Buddha-Bar Up Close and Personal

Buddha-Bar Manila is located at Picar Place along Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City. The three-level complex has a chic, tent-covered, terrace deck framing a shallow pool. This is the perfect place for a late-night or early-morning chill-out, with the nearby bar serving a wide range of cocktails. Buddha-Bar had really raised the bar dining and entertainment in the Philippines with its concept.

Buddha-Bar features the iconic Buddha, a boutique and a bar and restaurant, that will enchant stylish and hip Filipinos with an atmosphere that caters to all the senses. Buddha-Bar Manila can accommodate 525 seats guests. It is said to be the biggest Buddha-Bar in the world.
                                                 
The first “Buddha-Bar” in the world was opened in 1996 in Paris, France with the concept and idea of belonging to Raymond Visan, now operating George V Entertainment. Buddha-Bar Paris is famous for its mystical, exotic music and delicious menu.

Buddha-Bar has a unique restaurant concept of food and music operating in largest cities of the world: Paris, Beirut, Dubai, Cairo, Kiev, Monte-Carlo, Manila, Mexico, Prague, Washington DC and now, Manila.

Luckily, I got invited to try Buddha-Bar's Asian fusion menu. One will enjoy the gastronomic delights with beautiful mesmerizing lounge music on the background.

The Asian fusion menu is quite delicious, and, better still, not too expensive. The managers are all from Paris, where the original Buddha-Bar is located.

Buddha-Bar Manila caters to special events like wedding, conferences, meetings, conference and they also have VIP rooms for your birthday party or events.

Buddha-Bar Manila was brought in by Picar Development, a subsidiary of the AMA Group, which developed the first class residential condominium tower, Stratford Residences.

Buddha-Bar Manila is located at Picar Place along Kalayaan Avenue in Makati City and is open seven days a week from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.. For more information or reservations, visit www.buddhabarmanila.com.

Kaye Michelle Agnes Bicol's Pride to the Miss World Philippines

Kaye Michelle Agnes is Region V's candidate to Miss World Philippines. I was tasked by TV Channel 5 to cover my lovely kababayan. But because of schedule misinformation and mixed- up I wasn't able to interview her in person last Wednesday afternoon. Of course, it was not Kaye's fault. Anyway here are some primer about this lovely queen from Bicol. Read on...

Kaye Michelle Duran Agnes

Age: 24
Weight: 50 kg
Height: 5' 8''
Birthdate: December 13, 1987
Citizenship: Filipino
Candidate Number #20
Hometown: Sorsogon, Bicol 
Elementary Education : Colegio de la Milagrosa, now SLMCS,
Secondary Education:  Sorsogon National High School, (DOST class)
College Education:  FFinished her BS Nursing at Mapua, Makati.

Awards: Finalist, Ford Supermodel 2006, Ms. Nursing Mapua,

Did modeling for Calcarie's, Phil. First timer in a National Pageant, but a quick learner!!

Personal Interests:

• Singing
• dancing
• doodling
• writing poetry
• Lawn tennis
• table tennis
• badminton

Language/ Dialect: Speaks English, Bicol, Sorsoganon, Spanish, a little bit of Catalan

2006 - 2008 CalCarrie's Model, FORD Supermodel of the World 2006 Finalist - Pride of Sorsogon City, Sorsogon, Bicol

Spanish roots has been 8th generations on her Mom's side, &her Grandma is pure Taiwan-Chinese & maybe on her father's side more Chinese & Filipino.

PLEASE vote for Kaye Michelle Duran-Agnes of Sorsogon, Bicol to be Miss World Philippines 2012 Smart People's Choice, tet MWP 20 to 5353.

Like Kaye Michelle Agnes on FB :https://www.facebook.com/KayeMichelleAgnes

Book your hotel rooms via Agoda.com

FREE Seminar on Mommy Care

Pregnant? A mommy to be? Expecting a baby soon? A new mom? Well, don't miss this chance!

