Tag: Manila

TOKYO MILK CHEESE FACTORY: Japan’s Popular Milk Cheese Cookies now in Manila!

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: #Restaurants

Finally, Japan’s popular confectionery Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory is now open in Manila! They are known for their luxurious treats made from the finest ingredients–Hokkaido milk and the world’s best cheeses. Light, crispy, and melt-in-your-mouth, these cookies are sure to get you hooked! In addition to their signature Salt & Camembert, Honey & Gorgonzola, and … Continue reading TOKYO MILK CHEESE FACTORY: Japan’s Popular Milk Cheese Cookies now in Manila!

CALABOO: Awesome Carabao Milk Butter & Premium Carabao Cheese! @GawadKalingaHQ

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: #Restaurants, Gawad Kalinga

CalaBoo Creamery is a Social Enterprise by GK Enchanted Farm in partnership with the Philippine Carabao Center, who aims to fulfill the Filipino dream of ending poverty for smallholder farmers, by producing proudly Filipino farm fresh milk from grass-fed carabao products that are naturally healthy and yummy! They produce some of the best dairy products … Continue reading CALABOO: Awesome Carabao Milk Butter & Premium Carabao Cheese! @GawadKalingaHQ

PABLO CHEESECAKE: Osaka’s Famous Cheese Tart Opens in Manila! @benchtm

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: #Restaurants

The world famous Pablo from Osaka is now officially open in the Philippines! Pablo is well known for their signature freshly-baked cheese tarts–deliciously soft and creamy treats that taste like no other cheese tart you’ve had before. In addition to its classic cheese tart, the popular shop also carries a rich line of pastries, cheese … Continue reading PABLO CHEESECAKE: Osaka’s Famous Cheese Tart Opens in Manila! @benchtm

HUSH: Don’t Breathe Inspired Live Action Escape Room! @BreakoutPH

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: #Philippines, Attractions, Mystery Rooms

HUSH by Breakout PH is the new live action escape room game experience inspired by the new suspense thriller “Don’t Breathe“. Just like the movie you and your friends break into the blind man’s house thinking you’ll get away with the perfect heist. But you are all wrong. So don’t make a sound. Don’t even … Continue reading HUSH: Don’t Breathe Inspired Live Action Escape Room! @BreakoutPH

DEBBY’S DOLL: Annabelle-inspired Horror Theme Room @MysteryManila @CenturyMall

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: Manila Life, Mystery Rooms

Debby’s Doll is one of my favorite horror theme rooms from Mystery Manila. The story revolves around an old possessed doll your little sister finds in the new house your family has moved into. Strange insidious things have started to happen and it’s up to you to save your sister from the mysterious entity before it’s … Continue reading DEBBY’S DOLL: Annabelle-inspired Horror Theme Room @MysteryManila @CenturyMall

CRIME OF THE CENTURY: Bomb Squad Mission! @MysteryManila @CenturyMall

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: Manila Life, Mystery Rooms

Crime of The Century is one of the rooms in Mystery Manila where your team takes on the role of a bomb squad, tasked to locate and diffuse a ticking time bomb inside Century City Mall. The bomb squad must be able to locate the time bomb–which could be anywhere–within a 90-minute time limit! This … Continue reading CRIME OF THE CENTURY: Bomb Squad Mission! @MysteryManila @CenturyMall

Wanderland 2016: Out of This World Music Festival Experience (Photo Essay)

By Abigail Javellana
Topics: Awesome Festivals

By Abigail Javellana Wanderland Music Festival now on its fourth installment is back with a new theme fresh from space and it’s their biggest and most attended event yet. Experience the same hippie and chill vibe with amazing music (local and international artists), friendly crowd and out of this world art installations and attractions. Wanderland … Continue reading Wanderland 2016: Out of This World Music Festival Experience (Photo Essay)

My Miele Votes

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Topics: Awesome Festivals

” The Miele Guide will be Asia’s first truly independent regional restaurant guide when launched in October 2008, and also its most authoritative—we do not accept free meals or advertising from restaurants. Written by food lovers who know and love Asia, The Miele Guide will rank and profile restaurants across the region’s major cities, categorised by country, city and cuisine, in a slim, indispensable volume. ” ( www.mieleguide.com ) The Miele Guide is now in their second phase where the public can vote their best restaurants this month May 2008 . … In any case, I participated in the online voting and I had to make sure that Claude Tayag’s Bale Dutung and Chef Chris Locher’s C Italian Dining is included in the list.

[West Side Story] After Avenue Q, West Side Story is the Musical Play to Watch in Manila!

By Anton Diaz
Topics: Musicals

I’m excited to see Joanna Ampil in a musical who is very successful in her performances in Miss Saigon, Jesus Christ Superstar and as Fantine in Les Miserables in West End, London. … The story is based loosely on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, which was, in turn, based on a narrative poem by Arthur Brooke entitled The Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet (1562), which was in turn inspired by the legend of Tristan and Isolde. … Bernstein’s score for the musical has become extremely popular; it includes “Something’s Coming”, “Maria”, “America,” “Somewhere,” “Tonight”, “Jet Song”, “I Feel Pretty”, “One Hand, One Heart”, and “Cool”.

Genki Umbrellas – The Coolest Transparent Umbrellas in Town… (until everyone has one)

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Topics: Awesome Festivals

I don’t usually feature this stuff and I told them that the only way I will put it in my blog is if they would give me 100 umbrellas to give away to OAP readers. … So I’m giving away 100 transparent Genki Umbrellas which comes in white, pink and violet to OAP readers. … Watch out for my genki umbrellas photos — I’m just waiting for a strong rain to get a shot of the Genki umbrellas.