Royce Mild Cacao Nama Chocolate

I love Royce's Nama Chocolates! Who wouldn't love this pieces of pure heaven? Everyone I met adores the Nama Chocolates of this Japanese Chocolate brand. Lately, we even converted our non-chocolate-eating cousin to liking Nama. XD Royce Chocolates are available in the Philippines at the Rockwell Powerplant Mall, Ayala's Greenbelt 5 and Trinoma Malls.




Royce's Nama high quality brand blends smooth texture and extra rich flavor. It has 5 different kinds of variants – Au Lait, White, Champagne, Bitter, and the Mild Cacao (above). The Mild Cacao is a mix of flavors of sweet and bitter which is perfectly balanced. The melt-in-your mouth quality of the Royce Nama line is what makes it famous. Each box contains 20 mini rectangles. Php 580.00 XD

Flash Mob Dancing in Trinoma

Approximately 100 Trinoma mall-goers, who happened to be students from all over Metro Manila, danced the insta-cool songs at the Activity Center, as Unilab launches the newest cough-medicine, Solmux Chewtabs last December 4, 2009. Here's the video of their dance. :)

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in Trinoma Digital 3D Cinema

The other day, Trinoma launched its newest Cinema, the TriNoma Digital 3D Cinema (Cinema 4) and premiered a really wonderful and cute family movie, the Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in 3D.

It was my first time to experience a 3D full-length movie. At first, wearing a special 3D glasses was quite uncomfortable, in fact I felt a little dizzy, but in the end, I adjusted, and I can say that it's definitely an exciting and a new way of experiencing a movie.

They say that to each his own; as I would like to experience 3D movie experience (once in a while), I would still prefer to watch my movies the way I used to. Admittedly, I still prefer to watch in Trinoma, in Cinema 7 (specifically), because every time I see a movie there, I can boldly say that this Cinema lets me be comfortable and at the same time I get to experience real Dolby THX the way I want to experience it.



“When TriNoma opened in 2007, it was meant to become a point of convergence in Northern Metro Manila. We are very well aware that watching movies is one activity that brings people together so we took pains to make sure that we bring competitive cinema entertainment that appeals to our market,” explains TriNoma General Manager Mark Sablan.

In trying to achieve optimum viewing pleasure, Trinoma Cinemas sees to it that they excellently provide what moviegoers would want to experience while watching a movie -- that's why they offer a varied and quality Cinemas for everyone.

Catch the Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs in Trinoma Digital 3D Cinema 4. For ticket reservations, visit http://www.sureseats.com/

Fish and Co Fishy Goodness

Fish Around the World Platter - Malaysian, Indian, Japanese and American Philadelphia flavored fish fillet in one platter with long crispy fried potato strips and veggies (Php 795)




Ice Bomber, two layers of ice cream with cherry in the middle, a cake to really die for. It's really delicious, you have to try this. Enough said. :)









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Superbong's Superbowl Super Adventure

We were asked to design plain white bowls (using markers and colored glues). Don, my friend, designed this very nice Star Wars/ Battle Star Galactica/ Star Trek meets ET and what not alien films inspired piece -- isn't it cool?!

But this event wasn't just about designing bowls; instead, it was about the new addition to Superbowl's menu (available this Christmas season). This is the head chef on Trinoma Branch, working with fire in the kitchen.

And this piece of baby is my favorite among the 4 different kinds of new addition to the menu. This picture is the Lechon Macau (deep fried pork belly cutlets with select Chinese spices, served with Hoisin sauce on the side). Delicious!

Thea and I munching on the Tao Sa Pao


Thanks a lot to Merryan Jim for the Pictures

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"Ber" Months = Christmas Time = SALE!!!

Trinoma Paints the Town

Blue and Green!

From Home and Wellness, Restaurants, Games and Gadgets, to Fashion, it's all here! You can just print this coupon and present it to the different partnering establishments to avail of the promos:

This will run through from September 06 to October 06, 2008. Freebies and Discounts are not convertible to cash. You want the full listing of the stores and restaurants included in this WOWOWEEE sale/promo? Here's the list! But wait, there's a lot more!

