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Aug 03

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Antonio’s

By Heart2Heart | Celebrations, Foodie | 6 Comments

Dad and Mom celebrated their anniversary and Mom wanted to of course have a meal with the family. She chose one of their favorites, Antonio’s. Many of the times that we have dined at Antonio’s, it is a special occassion. But I will drive two hours any time, any day just to have a meal at Antonio’s! It is worth it!

This is Tito Robbie’s round dining table in Antonio’s. He sent it there so that when he dines there he has his round dining table. It is the only round dining table in the restaurant. Dad and Mom borrow it when he is not there, but that night, he was there too 🙂 so we used a rectangular table.

All the oysters were very good but this of course was my favorite

Gratinated Oysters with Foie Gras – YUMMY!!!

Grilled Oysters Balsamic, Garlic portobello

Portabello Mushrooms with Balsamic and Garlic and Gratinated Escargot with Garlic Cream

House salad with Foie Gras Potato Truffle Tempura

All entrees come with house salad and soup but of course our family ordered so many other appetizers that most of us did not eat anymore the house salad and passed on the soup.

Grilled Certified Angus Prime Rib Eye Steak! YUMMY! YUMMY! ( double YUMMY!)

Rock Salt garlic potato fries- make sure to order this as a siding

Grilled Beef Fillet Gratinated with Wild Mushroom on Mashed potato

Sole Meuniere with Fried Gnocchi

Dessert comes with the entrees

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Aug 03

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August Newsletter from Fruits & Passion

By Heart2Heart | What's New at Rustan's | No Comments

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Aug 02

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Hot Stone Massage courtesy of Citi Rustan’s card

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

Of course, Heart2Heart immediately claimed the complimentary spa being a Citi Rustan’s card holder. I had a choice between three spa treatments and I decided to try the Hot Stone Massage at Essenses since I never had this kind of spa before.

I wish they gave me one whole booklet of Spa coupons 🙂

Definitely Heaven on the 5th at Rustan’s Makati!

These are the stones they used for the massage.. they use different sizes of stones depending on what part of the body they are massaging.

after my massage, I also visited the supermarket and claimed my gift:

Hurry and apply now for your Citi Rustan’s card and look for the coupons inside the Welcome kit:

Previous entry: Luxury Shopping Card Unveiled July 16, 2008

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Aug 01

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Heart Warmers

By Heart2Heart | Nature, Shopping | One Comment

Heart2Heart is so happy to finally feature Denise and Heart Warmers! What a nice brand name! Heart Warmers offers elegant and quality stationary products.

Heartwarmers has a website: Heartwarmers

Pages form the website featuring the products:

Denise V. Gatuslao

(0917) 3001385

(034) 4330435

Heart2Heart is even more thrilled to discover the benefits of “malunggay” through the Trees for Life International which Heart Warmers supports.

HeartWarmers supports the Trees for Life www.treesforlife.org

Project Moringa Tree in creating awareness on the benefits of the Moringa tree (Malunggay)

for more information please click on the link below. http://treesforlife.org/project/moringa/default.en.asp

or download the Moringa Book : http://treesforlife.org/project/moringa/book/default.asp

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Aug 01

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Power Plant Cinema

By Heart2Heart | Entertainment, What's New at Power Plant Mall | One Comment

Power Plant Cinema is our favorite movie theater! We already listed down our favorite seats in all the 6 cinemas so that when we buy our tickets in advance, we already know which seats we like.

We like watching our movies here because it is cozy, friendly, we feel at home, we see familiar faces, we get to drink our favorite drink from Starbucks…

we get to eat yummy nachos…..

or if not nachos, available right there is our favorite Quezo ice cream from Fruits in Ice Cream ( FIC ).

Starting today, Heart2Heart has put up a Power Plant Cinema button on the right hand side of the website which you can easily click on and will take you directly to the schedule of movie showtimes in Power Plant.

This will make it easier for everyone who visits Heart2Heart to check the latest movies showing in PowerPlant Cinema at Rockwell.

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Jul 31

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Bizhan Kazemi

By Heart2Heart | Foodie | 3 Comments

Many of you have probably seen or met Mr. Kazemi in bazaars whenever he sells his yummy shawarmas. He also continues to sell his shawarmas in Rustan’s Expresslane Ayala Alabang Village Park.

He is such a nice guy and a friend of the family. Once in awhile we ask him to cook for us during our family meals. We tell him how many people and he comes with the food already cooked.We just place them in our containers.

He makes other things aside from Shawarmas – he has hummus, chicken kebab, lamb, chicken curry and the famous hash brown potatoes. All very good! Mom makes sure to over order so we can all bring back home some after we have stuffed ourselves.

