Category Archives: TRAVEL

YELLOW CAB Pizza: Festival Mall

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Been to Yellow Cab many times, but this is my first time that we dine in their Festival Mall Alabang branch. We just had a movie break, and we came across the delicious smell of their pizza so we decided to have our snack there, somewhere near.

New York Finest Pizza

We ordered a 10 inch New York Finest Pizza, which is the house best seller, baked potato wedges and cream of squash soup to warm up our tummy! The pizza itself satisfied our cravings, loaded with our favorite pizza toppings: meatballs, ham, olives, cheese and a lot more! The crust is flavorful and loaded with topping to the edge!

Baked Potato Wedges

Cream of Squash Soup

They also have a promo, the “One Great Decade, One Great VESPARADE!”, wherein the lucky winner one of the ten exclusive limited edition vintage scooters from, none other than, VESPA!

The food really pleased our hungry tummy, and proceed to our next movie treat with a smile.. J

AUDI Q7 3.0 TDI Quattro VS BMW X5 xDrive 3.0

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Oh maaan! If i just have the millions, i would definitely buy these two SUV’s! If i win the JACKPOT price in a lottery, this two will be on the top of my lists!

I have always dreamed of having my own car. But i prefer to have an SUV than to have a sedan. I really appreciate the real beauty of bigger cars than the smaller ones. They are more robusts, agile, sturdy and spacious.

These two SUV’s are matched! In terms of price and specifications.

******AUDI Q7 3.0 TDI Quattro

AUDI Q7 3.0 TDI Quattro

  • Price                                          P6,250,000
  • Seating                                             7
  • Layout                                           AWD
  • Transmission                                  6 AT
  • Fuel                                              Diesel
  • Engine                                             3
  • Cylinders                                         6
  • Horsepower (hp)                             233
  • Torque (Nm)                                   500
  • Length (mm)                                 5086
  • Width (mm)                                  1983
  • Height (mm)                                  1737
  • Wheelbase (mm)                           3002
  • Curb Weight (kg)                           2245
  • Brakes                              Front Ventilated Discs/Rear Ventilated Discs
  • Airbags                                           8
  • ABS                                              Yes

******BMW X5 xDrive 3.0

BMW X5 xDrive 3.0

  • Price                                        P6,325,000
  • Seating                                           5
  • Layout                                         AWD
  • Transmission                                6 AT
  • Fuel                                            Diesel
  • Engine                                             3
  • Cylinders                                          6
  • Horsepower (hp)                              231
  • Torque (Nm)                                    520
  • Length (mm)                                  4854
  • Width (mm)                                   1933
  • Height (mm)                                  1766
  • Wheelbase (mm)                           2933
  • Curb Weight (kg)                           2170
  • Brakes                            Front Ventilated Discs/Rear Ventilated Discs
  • Airbags                                            8
  • ABS                                               Yes

For comparison, both are ranging from P6.2M to P6.3M. Auto specs, both are 3.0 engine (though a Q7 has a 4.2 version), diesel fueled, All Wheel Drive transmission, 6-way automatic transmission, 6-cylinder, front and rear ventilated discs, with 8 airbags, and with anti-lock breaking system. The Audi Q7 is more spacious because of its 7-seating capacity while the BMW X5 has only 5 that makes the Q7 more bulky to look at than the sleek and lighter X5.

Now here’s a road test video, just showing off how these two babies look on the road.. I’m dying to have just any of the two. But if i were to choose, i would want a BMW X5. :) But having all the money to buy, i would care for both! Who does’nt anyway! ;)

I love seeing these two together! I like the scene where they were exchanging lanes, just like playing on the road. Really cool, check this out!

EXOTIK RESTAURANT

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Another weekend family foodtrip that we actually had last last week. I just posted this today ‘coz i had a technical problem with my Lenovo. This foodtrip adventure came all the way from Kalayaan, Laguna only a few kilometers away to Paete.

