Oct 19 2009

Say it with cake :D

Category: Events, FoodMinay @ 3:30 pm

I think this was last week Monday, I went to the launch of Shangri-la Hotel’s Emoti-cakes.

Creepy or Cute?

Creepy or Cute?

When it was unveiled to us what emoti-cakes were, we all went “HOW CUUUUUTTTEEE!!!”. But in retrospect, I found it kind of creepy actually, I mean, the frowning ones.

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But whether you find it creepy, cute, adorable, cool… it won’t fail to make anybody smile. :)

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Haha, me trying to imitate the diva-ish smiley!

Haha, me trying to imitate the diva-ish smiley!

The mimes in the event were a great touch! Meet the bartender:

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Cheff Guillame with a mime making faces behind him. Hahaha.

Cheff Guillame with a mime making faces behind him. Hahaha.

The emoti-cakes are the brainchild of Chef Guillame, Makati Shangri-La’s new pastry chef. The emoti-cakes come in 50 different expressions, and it’s cheap too and comes in an equally cute box.

cute cake should, of course, have a cute box

I remember that the small one is P350, but I forget how much the big one is. But believe me, the P350 one is enough. :D

The cake comes in chocolate and cheesecake. I got chocolate, I had my boyfriend try it out, and he said it was good.

By the way, most of these pictures were taken by my good friend Kristine. Good thing she was there because I didn’t have a camera with me!

Kristine! :D

Kristine! :D

Get your emoti-cakes at the Circles counter at Makati Shangri-la or call (2) 813-8888 ext 7463 to place your orders.

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Oct 18 2009

Believe it…

Category: Events, TravelMinay @ 11:56 pm

…I did go to El Nido just to have dinner. Hahaha. But of course we made the most of it by cramming in as much as island hopping, sunbathing, and activities as we could.

The resort, aside from being known for its number of activities available such as diving, snorkeling, rock climbing kayaking, etc., is also known for it’s being eco-friendly. Now El Nido Resorts is also aiming to become a gourmet destination (and yes, their food is FAB!), thus the reason why I went there to have dinner, for a winemaker’s dinner to be exact.

So many forks...

So many forks...

It was a five-course meal! So of course my diet went out of the window. haha. The delicious wine were provided by Cape Jaffa Wines while the yummy food was masterminded by El Nido’s chefs along withthe chefs of Kai Restaurant (in Greenbelt 5), and Lemon Cafe (in Bora). I apologize that I do not have any pictures of the food since I really am a lousy photographer when it comes to poor lighting. But the meals were scrumptious and went well with the wines it was paired with. :) I had a lot to drink that day (4 cocktails, and several glasses of wine), but I never felt sick, and I have never been big when it comes to drinking.

Dinner was lovely, which we finished with a nightcap at the resort’s poolside bar. It was a lovely, lovely, LOVELY evening spent over a glass of red with new friends. :)

BTW,we stayed at Lagen Island, probably El Nido Resorts’ most luxurious resort which I would have never been able to afford to go to on my own!

View from my room

View from my room

Lagen Island has three accommodations you can choose from, the Forest Cottages, and for a bit more pampering, the Forest Suites, or the Water Cottages. I was given a Water Cottage with a stunning view of the ocean of course!

Lagen Island's Water Cottages

Lagen Island's Water Cottages

view from my room's veranda

view from my room's veranda

Me trying to get a wifi signal

Me trying to get a wifi signal

That’s it for now. I have so many pictures and so many stories and must-sees in El Nido, but this is the kind of place that one blog entry will not be able to encapsulate. My life is kind of in a fast-track now, thus the lack of updates. Until my next entry then. :)

PARTING SHOT:

A Komodo Dragon I took by surprise

A Komodo Dragon I took by surprise

I was snooping around while we were waiting for lunch, when I stumbled upon this Komodo Dragon behind the kitchen area. :)

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Sep 05 2009

University Night Stoplight Party

Category: Events, Retail TherapyMinay @ 12:19 pm

Support our young designers and drop by this event!

University  Night Stoplight Party

University Night Stoplight Party

Who knows what good finds you’ll see there! And it will be held in Fully Booked, the nearest thing to Book Heaven we have in Manila.

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Aug 27 2009

Sick but still went crazy for crocs

Category: Events, Retail Therapy, WIN THIS!Minay @ 8:06 pm

I’m sorry for the lack of updates, but I’m SERIOUSLY sick and I have to take some time off to do all the med stuff, check-ups, and whatnots. That only goes without saying that I have to take some time off work too! NOT! (Well for several projects I’m doing I can’t really take time off).

Anyhoo, before I was dramatically rushed to the hospital, I went to the launch of ‘Crazy for Crocs’ in Hard Rock Cafe Makati. Hehehe.

Crazy for Crocs

Crazy for Crocs

While working for a sports magazine I remembered handling a LOTTA crocs, and I’m trying to figure out now why I like Crocs, and it only hit me now that I liked working with Crocs people before. Take note that I handled a lot of PRs and products to the point that I can look at a pair of rubbershoes and just know the brand, even sans the logo. Crocs people are plain nice. I have two pairs, and another one which I acquired through a review I made for them.

Going back, one thing I forgot to tell you about me being sick was it pretty hurts to take a deep breath, sit-up, and LAUGH now. So it didn’t help that the special guests for the night were Moy Moy Palaboy and I-know-this-is-rude-but-his-partner’s-name-always-escapes-me-and-I’m-too-lazy-to-google-it.

MoyMoy Palaboy and *groan*

MoyMoy Palaboy and *groan*

Don’t get me wrong, I loved the pair ever since I first saw them perform in Bubble Gang, but I was laughing and crying at the same time during their performance. hahaha.

Regarding the Crazy For Crocs, it’s actually a competition composed of three main components: an online video challenge, a Grand Raffle, and a Pick-a-Prize. At the heart of the campaign is the online video challenge where people can show their fun and crazy side in youtube. You can use any video equipment, even your phone!

Contestants will be tasked with performing various Crocs-themed video challenges to be issued by the DJs from Magic 89.9’s Good Times radio show.

New challenges will be announced each week and each month on the official contest website, crazy4crocs.com. Participants will have to beat these challenges and capture this on video. These videos will then be uploaded to YouTube, after which they will be posting as an official entry on the contest website.

Contestants to the weekly challenges will get the chance to win prizes such as Canon digital cameras, while contestants to the monthly challenges stand to win P100,000 each month. Oh *looks at fingernails* you might also get the chance to win a brand new Honda Jazz!

For more information, visit the website indicated above.

Now, in the loot!

in the loot bag

in the loot bag

I’m not going to do a rundown ‘coz there are so many. But I particularly like the red jelly camera. So cute and yummy looking!

Anyway, I’m sorry to say that I had to leave early that night and had myself hauled to the hospital. Please bear with me if I can’t update the posts for the meantime. But I don’t want to end this on a sad note, so guys, enjoy the long weekend, make that video ‘coz it’s no skin off your nose and you have everything to gain.

Happy weekend everyone! Down a margarita for me! *hugs*

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