TOKYO BUBBLE TEA: Sakura Bento Trays

TOKYO BUBBLE TEA: Sakura Bento Trays

It is Cherry Blossoms season again in Japan! But going to Japan would entail a lot of expenses. 

Not every Pinoy could afford to spend that much in order to experience the cherry blossoms season in Japan, right?

Guess what? To bridge the gap between economic status, Tokyo Bubble Tea is bringing the Sakura Season in the Philippines with their limited edition offering of Sakura JCC Milk Teas

and of course its Sakura Bento Trays! 

Yes, I so love it! What a better way to celebrate the Cherry Blossom season than by coming up with its very own version of Hanami (Cherry Blossom Appreciation) 

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Tokyo Bubble Tea is offering (3)three hanami bento to celebrate the season.

Sakura Soy Ginger Fish 

Sakura Chicken Katsu 

Sakura Ebi Furai with Hamburg! 

Breaded fish cake with soy ginger sauce and sautéed mixed vegetables sounds yummy for your tummy! 

These include the usual seasonal grilled fish and simmered spring vegetables, plus rice scattered with vegetables cut into the delicate shape of sakura petals. Greenyomogimochi (spring herb dumplings) and kamaboko (fish cakes) with pink designs add to the festive mix, making the bentos especially colorful. Edel had this and said it was okay.

Clarisse tried the Sakura Chicken Katsu which is consist of chicken meat, eggserved with miso soup, fried rice, Sakura salad, and cutie cute cute Sakura maki! The whole Bento looked too cute to eat! Clarisse said the chicken was tender and flavorful, especially good with its sauce. Her husband tried the same dish I had.

What I tried

I had the Sakura Ebi Furai with Hamburg! The tempura was crispy and fresh. Very delicious indeed!

For our appetizer we had the following:

launched not only one but three new mascots that are so cute and cheerful the vivacious Sakura, Ichiban, and Midori.

Sakura has pink color. She is so cute! She looks so dainty! Midori in green is the playful and mischievous one. Ichiban in yellow is actually a prince who loves to explore the exciting world outside his palace's doors.

Since we don't have the weather that could make this flower During the event, we all got to meet The Bubblets! These cute and adorable characters are Tokyo Bubble Tea's very own. Meet the loving and sweet Sakura. She's the girl bubblet with a pink bow who's just plainly adorable. Midori on the other hand is the mischievous, adventurous, and playful green bubblet. And last but not the least, Ichiban, the little yellow bubblet prince wearing a crown. He might freak out a little if things don't go as planned, but he does enjoy all of the adventures they all have together.

The festival itself has changed little over the centuries: groups of friends and colleagues gather to enjoy food and drink, play games, and sing and dance under blossom-laden branches. Food and drink vendors line the main pathways, but most Japanese bring specially prepared homemade (or these days, more likely store bought) 

Cherry blossoms (Higan zakura) From the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan, and around the

So what are you waiting for? Let's enjoy the Sakura Festival before it's over!

ASIA'S GOT TALENT: Vote For Your Favorite Before Voting Closes At 11:59 PM Tonight

ASIA'S GOT TALENT: Voting Closes At 11:59 PM Tonight

Did you know that you have the power to determine who gets to win the US$100,000 pot money at Asia's Got Talent until 11:59 pm tonight, SIngapore, Malaysia Standard time?

Please take the time to vote for Gerphil Flores, the Philippines' Golden Girl with the Golden Voice . She needs your help if she’s going to be crowned the Grand Finals winner! 

To make Gerphil Flores' (AGT8) dreams come true, vote for her now!

Voting will end on Monday 23:59 pm! ‪#‎AsiasGotTalent‬

3 WAYS OF VOTING

Kindly text AGT8 and send to:2929 if you are in the PHILIPPINES

Singapore: 146073300
Thailand: 4541501
Indonesia: 95899
HongKong: 503230
Malaysia: 33200
Vietnam: 7587
Philippines: 2929
Taiwan: 55828

2. Facebook Voting

For Facebook desktop: Just click http://bit.ly/AGTFacebookapp

Note: *Please make sure to double click the photo of your favorite artist. It is important for you to receive a confirmation in your timeline to make sure that your vote is counted. 