Mr. Bizhan Kazemi: 0919-863-3133 / 0928-256-0406

Rustan’s Ayala Alabang Village: 807-1997

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Jul 30

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Pets

By Heart2Heart | Animals and Pets | No Comments

I don’t know if anyone can beat the family of Ned and Janet in terms of the number and kinds of pets in one home. It’s amazing how they have accumulated them through the years. Many friends give them animals/pets because they know for sure that they will be well loved and cared for. Even stray cats go to their home and Janet buys cat food just to feed them. What you see here is not all, many have already passed away or they have set them free. They even had a duck egg which was given to them by the Fun Farm at Sta. Elena and they were able to make it hatch and grow until they set the duck ( named Pato ) free back in the Fun Farm.

Ned told me that having pets in the house teaches their kids how to care for animals and most important is RESPONSIBILITY. It is not a joke to take care of pets, it is just like taking care of children. So, it is a big responsibility and training the kids at an early age is good.

Ned has helped me and some of my friends acquire some pets. He is an expert at pets up to the last detail- from sourcing the pet, choosing the right habitat( cage, aquarium, etc ), to the decorations inside and setting everything up. He will also give you instructions on what and how to feed them. So if you are looking for pets for yourselves or as a gift, give the PET EXPERT a call.

Ned: +63-0917-847-1764

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Jul 30

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Noel Dela Merced Photography

By Heart2Heart | Animals and Pets, Photography | 2 Comments

Late last year, I was talking to Ginggay and she was telling me how her husband, Noel, had started photography as a hobby. He had bought a new camera in preparation for the birth of their first baby. We were laughing because she was wondering why Noel spends so much time taking insects and bugs! 🙂

A few months after, Noel directed me to his Flickr site to view his photos and these were the bugs Ginggay was talking about! Wow! Not a laughing matter at all! They are beautiful photos of insects and bugs!

And here are more of my favorite ones from Noel’s photos:

I remember the time when Noel took time out to call me and attempt to help me in my photography. I appreciate it so much when my friends give me advice.

Noel, You have gone so far from just bugs and insects! You are a great photographer!

Noel has many more beautiful photos, you can view it in his Flickr account

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Jul 29

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Arf Arf Confectionery

By Heart2Heart | Animals and Pets, Great Inventions | 4 Comments

I LOVE these dog biscuits!! Not because I have a dog that loves them nor do I love eating them but because it was through this that I got to meet one of friends who is now one of my dearest.

Three years ago when I was planning the Dog party of Javs, I had wanted to give out dog biscuits as a giveaway. So I emailed Michele to sponsor some for the loot bags and immediately she said YES! From that day on, we never even talked about dog biscuits, but became friends!

Michele is my friend who cooks as a hobby and she invented these dog biscuits which she has been selling for ten years already. She told me that before she made these biscuits, she tried all the other dog biscuits out there and she did not like any so she made her own. Aside from dogs loving these treats, her son, Luigi, used to eat these biscuits when he was teething.

It comes in small and medium sizes

and it is VERY HEALTHY!

Available of course in only THE BEST – Rustan’s Supermarket and Shopwise

and in other major supermarkets

I got to meet the beneficiaries of her special treats :

GORDY – the Shih tzu, 10 years old – Michele quality controls all her biscuits and puts only the whole bone shaped pieces – any that are cracked or damaed are not included in the package – so Gordy gets to eat those.

What a CUTE FACE!!!!

and there is BOB-BOY! Bob is the name but they call him BOB-BOY pronounced as “baboy!” So funny this family! Bob-boy, the Golden Retriever, was so happy to see Michele, he was jumping all over her. He is a trained dog and would SIT when told to but he was too excited and could not sit still when Michele was telling him to…He kept jumping all over her and running all over the place

Aside from her two dogs, she has other pets.

Hamsters – Bob 1 and Bob 2 – Luigi likes the name Bob! 🙂

Then there is Freddie, the squirrel. Michele told me that she would literally put him inside her shirt when he was a baby because she would take him with her everywhere she would go! Usually squirrels just go all over the place and run so fast away from people- this one sticks to Michele and knows her!

I love these shots of Freddie clinging on to Michele

And this is my favorite named pet- FRAP! which stands for Frappuccino, named after Starbucks’ famous Frappuccino drink. But since Frap is a girl – it is Frappuccina but Frap as nickname 🙂

They are all so good natured and all know her. I believe that the personalities of the pets reflect the personality of their masters. You can tell that they are all well groomed, happy, caring, loving and very affectionate. And that is my friend, Michele, she is all that plus more, that is why I love her!

Previous entries:

Heathier Italian Cooking – May 24, 2007

Dinner by Michele – October 26, 2007

LMFI – Feb. 22, 2008

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Jul 28

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A Dog party

By Heart2Heart | Animals and Pets, Celebrations | 5 Comments

Three years ago, Javs had a dog party. He loved Coach, a mini Schnauzer, who was the newest member of the family. It was nice to see dogs of friends who came all dressed for the party.