tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11863767053255904002024-03-13T11:47:13.057-07:00Pretty Dazeno headaches, heartaches, and other clichés, just honeysuckle daysAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-84101528138992235412015-06-28T20:21:00.000-07:002015-06-29T07:44:39.190-07:00Modern Toilet Restaurant, Taiwan: Drinking in Urinals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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My friend from UP Los Banos (circa 2005) once told me that one of her dream dates is to have a candlelit dinner in the toilet. Who would've thought that her absurd idea will become a successful humorous business spin by 2006?! Read further. <br />
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One of the most popular things to do in Taiwan −a land where ingenuity's taken to different levels − is to dine in a themed restaurant. This, in fact, has become a part of most tourists' itinerary. Y<span style="font-family: inherit;">ou can choose among the many themed restaurants which are the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(1) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hello-Kitty-Kitchen-And-Dining/260853043946112">Hello Kitty Kitchen and Dining</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(2) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BarbieCafe">Barbie Cafe</a> - the first Barbie restaurant in the world. This is located near Hello Kitty Kitchen and Dining, so you may want to check both out when you're in the area. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(3) <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/Restaurant_Review-g293913-d3751659-Reviews-A380_Cafe-Taipei.html">Airbus A380 Restaurant</a> - no turbulence dining in this airplane-themed restaurant ;p </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(4) <a href="http://www.taipeitrends.com.tw/ninja-%E5%BF%8D%E8%80%85/">Ninja Restaurant</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(5) <a href="http://qiito.com/place/4125-ds-music-restaurant">DS Music Restaurant</a> - hospital-themed restaurant. *Yes, i know! I don't know either, such a misnomer, eh?! ;p* </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've heard they changed this to a Ninja </span>Restaurant<span style="font-family: inherit;"> (see #4). Not 100% sure about this, though. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(6) <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com.ph/ShowUserReviews-g293913-d2465898-r186586455-Huashan_1914_Creative_Park-Taipei.html">Deja vu Restaurant</a> - magic-themed restaurant</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(7) Jail - with reminiscences of the Nazis </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: -0.3px; line-height: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gawd, I don't want to be reminded of the Holocaust. I am no way going here. <i>boohoo</i><images from="" list="" mind="" my="" on="" s="" schindler=""> </images></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">But the most popular among all is...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(8) The toilet-themed restaurant known as <a href="http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/en/index.asp">Modern Toilet</a>. </span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">**Note: (a) Most, if not all, themed </span>restaurants<span style="font-family: inherit;"> have a minimum amount of order per person. You may want to ask about this especially if you're on a budget.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">(b) Some of the abovementioned </span>restaurants<span style="font-family: inherit;"> may be closed now. As well, there may be new themed restaurants.</span></i><br />
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<b>Modern Toilet's </b>novel concept has drawn people's attention. It has been featured everywhere in different platforms and has several chains now across Asia. </div>
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We went to Modern Toilet's branch in Shilin. We were eyeing to go to their most popular store in Ximending, but we were always too famished leaving us to go to the nearest appealing, packed restaurant. <i>*le sigh*</i> I strongly suggest, though, that you go to Modern Toilet in Ximending since the place seems way prettier and bigger and its building has this huge toilet mounted on its wall. </div>
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I knew we reached Modern Toilet when I saw this poop sign. ;p</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">The interior in this branch is poorly decorated. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Look at those wooden floors and partial tiled walls. Meh. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">On the contrary, the floors and walls are beautifully tiled in Modern Toilet Ximending. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Modern Toilet Ximending is composed of 2-3 floors. Here in Shilin, it's just one floor and that's about it (see photo #4. That's the entire floor area). </span></div>
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Modern Toilet goods available for purchase</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">And if you ask me about the food? Not impressive. You are merely paying for the fun experience and instagram-worthy moments. ;) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">● Ximending Store, Taipei<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2F., No.7, Lane 50, Sining S. Rd., Wanhua District, Taipei City<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>AGAIN, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO HERE! ;p</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Business Hours: (Last order by 9:00PM)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Weekdays: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">TEL: 02-2311-8822<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">● Shilin Store, Taipei<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No.184, Wunlin Rd., Shihlin District, Taipei City<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Weekdays: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">TEL: 02-8861-4384</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">● Yijhong Store, Taichung</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2F., No.101, Yijhong St., North District, Taichung City<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11:00 AM – 10:00 PM<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">TEL: 04-2223-2870</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">See all their locations in this <a href="http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/en/about.asp">LINK</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="text-align: justify;">About Modern Toilet: </span><a href="http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/en/about.asp">http://www.moderntoilet.com.tw/en/about.asp</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- about Ximending, Ximending Night Market, Beauty Hotels Taipei's Hotel B6, Red House Theater, Mala Yuanyang Hotpot, pineapple cake for <i>pasalubong</i>, Shinjuku Plaza, and Taipei 101.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com5Taipei, Taiwan25.0329694 121.5654177000000124.5725269 120.91997070000001 25.493411899999998 122.21086470000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-72518453321831745192014-11-02T21:04:00.000-08:002015-06-17T02:05:25.410-07:00Paradise that is Amanpulo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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It was a regular working day. A fax came in. It was handed to me and it says that our supplier is giving us two seats to <b>AMANfreakingPULO</b>. When I read the news, I couldn't believe my eyes. I was dumbfounded and, of course, was in seventh heaven, but I acted cool and nonchalant. ;p<br />
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I heard about Amanpulo a number of times already. In most stories that I heard, this luxury resort has captivated big Hollywood stars like Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, and the list goes on. They say that it is the ultimate paradise in the Philippines that the rich, the famous, and dollar-earning foreigners (LOL) visit. The price tag attached to Amanpulo stories? Whooping half a million. #circa2008 Myth or not, exaggerated or not, all I know is that Amanpulo is super-exclusive and quite expensive of an island to stay on. It never crossed my mind that I will ever go to Amanpulo, NOT EVEN IN MY DREAMS.<br />
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The best part, whenever I get overwhelming perks like this, is always the part where I get a word from God. It is sheer joy to see a verse come to life − to savor it and bask on it for the rest of your life. When I went to Amanpulo, it was <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+3:20">Ephesians 3:20</a> at work. Amanpulo and our whole experience in this paradise was DIVINE!! It was over the top! I coincidentally even spent my 24th birthday in this paradise.<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.5454540252686px; text-align: left;">♥ </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.5454540252686px; text-align: left;">♥ </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.5454540252686px; text-align: left;">♥</span></span> Just reminiscing about it gives me shivers and I thank God with tears in my heart every single time I am reminded of this (even now as I write this post, huhu). God is always extra good and extra, extra generous. :') *smitten to the hilt*<br />
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Amanpulo is absolutely picturesque. It felt as though we had the whole island to ourselves that we were able to take postcard perfect photos sans annoying passers-by. <span style="line-height: 17.234001159668px; text-align: start;">Let me first share our Amanpulo photos </span>and tell stories about them at the end of this post 'coz photo sharing need not be interrupted. ;'p<br />
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Amanpulo has its own airport lounge. We were served refreshments and snacks while waiting. We flew from Manila to Amanpulo Pamalican Island (approximately an hour) via chartered plane −a 19-seater Dornier plane. *insert my nagmamaganda, nagmamayaman face here, lols* </div>
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I knew my brother and I will be having one ~spoiled vacation~ when I saw golf carts and waving (yes, waving) chauffeurs lined up −waiting for our arrival− as we land. We walked down the red carpet and they gave each of us a garland. Our guest assistant, who surprisingly knew our names already, gave us a tour around the island and handed to us our keys.<br />
We stayed in a charming and generously spaced <i>treetop casita. </i>A personal letter, welcome drinks, and fruits awaited us.<i> </i>The room had an iPod dock, espresso coffee machine with various coffee shots, TV, DVD player, a mini ref, an outdoor deck, and wi-fi connection *hihi*. The bathroom was huge. There was a bathtub, shower room, and toilet room. My brother and I had separate cabinets, drawers, toiletries, and even had our separate washbasins. They clean our room 2-3x a day. It's totally insane that we always go back to a squeaky-clean room!<br />
We drove our own buggy (golf cart) to get around the big island. We were astounded to find new mineral water bottles and fresh towels every time we go back to our buggy. How do they manage to sneak those in?!! They would even reverse our carts when we parked facing a wall or bush. #NinjaMoves<br />
We went to the gym everyday where the glass windows are floor-to-ceiling high, so you can just imagine how serene our view was while we worked out. (naks, work out! lol)<br />
We also availed our complimentary steam bath daily.<br />
The steam room was amazing!!! It was so big that there was a cold pool in the room and had an outdoor deck. Best part? We had it to ourselves to enjoy.<br />
We went inside Aman Spa to check the price list. *haha* A regular manicure costs 2,200 pesos. A regular pedicure costs 4,000 pesos. A 60-minute signature massage costs 5,500 pesos. A 60-minute facial? 6,500 pesos. A 60-minute hair spa? 3,000 pesos. #kthanksbye<br />
The service and all the amenities were impeccable. There's ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to complain about. You get what you pay for. I'm just not sure if I'll still say this if we paid for everything! ;'p<br />
Some of the activities that we tried were stargazing, snorkeling and fish-feeding, and pawikan chasing. The boat has a top deck and has an amazing view of the island.<br />
There are other complimentary activities which we haven't tried such as stretch and relax class, pilates, tennis, and marine sport activities such as windsurfing, sailing, and kayaking. We also were not able to request for bikes. :( Biking around would have been a good exercise.<br />
They also have this Filipino merienda set up at the Club House during afternoons, but we always miss it since it just goes for an hour or less. <br />
After every adventure-filled day, they would surprise us with jar of munchies such as pastillas de leche, fruits, nuts, and other Filipino delicacies placed on our beds. Ben would devour them quickly. *haha* There are other more sweet surprises during our entire stay. Everything was too detailed and personalized. We had complimentary straw hats and a native bayong bag which I used in the island.<br />
The in-flight guide had Philippine and Manila history. The <i>casitas</i> are actually modelled after the Philippine <i>bahay kubo</i> dwellings. Everything about the island is very Filipino which is awesome knowing that many foreigners go to this island.<br />
Amanpulo presented our history and culture with head held high. #ProudFilipino<br />
If there's anything they <u>must</u> improve on, it's their food. There was nothing to go gaga for. A tapa meal costs 600-800 pesos, but I've tasted better tapas. I enjoyed our first dinner and our last lunch. Generally though, I think the food was average, far from excellent.<br />
Now to the beach... the beach was HEAVENLY!!! It was a looooong stretch of white sand beach and has turquoise aquamarine calm waters. It was breathlessly beautiful.<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.5454540252686px; text-align: left;">♥ </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.5454540252686px; text-align: left;">♥ </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.5454540252686px; text-align: left;">♥</span><br />
I would admit, though, that I find <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2011/12/coron-baby-palawan.html">Coron's marine life</a> more beautiful, diverse, and you wouldn't even have to spend 5% or even less of what you will in Amanpulo. Even other dealers that have gone to to El Nido (I haven't yet!! boo!), said that the food and the diversity it offers make it better.<br />
But I guess <b>Amanpulo is more than just going to the best beach. It's about the peace, privacy, and luxurious amenities and service. After all, it's not everyday (or not even once a decade!) that you get to experience and enjoy such luxury. As well, not everyone, not even 95% of the Philippine population is given the chance and the luxury to grace this <i>nagmamagandang</i> island in the Philippines.</b> haha!<br />
These are the things that I remember and will forever treasure in my heart. Amanpulo sure do stands to its name. <i>Aman</i> in Sanskrit means peace and <i>pulo</i> in Tagalog means island. It was<span style="font-family: inherit;"> definitely a peaceful island. :)</span></div>
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<span id="goog_308010569"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com13Pamalican Island, Agutaya, Philippines11.3575926 120.7278102000000211.3264566 120.68746970000002 11.3887286 120.76815070000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-79947093889934709782014-06-15T23:40:00.001-07:002015-06-28T22:58:31.520-07:00Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall -Taipei, Taiwan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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As with every trip we go to, we always make it a point to go to landmark (historical) places or watch a play to learn about the country's history and culture. To enumerate a few, we went to temples, visited Jim Thompson's house, and we also watched the A.MA.ZING <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2010/02/siam-niramit-thailand.html">Siam Niramit</a> when we were in Bangkok, Thailand which is worth every penny. We also saw the highly-acclaimed <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-saigon-story-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam.html">Water Puppet Show</a> when we were in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In Singapore, we saw <u>Songs of the Sea</u>. Having a penchant for such, I actually felt bad when Nanta Show was removed from my itinerary when I was in Seoul, South Korea. Oh well. #unnecessaryremarks #needtoletthatoutthough #goodvibesonly ;'p </div>
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In Taiwan, aside from <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/05/fun-taiwan-ximending-wanhua-district.html">Taipei 101</a>, we also went to a famous landmark and monument which is the <b>Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall</b>. This was built 5 years after the death of (the controversial leader) Chiang Kai-shek who ruled the Republic of China for 47 long years (1928-1975). A rule which involved martial law. Hence, he has both admirers and detractors. </div>
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The 250,000 square meter "Liberty Square" where the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is also houses the National Theater and the National Concert Hall which are an identical performing arts venue.<br />
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The National Concert Hall... or is this The National Theater. I am not sure, hrhr.</div>
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Ceiling above the statue</div>
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I felt like an Emperor standing here. No wonder emperors and leaders that I see in Asian dramas, lol, choose to stand at higher posts. It's like the world is yours. Everything and everyone below looks so tiny. It was as if no one can stop you.</div>
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As you can see, that's the massive gate to Liberty Square in front and the identical building on its left and right <span style="text-align: justify;">−</span>the National Theater and the National Concert Hall.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Is Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall a must see when in Taipei, Taiwan, you ask? I'd say... DEFINITELY YES! :-) Aside from being a historical landmark, it's super beautiful, picturesque, and relaxing here.</span></div>
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We rode the MRT again after our Chiang Kai-chek Memorial Hall visit.<br />
Had a quick grub at this pizzeria we passed by while walking. i Pizza Wood Fired Pizza is the best!! We also had gelato. Haay, love going to places... to eat. :-p<br />
i Pizza / iPizza Wood Fired Pizza is located at Shilin District, Chungshan N. Rd. Section 5, Lane 505.</div>
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Whenever we are in another country, our family usually go to tourist attractions in the daytime and able to go back to the hotel around 8:00-10:00 in the evening. And I know most people or rather families (meaning: children travelling with parents) do as well. ;-p It is quite a nuisance when I still want to go out at night to shop or just get dreamy, but all are closed or are closing already. Hence, it is always pure joy to know that there are night markets specifically located near the hotel we are booked at (read about our hotel in Shilin <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/06/hotel-in-shilin-taipei-starbeauty.html">HERE</a>) that is open until at least midnight. I thank God that our hotel is just a 10 minute walk to <b>Shilin Night Market </b>and that it closes PAST MIDNIGHT. *wink wink*</div>
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<b>Shilin Night Market</b> is the <b>night market you dare not miss when in Taiwan</b>. It is the BIGGEST, most popular, most talked about (naks), and considered as the BEST night market in Taiwan. It is a massive shopping and food haven. #icanteven There are also cinemas, video arcades, karaoke bars, and massage shops offering weird massage methods (uses knives or bamboo sticks). It is, undeniably, a fascinating adventure for the senses.<br />
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Shilin Night Market is located adjacent to MRT Jiantan Station. Yes, <u>Jiantan Station</u>. Do not exit at Shilin Station because there is basically nothing there and that is the end of the market already. </div>
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I wouldn't chatter anymore. Let me just give you a virtual tour of Shilin Night Market and tell you about the <b>plethora of delectable food at Shilin Night Market</b>. <u><b>It is simply the best!</b></u><br />
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Few meters away from the sprawling Shilin Night Market. Got overly giddy standing in this point seeing that view.</div>
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Here we go! SHILIN NIGHT MARKET!</div>
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About to explore Shilin Night Market while finishing my blended fruit juice.</div>
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Candied strawberries always look inviting to both the wallet (lulz) and the camera. ;-p<br />
Taste-wise, though, I don't think I liked it.<br />
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The many shops at Shilin Night Market selling trendy clothes, accessories, and other goods that you can bargain. </div>
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Yes, you can haggle, but not too much. Haggling in Taiwan is not the same with Thailand and Vietnam where you can haggle up to half the initial asking price. I think this is good. For me it means that they sell fairly and they are not opportunistic. #touristfriendly</div>
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As I mentioned in my <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/05/fun-taiwan-ximending-wanhua-district.html">Ximending post</a>, I was not able to buy anything there. It was a totally different story in Shilin Night Market. </div>
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I spent all my (meager amount of) money here. *Woot*</div>
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I bought an outfit or two here. I scored three to four pairs of shoes too and bought necklaces for my friends here.</div>
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The many super cute hawker-style Taiwanese food.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Shopping is not exactly our #1 priority whenever we are on a sojourn even though I rave about shops, good finds, and markets so much. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">If only time permits and if fate brings us to shopping places, then we do a bit of it really, REALLY fast since dad don't usually like... waiting (LOL)... </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">but he loves to eat and he spends for us, so yea, I almost always rave about night markets mostly because of the local cuisine / favorites you get to try and enjoy. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Food at night markets are the best. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">In Taiwan, Shilin Night Market is definitely THE place to go for that. <b>It is one of the best night markets I've visited.</b></span><br />
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In one end of the Shilin Night Market <i>maze</i>, we were able to reach this area where we actually tried MANY food and various fruit juice.</div>
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Since I was with my family, we just get one order and share among ourselves so we can taste as many as possible.<br />
I suggest that you don't eat too much at one place or of one kind too. Sample a lot, because there's really A LOT to feast on. </div>
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Well, except for the <b>fried mushrooms</b>. It was our comfort food in Shilin. We ate A LOT of salty fried legit mushrooms (enoki mushrooms and shitake mushrooms) during our entire stay! It's that good!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">♥</span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">Just my two cents, forget about the corn cubs in Taiwan. They are not good. :p</span><br />
