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We'll be having our Project Holiday Party in Picasso's Place, New Horizon Hotel in Mandaluyong this year. As the head organizer, me and Darren (lead of food and venue commitee) will do the food tasting. Supposedly, it should be Me, Darren, Julie and Josh, Unfortunately, Julie and Josh were both off shift. We started the food tasting at 11:30 and ended with bloated tummies at 1PM.
Very friendly and courteous waiters started serving the soup.

Hungarian Veloute - A creamy with a bit of cheesy taste and erbs served with House bread and Butter.

               Followed by Salad Green Garden Salad Italian Pasta and Salmon Terrine.


We were not able to finish our salad. We skipped the garden salad and moved on to  Hot dishes.
Stuffed Boneless Chicken with Supreme Sauce

Pork Loin Provencale 

Tender braised  beef chassuer


During the meeting before the food tasting, we were thinking if we could change the escargot to any other dish as this is a shell food and may not be appropriate with the event. This escargot is very intriging for me and Darren, and so, we started tasting hot dishes with escargot...

Moulles A L'Escargot

Hmm.... Wow! It is so yummy. the taste is so good. In simple words, I can describe it as baked tahong with the taste of butter, garlic and cheese. It was served without the shell already which is easy to eat.

After trying all the dishes, we both ended up with one favorite. Guest what? Escargot! I realy love to pronounce it..haha...so sossy!

We pushed through with the desert tasting. Fresh fruits and 4 flavors of log-shaped cakes. (vanilla,chocolate, mocha and strawberry).


Darren and I rated it from the best to least. Darren : Chocolate, mocha, vanila then strawberry. Me: Chocolate, strawberry, vanilla,mocha. Obviously, we both agreed that chocolate is the best among four.

Before we ended, Belgian Executive Chef Danny Vandenbosch approached us and asked us feedback.. We'll we said that the food was really great and satisfying.

Lastly, we washed out all the taste in our buds with water, talk with the sales manager and went back to the office with very satisfied tummy and tongue. We really had a great food tasting ever considering the fact that it is all free!!! Well, that is the privilege of being busy organizers.


NEW HORIZON HOTEL RESTAURANT

Is situated long Epifanio deIos Santos Avenue (edsa) in Mandaluyong City
Website: www.newhorizonhotel-manila.com


Happy Eating!
---BE SASSY --- BE ZEALOUS --

Friday, November 30, 2012 No comments
During my childhood days, I really love sweets like ice cream, cake, chocolate and candy.  As a kid, having a sweet tooth is inescapable. We really crave for something that will tickle our taste buds.
With my age today, (Don’t think that I am too old right now! hehe) everything is different, the way I dress, things I want to do and surprisingly, even my taste buds  changed too! In scientific explanation, this is due to eventually wearing out of special sensory cells that make up the taste buds just like any other cells in our body. Anyway, I am happy even though I don’t have a sweet tooth today, my sense of taste doesn’t decrease because if it does, I will be alarmed because this may lead to decreased appetite, poor nutrition and of course it will affect my cooking skill. 
Speaking of taste buds, I discovered an ice cream which doesn’t taste so sweet and will satisfy my craving for a desert.

This ice cream sandwich is a product of Dairy Queen.


There is nothing special with this ice cream sandwich. It is a typical vanilla ice cream filled between two wafers. I just like the fact that it is an ice cream and a chocolate wafer yet, it doesn’t taste too sweet. This is best for people like me who are craving for ice cream dessert with the neutralized taste of sugar.
 
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 sandwich (85g)

Amount Per Serving

Calories from Fat 45

Calories 190


% Daily Values*


Total Fat 5g

8%

Saturated Fat 3g
15%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 135mg

6%
Total Carbohydrate 24g
8%

Dietary Fiber 1g
4%

Sugars 18g

Protein 4g


Vitamin A 4%

Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 10%

Iron 6%

Percent Daily Values are based on a
2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.




I remember, when I was in grade school, I used to experiment how to create an ice cream. We’ll so far, I made it and I will share it to you soon.
                   --BE SASSY -- BE ZEALOUS--
Friday, November 30, 2012 No comments



Mt. Fuji steak of Sumosam gave me the idea of cooking my own version of steak using common ingredients in the market. I will show you how i came up with this recipe.

Ingredients:

Beef steak cut
Calamansi
Garlic
Onion
Gravy powder
Soy sauce
Magic sarap
Pepper
Chicken breading
Potato

Procedure:

1. Prepare all the ingredients.
2. Soak beef in soy sauce, calamansi and garlic then boil until become tender.



3. Slice potato into strings. Roll in breading and fry.





4. Mince garlic and slice onion then saute.
5. Pour mushroom sauce in a pan and mix well.
6. Put the beef and fries.
6. Springkle with magic sarap and pepper.
7. Put in a bowl and serve while hot.

