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The Wholesome Table + The Wholesome Bakery Review
I was recently invited to check out The Wholesome Table’s new bakery creations at their Estancia Mall branch. We were greeted by the lovely Bianca Araneta-Elizalde, founder of The Wholesome Table. She shared her passion for healthy, organic food, and introduced the new dishes we were about to try. THE WHOLESOME TABLE I love how the restaurant…
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How To Tell If Your Soy Sauce is Fake!
Have you been cooking your favorite soy sauce based dishes and realized that they did not taste the same as before? It had been bugging me for some time a few years back. Adobo doesn’t taste the same. Steamed fish with soy sauce doesn’t taste the same, either. The soy sauce was too harsh, for…
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27 Reasons to Visit S&R Today!
It’s the Chinese New Year, another chance to start fresh! And look what I found on my recent trips to S&R that will make you start the year right! FOOD PROMOS! These King’s Hawaiian Sweet Rolls are on Buy 1 Take 1! Get some of these babies – they are great for breakfast, snacks, and to…
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Painting My Own Fish Tikoy, Chinese New Year 2017
I have been hunting down this Fish Tikoy at S&R for the past week. I’ve actually dropped by S&R three times this week just to get my hands on this, but it’s always sold out right after delivery! Anyway, I got a tip that they just delivered a fresh batch today, so I dropped everything…
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Novotel Manila Araneta Center Chinese New Year 2017 Promos
Novotel Manila Araneta Center recently introduced some promos they have for the Chinese New Year 2017 coming up this weekend! FAMILY STAYCATION FOR 6,888 with Dinner! For me, the best promo they have is the weekend staycation package. Enjoy a relaxing weekend staycation with family and friends for only P6,888 nett. It includes: overnight stay…
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Germany’s #1 LANGNESE HONEY Is Now in the Philippines!
You may not know it, but you might be a victim of fake honey! A few days ago, I attended the launch of this authentic, premium, quality, pollen-packed honey. It is pronounced lang-neh-seh. I must have been cross-eyed because I have been reading it as langanese when I received their invitation! Germany’s #1 honey, Langnese…
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Unlimited Wagyu for P899 at Hogs & Cattle Steakhouse
Last week, we heard about this new restaurant that had an Unlimited Wagyu offer for only P899 per person! The restaurant is called Hogs & Cattle Steakhouse, and it is located at the al fresco dining area on the ground floor of Century City Mall, beside Starbucks. You have to pass through that area with…
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L’Oreal’s INFALLIBLE Makeup Intro 35% OFF PROMO!
Yesterday, January 18, L’Oreal Makeup Designer/Paris finally, officially launched their INFALLIBLE makeup line in the Philippines! It is on promo at Lazada, with 35% OFF! I don’t know how long this promo will last, so take advantage of it while you can! More info on the promo below. L’OREAL INFALLIBLE LONG-WEAR MAKEUP L’Oreal’s Infallible line has…
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Going Up Mt. Gulugod Baboy in Batangas
Last weekend, I got roped in to going to Batangas. This isn’t my usual day trip getaway because you all know I want to relax in a resort instead of giving myself more work, i.e., climbing mountains. I happen to really like civilization. But my friend S’s mom invited me to go, too, so that…
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Samantha Kaspar Art Auction & A Manila Symphony Orchestra Concert
Yesterday, we were invited to lunch by the Center for Possibilities Foundation (CFP) to introduce us to Samantha Kaspar, a 19-year old artist. SAMANTHA KASPAR Samantha is a half-Filipino, half-Swiss artist with special needs who produces beautiful artwork. As you may have gathered from my previous blog post about CFP, I am a fan of…
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Lay Bare Brazilian Wax Review
Have you gotten a Brazilian Wax before? Curious to try it? This blog post can get a bit personal, fair warning. I have been getting Brazilian Waxes since before they were a thing here in Metro Manila, this was circa 1998-1999. At the time, there were very few places that offered the service, and the…
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Try the Padilla’s Kare-Kare at Lula’s House of Kare-Kare
Some time ago, we tried this new place in Marikina called Lula’s House of Kare-Kare. It’s a few minutes by car from Riverbanks Mall and SM Marikina. It was the garage of the Padilla home in the Industrial Valley Subdivision that was converted into a restaurant to showcase their beloved family recipe for Kare-Kare. In…
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Resolved: Shangri-La Plaza’s Ridiculous Parking Policy
Shangri-La Plaza has a ridiculous, cheating parking policy that charges you two days’ worth of parking if you leave after 12 midnight! They charged us 2x the flat rate of P55, a total of P110 when we watched movies last Saturday night. — 0 — UPDATE Jan. 13, 2017: I was contacted by someone from…
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How to Clean Makeup Brushes the Easy Way
Over the holidays, my friends and I had a girls’ night in where we made over our friend C. C is one of those friends who are totally clueless about makeup. I wasn’t really into makeup before, either, but thanks to YouTube makeup gurus, and better skin from my diamond peels here and here, I…
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Mini-Project: Revamp Your Kitchen Labels
Hello, my lovely readers! H-A-P-P-Y N-E-W Y-E-A-R-! It’s 2017, and I have been busy last couple of weeks with get-togethers with friends, preparing for Noche Buena and Media Noche. Hope you had a great time as well celebrating the holidays! Well, now it’s January 2017. I can’t believe it’s already 2017! Back to…
