Look what’s cooking?! Make that “Look who’s cooking?” or, to be more grammatically correct about it, “Look who is getting cooked?”
This is actually a very late post. Almost a year old now. I created it on first week of December last year, right after our family vacation in Pagudpud. Apparently I forgot to publish it and it was in my draft folder for the past 11 months. Silly me. Continue reading
This will be my last blog post featuring my family’s recent visit in White Rock Resort in Subic, else other people may already think that I am being paid to promote the place. 
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STRICTLY SPEAKING, White Rock Resort in Subic is not a water theme park (like Splash Island along SLEx in San Pedro/Biñan, Laguna). But it offers a pleasant surprise to people who, not unlike myself, love the thrill of extreme water slides.
It features not one, not two, but three extreme water slides.
First is the Rampage Slide, which is simply a 45-degree slide from a height of approximately 50 feet (about the height of an 8-story building), and ends in a shallow pool.
Next is the Super-Bowl Slide, which starts from the same approximately 8-story platform of the Rampage Slide and goes down a long barrel slide which is about 80-100 feet long. The barrel slide dumps into a huge “bowl” where you continue to slide around a couple of times before getting literally flushed down the middle and into a 5-foot deep pool.
Lastly, there’s the See-Saw Slide which may look deceivingly “easy” to some, but guarantees a big scare with its initial “dead drop.” Continue reading
I FIRST visited Sagada with my xGF and our good friends, Eden and Justin Salimbot, way back in 2001.
I immediately fell in love with Sagada and vowed to visit it again in the not so distant future.
Well, it’s been 11 years. There had been attempts – or at least plans – to revisit Sagada in the past few years, but one way or the other it wouldn’t come to fruition.
Maybe what it takes is to get Eden and Justin to go with us again.
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I wonder how much – or how little – the place has changed in the past decade. I do hope it hasn’t changed much. After all, the allure of Sagada is its ancient and timeless beauty. Continue reading
WITH SEVERAL restaurants and fast food chains offering chicken as their primary specialty, is there a room for one more?
Apparently the people behind The Chicken Rice Shop think so. And I think I can agree with them.
All their chicken dishes – Hainanese, roast, barbecue – are very good. Their non-chicken dishes are winners, too (e.g., tofu on teriyaki sauce). For dessert their local version of iced kachang (famous Malaysian/Singaporean version of the Philippines’ equally famous halu-halo) is a must try.
I did not quite like their brewed coffee, however. I find it too strong for my liking. But maybe other people would prefer it that way.
I know of only one The Chicken Rice Shop location – the one in Harbor Square in CCP Complex. I am not sure if there are other branches although I am guessing that there are.
The Chicken Rice Shop appears to be owned and operated by the same group behind Pancake House. I say this only because I saw a sign of the Orange Card which I associate with Pancake House.
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Important Note:
I am an amateur, independent blogger. I don’t get paid for writing about the places and food I feature in this blog site. The stuff I write are a product of my own experiences and personal biases and opinions. As a matter of personal choice, I write mostly about my positive experiences. Nevertheless, I am always candid and, as a consequence, sometimes I write things that may not necessarily flatter or praise. My sincerest apologies if I somehow offend anyone. In such a case be assured that I mean no malice.
OCTOBER 13, 2012 – My family visited White Rock for the 2nd time in about 3 years. The first time was also our first visit to this popular Subic resort.
Generally speaking, not much has changed since our first visit, although a lot of renovations and expansions are presently going on during our second visit, presumably in preparation for the coming tourism peak seasons in December-January and March-May.
I did notice some notable additions.
Ever wondered what it is like to be “flushed” down a toilet bowl? Yaiks!
You can find out for yourself. I did.
Check out this 14 sec video clip I took of myself while sliding down an 8-story high tube slide which ends in a big “bowl” with a hole in the middle. It’s probably the closest thing you will get to knowing how it feels like to be flushed down a toilet bowl. LOL.
It is called the SUPERBOWL SLIDE. You can find it in White Rock Resort in Subic, Zambales.
The SuperBowl Slide is not a new attraction in White Rock. I’ve been to White Rock with my family 3 or 4 years ago and it was already there. I’ve already tried it several times way back then, but I still tried it several times more when my family went to visit White Rock again two weekends ago. I love that slide, and so far I haven’t seen anything similar in the many resorts and theme parks I’ve been too.
I haven’t been doing much of FOOD blogging for quite some time now. In fact I haven’t been doing much of ANY blogging at all since November last year. Time to break the dry spell. And what better subject to break a dry spell than food?
On Sept 28 I had a dinner date with five ladies at Tapella in Greenbelt 5. They are former colleagues of mine and I call them the xACIS ladies. Of course one of them happens to be my xGF, too. Continue reading