BE SASSY     BE ZEALOUS
Happy eating!!!!

Saturday, November 17, 2012 No comments


The first time I heard about the Asian Ghost House is in “Unang Hirit”, a morning show in GMA Network. Though I’m not fond of horror stories, it really caught my attention because it is something new to try. We went to Ocean Park as we intended to enter this interesting Horror house. For me, this horror house is unique because of the new concept.They featured legendary horror characters of asia such as sadaco, ghost, Chinese vampire, the meat loving Butcher, Zombie, Cheongsam and Count Dracula. They are really creepy!
The horror house runs from Oct. 2,2012 to Nov.3,2012 - Thurs - Sat. We visited the site on its last day, November 3, 2012, Saturday night.

RATES:

Metrodeal rate: P350.00 - Including Drinks in Liquid Pool and Lounge
Inquiry through Phone: P 350.00 – (including entrance and picture)
On site rate: We asked the person in photo booth and he advised us that buying entrance ticket and paying for a photo separate would be cheaper.

Entrance Ticket: P 200.00
Photo:                  P 100.00
TOTAL:                 P 300.00

We only bought one copy of picture so we spent a total of P 500.00 for Asian Ghost House instead of P 700.00 .
Here is the picture

How was the experience inside the Horror House?
Along the way to Ocean Park, I am totally excited to see the Asian Ghost House. I am afraid to miss the experience because this is the last day they will run for this year. Surprisingly, upon entering the door of the Ghost house, I suddenly felt nervous and I stepped back. The staff who will be escorting us to the way hindered me. He said, he will be accompanying us until the end. He also said that there is no touch policy inside. Characters wouldn’t touch us and we shouldn’t touch them too. Okay, I have no choice but to proceed. Whoow! As expected, there is nothing I did but to scream the whole time. I didn’t even see the faces of those characters I longed to see. I am not neurotic actually; I am so “magugulatin talaga”, super! I keep on screaming “Mommy!! Mommy!! And then I have an alternate dialogue. “Kuya!!! Stop it please!!! Ayoko na!! Ayoko na!!”. And then I also said this. “Please stop it! I have a heart illness!”
Haha..I said it to convince them to stop scaring us. But hello! I just realized after that they will won’t because that is their job. The louder the visitor scream, the more effective they were.

At the end door, I still keep on screaming until I noticed that the place is different and there are people walking calmly. It is the Liquid Bar! The horror house set-up is very brilliant. It is just like a long thrilling journey that will end up into a hidden Paradise, a party area with the stroke of aquatic scenery, laser like lights and rocky walls.

See more about Liquid bar and Lounge at Ocean Park

To sum it up, we really got what we paid for, for a P200.00 entrance fee. For such quick yet thrilling experience, we ended up the October and welcomed November sensibly.

Happy haloween!!

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Be Sassy - Be Zealous!
Tuesday, November 06, 2012 No comments
The best way to enjoy your vacation is to experience unique things you never had, eat the best tasting food in town, meet people, sum-up learned things at the end of the trip and to enjoy the ambiance of your travel destination. All of these things are achievable without spending too much! You don’t need to wait for too long just to afford your vacation. Only with the adequate backpacking preparation, mood setting and lots of searching ability!

Accommodation eats up the largest allocation of a traveler’s budget. Especially for most of the famous tourist destination, hotel rates are very pricey. It ranges P 2500.00 – P 7000.00 for a single room, which is enough for only two persons depending on the hotel quality. If there is lower than P 2500.00, well you must think of it first, remember, “We are getting what we paid for”. If you paid less don’t expect that you will get much.

Good thing I found out a pension house, which a budget traveler can afford without sacrificing comfort and enjoyment!

KENI PO TAGAYTAY

Front of Keni Po Tagaytay

Even if you search on portals, people always recommend this place for the following reasons.

1. Very accessible - Near to Picnic Groove, Palace in the Sky, Olivares Plaza Etc..
2. Very clean and stylish
3. Rooms available for couple, family or group of friends
4. Very affordable



This is what you will see along the highway of Sungay west tagaytay City.
Exact Location:  110 Calamba Rd., Sungay West, Tagaytay City. Beside Ina ng Laging Saklolo Church and on the way to Picnic Grove.

Contact Numbers:
 Tel nos. 046-4830977 or at the following cellphone numbers:
0910-7824444 for Smart & Talk & Text networks; or
0915-4765555 for Globe; or
0932-1847555 for Sun; or
0938-2841254 for Red mobile subscribers.


Single Room is P 1,200 during weekdays and P 1,500 on weekends.




View from the Balcony of single room


Villa in pool side costs P 3,500 per nigh and It can accommodate six (6) persons. 


