I first read about The Burger Project a couple of years ago thru my fave celebrity blogger, Patty and it is owned by her BFF Alessa. Kaya lang their branches are out of the way so I have yet to try it until...

My boss tried it out with his family and swear by it. So when all members of our team reported to the Makati office, we went out to their branch in Jupiter St. Bel-Air Makati to have lunch. But I saved half of mine to bring home to hubby and as expected he liked it as well so I week later, hubby and I tried it out together.

 

The concept of this burger joint is that it allows the customer to create their own burger. You are a given a checklist of the available ingredients and you get to choose what goes into your burger from top to bottom and you get to name your creation. I think this will work out well with Sheldon Cooper of the Big Bang Theory.

 

It was already a bid tad late so naturally we are already hungry that when we were given the list, hubby and I tick off our choices separately without talking to each other about our choices. He named his burger as HBB: High Blood Burger while I named mine as Destressing Burger. But when our orders came we were surprised that we crossed out the same ingredients except for the type of bun -- Beef pattie, bacon, lettuce, pineapple with special BRGR sauce.

 

The mozarella sticks are also a nice appetizer. I also ordered the Choco Milkshake served chill in a huge glass. It is a go-to place when your craving for some comfort food or starving to death because of the generous servings.

38 Jupiter St. corner Planet St., Makati
Metro Manila, Philippines

Operating Hours
Monday to Sunday - 11:00 AM to 12:00 MN

Oh, one thing more...the security guard provides superb service, assisting the patrons when parking.

The 3rd and last stop for the night is Buona Vita which was packed for the night with VIPs inside. Good thing Mr. Philip Sayas, the Operations Manager, greeted us and discreetly ushered us at the table outside. We didn't mind dining al fresco style since there was some entertainment outside playing acoustic music.

Buona Vita, which means good life, is a Ristorante Italiano but also features Spanish Specialties. To start off we were served with Pomodoro Soup which is a blend of tomato and basil. The main course being Pollo alla  Caciatorra, a chicken dish with olives, chili, garlic, rosemary and Italian vinegar. The slight whip of the wind outside brought out the aroma of the herbs and spices.

This is not another chicken dish, what sets it apart or the rest of the food being served here is that it does not contain MSG. The flavor comes from the different herbs and spices which are imported internationally. Their kitchen can serve up to 100 guest at a time and they are already getting popular within the European community base here in the south.

They also served a complete set meal during lunch at only Php 250 available from 11 am to 2 pm daily. You can either choose from Chicken or Fish variant. 

Surely, will post more about them when you come back here later... But for now, Good night everyone!

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Opening just last February 2014, Chairman Wang's Prime Beef Noodle House is not just the newest restaurant where foodie can go to here in Molito Alabang but also it is the very first branch here in the country. Yes, folks in the entire Philippines!!! We were so blessed to get first dibs in their first month of operations.

Targeting families and groups for gatherings, their function room is also quite conducive for those team dinners especially when you have expat or business clients. Let us not leave out those couples who want to celebrate special dates. Here's a glimpse of what is inside.

With awesome interiors, you are like transported to China where Chairman Wang originated. Ms. Alys Tenorio, who is in charge of Marketing, joined us in our table to introduce the concept behind the restaurant.

"Wang" himself is a master in the art of hand-pulled noodles. With passion in his craft, he became an expert thus dubbing him as the "Chairman". Having branches abroad, foreign investor decided to look into partnering with Filipinos birthing this restaurant that offers their signature dish Chairman Wang's Prime Beef Noodles. What makes it prime beef, well it is Angus nonetheless.

We also tried their Pork and Chives Dumpling, the other half steamed and the other half fried. Downing it down with their own blend of ice tea -- the Shanghai Lily. This is just the tip of the iceberg, patikim pa lang kumbaga...catch back this post for the rest of the pictures. Burp! Ooops...hihihi.

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It is going to be a long Friday night for The Yaps Tandem but hey who are we to complain. We got invited by Molito Alabang for their very own Blogger's Night wherein we could go around the vicinity and visit participating establishment. First Stop in our itinerary is: BBQ Chicken and Beer.

