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Alive, The Farm

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I went to the Farm when it was newly opened several years ago and remembered a delicious vegan meal.  So I was happy to be back at the Farm to try it once more

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We were in good company with the people from Smart Infinity.  Smart Infinity really takes care of their clients and pampers them with the best life has to offer

For more information on Smart Infinity go to their website:  Smart Infinity 

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Julie Carceller, Department Head of Infinity Business Group and Marga Cobarrubias, Marketing Manager 

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Bobby Aquino, Manager, Sales and After Sales,  with the Sales Team 

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And with Johnny Litton hosting the event

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together with the people from the Farm – Jennifer Hazen, Resident Manager and Jennifer Sanvictores, Director for Sales and Marketing

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Happy to see Rachy Cuna there who loved the Farm just as I did and is a SMART subscriber 🙂

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and my cousin Bea who might soon become a Smart Infinity subscriber as well 🙂

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Hmmm…..it’s not really just about the free laptop, or the TV or the Galaxy Tab, but it is a complete LIFESTYLE that SMART INFINITY offers their clients…..

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And at the Farm, we were taken cared of very well and we had a great and healthy meal which we all enjoyed 

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The Farm can teach your cooks for P 1,000 a day with accomodation already 

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Click here to go to the website for more information:  ALIVE Cuisine at the FARM 

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Pamanhikan

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Congratulations Quito and Pam on your engagement!!!  I can’t believe that my baby brother is finally getting married…..

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…..but I am happy that he has chosen Pam, who I know is and will be good for my brother.  Someone who will take care of him for the rest of his life…… and I know it Pam, because you have proven it once and that’s all it took to convince me

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 and I was even more convinced when I met Pam’s Mom, who is so soft spoken and looks really really nice.  It’s our first time to meet Tita Chato who is from Dumaguete

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And first time for us to meet Pam’s sister, Sandra, who is just as pretty as Pam!  and she is still SINGLE!!! 🙂

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A nice dinner prepared by Tosca at Dusit Thani Hotel.  This is our second time to have dinner here, the first time being an engagement celebration as well…. seems to be a nice place to have a special and intimate celebrations

Previous entry: Tosca November 7, 2008 

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Beautiful flowers by Pam’s cousin, Myra

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The food was really good. I wish I could finish everything on the plate, the portions were very generous

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Dad formally asking permission from Pam’s family.  Dad was so nervous and was glad to get it over with in the beginning of the dinner 🙂 

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We even had giveaways from Pam’s Mom all the way from Dumaguete, sylvannas 🙂 YUMMY!  

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Cafe Grey Deluxe Upperhouse Hong Kong

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We heard about this hotel, Upperhouse,  nearby ours so we were curious to see it, so Mom reserved at the restaurant there

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Beautiful and modern interiors 

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Jaime ordered the Market Menu which he enjoyed.  Amazed at how my sons know how to eat and are adventurous in trying new dishes 

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Tarragon Scented Lobster Bisque 

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Ceasar Salad of Romaine Hearts 

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Seasonal Oysters, Crab Claws and Crab Legs 

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Saffron Pasta Fiore – YUMMY! This was my order 

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Lemon Sole 

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Onion and Bacon Tarte Flambee 

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Grilled Sea Bass Black Olive Mosto Vinaigrette 

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Black Angus Strip Steak Au Poivre 

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Chocolate Baked Alaska 

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Hallway leading to the bathroom 

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WOW!!! What a view from the bathroom!! 

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Santouka Ramen Hong Kong

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Our last night in Hong Kong, we just wanted to stay in the hotel room and pack and rest.  So we just ordered room service.  Jaime on the other hand wanted to have his Ramen!  So they went all the way and crossed the harbor to Kowloon side to try this Ramen place recommended by his friend, Amado.  They said they enjoyed their ramen!

Thanks James and Jaime for documenting this for me and sharing your experience with Heart2Heart 

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 James ordered #5 

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Jaime ordered # 8 because he likes spicy

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Click here to go to their Japan website:

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Beside the Ramen place was a Rice pizza place.  James and Jaime took this photo for me….maybe they should have brought me back some so I could taste it!!  RICE PIZZA?? I am so curious!

