Candy Winfrey

My mom, Candifier, celebrated her 40th birthday a few days ago and getting inspiration from Oprah Winfrey, decided that her birthday party would be her giving awesome stuff to some of her closest friends.

The venue was at Greenbelt 3, MyCinema.

Her stage looked amazing, just simple and classy white chairs with an accent of red with the roses.

Arranged by Robert Blancaflor

Thank you, Candifier, for all the wonderful goodies!!

Zen Zest Scent Diffuser (Love)

Laneige Water Sleeping Pack Kit

Leg Love

Machiavelli Chocolate

Dove Damage Therapy

Pepper Lunch GC's

Nail Rituals GC

Salon de Ning Voucher

Kamiseta GC and Bag

Skin Inc. GC

Goody Ouchless

Polvoron from Heaven's Choice

ChocoMani

The snack bar

From Peninsula Manila

Macarons from Andreas Pastry Art

Some photos from the night

With the birthday girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM! I love you! 

Snow Patrol Live in Manila!

Just say yes, just say there's nothing holding you back.. It's not a test, nor a trick of the mind.. Only love.

-Just Say Yes (Snow Patrol)

Snow Patrol, is an acclaimed band that has had their music featured in numerous TV shows like One Tree Hill, Six Feet Under, Entourage, Grey's Anatomy and movies like Spider-Man 3, Hall Pass, Just Go With It and The Last Song. They've won the Phil Lynott Award for Best New Band in 1999 and more recently, the Q Classic Song Award for Chasing Cars in 2011. They also won Best Irish Band, Best Live Performance, Most Downloaded Irish Song Award during the Meteor Music Awards. The band comprises of Gary Lightbody (vocals & guitar), Nathan Connolly (guitar & back up vocals), Paul Wilson (bass guitar & backing vocals), Jonny Quinn (drums) and Tom Simpson (keyboards)

They finally visited the Philippines for their Fallen Empires tour and had a concert last August 9, 2012 at the Smart Araneta Center. 

They played songs from their latest album. They also performed hits like Chasing Cars, Open Your Eyes, Fallen Empires, my personal favorites, Called Out In The Dark and Just Say Yes as their last song. I have to admit, I wasn't aware of most of their songs, but after hearing them live, I can now say that I am a fan!

I absolutely loved the stage and the lights! (Kudos to all the people who worked on the show and the set.) The band was AMAZING and the energy of the audience was very infectious. Even if I didn't know the much of the songs, seeing and hearing other people singing along was very cool.

Photos from the concert

The set list for the night:

People kept tweeting about the concert that it became a Trending Topic here in the Philippines.

 

Had so much fun with my family and friends!

Also bought Up To Now and Fallen Empires..

Snow Patrol is a band that you really have to watch live. I love how Gary Lightbody sings with so much emotion. It's different when you listen to the album and the actual performance.

Super thanks to Chuvaness and Magic Liwanag for giving us tickets!! We really loved the concert!

Photos taken by Jacqui Morales, Jody Morales. Some taken from twitter and Philippine Concerts and Magic Liwanag