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4 Fingers Crispy Chicken in the Philippines

Following my post about Bon Chon Chicken, here’s another fast food chain that offers the same thing, Korean Styled . They started at Singapore, Indonesia, India and now 4 Fingers Crispy Chicken is here in the Philippines! Learning from our mistake in ordering from Bon Chon chicken, I got myself the 2pc. drumstick with rice …

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BonChon Chicken

I know it’s been a long time since I posted here. I’ve been too busy lately and it’s great to be back updating this site again. Despite being toxic last December, that didn’t stop us dining out. This may be a little bit late but we just tried out Chicken Bon Chon which is the …

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Vidriado Cakes & Pastries in Unang Hirit

Last Monday morning, I was contacted via SMS by a program researcher of GMA 7′s Unang Hirit asking me if I am available on Wednesday for a live TV guesting regarding my customized cupcakes. She said that she found me through the net and was interested at my work! Being a newbie, I didn’t take it …

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Ma Maison, Greenbelt 2

Nicole doesn’t want to watch Puss & Boots so I had a movie date with my hubby in Greenbelt. We took our lunch at Ma Maison while waiting for the movie to start. They are located at Greenbelt 2 and serve Japanese Western food. We ordered Aloe vera apple (left) and Green Tea Citrus which …

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Fresh Catch Isdaan at Gerona, Tarlac

It’s been a busy week for us last holiday. Oct. 31, we went to visit my mom at Himlayang Pilipino together with my two sister-in-laws, hubby and daughter. Right after lunch, our family went to Laguna to visit my mom-in-law’s dead relatives. The next day (Nov.1), we hit the road again to visit my father-in-law’s …

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Jan
12

4 Fingers Crispy Chicken in the Philippines

by grace

Following my post about Bon Chon Chicken, here’s another fast food chain that offers the same thing, Korean Styled . They started at Singapore, Indonesia, India and now 4 Fingers Crispy Chicken is here in the Philippines!

Learning from our mistake in ordering from Bon Chon chicken, I got myself the 2pc. drumstick with rice (Php 133) and my hubby had th 3 pc. drumstick with rice (Php 204). The size was just right for us. It’s has the same crispiness as the Bon Chon but the flavor didn’t seep in the chicken. It just remained on the skin, unlike the ones in Bon Chon. I would love to have a blue cheese dip for this one since it lacks flavor inside.

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Jan
11

BonChon Chicken

by grace

I know it’s been a long time since I posted here. I’ve been too busy lately and it’s great to be back updating this site again. Despite being toxic last December, that didn’t stop us dining out. This may be a little bit late but we just tried out Chicken Bon Chon which is the official franchise of Bon Chon from Korea.

I’ve been reading great reviews and recommendation from friends but IMO, Chicken Bon Chon is a little bit over rated. My hubby and I still prefer Bufallo’s Wings n’ Things in Ortigas Home Depot. We were a little bit disappointed with the size of their chicken because it’s too small for our appetite and their spicy chicken is not spicy at all! :( Yes, it was crispy and the soy garlic sauce was good but not that great. If you haven’t tried Bufallo’s Wings n’ Things, you may find this superb and just right if you’re in a small package.

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Nov
09

Vidriado Cakes & Pastries in Unang Hirit

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Last Monday morning, I was contacted via SMS by a program researcher of GMA 7′s Unang Hirit asking me if I am available on Wednesday for a live TV guesting regarding my customized cupcakes. She said that she found me through the net and was interested at my work! Being a newbie, I didn’t take it seriously since the message is just through text. I thought it was a scam so I ignored it! I had a couple of missed calls from the same number so I checked online if this is true or not. I replied to her message that I am available on Wednesday and she said that she will notify me the next day (Tuesday) if there will be any changes.

Around lunch time yesterday (Tuesday), she informed me that my guesting will push through today (Wednesday) and I need to provide 50 cupcakes with design and 15 blank ones for the hosts to decorate! 50 would be a huge order if this is not true! So I asked for her landline to verify. I even searched for that number online and called her. :) We exchanged several text messages regarding the details, ingredients, equipment needed, time etc. I started baking around 4pm, at the same time I need to reply to her messages! I finished decorating around 11pm but it’s still not the time to sleep…I have to do my online job!!! I didn’t bother checking what would I wear!!! I just want to sleep!

I woke up at 2:30am because I was worried that my icing won’t be enough. So I made another batch.  My contact said that I should be there at 4:30am and there would be a service van to fetch us from our location. I asked my hubby to bring us there instead because I was afraid that they would kidnap us! LOL! I will not be convinced that this is true unless we’re already there! :D As soon as the guards allowed us to come in and one of their staff welcomed us, that was the only time I believed that this really happening! :D We immediately prepared for our stuff to display, ingredients to be used  in the demo, tinted some icing and put in the pastry bag.

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Nov
06

Ma Maison, Greenbelt 2

by grace

Nicole doesn’t want to watch Puss & Boots so I had a movie date with my hubby in Greenbelt. We took our lunch at Ma Maison while waiting for the movie to start. They are located at Greenbelt 2 and serve Japanese Western food.

We ordered Aloe vera apple (left) and Green Tea Citrus which is an expensive version of calamansi juice :) Each is for Php125.