We did’nt realize that the trip will be longer than we expected. So we came there past 1pm, for a late lunch and our tummy’s were already growling. The difference of Exotik Restaurant from other stand-alone restaurant is being “exotic” from their name itself. They have real exotic animals around that you’ll be able to see as you explore the whole compound.

the monkeys

This is the first time that i’ve seen a huge snake, its body is as big as a cicumference of a body of an average person! There are also monkeys and other exotic birds being caged for safety and viewing purposes.

SAMANTA, 19 yrs old, 18 feet long, 200+ lbs

We ordered a native chicken tinola that served as our soup, pinakbet and of course one of their exotic dish, the “ginataang kuhol” that gave us an exotic food trip experience.

sago't gulaman in pineapple juice


pinakbet

native chicken tinola

ginataang kuhol

With regards to the ambiance, it was very farm-like environment because of the huts that served as their dining area. There are still spots undergoing renovation, but in totality, the place was great.

These are some of my shots within the restaurant.

pasalubong store

their sensual restroom ;)

cave bar

CLAWDADDY

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Typhoon Shelter Deep Fried Crab

For seafood lovers, what’s one the best tasting seafood creature to eat? CRABS! That’s what Clawdaddy is bringing to all the big eaters specially family lunches. Clawdaddy is one of the newest restaurant to crave for in Solenad, Nuvali. Clawdaddy is all and everything about what we feel like clawing when we eat out with friends and family: CRABS, LOBSTERS, OYSTERS and RIBS!

Eating crabs and other seafoods outside is a messy experience for all of us. But in Clawdaddy, you would be able to enjoy eating those without thinking about getting “messed-up” because they provide all the things that you will be needing to eat the crabs and others all by your hands. They have a large bib that you can tie up on your neck to cover and protect your front from getting messy. And of course, they have their crab cracker utensil to aide you in cracking the claws of the crab. They also have a big built-in bucket on the table to throw in cobs of corn and shells.

Corn on The Cob

my plate: a single crab claw and fried noodles with garlic

To start, we were first served of their complimentary food, three slices of corn on the cob. Well then of course, we ordered one of their crab dish: Typhoon Shelter Deep Fried Crab from their “Crabs galore” menu. It was a male 1.5 kg king crab deeply fried and garnished with a sea of crunchy garlic and fried noodles. The claw itself covered one fourth of my big plate. I like the taste of the fried garlic that compliments the high-cholesterol content of crabs.

Pitcher of Red Iced tea

For every 1 kg of crab and above, Clawdaddy offers a pitcher of Red Iced Tea for free. So we were able to drown ourselves with lots of it.

Oysters Rockefeller

The we also ordered from their “Shuck and Deliver” menu, A big plate of Oysters Rockefeller. Big oysters baked and topped with super creamy sauce and quickmelt cheese that i totally loved!

Definitely, we’ll go back there to try the other yummy crab dishes!  :)

PANCAKE HOUSE

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It was late night last Easter Sunday when i had a short time to cook for dinner. We ended up eating at Pancake House, a newly-opened branch along Filinvest Avenue inside the Filinvest Corporate City. It was a subtle evening within the area and very few people were strolling around.

Blueberry Pancake

Apple Shake

We just wanted to have a light dinner, but since my youngest daughter wants chicken and rice, i just ordered it for her. We tried their mouth-watering Blueberry Pancake with Apple Shake. And also the Pan Chicken Special Set for me with a cup of rice as requested by my little one.

Almondigas Soup

To soften our tummy, we ordered the Today’s Soup and the Almondigas Soup. I just slurped the Almondigas soup, and did’nt eat the meat balls. ( i just dont like the taste!) But the soup was great!

Pan Chicken Special Set

The friend chicken on the Pan Chicken Special Set was oily, and doesnt taste special at all. But the tuna macaroni salad side dish tastes good.

Venice trying to shade on the coloring maze

What im grateful about their customer service is that they understand the little kids trip. So as we wait for our food to be served, they offered a coloring sheet of paper and a small jar of assorted crayons for my little one to enjoy while waiting. So, good job for that! I would love to try their other dishes some time. :)

NATURE TRAILS CAFE

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Nature Trails Front Poster

Without a doubt, Solenad Nuvali is the most favourite family hangout place in the south, mostly in Laguna area. Because of it’s strategic and family-friendly amenities and activities, this place has become more and more popular to visit.

