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Army Navy Burger + Burrito

2011-06-26T06:00:00.071+08:00

Okay for our next food trip we tried Army Navy Burger + Burrito.

The branch in Greenhills was quite small but every wall had chairs and tables but it can be a tight squeeze once people (mostly teenages) come in.

Its walls were decorated with posters and signs:

Tables had this sign suggestion

We ordered:

Tacos with additional cheese dip

the burritos of course

tacos soup

Strawberry milkshake

and last but not the least the classic burger.

Honestly, except for the milkshake, everything tasted bland. I guess that's why the table had a sign suggesting additional toppings for the burgers. For me the taste and the price didn't add up right.

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Father's Day

2011-06-25T23:06:00.000+08:00

For Father's day we took our dad out for dinner. At my brother's suggestion (lately he has been influenced by Korean dishes) - we ate at Dong Won Garden Restaurant located at Jupiter Street in Makati. According to my research they serve authentic Korean dishes.

We got:

A variety of "appetizers"

The bibimbap

I forgot what this dish was called.

Noodles should be eaten as soon as it has been served. Otherwise, it turns rubbery and would be very difficult to eat. It was only later that I found this out when I got to research on the place.

and Dumplings.

Somehow, the taste wasn't as I expected. If someone invited me to dine in there again I'd really think twice. But fortunately my Dad enjoyed it. This was his day anyway.

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Omakase

2011-06-12T00:46:00.000+08:00

For our latest food trip, we opted to go Japanese. Which I met with a little trepidation. I dreaded using the chopsticks. I still haven't mastered that art.

This time we went to Omakase in Greenhills. Although, as I've found out, this is not a new restaurant.

A big kokeshi doll and water fountain will greet you upon entering the place. There are some benches lined inside for costumers who are waiting to be seated. The eating area is located at the second floor. We got in just before lunch time that's why we got seated quickly.

One of the big kokeshi dolls adorning the restaurant:

I ordered a Bottomless Raspberry Tea which tasted a little kinda like the medicine for kids. I suggest you try the other tea instead. The good news is that you have the option of changing to the other one it if its not to your taste. :)

For appetizers (if you can call it that) we got the sushi boat. Its a feast for the eyes.

Sushi BoatYum yum! everything on it tasted good.

The Bento meal also includes miso soup and gelato (ice cream). This meal is enough to fill you up.

I actually thought my brother was joking when he said he'll have a squidward.

And also upon his recommendation the spider maki:

Overall the taste was very good and very filling and for the price I would say its just right. As for my chopsticks skills ---I have a long ways to go. ;)

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TokyoCafe

2011-04-30T16:41:00.007+08:00

Its been awhile since our last food trip. This time we tried Tokyo Café located at the MegaMall. As I’ve pretty much lived a monk’s life for the past months, I have no idea if this place is old or new. Anyway, we were excited to try it out.

Outside, the place was lined with wooden chairs and table but the inside was quite nice, one side decorated with framed posters of the restaurant and the other, with shelves with books and framed pictures.

To have the authentic feel of Japan they play music by Japanese artists.

We ordered:

for starters the Teriyaki Chicken Salad

my sister picked the Omurice

the Pork Shogi Yaki:

while I tried their Chicken and Cheese Roll

and for our drinks we all ordered their Iced lemon tea

(this before my sister said it was the coffee they were known for) :-(

The salad was watery but the taste is okay. The Omurice according to my sister was not prepared the way she knew it was done and frankly I just wanted to eat the egg on top. While the Pork Shogi Yaki was a little better and finally the Chicken and Cheese Roll served were it not for the cheese in the middle would have been just plain deep fried chicken. All in all it wasn't quite as what we've expected.

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Singapore Trip

2011-03-09T13:26:00.008+08:00

This is way and I mean way overdue.

But better late than never.

Last year my sisters and I finally pushed through with our Singapore trip. This time we decided to wing it since our older sister already made a trip there a few years back. Of course we still did our research and equipped ourselves with a tourist guide book and map of the country (its nice to be prepared).

Our itinerary:

First day: General tour of the place.

Second day: Universal Studios (the real reason why my other sister went to visit).

