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I've been to a lot of restaurants serving wings but I've no experience in quiz nights. So when I agreed, "Ah bahala na." I don't even like being asked trivia questions but I still said yes to the challenge and the food. lol.

I arrived at Wingman, 2nd Floor in UP Town Center then I saw...

The poster of the Bloggers Quiz Night displayed at the door.
I knew that we had a poster but I didn't know they're going to post it there.

Team Pabebe.

Walang makakapigil sa'min!!! Based on what happened during that night, walang makakapigil sa'min kumain!

Squadron Meal consists of 30 wings (5 different flavors), Potato Platter (I don't know the exact name), pitcher of drinks (lemonade, draft beer or iced tea).

Classic Buffalo and Lemon Pepper

We got the classic buffalo in medium.

This is the one I liked best because it's flavorful yet the spiciness is just right for me. It's like I didn't have to taste the other variants because this is all I need. haha.

By the way, Wingman has fifteen flavors of chicken and you can look here for the list and prices.

Prairie Fire

Garlic Parmesan and Moroccan Chermoula.

Moroccan Chermoula tastes exotic because of its North African Spices while Prairie Fire though I expected a spicy flavored wings because of the word fire has a creamy sauce.

Aside from the good food, what made this night more fun and interesting is the Quiz Night.

While eating we were asked several trivia questions, the winners get a prize.

This is actually the reason why I was having second thoughts on saying yes to this event but it turned out okay and super fun. It wasn't stressful nor very competitive, it was more of like a friendly and a good vibes quiz game made better because it's played while having delicious wings and beer. hehe.

Quiz nights are a great way of challenging how broad your knowledge is. Mine wasn't 'cause most of the questions I was able to answer fell under the geography/tourism category. I need to become a wider reader... e bat ba kasi mas interested talaga ko sa lakwatsa. haha!

Pang-IG shot.

Looking at this picture makes me want to go back there and yes, I will do that one of these days. Hehe.

My top two flavors are Classic Buffalo and Garlic Parmesan.

Platter of onion rings, french fries, shoestring fries and twister fries.

No need for rice (for me to say that there's no need for rice is something unusual!) because the wings are matchy matchy with everything carbo that are on this platter.

Fried Snickers

First, I like how they plated it and placed the vanilla ice cream in a ramekin because it gets messy once it has melted. Second, I don't see how the combination of snickers, whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and vanilla ice cream can go wrong. Hehe. Sweet way to end the night. This was a sure hit for the pabebe girls!

Thank you, Wingman UPTC and Aldous of aldousatetheworld for a fun and filling night!

Kami ang pabebe girls at wala kaming pake... jk.

Byeeee! :))

Other Wingman Branches:

The Collective, Makati
Butterfly Garden, Newport City
Casa Real Acacia Estates Town Center, Taguig City

Like them on Facebook: here.

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*Credits to Wingman's Facebook page for the last two pictures. Thanks, Matt lee!

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Ang hassle nung name na watermarks pero tinatamad na ko baguhin. I put the watermarks before I finally decided to make the URL xtintina. haha.

This is one of the hotels in Newport City Complex across Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. I read somewhere that they recently won an award but I forgot what was it. Congrats, Marriott Hotel! Well-deserved! Here's to more staycations for me. Charrrrrr. :)))

Below are pictures from Marriott Hotel that I took once upon a time...

There's a way/bridge from the hotel to RWM.

Seeing this sign reminded me a lot of Genting Highlands in Malaysia which actually isn't surprising since they're both Resort's World.

It was more kilig though for me since I was there for an overnight stay and not just to sight see.

Stayed at room 543.

Bathroom.

As if seeing my already big pores isn't enough, there's a magnifying mirror there. lol.

It was during typhoon Lando and Metro Manila was under signal number two that we were there. Since the weather was cold I was wearing my BB jacket most of the time. Walang sawa sa BB jacket kasi wala namang choice at super comfy naman niya gamitin.

