Primavera Residences Hosts Special Viewing of the Kagay-an Pyro Festival

Posted by Stefan on August 27, 2014

It was a jam-packed Sunday night, August 24, at the Primavera Residences roof deck as revellers of various ages celebrated Higalaay Kagay-an 2014 by watching the highly anticipated Pyro Festival.

Attended by the company’s valued clients, Primavera Residences prepared an exclusive cocktail event for guests to enjoy the skies while creating camaraderie and “higalaay” — the essence of the kagay-an festival. It was a crowd of unit owners, bank executives, unit owners, renters, travel and tour operators and other invited VIP guests.

The event was also graced by a special guest, Kyle “Kulas” Jennermann, a Cagayan de Oro-based Canadian who aspires to become Filipino and is made famous by his blog and social media account called BecomingFilipino.com. Kyle considers Cagayan de Oro as his new home.

The fireworks show began shortly after 9pm, leaving the crowd in awe of the amazing display.

The Pyro Festival is an annual event of SM City Cagayan de Oro and is part of the core Cagayan de Oro fiesta events. The outer beacon of the mall, as well as some areas of Pueblo Business Park, are filled with a huge crowd of firework enthusiasts. There were five contenders from different areas in the country. Team Cagayan de Oro won the competition with a spectacular fireworks display matched with hit songs such as Frozen’s Let it Go.

Primavera Residences is a green mixed-use property located in Uptown Cagayan de Oro comprising of residential, commercial and office units for rent and purchase. All units at Tower 1 are ready for occupancy. The building’s Tower 2 is slated to be completed later this year. Because of its unique design and green features, it recently won an award in the 2014-2015 Asia Pacific Property Awards held in Kuala Lumpur for Best Mixed-Use Development in the Philippines.

For any inquiries on upcoming fun activities and contests at Primavera Residences, call (088) 310-5002, 0917-794-2221 or visit www.primaveraresidences.com. You may also visit www.primaveraresidences.com for more info.

Primavera Residences Ends July with a Successful Wellness Day

Posted by Stefan on July 29, 2014

Primavera Residences hosted a three-part wellness activity for the health conscious and fitness enthusiasts in the city last Saturday, July 26. Primavera Wellness Day is part of a series of activities at Primavera Residences celebrating Nutrition Month.

At 2 P.M., the Culinary Institute of Cagayan de Oro (CIC), the first culinary school in Northern Mindanao offering programs such as Culinary Arts with Holistic Nutrition and specialized courses like Certificate in Catering and Restaurant Operations, conducted a free healthy cooking demo with three hale and hearty recipes—Coleslaw, Granola Bars and Pepperoni Bruschetta.

Aside from that, Chef Ivy Trapero and her student JP Tan of CIC shared their experiences in eating not only healthy food but having a healthy lifestyle. “We only live once; why not make the most out of it by enjoying your food without feeling guilty?” Tan asked.

More so, attendees became more conscious and were eager to find out what went wrong after getting evaluated on their wellness levels. It was indeed a day full of knowledge and motivation.

At 3 P.M., Coach Noel Villa, the founder of CDO Rugby Club, demonstrated different exercises you can do at home. He further explained how to train smart through the Dynamic Training Approach, a specialized training approach that focuses on body sculpting, strength training, and sports conditioning. It is ideal for both men and women who want to get in shape, stay in shape and carry on a healthy lifestyle. D.T.A. is not a quick fix, it’s a lifestyle.

Primavera Wellness Day didn’t just end with knowing your wellness status and how to be fit through D.T.A. but it ended with a deeper sense of peace and contentment, with a yoga party. Julie Bonita Corrales, a US-trained yoga instructor, had a great time with Primavera Residences’ clients and partners as they connect with the universe through yoga.

Also present during the event were representatives from Pascual Laboratories who gave away free samples of their fitness product C-lium and Calchews.

The Primavera Wellness Day was the perfect time for unit owners and guests to start living a healthy lifestyle, because sometimes all we need is just a little nudge in the right direction to get our motivations going.

For inquiries about upcoming events in Primavera Residences, go HERE.

Are You Ready for this Year’s Higalaay Kagay-an Festival?

Posted by Jane on July 28, 2014

HIGALAAY, the visayan word for FRIENDSHIP, is the central theme for Cagayan de Oro’s city fiesta. Being the City of Golden Friendship, it is but appropriate at this time of the year to celebrate friendships new and old in honor of the city’s patron saint St. Augustine.

So, are you ready for an entire month of festivities? Check out what’s in store for Kagay-anons and tourists this August!