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<b><u>WHAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO AND TRY:</u></b></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">We weren't able to taste the stinky tofu, the oyster omelette, fried mi</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">lk, f</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">ried buns or fried baoz<span style="font-family: inherit;">i, s</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">ausage wrapped in big sausage</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22px;"> (a Taiwanese pork sausage wrapped in a slightly larger sticky rice sausage. Similar to a hot dog, but replacing the bun with sticky rice and the hotdog with Taiw</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">anese sausage), lemon aiyu jelly (when you see the signage in the stall which says "WOW Frog Eggs", that's it. I know!! What in the world! ;p), oyster </span></span><span style="line-height: 22px;">vermicelli / <i>oamisior</i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">, oh misua, Xin Fa Ting's shaved ice (they say this is divine!), and Hot Star large fried chicken.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">We were looking for the stinky tofu and oyster omelette, but to no avail. :'(</span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">Dad found out months ago that we weren't able to go to the <b>Shilin's food court at the basement area</b>. We did not know. He said there are more food stalls there. :'( Oh, well. Next time. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">Below are photos of the food and part of Shilin Night Market that we missed which I enumerated.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Yummyyyyy! </span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">Making a collage of these photos that I nicked from google images made me hungry!! Huuuuu!</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Any more recommendations that we missed? :-)</span></div>
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<b>Partial list of the MANY Night Markets in Taiwan: </b>Visit link <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_night_markets_in_Taiwan" style="font-weight: bold;">HERE</a><b>.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 33px; text-align: justify;">✿ <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/06/chiang-kai-shek-memorial-hall-taipei.html"><b>Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall</b></a> </span><span style="line-height: 33px; text-align: justify;">✿</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com0Taipei City, Taiwan25.091075 121.5598344999999724.8609805 121.23711099999997 25.3211695 121.88255799999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-52712362640451856602014-06-02T02:03:00.000-07:002015-06-28T22:59:09.004-07:00Hotel in Shilin, Taipei: Starbeauty Resort Hotel<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
I love how our parents organized our Taipei trip. I know, it's quite obvious that I left an undying piece of my heart in Taiwan. Aside from Hong Kong, it is one country that I'd love to go back to time and again. I guess I experienced the ~awesomeness~ of Taiwan by staying in two different districts that I want of it more. I'd give that to my parents who always plan our trips. *insert a big smile*<br />
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After our two-day stay in Ximending, we transferred to <b>Shilin District</b>. We stayed in another <a href="http://www.beautyhotels.com.tw/en-us/">Beauty Hotels Taipei</a> hotel namely the <a href="http://starbeauty.beautyhotels.com.tw/en-us/star-beauty-resort-hotel/"><b>Starbeauty Resort Hotel</b></a>. They provided us the van transfer from Hotel B6 (in Ximending) to Starbeauty Resort Hotel (in Shilin) −talk about convenience and good service.<br />
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<b style="text-align: center;">Starbeauty Resort Hotel</b><span style="text-align: center;"> is conveniently located. It is 20-25 minutes away from Taoyuan International Airport by taxi. From the hotel, we just walk for about 10 minutes to get to the MRT (Jiantan) Station and to Shilin Night Market. </span><span style="text-align: center;">There are also convenience stores nearby.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">A bonus? We also pass by a big fruit store whenever we walk to Shilin Night Market and the MRT Station. #gottaloveShilin I have to say, though, that coining it as a RESORT Hotel is quite misleading. It is not in any way a Resort Hotel. </span><br />
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I was too worried when I saw this view. What will we do here, I asked myself. It was too rural. Please note that we came from Ximending which is very modern (read post <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/05/fun-taiwan-ximending-wanhua-district.html">HERE</a>).<b> </b><br />
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<b>I belittled Shilin at first, but found heaven </b><i>(*ehem* Shilin Night Market! *ehem*)</i><b> in this unlikely place.</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">♥</span></div>
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Our hotel behind us.</div>
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<a href="http://www.beautyhotels.com.tw/en-us/">Beauty Hotels Taipei</a> has seven (7) hotels all over Taiwan. </div>
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Mixed photos of our parents' rooms and our room.</div>
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Unlike Hotel B6 in Ximending, <b>Starbeauty Resort Hotel in Shilin</b> is triple times more spacious.<br />
The bathroom is very spacious too. Both rooms that we availed had separated shower and bath tub area.</div>
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But since Hotel B6 is one of Beauty Hotels Taipei's newest hotels and is located in Ximending, it's more modern.<br />
Needless to say, both hotels are clean, fully equipped, well-maintained, have good WiFi reception, and both tender good customer service. :-)</div>
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The breakfast area of Starbeauty Resort Hotel located at the basement. I nicked this photo from their site.<br />
We were not able to take photos during breakfast. But, yes, that's it! :')<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I said in my introduction about Taipei, Taiwan (read post <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/05/fun-taiwan-ximending-wanhua-district.html">HERE</a>) that "p<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">eople who are sucker for healthy </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">food will enjoy [in this beautiful country]. Fruit juices, fruits, and healthy snacks are rampant in Taiwan. They sell it even on the streets". This is one of those. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Their fruits are HUMONGOUS!! I wonder if they're genetically modified. Hmm. I hope not. I hope they are just naturally huge. </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">hee</i><br />
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Whenever we are on an out of town/country, our daily juicing is compromised. [Read about my post on Juicing <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2012/01/alternatives-juicing-brown-rice-braggs.html">HERE</a>]<br />
But thank God they also have cold fresh blended fruit juice which is soooo soooo good.<br />
We buy and drink this everyday during our stay in Shilin.<br />
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Overall, we had a pretty good stay at <b>Starbeauty Resort Hotel</b>. Got nothing to complain. :-)<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Starbeauty Resort Hotel:</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Address: No.38-1, Ciangang St., Shihlin District, Taipei City, 111 </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Website: </span></span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://starbeauty.beautyhotels.com.tw/en-us/star-beauty-resort-hotel/">http://starbeauty.beautyhotels.com.tw/en-us/star-beauty-resort-hotel/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">We transferred to Shilin on May 30, 2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- about Ximending, Ximending Night Market, Beauty Hotels Taipei's Hotel B6, Red House Theater, Mala Yuanyang Hotpot, pineapple cake for <i>pasalubong</i>, Shinjuku Plaza, and Taipei 101.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 33px; text-align: justify;">✿<b> <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/06/shilin-night-market-best-night-market.html">Shilin Night Market</a> </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 33px; text-align: justify;">✿</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 33px; text-align: justify;">✿ <b><a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2015/06/modern-toilet-restaurant-taiwan.html">Modern Toilet Restaurant</a></b> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 33px; text-align: justify;">✿</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com0Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 11125.0833 121.5170000000000524.968299000000002 121.35563850000005 25.198301 121.67836150000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-40691940892972338472014-05-21T19:16:00.000-07:002015-06-28T22:59:23.989-07:00Din Tai Fung's Xiao Long Bao<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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We just ate a bit at IKEA (read post <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/05/fun-taiwan-ikea.html">HERE</a>) because we were saving our appetite for <b><a href="http://www.dintaifung.com.sg/about.php">Din Tai Fung</a></b>.<br />
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We had lunch in the original branch of <b>Din Tai Fung</b> to taste their world famous <b>xiao long bao </b><i>*slash*</i><b> steamed pork dumplings </b><i>*slash*</i><b> soup dumplings</b>. It is referred to as a <i><b>soup dumpling</b></i> because, yes, it is a dumpling with broth inside.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Technically, Din Tai Fung's xiaolongbao is a staple of</span></span> <i>Shanghainese</i> cuisine, and not Taiwanese. Majority of the food that they actually serve are from Southern Mainland China. In the end, though, this does not matter. Din Tai Fung is proud to be born-and-bred in Taiwan and its rags-to-riches story all happened in Taiwan. <a href="http://taipei543.com/2012/10/26/why-din-tai-fung-is-important/">source</a> </span></blockquote>
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<b>Din Tai Fung </b>was among the <b>Top 10 Gourmet Restaurants in the World </b>in a 1993 article published by <b>The New York Times</b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;">—</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;">the</span> only Chinese-run restaurant included in the list. It is also a <b>Michelin starred restaurant</b>. It is the only Taiwanese restaurant who has won a Michelin Star. #saymo </div>
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This authentic Taiwanese restaurant has branches in other countries as well <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">including Singapore (18 <i>asdfghjkl</i> branches in Singapore), Thailand, Australia (4 branches), China (22 branches), Hong Kong (3 branches), Indonesia (12 branches), Japan (13 branches), Malaysia (4 branches), South Korea (6 branches), and USA (5 branches). </span></span></span><br />
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Picture with ma while waiting. Din Tai Fung's xiao long bao <i>character</i> right there! Cutie!</div>
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The many people of different nationalities waiting.<br />
Their original branch in <b>Xinyi</b> is always the busiest.<br />
I think we waited for approximately 30 minutes before our number was called.<br />
The queue was really long, but it's worth the wait just because. *read on*<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First thing to do when you get there is to reserve a table thru the wired-up waitresses outside the restaurant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The waitress will then give you an order sheet. You place your order while waiting. Thank God!</span><br />
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Outside Din Tai Fung. Do you see Taipei 101? ;-)<br />
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First thing you'll see upon entrance: Din Tai Fung's open kitchen.<br />
<a href="http://hungryhk.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-original-din-tai-fung-xinyi-road.html"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">photo source</span></a><br />
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3 floors... ata. I forgot. ;-p<br />
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How to Eat a XiaoLongBao</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><u>Trivia:</u> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Din Tai Fung's xiao long bao's dough is folded 18 folds </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;">—</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">no more, no less.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><u>We had:</u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Spicy Pickled Cucumber</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Stir-Fried Spinach with Bean Curd sheets</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Pork xiao long bao (the original. their bestseller) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><u>Truffle and pork xiao long bao</u> -my <b>FAVORITE</b>! I suggest you order this too! </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Anything with truffle oil is really, really good! </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Lagyan mo ng truffle oil ang egg, oh my golly wow, sobrang sasarap na! ;p</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Vegetarian Mushroom Buns</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Vegetable and Ground Pork Wanton Noodle Soup</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">They say their </span><u style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;">Crispy Golden Prawn Cake</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"> is good too.</span><br />
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I loved their truffle and pork xiao long bao. I have only tried <i>Lugang Cafe's</i> xiao long bao and I'd choose Din Tai Fung's xiao long bao in a heartbeat.<br />
The food, generally, did not sweep me off my feet, though. After we ate parang "oh, ok, at least we finally tried Din Tai Fung's food".</div>
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I'd still give my "best restaurant we've eaten to during our stay in Taiwan" award to <b><a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/05/fun-taiwan-ximending-wanhua-district.html">Mala Yuanyang Hotpot</a></b> (see post <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/05/fun-taiwan-ximending-wanhua-district.html">HERE</a>).</div>
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As if my remarks are highly valued and regarded. LOL.<br />
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<b>Dining at Din Tai Fung meant for me as though I had a taste of Taiwan. </b><br />
<b>So, whatever faults and overrated remarks it may have, Din Tai Fung still remains an icon in & of Taiwan</b><b>. </b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com0Taipei City, Taiwan25.091075 121.5598344999999724.8609805 121.23711099999997 25.3211695 121.88255799999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-7789991038260776862014-05-21T13:44:00.000-07:002015-06-28T22:59:35.116-07:00IKEA Taipei<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
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Mom insisted that we go to <b><a href="http://thoughtcatalog.com/michael-koh/2014/03/19-things-you-didnt-know-about-ikea/">IKEA</a> </b>during our last day in Ximending, Wanhau District *slash* before we transfer to Shilin.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>IKEA</b><b> (</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;"><b>Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd)</b> </span>is a <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.1200008392334px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222;">Swedish company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, appliances, and home accessories. As of January 2014, IKEA owns and operates 349 stores in 43 countries, hosting 410 million shoppers per year. </span>Every IKEA store has a cafeteria serving traditional Swedish food and has Swedish Food Market. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.1200008392334px; text-align: left;">It is one of the world's largest furniture retail companies</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.1200008392334px; text-align: left;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16.1200008392334px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA">source</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">IKEA was founded in 1943 by 17-year-old <i>(Gosh, I was slacking off when I was 17 years old!)</i> <b>Ingvar
Kamprad</b>, one of the wealthiest people in the world. In March 2010, Forbes magazine estimated his
fortune at US$23 billion, making him the 11th richest person in the world. A
year later, he fell from 11th place to 162nd place. Reports say that Kamprad
willingly lost the money after his lawyers produced documents which proved
that the money in his Lichtenstein-based foundation −which owns IKEA −does not
count to his personal wealth. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">Allegations say</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;"> that 3% of all Ikea
sales go to the secret foundation in tax free royalties, allowing it to build
up funds upto US$15.4 billion.</span>
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are many allegations to this on whether it's an incredible act of
charity or it's one of the greatest tax coup ever. #anyway In October 2012, Ingvar Kamprad was
listed as the 5th wealthiest person in the world in the Bloomberg Billionares
Index, with an estimated net worth of US$42.6 billion. Kampard was known to be
a pro-Nazi; however, he realized this mistake and publicly apologized and wrote
letters to his workers admitting his blunder. In June 2013, the 87-year-old
Ingvar Kamprad resigned from the board of Inter IKEA Holding SA and his
youngest son, <b>Mathias Kamprad</b>, replaced Per Ludvigsson as the chairman of the
holding company. As of February 2014, Ingvar's net worth was reported by Forbes
to be US$4.2 billion.</span> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingvar_Kamprad">source</a> <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ingvar-kamprad-lost-17-billion-2011-3">source</a> <a href="http://www.swedishwire.com/business/8909-ikea-founder-biggest-loser-on-forbes-rich-list">source</a> <a href="http://www.swedishwire.com/business/8235-kamprad-skirts-taxes-with-secret-foundation">source</a></span></blockquote>
Urban Dictionary defines IKEA as:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"a<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;"> large furniture store that sells everything in a million pieces".</span> <i>Placed this here 'coz medyo natawa ako dito, idkw. Hrhr</i><i> #sabaw </i></span></blockquote>
Please excuse my fascination and penchant in knowing people's biography and other related stories. <i>Hrhr.</i> Just wanted to share with all of you as well. ;-p Anyway, moving on...<br />
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There are five (5) IKEA branches in Taiwan namely<span style="font-family: inherit;">: <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.09em; text-align: left;">IKEA Taipei, IKEA Hsinchuang, IKEA Taichung, IKEA Taoyuan, and <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.09em;">IKEA Kaohsiung. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We </span>went to <b>IKEA Taipei</b> branch which is located diagonally across Taipei Arena. We bought home stuff (of course) and ate a bit here.</div>
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Swedish Salmon (NT$109) -loved this!</div>
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The iconic Swedish Meatballs (NT$120) of IKEA</div>
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Vegetarian Moose Pasta (NT$60)</div>
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After we ate, we went inside to do good finds hunting.<br />
We just took few photos (see below). We were too busy looking around. <i>Hee</i><br />
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Those glass water bottles. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">♥</span><br />
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We bought our <b>cowhide</b> in IKEA for a pretty good price of NT$8,990 ~ PHP 12,586.<br />
From what I was told, it is more expensive here in the Philippines.<br />
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There's a mini food stall upon exit at the cashier on level 3 (not quite sure what floor was that, <i>haha</i>).<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">B1, No.100, Tun Hwa N. Road, Taipei<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(02) 2716-8900</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(02) 2276-5388</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No.168, Sec. 2, Xiangshang Rd., Nantun Dist., Taichung City<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(04) 2704-9699</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(03) 379-7006</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">- about Ximending, Ximending Night Market, Beauty Hotels Taipei's Hotel B6, Red House Theater, Mala Yuanyang Hotpot, pineapple cake for <i>pasalubong</i>, Shinjuku Plaza, and Taipei 101.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me start by saying downright that<b> I LOVED TAIWAN SO
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">(1)</span> </b></span>Taiwan's Spring (March to May) cool weather's perfect. The temperature was 16</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;">°</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">C to 20</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;">°</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">C (when we went)<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">–variation in temperature
due to changes in locations.</span> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, if you want to escape the hot summer weather in the Philippines, you may (</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">must)</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> want to consider Taiwan. But going to Taiwan during summer (June to August) can be a bad idea as it is hot and humid. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Click <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g293913-s208/Taipei:Taiwan:Weather.And.When.To.Go.html">here</a> to know the Weather and Seasons in Taipei and know when to go. </span></div>
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is relatively cheap considering with what this country has to offer. 1 NT = 1.4 PHP. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><b>(4)</b></span> I loved Family Mart (!!!!), 7-11, and other convenience stores situated on nearly every corner due to the availability of beauty drinks and supplements </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">haha </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">and myriad </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">of healthy / alternative choices.</span></span></div>
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juices, fruits, and healthy snacks are rampant in Taiwan. They sell it even on
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><b>(7)</b> </span>The people. When we rode the MRT and when some locals saw us standing, they offered us their seats </span><span style="background-color: white;">–</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">just rare cases since their MRT's not really </span><span style="background-color: white;">congested</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><b>(8)</b></span> It has this touristy vibe which I dig always.<span style="background: white;"> <i>Feel na feel ko na nasa ibang bansa talaga ako.</i></span><span style="background-color: white;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white;"> ;-p </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*Just an </span>additional<span style="font-family: inherit;"> reference, if you are an Anthony Bourdain fan *I am* and you're planning your Taiwan trip, you might want to check his Taiwan travel guide </span><a href="http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/the-layover/travel-guides/48-hours-in-taipei" style="font-family: inherit;">here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. We went to some places on his list. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18.200000762939453px;"><b>(9)</b> </span>I just came back *from Seoul, South Korea two weeks ago and I must say, if you want a cheaper Korean vibe experience, Taipei, Taiwan is your best bet. I think there's also a part in Taiwan where cherry blossoms bloom. And oh, you need to have a visa if you wish to visit </span>Taiwan<span style="font-family: inherit;">. It's easy to apply for a Tourist Visa anyway. :-)</span></span></div>
