Huwebes, Marso 22, 2012

THE SERACH FOR THE BEST MILK TEA BEGINS

MILK TEA may either refer to a tea drink with a portion of creamy milk but here in the Philippines, it refers to the number drink you must taste before you die.

The creamy milk tea had evolved through time. It was famous for the Bubble milk tea or the Pearl Milk Tea but due to the stiff competition in the market, milk tea business owners had came up to tons of flavors. From the classic Pearl Milk Tea, flavors such as Oolong Milk Tea, Jasmine Milk Tea, Green Tea milk tea and those that can be combined with fruits. Milk Tea was first introduced in Thailand and being Asian, there is no way we can't have a taste with this.

Here in the Philippines there are 3 most favorable milk tea business that had been the soar bearer of the milk tea flag. Not only that they have been the first to offer this type of drink here in the country but also because they have the most tasteful and the most budget-friendly milk tea today.

CHATIME had been one of the first runners of milk tea business. They offer a wide variety of flavors that will satisfy every man's cravings.  Another good in them is that everything is organized and they have these paper placed on the milk tea cup for your name instead of writing it with a marker. They are also fast in dealing with customers. Price ranges from 70pesos to 100pesos depend on the size and the flavor. One of the famous branch they have is as the Landmark beside the French Baker.

HAPPY LEMON  located in SM Megamall is another milk tea business that has been famous for their small pearls or sago that are really delightful in the mouth. They also have different flavors to choose from and their area in SM Megamall has this vibe of a cafe where you can seat and talk or have meeting with someone while having a sip in your milk tea.

in the picture above is the classic milk tea with pearls. Notice how small the sago are. they taste really good too.

 TEA-RRIFIC! on the other hand is a milk tea avenue for students or for tight-budgeted persons who would really like to experience milk tea. They offer a wide variety of milk tea flavors and even popularizing the milk tea fusion of fresh fruits plus milk tea for a price as low as 35 pesos and a high as 75pesos. this Price range depends on the size and the type of milk you are wanting.

in the photo is Oolong flavored milk tea courtesy of Tea-rrific. Tea-rrific is available in SM Supermalls and a kiosk that can be found in either floors.

THE MAGNUM VERTICT

Facebook users news feed had been bombarded with the Magnum craze for days now. Magnum brought to the Philippine market by Selecta is owned by British Unilever company. It was originally made in Aarhus, Denbark and was later rebranded as Magnum Classic.

Magnum consist of thick bar vanilla ice cream on a stick coated with dark chocolate. In numbers, a bar of Magnum classic weighs 86 grams. The list of the flavors launched by the Magnum company were as follows

1989: original Magnum, later rebranded "Magnum Classic"
1992: Almond
1993: Chocolate
1993: White
1994: Cone Classic
1995: Walnut
1996: Nougat
1996: Cone Almond
1997: Orange Choco
1998: Ego
1999: Double Caramel
2000: Double Chocolate
2001: Caramel & nuts
2002: Sandwich
2002: Yoghurt Fresh
2003: Seven Deadly Sins(Lust, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Envy, Wrath, Vanity)
2004: Intense (Stick)
2004: Intense (Cup)
2005: Five Senses (Aroma, Touch, Vision, Sound, Taste)
2007: Ecuador Dark/Colombia Aroma/Temptation/Java
2007: Mint
2008: Mayan mystica
2009: Moments
2010: Gold
2011: White Chocolate & Nuts
2011: Ecuador and Ghana

Early 2012, Magnum had reach the tasteful bud of Filipino people.  For the price of 50pesos, a\one can indulge himself to a Magnum Classic ice cream on stick. People had different reactions considering the fact that the price range of ice cream on sticks that are available in the country averages to below 30 pesos.

But with the wave of reaction from the cyber world, many had been posting their Magnum experiences. About 80% had said that it is worth the price for what you are buying is not just the brand, the taste or the name but you are actually tasting the moment. Posts on Facebook and Twitter will make you buy more and will make you want to experience the Magnum craze.




Magnum is available in 3 flavors namely Magnum Classic, Magnum Almond and Magnum Chocolate Truffle.
Though the price may be really high for those who are in tight budget, there's nothing wrong in splurging one time big time especially is you are spending it in this delicious and anti-stress ice cream.

3D ART 101


3D street art is the new form of artististic mind-set that had set a stunning record in the eyes of the human race. With the common medium like chalk, artists had done chalk art, pavement art, and street art.

This street art painting had started in Europe way back 18th century but it was in late 1980 when the famous 3D street art had evolved and became a new mantra for artists.

The 3D street art showcase a pice of a painting that is looks really alive and is painted on the sidewalk or anywhere on the streets. It was from the brilliant idea of Kurt Wenner He was an American artist that began street painting in Rome He documented by National Geographic in 1994 with his unbelievable talent called “Masterpiece of Chalk” and on the same year won “Maestro Madonarro” at the Grazie Festival.





the whole 3D art craze had also flown its way to the country. ans people manage to continue this artistic evolution in a way to conquer the world.