Win FREE Boracay Package: Read more here!!!

Tapioca and I are up to a big project. And that project costs a lot. And that also means no travel expenses for us until we reached our goal. Sadness, right? But the good news is WOW Philippines Travel Agency, Inc. is giving away FREE Boracay Package in celebration of it’s 5th year anniversary. I really hope I win this cos I really miss Boracay. The last time I went there was last 2008 with my dear friend Josh (geez, that was a long time ago). I can still remember the gorgeous beach with amazing blue-greenish color of the sea, the oh-so-fine white sand, the fresh seafood at really low price, the Jonas fruit shakes, party at night Boracay style and the list goes on and on.


By the way, this contest is open to anyone all over the world (Bhodz, if you’re reading this, I know you so wanted to go to Boracay). Don’t ever think twice and join now!!!! Click here to join the contest.


Here are the details:

Win a Free Boracay Vacation Package by WOW Philippines Travel Agency


WOW Philippines Travel Agency, Inc. is celebrating it's 5th year in business during July of 2010, and we would like you to have a chance to celebrate with us, so we have decided to give-away a FREE Boracay Package complete with 5 Star accommodations at the luxurious Le Soleil de Boracay Hotel on Boracay Island. The lucky winner will win the following Boracay vacation package.


Vacation Package Inclusions:
- 5 Days / 4 Nights Luxury 5 Star Accommodations at the Le Soleil de Boracay Hotel
- Flights to Boracay from Manila to Caticlan Airport on Philippine Airlines
- Island Transfers - Door-to-Door from Manila to the resort and back to Manila
- Three (3) Meals each day, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Boracay Activities - Horseback Riding, Island Hopping, Glass Bottom Boat
- PLUS - 5,000 peso Spending Cash


Read More Information: http://www.boracay-packages.com

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Ju(i)cy Lucy - First Attempt

Inspired from the TV show Man VS Food, we tried to make our own Ju(i)cy Lucy at home. This kind of burger was introduced in Minnesota by two different establishments who claim to have it invented. I suggest to Wiki it or better yet watch the show to learn more and be inspired like us.

These were the spices we added to the patties.

we've used american cheese to be put in between the patties for that gooey molten cheese core of the burger

then these babies were pan-fried using butter . . .

. . . and this was our dinner. we had fries too topped with the remaining american cheese

Now, now the burger was not what we were expecting. We were actually expecting the hot gooey cheese oozing out of the burger when you take a bite but that didn't happen. Here's the cross section with a little bit of cheese. The cheese did melt but we were expecting more.

the cross section . . .

After the unsuccessful attempt, I tried researching on how to achive that juicy cheesey lava in between the patties and certainly we missed one thing. We forgot to prick the top of the burger to allow the steam to escape. Hmmmm so that's why. We knew better now so I hope we make it right next time for we don't have any plans to go to Minnesota anytime soon. :-)

To make it up with our failure, here's my very first Ben & Jerry's. When I saw this in one of the fridge in Shopwise one thing popped into my head. It's Penny from the Big Bang Theory show.



Since it's my first Ben & Jerry's I got the neapolitan dynamite because it has 2 flavors. The cherry garcia and choco fudge. We'll I'm a cherry person so the cherry garcia won me over. But I'm still partial to Häagen-Dazs. Soweee.

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A Very Pink-ish Post

For the longest time, I have been an HP fan when it comes to mini notebooks. In my opinion, they have the most stylish mini notebook ever. From it's aluminum casing, perfectly proportioned keyboard and larger screen, it's all that and a bag of chips.

hot pink eeepc asus seashell with hot pink sleeve, mouse and external hard drives . . .

Well not anymore. I changed my mind and now have the hots for the new ASUS seashell (by the time this has been posted it will probably be out dated by something else, LOL!) in hot pink (also available in coffee brown) designed by none other than Karim Rashid. They guy who adores pink but take note he's married and definitely not gay (ehem!)

. . . plastic is fantastic - Karim Rashid

I can just imagine myself looking very chic while carrying this netbook like a purse . . . *evil laugh*




Photos from Mocoloco, Wikipedia and Female Network.

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I Almost Lost My Phone . . .

Thank God for there are still people with good heart.

Thank you.

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Tonight's Dinner: Ham and Egg Sandwich?!?

Too lazy to cook, Tapioca prepared this sandwich. For me, a sandwich is just a snack. To him, it's already a meal. Dunno if we're on a diet or what but my guy is a sandwich guy. And with him around, I better get use to the idea of having a sandwich for lunch or dinner and it's not just for snack.

. . . ham and egg topped with grated cheese

Tapioca here spreading some love err mayo on the bread.


I know it looked gross but relax, it's just mustard.

I still want my rice pleaseeee.

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Yellow Cab

Food tripping once again. Tapioca and I headed to Eastwood City for a very late lunch. Both of us craving for pizza and pasta but can't decide where to eat. A lot of pizza places are now mushrooming all over the place especially with the now opened Eastwood Mall. When unsure, just go to a realiable pizza place and that's what we did.


While waiting for our orders we went upstairs to dine al fresco style. We have the entire 2nd floor to ourselves. Some privy here.



After a few minutes our orders arrived.

