Whenever my mom vacations here from the US, she’d ask to buy tawas. She said her Filipino and American friends wanted tawas as pasalubong. Tawas is the Filipino term for Aluminum Potassium Sulfate, widely used as an active ingredient for deodorant. In its unprocessed form, it looks like white crystals. We went to Kamuning to go get…
Kiss Aging Goodbye at Watsons
Anti-aging? Now we’re venturing to my turf. I’ll be 42 in 2 months so I now have a greater need for anti-aging products! Good thing I came across the Watsons Kiss Aging Goodbye campaign. More than offering great deals and discounts on anti-aging products, the campaign aims to educate consumers. Watsons will show customers how to take…
Freezer Burn at Bonifacio High Street
Do you like ice cream? I normally don’t but I do like trying out unique ice cream flavors… and you can find a lot of those at Freezer Burn. Freezer Burn is the newly opened ice cream shop along Bonifacio High Street (located near Fowl Bread across Krispy Kreme). They don’t have normal ice cream…
Pest Off Modern Mice and Rat Catchers
I’m not particularly scared of rats. In fact, I know more than a few people who keep them as pets. There is a difference — there are wild rats and there are domesticated rats. Domesticated rats are cared for by their owners from day one. They’re usually acquired from breeders. Wild rats are the problem….
Lady’s Choice Chicken or Beef Spread?
We got several jars of Lady’s Choice Chicken BBQ Spread and Lady’s Choice Roast Beef Spread around a week ago. My curiosity was immediately piqued because the flavors sounded so yummy! So what’s a mom like me to do? Why, make sandwiches for the kids of course! My daughter and I decided to make some…