Third day: Last day shopping

Going there was an adventure itself. Suffice it to say that we thought at least one of us would be left behind. Then we had the issue of the umbrella. The very expensive umbrella got left behind. Note to travelers: don't bring your umbrella as a carry on but have it checked in. The airline personnel wont tell you this. So by the time you enter the second x-ray machine it'd be too late. But the weird thing is, I got away with

mine, maybe the airport can only detect expensive umbrellas, hmm.

We left Manila at 10 in the evening and arrived at Singapore's budget terminal around midnight. We decided to take the airport shuttle service since it was quite late and we weren't sure if other public transportation were available at that hour. In the meantime, we had our money changed at the nearby money changer.

We got a quick view of the city via the shuttle ride. We had to drop other passengers to their destinations, I think we were the second to the last.

Finally, we arrived at the Novotel Clarke Quay Hotel. We got the executive room since our reservation wasn't ready yet. Hey no complaints there.

Here's a picture of our room for the night:

And the view:

Next: the general tour.

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Holy Cow!

2009-09-14T20:18:00.007+08:00

Last Sunday, my siblings and I tried this new place called Holy Cow! located at the Atrium in Mega Mall.

The cover of the Menu:

The paper place mats:

Our drinks 2 coke floats (the root beer was unavailable), Cowpokes Choco Milk Shake and complimentary garlic sticks.

For starters we had Chicken Tenders (the dip was not to our taste though):

We tried the Waddie Wagon Pasta:

Finally, the Motherload Beef Burger:

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Clawdaddy

2009-08-29T14:05:00.006+08:00

Last weekend we went to Bonifacio High Street at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. This time we ate at Clawdaddy, not for anything, but it was one of the few vacant places at the time. It was still much too early for dinner but they did serve merienda meals.

The walls of the restaurant were painted with some scenes and sports pictures memorabilia hung on their walls:

Here's what we ordered:

spaghetti with meatballs, onion rings and salad

Fish and chips with lasagna

I think this was chick n chips and carbonara

Honestly, this was too heavy to be considered as merienda. I wasn't able to finish eating my order (nakakaumay). Maybe, if there's a next time, we should try their specialty instead.

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Dessert Sampler

2009-08-02T20:37:00.003+08:00

I just couldn't resist. I think I was having sugar withdrawal. So the minute I saw this in the menu of Max's Restaurant I just had to order it.

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My Birthday Fare

2009-07-15T20:18:00.002+08:00

For my birthday this year we had:

Truffle Cake
Pancit

and Chicken.

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WIPO Certificate

2009-07-11T11:26:00.003+08:00

This week I finally got my certificate from WIPO Worldwide Academy via mail. Its from an online course they offered last March.
To think I almost didn't finish this course since during the exam week I got sick and it was the week that my sister and I had to leave for Hong Kong.

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Greetings

2009-05-10T11:23:00.000+08:00

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New Toys

2009-05-04T06:27:00.001+08:00

My sister and I each bought a Hello Kitty mobile phone last weekend. I just found them so irresistable that's why I got one even though I don't need it.
Hopefully, they would last a year. =)

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Hong Kong Trip Day 4

2009-04-30T06:00:00.014+08:00

For our last day in Hong Kong we went to Ocean Park. This is also the reason why we got a little sunburnt. No rains that day, whew! We got inside the Giant Panda Habitat:

And saw one of these cute pandas who was too busy eating his bamboo shoots.

Then we headed straight to the cable car
Turns out it was quite a long and high ride!
As soon as we got off we went to the Pacific Pier. Here are a couple of seals, sunbathing:

This area was closed for renovation:

Then onto the Atoll Reef:

Finding Nemo!

The Japanese Garden:

The Sea Jelly

Here's a sample of what we saw:

Then we watched the Dolphin Show at the Ocean Theatre.

The dolphins
Then it was time for lunch and decided to eat at the Pizza Place.

We had to ride the 4 Tai Shue Wan Escalators to get down the park.

This was very steep but gave a beautiful view of the park.

This is the talking tree:

Lastly, the Pink (more like orange) Flamingos from the Flamingo Pond:

Then we headed back to the hotel and waited for our ride to the airport.

More pictures found here.

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Hong Kong Trip Day 3

2009-04-29T06:55:00.013+08:00

Since we had an overnight stay at the Hollywood Hotel we had free day pass the next day to Disneyland. The rains somewhat subsided at that time. Thank goodness!
The rides only open at around 11AM which cuts the number of rides we can go to. Pick up time for us was around 1:30PM.

