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I don't know if it's Banapple's marketing strategy, or if most of my friends are just coincidentally craving for Banapple these days, or it's my Instagram posts kasi nakikita nila kaya gusto din nila kumain dun. 

Anyhow, Banapple Pies and Cheesecakes has seven pasta dishes in their menu all of which I have tasted in the past weeks so here's my top five. 

I got the descriptions from Banapple's page. :) I think for a person with "normal" appetite, an order of any of these dishes will be enough for two. 

Penne Bolognese
P 200.00

An aromatic meat sauce, blended with Italian herbs and spices, drizzled with luscious olive oil

Lasagna Roll-Ups
P 210.00

Herbed cream and Parmesan cheeses fill al dente lasagna wide strips, are rolled up, and smothered with classic tomato meat

I was torn between this lasagna and penne for my first choice because I love how different Banapple's lasagna from the others I've tasted. Nasa labas kasi 'yung meat and the fillings are herbed cream and parmesan cheese kaso for a serving kase, meron lang dalawa so mukhang mas marami 'yung Penne. Pero for the taste siguro, pwede rin 'to mag first. Bet 'yung filling talaga.

White Chocolate Truffle Blueberry Cheesecake
P 135.00/slice

This is now my favorite cake in Banapple. 

The simple blueberry cheesecake used to be my first and banoffee pie my second pero mas favorite ko na nga 'yung isa. 

Pasta Verde
P 200.00

A rich blend of chopped basil, olive oil, and pecans, served with al dente penne pasta.

Okay naman din 'to kaso naparami 'yung oil. Sana balanced lang 'yung leaves (leaves ba talaga. hahahaha) saka 'yung oil para well-distributed 'yung pesto sauce hindi 'yung ibang penne, walang lasa. 
Baked Creamy Cheesy Penne
P 215.00

A well-loved dish of luscious white cheese sauce and meaty tomato sauce, with al dente penne pasta and sauteed Hungarian sausage.

This is my fourth because it was too creamy for me. Okay naman siya at first especially with the mozzarella cheese topping pero pag nagtagal na, umay na.


Trio of Sausages Fettucine
P 215.00

Protein-packed pasta of crumbled chorizo, garlic longganisa, and Hungarian sausage, tossed in garlic, Parmesan cheese, and a very light cream sauce

Hindi lang talaga ko mahilig sa white sauce pero mas okay pa rin 'to compare sa dalawang hindi ko na sinali dito sa post because of the ingredients. Bagay naman ang chorizo, garlic longganisa at Hungarian sausage na lasa. 



SAYA FACTOR:
9/10

Bakit may -1? There are times kasi medyo mabagal 'yung service nila. :)
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As I started to embrace the life of travelling (Well, I've traveled a lot this year. Pwede ko na siguro sabihin 'yan. haha!), I have been very very mindful with where I'm spending my money on. The old me would just buy anything I like as long as it's cheap. Shirts? Bags? Shoes? If they're cheap, then expect me to buy one in a jiffy. It was only this year when I realized that buying cheap yet poorly-made product isn't helping me save money at all. So now even if I have to spend more, one excellent product is better than purchasing a lot of products with poor quality. You get what you pay for eh. Mas worth it ang isang bagay na binayaran mo man ng mahal e magagamit mo naman ng matagal kesa sa isang bagay na mura pero masisira naman agad. 


Given all the available local and international brands in the market today, how do we know which is one of the best? By setting standards, diba? 


Thankfully, Taiwan government has initiated and has started a campaign to help us, consumers, to be able to identify which of the brands is the best among the rest. 

So ano naman kung ginawa 'yun ng Taiwan, e nasa Pilipinas ako? 
Through the Bureau of Foreign Trade of Taiwan (BOFT) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) , this campaign called, "Taiwan Excellence" has reached the soil of the Philippines. 


What is special about TAIWAN EXCELLENCE?



All Taiwan-based brands are eligible to join and then their products will be evaluated by an international panel of judges. Each product should then score evenly on its R&D, quality, design, and marketing categories. Pag okay, the brands will then receive what they call SEAL OF EXCELLENCE. Among the selected products again, the judges will choose the Silver and Gold Seal Awardees. Diba, the Taiwan government has done us a favor kasi sila na 'yung sumala in order to give consumers the best products Taiwan has to offer. 

