One of the best meals I had in 2016 was the lunch Chef Raymond Yeung prepared at Lung Hin in Marco Polo Ortigas Manila. Chef Raymond Yeung is Marco Polo Ortigas Manila’s new Chinese Executive Chef. With over 26 years of culinary experience and the Hong Kong International Culinary Classic Gold Award under his belt, it’s no…
Cusina Dishwashing Liquid Review
Noooo… the holidays are over. Who am I kidding? I never had a holiday. Our yaya went on vacation last December 18 and came back TODAY. WTF. Tomorrow it’s back to work. I feel I spent most of the Christmas break cooking, washing dishes, taking out the trash, and cleaning toilets. No vacation for me…
Goodbye 2016 and Hello 2017!
Okay so I usually write a year-ender post on Dec. 31, the last day of the year. For the first time ever I wasn’t able to do so last night. You see I made the mistake of stopping by Data Blitz earlier during the day. I couldn’t resist getting the latest installment of my all-time…
No more taxes for purchases below P10k BUT…
Sometime last October, the Colourpop Cosmetics website offered free international shipping for a day with no minimum purchase. I of course scrambled to order some of their much coveted lipsticks. Colourpop lipsticks cost an average of US$5+ each. But since they don’t have a legit distributor in the Philippines, resellers or biyaheras sell them for…
Lifestyle Stone Cookware Set from O Shopping
I woke up around midnight one weeknight back in October. Our TV was tuned in to O Shopping. I couldn’t go back to sleep so I watched. At first they showed an infomercial about some sort of exercise bike. Yawn. We already have a Gold’s Gym stationary bike in our bedroom so the ad was lost…