Review:Ramen Tei

My beau was craving some Japanese food (again) so I decided to look for one in Festival Mall that we haven't tried yet.
I discovered Ramen Tei through the Festival Mall website and suggested that we check it out.
First off, I have to say that when we saw the restaurant we had second thoughts about whether we should enter or not.
Only one table was occupied and it really didn't offer much ambiance.
But because I was too lazy and hungry to go look for another place, we decided to go for it.
I apologize for the not so decent pictures.
The place had minimal lighting and I didn't want to use flash 'coz it might bother the people in the other table.







The place had minimal decorations and didn't really offer the "Japanese restaurant vibe". I think there were only four people on staff that day (Thursday afternoon).The place had minimal decorations and didn't really offer the "Japanese restaurant vibe". I think there were only four people on staff that day (Thursday afternoon).






The first thing I noticed was how long the menu was. There were 807 choices including the drinks! (3 weren't available)





Beau commented that the menu was like a karaoke song list.





It took us a long time to choose our order and in the end we chose the set meal. Beau ordered the Sashimi Teishyoku (mixed sashimi) and I had the Ebi Tempura Teishyoku (batter fried prawns). Both meals included miso soup, potato salad, rice, mixed vegetables and a slice of ripe mango for dessert.





Ebi Tempura Teishyoku (310php)





Sashimi Teishyoku (310php)


I have to admit, the food tasted a lot better than I expected. The vegetables were freshly cooked and the potato salad was yum! Tempura always tastes the same for me although I do like the consistency of the batter that they used. It was a good deal for 310 pesos each and we were really full after the meal.


Pros:
-friendly staff
-good food
-privacy (we were the only people left after the people from the other table were finished)
-reasonably priced


Cons:
-air conditioning was a bit too warm for my liking
-the miso soup was a bit bland
-poor ambiance
-ants!


Overall, I'd still like to go back to the place although Beau didn't want to return because ants bit him. Oh how ants love my Beau. ^_^

Yabang Pinoy!!!

It makes me feel proud to know that there are still advocacy groups that promote the Pinoy pride.
And I'm very happy to support them.
I just bought a Yabang Pinoy band at Powerbooks earlier today.
I bought the katamtaman size and it was a bit too big for me.
I really don't mind.
The thing that got to me was the little card that came with it.
It was almost perfect.
Every word was in tagalog except for the word "wallet".
I wish they used "pitaka" instead.
I wanted to send them an e-mail but it's so mundane and I'm afraid that they'll find me silly...
Anyway, for more details about Yabang Pinoy just go to their website:
http://www.yabangpinoy.com/index.htm

Review:Kanin Club @ Paseo de Santa Rosa

My boyfriend and I decided to eat at Kanin Club for our 6th anniversary.
The food was really good although there were a lot of people so we weren't able to enjoy the ambiance that much..
We arrived during the peak lunch period so we were lucky to get seats.
We ordered the aligue rice, their famous crispy dinuguan (which I adored) and the Tom Yum Goong. I wanted to try more but seeing as there were only two of us, it seemed wasteful.








The Ambiance (score 8/10)
-I loved the whole Filipino feeling the restaurant had. There were stained glass near the doors
and the tables were made of wood and had capiz windows under the glass. Folk songs were also being played in the background. Now if only the employee uniforms matched the theme...








Aligue Rice-119php (score:4/10)
-it seemed a bit too bland for my taste. It was like colored white rice and nothing more.








Crispy Dinuguan-209php (score:9/10)
-I've read much about this dish and I wasn't disappointed. I loved this. I usually don't eat diniguan unless I know what's in it but this was definitely an exception to the rule. My only complaint is that most of the pieces were too big and not really bite size. And of course, the crispness tends to go away after a few minutes.







