Month: May 2016

  • Trip to Divisoria: Bargain Cloths on Ylaya St.

    Trip to Divisoria: Bargain Cloths on Ylaya St.

    Last Saturday, I finally had some spare time to take a trip to Ylaya Street in Divisoria and buy some cloth.  I had been meaning to buy some cloth for a while now. I wanted some gingham, or, as we more familiarly know it as, checkered, tablecloth for outdoor table because the monobloc table was…

  • BaratAko’s Favorite Red Bean Chili Recipe

    BaratAko’s Favorite Red Bean Chili Recipe

    As I write this, it’s starting to rain. Summer is almost over but not quite yet. Chili is one of those dishes that people usually associate with summer, but I find that I like it better eating it in cold weather. The steaming bowl of flavorful beans and beef just warms my soul when it’s…

  • Get 15% OFF Novotel Manila Restos with Your Swim Lessons

    Get 15% OFF Novotel Manila Restos with Your Swim Lessons

    It’s never too late to have your little ones learn how to swim! And if you enroll them at Novotel Manila Araneta Center’s The 6th for swimming classes c/o the Bert Lozada Swim School, you’ll also enjoy a 15% discount in any of Novotel Manila Araneta Center’s dining outlets while you are enrolled with the…

  • Easy Beef Hofan Recipe You Can Make At Home!

    Easy Beef Hofan Recipe You Can Make At Home!

    Love ordering Beef Hofan from your favorite Chinese restaurant? Bet you didn’t think it was so easy to make at home! Beef Hofan was one of those dishes that we always ordered from restaurants and I never thought that I could easily make at home. What’s better is that you can totally customize the Beef…

  • The Famous Quim’s Cake Also Serves Delicious Food!

    The Famous Quim’s Cake Also Serves Delicious Food!

    Remember that cake shop that went viral a couple of weeks ago because one of the chefs posted that he would give out P5 million worth of cakes if Duterte wins? Well, it’s called Quim’s Cake and it’s now famous! We had lunch there last Saturday. It’s not just a bake shop but it also…

  • Vaser Hi-Def – Get the Sculpted Body You’ve Always Wanted!

    Vaser Hi-Def – Get the Sculpted Body You’ve Always Wanted!

    So you’ve been going to the gym and doing all sorts of exercises to achieve that athletic, chiseled and sculpted body, but it’s not enough? Sometimes no matter what we do, our bodies just won’t cooperate. Fat cells just do what they want to do and no amount of effort can seem to make those…

  • Boulangerie22 Festival Supermall Opens Today!

    Boulangerie22 Festival Supermall Opens Today!

    First 122 customers get to fill their B22 bags with whatever they can fit for only P22! PRESS RELEASE BOULANGERIE22 OPENS IT’S 9TH BRANCH IN FESTIVAL SUPERMALL, ALABANG! We are bringing closer the irresistibly delectable breads and pastries of Boulangerie22 at the heart of the south with the official launch of our second mall location in…

  • Celebrate World Whiskey Day! #LoveScotch

    Celebrate World Whiskey Day! #LoveScotch

    World Whiskey Day is this Saturday, May 21, 2016! If you’ve been reading my blog for some time, you’ll probably know that I am developing a taste for Scotch. (I am not a drunkard! Hahaha, said the girl who likes Scotch.) But truthfully, I am not a big alcohol drinker at all. I only ever…

  • Motts’s 100% Original Apple Juice In Can Now in the Phils!

    Motts’s 100% Original Apple Juice In Can Now in the Phils!

    They say an apple a day, keeps the doctor away  If actually eating an apple a day is easier said than done, you may now have a better alternative to getting your daily apple. Mott’s 100% Original Apple Juice in can is now available in the Philippines! Mott’s 100% Original Apple Juice in can are…

  • Make Me Blush Nail Spa & Beauty Lounge Review

    Make Me Blush Nail Spa & Beauty Lounge Review

    Yesterday, I tried this nail spa I heard so much about – Make Me Blush Nail Spa & Beauty Lounge  It’s located at the third floor of Hemady Square (same building as The Bunny Baker) along E. Rodriguez Ave. cor. Doña Hemady St., just a little past Christ The King if you are coming from Araneta…

  • Smart Billing Issues – Being Charged Even if I Have Data Left

    Smart Billing Issues – Being Charged Even if I Have Data Left

    Last week, I got a big surprise when I checked my Smart Freedom Plan postpaid bill. My bill usually amounts to only around P250/month, so getting billed almost P500 caused me to scrutinize my bill. The reason I never exceed P250 is because I make sure that I never exceed my Mega 250 allocations. I…

  • “Angry Birds” Staycation @ Novotel Manila Araneta Center

    “Angry Birds” Staycation @ Novotel Manila Araneta Center

    via GIPHY The Angry Birds movie is now showing in theaters. Are you excited to see it with your kids but also want to get away for a bit to de-stress? Considering a summer staycation? Novotel Manila Araneta Center just might have the promo for you! They have an ongoing promo for an Angry Birds…

  • Netflix Philippines Is Here + Upcoming Shows!

    Netflix Philippines Is Here + Upcoming Shows!

    Remember when I blogged about Netflix and How to Register to Netflix Philippines a few months ago? Well, last week, Netflix Philippines had their first official media event and I was invited! We were divided into small groups and had Netflix executives talk to us about how Netflix started and where it’s headed, with a…

  • Chaplin Review – A Really Nice Place to Hang Out At!

    Chaplin Review – A Really Nice Place to Hang Out At!

    A few weeks ago, we tried out this new restaurant on the fourth floor of Century City Mall called Chaplin. It is a new restaurant that just opened on February, 2016, and by the looks of it, it’s a place I think I will enjoy hanging out in during the day. Their tag line is…

  • Easy & Delicious Chicken a la Pobre Recipe

    Easy & Delicious Chicken a la Pobre Recipe

    A good Chicken a la Pobre is one of my favorite chicken dishes of all time. Other people can have their adobos, and I don’t really know if Chicken a la Pobre even qualifies as a Filipino dish, but to me, it is THE Filipino chicken dish that is on my mind when I think…