Stranded in Batanes with nothing else to do, Mr. Z and I found solace in food. This wasn't really easy to do. Food in the Batanes is dependent on the weather, and supplies of staples in the island can also be affected if the flights don't come in (!!) Meat like pork and beef come from Batanes itself - reason for the beautiful scenery of those cows grazing in the undulating valleys and hills. Most of the vegetables and other supplies have to come from Manila or neighboring areas like Tuguegarao. There wasn't really an abundant supply of seafood, as people like us ... Continue Reading...
Archives for February 2008
Ever heard of Killion?
I've gotten a lot of searches and inquiries on this site regarding Killion Merchandising in Quiapo. Killion is a very familiar name among people in the food service industry. However, the connection escapes me since I don't go to this store much; however, I presume you'd have more affinity with Killion if you own a restaurant, baking or catering business. The store is very unpretentious and finding it is hard. You just have to ask a local and they will point you to one of those obscure Quiapo side streets. What is good, as I found out from my last visit, is that ... Continue Reading...
Read at the end of this post for your free ‘spiked after 5’ coffee from Delifrance
Delifrance (Philippines) just hosted a cozy get-together with us, bloggers, at a branch in Salcedo Village, Makati. This cafe is quite familiar to me.. there is one across my present office in UN Avenue, Manila. Delifrance is not as common as its sister company Jollibee though... maybe because the prices are at least three times higher here? I've always complained, why is Delifrance more expensive? Answer: because the shrimps in Delifrance's seafood marinara actually taste like.. real shrimps! Plump and juicy (tell me if this is not the case with yours) Coffee ... Continue Reading...
Here’s why some people don’t want to “moderate their greed”
"Moderate their greed," as said by Romulo Neri to Jun Lozada in the full-blown ZTE scam, is my favorite phrase of the year. Of course, people say the scrapped deal was disadvantageous to the government and would further widen the gap between this country's rich and poor. Hmm, what about the gap between the rich and the greedy rich? Here are some reasons why the already-rich won't "moderate their greed" and would like to be filthy rich by all means possible: (as quoted/adapted from an old article in the Sunday Times of London clipped by this blogger) Rich is a ... Continue Reading...
Mercedes Benz shuttle buses redefine ‘public transport’ at the Fort Bonifacio Global City
Here's another of those reasons why the Fort Bonifacio Global City in Taguig is shaping up to be a more prestigious address than neighboring Makati City: They are using aircon jeepneys slash electric jeeps in Makati while Taguig's Global City has just unveiled its fleet of Mercedes Benz coaches to shuttle residents and employees to and from their place of residence and work. Public transport in the Fort utilizes the Mercedes-Benz O 500 M 1725, the same motor coach service used in more cosmopolitan cities like London, the official press statement says. The ... Continue Reading...
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