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Cuisine Cuisine, Hong Kong

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Another new restaurant we tried at the IFC mall.  Good cantonese food and nice presentation! Mom does all the ordering so she describes the dish and sometimes I cannot find it in the menu 🙂

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Braised Abalone on Mushroom and vegetable

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Sauteed Scallops braised with Crab Coral 

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I can’t find this in the menu but this had foie gras inside  

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Deep Fried Crispy Chicken 

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I can’t find the name of the dish on the menu, but this is baked chicken with walnuts  

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Wagyu beef cube pan fried and flavored with sea salt 

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Island Tang, Hong Kong

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Another new restaurant to try.  Owned by the Shanghai Tang group.  It’s in a building, The Galleria, beside Landmark.  The surrounding shops in the building are not that nice ( except for the Ground level/street level shops ) but the restaurant is

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Love the antique teapot and sauce containers

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Jaime’s regular orders – siomai and hakaw- these normally have no presentation 🙂

Siomai

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Steamed Scallop and Pork Dumpling  

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Deep fried wonton with Four Treasures in sweet and sour sauce

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Fried Rice Braised with Wild mushroom and diced chicken- a very different kind of chinese rice- sort of like their version of Italian Risotto because it was quite wet- nice to try something different  

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Really good peking duck and roast goose.  We wanted to order more goose but they ran out of it

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1 pc. Abalone dumpling…just one 🙂

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Steamed Spanner Crab meat and Egg White Dumplings

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Baked puff pastries with Wagyu beef in Teriyaki sauce

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Baked Barbeque pork buns in pineapple shape – just like siopao but baked

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Fried Rice with Sliced Eel and turnip in Teriyaki Sauce- YUMMY!island-tang-038.jpgisland-tang-039.jpgisland-tang-040.jpgisland-tang-041.jpg

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Summer Palace Island Shangri-la Hotel

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The only place we went to that is not new 🙂   Convenient and good chinese food!

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Dad and Mom were happy to see Joyce Leung, the Operations Manager of the restaurant.  They knew her since many, many, many years ago even when Mom was still single and going there with Lolo and Lola.  Now I wonder how the three of them all still look so young! 🙂 Since Joyce was there, she helped with the ordering and took care of everything else.  What a world of difference when she is there

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Stuffed Fried Crab with onion – this is not in the menu 

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Drunken shrimps! WOW!!! THE BEST!!! 

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Wintermelon soup 

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Pigeon 

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One of the best sweet and sour pork  

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Fresh Lychees already starting to be in season 

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Chilled mango and pomelo sago  

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The Square, Hong Kong

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Heart2Heart is happy to try and try and always try NEW things!  It’s a good thing this trip Mom decided to try new things because normally in Hong Kong we go back to all our favorites!!!  Mom is our researcher and this is her guidebook for this trip…….

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……..and she does all the planning for us, what would we do without her?

We tried this new place owned by the Maxim’s group.  Heart2Heart loves to see nice food presented in many different ways…so even if we order more or less the same dish all the time, it’s nice to see it served in a different way

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Photos on the menu really entice us to order!!!

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though they don’t normally always look the same in person 🙂  but taste was good!

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Cute the rice cover 🙂 I just had to take a photo 

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Breakfast at Petrus, Island Shangri-la Hotel Hong Kong

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What a grand breakfast to wake up to!  This was the first and the last from the trip 🙂  but what a nice and memorable one!

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Beautiful view!! What a blessing!

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I call this the healthy buffet side 🙂  with all the fruits, cereals and yogurt

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WOW!!!! LITERALLY FRESH HONEY!!!!

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And this is the NOT Healthy side 🙂

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Fresh fruit juices

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And then you can choose up to two hot main dishes

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Shirred eggs with gooseliver and truffle sauce

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Eggs benedict with ham, crispy black pepper bacon, black truffle and green asparagus

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Smoke Salmon and smoked Scottish Lech Fyne  Salmon with Bagel Chips

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Chinese Dimsum

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Fluffy omelette with British cheddar and mushroom

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Breakfast Minute Steak with sauteed mushrooms, grilled tomato and fried eggbreakfast-at-petrus-029.jpg

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