Monday, August 31, 2009

Cold Rock Ice Creamery, Philippines

A well-known Ice Creamery in the world -- Cold Rock Ice Creamery is also here in the Philippines!
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They have several branches but I often go to their Greenbelt 3 and Trinoma branch. I am not sure if there are other branches other than those 2.

Anyway, this is not your usual Ice Cream parlor as this one is considered high-end by Filipinos. An order of small take home pack will set you back nearly 500 pesos! For minimum wage workers, this means spending more than your a days wage for just ice cream.

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The Ice Cream, is very milky. Of course, not your usual Magnolia or Selecta type of quality. This is much better. More $$$ = More yummy!

There are other alternatives too as several restaurants already imitated this concept. One of which is the famous ice cream of 5 cows. They prepare ice creams similar to how cold rock does it. Haven't tried other flavors there though because everytime we order the "liempo" (pork) there, we get free bubblegum flavoured ice cream. (also prepared using the same cold rock process).

I know it's cheaper there at 5 cows but buying the ice cream at cold rock reminds me of the cold rock we used to eat in Australia.

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Cold Rock Ice Cream with Mixins

Well, I know taking videos aren't allowed so, I just recorded their fixins section. Watch below.



Monday, August 24, 2009

Banana Split Day Today - August 25!

It's Banana Split day at 5 cows Trinoma!!!!

Get your banana split for just 70 pesos today!

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Not only that, you also get... FREE WIFI!!! (Laptop can be plugged in for 15 minutes according to the store manager)

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Happy Banana Split Day!!!

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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Dine at SM Food Courts! Free WiFi

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The SM Foodcourt business began in the 70's with the opening of the first branch in SM Makati. It was established to provide an eating place for customers after shopping in the mall. To date, there are 33 SM Foodcourt branches already. Another branch will open soon and hand in hand, the other current foodcourts are under renovations to keep up with the changing times. :)

I'm currently here at SM Marikina and there are 7 food stalls in the foodcourt area.

1. Lydia's Lechon
2. Seafood Grill
3. Inihaw Express
4. Pinoy Toppings
5. Baliwag Lechon Manok
6. Chicken Company
7. Sizzling Plate

Of course, around the area, there are a lot more food stalls like Potato Corner, Fruitas, Wham Burger, Gonuts and lots of others!

Best of all, you can use the free Wifi provided by SM Marikina. According to them, they will WiFi enable all the SM malls one by one. Right now, here are a few of the SMs that are WiFi enabled (FOR FREE!)
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1. SM Megamall
2. The Podium
3. SM Marikina
4. SM City Cebu
5. SM Bacolod
6. SM Baguio
7. SM Pampanga
8. SM North Edsa
9. SM Bacoor
and more!!!

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Jollibee Flash Mob Dance at SM Mall Of Asia

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When talking about Fastfood in the Philippines, one would think of one brand that is almost synonymous to fastfoods here in the Philippines -- that is Jollibee. So, if you are a first-timer here in the Philippines, don't forget to try out the food there, okay?

For years now, kids of all ages (yes, up to 100 maybe) enjoy the food that Jollibee offers. It suits their taste and their taste buds. Also, we are talking about here kids of all classes.

If you are a Filipino and you live in the Philippines your entire life AND you have not eaten in Jollibee EVEN ONCE. Then you must be lying somewhere there. I would love to hear from you! I will post a special blog for you from the several questions I would like to ask you.

My point is, majority of the Filipinos have tried and eaten Jollibee at least once just like Americans have eaten any McDonalds food at least once in their lifetime.

By the way, have you seen the Jollibee video that has been spreading around the internet? No, silly! Not the Jollibee and Hetty video scandal! LOLs.

It's the flash mob dance that was performed at SM Mall Of Asia here in the Philippines.

Watch the video below to know how good and cool there were. (Notice, I didn't say they were original. They are cool and original in their own way)

Monday, August 3, 2009

Holy Cow! No Card!

...or, where NOT to eat in the Philippines.

This is my first time eating in their SM Megamall branch. I am a loyal customer in their Trinoma branch.
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I will make this post very short and precise to my point.

I always get the Buffalo Wings (Appetizer) and the salmon in their Trinoma Branch. Last Saturday, I got the Buffalo Wings and Pesto Pasta. My only complaint is that the Buffalo Wings in this branch isn't as delicious as the one in Trinoma. Shouldn't there be a standardized quality?

After eating, we asked for the bill and Holy Cow! We waited for more than 30 minutes for it!!! Their card machine had no signal or what but, they should have informed us first in the first place. Good thing I have cash with me. What if I didn't, right? That would cause a lot of hassle.

It's their responsibility to inform us beforehand! While waiting, they should've at least gave us something to munch on or what.

I'm never returning here. I'm going to think about returning to their Trinoma branch.