Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Everything Korean- Wang Mart

This weekend I visited my favorite Korean grocery- Wang Mart. After my usual Korean haul of Ramensari, Glass noodles and Barley tea, I notice this very interesting snack....

This product is so intimidating...The chip-like snack is as big as my face. You just couldn't hide it when snacking on the bus.
Japanese and Korean snacks are fairly healthy snacks so, I gave it a try.....

I can't say that its flavorful.....Its has A LOT of crunch. Air popped and slightly sweet in the end.

After chewing on a gigantic chip it would all end up like half a teaspoon of mush in my mouth , so I cannot say that it curbs my hunger.


But the good thing about this Korean snack is that it keeps my mouth busy. So I won't be munching on oily and salty potato chips. So...ok I'll buy it again next time.


Wang Mart is located at #37 Polaris Street, Bel-Air, Makati.

When you are driving from Makati just right turn in Andoks lechon manok in Makati Avenue and go round the rotonda and go left. You will find Wang Mart on the right side of the road.


trivia:
The WANG MART signage changes its color every 2 minutes, every night.
Visit their store at night and you'll see what I mean.


Saturday, January 8, 2011

Nano Blocks! So cute!

My 8 year old son Brian just loves Lego, so its no wonder he decides to buy this cute Nano Block toy of Kinkaku-ji Temple (The Temple of Golden Pavilion, Kyoto) as his first honor's gift.

Enclosed in the box is an instruction sheet and different colored blocks all very tiny. It took him one hour to finish this temple:


So Cute! Complete with tiny trees and miniature windows! We labelled it and displayed it on top of the fridge.

We liked it so much that we went out and brought two more,



La Sagrada Familia in Spain. Built by Antoni Gaudi. And,


Mont Saint Michel (or Saint Michael's Mount built on a rocky island in France)



Now we got a piece of Japan, France and Spain on top of our fridge to look at everyday. :)




Snoopy World in New Town Plaza, Shatin

Snoopy World is located inside New Town Plaza Mall in Shatin, Hong Kong. Its a 40,000 square feet of outdoor recreational playground for kids.
You can see Snoopy, Peanuts, Linus and the whole gang there! Complete with a yellow bus!

The weather is 17 degrees celsius and although its sunny, we all welcomed the warmth.







Friday, December 24, 2010

To Web check in or not for my Cebu Pacific flight.


So, do I check in on the web or just go to the airport terminal earlier than everybody else?

The standard 3-hours-before-departure airport check in always works for me.

On October 2010, Cebu Pacific introduced the Web check in procedure for those who cannot make it quite so early.

The advantages of web check in are:

1.You only need to be there 45 minutes before your scheduled flight, so less stress...

2. You get to choose wherever seat you want. You will be shown a diagram of the seating arrangement of the aircraft.

3. You can also print your boarding pass at your convenience. So the only thing you need to do upon arrival in the airport is to check in your baggage.

The only down side of the matter is:

1. You will be charged 100 pesos for each seat. Thats 100 pesos for departure and another 100 pesos for arrival, so 200 pesos.

To web check in or not, You decide. www.cebupacificair.com

But for those holiday flights wherein the whole of Metro Manila seems to be taking the airplane, better pre check in.

The service is only available 24 hours before your scheduled flight.

Cebu Pacific's holiday 2011 piso fare!

Piso Fare! Sale period: December 25, 2010. Travel period: November 11 to December 11, 2011.

Why not book for that holiday trip a year in advance? You have one whole day to decide. Make up your mind fast!

Cebu Pacific have flights to Kota Kinabalu, Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, Brunei, Bangkok ,Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur.

The sale goes for GO LITE travellers, which means travellers without check in baggages. If you have check in baggages, you have to pay 100 pesos for it.

As for all Cebu Pacific flights, travel tax of 1620 pesos and airport terminal fees are not included in the piso fare. So its safe to bring roughly 2500 pesos per passenger.

Its true! The early bird really takes the worm, or in this case, saves a lot of money.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Just comment and win a Belle De Jour Planner!

Kikay. exchange is giving away 2 Belle De Jour Planners for answering the following questions:
1. What will you most remember about 2010?
2. What do you wish to accomplish in 2011?

They will also be giving away 2 Campus BDJs
And 2 Navi Planners...

Planners Galore! Belle De Jour retails at Php 585 pesos, and you can get them only this time of the year until supplies last.
Your Belle De Jour Planner also serves as a ticket to that coveted all-girls party. ( with lots of fun and prizes to be won!) See http://animetric.blogspot.com/2009/07/belle-de-jour-rendezvous-fashionista.html
Check their site and win those Belle De Jour ,girl! http://www.kikay.exchange.ph/2010/12/01/win-a-belle-de-jour-2011-power-planner















Big Holiday Outlet Sale in SMX

Are you a BPI Credit Card Owner? Good for you! Just bring your credit card to SMX Convention Center on December 17 to 20, and avail of these brand's 80 % off sale.

You might need to go there earlier though, I predict a queue outside the parking entrance.

I haven't done my Christmas shopping yet, I've been waiting for my son's vacation, so this sale is just meant for me!