One of the best feeling is seeing your name flashed in the television once you enter the room. But it was my roommate's name that was typed there so unfortunately, I did not feel the best feeling. Hahaha!

Our beds huhuhu I want to go back plssss.

Only a glass wall divides the bathroom and the entire room but no need to panic since there are curtain blinds which control buttons are found beside the door.

Another thing that I liked about Marriott's bathroom aside from the bath tub was there were two types of shower heads: one was the hand held shower wand and the other was the rain shower head.... if you're getting the picture. Haha.

Toothbrushes and lotion bottle.

Aroma therapy shampoo, conditioner, and body wash.

I love the smell of these but I wasn't able to use any since I brought my own shampoo and conditioner. Hindi na keri pag hindi ako nag cream silk, it's that phase when it's a bad hair day everyday for me. Need to have my hair rebonded na!!

Went to Resort's World for a cup of matcha from UCC. Will be blogging them next time because I need to visit again for their matcha products.

Good morning, Marriott Hotel!!

I slept well despite the difficulty of falling sleep at first. It was a challenge since I wasn't used to using very soft pillows, good thing I had like four of them that I piled up.

The pool area overlooking the metro skyline.

Now that I am thinking of it, I don't remember hearing sounds of airplanes while there even if it's near Terminal 3.

Pool Bar and Gym area.

Their Quan Spa also has steam bath, jacuzzi and sauna facilities that can be accessed by all guests as well.

Kakain na lang... nakadress pa ganyan.

Kuya and I...

May mai-caption lang. The pool was only 5 feet deep but I like the water quality. Wished they had a deeper pool.

These are for sale.

The 15th Grand Wine Experience. Stella Artois is the only one I can recognize in this picture.

BREAKFAST BUFFET!!!!

MY GOLLY!!!

I have no pictures of all the buffet selections which is a fail because there are definitely a lot of choices.

From these cheeses to Japanese food to Filipino food. As in almost everything that I could think of eating for breakfast was there. Sobrang excited ko ata kaya hindi na ko nakapag-picture.

I ate a lot which is a no-brainer but one thing that I really liked is that Matcha Gelato is included in the breakfast buffet. Although I am having matcha every morning, I still got excited when I found out that gelatos were buffet inclusive.

Those bottles on the right were fruit juices - I especially like the four seasons and apple flavors.

Morning swim and morning emo.

'Yung stolen shot na mukhang, "Whatever! Mag staycation ako ng mag staycation." Haha. Wow burgithhhhhh.

Told you it was BB and me almost all the time.
'Yan lang BB ko eh, 'yung jacket. hehe.

Overall, I had a very pleasant stay at Marriott Hotel in Pasay. We encountered no problem with our room and with the staff since they were attentive, helpful, and courteous.

Oh, you can't operate the elevator unless you swipe your room card because it uses a key-card system for added security function. It is a system that we were unfamiliar with at first that going back to our floor was a problem because we couldn't swipe our room card right or there was a problem with our floor's button that it doesn't get pushed. Hahaha!

More of this plez... para masanay. :))

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Di ko alam kung anong mararamdaman ko na December na agad pero deSAMEber pa rin ako o naging emotionally and physically drained lang these past few days kaya feeling ko deSAME pa rin, ewan ko.

Hayyy. As much as I want to, I can't write anything with enthusiasm this time kasi wala talaga as of the moment pero hindi totally wala ah. Nasa 60-40 siguro.

Ito na naman, 'yung paulit-ulit kang babatuhin ng pare-parehong problema hangga't di ka natututo. Haaaaay. Medyo nakakapagod lang kasi pero keri, tomorrow is another day. Nak ng. :)) Umayos ka!!! Walang big deal, ikaw lang nagpapalaki. Diba nga, as long you don't stop...

Bakit ganon? Ang hyper ko last year, nasan na 'yon?!

Kunsabagay...

