Biyernes, Disyembre 23, 2011

The Extroverts Christmas Ultimate Puntahan



During this holiday season, people often spend their leisure time outdoors. Like going to the malls, window shopping, watching movies, or going to their provinces, some chose to go to the beach, have a hike, stroll at the park, explore Christmas Bazaars, or stay indoors and enjoy the rest of the day relaxing.
Here are some of the places where we spend the yuletide season…





Clariza (seated with red jacket second to the left) during her recent trip at Snow World, one of the many exciting places inside the Star City.

These are only some of the places we’ve been, but there’s a lot more. You can try Avilon Zoo, Malabon Zoo, or go to Tagaytay Highlands, The Botanical Garden in Baguio, visit Taal Lake at Albay, See the Chocolate Hills at Bohol, and many more. The Philippines has so many wonderful sights to see. Explore our own country and be amazed at how beautiful our land is.

The Extroverts Noche Buena



The winning recipe…
We Filipinos celebrate the Noche Buena with lots of different menus, assorted viands, meals, appetizers and desserts. Each family has their own specialty. Whether it’s a meal, a salad, pasta, a grilled meat, a tasty dessert, there’s a very wide variation of foods during this time of the yuletide season. A typical Filipino family always has one of those given types of food, there would always be a salad (most of the time it’s a Macaroni Salad, but it differs for every family), Spaghetti (or any pasta) or Pansit (any type of pansit), Ham, Queso de Bola, Barbeques, and different sweets like, yema, bico, hot chocolate, graham cakes or ref cakes, puddings, jellies and more.


 For the kids, there would always be hotdogs and marshmallows, and for the adults, beers and liquors should always be available ice cold. The celebration would be held indoors, at the yard, the garage or even on the streets. Families even share with their neighbors to make the celebration more extravagant and exciting. There’s also the exchange of gifts, party till dawn, happiness and joy, problems, arguments and misunderstandings are set aside, just to enjoy the Christmas celebration. And even in this event, we never fail to give importance to the real reason for celebrating the Noche Buena, its not really about the food, the gifts nor the happenings, its all about the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. All the celebration is held in accordance to His coming on earth, to save us from all our sins and to bring us back to God. So this Christmas, be sure not to forget about why we really celebrate Noche Buena. Let’s all indulge in the abundance of the blessings that are being given to us by the Lord.


THE EXTROVERTS CHRISTMAS WISHLIST!!!!

Its the time of the year again that people make wishes equipped with high hopes in our hearts. The joyful season of Christmas is indeed coming!!! 

So here we are having a sort of Christmas Wishlist that's worth the share. 

NO. 5 on our list is the GIFT CHECK FROM NATIONAL BOOKSTORE!
Photo taken via Google.com
Having a gift certificate from National Bookstore is such a momentous event for us because books are our boyfriends!!!
the idea also of having the freedom to peak the items that you want out of the huge pile of books, magazines and school/office supply there is an amazing one. We love National Bookstore because of the variety and also the fact that it has been far most the leading bookstore in the country. Wouldn't be nice to treat your Christmas break with lots of books?!!! We'll bet the Twilight Book Set or the Game of Thrones one will be a sure hit.

NO. 4 IS A MOVIE MARATHON AT MMFF ENTRIES!!!



Filipino pride goes 100% during Christmas season not just because we are the only nation who celebrates Christmas the longest but also because during December 25 the Philippine Cinema is alive. The Metro Manila Film Festival is done every December 25 and last until first week of January 2012. This also serves as a family bonding or for extroverts like us, a barkada hang out. Finalists for the said film fest are Enteng ng Ina Mo ,My House Husband, Panday 2, Segunda Mano,  Shake, Rattle and Roll 13 and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. We are eyeing for Enteng ng Ina Mo because it seems a full blast movie and a sure box office hit. Having two of Philippine's best comedy stars, Vic Sotto and Ai Ai Delas Alas, watching this movie with family or friends sure is worth it.
    NO.3 ON OUT LIST IS THE UNDYING  “World Peace”




Nowadays, we became too familiar with this topic that at some point we disregard the will of wanting it to happen. The News tells about a war at this country, a bombing at that state, a rebellious group plotting an assault against the U.S., a kidnapping incident caused by terrorist, and other stories that pertains to disorder, rivalry, inequality, racial discrimination, questionable “Fairness of the Government”, violation of human rights and the loss of lives, accused, acquitted and the innocent alike. It’s like watching an action movie themed “War” which has explosions, killings, violation of the laws, military and terrorist groups assaulting each other, dead people on the streets, men, women and even children. If we all want peace, we should not use violence nor anything harmful or anything that would cause trouble or mishap to each and every one of us. We should value our lives, our rights, obey the law, imply fairness and equality, never mind racial differences, civil status, work, origin, beliefs, instead, we should all love and understand one another. If we could only realize that by waging war because we are aggravated or disgraced by those whom we see as enemies, we are adding up the damage instead of fixing things. If we could only accept our differences, our religious beliefs, customs and tradition, have unity, then, that’s the time when we will experience peace. So until that time comes, World Peace shall remain a wish from everyone of us…