Spacious with around 10 tables with seating capacity of 4 to 6 each table. It is a good place for those who just want to chill. 

They are known of course with their Korean Styled Chicken -- Best Seller is the Paris Chicken. A dish consist of 8 pieces of a bit tad spicy chicken wings with cabbage on the side.

While waiting they also have a complimentary deep fried pasta that you can munch on. As born-again Christian, we don't drink beer so as an alternative we had lemon ice tea which was deli! Not your galing sa sari-sari store ice tea. Price ranges from Php 200-400 per dish. 

Catch more photos soon....

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Around Chinese New Year last January, I had a few moolah to spare so I availed the reloadable Starbucks Card. One of my officemate has one and explained the advantage of paying via prepaid SB Card instead of cash. She also mentioned that I will get 1 free drink just by registering the card online.

Since hubby's birthday was coming up during the time of registration, I strategically registered it under his name so we could get the birthday sweet treat soon rather than waiting for mine which is way at end of the year. The original plan was to avail it at the day of his birthday while we were in Boracay but unfortunately that did not push through. But good thing we could avail the freebie while it is still his birthday month. 

Photo from Starbucks IG account 

Lugi nga lang kase 28 days ang Feb and we got very busy after returning from our vacation. But we tried squeezing in a quick rendenvous at Starbucks Alabang Town Center a day before the month of March began. Yes, success!!! The birthday boy opted for a blue berry cheesecake as his free pastry and shared it with me...Yum!

Park N' Fly is the first of its kind and only service in the Philippines wherein customers can leave their vehicles on a daily, weekly or monthly basis either for short-term or long-term parking at very reasonable rates.

The first time we tried to avail Park N' Fly's parking and shuttle service was last December 2013 when we went to Hong Kong-Macau. Hubby, who was in-charge of our transportation and keeping Jarvis The Car safe while we were away, was quite satisfied with their service and no fuzz transaction.

Since our flights for Boracay are scheduled during off peak hours 6:50am MNL-KLO and 10:40pm KLO-MNL, all the more he decided to avail Park N' Fly's service for the second time around. Coming from Cavite via Coastal Road we turned right in MIA Road and head towards the next corner. You won't miss their big building signage right behind PTT Gas Station.

The minimum rate of P340.00 (plus VAT) for the first 24 hours, and then a rate of P14.17 (plus VAT) for each hour after that. For the purpose of rate calculations, a fraction of an hour is considered to be a full hour.

Car owners need to check the car's condition and whatever it is inside your car prior to check-in. After the paper work is done, an attendant will bring your car to the parking building while you stay at the waiting area. Yeap, you read it right. You just give them the key and they will be the one to find a free spot for your car. Once done, you will be ushered to the shuttle van that will bring you to your terminal. Well, the risk is that you really do have to trust them since you won't be accompanying them anymore to the parking process itself. 

So a word of caution, make sure you give your keys to the authorized personnel.

Upon return from your terminal, just give them a ring and inform which terminal your airplane landed and they will pick you up to bring you back to the Park N' Fly building. After clearance, they hand-over your keys back to you. The 3-day stay of Jarvis in their facilities cost us a little over Php 1,000.

About The Yaps Boracay trip.

The long wait is finally over, it was so near yet so far... 

I am talking about dining at P.F. Chang's Chinese Bistro located in our neighboring mall Alabang Town Center. Read great review about it from my fave blogger, Patty, and hubby was also raving about it when he once dine there together with some clients. Also, let us not forget that it was actually mentioned in one of the episode of comedy TV Series Big Bang Theory.

A photo beside the horsey...tigidig, tigidig

But enough about the waiting, actually the night was a bit special compared to our usual Friday dining. It was afterall the 28th of Feb, so it was our last hurrah for hubby's birthday month...and just the day before that, we got the official letter from hubby's office that he got promoted!!!

Double celebration for God's double portion. The timing is impeccable -- to receive the news a few days after his birthday and coming back from our Boracay trip. But looking back in 2009 a few months before our wedding day, in the same company at around the same time of the year, my-then-fiance actually got laid off due to recession that year. He also got the news few days after his birthday and we were actually very sad at that time as we were in the middle of our wedding planning. Despite that we held on and kept saying "by faith" things would be better.

