Upcoming Event: X Factor Philippines Top 6 Live in Rhapsody!

The event's poster Are you doing anything next Friday, April 5 at 8 pm? Join us and come watch this entertaining event at Metrobar! This concert will be featuring the top 6 contestants of the recently concluded first season of X Factor Philippines. In case you aren't already familiar with these great singers, here's a list of what you're in for: Kedebon Colim: Always the lively performer, Kedebon has always given entertaining performances with...

Movie Review: Les Misérables (2012)

Image from here. This girl sure looks like a young Dakota Fanning. Having missed this on the big screen, we finally got to watch this yesterday. I am not familiar with this story at all, so this was a first time for me. I liked the story and I instantly came to love Hugh Jackman's character, Jean Valjean. Russell Crowe, despite all the spoofs on his singing, gave a very good acting performance. It was also interesting to see Sacha Baron Cohen...

LA Diner: A Feast in the East

We were looking for a good place to have dinner with Alvie's Guama in the Antipolo area and we thought to head down to a place we heard had good, affordable food, LA Diner. You can't miss it. We've been down this road several times in the past to dine at a ramen place called Tamagoya. I wish we had gone down the street and explored the other establishments sooner. Apparently, this little street has been garnering fame as one with many good restaurants....

Wrong Ramen: The Weirder, The Better

In a city with many great restaurants abound, how does one stand out? A restaurant needs imagination. It must shake things up a bit. While all other establishments take themselves too seriously, this one has the cojones to call itself Wrong Ramen. I doubt I'll end up screaming in pure ecstasy, but the humor alone  made this look interesting enough to try. Heading out one rainy day with friends for the usual Friday lunch-out, we decided...

Good Earth Roasts (GER)

If you've been around The Fort Strip recently, chances are you've noticed the new restaurant that has popped up where the Italian restaurant Focaccia used to be. We were walking home one day, tempted to have dinner out, and decided to drop by for a taste. The vibrant sign illuminates one side of The Fort Strip. Good Earth Roasts looks like what a hybrid of a Hong Kong restaurant and a bar would look like. The interior was quite dark...

Movie Review: Die Hard

Image from here. Finally, a break from all the eating! We watched Die Hard 5 recently and it was difficult to believe Alvie hadn't watched the first one before. That's just wrong. And we fixed that. I took advantage and watched this action movie forefather again with her. In case you also haven't seen it, Die Hard is about an off-duty cop who finds himself smack-dab in the middle of a terrorist attack during Christmas season. Bad luck for him,...

Peri-Peri Grill House

After an afternoon of running errands around Greenhills Shopping Center, we had burnt our afternoon snack at Mien San and were looking for a good place for dinner. Nearing Promenade, we spotted Peri-Peri Grill House's warm facade and Alvie said she had eaten there before and that it was a good place. It did look good, so why not? The lively Peri-Peri Grill House. The menu was quite interesting. Peri-Peri is a Portuguese sauce and way of cooking...

Mien San Noodle House

Mien San Noodle House has always been a favorite we rarely have the luxury of enjoying. Slightly near Greenhills, this hole-in-the-wall is not very conveniently located for us. Being the lazy driver that I am, I also find it very tedious to park here, since parking is perpendicular for this tight, busy street. Is it worth the hassle? Yes. Parking here is stressful for me. We were in the area one Saturday afternoon and decided to take the chance...

IHOP: The Latest Pancake Craze

IHOP, or the International House of Pancakes, has recently made itself more international and branched out to right here in the Philippines. Alvie and I have actually gotten to try the place twice, once with family and then with friends. Here are the highlights of both meals. The standard IHOP buttermilk pancakes. Being as hyped up as it is now, IHOP can also stand for "IHOP-I-can-get-a-table-in-two-hours!". The first time we went, which, to...

In-N-Out Burger: How It Took Us by Surprise

Who'da thunk we'd have In-N-Out burgers in the Philippines today? Last I heard of this famed burger was that they had a pop-up store in Singapore recently. I never heard any news or rumor that it was going to pop up here but surprise, surprise! We were among the fortunate few who got to have a taste. These lovelies can barely keep their mouths shut. We first heard of it at around ten o'clock this morning, taking it very skeptically. At around...