• Novotel Manila Araneta Center June 2016 Promos

    Novotel Manila Araneta Center June 2016 Promos

    Some of you have been asking for hotel promos, and I’m glad to show you the June 2016 promos at the Novotel Manila Araneta Center: FOOD Le Mont Gourmand – BFFs at the Gourmet Bar Contest This is a 15-scoop ice cream treat that is best shared with friends, quite affordable at only P999, especially…


  • Le Mont Gourmand – Ice Cream for Everyone For P999!

    Le Mont Gourmand – Ice Cream for Everyone For P999!

    Le Mont Gourmand is a treat best shared with friends and family. The Le Mont Gourmand is a 15-scoop ice cream dream with in-house macarons, syrup, nuts, marshmallows, etc… And guess what? They are currently running a contest, the BFFs at the Gourmet Bar Instagram contest, where not one, but two, winners will be picked to…


  • Trip to Divisoria: Bargain Cloths on Ylaya St.

    Trip to Divisoria: Bargain Cloths on Ylaya St.

    Last Saturday, I finally had some spare time to take a trip to Ylaya Street in Divisoria and buy some cloth.  I had been meaning to buy some cloth for a while now. I wanted some gingham, or, as we more familiarly know it as, checkered, tablecloth for outdoor table because the monobloc table was…


  • BaratAko’s Favorite Red Bean Chili Recipe

    BaratAko’s Favorite Red Bean Chili Recipe

    As I write this, it’s starting to rain. Summer is almost over but not quite yet. Chili is one of those dishes that people usually associate with summer, but I find that I like it better eating it in cold weather. The steaming bowl of flavorful beans and beef just warms my soul when it’s…


  • Get 15% OFF Novotel Manila Restos with Your Swim Lessons

    Get 15% OFF Novotel Manila Restos with Your Swim Lessons

    It’s never too late to have your little ones learn how to swim! And if you enroll them at Novotel Manila Araneta Center’s The 6th for swimming classes c/o the Bert Lozada Swim School, you’ll also enjoy a 15% discount in any of Novotel Manila Araneta Center’s dining outlets while you are enrolled with the…


  • Easy Beef Hofan Recipe You Can Make At Home!

    Easy Beef Hofan Recipe You Can Make At Home!

    Love ordering Beef Hofan from your favorite Chinese restaurant? Bet you didn’t think it was so easy to make at home! Beef Hofan was one of those dishes that we always ordered from restaurants and I never thought that I could easily make at home. What’s better is that you can totally customize the Beef…


  • The Famous Quim’s Cake Also Serves Delicious Food!

    The Famous Quim’s Cake Also Serves Delicious Food!

    Remember that cake shop that went viral a couple of weeks ago because one of the chefs posted that he would give out P5 million worth of cakes if Duterte wins? Well, it’s called Quim’s Cake and it’s now famous! We had lunch there last Saturday. It’s not just a bake shop but it also…


  • Vaser Hi-Def – Get the Sculpted Body You’ve Always Wanted!

    Vaser Hi-Def – Get the Sculpted Body You’ve Always Wanted!

    So you’ve been going to the gym and doing all sorts of exercises to achieve that athletic, chiseled and sculpted body, but it’s not enough? Sometimes no matter what we do, our bodies just won’t cooperate. Fat cells just do what they want to do and no amount of effort can seem to make those…


  • Boulangerie22 Festival Supermall Opens Today!

    Boulangerie22 Festival Supermall Opens Today!

    First 122 customers get to fill their B22 bags with whatever they can fit for only P22! PRESS RELEASE BOULANGERIE22 OPENS IT’S 9TH BRANCH IN FESTIVAL SUPERMALL, ALABANG! We are bringing closer the irresistibly delectable breads and pastries of Boulangerie22 at the heart of the south with the official launch of our second mall location in…


  • Celebrate World Whiskey Day! #LoveScotch

    Celebrate World Whiskey Day! #LoveScotch

    World Whiskey Day is this Saturday, May 21, 2016! If you’ve been reading my blog for some time, you’ll probably know that I am developing a taste for Scotch. (I am not a drunkard! Hahaha, said the girl who likes Scotch.) But truthfully, I am not a big alcohol drinker at all. I only ever…