As time passes, more and more restaurants opens here to give variety to all its visitors and guests depending on their tastes. We went there for a Sunday lunch. It was Easter Sunday, so we expected that the place would be full of families bonding together, and of course having their lunch.

Dining Area

We were suppose to eat in a seafood cuisine resto, where they’re main dish are big crabs! But we were not as lucky because the dining area is so full and even more customers are waiting to have a table.

Inner Entrance

So we just looked for another restaurant where there were not so many people dining in. We checked out the newly-opened Nature Trails Cafe. Their menu does’nt have a wide variety of dishes, because of course it’s just a cafe. So we ordered some of their heavy meals.

Almond Salmon Fillet

What i like about Nature Trails Cafe is their very homey dining area. Well, since we were only two families eating there during that time, it made me feel lighter that i can breathe more than the other jampacked resto that we have checked earlier then.

Hawaiian Pork Chop

We tried to order the Almond Salmon Fillet with sliced potatoes on the side with dill sauce. And since it’s Easter Sunday, we gave ourselves a break, and ordered Hawaiian Porkchop. And to serve as an appettizer, we got a plate of Shrimp Mango Salad in Honey Mustard dressing. And also, i tried their banana shake as well.

Shrimp Mango Salad

The Shrimp Mango Salad was great as well as the Almond Salmon Fillet for as long as you would put a dill sauce on it or else, it would be tasteless. I dont know if i just became a “no pork” person because i didnt like the taste of the pork. I havent been eating pork for a very long time, that my taste buds doesnt like any of the pork dish at all.. :( well, good for me! :)

Banana Shake

In entirety, Nature Trails Cafe would be a good place to check out..

THOUSAND CRANES SHABU-SHABU

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Front Menu

One of the few restaurants found in The Commerce Center in Filinvest Alabang is the Thousand Cranes Shabu-Shabu. It is located in the secondth floor across Monalisa Italian Restaurant. We ran out of time for lunch, so we just decided to have it somewhere near.

Seafood Plates

It is my first time to dine in a shabu-shabu restaurant. We tried before but, the resto was full and doesnt have an available table. So, fortunately, during this Holyweek that has passed, we were able to eat in that place. Shabu-shabu is a Japanese hot pot wherein raw food/ingredients are both cooked and eaten at the same table.

Raw Seafood Plate

In observance of the Lenten season, though we did not do fasting, we tried to eat non-meat food, so it became a “seafood fiesta” for us. We ordered Seafood and Chicken, and Seafood and Beef combo platter. The meal is just so big for an average person, so it will really fill up your tummy to the max.

Raw Ingredients for Dunk

As we all know in a shabu-shabu, assosorted raw seafood, meat and vegetables are served that you must cook in a boiling soup in a built-in caserole installed on the table itself. So the food is super hot that you should eat directly from the “hot pot”. The Kiwi shake relieves me from the spiciness and hotness of the food everytime i sip it.

Kiwi Shake

I love the soup base that they serve to use for the raw food cooking. It is your choice which one to be cooked first, but it is advisable to boil first the ingredients that is much harder to tenderized.

boiling hot pot

Everything is raw except for the japanese rice, which i was’nt able to eat anymore because i got so full. Noodles, tofu, Japanese sweetcorn, other vegetables and rootcrops are heavy in the stomach as well as the assorted seafoods in it.

Overcooked

I even overcooked some of it, because the hot food slowed me down in eating. The next thing i know, everything that i have dunked inside my hot pot got overcooked.

It was a great experience, and i’ll cook better the next time i visit again in any of the shabu-shabu resto.. :)

BULAWAN FLOATING RESTAURANT

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Front Gate

It was Good Friday when our family decided to have a long road trip.. We wanted to have our lunch somewhere far in our place that will give us a different restaurant dining experience. We searched in the internet for a floating restaurant that caters Filipino dishes which we truly love. We drove along Rizal province, and found the resto that were looking for.. Bulawan Floating Restaurant. It is located in the long road of Manila East Road National Highway in Pililia, Rizal. It was a long drive but became worthwhile as we came there.

