What is Hapontukin? In tagalog, Hapon is the word for afternoon while antukin means sleepyhead. Hapon + Antukin = Hapontukin. This is the term Enervon came up with to refer to a person who gets sleepy in the afternoon. Sadly, I have to admit I am one of them. Some afternoons I just want to…
22 Prime at Discovery Suites presents Tomahawk Chop
22 Prime, Discovery Suites Ortigas’ award-winning steakhouse, launched its Australian Tomahawk Chop & “Verse 1” Specialty Menu last May 27, 2010. I was among those who witnessed how Chef David Pardo de Ayala transformed these huge, thick, and raw 1 kg 6-Star Tenderplus Australian beef into the most delectable steak dish ever. Its massive size…
Legend of India Makati Review
A group of food bloggers (myself included) were invited to dine at Legend of India in Makati City last May 25, 2010. I was quite excited because Indian food isn’t something that I have on a regular basis. We started off our sumptuous meal with an Indian appetizer called Pani Puri (P130, pictured above). Pani…
Mega Magazine issue closure — my final piece…
Today is May 19, 2010. A little more than a week has passed since the Mega Magazine May 2010 issue launch. Those who have been reading this blog know exactly what transpired that day. To make a long story short, I was invited to the event but was terribly disappointed by the less-than-friendly (to put…
MEGA Magazine Launch — and now, back to regular programming…
I had a little chat with a representative of MEGA Magazine / Events 100. She apologized for what happened at the MEGA Magazine Launch last May 11, 2010. Here are a couple of clarifications: Events 100 is not really a PR agency, it’s MEGA Publishing’s events department. I received an invitation from them before for…