- wala na 'yung tinutukoy kong para sa'kin... ang fail talaga nitong desisyon na 'to. Pag naaalala ko, naiinis pa rin ako. Kagaya ngayon. Lalo nung nabasa ko kung gaano ako ka-excited last year. :( Baliw talaga. Pero 'yun nga, hindi naman nawawala 'yung hope. Tanggapin lang na nagkamali na naman ako... ata. Haha! Saka meron namang next. Prepare and look forward na lang! Past is past.

- majubis pa rin ako. more jubis than last year. hahahaha. Ayun lang. Wag ko na lang kayang sabihin na hindi ako kakain baka hindi talaga ko kumain. Kainis na eh. Kabaliktaran lagi.

- di pa siya nag PREX. Ohhhh the thought of it makes me cringe! Oi nasan na 'yung choice mo to be happy?! Iniisip ko, sana nag control na lang ako huhu alam kong may something nung gabing 'yon kaya biglang nawala 'yung mabigat na feeling pero e naiinis na ko ngayon. Di ko lang matanggap kasi nasa personality ko 'yung hindi talaga ko open. Ugh, lampake na. Moving on...

- di siya na food poison. SOBRANG DOWNER TALAGA NITO!! AS IN SUPER BONGGANG LALA parang buong pagkatao ko ang lungkot na most of the times. Dito talaga nag start kasi okay ako before nito, di pa nakaka-recover 'yung system ko. Baka nagising si sadness sa lason ganyan o sobrang naapektuhan si joy. Di ko alam pero tomorrow is another day... dapat!!! Pakasaya na lang na kahit di pa ko totally naka-recover e okay na ko. Saka more things to be thankful about diba.. After that much pain, ito buhay pa. Lumalaban. Huhuhu

- di pa namili si Popoy. Mas malala pa sa One More Chance kasi ako hindi ako pinili. Haha!! Buti na lang nga iyak din ng iyak 'yung mga katabi ko sa sinehan kaya keri lang kahit walang tigil yata akong umiiyak. Dati naman kasi wala lang 'yon eh arteng iyak lang pero ngayon kasi ano e nang-a-ano naman 'to si Popoy eh. :((

Pero merong dalawang linya na gustong gusto ko...

1. It is brave to ask "what if?" but it is braver to embrace "what is."

2. Your ~~love~~ story is what you make it.

WHAT IS. WHAT IS. Tama na kakaisip dun sa mga wala na kasi wala na nga sila. WHAT IS. WHAT IS.

Paano ba nalalaman na "right" ang isang tao at "wrong" timing lang? Paano kung 'yung akala mong wrong timing e right timing naman pala kasi gusto ipa-realize sa'yo na 'yung tao e wrong na pinipilit mo lang maging right? O ang gulo ko.😌 Ahhhhh ang aga aga.💢 #whatever #poemsporn #fridayfeels #hindingakasiright

A photo posted by Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) on Nov 26, 2015 at 4:43pm PST

It's the same thought na madalas natin ginagawa, sabi na'tin we're here to find ourselves 'yun pala we're here to create ourselves. Na after feeling lost, kung na-lost man, we have everything to create who we want ourselves to be. Walang destined anyone na maging tayo, walang destined na anyone para sa'tin. Everything is our choice. Everything is within our control. Diba diba diba. It took me so long to realize na totoo 'yan. K. Buti walang too late.

Kaya kung anong nasa harap ko, kung anong naiwan, kung anong pwedeng gawin - ito na lang muna. Ito 'yung ngayon kaya tama na katatanong ng mga what if at make the best out of what is. G??

EDI ANG DRAMA!!!!!!!!

"It is a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. And you may as well do it now. Generally speaking, now is a good time as any."

Keribells!

God bless! :D

Hopefully maging okay na tayo lahat bilang last month naman na ng 2015! Sobrang bilis plssss. :)))))

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FINALLY!!!!!