(THIS IS APPLICABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.)

For Facebook mobile:
https://fbvotenow.asiasgottalent.tv/

*You can only vote using one account per contestant during the entire duration of voting period.

*make sure to double click our photo and you should receive a confirmation in your timeline.
(THIS IS APPLICABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.)

3. Asia’s Got Talent App Voting

Download first the application.

For Android users:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details...

For IOS users:
https://itunes.apple.com/.../asias-got-talent/id972394828...

*Then you can start BULK VOTING if you have,
-prepaid load (any network on your countries)
-or credit cards (Master, Visa or Amex)

For further instructions on how to vote, please visit:
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The penultimate act saw Gerphil Geraldine Flores, the 24 year old classical singer from the Philippines, deliver a diva-worthy performance of the number ‘The Impossible Dream’ of the Broadway musical ‘Man of La Mancha.’ Melanie commended her for having grown through the competition and that she belonged “on the pedestal.” David – who gave Gerphil his Golden Buzzer in the judges’ auditions – said, “the world will hear of you.”

With voting closing on 11 May 2015 at 2359 hours (11:59 PM)  Singapore and Malaysia time, the responsibility of making Asia’s first ever star now rests on TV audiences across the region.

Asia’s Got Talent concluding Grand Final Results episode premieres on Thursday 14 May, 8.05pm (SG, MY, PH, HK) / 7.05pm (WIB, BKK)

‪#AsiasGotTalent ‎

About Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia

Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia was established in 1997 with Singapore as the Asian headquarters of Sony Pictures Television's networks business. It operates six ad-supported 24/7channels which are wholly-owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. AXN is the home of thrilling entertainment; beTV is the place to be for the best of TV; Sony Channel is the premier destination for female-skewing Hollywood entertainment; Animax offers anime for all; ONE is powered by prime and current South Korean entertainment content; and GEM serves up star-studded and popular general entertainment programming from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea.

TOTAL EXCELLIUM DIESEL: Earth Friendly Formula

TOTAL EXCELLIUM DIESEL: Earth Friendly Fuel Formula

Good news to all drivers and car owners! Excellium is now also available in premium diesel. Total Excellium Diesel is the latest eco-friendly addition to Total Philippines Corp. innovative fuel products portfolio. The local unit of the giant French oil and gas company understands the care that you invest into your vehicles, which is why it starts offering Excellium products. It certainly knows that the three-pronged advantages are what the cars of today need and what the motorists of today look for. 

So, if you love your car, you will definitely love Excellium Diesel as it cares for your car as much as you do. This is so cool!  Imagine jeepneys, trucks and other vehicles that uses diesel formula can now enjoy the same excellent multi-performance fuel formula used to be enjoyed by gasoline users only.

TOTAL EXCELLIUM Diesel offers three advantages:

1. It cleans and protects the engine
2. It significantly reduces carbon emissions
3. It improves fuel economy to fit motorists’ daily driving allowance.

Total customers in the Philippines can now breathe new life into their cars with TOTAL EXCELLIUM, which was developed in European laboratories to put the customers’ driving experience right at its core, with three distinct advantages in one fuel product.

TOTAL EXCELLIUM Diesel delivers maximum engine protection and more in a single patented formula. This new diesel formula takes one’s driving experience to the next level by protecting and maintaining both old and new engines through special detergent molecules and friction-reducing ingredients. 

Total Excellium Diesel has a higher Cetane Index, which improves its combustion properties in starting, and this can reduce start up noise by around 37%.


With every drop of EXCELLIUM Diesel, the patented formula works to protect metal components in the engine, ensuring that every movement is smoother than ever. With less friction between metal components, one can be assured that the engine will last longer and perform at optimum levels.


Aside from cleaning the engine and eliminating deposits that hinder better engine performance, TOTAL EXCELLIUM Diesel also contains combustion improving ingredients that reduce harmful emissions.


TOTAL EXCELLIUM is your best ally on the road, as it covers all the important points of modern-day driving, wherever you are in the world. 