Join Philips AVENT's Mommy and Me Event on June 23. They will have a free seminar on Baby Care at 3rd Level, Robinson's Department Store, Robinson's Place Manila.

Mommy and Me Event at Robinsons Place Manila

Greetings from Cannon Baby Safe Products!

You are invited to Mommy and Me event.

When: June 23, 2012
Where:3rd Level, Robinsons Department Store, Robinsons Place Manila.
Time: 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Admission is FREE but pre-registration is a must.

Click on this link to register
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dEEyWG9ha0tMSm96VXB1am93NGVmTkE6MQ

See invites for information.

Please feel free to share this your friends and family that may be interested to join.

Note: I am not paid for this post. I just want to share FREE information.

FREE Entrance to Blackberry Pilipinas Anniversary Party

Hello, party people!

Calling all party hunks and babes out there! Here is your chance to attend the Blackberry Pilipinas Anniversary Party for FREE!


Yes! You read it right!

Everyone is cordially invited to celebrate BlackBerry's first year anniversary in the Philippines on Friday, June 29, 2012, 5:00pm to 10:00pm at Republiq Club in Resorts World Manila.

Here's How to RSVP:
                                                                

• Add them at BBM by scanning the Barcode above. Alternatively, you may add their BlackBerry pin: 280EA6CD 
• Tweet "@BlackBerryPH I'm rockin' the night on June 29! #JoinTheConversation #BlackBerryPilipinasRocks" or share the facebook invite on your page with the same status message "I'm rockin' the night on June 29! #JoinTheConversation"

You will then receive a message from the official BlackBerry Pilipinas BBM, confirming your RSVP.

Entrance is FREE for every BlackBerry device owner. Just make sure to flash your BlackBerry units upon entrance.

Enjoy! 

Note: I am not paid for this post. I just want to share FREE information.

BAR DOLCI: Life is Sweet

     

BAR DOLCI: Life is Sweet.

One rainy afternoon we drove all the way from our house in far away Q. C. to Bar Dolci in Burgos Circle at The Fort, Taguig. I'm giddy with excitement because I read somewhere that Bar Dolci serves the best Gelato and French Macarons in the Philippines.

I was so mesmerized by the taste of their espresso! I love the creaminess and the vanilla yogurt on top of my coffee. You ought to try this! Drool!

The salted caramel macarons are sooooo delicious! Hangsaraaap! It is chewy, crispy meringue flavored with sweet caramel with a bursts of salt. This pretty macarons is simply the best in the market today! The next time around that you are in Burgos Circle, don't miss the salted caramel macarons. They're to die for!

These are the peanut butter flavored macarons, they are light and delicious according to my friend. Yes, I'll be honest I wasn't able to taste these. It is a good thing I was able to take pictures of these macarons.

 

I love their quiche! Especially the Spinach and Bacon Provolone, Tomato Basil with Mozzarella Cheese and Quiche Lorraine. Quiche Lorraine is my favorite! It consists of bacon, onion and gruyer cheese. But I don't like the quiche with blue cheese, Roquefort Broccoli. Sorry, it is so strong for my taste bud. I think it is an acquired taste for moneyed people. This is my friend's favorite. She said she and her family always buy molded cheese from Santi's. Hindi ako sosyal kaya di ko siya carry. Ha ha ha!

Quiche is a French word. Quiche /ˈkiːʃ/ KEESH is a savory, open-faced pastry crust dish with a filling of savory custard with cheese, meat or vegetables. There are many variants of quiche,'coz there's also a  wide variety of ingredients available that can be incorporated to this pastry. Quiche Variants are named descriptively in French, like the following: quiche au fromage (quiche with cheese) and quiche aux champignons (quiche with mushrooms) or conventionally florentine (spinach); provençale (tomatoes) and so on.

This ice cream burger reminds me of what we used to eat as a child, pandesal ice cream sandwich. This time around though at Bar Dolci, they call this Gelato Burger.

I was able to taste the burger with Ferrero Gelato filling and it did not disappoint. I love it! Yum yum! My only complaint is that the bread is mabuhaghag, but I bet the management will  improve this, after all they always listen to suggestions and customer feedback. I super love this!

