90s Kid Nostalgia

OMG I stumbled upon this video of FOJ a.k.a Vanna Vanna reunited after 11 years! My gosh before I got obsessed with international boy and girl bands, there was Vanna Vanna! Who would forget their hits like the famous Ivory Song (ang gaan, gaan ng feeling..) Hurting Inside and He Loves Me. 

Oh God how I  missed my 90s hits! Here is a video of Hurting Inside:

Do you still recognized them? I think they look a bit matured now except for the girl in the middle! Anyway,  I just love their crisp and clear voice! How I wish local singers would sound like them. Lahat ng singers ngayun kailangan pabirit ang boses miski simple ang kanta. Di ko gets! Haha

Oh well enjoy the clip! Search youtube for other songs they sang for that show.

Macadamia Sans rival

Hello I'm back! The busy ber months at work is starting to kick in and its my birthday month as well so let me leave you with this heavenly sight.

Macadamia Sans Rival Cake from Gay Vazquez

We've had this for quite some time during family gatherings, thanks to Ate Michelle for always discovering new places to order. Well I never get to take photos of them. Honestly, I am not really a fan of Sans Rival since I am more of a chocolate fan. Anything chocolate-ish (especially if its dark) I consume! Haha! But this one is an exception! My problem with sans rival is that sometimes it gets too sweet to the point that its nakaka-umay but this one was almost perfect. The generous macadamia all over is to die for! I swear! Best served when almost frozen too!

Priced at 900 php

We have yet to try the other products. Ive been told that the choco chips, boat tarts and cashew sans rival are a must try! For orders you may contact:

Gaz Vazquez Kitchen

35 Firefly St. Unit 3B Villa de Corazon, Valle Verde 6, Pasig City

Tel #: 6310125

New GAP Logo (Fail)

Okay Im not a graphic artist of some sort but I do have a very basic background on logo studies (thank you Orgcomm and Miss Sibs) and I'm so not digging this whole change of logo by the brand GAP. It looks like a royalty free clip art! According to this article there is no official word yet from the brand if its just a PR move (intentionally wanting for people to react negatively) or its just I dont know really bad.

I like to quote what Facehunter has tweeted that the New Gap logo is the biggest redesign failure of the decade.

Oh well for sure GAP has an explanation for its change look. Are they re-building their image? Hmmm... What do they want to project anyway?

Here it is. You judge?

from this

to this!

Wanted: Nutella Snack! Now Na!

Saw this upon blog hopping some time last month? Now I don't remember where I got it. Sorry! [My gosh Ms. Diaz will kill me for not properly citing the source oops!] I'm starving now I want some chocolates and then I saw this. Does anyone know if we have this here in the Philippines?

what a sinfully good snack

If only I can have this now while watching the latest episode of Gossip Girl Season 4!

So for now good night!

Back to Blog

Yes, I think its official. I have decided to go back to blogging! I kinda regret that I stopped blogging a few years back because Ive been going around in and out of the Metro, having some (mis)adventures and crazy fun experiences. All of them I wasn't able to document. Well they are all in facebook and/or multiply but back reading my former blog, it could have been better if I was able to publish is at least for myself or in this case online. I could have shared my local trips and give some tips. I also regret the fact that Ive been an slr owner for almost two years already and yet I wasn't able to show my photos to the world (not that I am a pro but they're decent enough).

So after having an active twitter account and realizing that facebook wall pages is not enough to show my random discoveries and musings and of course reading (and getting inspired) to numerous blogs out there, I decided to get back to blogging. I hope I get to maintain this. :)

Meanwhile let me leave you with this random photo I saw a few months back:

dont you agree?

So welcome back to myself in the worldwideweb!

Friday Dinner at Heat

Its a payday friday, its drizzling in the metro and you left the office during the rush hour (6:00 pm) to go to Mandaluyong! So there is no other way I can think of (unless I teleport or I am superman) to get to Edsa Shang from Manila and make it to our 6:30 PM dinner.

A relative is leaving for the states and my Tita is hosting a dinner for her at HEAT (Edsa, Shang-rila). For some reason, I never fully enjoy the selection there. I ate there twice this year already and still no improvement. When I eat in hotel buffets there are some (personal) rules I lived by: Haha!

1. Don't eat rice.

2. Explore the Japanese selection (since this is my fave cuisine).

3. Spot the steak and other expensive items/cuisine.

4. Don't get food you would normally eat elsewhere (filipino lutong bahay food, pizza, pasta and chinese cuisine).

5. Always leave extra (extra) room for desserts! (Since I have a sweet tooth).

So based on my so called rules, Heat didn't leave an impressive mark on me. Aside from the fact that we all had horrible traffic experience going there, I think the food selection felt a bit short. First the Japanese selection was very limited. I only spotted 3 or 4 makis/sushis? The steak wasn't impressive also accdg to my cousin so I skipped that part already. The rest was just OKAY. No specific food that I would really really remember. Although the dessert selection made up for the so-so food! Chocolate fondue fountain was love! Even though I am not a fan of white chocolate I gave it a try! Also, the signature teppanyaki ice cream (the one they cook and chop?) was a winner!

Since I was too hungry for this night, I wasn't able to take that much photos so I will leave with you with this:

some cool interiors at Edsa, Shang

a few from the dessert selection

I think when it comes to hotel buffets I would still go for Spirals at Sofitel on my top list. It used to be Paseo Uno at Mandarin Oriental but I haven't been there for quite some time so it will rank second for now and then Heat for the third spot. :)