One fine Saturday morning, I invited my friends at work to eat at FlapJacks using the Bring It All Back vouchers that I had for two weeks. There are bunch of restaurants in UP-Ayala Technohub and I haven’t dared to try some of them yet. We always passed by FlapJacks everytime we go to Starbucks or Pizza Hut, but haven’t tried eating there.

Lemon-Pepper Pan Seared White Fish

Most people say FlapJacks is one of the restaurants which serves the best breakfast in the area. However, we opted to try their Bring It All Back meal and ordered their famous Fancy Pancake instead. Here are the dishes we tried:

Being health conscious, I always prefer fish or sea food over meat when choosing meal. Their mouth-watering taste of mildly-seasoned fried white fish sprinkled with lemon and served with herbed rice and chef’s veggies, Lemon-Pepper Pan Seared White Fish, made me the impression to order it again next time I will eat at FlapJacks.

Mango Exotica

I always love mangoes — green or the juicy ripe ones. Delight in the freshness of crisp romaine lettuce, sweet hints of California raisins; grilled chicken smothered with the zesty, tangy taste of mango vinaigrette and almond slivers for that extra crunch, Mango Exotica didn’t failed to satisfy our appetite.

Chicken Stuffed Parmigiana

While this tender cheese-stuffed breaded chicken breast on top of a bed of linguine pasta and marinara sauce is my friend’s favorite.

Lemon-Pepper Pan Seared White Fish in full shot

We also tried their Original Hash Brown Burger, a huge pan-seared all-beef patty topped with hash brown and veggies in a hot bun and served with fries.

Of course, we cannot wait to try their famous and original Fancy Pancakes. It’s FlapJacks!

Meal wouldn’t be complete without desserts and my favorite part when dining Itsy Bitsy Sundae it one of their sweet treats.

And picture picture before leaving the place. Thanks FlapJacks and to my wavemates for the wonderful time. Until next dine.

I’ve so busy since my training started. I wear casual clothes when going to training and been wearing the same clothes over and over every week. I am tired of my outfit but I can’t shop since my budget is just enough for everyday expenses and household bills. But the large reason why I don’t want to shop is — I am waiting for mall sale!

Just yesterday, Robinsons Malls held their annual Clearance Sale up to 50% off on great selected items. I was one of the lucky people to get here as early as first day. What I like about in this mall is that they are sale all throughout the month of August.

We chose Robinson’s Galleria to shop nonstop. To help you find store, here are some shops I spotted up to 50% off items.

Shoe Salon

GBX

Dorothy Perkins

All stores actually but some do not allow photo taking. This is a just sneak peak! I suggest going to Robinsons malls while the great items are there!

You read it right. Your vote is very important to us! You can also win a 12-dozen Krispy Kreme donuts!*

If you remember about my blog post, A Bitter Sweet 12th of June, the movie is now online for watching. Starring Jade Lopez, Brian Ong, Shena Velasquez, AJ San Pedro, Jhelo Cruz, Jane Chua and Angelo Agojo.

Co-starring Jen Juan, Peter Juan, Winston Almendras, Edward Arevalo, Em-em Rosales, Mica Rodriguez, and me.

Synopsis:
THE 12th of June tells the story of a home-based virtual assistant named Eloisa, who devotes most of her time handling administrative tasks assigned to her by her boss in America. Due to her dedication at work and career-driven principles, she ends up forgetting her personal goals. One day, she decides to take a one week leave from work in order for her to appreciate the ‘outside world’. On the 12th day of June, Eloisa experiences a turning point in her life. The film deals more on the life of young virtual assistants and taking risks in love. It also aims to raise awareness that such job exists in the Philippines.

How to Vote:
1. Register an account at YourIndieFilm.com.
2. Watch ‘The 12th of June’. It’s a 21-minute short story film.
3. Vote for the film by clicking the button found below the video. That’s it!

Please support us and help dreams come true. Special thanks to our wonderful Director/Writer Micaela Rodriguez.

Please do drop a comment here if you have already voted. We will raffle off names for a chance to win 12-dozen Krispy Kreme donuts* at the end of voting period.

*Only applies to voters who are within Metro Manila area.

OMG!! It’s been a while!! What’s up?! Yes! I’m in the middle of processing my applications in various hospitals in Manila, whether as staff or volunteer.

Me, giving compressions to adult victim!!

Last February 15 and 16, we took a 2-day course of Basic Life Support Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (BLS-CPR) at Philippines National Red Cross Quezon City Chapter (PNRC QC). It’s a refresher course for us since our license has just expired. You have to renew it every year by taking the 2-day course again.

Eiris, too shy to give mouth-to-mouth with her child victim. Don’t be shy at the actual scene ok!!!! Hehehe.

Our 2-day course costs P600 inclusive of certification, a Bronze Philippine National Red Cross card, and handouts.

Playing dead with victims..

Role playing game, inggiterang nanay…

It’s not required to be a doctor or a nurse. As long as you are interested in saving other people’s lives, you can take the course.

Other PNRC courses

• 6-day course – Standard First Aid (AFA) and Basic Life Support (BLS). P1,200
• 2-day course – Basic Life Support only. P600
• 1-month course – Swimming, Disaster Management Training, Standard First Aid, Basic Life Support, Fire Intervention, etc. I forget what are the others, but sure it is fun. P1,600

They have various programs and other services and trainings, I just forgot what are those. If you are interested, please call 920-36-72 or 433-21-51.

Note: Comments are disabled in this blog post as a lot of readers think that I’m from Red Cross, in fact, I’m not. Please contact Philippine National Red Cross directly! Please call 920-36-72 or 433-21-51.

Yesterday, there’s sunrise. Tomorrow, there’s another sunrise. At the end of the day, there’s sunset. I don’t know what I’m talking about here right now.

But I’m glad to tell you guys that Micaela Rodriguez, a good friend of mine, just had a successful premiere launch of her 2nd short story film entitled “12th of June” before the 2009 ends.

The story begins as Eloisa Lajara (Jade Lopez) wakes up every morning doing routines such as blogging, twitting, and working as virtual assistant. A very busy woman and doesn’t have time even for herself.

Eloisa accidentally bumped her long time sweetheart.

Two lovers who brought a typical BF-GF chats in the story.

The story brings an shocking twist at the end. The short film is not yet published online, as Mica is currently having negotiation with producers. Watch out!!