This is Bar Dulci's Turkey & Brie with cranberry chutney sandwich. The ingredients went well together. Yummy! A must try!

 

Honeyed Porkloine with gauda cheese and apple. This sandwich tastes just right.

                                                  Strawberry Ricotta Bruschetta is so yummy. I want more! Ha ha ha!      

 

Freshly made Mango Yogurt Sorbet (Gelato). It's ice cream, really, really good ice cream. Creamy and not too sweet not salty. Next time I'll try the Pistachio flavored Gelato. I heard they're so good and yummy! Awww! Tulo laway na ako! Ha ha ha!

Bar Dolci has more than eighteen different flavors of Gelato available at one time. Ranging from the basic strawberry to the more complex flavors like Salted Caramel Gelato, Pistachio, Ferrero, Thai Tea, White Chocolate Wasabi, Walnut and Dark Chocolate.

When you visit and buy a cup, tell the server to write your name on the board. Every time you visit and buy a cup, ask them to mark your name and when you reach ten (10) you'll get a cup for free. Bar Dolci is such a happy place to be!

These Gelatos are available for take out! Bar Dolci are generous with their servings, they fill the cup right to the brim so it's certainly worth the money. And they come up with two (2) new flavors every month.

Date Night at Bar Dolci every Monday night from 6pm to 10pm! Enjoy our BUY ONE TAKE ONE Gelato with some candlelight and great atmosphere!  

Bar Dolci has Ladies night every Wednesday from 7pm to 10pm! Ladies get a FREE Bar Dolci Salted Caramel Macaron with every purchase of a cup/popsicle of Gelato!

The facade looks cool. And I love their signage. Thanks to Mae Ilagan for giving your slot to us! I've never meet you in person yet, but you're really nice to me and I thank God for your good heart. Hugz! 

Thank you very much for the wonderful welcome, Mr. Full of Talents Nicholai David Go! I love your photos! Well done! You deserve a pat on the back, your parents must be very proud of you!

Bar Dolci

F133 Forbeswood Heights cor. Burgos Circle, 1637 Taguig, Philippines

(02) 846 8245

Mon - Thu:    11:00 am    -    12:00 am

Fri - Sat:    11:00 am    -    2:00 am

Sun:    11:00 am    -    12:00 am

Uratex Trade In Promo

 

Uratex Trade In Promo

 

Ola! This is good news to those with old, used and abused Uratex Matresses! You could now trade them in at Uratex and save on new Uratex purchases.

 

Kindly READ the DETAILS before you jump to your car and drive to the nearest URATEX outlet, because this offer is good only at their main office plus they have a Promo Procedure so please read carefully.

 

Details

• Uratex Trade and Save Promotion is valid only on the following dates.
• Week 1: June 16 to 17, 2012-just ended
• Week 2: June 23 to 24, 2012
• Week 3: June 30 to July 1, 2012
• Week 4: July 7 to 8, 2012
• Promotion is open to everyone.
• Store Hours: 9:00am to 6:00pm.
• Old Mattresses can be anything of the following: Foam Mattress, Spring Mattress, Fold-a-Mattress, Roll-a-Mat, Crib Mattress, Sofa Bed . This promo is for Solid foam only - combination of foam and wood or spring will NOT be accepted.
• Participating Uratex Premium Mattresses: Senso Memory Mattress, Perfect Serenity, Sleep Comfort Memory Mattress, Purifoam Mattress, Trapunto by Rajo Laurel, Orthocare Mattress, Premium Touch Viscoluxe Mattress and Premium Touch Cozy Latex.
• Offer is valid in Quezon City Showroom only (32 Miller St., San Francisco Del Monte, Quezon City)
• This promotion cannot be combined with other offers, discounts, etc.
• Uratex reserves the right to refuse the Mattress set for any or no reason and to refuse to offer in its sole discretion.
• For inquiries, please call at 888-6800 

Promo Procedure

• Upon arrival, look for Ms. Gail Alamer or Rafael Reyes and fill up the registration form. Authorized Sales Rep will afterward inspect your old mattress for validity.
• Once validated, you will be given the discount stub which must be presented upon payment at the cashier.
• Choose from any of the participating Uratex Premium Mattresses that you intend to purchase and proceed to cashier for payment.
• Present your receipt to Ms Gail or Mr Rafael for final validation.
• once receipt is validated, your old mattress will be unloaded from your vehicle.