Cottages in a Pond

Bulawan is called as a “floating restaurant” because of its isolated cottages within a pond that has fishes where anyone can go fishing just for the fun of it. They serve Filipino dishes, especially seafood. This restaurant is perfect for big family dining, because most of its dining area are in big cottages.

Walkway

The only thing that dissappoints me when we we’re there was the customer service. I dont know if they are understaff at that time, or maybe because of the huge dining crowd that just wants to have lunch that made us have our lunch a bit late. The food that we ordered took over an hour to be serve, which was frustrating for hungry people like us.. huhu.. :(

view from our table

Fresh Young Buko Juice

But then, glad that they thave a nature themed dining area, that makes us feel more relaxed because of the fresh breeze of the wind. They first served the young fresh buko for our drinks.

Mixed Seafood Sinigang

Grilled Fresh Tilapia

Then of course, we craved for their mixed seafood siningang that truly relieved our hunger. It’s best served with the big grilled tilapia with soy sauce and kalamansi. It was just a simple home-style lunch that really made our day.

Halo-Halo

We also had a halo-halo for dessert, that tastes like ordinary halo-halo sold on streets. but then, it was a refreshing Good Friday lunch for us! We will try to go back there to try some other Filipino dishes that they have.

Venice enjoying the pond view

UNCLE CHEFFY BRICK-OVEN PANIZZA

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Uncle Cheffy is one of the newest restaurant to check out in the beautiful place in Solenad NUVALI, in Sta. Rosa Laguna. It was an unplanned lunch that our family had there, because we were suppose to have a restaurant hunt in Tagaytay. It was Maundy Thursday then, that the road from Sta. Rosa going to Tagaytay is in a tremendous traffic, due to tourists that wants to have their vacation.

Solenad, Nuvali is just along that road going to Tagaytay so we decided to just have our lunch there. There were new restaurants that have opened, and Uncle Cheffy catched our attention. There were a very few people in Solenad that time, because of the Lenten season.

Seafood Tom Yam

We were the only customer of Uncle Cheffy during our visit, so we owned the place for the moment. Their crew are very courteous and assisting. Since it’s Lent, we ordered non-meat dishes. To start with, we ordered the Seafood Tom Yam that boosted our appetite beacuse of its spicy flavor, and all of our favourite seafoods are there.

Larry's Craving Panizza

Then we tried the Larry’s Craving Panizza, which is a very healthy pizza that has mushrooms, salmon, escargot and also snails on top. It was a perfect seafood pizza! It came with some arugrula leaves and some alfalfa sprouts on the side that makes it more appealing to look at. The taste is superb and will definitely be loved by seafood lovers!

Fish Barbeque Platter

Then we ordered the Fish Barbeque Platter these are grilled fillets Cream Dory, Garoupa, Salmon, and Tuna Belly served with Tomato Salsa, Teriyaki, Creamy Garlic and Balsamic Sauce. The fish will taste tastes even better when dipped of drizzled with the sauces of your choice.

Water Melon Shake

Of course, dining in a resto for me woul’dnt be complete without ordering a fruit shake! I just love the natural and refreshing taste of their Water Melon Shake topped with a slice of it and a cherry!

Choco Roulade

And to finalize our delicious lunch, we tried their Choco Roulade which was offered to us by their dining crew. She told us that it’s their best seller dessert. And we believe she’s right! The creamy mango ice cream inside a roll of chocolate cake really wrapped up our lunch with a smile..

