HONG KONG DISNEYLAND on Sep 22, 2009 in Hong Kong disneyland This was actually my second trip to Hong Kong Disneyland and my fourth Disneyland visit ever, if you included my visits to Tokyo Disneyland and Disneysea. HKD is quite small compared to its gigantic sister parks in Tokyo and Florida, so it’s pe...
TEMPLE STREET, THE PEAK TRAM, and STAR FERRY, HONG KONG on Sep 21, 2009 in Hong Kong star ferry temple street the peak tram tsim sha tsui victoria peak My last trip to Hong Kong centered mainly on catching the L’ Arc~en~Ciel gig, so not a lot of touristy sight-seeing stuff was done. But because Rael insisted in eating her way around town as well as take in as many of the sights as she could cr...
ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE on Sep 19, 2009 in Singapore games convention asia 09 mtv orchard road My second major assignment for the network was to blog about a gaming convention in Singapore, so it was off to the Lion City for me for about three days. I was a house guest of one of the channel bosses, and to show my gratitude for the wonderful st...
SUNWAY LAGOON, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA on Aug 17, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur mtv sunway lagoon world stage live in malaysia After I won the blogging stint for MTV Asia, my first assignment was to cover WORLD STAGE LIVE IN MALAYSIA for the network. It was going to be my first time in Kuala Lumpur, but knowing that it was a working holiday of sorts and that our hotel was go...
JOLLIBEE Flash Mob at MALL OF ASIA on Aug 16, 2009 in Just Food KTHXBYE flash mob Jollibee MALL OF ASIA After our wonderful meal at UNIT 8 CAFE, the gang and i (informally dubbed THE OBESITY CLUB) got an SMS message asking us to drop by the MALL OF ASIA front atrium, for a surprise by the folks at JOLLIBEE and STRATWORKS. We had no idea what was in sto...
UNIT 8 CAFE at MALL OF ASIA on Aug 14, 2009 in Just Food KTHXBYE MALL OF ASIA UNIT 8 CAFE vegetarian Last week, I had received something wonderful with my morning e-mail. It was an invitation from some good friends to join them at UNIT 8 CAFE — a wonderful, quirky new find at MALL OF ASIA. UNIT 8 is wonderful because the food is spectacular, a...
Bebe Rouge from New Hatchin Japanese Grocery on Jul 28, 2009 in Makati Bebe Rouge cream puff New Hatchin Japanese Grocery strawberry shortcake Rael — my flatmate, once had the most incredible craving for Japanese-style strawberry shortcake. Incredible because no matter how many times we tried looking for a substitutes like strawberry rolls and strawberry cream-filled buns, she never q...
Bizu at Greenbelt 3 on Jun 25, 2009 in Makati bizu Greenbelt 3 macarons We finished off our night of debauchery by getting dessert at BIZU. It is one of our favorite places to eat in Makati, as they are the only patisserie we know that gets its macarons right (and believe me, when discussing macarons in this metropolis,...
SENTRO 1771 at GREENBELT 3 on Jun 24, 2009 in Makati Greenbelt 3 Sentro 1771 Sinigang Manila’s miserable weather is enough to get anyone — even the most apathetic of corporate drones, down in the dumps. Times like these, only home cooking like your mom used to make will lift your spirits. But what do you do if your mom is...
HAAGEN DAZS CAFE’s Chocolate Fondue on Jun 14, 2009 in Mandaluyong chocolate fondue haagen dazs cafe To escape from the heat and chaos of a local toy convention, Ryan, Yue, and I made a beeline for Haagen Dazs’ recently opened Cafe at The Atrium of SM Megamall. It was undoubtedly a great decision as we not only got away from the sticky congest...
