My favorite K-Beauty online store turns ONE today!!! Let's celebrate with lots of promos and discounts. Shop at http://ph.althea.kr starting July 20 - 31, 2016 and take part of this fabulous celebration!

What's in store as #AltheaTurns1?

>> Limited Edition Birthday Box + DIY Party Kit
For orders placed on 20/7 onwards. While stocks last.


>> Free Goodies for first 1,500 shoppers
Full size beauty products. While stocks last.


>> Birthday Giveaway. Pick 3 Top Sellers for 100% REBATE!
Rebate will be credited into your account.


>> #AltheaTurns1 Instagram Contest
- Got your Althea party kit? Wish us a happy birthday with #altheaturns1 and stand a chance to win amazing prizes such as Macbook Air, Ipad Air 2, iPhone 6S, Galaxy S6 Edge, Canon EOS M10 Selfie Camera, Althea credits and beauty hampers from Althea!
- Prizes total worth KRW10,000,000 to be won.
- Contest starts from 20th July - 15th August, 2016.



If you're looking for affordable Korean beauty products, Althea Korea is where you should be at! They carry most Korean makeup and skincare product that are tried and tested by hundreds if not thousands of beauty bloggers in the Philippines and all over the world! I know I have a wonderful experience every time I go shopping at Althea Korea | Philippines.

Remember these?

This!!! 💕 Korean makeup and skincare from @altheakorea! 💕 Too bad my camera failed during my unboxing, but here it is... My haul from #altheaph!!! These came bubble wrapped for safety and got my 100% authentic goodies in excellent condition straight from Land of the Morning Calm. Even the box had no dents, so props to the Korean courier! 👍👍 Watch out for their grand opening launch promotions on February 15 and visit http://ph.althea.kr! 💕 #bastaigatsikat #korean #makeup #skincare #innisfree #skinfood #etudehouse #altheakorea #bbloggers #beautybox #beautybloggersph #pinkbox #kawaii #daebak #instabeauty

A photo posted by ✨💖💜MyMaria💜💖✨ (@bastaigat_sikat) on Feb 9, 2016 at 8:21pm PST

Well, as you can see my latest purchase certain did not disappoint! These goodies may or may not be available here in the Philippines, but hey, where else can you get FREE SHIPPING when you purchase at least Php1,500 straight from the Land of the Morning Calm!!?  I buy most, if not all, of my eyebrow products from them.


So what are you waiting for? Join the celebration and don't forget to greet Althea Korea a very happy birthday!

“Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.”

As promised, here I am hosting another giveaway for my birthday! Whopeeeee! And this time I put together a beauty box containing 11 beauty items for one lucky Basta Igat, Sikat! reader. Check out this video below below to find out what's inside the box.



Excited to be the lucky winner? Please join via rafflecopter below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This contest will end on May 31, 2014. Open to my international readers as long as you have a valid PHILIPPINE address to join the contest so I can ship your prize if you are unable to pick it up. The name of the winner will be announced on my social media accounts. Be sure to follow me on FB, Twitter, and Instagram!


Good luck!


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YOUTUBE ★ http://youtube.com/mymaria
BLOG ★ http://www.bastaigatsikat.com

And so much to be thankful for... But first off, I apologize for not writing or updating my blog. I didn't realize married life could take up so much time -- it's basically like another life. Not complainin' here coz I love, love, love being married. Now I know why people say, "Try it!" because it's amazing. Especially if you married the RIGHT ONE.

Okay so lemme just update you guys quickly, although I do apologize for not being thorough in explaining things and baring my soul once more in my blog. But I promise, when I get my new computer (hopefully soon *crosses fingers*) I will be able to resume my writing and photography. You see, had I not gotten married, my priorities would be fairly simple. Go on vacation. Buy a new computer. But all that has changed since I became Mrs. Franco. I have to face up to responsibilities now, focus on the finances, and especially with the baby on the way -- yes, you read that right, WE'RE PREGNANT!!! Then there's a lot more going on in my life than just frolicking in the sun and technolusting. And I do welcome every change happening with open arms. It's finally a whole new page in my book and I'm glad to be alive to live this one out... and of course, tell my story.


So I just celebrated my 28th burpday! WOOT! Thanks to everyone who sent messages and tweets with their greetings... and believe me, I am deeply touched that you guys remembered. Sorry for those who didn't get a reply or thanks from me because I was busy preparing for my PAJAMA PARTY! WOOT WOOT!