The Mindanao Fashion Summit

From August 8 to 10, fashion designers from the different parts of Mindanao will display their respective Mindanaoan Collections in an all-out fashion extravaganza with the theme “Local Designs – Global Impact”.
Kumbira

What’s a fiesta celebration without food? Kagay-anons sure know how to celebrate festival season with the KUMBIRA (a local word which means “feast”). Now on its 18th year, the longest-running culinary show in the entire country is back with the theme: Throwback @ 18: Looking Back… Cooking Forward.” From August 13 – 15, the three-day event features food exhibits, seminars, and exciting competitions participated by food enthusiasts, restaurants, hotels, resorts, culinary schools, and professional chefs from all over the country. This year, an additional competition for junior and kiddie chefs have also been added.
Garden Show and Agri Fair

Starting on August 8 until the 31st, the historic Gaston Park will be home to an exhibit of garden plants and artistic landscaping from local gardeners. This year’s fair will also include a showcase of agricultural products from the different barangays of Cagayan de Oro.
Kagay-an Festival Marathon

The city’s sports enthusiasts and runners won’t be left out with the inclusion of the Kagay-an Festival marathon in this year’s lineup of festivities. With the goal of becoming the country’s next top running destination, Kagay-an Festival run includes a 3KM, 5KM, 21KM, and 42KM run.
Cowboy Festival

The 10th Annual Cagayan de Oro Horse Show is one of the fiesta’s key events and draws horsemen of different levels of expertise from all over the country. With events such as the Oval Race, Obstacle Race, and Barrel Race among others, it’s a festival not only for cowboys but for enthusiasts of all ages as well. The cowboy festival runs from August 22-24.
Kahimunan Northern Mindanao Food and Lifestyle Show

From August 23- 30, head over to SM City CDO for a showcase of the region’s best SME products like processed food, handicrafts, organic and natural goods, innovative products, and many others.
Miss Cagayan de Oro 2014

CDO’s prestigious pageant is an annual event to search for young women with beauty, charm, and wit that will represent Cagayan de Oro as its ambassador of Goodwill. The event features several activities prior to the coronation night on August 23 including the talent show, swimsuit competition, and evening gown competition. For the third year, Primavera Residences will choose and award Ms. Primavera 2014 based on elegance, intelligence, and beauty – traits which are aligned with the company’s multi-awarded building in Cagayan de Oro, Primavera Residences.
Kagay-an Pyro Festival

The kagay-anon skies will light up once more with the grand fireworks competition staged at SM City every year. On August 25, head over to uptown Cagayan de Oro to view the stunning fireworks which is a prelude to the city fiesta. (Bonus tip: the fireworks can best be viewed from the rooftop of Primavera Residences!)
Street Dancing: Cagayan de Oro Carnival

No festival is complete without a colorful parade of dancers lining up the streets. On August 24, the streets of Cagayan de Oro will be marked by an array of colors and costumes and merry carnival music. So head on over with your dazzling costume and join in the fray!
PE Rhythmic Dance Competition

It’s the PE students’ chance to showcase their special dance and field demonstration in a grand competition that involves a total of 8 different schools with 800 pupils per school!
Higalas Parade of Floats and Icons

On 7am of August 27, the civic-military parade will begin from Rodelsa Circle and will end at Limketkai Center. This year’s theme is “Ako ug ang Suba Managhigala” (The River and I are friends) which depicts the interdependence between man and nature in relation to the mighty Cagayan River.

So, are you ready for the Kagay-an fiesta activities? We sure are! So stay posted for more articles and features about the upcoming Higalaay Kagay-an Festival activities. We hope to see you in some of those events!

Want to know more about the award-winning Primavera Residences in Cagayan de Oro? Go here.

Julie Bonita Corrales: At Peace with the Universe through Yoga

Posted by Primavera Residences on July 16, 2014

By Kathy Yu and Cesar Stefan Rago

“If all people practice yoga, I believe that we can have the possibility to reduce suffering in the universe,” says the beautiful and fit yogi, Julie.

Julie Bonita Corrales, an American Yoga Alliance – certified yoga instructor from the island of Camiguin, has found contentment, inner peace, and a way to live healthy through yoga.

Julie finds herself grateful to have studied and completed yoga training from one of the best yoga schools in the United States. She completed her 200-hour RYT certification in New York Yoga at the heart of Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York City. New York Yoga equipped her with the kind of proficiency that brought not only physical fitness, but a deeper sense of peace and contentment in her life as well. This is the kind of instruction and inspiration that she now brings back to her hometown of Camiguin and to the rest of Northern Mindanao.

