Yearly Archives: 2012

Gourmet at Gourmet Garage

By | Foodie, Shopping, Travel, Yummy! | One Comment

Aside from the dining, there is the gourmet shopping!!!! at Gourmet Garage

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Wow!!! Pasta from Italy!!!  You can find only at Gourmet Garage.  My favorite is the Tartufo and the Porcini

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Maltesers and Galaxy hot chocolate!!!!!! Horlicks drink and Cadbury chocolate spread!!! I BOUGHT ALL!!

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ICE CREAMS!!!!!

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My sister stressed to me that the best tomato sauce from Italy – CIRIO!!! I bought and made into pasta sauce! REALLY GOOD!!

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Olive Oil with Truffle!!!

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Truffle salt!!!

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Indian items!

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Gourmet accessories

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Of course i eyed the cheese ones!

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Oh my gosh!!!!!!! DAIM and TWIX FINO!!!!

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CRUNCHIE ROCKS???  WOW!!!

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Of course the BEST KETTLE CHIPS IN TOWN is here too 🙂 

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We all went shopping before leaving for Manila!!! 

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Gourmet Garage Now Open in Subic

By | Finds, Foodie, Shopping, Travel, Yummy! | 11 Comments

Now open at Subic!!!!!  Finally a gourmet place to go to aside of course from the very complete Royal Subic!!  I love going to Subic and enjoying the treats in Royal and now Gourmet Garage.gourmet-garage-in-subic-01.jpeg

  It is located beside Starbucks in the main intersection.  There is a Salon on top and a Ton Ton massage in the corner 

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This is Mom’s new baby!  So that is her there in the logo as the chef 🙂   

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You can dine and you can shop!   

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Cute place 

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With cute placemats which Mom bought from her travels abroad 

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Love the aprons which Mom bought all the way from Provence! 

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So cute!  Two of Mom’s bestfriends came over to have their traditional breakfast ALL THE WAY IN SUBIC!!  Of course to support also Mom.  What good friends they are! 

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Tita Reg is in charge of the dining – she made all the recipes and trained all the staff.  She prepared for us brunch – some items from the menu and some from the store 

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The store just opened a few weeks ago and is still on a dry run  

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Cecillia’s Fritata 

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Solo Mio 

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Julian’s Fritata 

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Mixta Regina and Mandarina 

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Cesare 

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And here at Gourmet Garage, you can order your favorite Starbucks drink and they will bring it to you while you have your meal ( after all it is just next door ) 

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Panini Carmencita ( named after Mom? )  

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And at Gourmet Garage- you can buy anything in the store and they will prepare it, cook it and serve it to you- so we did that! 

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Waking Up Harbor Point Subic

By | Events and Launches, What's New at Starbucks? | One Comment

We were at Subic around two weeks ago and the new Ayala Mall opened!!!  WOW!!!! So many more reasons to go to Subic and maybe even more convenient now to probably live here as there are many new things opening in the base 

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YAHOO!!! Second Starbucks store in Subic!!! 

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Mom came in Nautical theme for the opening 🙂 And Congratulations again to Mom on a new location!! I can’t keep track anymore on the number of stores!! 

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By Mikko Sison

By | Homes and Interiors | One Comment

My friend, Mikko, is not only a creative artist but he can also do interior decorating!!  I borrowed some photos he took of his place since I have never been to his place ( hint hint 🙂 ) 

Mikko studied Masters in Architecture at Parsons

Previous entry:   My Secret Garden August 16, 2010

I noticed a lot of religious articles around his place, I like it 🙂 

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Cute Monchichi with punk hairdo! beside Mikko’s sketch as a kid

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Artists space! I love it! My favorite part of the house  

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Oops!! It’s Rojo!!  Congratulations Mikko on your newborn!! I know this is already late!  We are so happy for you!! HE LOOKS LIKE YOU!! 

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Love the nursery!! This was before Rojo was born, ready to be occupied 🙂 

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Mikko Sison

cell no. 09175262600 

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Stella’s Turning One!

By | Celebrations, For kids | 3 Comments

Krie prepared an ugly monster party for Stella’s first birthday party!!  

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Though Stella is anything but ugly!  She is our youngest and latest mascot in the family and everyone fusses over this cutie pie!!

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What a cute theme!

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Cute ugly dolls handmade by sister, Candy.  Those disappeared before the party ended 🙂

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I love these!!! At first i did not know what it was, just thought it was for decoration

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Aha!! Hahahaha!!

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OH MY GOSH!!!! LOVE LOVE PINKBERRY FROZEN YOGURT!!!!!  They served it also as a frozen yogurt soda!!! Perfect also for the summer heat!!!

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 Loved the catering by Gaita Fores!

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Even the pool had monsters!!

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Eyes!!!

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