For lunch we each ordered burgers. I know! I'm not that adventurous when it comes to food.
This time there was a High School Musical presentation:
This would be our last day so we decided to look at the souvenir shops.
Then it was back to Hollywood Hotel for the pick up. We were the only ones on the bus back to Kowloon. At the BP International Hotel our room was downgraded to a bunk room with a very ugly view. We only agreed since they will give us free breakfast the next day.
After relaxing, we decided to go to Shatin and visit Snoopy's World. It was our very first commute in Hong Kong. Lucky for us the place was easy to find.

The MTR back to our place.

More pictures found here.

Next Ocean Park.

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Hong Kong Trip Day 2 (Part 2)

2009-04-28T06:29:00.010+08:00

My entrance ticket together with a booklet of coupons which we never got to use:Since it was already lunch time and I was afraid my sister would get sick again. We ate first at the Banquet Hall. This is what we ordered:

Grilled Chicken

Fish and chips

Then we’re off!
This is the most memorable ride we had:

As soon as we were seated behind the wheels rain started pouring! My sister was driving and rain was all over our faces. We kept on laughing the whole time. But it was fun.

We even raided Mickey’s pantry!
Pooh kept excusing himself when we tried to have our pictures taken with him.
We rode the HK Disney Railroad and this is one of my favorite views:
Aliens as tourists!

It was still raining when we left Disneyland.

We had an overnight stay at the Hollywood Disney Hotel. Pretty cool place. Look even the bottle caps have ears. We just decided to buy food downstairs for dinner.
The sandwich isn’t as tasty as I thought.

More pictures here and here.

Tomorrow Snoopy World.

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Hong Kong Trip Day 2 (Part 1)

2009-04-27T06:25:00.001+08:00

We’re pretty excited this particular day. That’s because it’s Disneyland day! But first breakfast. Our tour gave us coupons for Uncle 4. It’s located inside Victoria Mall which is conveniently located just beside our hotel. Here’s the menu: Here's what we ordered: We also had a choice of coffee or tea. Here’s the weird part, we ordered for hot coffee but what we got is coffee made with tap water! Apparently, that’s hot for them. Of course we never finished the thing.

Then our guide picked us up. First we’re to have a Kowloon City tour which consisted mainly of driving around. The only stop we made was in Victoria Harbour. Again, there were several tourists visiting the area at that time. So we had to be very quick in picking our spot for picture taking. Still cloudy that day and super windy.

We also had to avoid our tour guide who has this side business of taking pictures of the tourists and selling it for 150HKD! (Its printed on a plate). If you live here you know that you can get that for a very, very, very cheap price. But alas we got caught. But we never bought it.

Then we’re off to the jewelry tour. We already heard a lot about this. So we were pretty much prepared that we won’t be doing much. I’m not into jewelries.
Again there were several tourists aside from our tour group who came and visited the place. Must be a requirement in Hong Kong.

Then its time for the shopping tour. Okay, this is when my sister and I got pretty much excited. Finally, a chance to be able to buy stuff (even though this is not a shopping spree for us). Our tour guide was building up momentum by telling us stuff about what we can buy. So we arrived in an area that looked like a warehouse. But upon getting in and seeing the place, major disappointment ensued. The place was small and had very few choices to shop for. The prices were tourist prices I swear. Besides my sister who traveled to China before knew you can get it for much lower price. So no go.

So now, off to Disneyland. Before that though, our guides keep selling us stuff. This time it was key chains. Don’t these people ever stop?

Okay finally we reach Disneyland.

Do you know what happened next? It rained! What timing. =(

To be continued...

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Hong Kong Trip Day 1 Part 2

2009-04-26T11:14:00.003+08:00

As soon as we have freshened up, we decided to find the Avenue of Stars. So off we went armed with our map. The very first stop we made and the very nearest one is the Kowloon Park.

There were a lot of constructions or renovations going on at that time. We just walked along the road and saw a McDonald’s restaurant. This made us laugh, it seems that every corner in Hong Kong is literally littered with it. Which is a blessing.

