Restaurants: Bambu

Bambu

It's a pretty new Thai Restaurant in Alabang Town Center.. it's located beside the old spot of Mingoy's (*tear* my fave Spanish restaurant that closed).
Food was actually good and as for the price, i'd say it was alright. we spent i think around P900 for what we ordered). We had Catfish salad, Tom Yum Soup, Bagoong Fried Rice and Waterchestnuts with Coconut milk for dessert. Next time we'll try the steamed fish, it didn't seem right to order it with for just two people, I hate to see food go to waste.

Anyhoooo.. it's a quaint little place, ambiance could use some work. But overall food & service would be a 8/10 (not bad, i think i'd be going back).


~k

Restaurants: Pancake House

Pancake House

yum... i like pancake house. it's a local filipino company.

so if you ever get the chance to eat here, go ahead and try the place!

the food is good! 
now you might be asking yourself what to get... well... for breakfast you should get.... the Golden Brown Waffle! oh i like it best when it's brown and toasted! 

another entre i would recommend would be the rib-eye steak, at P398 it's quite reasonable. i can't finish one by myself though hahaha.

oh and i also like their house iced tea. =) 

-k

Coffee Review: Country Style and Mrs. Fields

Coffee Review Blog 2:

Almost every morning I clock in at the office, put my stuff on my table(or chair), take my wallet out and head back down to get a cup of coffee. Today I decided to walk over to Paseo Center (Makati) which is near my office to buy 1 cup of coffee. I planned on buying a regular brewed coffee from Country Style but the line was long so I saw Mrs. Fields at the corner of my eye and headed towards that direction, no one was in line soooo it was perfect! and besides I haven't tried their coffee yet. Now for a short review of each. 

Country Style: for Php38 (less than a dollar!) you get a gooood cup of coffee. it tastes best with 1.5 packs of brown sugar and 1.5 packs of creamer. mmmm.

Mrs. Fields: i tried the cappuccino today. it was alright. not wow as in wow wow. it was decent but a bit more expensive at P85 for a short cup. mix in 1.5 packs of sugar and your ready to go. (come to think of it, maybe the packaging made it expensive, it came with a small brown cup holder cardboard like tray. haha.

I'll take a picture of Country Style's cup soon.

  I must say I do like the cup of Mrs. Fields, to be more specific I like what it says on the back "Thank you for letting us sweeten your day" 

-k

Coffee Review: Starbucks & Mister Donut

Coffee Review Blog

Sooo this blog is going to be about coffee. I like coffee! I'll keep this blog short for now. 

Starbucks. I like their cappuccino. That's pretty much it. I used to like their raspberry frappuccino, but it's now discontinued. *sob*. I don't recommend their brewed coffee, unless you like your coffee bitter. For a safe choice go for the cappuccino. Short Cappuccino with 1-1.5 packs of brown sugar. That does the trick. If you're craving for something cold you can order a tall cafe latte and put 1.5 packs of brown sugar. By the way, spending P95 on one cup will surely eat away your salary if you drop by starbucks everyday. hahaha.

Mister Donut. Brewed coffee. For Php38 you get a decent cup of coffee. Not bad at all. So every Saturday I drop by Mister Donut while I'm at my regular doctor's appointment and buy my brewed coffee and stir 2helpings of brown sugar and 1-2creamers. ahhh. good good. 

Ever since I started working last year, I have been on a mission to find good coffee! haha. Stay tuned for more coffee reviews. 

-k

Photos!

Photos! Litratos!

..pictures you can find on my site
..all are taken with my handy point and shoot canon and pentax cameras and some with my sony ericsson k550i phone =) some day i will get a dslr. hahaha
enjoy! i absolutely adore taking pictures and editing them on photoshop! =)

check out my flickr page by clicking on the photo to the right.

-k

Entertainment: Bingo

Bingo Bingo Bingo.

Who said that bingo was only for small community events or for old folk's homes only?
Filipinos have taken it to the next level.

Yesterday I found myself at the World Trade Center... to my surprise there was already a line to get in as early as 12:30pm whereas the actual bingo games would start at 2:30pm.

I totally underestimated the number of bingo fanatics!

This particular bingo event was the largest ever organized by PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) who's beneficiary would be for "Sagip Musmos" - projects of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The prizes were... wow! P1 million per game! for a total of 10 games! Plus there were extra games who's prizes were at P200,000 (not bad!). A raffle prize of P1M was included too! oh la la!

The event was a major success!!! I can only imagine how much they raised at P3k a ticket! =)

-k

Restaurants: Cafe Año

Cafe Año
Westgate, Alabang

Had our usual Sunday breakfast out, this time at Cafe Año.
So we tried the Vigan Longganisa. Vigan is the capital of Ilocos (a province in the northern part of the Philippines). Longganisa is like a certain type of sausage.

It was pretty good. A little bit spicy. (Which i like! I like spicy!)

I'll rate it an 8 out of 10.

The picture only shows half of the order! haha the waiter split it already, I can't finish one order by myself. The Vigan longganisa meal comes with garlic rice, egg and barako coffee (barako--made from local coffee beans) and served with vinegar on the side.
The meal costs P250, not bad. =)

-k















Review part 2:

Jamon Serrano con Pan de Tomate: hmm. the 70grams of jamon and 3 slices of bread were okay.. not great though. it lacked the saltiness. haha so this would have to be a 6/10. 

Quesong Puti with Pandesal: okay also. good. 6/10 as well. haha. 

-k