BPI Card September 11-14 Sale!

Up to 65% OFF on these international brands.

Aerosoles * Anne Klein * Anne Klein Watches * Bass * Beauty Bar * Beka * Calvin Klein Jeans * Calvin Klein Underwear * Charriol * Citre Shine * Conair * Debenhams * Denman * Dep * Designer Fragrances * DKNY Jeans * Ecco * Fruits and Passion * Gap * Hawaiian Tropic * Jack Nicklaus * Kenneth Cole * Lacoste * Liz Claiborne * Marks & Spencer * Max Factor * Mexx * Nine West * Oka B * Polo Ralph Lauren * Princess * Rowenta * Springfield * Tefal * Zero Frizz

Can we use the eGCs from Ayala? o.o I really hope we can!

Asian Dragon @ Trinoma

Asian Dragon celebrated their latest issue by having a themed fashion show and an exclusive The Mummy screening last Aug 1, in TriNoma. With an effort to bring TriNoma closer to the Chinese-Filipino crowd, they partnered with the mall and its various shops in making the event possible.

And finally, with more or less two weeks in advance of planning, BFFL was complete. First time? :P Also, Delaney and I did some buddy activities :) Go buddy!

The Mummy Exclusive Screening

Asian Dragon
together with TriNoma,

United International Pictures, and Solar Entertainment Corporation invited people to an exclusive movie screening of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and a fashion show before the movie screening this Saturday afternoon. This is to raise awareness of the emerging Filipino-Chinese magazine about the Tsinoy community, and to promote TriNoma to the Tsinoy market.

Chillax with BFFL

I had a great time with BFFL minus Rog, and Kent (aka. Mr. Sasaki). Barbie, Reg, Tenai and I pushed through with The Dark Knight yesterday afternoon at Trinoma. The last movie/escapade/outing we did was Cloverfield, which wasn't a good movie by the way. This trumps that over more than a hundred times!

If only we discuss this kind of stuff in Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector, instead of some stuff we were discussing, I am sure that more people will get to recite. We may not be able to discuss this movie in just one class meeting. This is a perfect example of Ethic of Justice and Ethic of Care. Ah, but I digress. This movie is so mind-moving and really awesome! I'm glad we pushed through. You guys should really go and see the movie.

After going around, then eating dinner, and meeting up with Janel, we headed to Dencio's to chill and bond and eat and drink. Yesterday was a great night. Thanks guys! :)

P.S. Rog ha! naks.. ;) Kelan tayo makokompleto? And Mr. Sasaki too, you really should have watched with us! hehehe
P.P.S. Grabe bilib ako sa mga babaeng to.. basagan! :))

Haiku

After watching Mamma Mia with Kim, Beljo, Little Mawnster Kay and Ima Ned, we had dinner at Trinoma. (Aside: I think that Mamma Mia is a good movie. Abba music rocks! *right mawnster?* It made me laugh a lot of times, though Ima was filled with emotions because of the story.)

Since they all knew that I have already tried almost all of the restaurants there (because of the SPOT Tour a few months back), they were all pointing at me to decide where to eat.

No, we didn't end up eating mawnster food, but instead, we finally decided to try Haiku. Kay treated us because it was her birthday! :3

We ordered the #3 Sushi-Maki Combination Platter. (I forgot the real name of the dish..) We also asked our server to put in some Crazy Maki, since Beljo and I really wanted to try it. Their Sushi-Maki platter was relatively good, though, for me, it wasn't anything special.

I still love the salmon from Ebisu. We ordered Ebi Tempura (staple food in every Japanese restaurant?) It was big and better than a lot of Tempura I've eaten. Though Kim was saying that the sauce was a little bit too ginger-tasting, I liked it that way.