NO.2 IS A GADGET CALLED NOKIA ASHA


The stylishly slim Nokia Asha 303 features an exceptionally responsive touch screen that is great for browsing, scrolling and opening apps. Plus, enjoy a full QWERTY keyboard for fast texting – all on the vivid 2.6-inch display…
With the Nokia Asha 303, it's easier than ever to stay connected to what's important to you. It’s powerful, with a 1 GHz processor, and features the latest 3.5G and Wi-Fi support for fast connectivity. You can view activities from your home screen at a glance and jump right in with a touch – whether it's browsing Facebook, chatting on WhatsApp, or accessing email…
The Nokia Asha 303 features a dedicated music key for instant access to your playlist, and a built-in Shazam app to identify a song name and artist. You can use internet radio and there's a loud built-in speaker to blast your favourite new song out loud toO. A slim phone with 3.2MP camera, expandable memory up to 32GB (Micro SD), supports Wi-Fi and 3G connections for web browsing. Another Nokia must have phone!

THE NO.1 ON OUR WISHLIST IS OF COURSE LOVE.


not exactly a love life or having a relationship with a commitment to someone. As we all know, having someone this Christmas is something that’s fulfilling and brings joy to our hearts. Going to the mall, shopping together, holding hands while walking, spending quality time just by having each other in a nice and quiet place. Just by the thought of having someone special on your side makes us smile, lifts loneliness and the feeling of being alone. Spending Christmas season alone is not that lonely anyways, but, having your special someone along is a very different story. We don't wanna be member of Samahan ng Malalamig ang Pasko forever!!!! 


Well then our Christmas Wishlist is done hopefully things listed here will do come true. But first we should be thankful to the blessing we have received the whole year round and continue the goodness we supply to others.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!


Lunes, Disyembre 12, 2011

Raise Your Eyebrow & Banchetto.


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Kidding aside, months ago, some of my blockmates and I went to this place called Banchetto. We were supposed to go to the one that is located in Meralco Ave.,  Ortigas but it was too late for me because I’m residing in Alabang, so we went to the one near Robinsons Pioneer instead.  From Edsa, you will see a smoke in a certain spot at the back of Robinson’s Pioneer.  Man, it was intense! There was overloading food everywhere. You will see variations of food. From pestos to kebabs and chapchaes! It was really mouthwatering. Too bad, I wasn’t able to take pictures of everything, just a few.

Banchetto came from an Italian word “feast”. 



stroganoff
beef

I purchased the roasted beef in this picture together with mashed potato. The beef was kinda dry but it blends well with the gravy.


sushi

No you can’t have a roll of maki’s for 75 pesos! It’s just their tease! Hahaha! Marketing strategy at its finest.


sushi2

Hmmm.. Not now, okay?

brownies

Brownies. Wallnut brownies. Raisined brownies.


storm cake

Choco Lava. 650 each.

cakes

This is where I spent my money. I bought a lot of cakes. Red Velvet. Pistachio cake. Wallnut Cake. Pavlova and Dark Chocolate Cake. Well, actually the only reason why I really wanted to go here is because of their Red Velvet, which apparently frustrates me. That wasn’t what I’ve expected.
I also purchased Chapchae and Bulgogi. Those were the best dishes of the night!


Overall, the experience was okay, but I bet the one in Emerald is bigger. Also, if you able to come here you will lose appetite, seriously, I guess it’s because of overloading food that you don’t know where to go and what to buy anymore.


Here are some important details from their website.

BANCHETTO Weekend Overnight STREET FOOD FIESTA
Organized by Funky Princess Marketing Specialists
Banchetto Emerald
Right at the middle of the street of Emerald Avenue (now called F. Ortigas Jr. Avenue) in Ortigas Center
Every Friday Only

Banchetto Forum
Back of Cybergate Tower 1 Building, inside the road premises of Forum Robinsons
Pioneer Street corner Edsa
From Tuesday to Friday

For vendor inquiry, please contact
Telephone: home office +632 6550590
Mobile: +63 9228800861

Email: hundredmliz@yahoo.com

We took some footage of this experience and that will be uploaded very soon. So watch out for our next entries, guys! Also, don’t forget to leave a message on our tagboard! *smooch*