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We stayed in two different districts: (1)<u><b>Ximending, Wanhua District</b></u> then (2) <u><b>Shilin</b></u>.</div>
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First half was spent in <b>Ximending </b>which this post will be about. I will not include some irrelevant information specifically meals that we had that we really did not enjoy much. </div>
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<b>Ximending</b> is dubbed as the "Harajuku of Taipei" and the
"Shibuya of Taipei". There are many department stores and shops here.<br />
The stores here are modern. Ximending, in general, is very hip, quirky, vibrant, and modern.</div>
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I wasn't ready for the cool weather, hence me wearing a shirt. *It was cold!* </div>
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I went to Taiwan <b>without any idea</b> what I'll see here and what it'll be like.</div>
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I thought it's just an <i>ordinary</i> Asian country, boy, was I wrong. </div>
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No one told me Taiwan is very charming. I haven't heard anyone tell me/us to visit Taiwan. I always hear people rave about Thailand, Hongkong, Singapore, and the like, but never Taiwan. So, I wasn't really expecting anything.<br />
But I'll say it once again... I loved Taiwan so much.<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">♥</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">When I was in Myeongdong, Seoul, Korea, I was actually reminded of Ximending.</span></span><br />
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The sweet potato, waffles, and of course we had and tried different milk teas #milkteacapitaloftheworld, and other street food at <b>Ximending Night Market</b>.</div>
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Our mouths and our eyes had a lot to feast on. Most food carts are too cute and inviting. ~.~</div>
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Lively Ximending Night Market. </div>
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We stayed at <a href="http://hotelb6.beautyhotels.com.tw/en-us/hotel-b6/" style="font-weight: bold;">Beauty Hotels Taipei's Hotel B6</a>.</div>
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We booked directly on their website. It is strategically located. I remember we're near the cinema, and in front of our hotel are shops already. Can you imagine how excited I was to leave our bags in our room and explore the place immediately?! ;p</div>
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Ximending is a good place to shop if you're looking for branded stuff. It is known as the go-to place for limited edition shoes. My brother bought his boots here. He got what he had in mind to get for himself and he still wears them until now. :)<br />
I was not able to buy anything in Ximending, though. It’s not really that cheap here. I knew I can score the items I see around at lesser cost, and I did not really love LOVE anything <i>-na tipong di ko kayang pakawalan o hanggang pagtulog iniisip ko kung kukunin ko ba o hindi</i>.<br />
But despite not getting anything, going to Ximending made me appreciate Taiwan in a modern level. It is worth to experience Ximending and of course, Ximending Night Market. <b>I don't think I'll say I loved Taiwan SO MUCH if we did not visit Ximending. It was a nice introduction to Taiwan.</b> :-)<br />
Do you like designer bags and stuff yet you want to get them at lesser cost? Then, Ximending is the place for you. I will show you where to head on when buying designer bags and items... Read on. *wink wink*</div>
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Day 2 started with a hearty breakfast.<br />
Overdosed myself with Cactus Pear (first time to try this), sprouts, and Alfalfa during our entire stay here.<br />
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My brother and I went out at about 8 AM the following day, we were astounded to see closed shops and almost empty streets. We decided to walk further. We were hopeful. We failed. We just took photos. ;-p We were able to reach <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_House_Theater">Red House Theater</a></b> which is a historic site. It was a prominent building in the Japanese era. My photo with the red brick wall behind was taken from there.</div>
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We had a very good walk in a captivating city. :-) </div>
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After walking around, we went back to our hotel to meet our parents. We decided to have <b>buffet lunch at <u>Mala Yuanyang Hotpot</u>.</b><br />
<b>It's worth the wait for a table! </b><b>It’s the BEST eat-all-you-can hot pot buffet I've eaten to!</b><br />
<i>Grabe</i>, I can't stress enough how much we loved the (quality, premium, good selection of) food here!<br />
And now I am craving for it! ~.~</div>
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Price: NT$488 for lunch (11:30 AM - 4:00 PM); NT$588 for dinner (4:00 PM - 5:00 AM)<br />
Time Limit: 2 hours</div>
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You choose what hot pot soup base you like. You can have 2 different stew at a time.<br />
They have extensive selection of shrimps, crabs, shellfish, mushrooms, noodles, vegetables, and meatballs.<br />
They boast of serving certified Angus Beef meat, Short Loin, Australian Lamb Tendon, New Zealand Lamb, Black Pig Bacon (Kurobuta), Black Pig Pork Shoulder (Kurobuta), New Zealand Loin, Australian Prime Beef, and other more premium meat cuts.<br />
We stuffed ourselves with lamb meat.<br />
You also get to create your own concoction of dipping sauce.<br />
Everything was soooo good!!</div>
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We enjoyed almost all the Movenpick and Haagen-Dazs ice cream flavors. Loved Movenpick. ~Heaven~</div>
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They enjoyed the fruits too. I had so much that I wasn't able to taste the cakes and other desserts.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">2F, No. 62, Xining South Road, </span><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Taipei City</span></span><br />
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After the winner hot pot lunch, they bought snacks and pineapple cakes for personal consumption and <i>pasalubongs</i>.<br />
I think I bought tea here as well.<br />
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And now here it goes. *dun dun dun dun* I'll tell you this piece of heaven for those looking for designer bags and limited edition shoes too they say...<br />
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<b>Shinjuku Plaza</b><br />
The place to be.<br />
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There are many stores inside. They sell both 2nd hand and brand new designer bags, etc. They carry and have all the brands, the colors, the sizes, and so on. Ma and dad purchased bags here. <i>Naki-feel at naki-try lang ako sa mga bags doon. Gaganda! </i>:'p<br />
There are also other shops here selling clothes, etc. We were too engulfed with designer bags that I only remember just that. <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">✌</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Then, we went to</span><b style="text-align: justify;"> Taipei 101 </b><span style="text-align: justify;">late in the afternoon</span><span style="text-align: justify;">. It was super cold in this area! We should've worn thicker clothes. *brrrr*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><b><a href="http://www2.taipei-101.com.tw/en/DB/index.asp">Taipei 101</a> </b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">is a </span>landmark<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> skyscraper located in </span>Xinyi District<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">, </span>Taipei<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">, </span>Taiwan<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">. The building ranked officially as the </span>world's tallest<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> from 2004 until the opening of the </span>Burj Khalifa<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> in </span>Dubai<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> in 2010. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">The tower has served as an icon of modern Taiwan ever since its opening.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">Taipei 101 comprises 101 floors above ground and 5 floors underground.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> The tower is designed to withstand</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> </span>typhoons and gale <span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">winds and to withstand the </span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">strongest</span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> earthquake tremors </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">likely to occur in a 2,500 year cycle</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">A multi-level shopping mall adjoining the tower houses hundreds of stores, restaurants, and clubs.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101">source</a></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Taipei's 101 mascot which is named<b> Damper Baby</b> at the Gift Store. This one is Lucky Red. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are 5 Damper Babies of different colors. E<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.752639770507813px; text-align: left;">ach one has its own unique personality, dream, and catchphrase. Cute, no?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.752639770507813px;">Rich Gold, Cool Black, Smart Silver, and </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21.752639770507813px;">Happy Green who is the Environmental Little Protector of Taipei 101.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The mascot is inspired by Taipei 101's <u>wind </u><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;"><u>damper / Tuned Mass Damper (TMD)</u>. I'll tell you what the wind damper is for below.</span> </span></div>
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<b>Taipei 101 Observatory </b><br />
Observation decks are on the <b>88th and 89th floor</b>. There is an outdoor deck on the <b>91st floor</b> which they open when weather permits.<br />
You need not miss the massive gold-colored iron wind damper weighing 660 metric tons.<br />
The <b>Wind Damper / Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) </b>stabilizes the tower amidst strong winds, earthquakes, and typhoons.<br />
<b>It is the World's Largest Wind Damper.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">We, then, ate at Taipei 101's </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: left;">food court</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">It was dark already when we came out and it was very windy and colder!! But, 'twas so beautiful at night too.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">You'll pretty much guess where we went after. We spent the remaining cold evening walking around and tried some more street food at </span><b style="line-height: 19.5px;">Ximending Night Market</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.5px;">. </span><i style="line-height: 19.5px;">heee</i><br />
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As much as I want to publish just one post about our stay in Ximending and the neighboring spots that we went to, this post is very heavy and very long already. So, I will just blog about our 3rd day: our trip to Ikea and about our xiao long bao lunch at Din Tai Fung in a separate post.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 14px;">Read about my </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 14px;">Introduction</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 14px;"> about Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and about Days 1 and 2 <b><u><a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-saigon-story-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam.html" style="color: #007780; text-decoration: none;">HERE</a></u></b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 14px;">. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 14px;">Read about my 3rd day in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-saigon-story-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam_10.html">HERE</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>DAY 4:</b> This day started with another walk to boutique shops in <b>Le Thanh Ton</b> to <b>Le Loi</b> street.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The green sling bag I got from <a href="http://labellagreen.com/">Labella</a>.</span><br />
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<a href="http://phalelehang.com/"><b>Le Hang</b></a> in 101 Le Thanh Ton street. Their accessories are made with swarovski elements. Ma went <i>gaga </i>over them. ;p<br />
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Visited a number of stores in Le Tanh Ton street.<br />
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On our way to Saigon Center, we stopped by this ice cream parlor since it was tooooo hot!<br />
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At <b>Saigon Center </b>located at <b>65 Le Loi street.</b></div>
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We were able to score a <strike>heavy</strike> wall clock which is now mounted in our den and another wall clock for Ben's room, Christmas balls, throw pillows (among others) in Saigon Center.</div>
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Most of the items here are good selection of Western products and not local, though. :)</div>
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Then, we ate at <b>Pho 2000 </b>which is located just beside Saigon Centre. </div>
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This is one restaurant where I enjoyed Vietnamese restaurant food! Just to refresh, I said that street food taste better than restaurant food, yea? ;p</div>
<b><a href="http://www.pho2000.com/">Pho 2000</a></b> boasts of former US president, Bill Clinton, having a bowl of pho here.<br />
Since Bill Clinton's visit in 2000, their tagline has been "Pho for the President".<br />
I usually order dry Vietnamese noodles while dad orders pho. And of course we always have fresh and/or fried spring rolls on the side. You can never have enough Vietnamese spring rolls. <i>heeee. </i>:')<br />
Pho 2000 also has a branch beside Ben Thanh Market where Bill Clinton and her daughter actually ate.</div>
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While wandering around the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, we saw these irresistible, well-crafted 3D greeting cards.</div>
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We bought 4 cards and I kept one as my souvenir and pinned it on my corkboard wall. :')<br />
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Next, we had a quick snack at <b>Tous les Jours</b>.</div>
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Before our late flight, we went back to Saigon Square, had dinner at Ben Thanh Night Market again, and the parents finally found a Vietnamese painting that they liked (photo below)!<br />
They say, though, that you get good dibs and wide array of Vietnamese painting choices in Hanoi, Vietnam since most ~artists~ are from Hanoi. #theysay<br />
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This is by Cuong Van. We purchased it at <b>Kim Do Art Gallery</b> at 112 Le Loi street. O diba? Hours before our flight they found the painting that finally tickled their fancy. #Godisontime<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My <i>regrets</i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What I still want to visit in Vietnam:</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">I regret not going to </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">Mekong Delta</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span><a href="http://mekongdelta.travel/"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">photo source</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">**A friend said, though, that Mekong Delta Cruise is unremarkable so it's ok to miss it.</span></span><br />
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I don't think it's the same with the one below. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I regret not going</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> and availing the</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="http://bettyandlingshing.blogspot.com/2013/05/amazing-ha-long-bay-cruise-experience.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><b>Halong Bay Cruise</b></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> or have an <b>Halong Bay Tour </b>at least</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">. </span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">Halong Bay</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> is a <b>UNESCO World Heritage</b>. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">I want to go inside its majestic caves! Google search the caves in Halong Bay and it will surely entice you too! I also want to kayak in Halong Bay! Ahhhhh!!! </span></span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">I'm</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> dying to set my feet in Halong Bay!! I am very ready to marvel on its impressive limestone islands!!! Take me to Halong Bay please! ;-p </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.beautyscenery.com/2013/10/halong-bay-vietnam-most-beautiful-bay.html#.U2jgyoGSxQ4">Photo2 source</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">This was our second trip 2 years after dad's bypass operation. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">As much as we wanted to go, he cannot take long travel hours just yet. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is 2.5 hours </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">travel time by land</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> to go to <b>Mekong Delta</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">And it is *many*</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> hours travel time by land from Ho Chi Minh City when going to <b>Halong Bay </b>or its port pa lang. Anyone knows how many hours exactly? Is it 7 hours away? #iforgot</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe when we go to Hanoi. Most people go to Halong Bay from Hanoi. From *many* hours down to 3 hours if you're in Hanoi already.</span></span><br />
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Finishing this last Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam post <i>(finally!!! Sorry it took a while)</i> makes me want to go to <b>Hanoi</b>... and yes, <b>Halong Bay</b>! *insert many hearts and excited face emoticon*<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com3Lungsod ng Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam10.8230989 106.62966389.8248079 105.33877030000001 11.8213899 107.9205573tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-60259266869466884452014-04-10T21:04:00.000-07:002014-05-07T21:45:03.437-07:00A Saigon Story: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Day 3)<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Read about my </span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Introduction</span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> about Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and about Days 1 and 2 <b><u><a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-saigon-story-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam.html">HERE</a></u></b></span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>DAY 3: </b>We basically went to the places </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">that we passed by and we marveled on</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> when we rode the cyclo the previous night.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">We walked along the streets of Le Loi, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">Le Thanh Ton, and </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">Dhong Koi</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">.</span><br />
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Wearing the dress I got from Saigon Square and the sandals I got from Luu Van Lang. :') </div>
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Went inside boutiques... and art galleries too since we were looking for a (legit) Vietnamese painting. We found "the one" <i>hrhr </i>during our last night in Vietnam. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Behind us is the<b> </b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee </b>formerly<b> </b></span></span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">Ho Chi Minh City Hall </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">and its iconic statue</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">. It is an official </span></span><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">government</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> building and is not open to the public. Hence, us just outside. ;p</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">It's equally </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">beautiful during the</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> night and during the day.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">♥</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">It is located at one end of Nguyen Hue Boulevard on Le Thanh Ton street.</span></span></div>
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The park in front of <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee is so beautiful, clean, and relaxing.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">♥</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">♥ Cooler weather please. :'p</span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">Rex Hotel</b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> - famous luxury hotel in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We went and took photos in front of the <b style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">Municipal Theatre of Ho Chi Minh City, </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">also know as </span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">Saigon Opera House, </b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">just near </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;">My cyclo driver said that many couples take their wedding photos and pre-nup shots here. And whaduyuknow, we saw just that. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">The Saigon Opera House is also </span></span><span style="line-height: 21px;">beautiful</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"> at night. Vietnam's city lights complements the lovely French colonial structures beautifully.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">♥</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Then, we walked going to <b>Dhong Koi</b> street. Went inside boutiques.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">We actually <i>battled</i> the streets of Dhong Koi with a mission </span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">–t</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">o go to </span><b style="line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.ipa-nima.com/">Ipa-Nima</a></b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">. Mom's mission. LOL</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Ipa-Nima has 3 branches in Vietnam: 2 branches in in Ho Chi Minh City and 1 branch in Hanoi. It also has branches in other countries namely Japan, Germany, Mauritius, Malaysia, and Singapore. Bongga, diba?!!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Ipa-Nim<span style="font-family: inherit;">a sells and is known for their h</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">andbags </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">–</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 15px; text-align: left;">purses, clutches, hobos, totes, bucket bags & wallets and other fun accessories.</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">We actually went to Ipa-Nima during our 3rd day and 4th day. Hence mom wearing a red blouse on one photo. #momsfancies :"p</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: 'MS UI Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">♛ </span>Ipa-Nima in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">(1) 77-79 Dong Khoi street, District 1 -where we went</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">(2) 71 Pasteur street, District 1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: 'MS UI Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; text-align: center;">♛</span><span style="line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span>Ipa-Nima in Hanoi, Vietnam:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">73 Trang Thi street, Hoan Kiem District</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">They say that to understand the Vietnamese perspective on the Vietnam War, you have to go to the <b>Reunification Palace</b>, the <b>War Remnants Museum</b>, and visit<b> Cu chi Tunnels</b>, but due to the hot weather, we rented a taxi and we decided to just pass by them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">They say it's worth to visit them. :)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;">135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Practical Direction:</u></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Situated in the heart of District 1, a short walk from Ben Thanh market - follow Le Loi away from the market circle and turn left onto Nam Ky Khoi Nghia. </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.viator.com/Ho-Chi-Minh-City-attractions/Reunification-Palace/d352-a1692">source</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Open Daily - 7 :30 am to 11 :30 am (closes for lunch) and re-opens 1 :00 pm to 5:00 pm. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Entrance fee: VND 2,000 (child) and VND 15,000 (adult)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">28 Vo Van Tan, District 3, Hi Chi Minh City, Vietnam</span><br />