TOTAL EXCELLIUM Diesel is now available in the following stations:


NCR                                                Northern Luzon                                  Visayas

EDSA-Pasay                                   San Fernando                                   Plaridel, Cebu
Alabang                                           Tarlac
Fairview                                           Tuguegarao
Valenzuela                                       Solana, Cagayan
Makati                                              Clark, Pampanga
Shaw Boulevard                               Camp 7, Baguio City
Merville
Greenhills
Balintawak
West Service Road
Las Piñas
Zabarte, Quezon City
Sucat 2

TOTAL EXCELLIUM is also available as a 95+ RON premium gasoline fuel in selected TOTAL service stations. According to Total, Excellium comes with new detergent molecules that clean the most sensitive parts of the engine, thereby cleaning the motor and reducing engine wear and tear.  Excellium fuel product also promotes cleaner driving because it supposedly cuts down pollutants like carbon monoxide and black fumes by up to 10 percent in new cars and by 25 percent in cars that are over five years old.

About Total (Philippines) Corporation

Total (Philippines) Corporation is engaged in the importation, distribution and marketing of fuels, lubricants and LPG. It has a growing network of service stations spanning Luzon and the Visayas (www.total.com.ph).

Total is one of the largest integrated oil and gas companies in the world, with activities in more than 130 countries. The Group is also a first rank player in chemicals. Its 97,000 employees put their expertise to work in every part of the industry – exploration and production of oil and natural gas, refining and marketing, new energies, trading, and chemicals. Total is working to help satisfy the global demand for energy, both today and tomorrow (www.total.com).

Asia's Got Talent Finale: Vote for your Favorite Until May 11

Asia's Got Talent Finale: Vote for your Favorite Until May 11

 Vote for your Favorite Until May 11

Viewers can vote for their favorite acts in one of three ways: SMS, Facebook and the “Asia’s Got Talent” mobile app that can be downloaded from Google Play Store and Apple Store.

For SMS, text SMS AGT(Contestant number) to 2929 (only in the Philippines).
This service only supports Smart and Globe.
Charges will be applied to customer’s mobile.

To vote in facebook, visit the official fanpage of Asia's Got Talent. Here's the link https://www.facebook.com/asiasgottalent?fref=ts

Voting opens after the broadcast of the grand finale performance episode and will remain open for four days. Voting will be closed on May 11, 11:59 pm, Monday.
Further Details on how to vote can be found on the website: http://asiasgottalent.tv/vote/

AGT3 for Gwyneth Dorado
AGT7 for El Gamma Penumbra
AGT8 for Gerphil Flores
AGT9 for Junior New System

Grand Final Results will be aired on May 14, Thursday, 8.05pm on AXN Network

For finale schedule, visit axn-asia.com

ASIA'S GOT TALENT FINALE: Make Your Vote Counts

ASIA'S GOT TALENT FINALE: Make Your Vote Counts

If El Gamma Penumbra’s (AGT7) shadow messages touched your heart, make sure to vote for them as your Grand Finals winner! With your votes, they can continue spreading positive messages and they will donate a portion of their winnings to charity!

The Golden Girl with the Golden Voice needs your help if she’s going to be crowned the Grand Finals winner! To make Gerphil Flores' (AGT8) dreams come true, vote for her now!

Junior New System (AGT9) has a special message for the fans that have flipped over their impossible dances! To keep their dream alive, make sure you vote for them early and often!

Gwyneth Dorado (AGT3), the Titanium Girl has blossomed on the world stage but to win the competition she will need your votes! Listen to her special message to the fans, and vote, vote, vote to make her dream possible!

Viewers all over Asia can vote for their favorite acts in one of these (3) three easy ways:

1. SMS
2. Facebook 
3. and the “Asia’s Got Talent” mobile app that can be downloaded in Google Play Store and Apple Store.

AGT3 for Gwyneth Dorado
AGT7 for El Gamma Penumbra
AGT8 for Gerphil Flores
AGT9 for Junior New System


For SMS, text AGT(Contestant number) to 2929 (only in the Philippines)
*This service only supports Smart. TnT and Globe, TM

*Charges will be applied to customer’s mobile

To vote in facebook, visit the official fanpage of Asia's Got Talent. Here's the link https://www.facebook.com/asiasgottalent?fref=ts

Note: *Please make sure to double click the photo of your favorite artist. It is important for you to receive a confirmation in your timeline. To make sure that your vote is counted. 

