Sabado, Abril 28, 2012

LOVE DESSERTS ( eat-all-you-can-desserts )

My curiosity really dragged me to hell when I saw my friend's pics of different desserts
and read her testimonials regarding this dessert store located in Banawe, Quezon City.
It is a Eat-All-You-Can desserts for only P199.00 only!

 
( Crepes, Ice Cream, Puffs, Sylvannas, Pinoy Nacho, Cookies, Cakes, etc. )

My sister and I tried mostly all the variants served that night.
But the one we really appreciated and ate to the max are these!

( Singkamas and Hilaw na Mangga with Bagoong; Cheese Stick with a twist )
These are perfect as "pan-tanggal umay".
It's really nice that they serve something sour and salty to break even the sweetness.
The one that's look like "lumpiang shanghai", it's more of like Cheese Sticks but 
with green chili inside (the one we use in sinigang).
Very original, love the taste of the cheese and a little kick of spicy taste!
Not to mention also the mayo dip, really good :)
And the singkamas and hilaw na mangga, the bagoong alamang, they are all nice.

( the setting is simple and well organized )
(  look at those pile of sweets! yum! )
There are also different kinds of drinks served.
From Iced Tea to Milk Tea. Coffee variants are also there like
Cappuccino and Coffee Latte.
You can also have Milk Shakes by request.

( Love Letter section )
 Where you can share your experiences at Love Desserts.


Overall Rating: SATISFIED! 
There were hits and misses but the price is very reasonable.
A must-try for all sweet lovers out there.

LOVE DESSERTS
915 Banawe St cor G Roxas St
Quezon City ( beside Bruno's Barbers )
Tel #:  3483551

Apology for the low-reso of pictures. 
I only used my mobile phone, forgot to bring my slr with me.

Find time to visit Love Desserts :)
God bless and goodnight peeps!

Miyerkules, Abril 25, 2012

Meet my new PLAYMATE!

Bought this new zoom lens last week for my Nikon D5000 slr.
Found it cheap and very suitable for me as a beginner in photography.
What I really like about this particular lens, i will be able to practice
and familiarize the (M) Manual Focusing technique.
Although I am using a autofocus (AF) type of camera, it is not applicable
for this kind of lens same with other AF cameras such as D3000, D60, D40-series,
F3AF, F-601/N6006, F-501/N2020.

( AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6G )
 A convenient range of focal lengths from 70mm medium to 300mm telephoto.
The closest focus distance is 1.5 (4.9 ft ), so this lens is also suitable for portraits
and snapshots. 

Take a look at it's specifications:

TYPE OF LENS: G-type AF Zoom-Nikkor lens having built-in CPU and Nikon bayonet mount
FOCAL LENGTH: 70mm-300mm
MAXIMUM APERTURE: f/4-5.6
LENS CONSTRUCTION: 13 elements in 9 groups
FOCAL LENGTH SCALE: 70mm, 100mm, 135mm, 200mm, 300mm 
DISTANCE INFORMATION: Output to camera body
ZOOM CONTROL: Manually via separate zoom ring
DIAPHRAGM: Fully automatic
APERTURE RANGE: f/4 to f/32 (at 70mm), f/5.6 to f/45 (at 300mm)
ATTACHMENT SIZE: 62mm (P = 0.75mm)
WEIGHT: Approx. 425g (15 oz)

Hope this lens will provide me with years of exciting picture-taking opportunities!

Goodnight everyone!

Lunes, Abril 23, 2012

THUMB'S DOWN!

Last week, a very hot afternoon, me and my sister together with my son 
Xander decided to go to a mall (SM North Edsa) to take a walk, sight-seeing, 
and to feel some cold air from the mall's aircon (hehe).

There was this pizza parlor named Papa John's Pizza. The outer ambiance is very eye-catchy,
even inside it's nice and comfortable.

 ( photo credit to their fb page )

After some walk and shopping, we decided to eat and finally taste what Papa John's
Pizza can offer.  At first, we were excited and can't decide what to order.
And finally, we ordered for 2 sets of 9 inch pan pizza, it's Hawaiian and Pepperoni. Since that
was our first time so we go for the classic flavors.
For pasta, we ordered Seafood Carbonara (Penne), for side dish
we ordered for Classic Potato Wedges and lastly for dessert we decided to go for
Chocolate Mocha Cake (it's actually Xander's choice).

Waiting time 15 to 20 minutes.  And for me personally, it was such a waste!
Oh em, i didn't expected that it would be an awkward and unsatisfying experience for us.
Even my son, a certified pizza lover did not like the taste of their pizzas.
Very salty and some like "malansa" taste.
The pasta is also disgusting! It tasted like Seafood "SOPAS" what i mean for
sopas is the one we usually made at home. It's not like that they used cream but milk.

Sadly, my cellphone's battery got empty so i didn't get a chance to take pictures,
only this

 ( Classic Potato Wedges )

Overall rating: UNSATISFYING, thumb's down for Papa John's Pizza :(


Note: The whole story and rating is based on personal experience 
and opinion of the blogger.