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exhibition shows some of the true horrors of the Vietnam War, a one-sided
account perhaps but still captivating and poignant. </span><a href="http://www.viator.com/Ho-Chi-Minh-City-attractions/War-Remnants-Museum/d352-a1693"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">source</span></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Open Daily - 7 :30 am to 11 :30 am (closes for lunch) and re-opens 1 :00 pm to 5:00 pm. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Entrance fee: VND 2,000 (child) and VND 15,000 (adult) </span></span><a href="http://www.viator.com/Ho-Chi-Minh-City-attractions/War-Remnants-Museum/d352-a1693"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">source</span></a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><i>*photo of War Remnants Museum from google images*</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">After our city ride, we asked our cab driver to drop us off to a good and known restaurant in the city. He dropped us off to a seafood restaurant. We went inside. There were only few customers. The menu didn't look appealing to us. We looked for another one. We walked and walked. Nothing seemed to tickle our fancies and tummies, <i>hrhr</i>. Then, we saw <b>Pho No</b>, a nicely interiored Little Prince-ish restaurant. We ate here for the lack of options since we also did not do our research. :-p I can't remember how the food tasted, though. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Please excuse my face. I was eating the <i>local</i> fruits in my drink. I forgot what they call them, but it was good. :)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">To cap off our 3rd day, we went around and had dinner at <b><a href="http://www.rustycompass.com/vietnam-travel-guide-233/ho-chi-minh-city-4/eating-16/ben-thanh-market-food-stalls-247#.U0d3wqiSyWo">Ben Thanh Night Market</a>.</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Ben Thanh Market is just few walks away from our hotel -<b><a href="http://www.thienxuanhotel.com.vn/">Thien Xuan</a></b>. Sweeeet.<b> </b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Please excuse my head <span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-align: justify;">–</span>the awkwardly cropped photo. ;p I just want to show you the many food stalls in Ben Thanh Night Market. :')</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Ben Thanh Night Market <i>opens</i> at 7 PM till midnight.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">There are a number of <b>Night Markets in Ho Chi Minh City</b> namely:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Ben Thanh Market, Le Loi, District 1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Ba Chieu, 40 Dien Hong, District 1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Hoa Hung, 539a Cach Mang Thanh Tam, District 10</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Cho Lon, Hai Thuong Lang Ong, Ward 11, District 5</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">Ky Hoa - Thong Nhat Stadium, 138 Dao Duy Tu, Thanh Binh</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.everydayfoodilove.co/2013/02/night-markets-in-saigon-ho-chi-minh-city.html">source</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="line-height: 20px; text-align: start;">but, we only went to Ben Thanh Night Market :)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-saigon-story-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam.html"><b>A Saigon
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- <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">about Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Postal
Office, Vincom Center, Wrap and Roll, street food at Nguyen
Trung Truc, shopping at Saigon Square, haggling in Vietnam, Luu Van
Lang, Ben Thanh Market, Water Puppet Show, cyclo city ride,
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<b><a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-saigon-story-ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam.html"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A Saigon Story: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Day 4 and *Regrets*)</span></a></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- about walk to boutique shops in Le Thanh Ton to Le Loi street, Saigon Centre, Pho 2000, Vietnamese 3D Greeting Cards, Vietnamese Painting from Kim Do Art Gallery, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Regrets: Mekong Delta and Halong Bay</span></div>
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My auntie test-played a video entitled <b>The Bridge Master and His Son</b> for an event they'll be having today. </div>
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I watched it too.</div>
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I held back my tears. </div>
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My heart broke. :'( </div>
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I was reminded and I felt the <b>greatest </b>kind of <b>love, sacrifice, and forgiveness </b>altogether.</div>
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I suggest you watch this 5-minute video too. </div>
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The video is adapted from <b>MOST </b>which is a 2003 Czech short film. "Most" in Czech means "The Bridge". Gotta see <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRXkGdpss6o">Most / The Bridge</a> now. :')</center>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-5329381986453128862014-04-09T00:55:00.001-07:002014-06-09T06:17:20.611-07:00A Saigon Story: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Day 1 and Day 2)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'MS Gothic';">✽ </span>It is the Motorcycle Capital of the World. Just kidding. Or is it really? There are many motorcycles and scooters everywhere.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'MS Gothic'; text-align: justify;">✽ </span>It brims with street vendors, portable food carts, shops, coffee shops, and French colonial structures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'MS Gothic';">✽ </span>It is warm in Vietnam, pretty much like the Philippines. </div>
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<span style="font-family: 'MS Gothic';">✽ </span>I was not looking forward to shop here, but I enjoyed going to Saigon Square each day. I scored a number of clothes. <br />
<span style="font-family: 'MS Gothic';">✽ </span>Haggling like a pro in Vietnam is ~seriouz buzinezz~. It is perfectly acceptable and expected even to haggle in Vietnam. I will tell you more about this below. </div>
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<span style="font-family: 'MS Gothic';">✽ </span>I absolutely loved Vietnamese food and the freshly made sugar cane juice. <span style="background-color: white;">A trip in Vietnam is definitely not complete <span style="font-family: inherit;">without experiencing and tasting the street food. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'MS Gothic';">✽ </span>I am a millionaire in Vietnam. $.$ *kaching kaching*<br />
<span style="font-family: 'MS Gothic';">✽ </span>Philippine time is 1 hour ahead of Vietnam.</div>
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These are the things that I remember about Ho Chi Minh City formerly Saigon; they renamed it after the war in 1975.<br />
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While walking, we saw a hawker coconut vendor. He sold us one coconut for VND 250,000 which is 10 times more than the legit price. <i>Ugh.</i></div>
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We walked right in the heart of Ho Chi Minh to visit<br />
<b>Notre Dame Cathedral</b> (left) and <b>Central Postal Office</b> (right).<br />
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It's so beautiful inside the <b>Central Post Office</b>. I felt I was in ~Europe~ for a while minus the fact that I was shedding sweat because it was hot. I felt I was more-like in a train station than in a post office. ;p<br />
There are souvenir shops inside. We bought two books about Vietnam among others. For trinkets and other stuff, I suggest you just buy in Ben Thanh Market since it's cheaper there.<br />
For instance, mom bought lacquerware here and it was cheaper in Ben Thanh Market. Vietnamese fan costs VND 80,000 at the Central Post Office while it retails for VND 50,000 in Ben Thanh Market.<br />
<i><span style="color: #666666;">*Photos of Central Post Office from Pinky Parra*</span></i><br />
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After, we walked and walked and stopped by:<br />
(1) <b>Coffee May</b> - a random coffee shop just near the Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral. We had fried spring rolls and drinks (traditional Vietnamese coffee, grape shake, and lime juice).<br />
(2) Random hole-in-the-wall shops and bookstores which caught our attention.<br />
(3) <b>Vincom Center </b>which is located just between Central Post Office and Notre Dame Cathedral. It is the newest mall in District 1. It is an 8-storey high-end mall.<br />
Inside Vincom Center, we saw and ate at <b>Wrap and Roll </b>which is known for their spring rolls.<br />
Wrap and Roll has 7 branches in Ho Chi Minh City, 2 branches in Hanoi, and 3 branches in Singapore. I loved the food.<br />
(4) Lastly, <b>Nha Hang Mon Hue</b> where we had dinner. It has 8 branches across Ho Chi Minh City. Verdict: I tasted better Vietnamese food. We ate here only because it's near the hotel. <br />
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No. 1 rule when choosing a place to eat when you are out of the country: <b>Eat where many locals eat</b>.<br />
There were a great number of locals eating here and it did not disappoint. We ate here almost everyday.<br />
These photos were taken during our 2nd day; the 2nd time we ate here.<br />
The vendors do not understand English, though. We had a hard time when we ordered the first time.<br />
We didn't know what to order; they do not have a menu. Thank God someone helped us and ordered for us.<br />
So, this time around, we just pointed our orders out.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We always order dry noodles or </span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">rice noodles served without soup here namely <b>bun thit nuong</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">(rice noodles with grilled pork) and </span><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;">bun cha gio</b><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; text-align: start;"> (rice noodles with deep fried spring rolls). </span></span><br />
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This is located in <b>Durong: Nguyen Trung Truc street</b>. It is near the intersection/stop light. It is the last food stall before you cross the highway going to <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Le Loi s</span>treet or Caf<span style="font-family: inherit;">f<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;">é</span> </span>Fresco in #121 <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.200000762939453px; text-align: left;">Le Loi, Q.1, Tp</span>. It is adjacent to the street going to Saigon Square. <i>*Phew*</i> I hope my directions are clear enough. ;p</div>
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After eating, we went to <b>Saigon Square. #</b>shoppingtime<br />
Then, we went to <b>Luu Van Lang </b>which is referred to as<b> </b>the shoe street. It is a small alley right next to Ben Than Market.<br />
Next, we went to <b>Ben Thanh Market</b> and bought coffee maker with coffee beans (but was cheaper in Co.op M<span style="font-family: inherit;">art), <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 20.799999237060547px; text-align: left;">bracelets, </span>Viet</span>namese fa</span>ns, wallets, <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.799999237060547px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">peanut candies in red wrapper</span></span> (VND 80,000 per kilo) for pasalubong. We got those peanut candies in particular since Dingdong Dantes buys that for pasalubong too. ;p It's actually good.<br />
We went back <i>hrhr</i> to <b>Saigon Square</b> afterwards.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Now, let me tell you about the <b>crazy haggling culture in Vietnam:</b> You </span><b style="text-align: justify;">should</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> haggle when shopping for goods and even availing for services (like cyclo ride and vehicle rentals) in Vietnam. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">When haggling for goods, automatically slash half (50% off) the price they'll initially tell you. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">Haggle until you come to a good price. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">It helps if you know the market/going price before hitting the market. Try to slash 10%-20% off more than what you think you should be paying, and then work your way up from there.</span><br />
<b style="text-align: justify;">Walking away</b><span style="text-align: justify;"> can work too. There was one instance when the seller looked for us around just to tell us that she'll give the dress at our price. Walking away works most of the time, but not all the time. You can always go back anyway. </span><br />
<span style="text-align: justify;">It pays to be friendly and in good terms with the merchants.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Build rapport with them. Enjoy the shopping and the haggling process that goes with it. :-)</span><br />
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For services, <span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">negotiate a price before the service is rendered. If not, you are generally responsible for paying whatever is asked. I think this is one general fair rule anyway.</span></div>
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Around 6:00 PM, we we<span style="font-family: inherit;">nt to <b>Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre </b>to watch the famous <b>Water Puppet Show </b></span><b>(mua roi nuoc)</b><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Vietnam's <b>Water Puppet Show</b> has won many international puppet awards. It is highly appreciated and was performed in Art Festivals in different countries such as Switzerland, Greece, Thailand, Spain, </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Portugal</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">, Denmark, Hongkong, Japan, Australia, America, Brazil, Korea, Iran, France, and other more, and even in the Philippines in 1998. </span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Upon entrance, they will give you the Show Guide which </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">come in handy since everything is delivered in Vietnamese</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">. There's a live Vietnamese ensemble </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">narrating and </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">playing folk music using traditional Vietnamese instruments.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">It is a 50-minute show. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Some could find the show quite boring, but this is something you have to watch if you're interested in local culture.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">What's so amazing about it, you say? Imagine and come to think of it, they control the puppets </span><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">which are submerged in water </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">from behind a screen.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">55 B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><i>*Saigon Square facade photo and Water Puppet Show photos from google images. Ben Thanh Market photos and some Dinner Cruise in Saigon River photos below from Pinky Parra*</i></span><br />
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After the Water Puppet Show, we rode a <b>cyclo</b> to see the city at night. Our guide suggested that we give our cyclo driver an extra. We gave them VND 100,000 each as tip.<br />
The cyclo dropped us off at the dock for our <b>Dinner Cruise on Saigon River</b>. Took snapshots of city lights and the panoramic view of the riverside of Ho Chi Minh City while on board. On one end, the city only becomes blinking lights as the boat moves further and further away from the dock.<br />
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We availed of a tour inclusive of the <b>Water Puppet Show, Cyclo Ride, and Dinner Cruise on Saigon River</b> at our hotel (we stayed at Thien Xuan, booked via agoda.com) for US$40.00 per person.<br />
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And that ends our day 1 and day 2 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I will blog about days 3 and 4 on a separate post. :-)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com1Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam10.8230989 106.62966389.8248079 105.33877030000001 11.8213899 107.9205573tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-22511840018606073882014-04-01T05:33:00.000-07:002014-04-03T05:31:16.130-07:00All that is to come <div style="text-align: justify;">
First of all: Hello, Blogger! I am back! ;p After 1 year and 6 months, I am posting again. I have too many backlog! *crymeariver* I have been busy and lazy and in <i>limbo</i> for the past many months, but the urge to blog (to share, to impart) has <b>always</b> been there.</div>
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Blog posts and reviews of random, diverse people help me <b>A LOT</b><b>: </b>(1) when I plan sojourns and itineraries, (2) when I want to buy and try something (mostly on beauty products and services), (3) where to eat, (4) where to go. I always consult blog posts for my what, where, when, and <i>whathaveme</i> questions, generally speaking. Blog posts and reviews are my Top of Mind go-to reference. ;) </div>
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As an I-am-back-to-blogging-yehey start, I will be blogging about all the places that I have been to from November 2012 until March 2014 which are as follows: </div>
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<b>(1) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam </b></div>
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November 4-9, 2012</div>
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<b>(2) Taipei, Taiwan</b><br />
March 28-April 1, 2013<br />
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<b>(3) Amanpulo </b></div>
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April 27-29, 2013<br />
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<b>(4) Singapore</b></div>
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February 22-26, 2014<br />
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<b>(5) Camiguin-Bukidnon-CDO</b></div>
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March 12-15, 2014</div>
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I hope that I will be able to publish my first post this week and I hope that all of you still want to see my posts on your dashboards, to check them out, and not unfollow me. Haha. :'p </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-24130212868266366032012-09-09T19:08:00.003-07:002012-09-10T18:59:15.721-07:00I want a baby girl!<div style="text-align: justify;">
I saw photos of <b>Alaia Rose</b> on instagram. <i>Googled</i> this little tot <i>(is that redundant? anyway...)</i> and was linked to <a href="http://monicarosestylist.blogspot.com/2012/05/baby-alaia.html">Monica Rose's blog</a>. Initial reaction was, <i>"this must be her mom's blog"</i>. Correct. Then knew that she's a stylist to celebrities --to the Kardashians [not a fan ;p], for instance. </div>
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She's such a doll, e!!!! <b>Prettiest</b> kid ever!! *insertplentyhearts*</div>
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Contrary to my title, I actually want a baby boy over a girl. Her pictures just made me want to have a girl --to have <b>her</b> actually!!!</div>
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And despite me admiring her ~style~, I think I wouldn't spend much on kid's clothes. I don't know. I just think that kids outgrow clothes really REALLY fast. But please dear God, I want super cute, super pretty kids! ;p</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-37040170110838028742012-05-24T02:14:00.001-07:002012-05-25T19:24:35.627-07:00THAILAND 2012: Days 4-5Read introduction and days 1-3 in previous post, link <b><a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2012/05/thailand-2012-day-1-day-3.html">here</a></b>.<br />
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As per usual, day started by having breakfast in the hotel (Centara Grand Central World).<br />
Day 4 was our technical tour day.<br />
On our way to SCG Experience, we passed by temples and stopped by this structure which they say is quite similar to that of <a href="http://www.theodora.com/wfb/photos/italy/st_peters_basilica_rome_italy_photo_gov.jpg">St. Peter's Basilica, Rome</a> only smaller.<br />
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With Mr. Rational :)<br />
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It's Alvin our guide (pronounced as Elvin! Yes, slangggg!), and our official photographer, chos! Still waiting for our photos from them, <i>hrhr</i>!<br />
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With pretty Kate!!<br />
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Quintana family!!<br />
If I'm not mistaken, we're the only pure Pinoy in the group (among dealers). Most are Fil-Chi or pure Chinese.<br />
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<i>Kyot!</i><br />
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<i>Arte lang</i><br />
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After our 5-minute stop over, off we went to <b>SCG Experience.</b><br />
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Briefing<br />
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SCG Library<br />
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Cuteeeeee!! pretty pretty! ;)<br />
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Oh, forgot to mention in my first post! When I first went to Bangkok, Thai people looked pretty much like us!! Well, they still do! But now, I saw beautiful, <i>shalen (translation: sassy)</i> girls everywhere!!!!! They're so pretty and really very <i>fashyown</i>!!! They were also carrying designer bags! Love! <3<br />
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After, we went to <b>Mo-Mo Paradise</b> for (shabu-shabu) lunch.<br />
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SHABU-SHABU LALALALOVE!!<br />
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Mochi!!!! <i>Parang</i> not ice cream inside! ;(<br />
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After lunch, off we went to <b>Architecture Fair 2012 at Impact Arena</b>!<br />
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Almost everyone, if not everyone, requested additional time for shopping!! <b>LOBBIED: </b>We want to go back to Platinum Mall!!!! 1 hour wasn't enough, <i>hrhr</i>! We are in Bangkok for crying out loud, shopping must be the top most priority, LOLJK! ;p Nothing to complain about this trip! It's my best trip everrrrr!!! God has been really great and gracious! Anyway, so our time in Architecture Fair was cut short --we only visited SCG's booth, the biggest booth in the fair. Yay! With that, we had more or less 2 hours to shop back at Platinum Mall before our dinner at Red Sky. <i>Ok na, kesa nganga! </i>;p<br />
We wasted no time, off we walked to Platinum Mall the moment we reached the hotel!