(THIS IS APPLICABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.)

Voting opens after the broadcast of the grand finale performance episode and will remain open for four days. 

Voting will be closed on May 11, 11:59 pm, Monday, Singapore/ Malaysia Time

. 

Further Details on how to vote can be found on the website: http://asiasgottalent.tv/vote/

Grand Final Results will be aired on May 14, Thursday, 8.05pm on AXN Network

For finale schedule, visit axn-asia.com

UPDATED NETWORK PREFIXES

UPDATED NETWORK PREFIXES

I often subscribe to unlimited calls and text promo of both networks to save money. The problem is, sometimes, I can't identify from what network are the prefixes of cellphone numbers that I need to call.

If I dial the number using the wrong Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, I'll end up paying more, therefore defeating the purpose of my unli-calls. 

Yes, just like you, sometimes I do not know if I should be using my SMART SIM card or my GLOBE SIM card.

So I decided to make a blogpost about it.

Here are the very handy network prefixes:

Please let me know if I miss some prefixes. Thank you!

Enjoy!

#MobilePrefixInPhilippines, #GlobePrefix, #TMPrefix, #SmartPrefix, #TNTPrefix, #SunPrefix 

Angel Locsin: Soul Searching in Batanes

Angel Locsin: Soul Searching in Batanes

We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us. #batanes

Angel Locsin did a little soul searching on her 30th birthday. Her place of choice is Batanes.  Unknown to many, Angel used to come to our subdivision when she was not an actress yet to visit her relatives who happened to live just across our house.

She's really pretty even back then and even became our subdivision's Reyna Elena.

Her aunt who is our next door neighbor told me that Angel went somewhere on her birthday. I learned later that she went to Batanes. So, before I went to ABS-CBN for Angel's press conference, I was wondering why she did "A Thing Called Tadhana" or soul searching to formalize the term on her 30th birthday. 

According to Angel herself, she traveled solo to Batanes to do some soul searching.

“Masasabi mo talaga na may Diyos, at magpapasalamat ka talaga,”  Angel remarked upon seeing the sunrise. She said that she's thankful for the blessings she has received in her life. 

“Goal ko po sa Batanes was to witness something majestic, at nagawa ko po yun kanina,” said Angel.

She considers the sunrise as something majestic, that's why she is so happy to have fulfilled one of her 30 things on her bucket list in Batanes.

“Bumiyahe ako papunta ng airport, tapos nakita ko yun sunrise, tapos sabi ko ‘sandali lang po kuya, stop tayo at mag-picture ako’ tapos ayun kailangan picturan ko,” said Angel, describing how she experienced something majestic in Batanes in a form of a “beautiful sunrise”.

Now that she is 30, Angel is more serious in fulfilling her bucket list. “Gusto ko yun nagtratrabaho ako para mabuhay, hindi yun nabubuhay ako para magtrabaho,” she said.

“Hindi po ako magpapakaplastic kasi kaya rin ako umalis dahil naguguluhan ako kung ano ba ang mararamdaman ko sa pagthi-thirty ko bilang babae siguro maiintindihan niyo ang pakiramdam ko na ‘yan. Hindi ko alam kung masaya po ba ako o i-ce-celebrate ko ba siya o magbi-birthday blues ba ako,” said the actress who celebrated her 30th birthday last April 23.

Angel, during the press conference yesterday of her upcoming Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) two-part episode that pays tribute to the Fallen 44, shared that she was struck by the realization that “life is short” upon filming the two-part episode.

“Ngayon talaga because siguro andito sa MMK ko nag-sink in na life is short so talagang dapat in-enjoy natin. Gusto kong ma-maximize talaga kung ano man ‘yung extra time na meron ako. At gusto ko talaga ‘yung nagta-trabaho ako para mabuhay hindi ‘yung nabubuhay ako para magtrabaho,” she explains.

More than that, the Kapamilya actress admitted that turning 30 somewhat got her feeling the need to find herself.