Tom Yum Goong-292php (score:8/10)
-I liked this one a lot too. It was like a spicy-minty seafood sinigang. There was a candle under the serving bowl so it was kept deliciously warm. I was a bit disappointed though because it only had one big shrimp in it and the rest was mussels and squid. I only eat shrimp. ^_^




Pros:

-Good food
-Reasonably priced
-Fast service (the place was packed!)



Cons:

-Small area
-Airconditioning wasn't that cool
-Tacky paintings (in my opinion)



Overall Rating: 8/10
-It's a good place to go to if you want to have a good meal with your family or friends.
I don't recommend it for first dates though. The ambiance isn't really romantic and there's too much people.

Review:Watchmen (Spoilers!)

I love this movie.
Next to Ironman and 300, this is my favorite comic book-turned-movie film.
Here's my quick review:
At first, I thought that the movie would be quite like X-Men but boy was I wrong!
The movie was almost 3hrs long and to me the storyline and some of the scenes seemed a bit too mature for its R-13 rating.
There were some boring parts but I guess that's quite normal for a movie that long.
My favorite part of the movie was the introductory part where they showed the heroes in their glory days and how they lost what they had.
Hmm... Kinda like The Incredibles, ha.. ^_^
I liked the way Rorschach acted and I wondered if I would've done the same thing he did towards the end of the film.
Ooh and Dr. Manhattan is H-O-T!
And it kinda bothered me that all I think of is Denny Duquette whenever I see The Comedian. ^_^
Hehe..
Definitely a great movie to see with your buddies.

Overnight at Subic Yacht Club

Here's some of the pics taken at Subic Yacht Club.

Pros:
-Peaceful
-Good food
-Great view
-Comfy Beds
-Big jacuzzis
-Has a pool table and bowling lanes

Cons:
-The restrooms had no locks
-Some of the pillows were "smooshed" already
-Pool was only 4ft deep
-Pool area wasn't open 24hrs



Bedroom



Shower



Bedroom



Toilet








Stairs

Billiards Area

Bowling Lanes


Lobby Stairs..

There's a part in the pool area that has sand

Sa labas nung resto..

The members' yachts...

Discovering ODesk

I recently stumbled upon another way to earn money online.
It's called ODesk and it's helping a lot of people earn online.
I discovered this with the help of the kind people at GirlTalk.
It's fun taking the tests.
I'm not sure if I'm really interested in applying for any of the jobs but hey, who knows, this might be my ticket to richness. ^_^

Shopping in Baclaran

My friend Angel and I were so excited about our team outing so we decided to do some shopping for our trip.
And what better place to hunt for bargains than Baclaran?
We went to her boyfriend's (Alex) house first which is conveniently located at Baclaran ^_^, ate breakfast and then we were on our way. My inner kikay was acting out again.

We wanted to buy the ff:
-A bikini (for Angel) and a tankini (for me)
-Shorts (for Angel and Alex)
-Summer dresses (for me)
-A big hat (for me)

We walked around for about 3 hours and although it was tiring, just the thought that I was surrounded by beautiful clothes made me happy.
We also found out that items are waaay cheaper if you buy them near the LRT station.
They have different prices for wholesale and retail.
For example, there's this really cute bikini that retailed for 650 pesos but if you but it as wholesale (minimum of 6) the price drops to 350.
We decided to come back again and take advantage of the wholesale prices. ^_^

I spent a total of 1,000 and was able to but the ff (take note, I didn't make tawad):
-2 summer dresses (midcalf) for 150 pesos each
-a maxi dress for 200
-2 tankinis (which I found out later didn't fit me) for 200 each
-2 huge hats for 75 pesos each

Angel and Alex bought:
-4 shorts at 40 pesos each
-a bikini for Angel for only 100 pesos
-a cool necklace for angel for 100 pesos
-a sleeveless top for only 75 pesos

So although the tankinis didn't fit me, I was still happy because I really enjoyed the experience and I just loved looking through all those clothes and eyeing the shoes. I might spend a fortune the next time I go there. But next time I'll make sure that I buy only the things that will fit me. ^_^