We also got the Ribeye Steak Teppanyaki (local) and the Scallop Teppanyaki (local). The beef was good. The scallop, on the other hand, was a little bit dry and not that fresh I guess.

This next dish wasn't on their menu. It was a really yummy prawn and crab sticks concoction which, according to them, is their best-seller in their Makati branch.

It's called something like Grilled Ebi-Kani. It was 5 large pieces of grilled prawns with kani and mayonnaise on top. We all enjoyed this dish. It was delicious because it was all fresh and it really melts in your mouth. One good point was that the mayo didn't really overpower the dish.

Over-all my Haiku experience was very filling and one of the good Japanese restaurants around. One quibble though is that the prices of the food were a little bit steep.

Photos taken from Kim's camera-phone. Thanks a lot Kim & Beljo! :)

Trinoma with Kim and Nina

I opened up a bottle of red wine yesterday. It is a Calvet de Calvet Cabernet Sauvignon (Vin De Pays D'OC). At first, I was taken aback by the taste. It's woody, deep, spicy and really firm. I like it. But it isn't the best I've tasted.

Earlier today (or technically yesterday) I watched Indiana Jones with Kim and Nina (too bad Pao Pei couldn't make it) We enjoyed catching up, talking, being indecisive, and of course the food and the movie.

I haven't watched the old Indiana Jones movies (or I did but I really cannot remember what happened), but I think this movie was pretty awesome. It has achieved its look (old-ish, but with a hint of freshness). I'm not that sure if the old fans liked this, but for me, it's a good movie.

We ate at Zong's for lunch, and we got the (clockwise from topmost left:) Prawn Ha Kao (Php 128), Yang Chow Fried Rice (Php 228), Lemon Chicken (Php 228) and the Spicy Singapore Style Fish Fillet (Php 328).

Their Ha Kao was firm and it held everything together well. It really tastes good, though I think it might be a little small. I have no qualms about their Yang Chow. The Lemon Chicken tasted more of lemon; it really overpowered the dish. And, my personal favorite is the fish, though it would be good if it were spicy. Although its name says it should be spicy, it wasn't at all anywhere near it. Zong is one of my Chinese restaurant comfort food getaways? I don't know if it's just because of the food, but I suspect it's also because of the overall presentation, service, plus the ambiance.

Avocado Vinaigrette

I was in Trinoma earlier today, and I just decided to do some grocery and shop for ingredients at Landmark for the salad I was thinking of doing. One thing that was on my mind was that we have a lot of Avocados at home, and I could try on experimenting with that for dressing - and so I thought of making Avocado Vinaigrette.

Well, to tell you honestly, I really don't know how I'll be able to make that. As I said, what's on my mind was "there are a lot of avocados at home" and "it won't be that hard, right?" And so I got some lettuce, big tomatoes, cucumber, grapes, basil and a bottle of balsamic vinegar. I was seriously reading the labels and the ingredients whether I was to buy the balsamic or the red wine vinegar (because I really didn't check what to put to make vinaigrette)

But after a while, I just chose the balsamic vinegar (the one I always use, just to be safe). Right after I arrived home, I searched for some Avocado Vinaigrette recipes and found the basic gist on how to make the dressing.

And so, I just got the avocado from the freezer, mashed it a little more, added the olive oil, salt, pepper, sugar, pure cane vinegar and the balsamic vinegar. Voila! The Avocado Vinaigrette was great.

One thing though, I wasn't satisfied with the texture and consistency of the dressing. It was thicker than what I had imagined it to be. I'm not sure how I'll be able to make it more fluid? I guess you can add more vinegar, or lime to it? Or you could mix it using a blender, instead of just mixing it by hand (what I did). :3

Avocado Vinaigrette*

1 cup Olive Oil
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp Honey Mustard
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
3 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
1 tbsp Pure Cane Vinegar
1 whole Avocado (peeled, and mashed)

*you may alter the recipe depending on how you want your vinaigrette to taste (slash) look like xD

SPOTted at Trinoma

Yesterday I was with A, P and Pi at Trinoma. It was the first leg of the SPOT.ph's Exclusive Bloggers Tour. We were with the Green group with Karl Bustamante, Community Editor of SPOT, "a savvy city guide that's proudly local which aims to make city living easier by helping you find the cool places to eat, chill, dine, and play."