Happy Venice :)

TOOTSIE’S in TAGAYTAY

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Last weekend, our family decided to go out of town to have lunch, and we chose Tagaytay because I’m craving for a bulalo dish. We came to see and try a Filipino Cuisine restaurant that has a bulalo in their menu. It was in Tootsies restaurant in Tagaytay. It is located along the Aguinaldo Highway, near the Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

It was past 1pm, when we arrived there, and there are only a few eating. They have a very hospitable reception staff who greeted us as we walk through its French inspired doorway. When we got inside, we saw a not so old lady reading a newspaper together with her son, and surprisingly they greeted us with a smile. I’ve found out that the woman is Tootsie herself, the owner of Tootsie’s Restaurant.

The theme of the interior of the resto is very homey, with  couches and medium tables that are designed for families who dine together. We ordered of course, the bulalo which i was craving for, pinakbet, turon, pineapple shake and their authentic comfort food, pancit buko.

Their bulalo is served on a small palayok, where you will feel the native taste of the beef. Their bulalo is different from other bulalo dish because it has langka and tomato sauce in it. But entirely, the taste is awesome. I am a “soupy” eater so, i really enjoyed it. The pinakbet is also satisfying, as well as their turon with langka syrup poured on top.

We were so full then, that we cannot eat the pansit buko. So we just took it out and ate it for merienda as we got home. We were amazed by the comforting taste of the buko, that has a pansit canton in it. I love the Filipino dishes in Tootsies and we will definitely pay a visit again there. ;)

Missing CARAMOAN

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I was fortunate that i was able to visit this one of the BEST paradise in the Philippines, in CamSur.. The CARAMOAN Peninsula. It’s a combination of  powdery white sands of Boracay and beautiful rock formations of Palawan. I would definitely go back to this place. Beautiful BICOL!

There are several islands that anybody can visit using a speed boat. Every island has different kind of white sand texture. some are pure white and others have this light orange in color.

My favorite is the Cotivas island that is all white sand. During low tide, the shore becomes so shallow that you will enjoy more seeing the sand on a super clear water.

Starfishes are everywhere!

The beauty of this place is irresistable. We were only using a 5 MP camera phone that time. I know that an SLR camera would make the best shots in this paradise.

 

MANILA OCEAN PARK VISIT

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Well.. My youngest daughter, Venice turned 2 last Thursday. So as our birthday treat to her, our family decided to go for a kiddie adventure. Our destination? Manila Ocean Park. This was our first time to visit the place, so everyone’s excited even us, parents..

We arrived 15 minutes earlier, just in time for the opening of the theme park. We took some pictures on the entrance and bought their 500 peso per head promo package ticket. It includes 4 attractions to visit, the Oceanarium, Dancing Jelly Fish, Marine Life and The Sea Lion Show.

Before we start the attraction hopping, we had our early lunch at Northpark, had 2 roasted chicken, Canton noodles, Fried shrimp in sweet and sour sauce, java rice and a tower of iced tea. After our delicious brunch, we stroll around the mall inside the Ocean Park to check on some stores and souvenir shops. The kids were able to buy two Dora umbrellas!

Then we headed to The Sea Lion Show, where the two Sea Lions from the US, Vincent and Isabelle showed us their wonderful tricks that really entertained us, especially the kids. Then we proceed after to the Oceanarium, which is my favorite attraction in the Manila Ocean Park. As shown on TV whenever it’s being featured, it has a huge aquarium, where you can see the hundreds of different species of sea creatures. The aquarium tunnel gives us the feeling of being inside a submarine, and under the sea!

We took a lot of pictures and videos almost everywhere we can. But inside the Oceanarium, camera flash is not allowed. Anybody can take pictures, but without using the flash of the camera. Anyway, it’s part of protecting the sea creatures not to get distracted by the sudden flash of light, so it’s for their own good.

Inside the Oceanarium, there is a kiddie library area, where kids can read a lot of books about the different sea creatures. There is also a puppet show area, for students on field trip. We stayed there for a couple of minutes, to take some rest.

My husband and I tried the Fish Spa, wherein small fishes bites your skin, as you dip your feet into the pool. They call those little fishes, Doctor Fish because of its healing power. They eat the dead skin of the area that is near to them and at the same time healing them. We really felt invigorated after, though it’s tickling on the first few minutes. It was a real laugh trip for us, because we where laughing the whole time when those fishes tries to bite the parts of our foot.

