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Free Battery Replacement For Your Swatch!
Last month, I wanted to use my Solaire Swatch. It was a Limited Edition made for Solaire, and I received it as a gift. I was going out of town and expected slightly rugged conditions and knew that the Swatch would be able to handle it. But alas, when I was about to strap it…
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Easy: How to Make Italian Sausage at Home
Italian sausage is one of my favorites, but instead of grilling it and eating it like a hotdog, I actually like adding the sausage meat to dishes. But the thing is, Italian sausages can be expensive! So, after some research and trial and error, I have started making Italian sausage myself at home. I use…
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Zomato Online Delivery + New Bombay Restaurant Review
I didn’t feel like cooking today. Nope. I felt like baking so I made Tiramisu instead, not that it involved any baking, but it was still therapeutic to just make something I wanted instead of worrying about what to feed other people. But we couldn’t very well eat Tiramisu for lunch, yes? So after much…
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Maybelline Sale Haul – June 2016
If you’ve seen my Facebook page, you’ll have noticed that I shared a Maybelline sale post where nude lipsticks were P100 OFF and were only P199 each. I noticed that all my lipsticks were variations of a berry or plum shade. I only had one nude shade (Clinique, Creamy Nude, came free with purchase of…
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Charles & Keith Wallet SALE Score
I got lucky and was able to buy a Charles & Keith wallet at 40% OFF! So I was walking around in Greenbelt 5 earlier this afternoon when I saw almost all the shops had SALE signs up. Charles & Keith were near the escalators so I noticed them and took a look around. I…
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S&R June 2016 Sale & Promo Finds
Last week, we visited the S&R at The Fort for some grocery shopping and then just the other day, we went to S&R Shaw. I found some great deals, some of which I already posted on my Facebook page. Right now, the one we bought a couple of packs of were the 80% Lean Ground…
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Novotel Manila Araneta Center Staycation Review
Novotel Manila Araneta Center just officially opened last March 2016, and since then, they have been offering promos to encourage Metro Manilans to check them out. When I first heard about Novotel, it did not immediately click in my head that it was THE international hotel chain that I’ve been seeing abroad. It is, though.…
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Kuya J’s Halo-Halo Espesyal – New Halo-Halo in Town!
There’s a new Halo-Halo in town, and it’s Kuya J Halo-Halo Espesyal! If you’ve been to the malls the past year, you must have noticed a new restaurant chain called Kuya J Restaurant that has been popping up all over the malls. I first noticed this restaurant in our good, old neighborhood mall, SM Sta.…
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Warcraft Movie – Quick Review / Reaction **No Spoilers**
So last weekend, J and I caught the Warcraft Movie at Gateway. There is a reason we like going to Gateway Cinemas – the chairs are designed in such a way that the person sitting in the row in front of you will not block your view of the screen. However, it’s been a while…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Smart Billing Issues – Being Charged Even if I Have Data Left
Last week, I got a big surprise when I checked my Smart Freedom Plan postpaid bill. My bill usually amounts to only around P250/month, so getting billed almost P500 caused me to scrutinize my bill. The reason I never exceed P250 is because I make sure that I never exceed my Mega 250 allocations. I…
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Netflix Philippines Is Here + Upcoming Shows!
Remember when I blogged about Netflix and How to Register to Netflix Philippines a few months ago? Well, last week, Netflix Philippines had their first official media event and I was invited! We were divided into small groups and had Netflix executives talk to us about how Netflix started and where it’s headed, with a…