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Platinum Mall closes at 7freakin'PM!<b> They should be open till midnight MY GOLLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! </b>:3<br />
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Didn't take any photos due to lack of time!! ;p<br />
Even though I went to Bangkok in 2007, this was the only time I really became vigilant with regards to shopping. I only buy and well, wear shirts and jeans during my younger, <i>nene</i> years. :) I enjoyed every minute of it this time!!!<br />
Amongst all the few Asian countries I've been to (say, Hongkong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau), I must say that Bangkok (esp. Platinum Mall!!) is the best shopping destination evarrrrrr!!! <b>Talk about WHOLESALE SHOPPING AT ITS BEST!</b> You get your purchases at wholesale price if you get two (ONLY TWO!! MINIMUM OF TWO!!) items from a store!! Yes, not necessarily same item, ANY ITEM in the store will do! Winner!<br />
I wasn't able to spend all my (baht) money. ;( Wanted to buy stuff to sell @ <a href="http://schmug.multiply.com/">Schmug</a>, but then again two hours wasn't nearly enough. Take me back to Bangkok!!!!!<br />
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Went back to the hotel at 7pm for our dinner at <b>Red Sky Restaurant </b>located at the 55th floor of our hotel's (CTW) building.<br />
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LOVED THIS salmon<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">entrée, and the salad too (no photo)</em></span>!!!! I finished two plates since the kids didn't like it! Yay for me! <3<br />
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They announced that they'll raffle prizes!! They raffled five Apple gadgets: three iPod touch, one iPhone 4S, and one iPad 4G.<br />
Guess what I got to bring home?!!!!<br />
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<a href="http://instagr.am/p/J31bvzJKzf/">iPhone 4S!!!!!</a> which I am already enjoying! ;)<br />
<i>O diba</i>, these are the insurmountable blessings I could have missed if I decided not to go anymore / if the fear became stronger than the <i>interest</i>!<br />
<a href="http://instagr.am/p/J31bvzJKzf/">Follow me on instagram (username: ninalacson)</a>!! ;p<br />
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After our dinner, I went back to my room with my new iPhone4s!! Yay! All is well that ends well!<br />
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OUR LAST DAY IN THAILAND! Awww!<br />
Before going to the airport, we stopped by a market to buy <i>pasalubongzzzz </i>--tamarind, tamarind candy, durian chips, dried (ready-to-eat) squid [chips], and some even bought fruits. <br />
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Byers, Thailand!!!<br />
And that ends my Thailand post! :)<br />
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Till next time, Thailand!<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">WHEN: April 21-25, 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Yes, pretty late post! ;P</span></div>
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I've always wanted to travel alone, but I didn't know it will come this soon! I remember some friends and I were talking about wanting to work on a distant land. It madly excite the hunger for *independence and having this clean slate feeling <i>hrhr </i>in me. So, when dad asked me if I want to go to Thailand (all by myself!!!, together with delegates/dealers from other companies who met SCG's quota), I immediately said yes --all fears and what ifs aside. On second thought, saying yes is an understatement!! <b>I insisted</b>, more so! ;P </div>
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As the day became closer and closer, I honestly wanted to back out! I was uncertain! I know, I know, Thailand <i>lang yun</i>! 5 days <i>lang yun</i>! But I became slightly afraid. Unfortunate what ifs lingered in my sometimes 'expecting the worst' head. But hey, bottom line is I didn't let the fear win me over. I packed my bags, went to the airport ALONE, and carried a <i>que sera, sera</i> mindset.</div>
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Y'know what's stopping me too? <b>I was so ashamed!</b> I still do not work for my dad, and yet I was sent to Thailand?! Just because I am his daughter?!!!!!! I didn't work for it. I didn't earn it. If you're going to rationalize it, I do not deserve it AT ALL! It just so happens that I am Mr. Lacson's <i>(he is a very private man, let's keep the anonymity! JK! ;p)</i> daughter. But you know what God told, impressed on me? The same principle works for Him. What a great privilege it is to be a child of God. And as His child, <b>he cannot help but bless and put the favor on you</b>, that you become a living testimony of His goodness and wonders. And you know what, the whole Thailand trip was S P L E N D I D! The unfortunate what ifs that played in my head didn't happen. As the saying goes, <b><i>o</i></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">ftentimes </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">the fear</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> of something is </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">worse than the actual</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> thing </span></i></b><em style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><b>itself</b><span style="font-style: normal;">. </span></em></span>Reality was actually even the other way around. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-style: normal;">I'll tell you the details of my </span><i>(our)</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> <b>5-day </b></span><b>first all expenses paid, first time to travel alone</b><span style="font-style: normal;"><b> trip</b> through photos </span><i>(of me and (with) the new people I met) </i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">and captions</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">. ;) <b>Come to think of it,</b> below are the</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"> insurmountable blessings and the exceptional opportunity... and an unexpected <i>surprise</i> I got to bring home that <b>I could have missed </b>if I let fear win.... <i>di ba?!</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">Off to Hua Hin district in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">3 hours travel by land from Bangkok to Hua Hin!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">It's my second time in Bangkok <i>(but 2007 pa when we went. Time flies soooo fast!!!)</i>, but first time to visit Hua Hin!!! <b>Yay to anything new! </b><3</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Went straight to <b>Supatra-by-the-Sea</b> for dinner!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Hua Hin beach!!!! Very fine, <i>polvoron</i> sand!!! Ahhh! Didn't get to hit the beach, though.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">After stuffing ourselves, we went to <b>Cicada Market</b>! </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;"><b>I loved Cicada Market!</b> You'll find anything artisan from paintings to notebooks to clothing to all sorts of accessories and other stuff! </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">We were only given 30-40 minutes to go around Cicada Market so I wasn't really able to explore the whole place. </span><i style="line-height: 16px;">Hanggang bukana lang ako actually!</i><span style="line-height: 16px;"> And since this is our first shopping destination, I didn't really <i>hoard</i>. You tend to skimp and pa-wise buyer on your first hours/days thinking that you'll find better, cheaper stuff as you go along, then </span><i style="line-height: 16px;">panic buy</i><span style="line-height: 16px;"> (spend remaining money) during your last few days. Or is it just me? I doubt!! ;p </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">I only bought sunnies --one for myself and one for a friend. I'll show you the sunnies I got below!!</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">They are already 80 years old!!! still strong and still travelling...together!!! <3 <3 <3</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 16px;">Beautiful scenery and things anywhere you lay your eyes on!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Shades I got from Cicada Market!</span></em></span></div>
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Usual day starts with breakfast buffet.</div>
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After having breakfast, we went to <b><a href="http://www.around-chaam.com/mrigadayavan-palace.html">Mrigadayavan Palace</a>.</b></div>
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Dress restrictions apply to these places (temples, palace, and the like). We were advised not to wear shorts, short skirt, and sleeveless.<br />
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Kids swam!!<br />
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Before leaving hotel for <b><a href="http://www.around-chaam.com/mrigadayavan-palace.html">Mrigadayavan Palace</a> </b>tour<br />
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Pretty Kate!!!! <3</div>
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We had lunch at <b>Baan Issara</b> after visiting the palace. Most of the restaurants we went to at Hua Hin are by the sea.</div>
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We went back to the hotel after to have our complimentary massage. <i>Lumi-</i>LIVIN' THE LIFE!</div>
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Pretty Kate sang two songs!! <i>Naloka ako sa confidence ng batang ito </i>(translation: I admire the confidence of this child!)<i>!</i> Hands down!!! <3<br />
They were <i>bullying, haha</i> me to sing a song too!!! Sorry, you can't compel me!! <i>Ipaglaban ang karapatang tumanggi at manindigan </i>(translation: Fight for your right to refuse and stand your ground)! Chos!<br />
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Capped our night off with <b>dinner party at/by the beach</b>! <3</div>
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<b>DAY 3</b></div>
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Our last day at Hua Hin, going to Bangkok!</div>
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Beloved bus for 5 days!</div>
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On our way to Bangkok, we stopped by <b>SCG Home Mart.</b></div>
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Central World, Bangkok</div>
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Lunch at <b>Nara Thai Cuisine</b></div>
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One of Thailand's Best Restaurants 2007-2012</div>
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After checking in at <a href="http://www.topboxdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Centara-Grand-and-Bangkok-Convention-Centre-at-CentralWorld-Plaza-Design-by-BBG-BBGM-588x386.jpg" style="font-weight: bold;">Centara Grand Central World</a> and an hour (AN HOUR!!!!) shopping time at <b>Platinum Mall</b> (will go into detail about shopping at Platinum Mall in next post: Day 4-5), we had our dinner cruise --<b>Manora Cruise</b>. </div>
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Thanks, Quintana family for adopting me, hrhr! ;p</div>
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Loved this!!!!! Ahhh, Thai food is (forever) sooo good!</div>
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During my first trip here (year 2007!!!!! 5 years ago, very long time!! Ay, I mentioned na pala! ;p) with family and relatives, we had our (buffet) dinner cruise in that (modern) boat!</div>
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And that's about it!</div>
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Wanted to go out to visit nearby night markets but I had no company ;( and <i>tinamad</i> na when I got into my room, just slept the want off. ;p</div>
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I guess this post is too long already, so I'll just make another post for days 4-5. Plus, I'm very sleepy already! ;)</div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-91421373749015819452012-01-29T04:41:00.000-08:002015-10-05T01:16:17.557-07:00Healthy Alternatives <div style="text-align: justify;">
You know what they say, prevention is better than cure. Here are some alternatives that could change anyone's life. </div>
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<b>1. Ditch those bottled/cartoned juices and start making your own juice!</b></div>
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Currently, I am drinking three tall glasses of different mixes of fruit and even vegetable juice a day. I am on my fifth <i>haha</i> day of having it thrice (!!!!) a day. I increased it from once to thrice a day for reason I'd rather not divulge. </div>
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Let's face it, it would take lots of time and energy to eat a whole bunch of romaine lettuce, an apple, a pineapple, a guava, a carrot, a celery, a cucumber, beetroot, pomelo, and what have you, but with juicing you get all the nutrients from all these raw food in just one gulp. My golly, it would take a whole lifetime for me to chop, chew, and ingest all those! And if that's the case, no thank you, I honestly won't bother. Thank God there's juicing! You can infuse your body with live enzymes quite <i>(washing, peeling, and chopping fruits and veggies, and cleaning the juicer and all utensils used is serious business, noh!)</i> easily. We peel them and wash them properly because not many of the fruits and veggies we buy are organically grown, thus, loaded with pesticides. :( </div>
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Remember, a juicer is different from a blender. A blender will just puree them while a juicer leaves you with pure organic water from your fruits and vegetables. It is also important to consume your juice immediately because it is highly perishable esp. veggie juice, and ma always tells us that the enzymes die if we don't drink it right away. </div>
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Usual mixes we do at home:</div>
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- Pomelo and apple</div>
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- Guava (super rich in Vit C!) and apple</div>
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- cucumber, 3 carrots (carrots don't have much juice / water content), and apple</div>
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- forgot the others na, so much more combinations you can do! =) But yes, we almost always have apple in our mixes.</div>
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OH, and we usually put freshly picked <i>malunggay</i> / morninga, too, in our juices! Sometimes, wheatgrass too. </div>
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If you still have no idea what I am talking about, think juices from Fruit Magic you see in malls.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"...I am firmly convinced that juicing is the final key to giving you a radiant, energetic life, and truly optimal health.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Cooking and processing food destroys these micronutrients by altering their shape and chemical composition. ...</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Virtually every health authority recommends that we get 6-8 servings of vegetables and fruits per day and very few of us actually get that. Juicing is an easy way to virtually guarantee that you will reach your daily target for vegetables." --directly lifted from <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/13/benefits-of-juicing.aspx">Juicing, Your Key to Radiant Health by Dr. Mercola</a></span></span></blockquote>
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For the past number of years, we use the 6-in-1 Multipurpose Juice Extractor by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matstone-Multi-purpose-Slow-Juicer/161791203848848">Matstone</a>. They say it's "the only juicer *that can juice malunggay".<br />
Another alternative favorite to tetra-packed juices is buko <i>(coconut)</i> juice... with no added sugar please!</div>
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<b>2. Eat brown rice or red rice instead of white rice</b></div>
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Let me just <b>directly quote</b> some lines from Discover Cuenca Ecuador's blog post reg. white vs. brown: </div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">White rice, like white bread products contribute to many kinds of health afflictions, one being diabetes and at the very least, two being whacky blood sugar levels. ... </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;">White rice, unlike the whole grain brown rice makes you constipated and that will make you feel and look very unhealthy overtime.</span> </span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is a great source of manganese, essential for energy production, antioxidant activity, and sex hormone production."</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">- <a href="http://livingfrugalandhappy.blogspot.com/2011/12/white-rice-and-almuerzos-lunches-of.html">White Rice and the Almuerzos (lunches) of Ecuador</a> post</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">According to Dr. Gargi Sharma, "Brown rice and red rice are quite similar when we talk about them on the nutritional front. Both are great sources of fibre, B vitamins, </span><span style="color: black;">calcium</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">, zinc and iron, manganese, selenium, magnesium and other nutrients. One thing that sets the red variety apart from its brown counterpart is it being enriched with antioxidants that can help fight damaging free radicals in </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">our body." -directly lifted from</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 24px;"> </span></span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/white-rice-brown-rice-or-red-rice-which-one-is-the-healthiest-747933">White Rice, Brown Rice Or Red Rice: Which One is the Healthiest?</a></span></blockquote>
