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Jan 06

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Maisen

By Heart2Heart | Foodie, Travel | 3 Comments

A restaurant recommended to me by Tippi Tambunting and we all love it! Tonkatsu ( breaded pork cutlets ) YUMMY! We were lucky to get a table for all of us because the restaurant was full and when we finished lunch at around 1:30 pm – there was a long long line of foreigners and Japanese waiting still.

The dishes more or less all look alike when it comes to the pork tonkatsu- you just choose if you want the fillet or the loin ( more fatty ) and of course there are different grades of pork.

Love the sauces and spices

website translated in english: Maisen

Previous Entry: Dining in japan January 18, 2009

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Jan 06

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Japanese Musk Melon

By Heart2Heart | Travel, Yummy! | 2 Comments

I am wondering who will ever buy a melon worth US$ 200.00 plus. Mom and I were having a discussion as to whether there is really a difference between the one that costs 21,000 yen and the 5,000 yen…hmmm… we will never know unless we taste it 🙂

In this display, you will see that someone actually bought the 10,000 yen and the 16,000 yen one

And to see it to believe it, there is really a 21,000 yen musk melon for sale! Here is the close up- as you go lower down the display – it gets more expensive 🙂

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Jan 06

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Toilets in Japan

By Heart2Heart | Great Inventions, Travel | 5 Comments

Japan is the land of great inventions. You see so many things you do not see anywhere else. They make something for everything, for every use and for every need. One of them are toilets 🙂 They have so many kinds all over the place.

In hotels, some of them even have a heating function so when you sit, the seat is warm and not cold

This one, Krie and I really like from Gonpachi restaurant ( Gonpachi January 5, 2010 ). Since it is a public toilet, we are happy that we can just step on the button on the floor to flush the toilet. It is more sanitary than using your hands to flush or putting up your legs up high just to flush it with your foot 🙂 I wish all public toilets all over the world were like this

This is another great toilet from Rosetta restaurant. Krie showed it to me too. When you flush the toilet, water comes out of the faucet 🙂 Never seen this ever before

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Jan 05

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Ukulele Boy

By Heart2Heart | Entertainment, For kids | 2 Comments

Is the ukulele the new guitar now? I was surprised that Jaime asked to buy him a Ukelele while in Japan. I am happy to purchase any instrument for my kids

This cute little boy is now a youtube sensation with 10 million views!!

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Jan 05

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Gonpachi

By Heart2Heart | Foodie, Travel | 2 Comments

Though we were in Tokyo last year, Heart2Heart is happy we tried new restaurants. One of them is Gonpachi. I like it because it is Japanse food with a twist and it is quite reasonable compared to other Japanese restaurants. My brother Noey and Krie says it is like the TGIFriday’s of Japan where people come in big groups and order beer and just order a lot of pica pica.

The location we went to is in Ginza and is in a place called the G-Zone. You enter this door and it is a long tunnel leading to all the restaurants listed on this board. It is a nice concept and all the restaurants were full!

This is my favorite dish!!! It is called Popcorn shrimp! YUMMY! and that thing under it is like seaweed and some crispy thing, we could not figure it out but it was really good!!

YUMMY YAKITORI!

Heart2Heart’s favorite was the foie gras with strawberry skewer ( 3rd from the left ) !! Never had this in any yakitori restaurant ever

Interesting california roll with parmesan cheese 🙂

On the way out, I saw they had a separate area for sushi/sashimi

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Jan 04

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Pino

By Heart2Heart | Travel, Yummy! | 3 Comments

After trying my best to convince the family to travel somewhere we have never visited before, we ended up in one of our favorite places, Tokyo. I almost did not go but then decided that it was more important that we be together with the family and it should not have mattered what country we were in. So, I changed my mind….and I won’t complain being in Tokyo! 🙂

In Tokyo, Pino is one of Heart2Heart’s favorite snack. It is available in the Philippines, but somehow, it is different when you are eating it in Japan even when it is freezing already

Look for the small toothpick inside so you can use it to pick up the chocolate pieces and put it in your mouth 🙂 YUMMY!

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Jan 03

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Ramon’s Christening

By Heart2Heart | Celebrations, For kids | 3 Comments

I wish my friend, Noel, will be in very event that I go to, that way, he will take all the good photos 🙂 Thanks Noel for making my life easier 🙂 You capture the moments exactly how Heart2Heart would..even better! I just inserted the food photos 🙂

Welcome to the Christian world, Ramon! You are truly blessed! Thank you Jose and Tin for your friendship and for always making us part of the important events in your lives. We admire you and your family so much.

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Jan 03

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Holiday Finds for the Young at Rustan’s

By Heart2Heart | Christmas, Fashion, What's New at Rustan's | No Comments

Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 20, Sunday

Previous Entry: Pictorial Session December 15, 2009

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Jan 03

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Songs in the Half-Light

By Heart2Heart | Christmas, Entertainment, Heart Songs | 3 Comments

One of our favorite gifts, a CD from Anton and Nina. Not only is it special because it is from our dear cousins, but because the one singing in the CD is another of our cousins, Jaime 🙂 Design by our sister in law, Krie and Art Direction by our cousin, Nina. It is a family creation 🙂

It is not Christmas songs… Heart2Heart likes all the songs but sharing with you one of the songs I picked….”SMILE” as one of my best friends always tells me…”and definitely life is still worthwhile if you’ll just SMILE!” 🙂

Smile by Charlie Chaplin

Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it’s breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you’ll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You’ll see the sun come shining through for you Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying?
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile
That’s the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what’s the use of crying?
You’ll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile