even deeper, we can count a thousand and one ways. But Valentine’s Day or not, there’s one really special way the two of you can spend quiet, quality time together. The suite secret is out: On Valentine’s Day, The Westin Philippine Plaza is formally unveiling its Couples Room at the Spa.


                    [DatePublished] => 2004-02-14 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1096607
                    [AuthorName] =>  Ching M. Alano
                    [SectionName] => Modern Living
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                    [Title] => Blissful Wedding
                    [Summary] => Cosmo Manille’s creamiest of the cream gathered at the grand opening of the ultra-luxurious Oriental Spa, considered as the city’s "newest haven of tranquility and relaxation".  Located way up in the elegant Mandarin Oriental Hotel, dahlings, the Oriental Spa is sheer elegance and splendor, with auhtentic Thai artifacts from that world-class spa in Chiang Mai.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-03-31 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134863
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1510163
                    [AuthorName] => Maurice Arcache
                    [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine
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                    [ArticleID] => 148507
                    [Title] => An eventful year
                    [Summary] => "The road to success is not doing one thing 100 percent better, but doing 100 things one percent better." – H. Jackson Browne Jr.
* * *

Helmut Gaisberger, the indefatigable general manager of the Mandarin Oriental Manila, has an enviable combination of vision and action. So it comes as a surprise that the Mandarin Oriental Manila continues to be a beehive of activities.
                    [DatePublished] => 2002-01-27 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135074
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1804795
                    [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton
                    [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle
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                    [Title] => Thai Design, Oriental Pampering
                    [Summary] => Pamper yourself. It was the catchphrase of the Nineties and the new mantra of the decade. Pamper yourself, treat yourself, de-stress from city living, kick back your heels and relax, put your hair up and chill, God knows you deserve it. 


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-01-26 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1761978
                    [AuthorName] => Tanya T. Lara
                    [SectionName] => Modern Living
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                    [Title] => The perfect gifts (for those who can afford them!)
                    [Summary] => The weaker economy has equally affected companies catering to the wealthy.  Sales have gone down.  Profit margins are  a little bit lower.  


                    [DatePublished] => 2001-12-03 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1524827
                    [AuthorName] => Mila S. Alora
                    [SectionName] => Business As Usual
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                    [Title] => inner SPAce
                    [Summary] => It’s like walking across a threshold into another world.  As soon as you walk through the glass and wood doors into the reception nook you know you’re in a place tranquille.  You automatically lower your voice, stop rushing and breathe more deeply, more deliberately.  The lights are mellow, casting a lovely glow on the rich woods.  Candles flicker with fragrances you can’t quite put your finger on.   The music is barely audible, subtly hypnotic.  This is going to be a wonderful experience.


Welcome to The Oriental Spa.


                    [DatePublished] => 2001-11-04 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1267617
                    [AuthorName] => Dina Sta. Maria
                    [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine
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Oh, Canada!

By Pepper Teehankee | April 4, 2006 - 12:00am

I immediately agreed when Top Vacations, a consortium of seven Philippine travel agencies (Action Holidays Tour, Airborne 7 Travel, Far Eastern Travel, Filman Travel, Fortune Travel, Swire Travel and Trader’s...

Newsmakers

Five-star hilot, anyone?

By Joanne Rae M. Ramirez | March 23, 2006 - 12:00am

When I was a little girl, most of our yayas (mine and those of my sisters’) always had a prescription for a lingering cough, which they swore was better than our pediatrician’s reseta: hilot. Hilot as...

Newsmakers

Grand dame by the river

By Ching M. Alano | April 2, 2005 - 12:00am

Some things just get better with time. Like wine – we’ll drink to that! Like some cheeses – say (blue) cheese! Like that old Christmas goody – the fruitcake. And like The Oriental, Bangkok, the...

Modern Living

Oooh spa

By Mary Ann Quioc Tayag | August 22, 2004 - 12:00am

More and more people are becoming spa aficionados. Modern spa treatments are based on the ancient Chinese philosophy that the body is capable of healing itself. The fundamental principle is the "life force"...

Sunday Lifestyle

It's love, suite love!

By Ching M. Alano | February 14, 2004 - 12:00am

So, still clueless as to where – and how – you and the love of your life are spending Valentine’s Day today? Shall we count the ways? If indeed your love is deep and your purse even deeper, we can...

Modern Living

Blissful Wedding

By Maurice Arcache | March 31, 2002 - 12:00am

Cosmo Manille’s creamiest of the cream gathered at the grand opening of the ultra-luxurious Oriental Spa, considered as the city’s "newest haven of tranquility and relaxation". Located way up...

Starweek Magazine

An eventful year

By Johnny Litton | January 27, 2002 - 12:00am

"The road to success is not doing one thing 100 percent better, but doing 100 things one percent better." – H. Jackson Browne Jr. * * * Helmut Gaisberger, the indefatigable general manager of the...

Sunday Lifestyle

Thai Design, Oriental Pampering

By Tanya T. Lara | January 26, 2002 - 12:00am

Pamper yourself. It was the catchphrase of the Nineties and the new mantra of the decade. Pamper yourself, treat yourself, de-stress from city living, kick back your heels and relax, put your hair up and chill, God...

Modern Living

The perfect gifts (for those who can afford them!)

By Mila S. Alora | December 3, 2001 - 12:00am

The weaker economy has equally affected companies catering to the wealthy. Sales have gone down. Profit margins are a little bit lower.

Business As Usual

inner SPAce

By Dina Sta. Maria | November 4, 2001 - 12:00am

It’s like walking across a threshold into another world. As soon as you walk through the glass and wood doors into the reception nook you know you’re in a place tranquille. You automatically lower your...

Starweek Magazine