Monthly Archives: January 2009

Yakiniku Den

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In Universal City Walk, We like eating in Yakiniku Den. We remember eating here two years ago and we wanted to go back so we made sure we looked for it.   Yakiniku is really a good choice when in a big group, you get to order many kinds and share it.  We highly recommend this place

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Of course, we love looking at the menu in MOCK UP form 🙂 

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They have plenty variety to choose from and all kinds of price points  

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All kinds of sauces, sweet, spicy, regular, good thing our brother Paul was there to translate for us…. 

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lettuce to those who like to wrap their beef 

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Tongue  

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Which comes with this garlic sauce- YUMMY! Basically tongue does not have much taste so they give a sesame oil sauce with salt in it and chopped garlic

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Prime Rib Eye – YUMMY! Look at the marbling of the beef

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Previous Entry:  Universal City Walk, Osaka January 27, 2009 

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Universal City Walk, Osaka

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As soon as you get out of the MTR station, you are already in Universal City Walk.  There are no cars in this area.  Universal City Walk leads to Universal Studios and in it are restaurants and shops

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This store always seems to attract me!  🙂 

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There are many restaurants and some shops- we go for the restaurants 🙂 Normally we eat inside Universal Studios to save on time- but dinner we eat here before going home. Universal City Walk at night… dsc_8620.JPG

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Jaime has to have his RAMEN! 

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 And Quito bought Takoyaki

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For more information, please visit the website ( you can translate it to English ):  Universal City Walk, Osaka 

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Previous Entry:  Universal Studios Japan Jan. 26, 2009

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Universal Studios Japan

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After Tokyo, we took the bullet train which took two hours to get to Osaka.  We enjoyed Universal Studios two years ago, so we wanted to go back again 🙂    

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Taken from their website:  Universal Studios Japan 

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Since it is holiday for the Japanese as well, it is worth it to buy the FAST PASS tickets so that you don’t wait too long in the lines or else you won’t finish all the rides in one day

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One of the BEST! You feel like you are in the comic book itself! 

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Dad was eyeing this Spiderman thing in the shop!  OH NO! 

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Guaranteed to get wet if you sit in front! 

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Waterworld…a stunt show!  I wish Kevin Costner was actually there 🙂 

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We go crazy with all the kinds of hats they have there!!! And it really keeps you warm- not only as decoration for your head!  🙂 

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 There are rides and shows for all ages 

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YUMMY CHURROS AND HOTDOGS!!! 

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The latest ride is their roller coaster  

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 Some pages taken from their website, for more information, please visit:  Universal Studios Japan

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The Terrace at 5th

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A brand new dining destination at Greenbelt 5, The Terrace at 5th is an exciting pristine restaurant that sits unobtrusively over-looking a lush garden and the restaurant row of Greenbelt 2. the-terrace-5th22.jpg 

The cuisine is an eclectic mix from a delectable menu of the treasured family recipes of its owners – headed by its executive chef Cecille Ysmael with her six good friends and food connoisseurs Ching Cruz, Maricris Zobel, Menchu Soriano, Carol Garcia,  and interior designers Ivy and Cynthia Almario (who is behind the simple yet beautifully designed interiors). 

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This is a sure dining destination for any meal in the day.

 

The Terrace at 5th is the new restaurant of Chef Cecille Ysmael who first shared with us her passion for Thai cuisine with her highly esteemed restaurant Thai at Silk in Serendra.  It projects an idyllic charm with simple yet distinctly appealing interior design that provides a relaxing dining ambiance.  Floral murals, bird cage ceiling lamps, French windows with gooseberry accents, warm shades of green and white exude comfort and class. 

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Enjoy such succulent starters as Cynthia’s Amazing Artichoke Dip whose flavor just bursts in the mouth or the Calamares Fritos which is scrumptious with every bite. Warm up with a mouth-watering Tomato Al L’uovo, a tomato egg-drop soup with fresh coriander. A must-try is the Terrace Salad which is the restaurant’s signature salad of fresh garden greens with crunchy almond chips. Indulge on the rich and bold Crabmeat Pasta with Tarragon or the Laing Pasta a la Cristina with taro leaves and white shrimp simmered to perfection in coconut milk.

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Satisfy your palate with the Cote d’Azur Seafood platter, grilled or chilled, served with garlic alioli and cocktail mignonette sauce.