The Park had lots of flowers. I almost died with happiness. I just love flowers. We saw some people taking pictures, that made me a little bit relaxed and not so conscious when I took some photos. Then off to Avenue of Stars. We got into a bit of confusion as to how we can cross the other side towards HK Space Museum the road was closed off to pedestrians. The expression so near yet so far came into mind. Anyway, we finally figured out that we had to go down the subway. Its like our walkways in Makati only air conditioned. We also had to go inside the mall to reach our destination. Finally! The Avenue of Stars:
There were a lot of people when we got there. We had to be very fast and strategic when taking pictures. Some students even approached us but we had to tell them that we didn’t understand them. They always assume that if you’re Asian you must speak Chinese. Again there were constructions going on in that area.

We felt a little dehydrated and hungry around this time so we decided to go back to our hotel. We bought McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger for lunch. I didn’t want try anything new since I just came from a sickness. We were picked up by our tour bus around 5PM for first guided tour to:

We got to ride the Peak Tram. Again there were lots of people at that time. Apparently, Fridays in Hong Kong is shopping day so most people are out and about.
When we got at the Peak, we first went to Madam Tussauds Wax Museum.

My sister and I had blast in that place. We tried to get pictures with every single wax figure. I think this took about half of the memory of our SD cards. =)

So on to the peice de resistance the View. Unfortunately, the skies seems to disagree with us. The winds were blowing hard and the skies were foggy or cloudy. I couldn’t get a very clear shot of Hong Kong. =(

The last stop for the day was night shopping at Mong Kok. But at this time my sister got sick in the bus. We decided to forego the shopping and go back to the hotel. Our Guide helped us get a taxi. As soon as we got back we just decided to buy tv dinner from 7/11:Then we called it a night.

More pictures found here and here.

Next day’s agenda:
• Kowloon City Tour
• Shopping Tour
• Disneyland

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Hong Kong Trip Day 1 (Part 1)

2009-04-25T11:46:00.007+08:00

Last weekend my sister and I went to Hong Kong. But before that we got a bit nervous when 2 days before I had a serious case of indigestion. In fact it was only the night before when I got to finish packing my stuff.

So off we went. My long time wish to have a window seat came true. Unfortunately, it was smack in the middle of the wing part of the plane. Nevertheless, I still got a picture of the skies.
We arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport at around 8:30 in the morning. It was pretty huge. We got a bit confused going to immigration. You’re supposed to ride a tram in order to get there.

In the airport, there are several maps available for free. We grabbed everything including a Chinese version of the map. These maps proved to be very useful. By the way in the Immigration section they’re also giving away candies. I got a couple. =)

So after we checked in with our tour guide, we waited awhile for the others who were also taking the tour. Then it was off to our respective hotels.

We checked in at the BP International Hotel in Kowloon. It was clean and spacious (that’s because we’re petite – we fit anywhere). Here’s the view we got from our room:

Our itinerary for that evening:
• Peak Tram Ride
• Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum
• Victoria Peak
• Night Market @ Mong Kok

Tomorrow I’ll Post our trip to these places.

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Greetings

2009-04-22T07:17:00.000+08:00

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Greetings

2009-04-12T00:00:00.001+08:00

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All Systems Down

2009-04-03T19:00:00.002+08:00

Well I wasted a whole day doing nothing. Apparently the systems in our office is still not up to speed. I couldn't even access the Internet. Bummer.

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Power Breakfast

2009-04-03T17:00:00.001+08:00

This morning we decided to eat breakfast at McDonald's. I call it our power breakfast.

Along the way we saw this tree full of flowers. I just had to take a shot at it.

As it was a Friday, I just ordered Hot cakes with Pineapple juice:
Here's my view from where I sat:

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New Route

2009-04-02T21:00:00.002+08:00

My brother tried another route today. A longer one I must say cause we had to go in Global City. Since I had my camera with me I tried to take some pictures:This one is clear since we were at full stop:

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Morning Walk

2009-04-01T19:43:00.003+08:00

Here's a scene from one of my daily walks to the office:

My brother who is a new driver will not drop me off near my place of work. Instead, I have to walk from the parking lot to the office. Mind you its not a short one.
Its a good thing that we come in early or else it would have been too hot. Anyway, so I walk this street and along the way I see some dogs with their yayas (yes the yayas do the walking in this parts). It would have been a nice walk except for the fact that there are landmines (dog poop) along the way. Someone else cleans it up. Makes me kinda wish I lived in New York.

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Facebook Terms of Use

2009-02-22T15:14:00.004+08:00

For Facebook users who are unaware of the current issue it is facing please read this and this. FYI.

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