After lunch at Taimall Benjie brought us to Carrefour for more shopping. Carrefour is a French based hypermarket chain. Think Walmart, Shopwise and Sm Hypermart. The first thing that caught my eyes were these candied sweet potatoes. They looked incredibly sweet but when I tried it I loved it. It was naturally sweet and theContinue reading “Taipei Day 1 – Shopping at Carrefour”
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Taipei Day 1 – Shabu Shabu at Taimall, Taoyuan
It’s been decades since any one of us have been to Taiwan. I used to go there a lot when I was young due to my dad’s business. All I remembered were the crazy drivers and thousands of motorcycles on the road.Why did we decide to go to Taiwan? Was it to see the sightsContinue reading “Taipei Day 1 – Shabu Shabu at Taimall, Taoyuan”
Pal food on economy Mla-Tpe-Mla
I’ve raved a lot about how good the food was on Philippine Airlines whether on business or economy class. My luck finally ran out. Last May I went to Taipei with some friends and had the most awful breakfast on the plane. I’ve tried the dimsum and noodles offered by PAL before and found itContinue reading “Pal food on economy Mla-Tpe-Mla”
Calista’s 1st Birthday Bash
Calista Kaori is the daughter of my cousin Ricky and his lovely wife Rhoda. In the Philippines the Chinese community make a big deal out of a child’s birthday party and celebrate it big time. The last baby birthday party I attended was equally grand. The party was held at Greenhills West clubhouse. It was aContinue reading “Calista’s 1st Birthday Bash”
Lunch at Yakiniku Senri
We celebrated Andrew’s birthday at Yakiniku Senri, a Japanese/Korean restaurant specializing in grilled meats. I’ve featured several yakiniku restaurants in Manila and Hong Kong and Yakiniku Senri is my favorite. It had the best tasting beef and all the other dishes were excellent too. The prices were also reasonable specially when compared to the onesContinue reading “Lunch at Yakiniku Senri”
Fling Frozen Yogurt and more Tagaytay pictures
After lunch at Antonio’s and shopping at Bag of Beans we went to Taal Vista Hotel to take the prerequisite photos with the Taal volcano as a backdrop. Parking at the hotel for those who don’t eat or stay there was P100 but with some chutzpah I got our parking stub validated at the restaurant.Continue reading “Fling Frozen Yogurt and more Tagaytay pictures”
Bag of Beans, Tagaytay City
After lunch at Antonio’s we headed to Bag of Beans. For me a trip to Tagaytay wouldn’t be complete without stopping by Bag of Beans to buy my favorite steak and mushroom pie. Sure they sell coffee hence the name. I’m sure it’s good but I’ve never tried them. They also sell different kinds ofContinue reading “Bag of Beans, Tagaytay City”
Lunch at Antonio’s in Tagaytay
Everyone knows about Antonio’s in Tagaytay. Much has been written about Antonio’s constant presence in the Miele guide to Asia’s best restaurants. I’ve only eaten there once a long, long time ago and to be honest I don’t remember the place making an impact. It was time to try it out again with my twoContinue reading “Lunch at Antonio’s in Tagaytay”
Dessert at The Ice Cream Bar – flavors by FIC
After dinner at Lu we walked next door for dessert at the ice cream bar. The ice cream was from FIC or Fruits in Ice Cream, a premium brand of ice cream in Manila. I’m a big fan of thei creamy ice cream and delicious flavors. I think they can compete with imported brands inContinue reading “Dessert at The Ice Cream Bar – flavors by FIC”
Dinner at Lu Restaurant in Rockwell
Ever since I saw heart-2-heart’s post on Lu I knew I had to try it. So when my friends wanted to get together I immediately suggested Lu. None of them have tried it either. I liked the restaurant’s clean and modern look unfortunately the ambient temperature was terribly warm when we ate there last AprilContinue reading “Dinner at Lu Restaurant in Rockwell”
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