Churros con Chocolate at Dulcinea

I know I have to write about this when my teeth sank on this bread.
It was like a random shower of childhood memories, flowing back on me when I smelled the inviting aroma and the oily feel of the fried bread waiting for me to take a bite while it's hot. Memories like the time when my Mom first introduced me to this old school treat. I was a gradeschooler then, right just after my classes, my mom picked me up and we went straight to the mall and had some hearty dinner. Little did I know she's taking me in for a surprise treat -- a yummy dessert.


Dulcinea has not been on my favorite list since I was still only a kid then. Usually I would go for the greasy-haven fast food chains rather than those posh restaurants. But when Mom took me to Dulcinea, it made me a different person. It made me realize I have to discover and explore a lot of culinary journey than my favorite fried chickens.


I may be the luckiest kid in the world for having such a sweet Mom, taking me for a special treat that time!

Dulcinea's Churros con Chocolate

Made out of twisted bread and formed into a loop then fried to achieve the desired crunchiness. Churros originally came from the Spanish recipe as a pastry-based snack. Usually they eat it for breakfast and comes with a dipping sauce like chocolate or cafe con leche.


For me, Dulcinea has the best and perfect churros recipe. It may look simple. It may smell simple. It may be cooked as simple as frying. But the taste is extravagant. It's awesome. For just Php98 for a five-piece looped bread matched with Spanish chocolate, you'll never go wrong for this.

The Spanish chocolate has a bittersweet taste. Not too sweet and not too bitter, just the right amount of concoction of whatever they put it in there that made me crazy for this heaven-sent snack. This rich and moist chocolate dipping sauce is the perfect dipping sauce for this kind of bread.


I asked Le boyfriend to try this old school treat my Mom used to make me crave for more and as what I expected, he loved it too! He gave it a two thumbs up, thanking me for this surprise and well, for footing the bill :| nonetheless, this treat goes to our favorite munch list!


Perfect when eaten while it's hot! :)




Dulcinea
North Wing, SM Mall of Asia, Bay City
Pasay City, Metro Manila

Philippines

(02) 836-8496

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Jollibee's Chocolate and Coffee Floats - your perfect drink for summer!

Jollibee, one of the largest fast-food chain restaurant in the Philippines, and slowly conquering the world, has once again unveiled their newest product to be sold out in the market!


This has got me excited since this is my first time to be part of a bloggers event for Jollibee and I really cannot contain my excitement since I've known Jollibee ever since childhood days! It's like my taste buds has been friends with them over the years now, like best buddies!

Held at Jollibee-Amang Rodriguez branch, bloggers are in for a surprise! Jollibee has unveiled their newest products: The Chocolate and Coffee Floats!

Enchong Dee not included, sorry. Haha!

Each guest were given a sample of these floats to experience how you'll get a lift after sipping on these refreshments (joke intended). Nevertheless, it was double yummy! The long drive plus the scorching heat of the sun makes it really unbearable to stay long outside. I even feel dehydrated after a few minutes just by walking and not doing anything strenuous! These floats has been a total lifesaver since it gave me the refreshing and rewarding feeling of being cold and cozy inside the restaurant and sipping my cold float.


First one I tried is the Jollibee Coffee Float -- a mode of delightfully smooth iced coffee crowned with rich vanilla soft serve and chocolate swirls.

Ice cream and coffee has contrasting flavors. For me, the sweetness of the ice cream and the strong flavor of the coffee does not balance out, but in overall I would really try it again for a quick perking up especially for a dull day at work -- icy, sweet style (work is near Jollibee, perfect!).

And the Jollibee Chocolate Float -- topped with creamy vanilla soft serve and chocolate syrup on a deliciously rich iced chocolate! Just by typing the description makes me want to drool more for this drink! YES! This is an instant fave for me because of the yummy iced chocolate! The chocolate drink and the ice cream is the coolest combination! I think I found my perfect summer drink, and I'll be ordering more of this in days to come. And the best part? I could easily find this one since Jollibee is almost everywhere! Yummy!

Perfect also with Cheese and Sour-cream fries!

What are you waiting for? Head to your nearest Jollibee stores now and taste the Oh-so-refreshing yumminess of The All New Jollibee Chocolate and Coffee Floats -- and get a lift!

An Easter Carnival at Pan Pacific Manila

"To give thee thanks to Our Lord, our God and creator. A wonderful blessing it has been with you coming into our lives!"


The Holy Week gave us a time to reflect with ourselves on how did we served our Lord over the days that passed our lives. Are we being on the right or wrong path of our journey towards the fulfillment of our goals in life?


The week gave me a time to rekindle with my family though we are living on a same household. Our busy schedules made us miss each other. It is really a good time for us to spend the Holy week together as well as to enliven our spirituality with the Lord. The highlighted day of the week is the Easter Sunday, where Jesus rose again from the dead, saving us from all the sins of the world. A day of celebration and beatitude as we welcome Him again in our lives. Many families flock together for this celebration. It's like having a new life again, to be reborn again together with the Lord.