The YOGAHOME, her yoga studio in Camiguin which she founded with a yogi partner, is the best venue to change your lifestyle and find peace and relaxation in one of the most beautiful islands in the Philippines. She teaches fun and challenging asanas, incorporating yoga philosophy, meditation, and well though-out sequences in her classes. Breathing within that space and finding meaning to every pose, she encourages her students by repeatedly emphasizing the need to revisit our intentions for doing yoga.

“Yoga has changed my life, and I want to share my fascination of the uniquely meditative effects of yoga to motivate and inspire others,” says Julie.

Primavera Residences is proud to partner with the highly acclaimed yoga instructor Julie Bonita Corrales on the Primavera Wellness Event in celebration of the nutrition month.

Primavera Wellness Day, July 26, highlights a wellness talk by Chef Ivy Trapero at 3PM, a free wellness evaluation for all participants, and a discussion about Dynamic Training Approach by Coach Noel Villa of the CDO Rugby Club. Don’t miss the event’s finale, a yoga party with Ms. Julie Corrales at the multi-purpose hall of Primavera Residences.

Namaste!

All photos courtesy of Julie Bonita Corrales and the YOGAHOME.

To know more about the different monthly events happening at Primavera Residences, visit http://primaveraresidences.italpinas.com.

July Social Media Contest: #PrimaveraWellnessGoals

Posted by Jane on July 12, 2014

July is Nutrition Month. It’s the perfect month to be concerned about proper nutrition and our well-being, to examine our lifestyle choices, and to actually start to do something about it. So this July, we at Primavera Residences are embarking on a month-long journey to kickstart a healthier lifestyle. And of course, we’d like you to jump aboard and take part in our wellness campaign, too.

Start by joining the #PrimaveraWellnessGoals online contest in Facebook. All you have to do is tell us what your wellness goals are and we’ll help you begin to achieve those.

Here’s how to join

For this social media contest, all you have to do is share your wellness goals on Facebook using the hashtag #PrimaveraWellnessGoals. Make sure your post settings is set to PUBLIC so we can view your post.

Your wellness goals could be quirky, funny, deadly serious, earnest, or totally out-of-this-world. It’s up to you. Let your creativity shine and make your post stand out!

How to win

Our team of wellness experts composed of Ms. Julie Bonita Corrales of The YOGAHOME, Chef Ivy Trapero of the Culinary Institute of Cagayan de Oro, and Mr. Noel Villa of the Cagayan de Oro Rugby Club will choose one winner from the online participants on July 26 during the Primavera Wellness Day. The winner will be announced at the venue and in the official Primavera Residences Facebook account simultaneously.

But wait – – you can also bring your family and friends to the Primavera Wellness Day to listen to talks about wellness, get a free wellness evaluation, and end the day with a yoga party!

The prize

Whether your goal is to lose weight, gain weight, or tone down all the unwanted flabs, getting the right nutrition is the proper first step. The prize for this contest, a 10-day free membership to Chef Ivy Trapero’s Cellunite Nutrition Club, will help you begin your journey right. The nutrition club membership will include a free personalized wellness evaluation and counselling, as well as ten days of monitored nutrition intake.

So what are you waiting for? Start posting your #PrimaveraWellnessGoals now!

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Watch the World Cup at Primavera Residences

Posted by Primavera Residences on June 11, 2014

Every 4 years, the world turns its eyes on the 32 teams that will be vying for the World Cup. The stage has been set in Brazil, the country with the most wins in the tournament. With that, they are burdened with the greatest of expectations.

But then again, Spain who won it 4 years ago will not give it up without a fight. The cup, the honor, the glory and the pride is up for grabs, with dark horses and strong teams like Italy, Portugal, Germany, Japan and France looming in and doing their best to run away with the win.

Superstars in this generation will be giving their all in the group stages as they progress to the sweet 16. Big names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr., Mesut Ozil, Andres Iniesta, Mario Balotelli, and Kisuke Honda will leave it all on the pitch as they will definitely try to outshine each other in their journey for the world cup.

This is the beauty of football, where anyone can be the hero at the last minute of the game. A game of two halves, 45 minutes each, and where a single miss or mistake can spell elimination and embarrassment to the team and to the nation they represent. The whole world will be watching and this is the beautiful game, this is the road to immortality. This is the FIFA World Cup.

Will you be watching it this year?

If you are, Primavera Residences, the eco-friendly Italian condo in uptown CDO has opened its doors to the football fans in Cagayan de Oro with a FREE screening of the 2014 World Cup.