Then we visited the Dancing Jelly Fish where the transparent jelly fishes changes its color everytime their aquarium light changes. It’s very relaxing to watch, that relieves stress. There were tubes of aquarium where different types oy jelly fish smimming around to show their beauty. We took some lovely pictures of them everytime the light color changes.

The last attraction that we visited was the Marine Life, where we were able to see the Sea Lion up close. Funny thing that we think they knew that somebody’s watching them, so they showed us some tricks even if their trainor is not around. Synchronize swimming everywhere and even creating some noise.

The Manila Ocean Park adventure was great, and the kids loved it, except not totally, by the birthday girl, because she was afraid of the big fishes inside the Oceanarium. But along the way, she was able to enjoy some of the attractions. Till next family adventure!

RYUMA Japanese Restaurant

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it was mother’s day, and as what we enjoy doing, we celebrated it with a fantastic dinner, from the new opened Japanese restaurant in Paseo de Sta. Rosa.. RYUMA Restaurant!

it is operating only for a month now, and surprisingly they are doing so well when it comes to “patrons”.. this restaurant caters an authentic Japanese cuisine that will surely attract more and more diners from any race of any kind..

i love the interior design of the whole restaurant, as well as the accommodating greetings coming from their staff, with a Japanese language. as we enter their sensor door, which opens as soon as it “senses” customers, we were stunned by the hip yet eccentric look of their floor layouts, as well as their table settings!

some tables have wooden seats, and others have comfortable couches.. with a black and white theme, their metal framed tables and marbled table top makes it so appealing to dine.. and their lighting is vibrantly bright!

there are two flat screen TV’s mounted on the wall for entertainment but only Japanese programs are being showed. they also have a “gig bar” which i think serves as their additional entertainment for live shows enthusiasts.. the whole place is furnished with Japanese statues, that looks like soldiers wearing an armored attire.

on their table setting, a warm towel is assigned in each person, which comes with a cold tea.. a Japanese eggplant, which tasted like “pinakbet” served as their appetizer, followed by slices of pickles and buttons of onion.

food wise, they are superb in bringing the best about the authentic Japanese dishes, and hard drinks that made us try their SAKE, which i can compare locally to a “GIN”. they are known for their raw foods, such as fishes and sea veggies. their MISO soup is extremely invigorating to drink while it’s hot.

as our main dish, we ordered the TOKUSEI, placed in a “kalesa”-like container. it has the assortment of raw fishes and veggies, and a sticky Japanese rice topped with herb green leaves, cut in strings.

another one is their MIXED NIGIRI, bite-sized rice covered on top by assorted raw fishes and pink salmon altogether. the distinctive flavors lightened up by the slices of lemon, included in the platter. their banana shake is also good that served as our “chaser” while having some shots of SAKE..

it was a fun-filled dining experience which made us appreciate the Japanese cuisine more and more.. and as their compliment on mother’s day, every mom was offered with a Japanese flower as a lovely gesture..

you may try to dine at RYUMA Restaurant, it’s cheaper than you expected.

CONTI’S Pastries and Restaurant

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one of the few restaurants that can be found in Solenad, Nuvali in Sta. Rosa City Laguna is Conti’s Restaurant. it is located beside Italianis Restaurant, but it is more spacious, having a second floor dining area..

Conti’s caters a wide array of culinary dishes, and pastries as well. i had the indulgence to dine there, a dinner date with my husband as we celebrate a significant day to us.

we went there during its dinner peak hours, but gladly we managed to get a cozy seat for the two of us. there were so many customers, mostly in groups such as friends and families enjoying their dinner together.

as our appetizer, we ordered their most favorite Gambas y Champinon al Ajillo, these are spiced shrimps and mushrooms in olive oil.

we enjoy eating seafood and fish so we ended up with their Salmon dishes.. i ordered the Salmon Salpicao, served with buttered corn rice and apple potato salad as a side dish.. it’s like chicken chunks sauteed with butter and garlic, that tasted like fish adobo.. then a big slim glass of mango shake served as my drink..

hub ordered the mouth-watering, the Conti’s Baked Salmon, a Norwegian pink salmon baked with their very own topping, served with buttered vegetables and paella rice. the salmon topping was so cheesy blended with white cream sauce, that tasted like a lasagna.

it was a full and contented dining experience, healthy and flavorful dishes that Conti’s Restaurant have that will surely make their customers keep coming back to them to try all from their menu.

