What I like about K11 mall is it’s constantly adding new restaurants and stores to attract more shoppers. It’s working with me since there was a time I don’t even bother going to K11 anymore. Here’s a couple of interesting stores I discovered during my last trip to Hong Kong. Sticky has it’s roots inContinue reading “Sticky & Chocolat-ier at K11 Mall”
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Philippine Airlines Meal Mnl-Hkg-Mnl, April 2012
Our family spent Holy Week in Hong Kong last April as is our annual tradition. As usual we took our favorite airline, Philippine Airlines. Isn’t the line-up of Filipino chefs cooking for PAL really impressive? No wonder the food is almost always good. menu I’ve always had luck with their beef entrees so I orderedContinue reading “Philippine Airlines Meal Mnl-Hkg-Mnl, April 2012”
Dinner at Ants One, K11 Mall
If you’ve been reading this blog daily don’t be confused. I just finished posts on Taipei and this post is the beginning of entries on my trip to Hong Kong last April. Every time we go to Hong Kong we eat the same places which are our family’s favorites like Wu Kong and Chuk Yuen.Continue reading “Dinner at Ants One, K11 Mall”
New Cakes from UCC Vienna Cafe
My friend and co-blogger Jin invited to try out her new cake creations at UCC Vienna Cafe. She promised to feed me first so after a long perusal of the menu I finally found something healthy and almost “Cohen” approved. The yakiniku beef was so tender and flavorful with all the sauce that I didn’tContinue reading “New Cakes from UCC Vienna Cafe”
Sarah’s Birthday at Summer Palace, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
My friend Sarah is Japanese and she married our good family friend who’s Chinese. In the 16 years or so that she’s lived in Manila she managed to master the Chinese language both Fookien and Mandarin and a smattering of Filipino. I’m so ashamed that she speaks much, much better Chinese than me. For herContinue reading “Sarah’s Birthday at Summer Palace, Edsa Shangri-La Hotel”
Food Products From Taiwan
As you’ve seen from my previous posts Taiwan is such a foodie country. From the night markets to the supermarkets the types of foodstuff to buy are mind boggling. Imagine if the labels were in English I would have been tempted to buy stuff. Here are some of the stuff I bought that I highly recommendContinue reading “Food Products From Taiwan”
China Airlines Lounge at Taipei Taoyuan Airport
I flew economy to Taipei but because of the Mabuhay Miles Prestige Card that Allied Band Mastercard gave me I was able to access the China Airlines lounge in Taipei’s Taoyuan airport. When I first landed in Taipei at the old, unrenovated airport terminal it reminded me of our old and dated NAIA 1 terminal.Continue reading “China Airlines Lounge at Taipei Taoyuan Airport”
Gong Cha Taipei
When I was in Taipei I was actively looking for the popular milk tea brands we have in Manila like Chatime, Share Tea and others but I didn’t see them except for this tiny branch of Gong Cha in a small street right across the massage place we went to. I wanted to try something newContinue reading “Gong Cha Taipei”
Seafood Dinner at Taipei Hwashi Tourist Night Market
I have 3 cousins who live in Taipei and all are fluent in speaking, reading and writing in Chinese. How I envy them. For dinner we met with my cousin, Angie the oldest of 3 siblings. She took us to Taipei Hwashi Tourist Night Market for dinner.This night market was different from Raohe St. nightContinue reading “Seafood Dinner at Taipei Hwashi Tourist Night Market”
Tamsui Old Street Night Market
This was the view that met us when we walked to Tamsui Old Street Night Market. There were more locals than tourists from what I saw. There were also lots of dogs with clothes being walked by their owners. As soon as we arrived we were greeted by so much snack stands. The whole placeContinue reading “Tamsui Old Street Night Market”
Shoot First Eat Later 