Naturally, a party is not a party for MyMaria if there isn't a theme. So this year's burpday was spent in jammies and it was so cool of my silly friends and family to come wearing their sleepwear. :)



As you can see it's also the product of our imagination, SALA Lounge + Café's 1st anniversary! Wow! Time sure does fly... and now we are extending the place to make room for an outdoor café and a street bar. Hopefully, I get to work on the cocktails menu and tapsilogs as soon as possible so we can open up the annex.

There's so much to write about. So little time. There's a funny piece I am working on about being married and all that... It's not boring ha! You should wait for it.. Soon. I'll post it! In the meantime... stay tuned. ;)

P.S. Thank you Lord for another year, for my family and friends, and most of all for all THE LOVE that you have given me -- manifested in my new family ♥ ^_^ 




xoxo,



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I'm really sorry for the late post. But I will tell you what's been keeping me tied down. Anyways, I know you guys are all excited to know who the winners are of my Mini Birthday Contest! So with no further ado.. here you go!

Congratulations to Tmay & damnvixen! You guys are the 2 winners from the 3rd Weekly Contest. You get (1) kit of Local Obagi plus (1) Mistine White Spa Extra Whitening & Skin Perfecting Roll-on EACH!



TWITTER CATEGORY: Congratulations to @noelledotillos for winning a Flickr Pro account!


MULTIPLY/BLOGGERS: Congratulations to Esvimin Faelnar! You win a Multiply Premium Account + A Local Obagi Kit! Kudos to Vernz & Dhadha also for winning GlutaMAX Lightening Soaps with Glutathione 135g each!



FACEBOOK CATEGORY: Congratulations Jong Gonzales for almost guessing it right. A Havaianas pair is yours since you got the closest guess. According to my birth certificate, I was born at 7:45 PM.



Two other lucky guesses almost got it right. Congratulations to Michelline Cuna & Joana Brusas! You guys get GlutaMAX Lightening Soaps with Glutathione 135g each!




Check if your name is mentioned above, and if so, please contact me. Email me, text me, PM me, tweet me or whatever. Just reach me so I can send you the prizes. :) I know it's pretty delayed. My bad!

Anyway, congratulations to all the winners and I feel like a winner myself. Not only have I received another year to celebrate LIFE & LOVE, Noodle Boy and I were able to open SALA Lounge + Café. Best birthday gift *EVER*! So naturally, this has kept us REALLY, REALLY busy. But no complaints here. *Pwera buyag!* It's probably the best thing that happened to us... yet. And I'm praying to the good Lord that he's gonna continue to bless us with a lot more great things to come! Just gotta have faith.

From this:





To this:







It took a lot of hard work, patience, and necessary arguments to make SALA Lounge + Café a dream come true. We would like to thank our families for all their support, our friends for all the encouragements and inputs, Engr. Ruperto Kangleon and his guys for making our imagination a reality, our new customers for patronizing and advertising the place, and of course, God for making it all possible.



Please visit http://www.salaloungecafe.tk for more information about it or add us to your Facebook pages. CLICK HERE!


MUST TRY! The only grilled burger in the city (that I know of!) is here at SALA Lounge + Café... presenting our Healthy Grilled Burger.













Come visit us soon and we hope to see you guys at SALA Lounge + Café!








PS. I've been having minor troubles with the comments section of my blog so I decided to go with plain ol' Blogger's default for more security and reliability.

My apologies for posting rather late for the third weekly contest question. I've had a lot of things to deal with so I hope you guys understand. I'm also trying to organize a mini party for my Noodle Boy's birthday tomorrow. Nothing big... just a couple of close friends over for some good ol' fashioned (clean) fun and games. Ho-hum... What? That's boring? Well, let's just wait and see! ;)

Anyways, here's the third weekly contest question! And I'll make it all easy for everyone.



Still giving away  (1) kit of Local Obagi plus (1) Mistine White Spa Extra Whitening & Skin Perfecting Roll-on.

Get ready for some time travel! Check your calendars now... Go! And good luck!

I'm a really bad planner. I don't really set schedules because I'm not a big fan of routines. I get bored easily and I always crave for something new. (I'm guessing that's partly why I haven't settled down?) I think it's the personality that I have. I like spontaneity. I live for randomness. And I enjoy being impulsive. Although there are downsides to it all, but I can't imagine myself being monotonous.