I was fortunate enough to be invited for an Easter gathering at Pan Pacific Hotel Manila where I witness kids with their parents happily partied the day!

Lineup of games and inflated playgrounds were inside the hotel's ballroom area to make it a wonderful and awesome carnival-themed party!

What made it kid friendly is how the hotel placed the tables in the ballroom: on the floor with pillows around it to sit on! Kids enjoyed running around the hall and even lie on the floor after the exhaustion from playing with their friends.

Lots of fun, games and magic tricks were performed, all for the kids!

Of course, Pan Pacific Hotel topped everything off with their yummy goodies the kids will surely love: spaghetti pasta with tomato sauce, chicken drumsticks and hotdogs on stick. I feel like a kid again munching on these grubs. I found myself wanting for more!

To end the festivity, kids have to search for the hidden Easter eggs around the area and the one who has the most eggs would win two Easter rabbits!

They got their Easter bunnies! Cutie!

Truly a happy way to celebrate Easter is to spend the day with your family! Nothing beats the love, happiness and comfort only with them you can found! :)




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About Pan Pacific Manila

The first and finest Butler hotel in the Philippines – ranked among the top Asia city hotels at the 2008 and 2009 Readers Choice Awards and named one of the best places to stay in the world at the Annual Gold List by the Conde Nast Traveler.  Awarded as the Philippines’ Leading Business Hotel at the 2011 and 2008 World Travel Awards. 

Conveniently located at the heart of the historical and cultural district of Malate in the Manila Bay area, Pan Pacific Manila is a short drive to the city’s convention, exhibition and business centres and a walk away from shopping, food and entertainment establishments.  A business hotel, designed to offer a comfortable abode to business and leisure travellers with its excellent facilities and service, the hotel has 236 all-executive rooms and suites and 7 spacious function rooms. 

For more information, call (63-2) 318 0788 or visit panpacific.com/manila for more special offers.  

Girls just wanna have fun at Club Manila East!

Hooray for SUMMER!!!
The time of the year where almost everyone dares to wear the skimpiest of the skimpiest! From strings, straps, micros and thongs? LOL! The summer heat causes a wave of pure energy and excitement for everyone, never mind the sweat for you could always take a bath or in my case, a dip into the cool pool!


After two years in the making, it has been done! My girls and I decided to push it through for our summer getaway at Club Manila East at the heart of Taytay, Rizal! It has been a long-time dream for us to go to this place for its magnificent pools and waves. Boarding a G-Liner bus around 8 in the morning at Manila City Hall, travel time took only an hour and a half. Enough for us to gossip, laugh, nibble and whatnots. Hey, girls will always be girls! :)


Upon arrival, us girls were very much eager to go inside and would love to jump into the huge pool that will greet you upon entering! It was scorching hot that day so the heat was really unbearable.

After dropping our bags at the cabana, we went first to the most exciting part: the Wave pool!

OK. So it wasn't producing waves though. The pool have a schedule on when to turn on their waves. But look at the size of the pool, it's so big everyone can have lots of room once the waves started! We opted to check other amenities while we wait for the waves to start.

This canoe ride is so awesome! I feel like a pro riding this one, though it's my first time to ride on such! Still, the pool is also large, giving everyone enough space to paddle their boats around.

CME has a zipline as well! For Php150, you can enjoy and view almost the entire resort from up above! Mind you, that zipline is looooong :)


We went back to the wave pools and surprisingly, we discovered that there are TWO HUGE WAVE POOLS PALA! The first one we went too awhile ago was deeper compared to the second one we discovered. Suitable for shorter people, like me. HA!

ME on the left. YES, nalulunod pa din ako kahit mababaw na ang pool :|

After the satisfying feeling that wave pool gave us, we went to the most challenging part of the resort: The 14-FEET DROP. Yes, 14! Jumping from the high cliff is like a jump for life! Scream all the way down after jumping! (Pardon, I don't have a photo of it. Boo!)


Anyways, this is just a short post of our very long day having fun and enjoying the perks of being a girl! Endless laughters, endless nibbling, endless gossiping, endless powder re-touching. Girls will always be girls having fun altogether! :)

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Million thanks to Lya, Camille, Debs and Bea's cameras! I was too lazy to take photos myself so I grabbed these photos on my post via their Facebook accounts! :)

Victoria Court is giving back to chosen children

Victoria Court with its humble Directors visited again its chosen children recently . The company has been taking care of the Chosen Children Village since year 2000, that’s 12 years of building cottages, donating basic necessities and giving cash for the operating expenses.

Why Chosen Children? Why support this cause? The special children of this village are very close to their hearts. These children all have very touching stories of how they got to the village and how they cope with their disabilities. Most of these children are products of rape and attempted abortions.

Being born under such a negative light should not dictate how the children will live their life. At this village, they learn to live, to love and to survive.

Attendees of this event include Managing Directors Atticus and Ian King with the CFO Merlie Endaya. Ian’s lovely wife and Philippine Top Model Joey Mead-King was also there to give her love to the kids and President of the Board of Chosen Children Village, Ms. Rosemarie Villareal.