Angel Locsin wanted to have a different perspective in life after turning 30. “Mas pinili ko mag-celebrate ng kung ano gusto ko,” she said during the press conference for “Maalaala Mo Kaya’s” tribute episode to two of the Fallen 44 police commandos, who perished in the deadly Mamasapano operation. 

Instead of spending her birthday with her family and friends in Manila, Kapamilya star Angel Locsin opted to do it alone and in Batanes. “May mga goals kasi ako na parang hindi ko pa nagagawa, so sisimulan ko siya ngayon,” she added. So how did she start off with the big three zero? By going to Batanes alone.

Although she is used to going alone in trips abroad, her recently-concluded Batanes trip is her first trip in the Philippines where she traveled alone. Her trip is part of her 30 things to do before she turns 40, she hopes to fulfill everything on the list in the years to come. 

“May mga goals kasi ako na feeling ko hindi ko pa nagagawa so sisimula ko ngayon na 30 years old ako hanggang 40. Parang 30 things to do before turning 40 years old. Tapos 30 acts of Kindness. May mga ganong drama ako ngayon, at least mas positive ‘yung pagtanggap ko sa pag-30 ko,” she said.

In the MMK episode to air on Saturday, April 25, Angel plays Suzette Tucay, girlfriend of the PNP Special Action Force (SAF) trooper Sr. Insp. Garry Erana, who is portrayed by Coco Martin. Ejay Falcon, on the other hand, essays the role of another slain SAF member, Insp. Rennie Tayrus.

Angel Locsin met the press yesterday in a press conference inside the training hall of ABS-CBN.

Coco Martin and Angel Locsin might win acting awards on their portrayal of their challenging roles in the upcoming " SAF44" two-part tribute episode of MMK on April 25 and May 2, 2015.

Angel shared that she told Suzette (the girlfriend of the fallen SAF operative Garry Erana) that Garry is so lucky to have her. She also excitedly announced that it is her first time to work with Coco Martin. 

Ngayong Sabado na ng gabi mga Angels! Don't forget to watch! 

Happy with the kids in Batanes.

#‎CocoGelMMK‬ #MMKFallen44 #MMK #CocoMartin #AngelLocsin #SAF #Tribute

PACQUIAO VS. MAYWEATHER: Watch It In True Pinoy Style- Book Now

PACQUIAO VS. MAYWEATHER: Watch It In True Pinoy Style- Book Now

Watch the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight while enjoying a sumptuous buffet of your local favorite cuisines indoor on a curved LED TV ( for Php1,000 only), or poolside on a high-definition projector (for only Php800). 

Don't miss your chance to see the fight of the century as it unfolds LIVE on pay-per-view, with brunch buffet beginning at 8:30 in the morning on May 3, 2015 at True Deli Cafe located right at the Upper Ground Floor, Victoria Station 1, GMA-Kamuning, EDSA, Quezon City, Metro Manila‎.

True Deli food offerings are uniquely Filipino. Its goal is to serve different styles of Filipino cooking and provide delicious variations on what Filipinos usually eat. To accomplish this, True Deli offers unique and delicious takes on the usual chicken, pork, duck, goat and other dishes as well.

True Deli believes that Filipino products are world-class, that is why it only sells local products in an attempt to elevate the way Filipino consumers see them. 

True Deli goes beyond promoting culture through food. It is promoting Filipino culture through the entire dining experience, including appreciation of the language. 

Its menu, for example, is written entirely in Filipino, and the servers are trained to cater to the guests by speaking in Filipino.

What a better way to show your national pride than by dining on sumptuous regional favorites while watching Manny Pacquiao destroy Floyd Mayweather? Tickets are going fast, so please book now.

You may book thru call/text/email: 441-8560, +63 915 241 6045, +63 930 744 5481, +63 932 888 3354, truedeli@yahoo.com, natatangingpagkain@gmail.com. 

You may also visit the branch to reserve and buy tickets.

See you there!

Battle for greatness on May 3, 2015.

Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao, Pacquiao - Mayweather fight, Restaurant near GMA Network, True Deli

Disclaimer: I haven't dined at this restaurant yet