Personally, I prefer red rice over brown rice. :)<br />
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<b>3. Vegetable bouillon and Bragg's Liquid Aminos</b><br />
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You can buy vegemeat in stores, um, selling them. ;p <b>Bodhi</b> is one fast food chain known to serve (only) vegetarian dishes. </div>
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I love soya milk and I know you do, too! So, I'm putting it here =)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-87453795238085636872011-12-15T08:33:00.000-08:002011-12-28T01:11:59.490-08:00Get Polished! Nail Spa<div style="text-align: justify;">I got an e-mail a month or so ago and was invited by Ms. Rachel Concepcion, the owner of <b>Get Polished!</b> <b>Nail Spa </b><i>(yes, with an exclamation point! Spells conviction!)</i> to try any of their 'royal/superstar treatments'. I checked on their website and got stoked right away with the wide array of services they offer! They have nail care, nail enhancements, and even eyelash extension, and waxing services.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last week, I visited their Katipunan branch together with a good friend. I had <b>Get Polished Spa Pedicure +</b> which includes yes, a pedicure, and deep sea clay foot wrap. It's their <b>detox treatment</b>! The word and description detox totally got me! For my hands, I had classic manicure. :)<br />
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Katipunan!! <33</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUDn4fJbq55zEK7TGADt-jqTx4pROXAHMvrX1QisW5646MjmVC7cM8V7rYPX3pqz3rlb3YKTd6oNb-ZCJiIhJBujS3rCODn14dDHdzbnssFSZbdanyxfrJzndZazO6OJUlBwHIkyYLiM/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUDn4fJbq55zEK7TGADt-jqTx4pROXAHMvrX1QisW5646MjmVC7cM8V7rYPX3pqz3rlb3YKTd6oNb-ZCJiIhJBujS3rCODn14dDHdzbnssFSZbdanyxfrJzndZazO6OJUlBwHIkyYLiM/s640/5.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sample nail art! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiad2lPRW2QJXqno8qSzapAXIuzoo9jWMnRUaRxpL3nLORgqjnlXt1HQFccgc20RDRjMsFZf2pAxT3MXI67LmWLKAe7bvDmQaP4iQLThgywV0zBEmXQ88-33JdQgnQq4xFRVw6ArXtuDkE/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiad2lPRW2QJXqno8qSzapAXIuzoo9jWMnRUaRxpL3nLORgqjnlXt1HQFccgc20RDRjMsFZf2pAxT3MXI67LmWLKAe7bvDmQaP4iQLThgywV0zBEmXQ88-33JdQgnQq4xFRVw6ArXtuDkE/s640/11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhH4L12wLKtTe-ybYIPnd_6YGRQOyqwBP7qA_mpX27SeEGgsu5Z3Nn4M0ckdkeOYb5U-E8RWTv46lsXJQ6QQWRKRJDzcnjZtMGp-1xX7zARbnZOFm5Ns3nwRJWamlSN6JGmGkNqJnXJuA/s1600/Get+Polished+scrubs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhH4L12wLKtTe-ybYIPnd_6YGRQOyqwBP7qA_mpX27SeEGgsu5Z3Nn4M0ckdkeOYb5U-E8RWTv46lsXJQ6QQWRKRJDzcnjZtMGp-1xX7zARbnZOFm5Ns3nwRJWamlSN6JGmGkNqJnXJuA/s1600/Get+Polished+scrubs.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6tdGAoTFJzTgdYl6NCTLdHvmFco6LbdUB6iPPCeFfONsMNmM937wh9ZkmdBxXZzaz7Y84NCDzz8FxOmpUKaCqu3J49GWNPRJq11PQSGSR-R4k2jkP9ph6TM_jarF_ln9gLXnVBQsz0g/s1600/Get+Polished+scrubs+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl6tdGAoTFJzTgdYl6NCTLdHvmFco6LbdUB6iPPCeFfONsMNmM937wh9ZkmdBxXZzaz7Y84NCDzz8FxOmpUKaCqu3J49GWNPRJq11PQSGSR-R4k2jkP9ph6TM_jarF_ln9gLXnVBQsz0g/s1600/Get+Polished+scrubs+2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ms. Cherry asked me to choose among the available <b>GP! salt scrub variants</b>. I had hard time choosing since everything smelled so revitalizing! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I ended up having the <b>Citrus and Green Tea scrub</b> which they say goes well with GP Spa Pedi +.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Cb3HQeeHIyW8-hiw64LT2EwrKpI9GQ9Js1oU0n9gbnMMV1BABCkiBlLiJfXv_eSRx3vhhsekmHG-mG3fFsFKJ6NZP46XWHKTKY7Z41EJ0uWX2ThzjZJfUH1m0uqTBIoNCmGEqdySRGk/s1600/22.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Cb3HQeeHIyW8-hiw64LT2EwrKpI9GQ9Js1oU0n9gbnMMV1BABCkiBlLiJfXv_eSRx3vhhsekmHG-mG3fFsFKJ6NZP46XWHKTKY7Z41EJ0uWX2ThzjZJfUH1m0uqTBIoNCmGEqdySRGk/s640/22.JPG" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrt3LvmJGrtRiS6dNwkU7nsXpOzUS1XeC8pmbusOgFrccYhl2hbsDQHlT_55qchyphenhyphen_WDhPGo2BbvZAM6wDKtvvq3Xw73qk9u4QtkAQb9zfEH_t2XwfQbWMELn3FEmPevzG0OJT7siOT4c/s1600/23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrt3LvmJGrtRiS6dNwkU7nsXpOzUS1XeC8pmbusOgFrccYhl2hbsDQHlT_55qchyphenhyphen_WDhPGo2BbvZAM6wDKtvvq3Xw73qk9u4QtkAQb9zfEH_t2XwfQbWMELn3FEmPevzG0OJT7siOT4c/s640/23.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmDzNuZ71VojJRITe7LucooYKKk08_6Ih8_SytmvorL6V5yOt_fpW5qYicc4JRd4dnFN8MvHQLQFJ32NRD7rcIVEdPqh2q7gTdDNfxIMVPZxrkXSnwpMMX2ydDQ9TtSOpKRwaOB1Zd7M/s1600/24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmDzNuZ71VojJRITe7LucooYKKk08_6Ih8_SytmvorL6V5yOt_fpW5qYicc4JRd4dnFN8MvHQLQFJ32NRD7rcIVEdPqh2q7gTdDNfxIMVPZxrkXSnwpMMX2ydDQ9TtSOpKRwaOB1Zd7M/s640/24.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After that, we chose our polish. They have wide selection of nail polish! The brands they carry are really good! They have Opi Nail Lacquer, Essie, Orly, Color Club, Z<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ora, China Glaze Nail Lacquer,<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span>a</span>nd a whole lot more! It made choosing twice, thrice harder!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Since I am Ms. Safe, I chose <b>OPI's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">Manicurist of </span></b><em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>Seville </b>which is a rich sangria color. </em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Elena chose a polish from Zoya --something neon </em><em style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">(forgot what the color is called exactly)</em><em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">, perfect for the holidays </em><em style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">daw</em><em style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">. :)</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rysrEr_9kGFUVY30EHsLwv7TcosFP3p2d8_qcw5Ue4GYa96F3f1I44Yrkh-xxHVDp8pY9k6IUDtT-IZmyXw4hLyelYiHGsRIe3m5QJhvVa7paJdQL91K7je90Lj_UWboEjCyhKlA6VA/s1600/get+polished+katipunan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rysrEr_9kGFUVY30EHsLwv7TcosFP3p2d8_qcw5Ue4GYa96F3f1I44Yrkh-xxHVDp8pY9k6IUDtT-IZmyXw4hLyelYiHGsRIe3m5QJhvVa7paJdQL91K7je90Lj_UWboEjCyhKlA6VA/s640/get+polished+katipunan.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BB05yrEbCpw2OLMnvX_Lyu3cBgXLCaMLB69rYb3HpK8aqlgRWZng7592X-lQ1msfDM04bNHYOxWFkWC4G7HK4Ihodu6IBq5FAwd4d6iF7yUbQ1y3K30VLRIEOG6Jcvt1U9kpevQqrYg/s1600/8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BB05yrEbCpw2OLMnvX_Lyu3cBgXLCaMLB69rYb3HpK8aqlgRWZng7592X-lQ1msfDM04bNHYOxWFkWC4G7HK4Ihodu6IBq5FAwd4d6iF7yUbQ1y3K30VLRIEOG6Jcvt1U9kpevQqrYg/s640/8.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">GP Spa Pedi + (450php) starts with a warm soak.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcoQp_IKP9YaQO4LloPZp52bSyG8_sWwelVJ3f2qsA2l6O8LBGnU5abRyB-EOvFGyCc3hmXguKr2FdTkjzftw1hdLnOaEDwLjK0Ve128BxsyDg08QZT56KkjukvC2zro-YlO7adeOPOM/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcoQp_IKP9YaQO4LloPZp52bSyG8_sWwelVJ3f2qsA2l6O8LBGnU5abRyB-EOvFGyCc3hmXguKr2FdTkjzftw1hdLnOaEDwLjK0Ve128BxsyDg08QZT56KkjukvC2zro-YlO7adeOPOM/s640/12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcK7EuPaSq7KlJZ-jkzE9D6rNZ-1mRMlzp9d2LFVK-kVqWYfaVAs2LgQZ0eVwK3iM6zS8OvhniVQ2BOxnZTpJ2Em5lhO1lIE-2_7S92KOQ-CqODtaNyEIBt80FgPrlh0udiG0dH7C_8w/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcK7EuPaSq7KlJZ-jkzE9D6rNZ-1mRMlzp9d2LFVK-kVqWYfaVAs2LgQZ0eVwK3iM6zS8OvhniVQ2BOxnZTpJ2Em5lhO1lIE-2_7S92KOQ-CqODtaNyEIBt80FgPrlh0udiG0dH7C_8w/s640/13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sigfrid saw the bubbles and wanted to put in his feet too!!! Soo cute!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">We had to tell him that it's for girls only! Thank God he didn't throw a tantrum! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_Uak8Qno3pOycXOudc9psKkTH_bVOgIIjEAnUA2BTKdna4ZannjGfsTKknxq2bvXFBF-O4CcNn8hfqDzAn2epG5hrzwTcEMU_zGZQIjYRUS0rcJCGeNbIxkpMX-HUDYuROydjXu1neM/s1600/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_Uak8Qno3pOycXOudc9psKkTH_bVOgIIjEAnUA2BTKdna4ZannjGfsTKknxq2bvXFBF-O4CcNn8hfqDzAn2epG5hrzwTcEMU_zGZQIjYRUS0rcJCGeNbIxkpMX-HUDYuROydjXu1neM/s640/17.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lookit bebe Sigfrid playing in one nook!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks GP staff for arranging a play space for him. Sorry if he kept on running around! Thanks for the patience and for lending him your animal stuff toys on display! =)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhoo, ate silently and carefully doing my feet! </div><div style="text-align: center;">If you want attendants who will silently (no gossiping, no attendants talking loudly who know that you go to a nail spa to have a quiet time and not some sort of bubbly entertainment) give you the best pampering you need (at affordable service rates), then, Get Polished! Nail Spa is definitely the place you are looking for!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRjQrqr_xOxdDEUuse8N4fuoK8eacMGS4MED3Omw9poeApoaV1aeP0GTOCJCHa3BKcwvpedqbbMtZqKE8sHyxsKNoIAHX6A_rmK1lWUhNMeedbqRd2UahNaWeDpZAGmNbIkUNtTM4kqU/s1600/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRjQrqr_xOxdDEUuse8N4fuoK8eacMGS4MED3Omw9poeApoaV1aeP0GTOCJCHa3BKcwvpedqbbMtZqKE8sHyxsKNoIAHX6A_rmK1lWUhNMeedbqRd2UahNaWeDpZAGmNbIkUNtTM4kqU/s640/25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4jxuj6c2utyazJBNBRDP0iRi_t8bR-9IDqmd7ayCYNlg52rPrU54bavwwYEVBy_XQbFCYkFToCLG89kngbD-3Ud_Qdv2qeFsNOScjJNhS-PRmrL0lEefC5YeQJ_E0JbR87HVk_Zv15c/s1600/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4jxuj6c2utyazJBNBRDP0iRi_t8bR-9IDqmd7ayCYNlg52rPrU54bavwwYEVBy_XQbFCYkFToCLG89kngbD-3Ud_Qdv2qeFsNOScjJNhS-PRmrL0lEefC5YeQJ_E0JbR87HVk_Zv15c/s640/9.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next, they applied the Citrus and Green Tea scrub for exfoliation! So aromatic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO5YSHA6DUsdOdrjMNdS4z5qimqLViFTeTO_ueWhcDvaQiWc_HiQB3fmDnNdZbk0ejBvFKGM6avYvxpaRkfawtJ5MY6anBJubSLoCZ9op9YsMtGUpO04LjNltmrgLYOdE3-QGBI5Dr8E/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO5YSHA6DUsdOdrjMNdS4z5qimqLViFTeTO_ueWhcDvaQiWc_HiQB3fmDnNdZbk0ejBvFKGM6avYvxpaRkfawtJ5MY6anBJubSLoCZ9op9YsMtGUpO04LjNltmrgLYOdE3-QGBI5Dr8E/s640/14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then, they applied the deep sea clay which stayed on my feet for 20 minutes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGP_-T9JPr8-9J7Fomtf3aPw6ZndpLQGYM7vaoiLMIFnV2evBqg0gW0knJJNqWiBrfVx1uW5qZGRX7Noz0h1xXLMt7HqpQB8fJ77IAlZAfdzb2fehx0psapFc4IEzPKZkNQrNv3y9Oqc/s1600/yow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGP_-T9JPr8-9J7Fomtf3aPw6ZndpLQGYM7vaoiLMIFnV2evBqg0gW0knJJNqWiBrfVx1uW5qZGRX7Noz0h1xXLMt7HqpQB8fJ77IAlZAfdzb2fehx0psapFc4IEzPKZkNQrNv3y9Oqc/s640/yow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Felt like taking a nap due to the short but oh-so-good therapeutic hand and feet massages!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFUf7Ym0isO7n-WB1RknfDeFlgJn7QlrUedqU-gQm6iAyo-_FNWtROgnICeuGgP5EqzfC62TQfo7mvn7b05IQIRHmISSg-3HvV8wtGy3dwvyVWOqdClzwWposMiixMKnnHzuc8VDi2UQ/s1600/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFUf7Ym0isO7n-WB1RknfDeFlgJn7QlrUedqU-gQm6iAyo-_FNWtROgnICeuGgP5EqzfC62TQfo7mvn7b05IQIRHmISSg-3HvV8wtGy3dwvyVWOqdClzwWposMiixMKnnHzuc8VDi2UQ/s640/16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Classic Mani (160php)</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were attended by two staff each! One who made our feet and another one who made our hands! Felt like I was really pampered and well attended. <3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruuE4EhCNVA66GKvYGEoA2Syu3sr3PirZxyq1zu1hLHmeINP6FFWQZi0YA2fQWHAKHBng6qw4KU1hAmxhAzwK-T2FrALksaDKOilIQDyScqr0kBpeAMt9dH4CbIoWaTgc10HWrHlAs3M/s1600/15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruuE4EhCNVA66GKvYGEoA2Syu3sr3PirZxyq1zu1hLHmeINP6FFWQZi0YA2fQWHAKHBng6qw4KU1hAmxhAzwK-T2FrALksaDKOilIQDyScqr0kBpeAMt9dH4CbIoWaTgc10HWrHlAs3M/s640/15.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy feet!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI19puQIC3w64tNjrawhKJ_XDngx80HSzz2ATmQvxYrpHIrRJ4U2ca6vM2MNRa_f1L56dyoxYfZaxEKIBEcOKFhf2PuRZ-MD9XmMLzBVG5PGsBkLYujThNZMQp5tSIrImlW58wz3JlrEc/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI19puQIC3w64tNjrawhKJ_XDngx80HSzz2ATmQvxYrpHIrRJ4U2ca6vM2MNRa_f1L56dyoxYfZaxEKIBEcOKFhf2PuRZ-MD9XmMLzBVG5PGsBkLYujThNZMQp5tSIrImlW58wz3JlrEc/s640/10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Elena had <b>Classic Manicure (160php)</b> and <b>Classic Pedicure (200php)</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RDHXmqDEgMmQmvhXpaY_w2Yh23Tq7cxNBytrUd4Z8xoxZvZvkHqLq27Ygad7WTj6kkAB2Wi_P9Gbj9ogCw-_-FHOXfD_sG973EIuJ6B71CZzByJvEn87qrgEwdFKcJlqFxSqr9-TAWk/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RDHXmqDEgMmQmvhXpaY_w2Yh23Tq7cxNBytrUd4Z8xoxZvZvkHqLq27Ygad7WTj6kkAB2Wi_P9Gbj9ogCw-_-FHOXfD_sG973EIuJ6B71CZzByJvEn87qrgEwdFKcJlqFxSqr9-TAWk/s640/18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6Zzlrp-LwUEhNnMTPOjpEMD0OR-QNmiMoSi2vLeDCRX9Lh-3gGS_58AkvWHp4jlOiQyM0FnHMbpLrOjkugzatvmX3v5FF9vWKoqd5cn4UW_yYWaCAvG6GOvyKt6EaCeRDlp7rpcfME8/s1600/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6Zzlrp-LwUEhNnMTPOjpEMD0OR-QNmiMoSi2vLeDCRX9Lh-3gGS_58AkvWHp4jlOiQyM0FnHMbpLrOjkugzatvmX3v5FF9vWKoqd5cn4UW_yYWaCAvG6GOvyKt6EaCeRDlp7rpcfME8/s640/19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sigfrid having his fries and even fell asleep... While momma feeling all donya with two servants! JK! ;P</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCFHaiViQ0HQXx8oImTAeoJQYfbBzDJGC0BX1zAHP3jCxX-JFavQEyuzolctlxFFWLG27CttODEwezkxCelsTwPpCZvJr90HG_PcVJZkguvr3-VQHT0iFtLvwLCJkSqb_bqHwD_DXjnc/s1600/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCFHaiViQ0HQXx8oImTAeoJQYfbBzDJGC0BX1zAHP3jCxX-JFavQEyuzolctlxFFWLG27CttODEwezkxCelsTwPpCZvJr90HG_PcVJZkguvr3-VQHT0iFtLvwLCJkSqb_bqHwD_DXjnc/s640/21.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IwtX_15DHKv6sMHj9raud25-AXGJobvh16UHPq8e2orqcRxVdSyDD8-ghEp_bmScJ5dFFB6y6ZGnkz3ccbDWZ_qI2nTIDEGflduqA6iV6HNUHxuuzSvDvhQl65HL7hj2C7rSVvgFiOQ/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IwtX_15DHKv6sMHj9raud25-AXGJobvh16UHPq8e2orqcRxVdSyDD8-ghEp_bmScJ5dFFB6y6ZGnkz3ccbDWZ_qI2nTIDEGflduqA6iV6HNUHxuuzSvDvhQl65HL7hj2C7rSVvgFiOQ/s640/20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They have a drier!! Perfect for those on-the-go and just for anyone!!! Need not worry to get your nails chapped!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9nTjFrh1XjCBT-bySglc6T6aRir3X5nGi8m0njFxqt_X_nIWbwGYskm_ExHDXMID_caVsrZOaCFYzmJ38yinaLvpuDlb5b-p84uiyRCob_TQGd3inm6q3EBInm6VsuAiaUwAPsbzAx4/s1600/30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB9nTjFrh1XjCBT-bySglc6T6aRir3X5nGi8m0njFxqt_X_nIWbwGYskm_ExHDXMID_caVsrZOaCFYzmJ38yinaLvpuDlb5b-p84uiyRCob_TQGd3inm6q3EBInm6VsuAiaUwAPsbzAx4/s640/30.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I actually wanted to try their eyelash extension (with free retouch after 4 days!!)<i>. </i>Maybe next time! I am really happy with my Spa Pedicure + and classic manicure! Staying at their nail spa for 3 hours was totally worth it! Loved the intimate set-up, in between hand and foot massages (AHHH soooo good!!! I actually wanted to request a <i>prolong</i>), and comfy spa sofa chairs. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Get Polished!</span>, </b>for having us!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks, Ms. Rachel and Ms. Cherry! 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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Get Polished! Nail Spa is open 10AM to 9PM daily. Visit them at:</b></span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">>>Unit 104 Loyola Heights Condominium #23 dela Rosa St. cor. Abada St. Loyola Heights, Quezon City</b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Tel. No. +63 2 4833224 </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Cellphone No. +63 9175779494</span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">>>189-B Aguirre Ave. BF Home Phase 3, Paranaque City</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Tel. No. +632 4915934</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Cellphone No. +63 9175779494</span> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><b>>>38 AC Building Mezzanine, Sct. Ybardolaza St. Timog, Quezon City</b> </span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Tel. No. +63 2 4092235</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Cellphone No. +63 9175779494</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">>>They just opened<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;">(if I'm not mistaken) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;">their 4th branch at the </span><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;">2nd floor, One Archers Place beside La Salle</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;">. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Visit their website for more info: </span><a href="http://www.getpolished.com.ph/" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">http://www.getpolished.com.ph</a></span><br />
Visit and like their facebook page for updates: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/PamperedAtGetPolished">http://www.facebook.com/PamperedAtGetPolished</a><br />
