Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Thanks Nuffnang and Wacoal!!

I was just checking my email when I saw this mail from Nuffnang! I was ecstatic that I won a free movie again from them and what made me more happier is that we get to watch it at Newport Cinemas! Haha a bit shallow if you think about it but what can I say, it's far closer to home than Shangri La.



Thanks Nuffnang for the free movie!! And popcorn.. And drinks! It was really fun :)

They also had a photobooth outside ;) Nuffnang is a really cool community to be in! :)

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I Can Be Body Beautiful at Any Age with Wacoal

Being body beautiful? Nowadays seems hard with all the unhealthy food and lifestyles that are being served and practiced in society. Me falling victim to this (actually gaining double my previous weight.) I just am not that confident anymore with the way I look.

I just saw this post from Nuffnang Philippines regarding a new line from Wacoal. I'm sure everyone is familiar with them, to those who are not familiar with them, Wacoal is Japan's leading manufacturer of intimate apparel for women and is also one of the world's major brands. Anyhow, when I saw the post, I browsed the Wacoal website (you also can view it here>> Wacoal) and saw below.

I think this type of underwear will fit me since I'm not really a fan of wired bras and well it'll be more comfortable for me. Being comfortable means a lot to me in order to function more freely and faster of course. With that I think it can bring a little confidence in me back.

http://www.wacoal.ph

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Buyanihan: First and last voucher purchase.

Just yesterday (19Jan2012) we bought a voucher from Buyanihan, a group selling vouchers with discounts, for the musical play, The Sound of Music in Resorts World. So the schedule for the play is 8pm on Friday (20Jan2012) which was perfect timing for us, since we will be coming from the office from work.

I was the one assigned to get the tickets since my shift ends in 2 in the afternoon. Being lazy as I am, I went to Resorts world around 3pm and immediately went to the New Performing Arts Theatre (NPAT) located at the mall's 3rd floor. To my surprise, they said that they are not familiar with the said deal/voucher and instructed me to go to the tour counter. Arriving at the tour counter, I immediately ask where can I claim my tickets and they said that they weren't the one handling the Buyanihan voucher. They were kind enough to volunteer and assist me in talking to the people in NPAT. After checking, they had our tickets but there was a problem, the tickets that we have was for the 2pm show that day. So I asked, if there are any more shows for today, they advised that they originally have an 8pm show that day but were advised by the producer of the play around 2-3 weeks ago that the play will be moved to the 2pm instead of the original 8pm schedule.

That's where the problem starts, first of all, why did the Resort's World/ Newport Mall staff and the people at NPAT didn't know about this deal? I was informed by someone from them that there have been emails within the management/team as to who published the deal. They were under the impression that the only official voucher for the Sound of Music play is Ensogo. Second is that the voucher DID NOT state that the show was for 2pm or that the show was moved to an earlier time. Had we known, we'd never purchase that voucher. Third, we tried calling this Marco, who was supposedly the contact person for the voucher, but nobody's answering the phone. Okay so the only option left was, call Buyanihan's call center.

We have asked if we can have a refund for the voucher or if they can just reschedule it to another day. But we were told that they'd have to check first and we have to call back. What sucks is that it's holiday on Monday so we can only follow up on Tuesday.

I'll update this after a few days.

[ UPDATE 24JAN2012]

I called up the Buyanihan hotline to ask about any updates regarding the voucher. I was a bit relieved that they will be issuing a refund to all those who bought the said deal. And they reassured me that they will be sending the refund within 15 working days. Quite a wait actually, but it's better than having no refund at all. Still doesn't change my mind though, won't be buying from them anytime soon or never. :)

[ UPDATE 18MAR12]

Haven't received any new regarding the refund. I also haven't seen any refund when I checked my credit card bill online. I need to follow up.

[ UPDATE 21JUL12 ]

No, nothing still. I gave up following up. Lesson learned, never buy from them again.

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Johnny Chow at Newport City Mall

Another restaurant that I've tried. I was curious to try this restaurant for quite some time now mainly because their staff all wear wigs, their chairs have people's faces on them and curious to try their food.



And these are what we ate.


This is duck with crispy noodles. Although the duck is yummy, I think I still prefer North Park's noodles over this. The sauce of the noodles is for me is kind of lacking, though I'm not saying that I want it to be like your ordinary noodles with soup. hehe


Next stop, korean beef rice. I had the sudden craving for bibimbap when I saw the picture of this dish so I included it in our order. To my dismay, it didn't really taste anything Korean. It just tasted like fried rice with soy sauce and spring onions.


Last and definitely not the least, The Merlion Ribs. I liked the presentation of the dish, makes your mouth water and when you finally put it in your mouth, you'll feel the tenderness of the meat. Though I think this is just another way of eating "siopao" since this dish also comes with a separate "Cuapao". Nonetheless, I really enjoyed this dish.

I can't really recommend this restaurant for those people who has a limited budget, these 3 dishes sums up to Php1000.00 ($23-$25). With that kind of money, you can eat in other restaurants in Newport Mall and still have money for dessert.

Johnny Chow Restaurant, NewPort Mall

2/F Newport Mall, Resorts World Manila

Pasay City, Metro Manila

Philippines

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Recipes at Resorts World, Newport

I wasn't really planning on going out today. But due to certain circumstances I needed to go to BGC. After picking her up, we decided to go to Resorts World to have dinner.

With our budget in mind, we searched a place where we can have dinner without spending a lot. We landed at Recipes.



She suggested that I try the Generals Chicken and I can also pick another dish to taste which I later on decided to be Dinuguan and 2 cups or rice.

Generals Chicken

Pork Dinuguan

The Generals Chicken had eggplants and a little bit of spices with it. The chicken was still crunchy despite having sauce all over it and I think this was one of the reasons I enjoyef the dish. Though the serving was a bit small than that I was expecting.

Regarding the Pork Dinuguan, I wasn't a fan. Dinuguan is one of my favorite dishes, but this was not one of them. The pork was a little dry for me and the sauce had a weird taste on it. So I wouldn't recommend it.

Total price? 502. Not bad for a budgeted meal at Newport city.

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