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Chris Daughtry singing Poker Face

I just want to share this amazing performance by my fave Chris Daughtry singing an acoustic version of Poker Face. He sang this live on the radio in Germany. Imho, it’s better than Lady Gaga’s original. Live in Canada

Dinner at Taal Vista Hotel

After spending the whole day at Hamilo Coast we headed back to Manila around 6 pm. We stopped at Taal Vista Hotel for dinner. If you haven’t been to Taal Vista Hotel in a long time you’ll be in for a big surprise. The whole place has been totally renovated and now looks like a 4 starContinue reading “Dinner at Taal Vista Hotel”

A Day at Hamilo Coast

I was invited to celebrate a friend’s birthday at Hamilo Coast, a beachfront development located at Nasugbu, northwestern Batangas. It’s still a work in progress. This is what Hamilo Coast will look like when completed. Hamilo Coast is open to members only. (click to enlarge)photo from hamilo coast website We spent the whole day atContinue reading “A Day at Hamilo Coast”

Fely J Revisited

I already featured Fely J before. This time we went back to treat our HS classmate, Eileen and her hubby, Nelson who came all the way from San Francisco. Whenever we have friends or guests who come from abroad and want to eat Filipino food we always bring them to Fely J. Sure there areContinue reading “Fely J Revisited”

Sherrie’s Birthday Treat

Our property leasing office has only 2 regular employees, Sherrie and Tina. We also have 2 bosses. It’s a tradition for the birthday celebrant to feed everyone on their birthday. Last June it was Sherrie’s turn and this is what she served. She ordered this giant bilao (container) of pancit malabon that could feed 25Continue reading “Sherrie’s Birthday Treat”

Singapore Day 14 – Killiney Kopitiam, Bengawan Solo, SQ food Singapore to Manila

This was my last breakfast at Traders hotel. I had congee topped with pork floss, salted eggs, Chinese doughnut (you tiao), and fried shallots. The congee was totally devoid of salt or taste that’s why I loaded it with all those yummy toppings. We spent the morning running around Orchard Rd. like headless chickens doingContinue reading “Singapore Day 14 – Killiney Kopitiam, Bengawan Solo, SQ food Singapore to Manila”

Singapore Day 13 – Lunch at Thye Hong

It’s our last full day in Singapore. The food in the breakfast buffet changes daily. This is what my plate looked like today. The braised mushrooms and waffle were good. This was my favorite from the buffet and I had it everyday. Their bircher muesli was very, very good because they ground the oats finelyContinue reading “Singapore Day 13 – Lunch at Thye Hong”

Singapore Day 12 – Dinner at Siam Kitchen

Chris took these pictures using Nono’s Canon G9. Since we were shopping the whole day I didn’t want to lug around my camera. A basket of prawn crackers was placed on the table to quell our hunger. In Manila we call it kropek. It’s also known as krupuk, kerupuk, or kroepoek in Indonesia; Keropok inContinue reading “Singapore Day 12 – Dinner at Siam Kitchen”

Singapore Day 12 – Lunch at DinTaiFung

We had the lunch at the very popular chain from Taiwan, DinTaiFung. It was 2:00 pm and the place was still packed. We had to wait 15 minutes for a table. DinTaiFung is known for their steamed pork dumplings or xiao long bao or soupy dumplings. They have branches all over Asia, Australia and LosContinue reading “Singapore Day 12 – Lunch at DinTaiFung”

Singapore Day 12 – Breakfast Buffet at Cafebiz+ Traders Hotel

photo from traders website The breakfast buffet at Cafebiz costs S$34.70. Good thing breakfast came with the room. I’m not a heavy breakfast eater but with the abundant choices offered it was hard to resist. They had choices for every nationality and . photo from traders website fresh and canned fruit assorted cold cuts JapaneseContinue reading “Singapore Day 12 – Breakfast Buffet at Cafebiz+ Traders Hotel”