14 things to do this Valentine’s
Coupled up, single, dying to mingle—no matter what your status is this Valentine’s Day, there’s a lot for you to dive into and enjoy. Take your pick.
Paint mugs and watch romcoms
On Feb. 14, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., join Laro Ceramics at McKinley Whisky Park in Taguig and have fun painting ceramic mugs while you watch movies at an outdoor cinema. You can purchase single tickets but pairs get a better deal.
For more info, check out @laro.ceramics on Instagram.
Sink your teeth into a delicious pie
Everyone’s favorite pie maker Raeanne Young Sagan has partnered with Valrhona to create a special Hey Pie People Valentine’s Day pie—the Valrhona Valentine’s Chocolate Raspberry Wild Thing. She used a lot of chocolate to make this pie: 72 percent Araguani single origin dark chocolate, juicy fresh imported raspberries over Dulcey caramelized white chocolate ganache, special edition Wild Thing crunch made with 64 percent Manjari single origin chocolate, a drizzle of Opalys white chocolate and Raspberry chocolate from Valrhona’s exclusive Inspiration line, and a shower of Valrhona chocolate pearls.
Order from @hey.pie.people on Instagram.
Watch Gab Pangilinan onstage—but not in a musical
“This is Not a Musical” features the theater actress in her first solo concert, happening Feb. 14 and Feb. 15, 8 p.m., at the BGC Arts Theater. Guests include Phi Palmos, Nica Del Rosario, Topper Fabregas, Paw Castillo, Sheila Francisco, Kayla Rivera, and more.
Tickets available via Ticketworld (premier.ticketworld.com.ph).
Build a bouquet
Wilting flowers make you sad? Here are blooms that will last: Lego Botanicals. Over the past few years, Lego bouquets have become a very popular Valentine’s Day gift and it’s easy to see why. You can bond over building them together and they never wilt. Choose from the Bouquet of Roses, the Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet, or the Wild Flower Bouquet. More unusual picks would be the Mini Orchid, Tiny Plants, Orchid, Plum Blossom, Lucky Bamboo, Cherry Blossoms, or the Love Mosaic. Get 20 percent off selected sets if you order from the Lego Official Store on Shopee until Feb. 14. Those who spend at least P6,000 can get a free limited-edition Bloom & Bond Box which includes a phone holder, game cards, a DIY vase kit, stickers, fairy lights, and coasters.
Eat ice cream
Each February, Sebastian’s Ice Cream releases a collection of special flavors to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The names are always the same but the flavors change, except for one: Unresolved Issues is always ampalaya sorbet. This year, Matinong Boyfriend is a white wine ice cream made with California white wine swirled together with a strawberry sorbet made from fresh strawberries from Benguet; Matinong Girlfriend is banana ice cream loaded with banana cake chunks, crispy banana chips, fresh banana slices, and a banana jam ripple; and Closure, which is always tea-based, is black tea infused fresh ginger and lemon and sweetened with honey. You can get them by the scoop or the pint. Sebastian’s Sorbetero Ian Carandang has also launched a limited ice cream cake flavor—Cookies n’ Creme Ice Cream Cake, which you can get whole or by the slice.
Visit Sebastian’s The Podium or order from sebastiansicecream.com.
Have a date with Marvin and Jolina
The beloved ‘90s duo returns to the big screen with “Ex Ex Lovers,” written by Antoinette Jadaone and Kristine Gabriel and directed by JP Habac. Over 20 years later, Jolina Magdangal Escueta and Marvin Agustin’s chemistry hasn’t faded a bit and their younger costars Juan Karlos and Loisa Andalio are also a joy to watch. “Ex Ex Lovers” will charm you with nostalgia, feels, comedy, the beauty of Malta, and some memorable cameos. It’s a rom-com, yes, but it’s also a celebration of different kinds of love. It will make you laugh and it might make you cry. Watch it with your date, your friends, your family, heck, watch it with your ex. Now in cinemas nationwide.
Enjoy a dose of love and creativity
Support over 150+ artists at the StickerCon Pop-Up at the Activity Center of Ayala Malls Vermosa, happening on Feb. 15 to Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Shop for stickers, art prints, zines, merch, and all kinds of treasures. Entrance is free.
Spoil yourself
No one to spoil you? Do it yourself. Go ahead, you deserve it. Have a luxurious bath with pieces from Lush’s Valentine’s Day collection like the Tunnel of Love, Love Letter, Love Potion, or Love Burger bath bombs and the Strawberry Crumble bubbleroon. The collection also includes chocolate-themed shower items like the Posh Chocolate shower gel and Posh White Chocolate and Rose body wash. Keep your lips soft with the Shut Up and Kiss Me or Sweet Talk lip scrub and Crush lip butter.
Shop at Lush stores, www.lush.com.ph, or on Shopee, Lazada, Zalora, and Trunc.com.
Indulge in a 10-course meal
Chefs Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo and Sonny Mariano have created a special Valentine’s meal with the theme “Opposites Attract.” Why this theme? “Because in love, opposites attract!” said Santos-Agoncillo, laughing.
Dishes are called Delicate and Robust, Mild and Tangy, Hot and Cold, Fresh and Aged… a very different menu from Angrydobo’s previous family-style degustation, she said. “Diners are in for a fun and memorable dinner.”
It will be available at Angrydobo Westgate on Feb. 14 and Feb. 15. There are two seatings each night: 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
And how will the chef/actress be celebrating Valentine’s Day? “I’ll be in Angrydobo, serving love on a plate.”
To book, send a Viber message to 09686194972.
Sit down for “Stories of the Heart.”
Spend your Valentine’s Day (or Feb.15) with Christian Bautista, Erik San- tos, and Yeng Constantino at the Newport Performing Arts Theater where they will sere- nade you with love songs.
Tickets available via Ticketworld (premier.ticketworld.com.ph).
Buy blind boxes
If your partner is obsessed with blind boxes, then there’s no better venue for your date than the new Pop Mart pop- up store at SM Makati. It’s opening right on time—on Valentine’s Day! Once inside, let them go crazy choosing their Labubus, Hironos, and Crybabies and foot the bill.
Find out how you can get a slot to shop through Pop Mart Philippines’ Instagam account @popmart_phl.
Attend an all-girls Valentine party.
Drag hotspot Rampa Club will have an all- girls sapphic Valentine party called Cupid’s Circus tomor- row, Feb. 13, featuring beats by Arigoggles X Kadiliman, and Luthair and perfor- mances by Neenja, Budalyn, Kieffy Nicole, Gigi Moan, and more.
Reunion with Ronan Keating.
The Irish singer and former Boyzone member is in the country for two con-certs—tonight at the Wa- terfront Cebu City and tomorrow at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.
Get Cebu tickets through SM Tickets (smtickets.com) and Manila tickets through Ticketworld (premier.ticket- world.com.ph).
Run into your next date.
TooKilig, Uma Nota, and Rock- well Run Club are holding “Running Into You: A Qual- ity Mixer For Like-Minded People” tomorrow. Meet new people, have fun, play games, grab drinks, and, maybe, meet your match.
Sign up through @tookilig on Instagram.