THE FRENCH CORNER, a fine dine experience

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One of the few fine dine restaurants that i have been to is THE FRENCH CORNER. From the name itself, it caters most of the French cuisine that are famous with breads and salads. It is one of the coziest to dine in the Alabang area, which is located inside the posh place of Westgate Center along the Filinvest community.

I was amazed by their accommodations, starting from the parking area, where the staff opens the car door for you as you go out from the car. Then, they escorts the guests to their elegant table, with a very fine setting. The ambiance is totally serene, with warm lights that makes your dinner a lovely one.

The experience has given me such pride of being one of the “elites”, even if im not one of them.. well, that’s just for a night! haha! As their courtesy food, there is a basket of assorted “french breads” in every table, which i find quite hard to bite.. haha.. but even so, i managed to eat the whole piece of it with the help of butter on the side, and a spicy dressing to compliment. Before the dinner started, we toned down with a glass of 2005 white wine, which i did’nt try to find out its brand.. all i know is that, it made me feel relaxed, which left all my tensions set aside.

I ordered the salad panache with grilled prawn, vegetable, pomelo, grapes in creamy balsamic and sesame dressing, which i really enjoyed eating. All of the veggies were crunchy and fresh, and the dressing made the salad tasted at its best. I was’nt able to check the food that my companions have ordered.. but it’s so good to look at.. steak and grilled chicken, but i dont know what’s the actual name for that set.. We were eating while drinking the white wiine, which i think i had 4-5 standard glasses of it, which made me a little bit tipsy as we went home..

The experience was unforgettable and incredible! I did’nt have a chance to see the bill, but i think it’s around P7,000.00 for a group of three persons.. Whew! Glad that i was’nt the “bill payer”! But all in all, that was the most wonderful dinner i have ever had so far.. coz any great food that you ate for free, is the best! :)

A WHOLE BODY NUDE SCANNER

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the US airport is tightening their security by improving their passenger scanners. it’s a whole body scanner that can detect life threatening devices that a terrorist or even a an ordinary passenger is carrying with. this action is being done in the US airport, after they failed to detect a nigerian suicide bomber who attempted to create a terrorist attack on christmas day of 2009.

Obama is now directing all the US airports to use the latest whole body scanner by TSA (Transportation Security Administration). it is a state-of-the-art imaging technology that scans the body of the person passing through it, in a clearly nude image like even seeing your genitals and the private parts of the body.

they use a millimeter wave technology that beams a radio frequency energy to scan at a high speed from two antennas simultaneously as they rotate around the body. looks like they perfected the x-ray vision of SUPERMAN!

it scans the whole body, underneath the clothes their wearing, and produces the nude image of the passenger. i may say that this could be an overkill to passengers that are concerned with their privacy, much more to the protection of the kids that will be undergoing to this scan test, that they can be abused in pornography.

TSA claims that the scanning machine is incapable of saving, and transmitting the nude images produced by the device. but other reports tell, that TSA is lying about this information, to “protect” the people regarding their “privacy concern”.

technology has its own price. we are now paying everything about it. but as we all know, terrorists are far more “high-tech” than the administrators of their target. so they can counter any device that can hinder their terrorist attack.

the privacy of the civilians are now being sacrificed here, and even the young ones. this scanner thing is good if it will be used only for its purpose, which is to detect terrorism. but there are a lot of “not so good people” around, that might abuse the technology for their “personal pleasure”.

we are all humans with the same image of genitals when scanned. so, we must believe that it is just an SOP (standard operating procedure) that will guarantee our security as we travel in the air.

it’s technology! a technology that provides security, but sacrifices our privacy. or a privacy that will sacrifice our security. which would you prefer?

