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August 10, 2010

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Phillips Academy, Andover

By Heart2Heart | Education, For kids, Travel | 4 Comments

The road trip started from New Jersey to Boston ( Boston, Massachusetts July 27, 2010 ) and from Boston we continued our educational tour ( Harvard University July 29, 2010 ) and took a peek at Phillips Andover in Andover. A beautiful city and a nice environment for kids as it is very safe, a city with many greens, and a place with not too many distractions, therefore conducive to studying. It was a saturday so there was no classes and no one was around to show us the campus. So we just drove through

More photos from the website, (click on photos to go to the website):

Love Gym, Phillips Exeter August 11, 2010

Elm Street Dining Hall, Phillips Exeter Academy August 11, 2010

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August 9, 2010

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Road Trips

By Heart2Heart | Travel | 6 Comments

Heart2Heart loves ROAD TRIPS! I definitely like it much better than airplanes! We are lucky to have a patient and very good driver

1.) We take along our good friend, the GPS, so it is very easy- no need to buy any maps and try to read them. And at any give point if you get lost, it will lead you back on track

Previous Entry: Never Lost May 2007

2.) It’s BONDING TIME for the family. Though the kids always fight and we get into each others nerves….we are forced to stay inside the car and just stay together and learn to deal with each other 🙂 At the end, we have fun and enjoy being together as a family.

3.) We are always on the lookout for these signs, hoping our favorite fastfood is in the next stop

We like to stop and have breaks in between……. and because of the breaks, the trip does not seem so long after all

We were actually lucky one time, we got lost or made the wrong turn and we ended up seeing a chinese take out place, so we got to eat our rice!! The chinese set meals come with so many things already for a very reasonable price

General Tso’s Chicken! 🙂

4.) There is lots of beautiful scenery on the way. In a plane you will probably see black scenery or clouds when you look out your window. In a road trip, everywhere you go is a different landscape and it is so beautiful. My favorite was this field of sunflowers! I have always wanted to see this…hoping I could have fresh sunflowers all the time in my home

5.) You can stop wherever and whenever you like

6.) Every trip is an adventure because you do not know where you will be passing and what you will be seeing or where you will have your next meal.

Heart2Heart LOVES ROAD TRIPS!

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August 9, 2010

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Dining For A Cause

By Heart2Heart | Best of, Foodie, Giving Back, Great Achievements, Proud to be Pinoy! | 5 Comments

Heart2Heart has added another angel to its list! Tita Irene Martel-Francisco, the woman behind The Philippine Tatler and Philippines’ Best Restaurants Book. I was with Mia Borromeo and she was telling me how much she admires Tita Irene. She has a wonderful heart, Mia told me. Mia also mentioned to me that the Tatler Ball which she organizes every year, she gives all the money raised to charity. She does not even deduct all the expenses she spends for the event…. She spends for the event and everything raised goes to charity. Wow! Thank you Tita Irene!

Though she already gives back to society with her annual Tatler Ball, she decided this year to give back as well with her other publication, Philippines’ Best Restaurants Book. The publication is on it’s 7th year and instead of having the usual grand launch for the book, she decided to give the money instead to its beneficiary, Hands On Manila. At the same time, they have rounded up 64 restaurants to join in the cause and will be giving ten percent of its sales for the week August 13 to the 20th. So let’s all support Tita Irene and help the kids of Hands on Manila. If you plan to eat out next week, make sure to take note of the restaurants joining the cause…YOU CAN BE A HERO TO THESE STUDENTS!

Of course, Heart2Heart is not surprised that one of the biggest donors of Hands on Manila is Tessa herself! THANK YOU TESSA!!!

Thank you to all those who made this possible!

Make sure to also get your copy of the latest Philippines’ Best Restaurants

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August 8, 2010

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PaPillo Fine Stationers

By Heart2Heart | Shopping | 2 Comments

More beautiful stationery..Heart2Heart loves stationery!