Aloe vera apple (left) and Green Tea Citrus (right)

As you can see, their Miso Soup (Php 140) is way too different from what we’re used to. It is so rich and the flavor is too strong for me, probably too much miso paste?! This was their soup for the day so we tried it but will no longer order this again. We didn’t even consume it all!

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I’m glad we ordered Beef Stroganoff  (Php 375) which has tender beef strips served with rice omelette. This dish saved our whole meal! :)

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Nov
03

Fresh Catch Isdaan at Gerona, Tarlac

by grace

It’s been a busy week for us last holiday. Oct. 31, we went to visit my mom at Himlayang Pilipino together with my two sister-in-laws, hubby and daughter. Right after lunch, our family went to Laguna to visit my mom-in-law’s dead relatives. The next day (Nov.1), we hit the road again to visit my father-in-law’s relatives in Gerona, Tarlac. It’s been 10 years since my hubby’s dad visited the place and it’s our first time (Nicole & I) going there.

On our way to my hubby’s aunt house, we ate lunch at Isdaan.

We ordered Mama Chit which is a combination of fried seafood and meat (crabs, tilapia, shrimp, liempo, longganisa, chicken and lumpia).

According to the waiter, Chicken Tinupig is their specialty. It is like inasal but it’s marinated in coconut milk.

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Oct
08

Longganisa Sorpresa, Sky Garden

by grace


While we were eating at Army Navy, I can’t help but notice this resto, Longganisa Sorpresa. I’m a longganisa lover ever since I was a kid because my dad’s uncle used to sell home made Vigan longganisa. I remember when my dad/helper used to prepare a dozen Vigan longganisa just for me! :D YUMMY!

Out of curiosity, we tried out Longganisa Sorpresa and I was surprised that we have a lot of versions of Longganisa! We ordered the longganisa platter (Php 360) so we could taste 5 different longganisa from different provinces namely: Lucban, CDO, Cabanatuan, Alaminos (one with the sticks) and Tuguegarao (lower left).

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Oct
07

Farewell, Steve Jobs!

by grace

We fell in love with Apple ever since we had our Macbook (white) 3 yrs. ago. We literally use their products EVERYDAY. From there, we purchased our 2nd Apple device, the iPod Classic (120GB) which we used to store ALL of our audio collection that was previously  burned in multiple DVDs. 3rd would be the iPad2 which keeps me online anywhere and keeps me busy while waiting for my daughter in school or  when I am relaxing in a coffee shop blogging. The 4th one is the iPod nano which I bought for my hubby so he could use it while he’s at the gym.

This may be a late post since I didn’t have the luxury of time to post this yesterday. But it was a mournful day for all Apple fanatics because Steve Jobs died yesterday, October 6, after his long battle with pancreatic cancer. When I was checking out the news, I didn’t know he also owns Pixar.! I remembered telling myself before that I would like to work at Pixar after watching Toy Story!

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Oct
05

Voter Registration

by grace

The voter registration has been ongoing since April this year and I just registered today! Yes, I’m already 30 and this would be my first time registering as a voter! The last time I excercise my right to vote was during the SK election in our barangay when I was still a teenager. If it wasn’t for my father – in – law, I would not have registered today. He was the one who informed me that there’s an ongoing voter registration in the Quezon City Hall. Being the only non voter in their family, I decided to register myself! I was there early so there were only a few people falling in line. I guess, there would be more people as the deadline gets near. I read from other blogs that it has been ongoing since April this year and the deadline would be Oct. 31, 2011. So for thise of you who are not registered yet, it’s time for you to go to your nearest COMELEC office and register! Unfortunately, I was not able to receive my postal ID yet. I just received an acknowledgement slip and one of the staff said that I could try checking next year if my postal ID is already available! :(

Who may register. – Any Filipino citizen who is:

  1. At least eighteen (18) years of age;
  2. A resident of the Philippines for at least one (1) year and in the place wherein he proposes to vote, for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the election; and
  3. Not otherwise disqualified by law.

Note: Any person, who has not reached the required voting age or period of residence on the day of registration but will possess such qualifications on or before the May 13, 2013 elections, may register as a voter not earlier than May 12, 2012.

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Oct
03

Officially Resigned

by grace


I officially resigned from my full time online job today and I’m glad I did. It’s been a tiring 3 mos. and from now on, I will only accept part time jobs so I would have more sleep and time for my daughter. Good thing, I still have 1 part time job remaining! :)

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Oct
01

oDesk First Meet & Greet Done in the Philippines

by grace

 

I joined oDesk last 2009  but I just completed my contractor profile and started applying for jobs March this year. Two weeks ago, I’m fortunate enough to be invited via email in the first ever meet and greet of oDesk held last Thursday, September 29 at the DAP Bldg. Ortigas Center, San Miguel Ave., Pasig. This was their first time to do such an event and they did it here in the Philippines! I guess that’s because we have the most number of contractors in oDesk which is more than 10M and counting! :)

Above is a a picture of Mike Barnett, the Director of oDesk Customer Service as he discussed his agenda. Basically, it’s just an overview on how big oDesk is in the Philippines, a lot of sharing from fellow oDesker’s experiences and success stories and of course this would be a great venue for all questions and concerns.

One of the questions raised by one member is about having health benefits for contractors which I think is very important for all of us! This is one of the perks for those contractors living in the US and I hope they would also apply for those outside U.S.

It’s nice to hear people who are very successful in their life as freelancers.I wish I would be one too and oDesk truly is changing how the world works! :)

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