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Who doesn't want to go to places? Scratch that, who doesn't want to visit NEW places and have that YEARNED for breath of fresh air! No one! N O O N E! Weeks ago, together with two awesome girl friends, we had a swell time at <b>Coron, Palawan </b>for four days! <i>*100 watt smile* </i><br />
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I feel like I am a transformed being -someone carefree, energetic, and up to any <i>(thinks twice)</i> adventure -every time I walk in awe and get lost and giddy in foreign and unfamiliar street; this is one constant thing that travelling does to me which I find really healthy.</div>
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We arrived in <strike>primitive</strike> Busuanga airport past 4 in the afternoon. Let me take you to all the places we went to thru photos (warning: photo heavy) and captions and more rather informative blahs.<br />
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From the airport, we were fetched by a van to <b>Darayonan</b> where we lodged.<br />
Darayonan has a pool!!! One of the cleanest swimming pool I swam in! Swimming in a pool never felt that good!! The water is clean and has the right temperature. It was neither hot nor cold! #notOA<br />
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5:30-6:30 PM: We were supposed to have a trek to <b>Mount Tapyas</b>, but we decided to couch our lazy bums.<br />
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We went to <b><a href="http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac36/heyitsnina/maquinit.jpg">Maquinit Hot Springs</a></b> right ahead instead (ahhh, very rejuvenating!!! Must visit!). The road going to the place is dark and scary as there are no lamp posts along the way. Any bad soul can harm and can kill you along the way without anyone knowing. You can scream all you want and try to get some help but to no avail, we had that sort of feeling and conversations while riding the tricycle. Good thing there are no NPAs and Coron is inhabited by good people only. According to a local, they hold a record of 0% crime rate. #howtrue<br />
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The water tasted salty and I thought that they use saline system. It was something unusual and I really thought that the salt was artificially induced to sanitize the water. But according to research, it is the <b>only salt water hot spring in the Philippines.</b> Ok. So, that explains why. Get ready to plunge in 40 degrees Celsius water.<br />
<b>Entrance fee:</b> 150php for adults<br />
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After that, we had dinner at <b><a href="http://i883.photobucket.com/albums/ac36/heyitsnina/P1230282.jpg">Kawayanan Grill</a></b>. Do yourselves a favor, do not consider eating here. There are way way better choices (read further below).<br />
The food was actually ok. I ordered sisig and I liked it. Nothing special, but again, I honestly liked it and finished a whole sizzling plate and would recommend their sisig. The thing is they have small servings and they are overpriced. So, no, thank you. </div>
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We spent two or even three hours sailing and in the middle of our boat ride, we stopped (not once but twice!!!) due to some boat problems and it even drizzled! @%^%$#@!@#$%! Thank God the rain didn't pour or else it will be scarier.<br />
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Complementary hotel breakfast every morning!</div>
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Basically how each day in Coron started.</div>
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As usual, last birds to arrive.<br />
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Scaredy cats!<br />
We were the only ones in the group who put our lifevests on, see.<br />
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First stop was <b>Banana Island Resort</b> where we had lunch. The beach/shore was stony. Bleech.<br />
<b>Entrance / environmental fee:</b> 100php<br />
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CRABSSSSS!<br />
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Then, we went to <b>Malcapuya Island. </b>The water's soooo pristine and clean, and the sand is fine! We had a parcel of the beach for ourselves. Some opted to go snorkeling; we stayed.<br />
<b>Entrance / environmental fee: </b>200php<br />
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We had dinner at <b>Bistro Coron</b>. I enjoyed my meal!! Herbed <i>slices of meat</i> with rice + extra rice! Most customers shared and finished a pizza and a pasta and looked really tempting! We were actually reminded of the food in Bonito's in Los Banos, Laguna.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">DAY 3:</span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This is our most jam-packed day. We went to five tourist attractions. Unlike day 2, we had shorter boat rides and the weather was oh-so-perfect for the beach. Mr. Sun was smiling at us!<b></b></span><br />
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We fed fishes at <b>Siete Pecados Marine Park</b>. You stop (in the middle of the vast sea) at Siete Pecados to snorkel and marvel at what lies beneath. And there we were just swimming and pulled by <i>kuya bangkero/guide</i> around. ;P<br />
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Oha, lifevest + lifebuoy + kuya maneuvering us!!<br />
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Nothing spectacular. Not so much variety.<br />
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We went to <b>Kayangan Lake</b> next. It is dubbed as one of the cleanest lake in the Philippines. And wow, we passed through cluster of islands before we arrived at the jump-off point. <b>It was breathtaking!!</b> From there, we climbed up and down (300 steps, if my memory serves me right) huge slabs of stones.<br />
<b>Entrance / environmental fee:</b> 200php<br />
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We stopped by a summit and marveled at the view.<br />
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There were small small fishes swimming around near the platform.<br />
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We also swam through a small cave. <b>It was majestic!!! </b>It was like there were blue lights below! I was a bit scared (closeted scarred) but it was really majestic inside! Look up and you'll see small amount of sunlight passing through walls of jagged limestones nearly rubbing each other. We were reminded of <strike>James Franco <33</strike> 127 hours.<br />
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We had lunch at <b>Smith's Point Beach</b> after. It is just a small paradise but it was our most serene beach stop. The sand was really really fine like powder, crushed polvoron fine!! The sand is not composed of crushed shells and really tiny stones like most white sand beaches we already consider remarkable, rather, its sand evenly disperses in water! <b>AMAZINGGG! Finest one I've ever been too, thus far!</b><br />
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After few good minutes of having awesome swimming time at Smith's, off we went to <b>Skeleton Wreck </b>where<b> </b>a sunken Japanese ship can be seen. They say you can see it just by snorkeling, meaning, it is not that deep. We were actually wondering how a ship (ships are huge, right) sunk there when we have a vivid view, while at the boat, of the life below. Instead of snorkeling, we fed fishes. We were adventurous like that, lelz! There were more variety of fishes here compared to Siete Pecados Marine Park.<br />
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See those big floating balls there? Below that mark is the ship.<br />
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Them snorkeling around<br />
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While we opted to stay dry under the sun and just fed fishes.<br />
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See, there are more various pretty fishes here than in Siete Pecados Marine Park.<br />
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Last in our itenerary was <b>Twin Lagoons</b>. It was low tide when we visited, and so we passed underneath a cave with pointy edges that can cut your skin, so you better be careful. <b>The water here is really really strange! One moment the water is cold, and the next it is warm! </b>I am not kidding! Just few tiny, really few tiny moves and paddles and the water temperature changes. Awesome, at the same time, pretty strange. They say it is because of the current. <b>You must visit it and experience for yourself!!</b><br />
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Entrance fee: 100php per lagoon. Yes, they're twin but you have to pay separately. We just went to one lagoon. <br />
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Passed through that small opening down there to get to the lagoon!<br />
<i>all photos of Twin Lagoon from Google images</i><br />
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We had dinner at <b>Manneken Pis </b>and bam,<b> best dinner in Coron!!!!!! It is where I tasted the best bread in the entire world!!! </b>I am not a bread person. I am actually a rice over bread (sandwiches, burgers) person, but I can be a convert if only I get to have their loaf every single freakin' day!!! Its slices are bigger than the typical pan available in the groceries. The size got me overwhelmed, but when I took a bite with my bacon and egg, @#$%^&*(*&^%$#, there was heaven in my mouth!!!!!!! Every munch was heaven in my mouth, sex in my mouth, and what have you!<b> I MISS MANNEKEN PIS!</b> They can (must) put up a branch in the city and I am damn sure that they will have lots of patrons *count me in*.<br />
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The place is nicely interiored and it's cozy inside. They have free wi-fi, some were actually bringing their laptops with them. The meals are really affordable albeit not compromising the quality and taste. <b>Promise me you'll eat here when you visit Coron, Palawan!!</b><br />
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<b>THE BEST!!! </b><b>THE BEST!!! </b><b>THE BEST!!!</b><br />
Two sunny side ups, bacon strips, and the winner bread slices!!!<br />
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Lim's! She didn't finish this. Not sure if this one was good!<br />
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V's! Ahhh, their bread!! And you can tell with its taste that they use good ham! Affordable yet quality!<br />
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Last day was allotted to scour the market and souvenir shops to buy<i> pasalubong</i>!<br />
And well, pack our things up.<br />
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Last breakfast in Darayonan! Last brecky in Coron!<br />
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We had lunch at <b>Coron Village Lodge</b></div>
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Yummehhh bulalo!<br />
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available @ Coron Village Lodge Souvenir shop<br />
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Mode of transportation there<br />
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Bought <a href="http://www.marketmanila.com/images/aadanggit.JPG">danggit</a> in the public market.<br />
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Thank God there's Zagu in/near the public market to quench the heat!! It was soooo hot that day!<br />
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At the airport where terminal fee is just 20PHP!!! <i>Dapat lang!</i>:<br />
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Had latte while waiting for the plane<br />
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Bbye, Coron!!<br />
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In case you want to know, we availed of a package tour inclusive of hotel accommodation, 3 hotel breakfast (2nd till 4th day) and 2 lunch (2nd and 3rd day), and boat rentals and tours.<br />
Environmental fee to all beaches and other tourist attractions, dinner, snorkel rental, and air fare (I think we got ours for 876 pesos each two-way already) are excluded from the package. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">WHEN: November 14-17, 2011</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Yes, pretty late post! ;P</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Some photos from Leemae (fish eye!!) and Vea</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-55363068227607622162011-11-10T02:11:00.000-08:002011-11-10T02:11:32.195-08:00Dance, Dance, Dance!Here are some pieces from <b><a href="http://schmug.multiply.com/photos/album/229/COLLECTION_5_Move_Move_Move_Move">Schmug's latest collection: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Move,</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Move,</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Move, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Move!</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;"> </span>Enjoy! =)<br />
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Guess who the headless girl is! mahrhr!<br />
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I rarely make separate outfit posts especially lately <i>(last one was ages ago, or feels just like)</i>, but since we took a number of shots last Saturday, I told myself why not make a separate post.</div>
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As said in <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2011/11/miss-bs-tuckshop.html">previous post</a>, w<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">e arrived at <a href="http://tohoneysuckledays.blogspot.com/2011/11/miss-bs-tuckshop.html">Miss B's Tuckshop</a> 30 minutes before chow time. Here's the result / what we actually did while walking around ;P: </span></div>
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This top reminds me of Vea!! </div>
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I rarely wear sleeveless! Ask my friends! I don't know what the cats dragged in, or what the wind blew in that day!</div>
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Fallin in love with skirts! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11993381840695523085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186376705325590400.post-43700212283080766202011-11-08T04:33:00.000-08:002011-11-08T04:33:12.639-08:00Miss B's Tuckshop<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">FINALLY!!</span></b> We went straight to <b>Miss B's Tuckshop</b> after walking around and buying few stuff at The Fort. We arrived 30 minutes early; Miss B's Tuckshop opens at 5pm during Saturdays. We thought of having milk tea at Serenitea, just few blocks away, while on idle but decided not to anymore since we'll be having milkshake at Miss B's. #stoked</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Miss B's Tuckshop,</b> from the term 'tuckshop' <i>(usually and correctly (?) spelled in two separate words)</i> itself, is a small food shop, usually pertaining to a school canteen. The best part? They don't add monosodium glutamate (yes, <i>vetsin. yes, aji-no-moto</i>), and other artificial flavors and enhancers in all of the dishes they serve. They are not killing their customers; they know their health bible! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On one end, not that I made a big deal out of it, when we arrived 4:30 in the afternoon, I turned the doorknob and fortunately, the door was open. I asked the owner <i>(I think she's one of the owners) </i>if they're open already and<i> </i>told me that they'll open by 5, just as expected. We went back just few minutes before 5pm. I opened the door again and asked their waitress --the first person I saw this time --if we can come in already. She said they'll open at 6freakin'PM!!!! I was a bit bewildered and told her that the <i>owner</i> told me to come back at 5pm. And hello, it says in your <i>websites</i> and other online review articles that you open 5pm during Saturdays. Simple! She didn't know what to say, so, she asked the owner about it, walked towards their kitchen, went back to me and told me, "ok, you may come in. We are open already". It was just disappointing. We went there few weeks before, too, at around 10 in the evening and the same waitress told me that they're not yet open or they just closed. I really couldn't understand her since she didn't even bother go outside to at least say a few words. She just did some hand signals I cannot decipher! They were supposed to be open! It says that their operating hours during Fridays is 12pm to 3AM!!! WHYYYYY! Ha ha ha, it sounded like I flared up, but not really.</div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Miss B’s Tuckshop is our version of a hole-in-the-wall, urban cafeteria. “Tuckshop” was coined from the commonwealth term meaning “canteen”. The restaurant wishes to strip every guest off all frills from their usual dining experience and bring back the ease of eating classic ‘junk food” (without the gunk!). Our goal is to preserve the simplicity of real flavors while not having to hold back on the playful side of food and the overall dining experience. Our back-to-basics approach to food comes from our deepest desire to bring back quality in junk food per se. Miss B’s daily challenge is to produce honest fast food which people can identify with wherein satisfaction is always above and beyond paid value. Anyone is welcome to come as you are and tuck in! -<a href="http://msbstuckshop.blogspot.com/">msbtuckshop</a></span></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2Jv6oNhRAWKtm4Cm3C40dqx9uMQYeX8A6KtjZ1vzHZ9B_a8C-l9iijBs5gO6hyphenhyphenYYkigTep-4vNVonLu47-5k0Kn1k6OGXpTTx1dRcpPQdO7WUNYFDPdWuD5SrUWH10TWZX75FWHaFpk/s1600/P1020348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2Jv6oNhRAWKtm4Cm3C40dqx9uMQYeX8A6KtjZ1vzHZ9B_a8C-l9iijBs5gO6hyphenhyphenYYkigTep-4vNVonLu47-5k0Kn1k6OGXpTTx1dRcpPQdO7WUNYFDPdWuD5SrUWH10TWZX75FWHaFpk/s1600/P1020348.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The newly refurbished facade! I like its <i><a href="http://www.spot.ph/files/2011/04/1302169791-facade.jpg">before</a> </i>better.<br />