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Slowly roasted for 12 hours and reduced in rich balsamic sauce, the Homestyle Confit of Pork Belly is another dish to behold. Steak-lovers will enjoy every luxurious bite into The Terrace at 5th’s char-grilled or pan-grilled USDA Prime angus steak like 1,000 grams Porterhouse, Rib Eye or Fillet Mignon.

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Finish with a Gateau de Crepe, a Mango Jubilee or a Chocolate Fondue to complete an already exquisite meal.

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And of course, what’s a terrific meal without the company of fine wine? Try their extensive selection which offers everything from red wines such as Cape Mentelle Margaret River/Cabernet Merlot, Terrazas Reserva Malbec/Mendoza, and the Green Point Pinot Noir/Yarra Valley Victoria, and white wines such as Casa Lapostelle Sauvignon Blanc/Maipo, Green Point Chardonnay/Yarra Valley Victoria, and Terrazas de los Andes Chardonnay/Mendoza. Offered at a special prize of Php 2,950.00 until the end of February is the Moet et Chandon Brut Imperial.

Chef Cecille will even lovingly prepare a dish in a different way if you call in advance.  The Dungenese crab has been cooked in many different ways for many of Chef Cecille’s more discerning clients who have an adventurous palate.

Food lovers will, without a doubt, take note of the amazing new dining experience that The Terrace at 5th will provide. 

 

For reservations call 729-0860, 729-6860, text 0917-827-6860 or e-mail terraceat5th@yahoo.com. 

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Aunty Remy’s 75th Birthday

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Aunty Remy’s definitely does not look 75 years old… she is looking young and strong as ever…She has a walking group that she walks with in the mornings and she still goes to the gym to keep in shape.  She is very active travelling to see her family abroad, she runs her household and takes care of her grandchildren.  Aside from that, she takes care of Dad, her brother.  Dad is so lucky to have a sister that takes care of him.. 

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It was  nice for Rainier to surprise his Mom on her special day!  We were all surprised too when we found out he came all the way from the States for just a week to spend time with his Mom….

Happy Birthday Aunty Remy!! 

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Uncle Ray and Aunty Remy join us in our Sunday family lunch and they take turns too with the kids in hosting.  And Aunty Remy prepares almost everything from her kitchen… This is how she celebrated her birthday with us.  Thank you Aunty Remy!

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Power Plant Mall Christmas Raffle Winners

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Congratulations to the winners of the Christmas Raffle.  I was hoping we would win this beautiful Mercedez Benz!  I noticed that the shopping spree winners have very good taste in choosing their shops 🙂 

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Ms. Malou Pineda, VP-General Manager of Power Plant Mall and Mr. Felix Ang, President & CEO of CATS Motors

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Ms. Malou Pineda, VP-General Manager of Power Plant Mall, Ms. Kat Lalisan, Marketing Supervisor of Power Plant Mall, DTI Representative, Mr. Felix Ang, President & CEO of CATS Motors and Mr. Andros Villaraza, Senior Manager-Mktg. Communications of Cats Motorsraffle-3.jpgppm-christmas-raffle-all-winners.jpg 

Alvin Aguillo – winner of P 100,000 Shopping Spree raffle-winner-p100000-shopping-spree-alvin-aguillo.JPG

Carolyn Sabili – Winner of P 200,000 Shopping Spree 

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Previous Entry:  Top Off Christmas with a Different Star December 4, 2008  

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E.T. Party?

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Two years ago, Javier wanted an ET party, but since ET was not as popular anymore at that time, it was hard to find ET related/themed merchandise

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They were supposed to color their own ET and use it as a decoration for their bag to put all their goodies which I realized was very flimsy and breaks easily

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We just wanted a simple celebration so we thought of just sharing the games and things that Javier liked. No party host, no nothing….. Not the normal party kids were expecting…everything just happened spontaneously and it looked like the kids enjoyed!! Javier said it was his BEST party 🙂 which was good enough for us as it was his birthday!

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Spinners!! 

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I would buy these party spray for Javier because he liked pretending to be spiderman so it was his ” WEB.”  Bought several for his party and everyone enjoyed spraying each other 

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Then we made water balloons which everyone used to attack each other as well  

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Since they were all wet and gooey already…they all wanted to jump in the pool!! Which was not part of the agenda so no one had swimming outfits….. so they jumped in with their clothes on!! Good thing the parents who were there were very cooperative and let their kids jump in!

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So then I had to think of swimming games…. 

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 There was a CANDY BUFFET since Javier loves ( and still does until now ) candy…anyone could just get what they want

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 Then the cake blowing

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The last part was a floor filled with balloons and candies and toys for the kids to grab and take home  

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