View from the Villa's attic

  Bed Room at the first floor of Villa                                          Villa's door (with the model!haha)



Bench in Front of Villa


Swimming Pool at Day Time






Swimming Pool at Night 


Garden





We really had a great night in Keni Po as we celebrated my BBQ Birthday Party :)!


Tip: Call for reservation a week or two before your desired date of visit.

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Be Sassy - Be Zealous
Enjoy!

HOW TO GET TO TAGAYTAY?

Related Readings:

Tagaytay: Must do - Let's have fun in Tagaytay
Tagaytay: Interesting Fact
Tagaytay: Palace in the Sky - Must see you shouldn't miss
Tagaytay : Olivarez Plaza and Tagaytay Country Club
Tagaytay: Picnic Grove - Discover the Nature
Tagaytay: Capture the moment - Hanging Bridge at Picnic Grove
Tagaytay: Feel the thrill - Overlooking at Palace in the Sky
Tagaytay : Set-up a romantic morning date at Picnic Grove
Tagaytay: Magic Show @ Residence Inn and Kids Field Trip
Tagaytay: Residence Inn - Get in touch with the exotic and friendly Animals
Tagaytay : Must see in Residence Inn and entrance fee
Tagaytay: About Residence Inn Zoo
Tagaytay: Must eat @ Leslie's Restaurant
Tagaytay: Famous Mushroom Burger in Tagaytay
Tagaytay: MUST EAT: Bulalo @ Mahogany Market Tagaytay







Tuesday, November 06, 2012 19 comments

                                                             (Bone marrow soup)

Mahogany Market is known when it comes to “Bulalo Experience” because this market is a best source of fresh beef from batangas.

So we did not hesitate to search for this place when we went to Tagaytay.
Mahogany Market looks as any typical wet market. There are vegetables and fruit section, fish section, dried food section, condiments section and wider area for meat section.

Outside it has plant section where varieties of plants either flowering or herbal are for sale. There is a row of food eatery where their main course is bulalo and also serves different Filipino viands.  Each stall has different way to attract costumers. Some offers free dessert or fruit, some showcases the comfort of their area and some have their promoters (their waitress/waiters) who persuades people walking around to eat on their eatery. Nevertheless, we would like to taste the best Bulalo in town!



After choosing where we would eat, we finally picked one without any basis. The Bulalo cost P 300.00. This is good for 3-4 persons. We ordered one and three rice just to fulfill our curiosity why Mahogany Markets bulalo is famous. We waited for the Bulalo to be served for 10 –15 min.


The bulalo was served with steamer to keep it hot.

In all fairness, the bulalo taste good as the beef was fresh for the price of P 300.00.
However, Leslie’s Bulalo stays on top still for me. 



How to get to Mahogany Market Tagaytay




Ride bus going to Nasugbu, Alfonso, Balayan, Mendez, Cavite Ask the driver to drop you off at Mahogany Market. The market is along the road going to batangas.

There is a signboard at the corner of the Mahogany Market.




Other Tagaytay Destinations:

Residence Inn Zoo Tagaytay
Keni Po Tagaytay
Magic Show in Tagaytay
Mushroom Burger Tagaytay
Olivarez Plaza Tagaytay
Tagaytay Country Club
Leslie's Tagaytay


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BE SASSY - BE ZEALOUS


Tuesday, November 06, 2012 No comments


What I like about this zoo is that, they have tailored program for their visitors. During the day that we visited this place, there was also scheduled kid’s excursion. In a certain part of the Residence Inn, there is open auditorium-like area where the kids and moms can sit. The management conducted a program that both kids and moms/parents enjoyed. They prepared games and educational trivia about pets that they have showed to the kids. The first part of the program, they asked four volunteer moms to come on mini stage. They called some staff at the back of the stage to bring the first animal they wanted to introduce to the audience. Surprisingly, it was Franz (the python) who came out. They let the four moms to carry Franz while the emcee is telling information about this python. I admired these moms because they were not afraid of Franz unlike me. Then they thank and gave prizes to moms who participated. The next participants were kids. Three kids get in front and then three animals were also called from the backstage. 

Dancing Robots pulled me from the audience and asked me to join them do the fun. At the end of the show, the Residence Inn production Manager gave a token of appreciation for being "So Cool" -- as he said ! and being part of that production number hahah! ( I just don't want to be kill joy anyway) FREE ZIP LINE EXPERIENCE!!! Plus perks and privilege cards to all zoo and amusement under zoomanity group of companies. haha!! (I don't know If I will feel excited as they announced that! because I am really afraid of Zip Line!! I was shocked) But then of course, I am very thankful that aside from letting us enjoy in Residence Inn, they did appreciate and treated their guest well.  Thank you Residence inn!! Such a great experience.


Aside from magic show and dancing robots, Residence Inn also provides educational trip to kids. They do discuss all about the animals in the zoo, trivia and their history.









Monday, November 05, 2012 1 comments
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