All my life I wanted to be different. I think when you follow a crowd, you have a tendency to get lost. I've always thought I'd deviate from the norms. To do things my way. To make a statement. And that got me into a lot of trouble. Really. You know the kind of trouble that gets you a police blotter? LOL! But I'm happy because it's fun that way. I love life. I like living. I have stories to tell my grandkids! It's a great big world out there and I can't wait to spread my wings and fly. Wait a minute, I had my chance and if my memory serves me correctly, I think I tried that already.

But something was missing, you know. I couldn't do it alone. I needed somebody to be with me in all my adventures and misadventures. It was then I realized that it's true we are all angels with one wing. The only way to fly, therefore, is to embrace one another. I asked myself who was willing to fly with me. I took it as a sign when Vincenzo commented last year on my primary photo with the quote, "Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free till they find someone just as wild to run with them." He said he'd run wild with me anytime. It might not be the most romantic approach but it was pretty cute. Because after all, why be in a relationship that stunts your growth? We all need someone who doesn't merely tolerate but also builds us up and molds us to become better persons not by restricting or putting limits to the things we do. That is the kind of relationship that works for me. And boy, am I glad to find someone just like that.

I hope everyone gets to celebrate life and love the way I do. I thank God every day for this gift.

So now I give you the winner for last week's weekly contest... *drumroll please*

The winner is leonora galo!!!

Please message me or shoot an email to mymariatv@gmail.com for details on how to claim your prize as well as send me your shipping details so I can send the items. ;)
Now for the next question... Let's make it a little more challenging, shall we?


Alright guys, there you go! If you haven't yet, follow me at TWITTER @MyMariaTV to win a Flickr Pro account and for this blog contest, a chance to win (1) kit of Local Obagi plus (1) Mistine White Spa Extra Whitening & Skin Perfecting Roll-on...


Of note, it wasn't until I saw the fliers did I realize Lucy Torres-Gomez is actually endorsing this product! Mabuhay ang mga taga-Ormoc!!!
Be good and have a blessed Holy Week ahead, y'all!


P.S. One more week and I can eat meat again! Yay!!!

I've been really busy lately, thus I haven't had time to blog. Goodness! A lot had happened since my last blog and I don't even know where to start. I promise to blog all of them (with pictures!) but I got something important to tell you guys for now...

Today, I'm posting the mechanics for my Mini Birthday Contest!!! Yipeeee!!! Are you ready? Here we go.

Contest Mechanics:

For my Mini Birthday Contest this year, there’s going to be 3 categories and a lot of chances to win…

Twitter: If you haven't yet, you can follow me @MyMariaTV and tweet this: “Just joined MyMaria’s #bastaigatsikat Birthday Contest 2010 to win the gift of Flickr Pro! http://bit.ly/9RFcYa”

Please limit your tweets/RTs to 2 x a day. Each tweet/RT will count as 1 raffle entry. I shall be taking note of all your entries and draw them randomly. I am going to pick one lucky Twitter follower who is going to enjoy a Flickr Pro account on my birthday (04/18) and I will send you a DM if you win. Contest is open worldwide.

Multiply/Bloggers: For a chance to win a Multiply Premium Account + A Local Obagi Kit, you can re-post this entry, blog about it, and place a link back on your blog. Please leave a comment below and a link to your blog entry so I can keep track of it. I shall again draw the winner on 04/18 and send you a message or comment on your blog if you win! Two other bloggers will also get to win GlutaMAX Lightening Soaps with Glutathione 135g each. Contest is open to Philippine residents or those who have an existing mailing address in the Philippines.

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Facebook: You can Become A Fan of my blog account at http://www.facebook.com/pages/MyMaria-Basta-Igat-Sikat/249299832126 and answer the question I posted on the profile pic! Take note: You are only allowed to guess the answer ONCE A DAY. Whoever gets it right first on or before my birthday gets to win a pair of Havaianas from me! I will send the lucky winner a message asking for his/her size (and perhaps a particular model if available). Then I shall purchase the Havaianas pair at our exclusive distributor and ship it to you. Two other lucky Facebook followers (drawn randomly on 04/18) will win GlutaMAX Lightening Soaps with Glutathione 135g each. Contest is open to Philippine residents or those who have an existing mailing address in the Philippines.

But wait, there’s more…

I shall have weekly contests starting on March 21st, so watch out for more prizes! I will tweet them, blog them, and post them on Facebook for more details.

So until then… Stay tuned!




Celebrate life and love!