Lecheng Pastillas ‘to

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The pastillas of our childhood days is quite large and after seeing this 2.5 inches long jumbo pastillas (3.0 inches with the white cover), you would conclude that this the authentic pastillas….  He now has a mental memory of how good these white japanese paper covered sweets that we hide even the photos of these pastillas or else, the two boxes would not be enough for the three of us!

Jewel Box, Mount Faber, Singapore

The Jewel Box offers an ethereal ambiance in which you will enjoy the privacy and tranquility of nature, as well as the exquisite variety of bars & restaurant. In the midst of an enormous wealth of flora and fauna, of colorful sunsets, and songs of birds, this exuberant architectonic combination offers the most spectacular scenery of the city and harbour and is perfect for after-work drinks, intimate dinners and serious partying” ( www.mountfaber.com.sg ) (Left to Right) Apurva (Indian), Siriwan (Thailand), Mui – The boss (Singaporean), Donald (Australian), Alex (Singaporean), Birthday Boy Steven (Malaysian), Calvin (Chinese), and Mark (Australian). … It is the only time I’m able to go to “bloggable” places, otherwise, we spend most of the time between the hotel and our Novena office.

OMAKAZE Maki Fever!

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His popular maki creations include Jurassic Maki (P230++) composed of Ebi Tempura, Kani (crab meat), Ebiko (orange thingy), salmon skin inside out unagi and Crazy Maki (P140++) composed of spicy tuna & salmon inside, scallion and ebiko outside. Personally, I love the Jurassic Maki because of the texture of the salmon skin, different unique taste of the ingredients, and you can’t go wrong with unagi and ebi tempura.
Omakaze Menu Selections Donburi and Oyster Specials Seafoods, Tempura Dishes and Vegetables A la Carte Beef, Pork, Poultry and Tofu Dishes Sushi and Sushi Side Order Appetizers, Soups, Nabemono/ Menrui Side Orders, Bento Box, Desserts Beverages Spicy Tuna Salad (P170++) Raw Cubes of Tuna with Salad Dressing I loved this spicy raw tuna collection and surprisingly it did not taste raw at all.

Philippine Blog Awards Interview

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Home & Living Blog Finalist @ 2007 Philippine Blog Awards dessert comes first Finestkind Clinic and fish market MarketManila.com Our Awesome Planet Wifely Steps Jhay, of The Four-eyed Journal ( http://jrocas.com.ph ) sent me a list of interview questions for the Philippine Blog Awards for his blogging series entitled: ” The road to the PhilippineBlogAwards: Nominees Spotlight”. … I’m honored to be one of the finalist in the Home & Living Category. … I think categorically in terms of hits, popularity, and alignment with the category, Joel, of Marketmanila.com will win this.

The Big Garments Sale by Exclusive Invitation only.

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Subject: EXCLUSIVE INVITATION to THE BIG GARMENTS SALE – Meycauayan, Bulacan To: divine flores <xxxxxxx@gmail.com> Dear Friends, If you are looking to buy clothes for summer, going abroad, or just stocking up for the year, please come to our first sale of the year this Mar 30 to April 1. That’s Friday to Sunday, for a change, we included the Sunday because a lot of people requested and they wanted to get their hands on the goods before Holy Week vacation. … Expect to see more fashion brands such as Zara, D&G, Miss Sixty and even Killah which has been gaining acclaim in the global market, a lot of jeans, and more of the RL shoes that people keep re-ordering.

The Farm @ San Benito, Temptation Island and Baby 4

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In April or May 2004, Rache and I went there to experience the 5-day detoxification package which opened our eyes on the impact of eating dead food specially animal meat to your body.
…What made it hilarious was that the director intended it to be a serious movie of life during that time in manila. Also, what was amazing for me was to see snapshots of manila during the early 1980’s and the standard of sexy women during that time which we would consider now as fat.

Saveur’s Asia’s Soul Food

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(Click here for the Bigger Version – Saveur – Feb 2007: Asia’s Soul Food ) Read First: MarketMan’s Scoop on Saveur & Cradle of Flavor This is the first time I’ve subscribed to an international food magazine because they are starting to realize that Asian food is one of the best in the world. … Here is an awesome tip for you: I subscribe most of my magazines digitally via Zinio.com and you can still get this Saveur Feb Issue for $5 and a 12 month Saveur subscription for $19.95. … If you just want to try zinio out I’ll give you a secret tip– here are FREE subscriptions to some of my favorite ones and there is no catch 🙂 Business Week PC Magazine Computer Gaming World Electronic Gaming Monthly Computer Shopper Science Digital Edition You can also get FREE business magazines if you are comfortable in giving information about yourself.

World’s 10 Largest Shopping Malls

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Officially, we can now claim that 3 out of the 10 largest shopping malls in the world are located in the Island Paradise of the Philippines!! … Remember this statistic– our malls in the Philippines is bigger than any mall in the United States. … Maybe, this is one of the evidences that Philippines is now a Second World country according to President Arroyo .