In partnership with Parasat cable, football fans who register in advance will be given free snacks at the venue. To pre-register, simply visit the official Primavera Residences Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/CondoPrimavera and send a message with your name, the names of the people who will be coming with you, the time and date of the game you wish to see, and the team you will be rooting for.

To know the list of games, see below:

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We’ll see you here at Primavera Residences!

To know more about Primavera Residences, the multi-awarded Italian-design condominium, visit http://primaveraresidences.italpinas.com.

The Art of Arranging Flowers and Maximizing Space: Creative Workshops at the Prima de Mayo Event

Posted by Primavera Residences on May 26, 2014

On May 24, Primavera Residences, together with Truly Wealthy Realty Corporation, hosted two workshops to highlight the event dubbed “Prima de Mayo”.

These creative workshops covered the art of flower arrangement and interior designing and were conducted by a professionally licensed interior designer Ms. Anna Christina Sagarbarria. Ms. Sagarbarria gained her expertise from The Philippine School of Interior Design, the country’s premier interior design institution.

I had the chance to witness the flower arrangement workshop, and I really appreciate and admire the way she does her craft. Given the limited timeslot, she was able to manage squeezing in the basic essentials of what we need to learn as flower arranging newbies.

Set up at the green inner courtyard of Primavera Residences, Ms. Anna showcased her materials consisting of a variety of beautiful flowers, and vases of different shapes and sizes. Her talk started with a discussion of the basic color theory, stressing out that it is important to know the basic colors and its primary combinations.

Then, we learned a few basics in harmonizing colors:

Monochromatic

From the term ‘mono’ meaning single, and ‘chromo’ or color, this is the application of a single color type. When it’s yellow, it’s yellow and nothing else.

Analogous

This is a combination of two or three colors which are side by side on the color wheel, such as blue-green, yellow-green, yellow-orange. So, on your vase, you can have a single color of flowers of three different hues.

Complementary

A combination of any two colors which are right across each other on the color wheel is complementary. A good example is yellow and blue.

Triadic

According to Ms. Chri, this color harmony can be tricky for flower arrangement. If not carefully chosen and arranged, the result can be a huge cluttered, disheveled look. From the term itself, triadic combination uses any three colors from the color wheel that form a triangle. Blue-purple-red is triadic example.

The choice of vase for your flowers is also an important consideration to make. Yet more importantly, it’s the way you arrange the flowers and the color combination that makes or breaks it. Our adept speaker showed us a single type of flower in monochromatic color placed in both a country or rustic styled vase and a formal vase, and the desired effects were perfectly achieved.

She made sure to emphasize having fun in arranging flowers, just as what we had during the entire one hour workshop.

The second leg of her workshop is about maximizing space, a two-hour crash course in interior designing for small spaces. The audience was all ears, eager to learn really good tips that they can apply in their home and office spaces. Her tips were especially useful to those living in condos such as the multi-awarded premier condominium building, Primavera Residences.

Watch out for more fun workshops coming soon in Primavera Residences!

Planning to purchase a condominium unit with a touch of class and modern uptown living? Experience the elegance and comfort you are looking for here at Primavera Residences. Give us a call at (088) 310-8173 or 0917-7921078 or visit http://primaveraresidences.italpinas.com.

Join the #Me&Mom Online Contest and Win a Spa Package for Your Mom!

Posted by Jane on April 30, 2014

She’s got the gentlest touch that reassures you when you need it most.

She has that sweet smile that makes your day so much brighter.

She has the voice that could either lull you to deep sleep or send chills down your spine (when you’ve done something wrong).

She gave birth to you, raised you, and never stopped loving you since day one.

She’s your mom and she’s the best woman in your life.

This mother’s day, Primavera Residences honors moms everywhere with the #Me&Mom online contest. Simply post a photo of you and your mother in the official Primavera Residences Facebook page and tell us why you have the very best mom in the whole world. One chosen entry will win a relaxing spa package for his/her mother courtesy of Primavera Residences.

Here are the rest of the contest details:

1. The entries must be posted in the official Facebook page of Primavera Residences (see this link: www.facebook.com/CondoPrimavera) and not in any other Primavera Facebook pages. Only the entries posted in the official page will be counted.

2. Participants must LIKE the official Facebook page of Primavera Residences for the entry to qualify

3. Judging will be based on the following: 50% — judges’ votes, and 50% — public vote. So share your entries via Facebook and tell you friends to like and share!

4. Contest will run for the entire month of May. The winning entry will be announced on June 2.

5. An additional prize will be raffled off to moms and kids who will drop by and take photos at the Primavera Residences booth in SM City CDO. To qualify for the additional prize, use the hashtag #me&mom and include Primavera Residences SM booth in the post location.