In total, Taiwan Excellence will be bringing in 56 top quality brands here in our country and of those brands naman (for examples: Acer, Asus, BenQ, Draytek, HCG, KingCom, KW Trio, Kymco, MSI, Silicon Power, Sym, Transcend, and others) will be bringing in a total of 175 products under different industries such as in home and living, sports and leisure, and information and technology.



With this campaign, you don't have to spend a lot for an excellent lifestyle. All you need is to be informed which of the available brands/products are worth buying.


Head over to TAIWAN EXCELLENCE WEBSITE and TAIWAN EXCELLENCE FACEBOOK PAGE to know more. 




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Decided to post this to update the daily mass schedule in Monasterio de Sta. Clara and because I am hoping for an exceptionally good weather for the next three days. Exceptional talaga. hahaha. Aside from the petitions from board exam takers, Monasterio de Sta. Clara is a well-known place where people offer eggs to pray for a good weather. Kaya ayan. Pls. Nice weather this weekend sana. 


The link of my first post: here.

And below is just a photo essay. :))


This is actually a weird wishing fountain because you'd see a lot of coins on top of the fountain. As if their wishes have a bigger possibility of coming true if they throw and shoot the coins there.
The church gets so packed especially during Sunday masses so be sure to arrive on time. Seats are provided outside but it's more comfortable to sit inside.
Here is their current mass schedule.


Pencils and papers are provided.


Pls. Good weather pls. :))


People would usually light up a candle for a wish and a prayer here.
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Anong cuisine natin ngayon? Japanese!!

I had an appointment (uma-appointment!) in Makati and met up with a friend after for super duper late lunch here in Saboten.

This was hours passed lunch time and too early for dinner kaya ganyan.

We were seated in this farthest corner so even if there were no other customers at that time, the waiters (waitresses) couldn't see us whenever we raised our hands to ask for refills. Medyo mababa ang rating nila for me sa service.  I mean, okay naman at first when they took our orders. They were accommodating but during the meal, they were MIA na. Refillable kasi so expected namin na it would be easy to catch their attention.
Just like Ginza Bairin (which I posted about exactly a year ago, link: here.), Saboten also has a 10% discount on total bill for JCB credit cardholders. 
This was my order.
Mixed Set P 410.00

1 Deep Fried Shrimp, 1 Loin Cutlet, 1 Crab Cream Croquette

Mixed set again so that I'd be able to try different kinds of Katsu.

I liked my order except for the crab croquette. It was overly creamy for my preference that just a bite of it is nakakasuya. (Ano ba English niyan?) Haaay.  Hindi talaga ko marunong mag-describe ng pagkain ko. hahaha. Kelan kaya ako matututo? :)))

Wish they include fresh fruit slices in their set meals though.
This is me.
Wala lang. Just wanted to show you my face kasi mukha akong maputi sa picture na 'to. HAHAHAHA.

Saboten has got to me be the one I liked the least of all the Katsu restaurants I've tried. 


SAYA FACTOR:
7.5/10

An additional .5 because I was so stuffed that I had no appetite to eat any after this meal. Wala ng dinner dinner. 
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When I was in EDSA Shangri-la, Nestle yogurt is one of the food options in their breakfast buffet but what they had there was the 0%  FAT variant. That was the first time again in several months (probably years) that I was able to eat yogurt (this kind of yogurt not frozen yogurt) but I found that variant so bland, I wasn't able to finish mine. 

In order to compare, I immediately bought one when I got back. Hahaha. I want one so I have to get one now ganyan. Ohhhh. 

I know a lot of people who don't like the sour taste of yogurts but I find them really delicious. Of all the available flavors, strawberry and mango are my favorites.
So what are yogurts?

Yogurts have live microorganisms that help in proper functioning of the digestive system which leads to better absorption of the vitamins and minerals from the foods that we eat.

Yogurt is an excellent source of calcium. Even if it is also a dairy product, yogurts have less lactose than milk because the live microorganisms pre-digest the lactose during fermentation making it suitable for lactose-intolerant persons. 
I love that there are real fruit bits in the yogurts of Nestle so we're assured that they did not add artificial colors and flavorings in their product. 


Ayan ah. Fruit Selection yogurt gives me the strawberries I never had in Baguio. hehehe. 



*NOT PAID TO POST THIS KAHIT PARANG NAG MUKHANG ADVERTISEMENT. HAHA. DI KO KASI ALAM KUNG PAANO BASTA GUSTO KO LANG ILAGAY DITEZ. :D
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