Brought to you by Patricia Panlilio ( Trish )

Visit the website for more information – designs and prices ( click below ) : Papillo Fine Stationers

If you prefer a larger collection, please call 09189369854 (theresa)

Click on the logo below to be a fan on Facebook and be updated on the latest with Papillo

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August 8, 2010

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Food As Medicine

By Heart2Heart | Health and Fitness | No Comments

I don’t know if these really work, but I don’t think you can go wrong with fish, fruits or vegetables…and everything in moderation

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August 7, 2010

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SAT/ACT College Preparation

By Heart2Heart | Education, For kids | One Comment

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August 7, 2010

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Celebrating over 7 years, and saying thank you with our ” favoriti”….we will be closing our doors on August 15….Gaita Fores

By Heart2Heart | Foodie, Tributes | One Comment

I heard the news that Pepato was closing…I was so sad!!! But then I also heard, they are moving to a new home…so now I am happy again! Whenever someone asks me where I would like to eat, Pepato will always be on the list! And before closing their doors on August 15, I made sure my husband took me to visit and have my last meal in that location

The great chef behind Pepato. Heart2Heart likes anything and everything she cooks! and I am sure many others agree with me. Goodbye kitchen 🙂

I was looking at the menu for a long time….I did not know what to choose! I like everything! How can you possibly eat everything in the menu??? Isn’t there a dish called MENU SAMPLER???

While I was browsing the menu, they served me this!!! I LOVE IT!! I ate both and my husband got mad at me for eating his! 🙂

A new appetizer which was really really good using the mille feuille crepes!! Finally a hot dish using the crepes!! Soooo… good!! And you can buy the mushroom truffle paste which is what you see on top

Since I could not decide…I chose the appetizer trio…I wish they had the whole menu in this portion so i could eat everything 🙂 SERIOUS! Someone should invent a MENU SAMPLER where you can taste all the dishes in the menu- one bite each! I WILL ORDER THAT! 🙂

Same with the pasta- I like all the pasta- but had to choose only two ( sounding not contented 🙂 ) YUMMY!!!!

THE BEST AND MY TOP DISH IN THE RESTAURANT which I always have when I am in Pepato. It is the best combination for me

My husband ordered this and I ate from it too of course

And then we had 3 desserts from Gaita! Wow!! We did not say NO! 🙂

Heart2Heart’s favorite gelato flavors

In honor of Wowo and Wawa 🙂

And she has a shrine in the kitchen for them

Always happy to see familiar faces…we feel more at home

The Pepper mill collection

Previous Entry: Pepper Mills July 9, 2010

And last night, we knew everyone around us

After eating all that, we had baon pa!! YUM YUM! Thank you Gaita!! And looking forward to more foodie adventures with you!! MORE POWER!! WE WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT YOU!

Previous Entry: Pepato November 25, 2008

Gastronomic Boredom March 13, 2009

Foie Gras August 16, 2007

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August 7, 2010

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Delightful Treats at Marks & Spencer

By Heart2Heart | What's New at Rustan's, Yummy! | One Comment

Marks & Spencer is already known for its sumptuous chocolates and biscuits; still they aim to indulge your taste buds even more. A selection of bakery delicacies is being offered in stores, from muffins to tubs of sweet pleasures.

Have a taste of something delightfully different, the choccocino muffin. It is a delicious moist coffee muffin loaded with big chunks of creamy milk and indulgently rich dark chocolate. A pack of 4 costs only P195.00. Also available are the moist and fluffy blueberry muffin and extremely chocolate muffin loaded with chunks of creamy milk chocolate and richly indulgent dark chocolate.

Sponge rolls are available in strawberry, chocolate, coffee and cappuccino flavours for only P195 per box. The pairing of a light golden sponge with strawberry jam and buttercream filling derives total satisfaction.

If you just need something to munch on, try the tubs of Flapjacks,

Chocolate Mini Rolls, Chocolate Crunchflakes and Caramel Cracklepops with its chocolate covered nuggets of chewy, caramel-drenched rice puffs. It is “POPTASTIC”!

Marks & Spencer’s new bakery line of muffins, sponge rolls, and tubs of sweet munchies are now available in M&S stores at Greenbelt 5, Glorietta 4, Trinoma, Shangri-La mall, SM Megamall, Alabang Town Center and SM Mall of Asia.

Marks & Spencer is exclusively distributed by Rustan Marketing Specialists, Inc.

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August 6, 2010

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Salcedo Market Again

By Heart2Heart | Yummy! | 4 Comments

My Mom always drags me with her to Salcedo Market ( Window Shopping at the Salcedo Market March 22, 2010) and of course she is the most beautiful one there all dressed up for the occasion with her hat and all which everyone was looking at 🙂 Good thing she plays along as the mom of Heart2Heart and lets me take her photo 🙂

I don’t know if I just miss these things when I am there window shopping, but these were some things that caught my attention that trip

reminds me of my brother who likes eating these

Mom’s friend and I do not think we know his name, we know him as the Tapang Usa guy and Mom always gets something from him even when he is at the American Women’s bazaar

I forgot to take a photo of his food stuff but we bought something new from him – his chicken longganisa which mom cooked for breakfast after the market- YUMMY!!