Air Phil Express Seat Sale Until June 22, 2012

Air Phil Express

Sale Period: June 18 to 22, 2012

Travel Period: August 25 to December 20, 2012

Details

• Quoted fares for Domestic and International Flights are for one-way only.
• Fares are with 15 kilos Free Baggage Allowance.
• Fare is not guaranteed until the final purchase.
• Priced from Origin to Destination or Vice Versa.
• Subject to rules and conditions, please review carefully.

Domestic Destinations	One-Way Fare
Manila to Busuanga, Laoag, Legazpi, Masbate, Naga, Puerto Princesa, San Jose (mindoro) or Tuguegarao	P798 ALL-IN Fare
Clark to Cebu, Kalibo or Puerto Princesa	P798 ALL-IN Fare
Cebu to Bacolod, Butuan, Cagayan De Oro, Caticlan, Cotabato, Davao, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Legazpi, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Surigao, Tacloban or Zamboanga	P798 ALL-IN Fare
Davao to Cagayan De Oro, Iloilo or Zamboanga	P798 ALL-IN Fare
Zamboanga to Davao, Jolo, or Tawi-Tawi	P798 ALL-IN Fare
Manila to Butuan, Cagayan De Oro, Cotabato, Davao, General Santos, Ozamiz, Pagadian, Surigao or Zamboanga	P998 ALL-IN Fare
Clark to Davao	P998 ALL-IN Fare
International Destinations	One-Way Fare
Manila to Kuala Lumpur	P3,298 ALL-IN
Cebu to Hong Kong	P3,298 ALL-IN
Clark to Hong Kong	P3,298 ALL-IN

Click here to book AirPhil Express now!

Spider-Man Donut at Krispy Kreme

Wooooooooooot! My favorite superhero Spiderman has now a thrilling Krispy Kreme Donut version! How I wish Krispy Kreme would send me some of this! Ha ha ha!

Go on and get tangled in the sticky web of the Spider-Man mania as Krispy Kreme rolls out its latest thrilling addictions—the Spider and Spider-Man Doughnuts.

 

Feed your fixation with the world-famous, melt-in-your-mouth doughnuts, which Krispy Kreme puts an epic spin to; one filled with chocolate kreme rolled in carat chocolate and crushed Oreo cookies then dusted with a Spider-outlined coating, and another charged with strawberry filling and coated with Spider-Man’s face using vanilla-colored icing and satin iced candy. Available this June 1 to July 15, these latest additions to Krispy Kreme’s line of premium products allows everyone to enjoy the amazing blast of the Spider-Man mania through two treats.

To further pack a punch to the craze, get a Spider-Man non-woven bag when you purchase a Dozen Assorted with both of these filled doughnuts. Be sure to grab one, both, or a box at a Krispy Kreme store near you and add sweetness to that sticky fixation!

 

Serving world-class doughnuts and coffees since 1937, Krispy Kreme made its way to the hearts of Filipinos when it opened its first branch in the country back in 2006. Today, Krispy Kreme has outlets on 27 different locations nationwide, with hotlight stores in SM Mall of Asia, Greenhills Shopping Center, Festival Supermall Alabang, Bonifacio High Street and Cebu IT Park. Dubbed as the doughnut theater, Krispy Kreme’s hotlight stores serve everyone hot, freshly-made doughnuts straight from the fryer. To get more information and updates about the brand and its products, you may become a friend of Krispy Kreme by visiting www.krispykreme.com.ph or by liking Chloe at www.facebook.com/ChloeKrispyKremePH.