I’VE BEEN ON T.V.

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a comment on MO’s blog..

http://www.motwister.com/blog/2010/1/10/have-you-ever-been-on-tv.html

during my college days, when our department, electronics engineering technology had an educational tour at ABS-CBN, we watched the Magandang tanghali bayan(MTB) noontime show as part of the audience, i was chose to be a contestant on their game, “Ano ka, hilo? it was fun, yet humiliating getting down twice. my schoolmates were watching back at school, and my parents were watching MTB at home too, not knowing that i’l be there. my father was so surprised seeing me on TV.. and we were just laughing talking about it as i got home.. =)

SM CITY Calamba, on October 2010

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reality at last! SM will be here in Calamba City, Laguna! its construction started last quarter of this year, and its target opening date will be on October 2010. it is owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, headed by the Father of Malls in Asia, Henry Sy Sr.

it is located at Maharlika Highway, Brgy. Real, Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines. it will be the second SM Supermall in the Province of Laguna with a land area of 195,000 sq.meters, and bigger than SM City Sta. Rosa.

it has 3 floors, having its main anchors such as SM Department Store, SM Hypermarket, SM Cinemas and SM Foodcourt with its junior anchors such as, ace hardware, toy kingdom, national bookstore, watsons, SM appliance center, and Our Home!

it has a 300 plus capacity of shops on stores and services, which the number of tenants is still to be announced.

Residents of Calamba will be very glad to have it here, and its neighboring towns as well.. it will bring more jobs to all the local jobseekers here!

Finally.. we can now say, here at SM CITY CALAMBA, we’ve got it all for you!

SOURCE: wikipedia

PASEO DE STA. ROSA

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paseo de sta. rosa has find their way to expand and build a bigger place to shop, dine, party and have fun in the middle of the suburb area of sta. rosa laguna.

their most active spots are paseo 1, 2 and 3. paseo 4 has just opened recently, with new restaurants for patrons to choose from.. grillas and the old spaghetti house are ready to serve you!

they also have a plaza where visitors can relax sitting on the benches surrounding the area, with a view of some fountain show in the middle.

there’s still more renovations and new buildings for establishments to be build there in the near future, to cater the growing residents of the high class villages rising every phase.. sta. rosa is what they tagged as the makati of the south.. but i think, it will be even more than that. the land area of sta. rosa, where developments has been going on since the early part of 2000 is 10 times bigger than the area of makati. commercial areas and business parks were transferring here. class A villages are being developed in this area, like Pramana, Nuvali, South Forbes, and South Lake, where prices of units were ranging from 5M to 50M pesos. the progress, is here in sta. rosa..

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THE OLD SPAGHETTI HOUSE

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there are a lot of restaurants that serves italian dishes.. like don henricos and italiannis to name a few. one of them is the old spaghetti house, a proud local brand owned by a filipino couple who loves italian cuisine.
one of its branch just opened at Paseo de Sta. Rosa, a commercial complex in sta. rosa laguna. one of the “hang-out” place of the residents within the wealthy area of Eton City, Belair, and Nuvali.

we ordered 2 plates of pasta, garlic and shrimp in spaghetti noodles, and classic carbonara. both were served with a piece of toasted garlic bread. what i like about their menu is their pizza presentation. we ordered the spare ribs cheesy pizza, which has a mouth watering combination of mozzerella and quick melt cheese and the spare ribs meat on top. it has a very thin and crunchy crust, shaped ovally and sliced horizontally. the pizza is good for 2 to 3 persons so, it’s not that big.

the crust is like the local crunchy biscuits sold in markets that has no brand at all. like what we call cracklets and pasencia. i actually dont remember the type of that biscuit, but i can describe it as a round bite sized crunchy biscuit that looks bloated because of its bulging look.

the tastes? it’s heavenly good! the old spaghetti house has their own distinguished taste for their brand. they can compete to other imported italian restaurants who caters the same dishes. my husband and i went home with a full stomach and a happy satisfied smile..

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