Finally, na-post na 'to.
Finally, nakapunta rin!

When I got my phone from the service center, I was then having a hard decision whether to eat ALONE or just go home. I am that person who would choose the latter because I can't eat rice meals when I'm alone in public. Hahaha! Pero hindi naman kanin 'to so keribells.

I have a cognitive map of Kapitolyo since I've been there for a lot of times but that one was special because I was alone, it was raining hard (may bagyo! huhu. All for the love of matcha!!), and it was my second time returning after a year. Ulitin ko lang, medyo ma-drama talaga 'yung part ng paglalakad ko. hahaha! Nakakatawa na lang eh.

I actually didn't know where I was going but I have more confidence in directions when walking than riding so I skipped the tricycle. I know that it's in Pioneer Street but I wasn't able to get the exact location so I just walked along the street not minding the wind and the rain.

Ang bait lang ni Kuya guard from Pioneer Center because even if I wasn't asking him anything, he told me that it was okay to ask if I was lost. (Kuya, life lessons ba 'yon? Wala naman masama sa pagtatanong. HAHAHA.) O mukha yata kasi akong naliligaw that time or naawa lang siya kasi ang lakas ng ulan at mukhang di ko pa alam pupuntahan ko. And?? I told him, "De, kuya okay lang po. Anong lugar ba 'to?" Hindi ko sinabi na naghahanap ako ng matcha cafe na dapat pala sinabi ko na lang. hahaha. He answered, "Pioneer Center"

I continued walking but my instinct told me to go back so I did.

After all the drama, Kissako Uji Matcha Cafe is in Pioneer Center. Ge.

I ordered Hot Matcha Latte and Japanese Cheesecake

What I enjoyed more is the Matcha Japanese Cheesecake. It was my first time eating Japanese Cheesecake and I must admit that I fell inlove at first bite. Not entirely because it's matcha flavored but because of melt-in-your-mouth texture. But even so, nadudurog kasi pag hinahati so I'd like it to be less crumbly if ever I return to order this again

For the taste, there was a slight matcha taste at first and afterwards it was all cheese.

I won't tell more details about the latte aside from the super obvious qtpi latte art that makes drinking a hard decision.

Overall, it was a pleasant matcha experience (food & ambiance). Nothing goes wrong naman with matcha and I kaya more than pleasant pa nga. hehe.

And I'll just mention this 'cause I'm happy that more and more people are discovering the goodness of matcha/green tea/nokcha. I've been on the look out for anything matcha for like more than 3 years now and the search has never been this easy. Haha! I see matcha almost everywhere now which is definitely a good thing so I can satisfy my cravings immediately.

Where else can I find delicious matcha goodies? :)))

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Having thoughts about how worse it could've gotten. Will forever be amazed with our body's capability of healing itself.
— Tin Gallemaso (@xtintina) November 26, 2015

Dahil hindi raw kumpleto ang isang buwan ko kung walang dramaramaramrama... kakaloka tayo, life noh?

Nov. 24, 2015 - Hurriedly went home since my Nanay texted me that we had Pansit Malabon at home. I ate that for dinner, even gave our neighbor one plateful. (Note: I am not a pansit person. The only two types of pansit that make me crave are Lucky Me Pansit Canton and Pansit Malabon. Imagine my excitement because I am only able to eat Pansit Malabon once in a blue moon. lol)

Nov. 25, 2015 at 3 AM-ish (3 AM-ish talaga, Tin?!) - I woke up because of severe stomach pain. Nakiramdam what kind of pain was that, sobrang sakit lang, hindi ko alam kung ano. Shemay. Maya-maya pang-CR na. (Pasintabi po. Dami ko pa naman resto reviews.) Thought it ended there? No. I went back to vomit, then went back for another.... :(( I looked at the mirror and I was so pale to the point that it was scary already.