It's their first time to attend such event. It's my second (I attended the Trinoma-Yehey Bloggers' Food Tour last January 10) :3 I can say this one by SPOT is better just because it has more restaurants, and they are more accommodating and fun.

..with Pats and Ainna..

..and one very hungry Pi! (or at this point, very full?)

Although we were required to go to all 19 participating restaurants in Trinoma to have them sign our SPOT PASS, some of us, didn't try the food from the other restaurants. (I was really full by the time we were at Five Cows. I reserved space for the other restaurants.)

In order: Ruby Tuesday + Cyma + Holy Cow Chop House + Jack's Loft + Red Box + Bubba Gump + TGIF + Italianni's + Fish & Co. + Cafe Breton + Starbucks + Five Cows + Abe + Haiku + Madison Grill + La Maison + Recipes + Cold Rock + Krispy Kreme

After everything you've eaten, you'll be in heaven (because the food is plenty and yummy), but dragged down to earth just right after (because you're that full, and you feel like throwing up already?).

If you ask me what's the best part of it all? Simple. We were served the best dishes from only the best restaurants! See you guys at the second leg - Serendra and Bonifacio High Street get ready for us on Monday! We shall complete the other 2 SPOT PASSES (Serendra and High Street) to get our surprise from SPOT! :3

I finally met Maki Eduardo of noneed4ink.com. Other people who stood out were Jester of jesterinexile.blogspot.com and Nina of justwandering.org. I saw BA Racoma and Tita Dine also! :)

FOOD REVIEWS TO FOLLOW AT MANILA FOODISTAS

Forbidden Kingdom was Oki Oki :3

We planned to watch Forbidden Kingdom today at Trinoma. But since a lot of unforeseen things happened, and an original attendance of 7 just became 3. I met up with Ainna hours before and we ate lunch at Oki Oki, this Japanese resto right adjacent to Max Restaurant at the ground floor.

As I am really indecisive when it comes to ordering food for others, I just let Ainna do the picking. We ordered this Crazy Maki (Php 270). It was a lot larger than the normal maki you see anywhere. It was fried or breaded on the outside. The inside was just plain - seaweed, rice - just like an ordinary maki, but more of those two I just mentioned. It was topped off by kani salad. It was something new for me, and I think this is one of their better dishes. Caution though, you wouldn't want put the whole thing in your mouth, it doesn't fit.

And since I forgot to charge my digital camera, I had to use my cellphone for the next pictures. Sadly. We also got their Tofu Steak (Php 125). It had pork, lots of onions and other vegetables with it. I would say that it's nothing new, nothing spectacular about it, but it was actually better than most I've tried.

The next dish is the Yakitori Chicken (Php 110). It was grilled chicken in skewers, with this vegetable. Ainna says it's leek. The sauce was great. The chicken was soft and tender. It had this lettuce with it, for presentation.

Lastly, we ordered Yaki Soba (Php 225). It had this moving thingy, Bonito Flakes (fish flakes - thanks Joey for the edit), on top. Ainna's comment on this dish was that it was like Pansit Canton. Truly, it looks like it. But it had all these seafood and vegetables in it, so that's good. The dish tasted okay. But I like this dish the least among everything.

After lunch, she decided she wants to eat dessert, so we went to Razon's to buy their famous halo-halo. We saw Neil, Harroun and Maxi having a 3-way date. (yihee) :3

We headed to the movie house and met up with Merryan for the movie. I liked it. Even though people said that it wasn't that good, I think it's one of the movies I would love to watch again, just because of the fight scenes and the humorous twists. Don't get me wrong, it's something I would watch because it's just fun to watch it, not because of the story though.