During a recent trip, we were supposed to be in Davao City for less than 24 hours, if not for the cumbersome flight cancellation by Air Philippines. When you're in a faraway place for so short a time, there's a tendency to do everything. Some of the highlights: buy shawls in Aldevinco Shopping Center: check! sip durian coffee at Bluegre, eat sisig in Jack's Ridge... check! check! Our gracious host recommended one more, and that's to visit Chema's By The Sea, a picturesque resort in Samal Island. Who can say no? Never mind if we had to wake up at the unholy ... Continue Reading...
DigitalFilipino.com Club networking in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao – whew!
The past week has been very busy as I joined my first roadshow which had us flying to Davao in Mindanao, Cebu in Central Visayas and back again to Manila for DigitalFilipino.com Club's bloggers' networking events. Here, I witnessed first-hand "Blogger Power" and the charisma of Ms. InfluentialBlogger herself, Janette Toral, to pull in the numbers. It was my first time to join blogger events "on a mass scale," with the exception of the Blog Awards, and I liked it. It was great to know the faces behind the blogs, and I like the part where everyone introduces ... Continue Reading...
Mario’s Restaurant Quezon City : a classic reinvents itself
Mario's Restaurant has been there for as long as we can remember. During a dinner recently, we were surprised to find out from Mario's scion Fil Benitez that the original Mario's in Baguio City is 37 years old, while the one in QC is 28 years old! I believe these two are the only surviving branches now; still, that's impressive for a highly competitive industry where the average life span is from five to ten years. In the case of Mario's, it pays to be known for something. It has always been a preferred place for cozy meetings and romantic dates. We learned that ... Continue Reading...
Biggest outdoor art gallery in Asia… only in the Philippines
It was only in the Philippines where you find a member of the so-called Manila's Finest being apprehended for the crime of snatching. It is also only in the Philippines where you can now find the "biggest outdoor art gallery in Asia." The latter is good news. We love it when things turn for the better, and aren't screwy, as some events and happenings in this country are. This humble space can't help but laud the gigantic effort of the Outdoor Advertising Association of the Philippines (OAAP) to mount works of art in the metro's major highways. While it is human to ... Continue Reading...
Chariya’s Thai Kitchen …. nomnomnom!
LOLcats say nomnomnom when something is yummy, and I just gotta say "omnomnomnom" after visiting Chariya's Thai Kitchen over the weekend. It's a fairly new (more than a month old) establishment serving authentic Thai food near Makati's Bel-Air-Kalayaan Ave. area. We say "authentic" because a sister-brother Thai tandem is behind it. Chairya Thaikupt is a teacher of Thai cooking at Gene Gonzales' culinary school while her brother Jok Bhamornsoot used to be a chef at the Four Seasons hotel in Bangkok. Still, nothing in the menu is above P150 which makes it a must-visit ... Continue Reading...
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