Buti kung 'yun lang eh but no. I wasn't able to go back to sleep because of the terrible stomach pain I had. I was also sweating but I was feeling cold. Kind of Reminded me of Mt. Pulag kasi akala ko OA na 'yung na-experience namin nung gabi, meron pa palang mas OA na experience dun which is ito na nga - walang idea kung gano katagal eh, ramdam na ramdam pa 'yung pain. Best in Experience talaga every November. Sana next November din. Hihi. Pero sana mas magandang experience naman... fall... autumn... hihihi.

Nov. 25, 2015 after getting some sleep- Spent the whole day in bed. Stomach pain was reduced but in exchange, I had headache and body pain throughout the day. I couldn't even bend my knees and elbows because of the muscle and joint pains. So ganon ang feeling ng may mga arthritis. Oh wells...

Nov. 26, 2015 - Head still thumps and there are still stomach cramps especially when standing but I am feeling a whole lot better. Nag breakfast na nga ko ng bacon eh at nakapag-blog pa 'ko akalain mo 'yon. Grabe. Di kaya ako naka-kain kahapon.

I searched for the Facebook page of tooooot and I was supposed to send them a private message to tell them our concern (Since hindi lang ako kundi lahat kaming kumain. Magkakaiba lang ng degree of pain.) but I saw a comment there and what they experienced was the same with ours so sumagot na lang ako dun sa convo. It's because we are in the same industry that I am not being hysterical about this nor am I making this a big deal - tagal din nila inalagaan 'yung reputasyon na 'yon e saka sobrang dali kasing makasira ng kung anuman pwedeng mabasa sa internet kaya hindi ko na papangalanan. Also, I am considering the experience as a reminder that safety and sanitation are very important in food preparation. You'll never know eh. The food wasn't spoiled. It tasted the same with the first time I ate it. Proud na proud pa kong sabihin na one of the best 'yon kasi na-feature na sila on different tv programs such as Jessica Soho and KrisTV. Tapos, one of the best pain we'll ever experience pala. Hihi. Unforgettable nga at namigay pa ko ng isang platong foodborne illness. 'Yan ang sobrang generous, pati sakit e ipinapamigay. Hahaha!!

I don't think I would ever crave for Pansit Malabon again. Ka-trauma. Buti na lang may Lucky Me, Sotanghon at Japchae pa! hehe. May chance pa sa long life! haha. Ngayon pa baaaaa.

Here's to surviving the food poisoning ordeal!

Woooo. I made it through the ~~rain~~ pain I can stand up once again... *insert Mariah Carey's "Through The Rain"*
Nga pala, laking tulong talaga ng Human Heart Nature balm for all seasons kahit kelan sa sobrang sakit naubos ko isang lalagyan nang hindi ko namalayan, ng buko juice, ng Psyllium fiber na dahil regular naman akong may intake e mas appreciated ko pa, ng erceflora, ng biogesic (loyal kay Lloydie!) ng oil galing Regina Institute of Contemplation in Asia (halatang ritwal ang naging sandigan ehehe!) saka ng prayers shempre. huhuhu.

Again, I am not writing this to complain but because of gladness that we were able to recover fast (with that degree of pain, understatement ang glad) and because I want to remind everyone that we all have our roles in keeping our food safe. And, hopefully for us there would be no further complications.

For us, food handlers, may we able to come up with better food-handling practices so as not to repeat what had happened. We should really pay close attention in all steps of the food preparation.

For us, consumers, may we more vigilant and only eat food that nourish us. Although hindi ko rin alam kung paano, may we stay away from contaminated food all the time.

At pang Ms. Universe: Hoping for a world where everyone has access to clean food and drinks, and proper nutrition.

Seryoso, napaisip talaga ko kahapon nung sobrang sakit ng tiyan ko kung parusa na ba sa'kin 'yon kasi kain ako ng kain pero naisip ko ngayon na hindi naman siguro, nagkataon lang. Alam mo na, for more life lessons. Haha. ktnxbye. :))))

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