Mico Santos's Style of Life

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Description: This site is about my personal experiences and how to make my life better. It also covers topics on lifestyle,fashion,family,events,art, and food among others.

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Free time with the Dragon

Yesterday, me and my kids watched the Chinese New Year Street parade from Courtney Place to Frank kitts Park . My kids just love them. Communities share their spirit of Chinese New Year in a fabulous...

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SHAME on the big screen

Shame is a 2011 British drama film co-written and directed by Steve McQueen, starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan. Shame was co-produced by Film4 and See-Saw Films. The Venice Film Festival...

02 feb 12

COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN VISIT

Coldplay announce a two day Australian promotional visit to Sydney on Thursday 16th February and Friday 17th February. Direct from performing live at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday 12th Febr...

01 feb 12

Tickets sales open to 2012 iD Fashion Week key events

iD Dunedin Fashion Week will show its support of Christchurch designers with three special ‘Celebrate Christchurch’ capsule collections to feature on the runway of this year’s iD Fashion Show held on...

24 jan 12

More Acts join WOMAD NZ 20125 line-up

Javanese shadow puppets, Korean traditional musicians, a Brazilian accordion virtuoso duo, a tribute to Hirini Melbourne by well-known Maori musicians and a Wellington “supergroup” have been added to...

20 jan 12

Bonding time….

Last Tuesday, we went to Adrenalin Forest in Porirua City , about 20 minutes drive north of Wellington. As we celebrated my wife birthday . Adrenalin forest was created in France in 1995 by a retire...

18 jan 12

iD reveals 2012 Emerging Designer finalists

Fashion history will be created and careers launched when the world’s hot new fashion talent show their collections at the 8th annual iD International Emerging Designer Awards in Dunedin, New Zealand...

17 jan 12

A tribune to the most famous Wellington vagrant..Blanket Man

It’s a sad day for Wellingtonian as the most famous vagrant has died the other day at the Wellington Regional Hospital of unknown causes. Mr. Ben Hana or Blanket Man was a homeless man who wandered t...

16 jan 12

Remembering Sto Niño..

Over the weekend, Filipinos around the World celebrated the feast of Sto Niño especially in Cebu, Philippines. In New Zealand, the Filipino community with the help of Filipino Chaplaincy and offici...

15 jan 12

Farewell Chrisjan

“Abide with me ;fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me” A heart warming experi...

14 jan 12

2012 iD Runway show line-up unveiled

iD Dunedin Fashion Week has once again secured its place as an international must-see fashion event with a host of high profile New Zealand fashion designers joining global acts and emerging talent a...

08 jan 12

Road trip with CRZ

I was lucky enough to test drive the All new Honda CRZ this morning courtesy from Honda Cars New Zealand through its Wellington Branch. As part of their marketing campaign “Experience CRZ̶...

07 jan 12

It’s the best time for….Wendy’s

After six year in waiting, the old fashioned hamburgers .. Wendy’s just opened a new store on Kapiti Coast . I was so excited and thrilled. The store address is 46 Main South Road near to Coa...

06 jan 12

2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,400 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, ...

01 jan 12

SUPERSTAR SENEGALESE SINGER BAABA MAAL JOINS WOMAD NZ 2012 LINE-UP

One of the finest and most distinctive voices to come out of Africa heads to New Zealand in March for WOMAD New Zealand 2012 – Senegalese singer Baaba Maal. Considered a superstar in his West African...

26 nov 11

Superstars Earth, Wind & Fire and Keb Mo Head to NZ for National Jazz Festival

Multi-Grammy award winning soul-funk superstars Earth Wind & Fire and iconic Grammy award-winning blues singer/songwriter Keb Mo have been confirmed to play one New Zealand concert only in April ...

14 nov 11

Changing the face of Men’s health – Movember time

During November each year, an annual , month-long event involving the growing of moustaches/facial hair in New Zealand and around the World and it was conceived in 1999 by a group of Australian m...

11 nov 11

British fashion icon to attend Dunedin’s iD Awards

Style icon and twice crowned British Fashion Journalist of the Year, Hilary Alexander, will attend next year’s iD International Emerging Designer Awards in the prestigious role of guest judge. The Ne...

06 nov 11

What would you do if you became the Prime Minister of New Zealand?

New Zealand is a democratic country in which the members of parliament (MPs) are chosen in free and fair elections. On November 26,2011, a General Election will be held and election campaign h...

04 nov 11

THE 2012 NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL – LAUNCHED

The 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival brings 24 extraordinary days of arts events to Wellington. With more than 300 incredible performances to savour, the Festival takes audiences from fai...

02 nov 11

SHORT FILM AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

The sixth annual Show Me Shorts Film Festival has announced the nominees for it’s eight award categories. The big ones to watch are Australian film ‘The Kiss’ by Ashlee Page with five nominations, an...

01 nov 11

THE WORLD’S FESTIVAL IN NEW ZEALAND – WOMAD NEW ZEALAND 2012

One of the inspirations behind the very first WOMAD festival will head to WOMAD New Zealand 2012, along with a line-up of musicians, bands and performers from all corners of the globe. The programme ...

27 oct 11

Branson devours Auckland’s innovation

Sir Richard Branson tested one of Auckland’s innovative products with a trip on a Sealegs amphibious marine craft on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour on Friday 21 October. The internationally renowned en...

21 oct 11

Serious fishing for French players ahead of Rugby World Cup Final

French Rugby stars took time-out to focus ahead of this weekend’s Rugby World Cup Final with a quick heli-fishing trip on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. Former Captain Lionel Nallet was joined by five of h...

21 oct 11

MEET RUGBY LEGENDS IN AUCKLAND WITH LAND ROVER

As part of Rugby World Cup final, this coming Saturday three RWC legends will be visiting Land Rover’s Mini Terrapod in Waitemata Plaza in Auckland. Fans will have the opportunity to meet the ...

20 oct 11

New Zealand vs France at sheep-herding

In a preview of this Sunday’s Rugby World Cup Final, New Zealand took on France yesterday at a special sheep-herding competition between two of the finalists former players. New Zealand’s...

19 oct 11

APSA NOMINATED FILMS TO SCREEN AT GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) and the Gold Coast Film Festival have announced that five films nominated in this year’s APSAs will screen at the Gold Coast Film Festival (GCFF), which runs Nov...

17 oct 11

NEW ZEALAND UKULELE DELIVERS MORE FREE COMMUNITY ENTERTAINMENT – ON ELECTION DAY

The New Zealand Ukulele Trust announces their key annual community event The New Zealand Ukulele Festival 2011. It will be held on Saturday 26th November at The Trusts Stadium in Waitakere, for the f...