In 2011, he returned to the company after recovering from the recession and now five years after that incident we received this great news. It is only God who can truly turn things around only if you trust Him and obey His will. So to God be the glory, honor and praise... Thank you, Father!

Again, happy birthday to my dearest husband and congrats! It is chow time...

The serving size of the meal is good for sharing between two people and ranges from Php 300-500 per dish. We ordered brown rice together with Crispy Honey Chicken and Shrimp with Lobster Sauce and it was deli-C-I-O-U-S. For full menu and branches, check out P.F. Chang's official website.

I could not sleep last Saturday, I think I doze off at around 2am. So come Sunday morning, hubby woke me up with a slight nudge and motioned for us to jog. I shook may head to answer no but he insisted...

I knew in my heart of hearts that deep down inside I knew he was right and I had to submit to him. I have been praying for divine health this 2014 (freedom from subclinical hypothyroidism and return to normal weight) and this is one of the many adjustments in my lifestyle that I just have to do.

While parking Jarvis (our car), we noticed some road closure at Parkway Street near Festival Supermall and soon we realized that this is actually part of Filinvest Alabang campaign of "Carless Sundays" from 5-10am to encourage outdoor fun for people who lives within the vicinity.

A few minutes after, I already found myself walking wearing my Sassa Activewear and Skechers Go Walk Shoes. There were other families there doing their morning exercise as well - some brought their own bikes with them, some opted to rent from the bike rental kios, some jogged and some are like us: walked.

We headed towards the Palms Country Club area and encircled around it. There, you could also find a bike trail. Noticed the elevated rocks in the picture below?

Some wild plants have also grown in the untrimmed lots making the air slightly cool and fresh. It is like being warped to the province in an instant so it was nice.

So see you guys next Sunday? 

Cheers to fitness this 2014!

Due to my thyroid problem, I often have body aches and muscle pain. Aside from taking my prescribed oral medication, I found that getting massages relaxes me and soothes the pain. So for the past few months now, I have been going to Beauty Pleasures Nail Care and Day Spa located at the 3rd Floor of Festival Mall Alabang Muntinlupa City. Their location is perfect, just right beside the escalator going up. It is sandwiched between the floors of Starbucks and Victory Christian Fellowship Alabang (VCF).

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I already availed several services such as Swedish  Body Massage, Body Scrub and Foot Reflex. My usually shy hubby even tried their back massage and he really like it. Unfortunately, due to the limited space they do not have a couples room so we often get treatments on separate rooms.

Often, spa centers would play instrumental music but in our first visit I was surprised to hear that they were playing Christian instrumental music and according to one of the therapist it is because one of the owners is actually a Christian.

Gratefully, when we at Victory Alabang celebrated our church 15th Anniversary they gave out a privilege card that can be used for several establishment. I was happy to find a Beauty Pleasures Spa coupon which entitles me to a discount when I register to become a member. I wasted no time in using it and was able to avail big discount during my birthday month last November.

Hope you will also enjoy your visits with them and don't forget to be generous with the attendants when tipping. Have a relaxing time!

It has been a year since we went to Ace Water Spa in Pasig, so a day after Christmas day, we went back there but this time with the whole Yap family. Nothing much changed from our last visit even the rules and regulation are the same so you may want to read back on my previous post here for review.

For this visit though, we bought several vouchers from Metrodeal Deal to be able to bring the family over and experience the hydrotherapy massage that Ace Water Spa is known for. We got the deal for Php 350 each instead of Php 550 a month before our visit.

Still, taking pictures are not allowed in the pool area so here are few of our family snappies before and after our treatment.

with my in laws and hubby's nephews

We all first took a dip in the pressure pool to try out the different massages. Base on what I noticed, MIL and DIL (mom and dad in law) like the different temperature in the herbal pool while the kids enjoyed the swimming pool. We also borrowed a life vest to ensure the safety of the youngest so he too could practice and learn how to swim.

Belated Merry Christmas everyone and
hope you have a blessed new year ahead!

God bless!!!