6. The prize (special spa package) will be claimed at Cagayan de Oro City, so the participants’ moms must be CDO-based.

We look forward to seeing your entries!

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Primavera Residences is a mixed-use green property in Cagayan de Oro offering residential, commercial and office spaces. It recently won in the Asia Pacific regional competition of the prestigious International Property Awards for best mixed-use development in the Philippines. To know more about Primavera Residences, go HERE.

Top 10 Finalists of Primavera Residences’ Earth Day Photography Contest

Posted by Jane on April 25, 2014

Here are the results of the first round of judging for Primavera Residences’ “LIVING GREEN IN A MODERN WORLD: An Earth Day Photography Contest”. The top 10 finalists are presented here in no particular order.

Entry # 5: SALVAGED WOOD REVOLUTION. A community in Surigao has been salvaging fallen trees and turning into beautiful furniture pieces. Photo by: Arch. Marianne Basa — Entry # 5: **SALVAGED WOOD REVOLUTION.**
A community in Surigao has been salvaging fallen trees and turning it into beautiful furniture pieces.
**Photo by: Arch. Marianne Basa**

Entry # 6 SOLAR ENERGY IS BRIGHT! Photo by: Mr. Harry Sio — Entry # 6
**SOLAR ENERGY IS BRIGHT!**
**Photo by: Mr. Harry Sio**

Entry # 8: Combatting energy crisis by utilizing Green alternative source of energy. Wind Farm- sustainable, clean and cost-efficient. Photo taken at the 1st Wind Farm in Southeast Asia, Bangui Wind Farm, Ilocos. Photo by: Angelie S. Azcuna — Entry # 8: Combatting energy crisis by utilizing green alternative source of energy. Wind Farm – sustainable, clean and cost-efficient. Photo taken at the first Wind Farm in Southeast Asia, Bangui Wind Farm, Ilocos.
**Photo by: Angelie S. Azcuna**

entry no 30_small — Entry # 30
**GROUND GREEN**
**Photo by: Mr. Kim Zaldivar**

Entry # 37: Living life without its complications: embracing the warmth of the sun, inhaling the freshest air, and delighting in life's little surprises--just like the sight of a free, live painting. The Great Artist colors life itself and combines equal vibrance and saturation for a perfect harmony--He is the very element that sustains both life and living. Photo by: Ms. Krizzia Demetilla — Entry # 37: Living life without its complications: embracing the warmth of the sun, inhaling the freshest air, and delighting in life’s little surprises–just like the sight of a free, live painting. The Great Artist colors life itself and combines equal vibrance and saturation for a perfect harmony–He is the very element that sustains both life and living.
**Photo by: Ms. Krizzia Demetilla**

entry no 42_small — Entry # 42
**GEOMETRY IN NATURE**
**Photo by: Dr. Carlo Romero, M.D.**

Entry # 43 A NEW BEGINNING Photo by: Dr. Carlo Romero, M.D. — Entry # 43
**A NEW BEGINNING**
**Photo by: Dr. Carlo Romero, M.D.**

Entry # 45: It is important to preserve insect life in our own gardens. Even an organism as tiny as this ant plays a very big role in our ecosystem. They are one of the most efficient decomposers on the planet.
Photo by: Ms. Michelle Fernando

Entry # 46
FISHING FOR A LIVING
Photo by: Victor Francis R. Orencia

Entry # 48 UYAPA, FISHERMEN’S HOME Photo by: Victor Francis R. Orencia — Entry # 48
**UYAPA, FISHERMEN’S HOME**
**Photo by: Victor Francis R. Orencia**

These 10 entries are also available for public viewing in a photo exhibit at the Primavera Residences booth in SM City Cagayan de Oro from April 25, 2014 to May 3, 2014.

The final awarding will take place on May 3, 2014, 6PM at 2/F Primavera Residences, Pueblo de Oro Business Park, Cagayan de Oro City.

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you so much to everyone who participated!

Special thanks to our board of judges, media partners, bloggers, and everyone who supported this contest.

Tag: CDO events

The Mindanao Fashion Summit

Kumbira

Garden Show and Agri Fair

Kagay-an Festival Marathon

Cowboy Festival

Kahimunan Northern Mindanao Food and Lifestyle Show

Miss Cagayan de Oro 2014

Kagay-an Pyro Festival

Street Dancing: Cagayan de Oro Carnival

PE Rhythmic Dance Competition

Higalas Parade of Floats and Icons