Just really looks like a hole-in-the-wall --like a wallflower along Jupiter street. Who would've thought they serve good food here? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwtVhP9Xvom8Nju5KWfvMAfBMJtFrxAENchLuNFm0obkaRPA2KZ8JTUUABaDOm91vU2KshmTe9yGeHh-C3_ZC9CcnVwTztL3PfhiC8zft8JAwePpoSvEyOwzblTrUAyg_S5FZada5V4A/s1600/P1020249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwtVhP9Xvom8Nju5KWfvMAfBMJtFrxAENchLuNFm0obkaRPA2KZ8JTUUABaDOm91vU2KshmTe9yGeHh-C3_ZC9CcnVwTztL3PfhiC8zft8JAwePpoSvEyOwzblTrUAyg_S5FZada5V4A/s1600/P1020249.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">No need to ask for menus. Menu is largely written on the blackboard right in front of you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkG3nsxOOSZzorL6T1KSIKVso4WbU6yotpg-F17DDd9X7o0_9tOIWgxF0r8oIGLeO8lT-BBqsmQEQkjIwrTqGozmea96PDQgNJYhqlAxWlt-ddvEinrT0HcXZvPy_hdxBdR7jkBMfBPQ/s1600/P1020251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkG3nsxOOSZzorL6T1KSIKVso4WbU6yotpg-F17DDd9X7o0_9tOIWgxF0r8oIGLeO8lT-BBqsmQEQkjIwrTqGozmea96PDQgNJYhqlAxWlt-ddvEinrT0HcXZvPy_hdxBdR7jkBMfBPQ/s1600/P1020251.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love New York style kitchens where you get to see how they prepare your food. I feel like I'm in good hands --that they won't spit on my food!! ;P</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrO6DNXhohC1R4UJukAhDGKZGVN7NBjP7AI_FPxB_KKg5Su0j1-QDNunKBK4ogi9fe-wcWWi110YoHobNY8sm1fwLPUD3SCcrC66AOlfC6Yk8CnOYq5_-Zd0STHpDVLbX4H4zoeDLhLw/s1600/P1020286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrO6DNXhohC1R4UJukAhDGKZGVN7NBjP7AI_FPxB_KKg5Su0j1-QDNunKBK4ogi9fe-wcWWi110YoHobNY8sm1fwLPUD3SCcrC66AOlfC6Yk8CnOYq5_-Zd0STHpDVLbX4H4zoeDLhLw/s1600/P1020286.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v7xMzpkgDODMqk2Tfe7Vd-NUkdy9wyBSPlShYxsRjOlNs8BO5eQP6sO7fQuHZofimzAHZt1Vk1edR6FfmX5aea05MFKw_7A9bzFT5xHLNVu8GnyCQPmKtybVcg2C2GHGUu9HpFAVXYE/s1600/P1020284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v7xMzpkgDODMqk2Tfe7Vd-NUkdy9wyBSPlShYxsRjOlNs8BO5eQP6sO7fQuHZofimzAHZt1Vk1edR6FfmX5aea05MFKw_7A9bzFT5xHLNVu8GnyCQPmKtybVcg2C2GHGUu9HpFAVXYE/s1600/P1020284.JPG" /></a></div>They served our drinks first.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I tied their <b>Roasted Marshmallow milkshake (180php)</b>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">VERDICT: I find it too sweet!<br />
Wanna / will try <b>Red Velvet</b> next time!!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YKBELZg1lm76BQYVJcJlw1bnh4JfA2AuGYJGNiq7JggeqHQZd5hjTKBw9q20lAAjR71dqh-rvFamFJ5cdYAU1h42y-umBlKPMpSVad6vTlUV0p60S1RaWUfrZJpsXF6CYqg8-3xygc0/s1600/P1020254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YKBELZg1lm76BQYVJcJlw1bnh4JfA2AuGYJGNiq7JggeqHQZd5hjTKBw9q20lAAjR71dqh-rvFamFJ5cdYAU1h42y-umBlKPMpSVad6vTlUV0p60S1RaWUfrZJpsXF6CYqg8-3xygc0/s1600/P1020254.JPG" /></a></div>Most articles I read online actually recommended Roasted Mallow milkshake. But then again, my taste buds find it too sweet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeh1EjovsEh_H_tzNdekNJXm-WpyjxEfXsS4ipV6q7RHXs7zLxuLnl3zDAeFUL0cepzVaw0odNGOHD7adY9Hyn0Q2f9_L8JCiF-Qv2Z7fhR4WzeSeXXlK1HAWrtYfTLDq0kZ-oTZiUtU/s1600/P1020255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeh1EjovsEh_H_tzNdekNJXm-WpyjxEfXsS4ipV6q7RHXs7zLxuLnl3zDAeFUL0cepzVaw0odNGOHD7adY9Hyn0Q2f9_L8JCiF-Qv2Z7fhR4WzeSeXXlK1HAWrtYfTLDq0kZ-oTZiUtU/s1600/P1020255.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Their cute water bottles! Made me wanna drink water!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiE_uzwa2f6d74wKDV5cwnaGGTCZ3x7Fch_vWgTneO3Zlpag3XgQWwdQb5surw_H8Q_443gZPPSY8RDIfPBSqUTXGaRHPnprbjy_gjwe6h-mMnmQImWkCL9I40BGGhz7a1kwk1Ii1_gU/s1600/P1020313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiE_uzwa2f6d74wKDV5cwnaGGTCZ3x7Fch_vWgTneO3Zlpag3XgQWwdQb5surw_H8Q_443gZPPSY8RDIfPBSqUTXGaRHPnprbjy_gjwe6h-mMnmQImWkCL9I40BGGhz7a1kwk1Ii1_gU/s1600/P1020313.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fish and chips (240php).</b><br />
According to the waitress, this is one of their bestsellers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cibo chips are better.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finn liked it. For me, it was just ok.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgni2WTqgUGI_I5-KDdq82qMYNNac8CWU-PNENxwejN2l6X-tAhEZRQdPqWqek_xTP3RTlz1ZQ82PfKxTmiDUd89rhDFo2WzP3QrUIoAo6dhgu96-F3H84GiEqWHQ3NV_6zJa1LemAtj-0/s1600/P1020315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgni2WTqgUGI_I5-KDdq82qMYNNac8CWU-PNENxwejN2l6X-tAhEZRQdPqWqek_xTP3RTlz1ZQ82PfKxTmiDUd89rhDFo2WzP3QrUIoAo6dhgu96-F3H84GiEqWHQ3NV_6zJa1LemAtj-0/s1600/P1020315.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am going back to have this <b>Lechon Salad</b> again and again!!! Ordered just as side dish (65php). I'll order it in <i>starter size</i> next time!! It's soooooo goood!!!!! <333</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqTPs9JR3cuiy-QqsEJ-333RG0OYI_bszMT8w3At77VyhUpRAK_JJv6hwig3T1vt_qJc0Bn1yTOs7ZTEscssjeLIeMuiFijB9F8oMoNXJ2Z0E1UbOcfBIP9hoCrnXyd9abe6VzMV0hBI/s1600/P1020318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqTPs9JR3cuiy-QqsEJ-333RG0OYI_bszMT8w3At77VyhUpRAK_JJv6hwig3T1vt_qJc0Bn1yTOs7ZTEscssjeLIeMuiFijB9F8oMoNXJ2Z0E1UbOcfBIP9hoCrnXyd9abe6VzMV0hBI/s1600/P1020318.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Loved their<b> Beef Burger (185php)</b> too!!!! No veggies, whatsoever, but it's really good! It wasn't dry!! It was really juicy! Nom! **ok, excessive use of exclamation point**<br />
I usually tend to compare. The best burger, amongst all of the burgers I had so far, is <b>Wingman's</b>... and still remains my favorite. ;) </div><div style="text-align: center;">But I want to try their <b>Crispy Pork Confit burger</b> next time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOnlUXtYSLiJoxSdXfqXGRHHLCMgSA7mHC8SteFL2x6S_jIDVC4EN4ZKSuAiHQ9nRYJI3lYJmzdcOVwHV2W10m7U-5MBAGW6TdEOm6AaHxZn5zdkQfyEByO9nj_3DuuzVYyniQbCUBmM/s1600/P1020329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOnlUXtYSLiJoxSdXfqXGRHHLCMgSA7mHC8SteFL2x6S_jIDVC4EN4ZKSuAiHQ9nRYJI3lYJmzdcOVwHV2W10m7U-5MBAGW6TdEOm6AaHxZn5zdkQfyEByO9nj_3DuuzVYyniQbCUBmM/s1600/P1020329.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reg. their beef</div><div style="text-align: center;">The beef that they use is 100% grass-fed! Great! And I agree, it is loaded with real beefy goodness! I don't know if it is the same with burgers in Wingman. If not, I don't think they're comparable anymore, haha! I have bias towards food houses who lean towards serving <i>lesser evil</i>, alternative food to their customers since we, most of the time, really do not know the source of the food we eat and what artificial enhancers they add when we eat out.<br />
For instance, when we dine out and order the good 'ol fried chicken, we do not know if the chicken they serve and well, we eat has been injected with steroids. When we eat in Chinese restaurants, little do we know that the food they serve have ample amount of MSG. And generally speaking, we do not know what goes on inside their kitchens. Random thoughts <i>*insert all disturbing stories I've heard on what cooks sometimes do* </i>on how they might have prepared my food make me puke.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPWGDwBpXBnbNCOmutC7AlsOytj7o-e-9-lgw-ajfKSMk-sztVBy0z9OKoTRU9Yr7CozHiKbweI5hx174doisI-Xj2mobx4CO4AZakQ7OAv3N_oE6S5IXX1XSizqej90R3iNd9QAhX4k/s1600/P1020316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPWGDwBpXBnbNCOmutC7AlsOytj7o-e-9-lgw-ajfKSMk-sztVBy0z9OKoTRU9Yr7CozHiKbweI5hx174doisI-Xj2mobx4CO4AZakQ7OAv3N_oE6S5IXX1XSizqej90R3iNd9QAhX4k/s1600/P1020316.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finn and I spent 750+php all-in-all which is off-budget, personally speaking. The food was ok. It'll be better and really good if they cut down their prices, heee!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ekoz5ImzKHh1rWYF5QPrnLlMq_LgvXNFu7gx6ILARo7k7EzAeNrzAwobEFQonPF9O-hcwfHjEcrQANTKvzfv3EFLcaiAkxm8fTlQ5pXvFQG6H7e3kG1wkiHJpZFzsTSAZUg5Je_PzRc/s1600/P1020260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ekoz5ImzKHh1rWYF5QPrnLlMq_LgvXNFu7gx6ILARo7k7EzAeNrzAwobEFQonPF9O-hcwfHjEcrQANTKvzfv3EFLcaiAkxm8fTlQ5pXvFQG6H7e3kG1wkiHJpZFzsTSAZUg5Je_PzRc/s1600/P1020260.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the concept, their Lechon Salad!!!!, their beef burger! It is the perfect place for people who get hunger pangs in the middle of the night! Food tastes soooo good during wee hours, for some reason I don't know.<br />
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I accidentally deleted my text-heavy (!!!) original, supposedly post about the <b>Multiply Shopping Party </b>last Sunday!! So I am currently starting from scratch again <i>*cries buckets*</i>! Better late and redo than not to post anymore!</div>
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I thought I wouldn't go anymore to the <b>Multiply Shopping Party</b><b>. </b>Not because I have prior commitments, but because I only have one invite, and who wants to go to an event, to a party alone? I sure don't. Then, a friend told me that she won two invites to the party. Hopes got up, I can finally go with a friend or two. I bugged her to go, but she really can't since she's coming all the way from Batangas and the party is scheduled on a weekday, in the middle of work week. I asked her if I can have her invites instead so I can bring two friends, and she agreed. Then again, a day before the event, she still hasn't received any instruction on how to claim the invites! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">[INSERT LONG STORY HERE ON WHAT WE HAD TO DO AND GO THROUGH TO GET THE INSTRUCTION / CONFIRMATION FEW HOURS (!!) BEFORE THE MULTIPLY SHOPPING PARTY! *frustrating and dismayed*]</span> Lazy to go into detail, bottom line is I was able to go with two friends!</div>
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Since this post is about Multiply Marketplace's <i>launch</i>, let me share reason/s on why I personally love Multiply. As some of you may know, I am the person behind <b><a href="http://schmug.multiply.com/">Schmug</a> </b><i>(nothing grand, but yea)</i>, an online shop catering to women's needs and wants which I started managing since April of 2010. I chose Multiply as Schmug's online marketplace for a simple but non-negotiable want to somehow have a site that I can tweak the way I want to which I cannot do in most online marketplace out there. Most are asking that I transfer Schmug or create a facebook account since multiply is blocked in their offices; and most argue that they don't have a Multiply account. Friends, you can visit my site even if you don't have a Multiply account! That's why I left a contact number on the welcome note. ;P</div>
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Here are some outtakes. The fashion show has already ended when we came, though <i>*le sigh*</i>.</div>
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When we arrived, Bianca Valero was hosting on stage, announcing winners for certain categories.</div>
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with <a href="http://vanessagalang.tumblr.com/">Essa!</a>!! Glad to see you and others too!!! =)</div>
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Met lovely <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/mkcarolino">Melody</a>!!! =)</div>
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I accompanied my cousin to the <b>Take Flight: BDJ Fair 2012</b> which was held at Eastwood last Sunday, October 16. We decided to go around the mall first to assuage the heat and since we arrived an hour early before Alyanna Martinez's talk where we were registered. </div>
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I did not expect and know that it would be an outdoor fair, hence, me in thick blazer --we went straight to Manila after our Sunday service. I know, I know, it's clearly stated that the event will be at the Eastwood Mall <b>OPEN PARK</b> but I didn't check on this prior. My bad. I didn't shed so much sweat, though, if you're curious. Hello, I could've removed the blazer but I didn't. </div>
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While killing time inside the mall, we went through the food stalls at the upper level. Then, we saw a Happy Lemon ad and told my cousin that I'll grab a drink first. While waiting in line, I noticed that Alyanna Martinez was in front of us and told Ro that we're surely not yet late for the talk. Loved her radiant skin. I've always believed that good skin is one's best accessory.</div>
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Long queues greeted us when we finally headed out to go to the fair. The queue for those who pre-registered <i>(raises hand) </i>was longer than the queue for walk-in participants! Great turn-out, BDJ! Congrats! </div>
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This <i>center table</i> filled with cupcakes, planners, and cute itsie bitsies intially caught our attention when we got in.<br />
Yes, Divine Lee *had a talk too entitled "Get Lost in Style" but scheduled time is already late for us.</div>
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Early ones who were pre-registered to the <b>Shop Around the World</b> talk!</div>
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Took a photo of our passport while waiting for the talk to start<br />
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<i>Putol!</i><br />
Should've toaken a photo of the entire schedule of events!<br />
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Finally!! Opening remarks!<br />
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Alyanna Martinez givin' the talk!!<br />
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Here's what I've learned, can still remember, and insights I'd like to personally share from the talk:</div>
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<b>(1)</b> I've only shopped and window shopped to some Asian countries: Bangkok -SHOPPED! and still wanna go back, Singapore -shopped! and wanna go back, Hongkong -SHOPPED TWICE! still wanna go back, Malaysia -semi-shopped, Macau -more of food? hee. And based on her talk and based on her multiple shopping experiences around the globe, she said that her top shopping destinations are still in Asia namely Bangkok and Hongkong. I couldn't agree more! Nothing beats Bangkok and Hongkong shopping! Can I just say, shopping here in the Philippines for bargains is great too and we offer lots of great locally made and designed pieces.</div>
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<b>(2)</b> Yes, you must visit <b>Granville</b> when you're in Hongkong! It's where we actually purchased so much good deal, good quality unique finds! Some indie Hongkong designers have shops there <i>(indie = Thank God I got you on first dibs, trendy and unique at the same time)</i>.</div>
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<b>(3)</b> Know when a country's sale season is. </div>
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Now that I am travelling without parental supervision and personally shelving out money on my own, this information matters to me now. I didn't really know the value of money before. I skimp as much as I can now. Except on good food, hee. It is a plus that there are LOTS of seat sale now unlike before. :) Thank you, Cebu Pacific! And thanks to Vea, the ever reliable friend when it comes to booking flights on sale and wanderlust, travel affairs, in general!</div>
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<b>(4) </b>Get lost!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>(5) <i>On a more personal note,</i></b> more than the great shopping anyone can rave about, and more than all the tangible things you get to bring home, going to different places, crossing cultures, make you learn so much that you will never ever learn in school. Thy young mind may not have understood everything in a wink as we set foot, but there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">They often say that education is the most valuable inheritance your parents can bestow on you that no one can take away. As for me, it's every single sojourn I spent with my family that my parents funded since we were young that made me appreciate the diversity of life and the beautiful, simple, luxe things in this world. <b>Crossing cultures and sub/territories, aside from good education, is a gem that no one can take away from you.</b> So go ahead, take flight!</span><br />
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I guess I didn't get it right! Haven't received an e-mail! hee!</div>
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FART was there! I remember that we looked for their shop years ago! :)</div>
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Lots of brands have a booth inside, some that I know of for instance that I wasn't able to take a photo of are: Leyende, Ace Water Spa, Artwine, Sole Sister, Athena, CarbTrim, Jellybean, John Robert Powers, Etude House, and Azta. </div>
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Cousin bought 4 planners on 20% off! The BDJ planner retails for 480php @ the fair. One of reasons why we attended the event is to avail of this good discount. Thanks, BDJ!</div>
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What's inside our Goody swag bag!<br />
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After the fun-filled event, we ate at Pho Hoa, Trinoma! <333</div>
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Favorite of all time, their fresh spring rolls with peanut sauce!! <333</div>
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