. . . tripple cheese pizza

Nothing can go wrong with this basic cheese pizza but what's more important is the crust. Yellow Cab has this super thin crust pizza that's just right so you can savour and enjoy the cheesy topping.

chicken alfredo . . .

This is new on their menu. Love the al dente pasta covered in creamy white sauce. Surely they did not scrimp on the ingredients. There's a lot of chicken pieces, olives and basil which I can't help picking out before Tapioca finish them all. Hehehe.


We enjoyed a nice dinner with great pizza and pasta plus the ambiance. Yellow cab is still one the best thin crust pizza for me.

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Printed Pictures

I can't remember the last time I went to a photo developing shop to have my pictures printed. I'm guessing it was way back when I was still using a film camera? And now I have a digital camera, I never thought of having the pictures printed on a paper. I was happy and contented by just uploading them on my photobucket account and posts some of them on my blog. It was Tapioca who suggested to print those pretty pictures we got from our cruise in Manila Bay.



And man oh man, was I amazed when I touched those pictures in my hands. It felt so surreal, something strange and different than just seeing them on your computer monitor.


Now it made me think if I should start a scrapbook.

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Dampa sa Farmers

The MTICS pre-Christmas gathering last year was suppose to be held at Buzz Point but due to miscommunication (entirely my fault) we had to change venue. A week before the scheduled gathering we tried our very best to find a suitable place for the party. It was tough luck finding a place at the last minute. We chanced upon the only room available at Dampa Farmers.


Dampa Farmers is the usual paluto place where you buy fresh produce and seafood in the market and have it cook from one of the tenants. Dampa Farmers has approximately 6 to 10 tenants to choose from. This was the same place where Anthony Bourdain had lunch during his visit here in Manila.



After having our room reserved for the gathering, Tapioca and I decided to try out one of the cooking places in Dampa. We chose Sis Seafood Paluto for their relatively cheap prices. For half a kilo of shrimps they charge Php120 and Php100 for half a kilo of chicken. Not bad, eh? For this dinner we’ll be having shrimp tempura and sinampalukang manok to go.



The shrimp tempura was packed nicely with the sign “Sis” on top to let the air seep out so the tempura will remain crisp.

. . . Ebi Tempura aplenty

Nine huge pieces of shrimp tempura. For only Php370! (Php250 / half kilo + P120 for the paluto charge) Super worth it. I don’t think you’ll get this deal at any Japanese restos.

a pot of chicken sinampalukan . . .

Big serving for only Php190 (Php90 / half kilo of chicken + Php100 for the paluto charge). I think this is good for 3 to 4 persons but we’re big eaters so we finished them all hehehe. Our only concern though was that they put too much MSG on the soup.


Anthony Bourdain enjoyed his Pinoy meals here. The MTICS people loved this place for it’s affordable and great food. I'm sure you will love this place, too.

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Post Valentine Post

Tapioca's birthday was sort of a double Celebration for us. A birthday and heart's day. Anyway, both of us are working on the VDay so we just celebrated it on his birthday. Saves us time, money and also we're able to avoid the crowd. But still I wanted a separate valentines post for this blog.


On valentines day, I received this cutie-pie cupcake shaped chocolates from a good friend.

Thanks, Che for the yummy and cute chocolates!

Happy Hearts Day!

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Manila Bay Dinner Cruise For Tapioca's Big Day

It's Tapioca's birthday and I devised a little surprise. A dinner cruise at Manila Bay. It's not really as fancy as I would wanted it to be like cruising on a private yatch or even way way extravagant like going to a Caribbean cruise! But anyway this is going to be something memorable for us cos we have never been in a cruise before. And it's just amazing that there is something like this in Manila considering how bad the reputation of the water in Manila Bay.


The ferry docks right beside the now defunct Jumbo Kingdom floating restaurant. I still remember how pretty that restaurant was at night time. It was a tourist attraction. How sad it's closed now.


We took the 2nd trip for the afternoon cruise. It says that the cruise starts at 5:45pm but truth is they allow to board passengers at 5:45pm and sails starts at 6:15pm. The cruise will last for an hour and fifteen minutes.


They said that the after sunset is one of the glorious hours for photography and I can understand why. You don't have to be a pro to capture amazing pictures.









I got to try taking bird pictures, too. I'd say it was so freaking hard yet exciting. It took a lot of patience, proper timing and luck to get these photos.

...the love birds, hehehehe!

The cruise started at exactly 6:15pm. Dinner was served immediately. We had mini beef tacos and pumpkin soup for appetizer. Tapioca enjoyed the tacos while I enjoyed the soup.

mini beef tacos . . .

. . . pumpkin soup

breaded fish fillet, buttered veggies for main course and a blueberry cheese cake for dessert . . .

Tapioca enjoying his meal and the nice view . . .

After the cruise we went to Megamall to watch a movie but we didn't like the movies currently playing and it was getting late already so we just decided to go home. Tapioca got bitin from our dinner so he ordered this sub sandwich from Almon Marina . . .



I forgot the exact name of the sandwich. It was 17-inch sub packed with meat slices, cheese and veggies. He was able to finished the entire thing by himself so it must be really good.


Click here to view more pics from our Manila Bay Dinner Cruise.

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