Where Good Friends Dine

There is one entrée at Abe Restaurant which I find indelible for its name rather than its taste. Binukadkad na pla-pla! Try saying it fast a few times and you’ll have as much fun twisting and tangling your tongue up your whole mouth. I’m sure that if this entrée came out as Fried Crispy Tilapia or Special Large Deep Fried Tilapia on the menu, I wouldn’t have ordered it because it doesn’t sound Read more

Wheatgrass

I was at the Glorietta Mall one day when I spotted this compelling ad from Oliver’s Super Sandwich that displays a large glass of verdant shake or smoothie in the middle surrounded by nutritious Read more

Death by Chocolate

Pure decadence, moist, and creamy. Sweet-toothed or no-toothed, a piece of melt-in-your-mouth dark chocolate cake in any of the Starbucks outlets in Makati, Philippines is just heavenly. And it goes well with your favorite coffee. This cake is not available in the U.S. So when in the Makati area, do not miss this delectable treat – ever.

‘Life is Good”

DADS / KAMAYAN / SAISAKI

As good as ever, bar none! If you haven’t been to Dads/Kamayan/Saisaki of the Triple V restaurants, then you haven’t yet savored the most affordable quality Filipino and Japanese cuisines all you can eat for the price of P500++. The Filipino Read more

Scents and Touch Spa, Manila

If you live around Makati or Manila and likes to get an occasional massage, Scents and Touch is highly recommended. The place is decently clean, staff is professional, courteous, cordial young male and female massage therapists.  They offer therapeutic massage for total relaxation including aroma Swedish massage, shiatsu, Thai massage, facials, body scrubs, mesotherapy and lipodissolve treatments, and foot massage. Read more