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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Bohemian Brews at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
Bohemian Brews at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.
Luckily, I was invited to the formal opening of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf last night, June 1, 2012 at their Adriatico, Malate store.
It was drizzling and after two and a half hours of commuting plus walking, I finally reached the store. It's my first time to reach that area near Remedios Circle so I was so relieved to have finally reached the place without getting lost. I was welcomed by the event organizer. After signing the sheet, I was given my press kit.
He then ushered me inside. Upon entering, you will be welcomed by the staff at the drinking station. Various drinks are being offered by Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf at their Adriatico, Malate store.
I don't drink alcoholic beverages. The woman manning the drinking station offered me water and pointed the location of the water pitcher.
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf® opens a new store in Adriatico, Malate
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf® opens a new store in Adriatico, Malate.
A coffee shop serving masterfully crafted beverages and a dynamic, artsy neighborhood come together in an inspired pairing.
Celebrated as the capital’s bohemian quarter, Adriatico’s locale is the latest community to be immersed in the whole The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® experience. “With our finest custom-roasted Arabica coffee and hand-plucked whole leaf teas, Adriatico’s old-world air comes alive with the addition of the modern-day gourmet delights that The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® brings,” shares Walden Chu, President of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Philippines.
To formally launch its Adriatico store, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® hosted an art-themed gathering yesterday, June 1, 2012 in it’s two-storey coffee shop that also features a cozy complementing glasshouse. As a tribute to the area’s famed artist hub, Penguin Café Gallery, the store’s launch presented simultaneous art exhibits and intimate discussions with art installation mavericks Cesare and Jean Syjuco and digital illustration prodigy Dan Matutina.
For one extra special night, the premier café chain’s newest location housed diverse artwork collections of the said artists for guests to appreciate, while the artists talked about the inspirations behind each masterpiece and the subtleties that influenced their work.
Afterwards, guests were served with spiked specialty coffee and tea offerings while mingling in an entertaining ambiance enhanced with techno grooves and house tracks mixed by DJ Joey Santos.
“As a premium brand that considers crafting internationally acclaimed gourmet drinks and treats a priceless art form, we here at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® invite the community’s artistically inclined populace to feel right at home in our Adriatico store,” says Chu.
One of the biggest privately held coffee chains in the country, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Philippines has been serving Filipinos with their full selection of signature premium drinks since 2003. To know more about the brand, you may log on to www.coffeebean.com.ph.
A coffee shop serving masterfully crafted beverages and a dynamic, artsy neighborhood come together in an inspired pairing.
Celebrated as the capital’s bohemian quarter, Adriatico’s locale is the latest community to be immersed in the whole The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® experience. “With our finest custom-roasted Arabica coffee and hand-plucked whole leaf teas, Adriatico’s old-world air comes alive with the addition of the modern-day gourmet delights that The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® brings,” shares Walden Chu, President of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Philippines.
To formally launch its Adriatico store, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® hosted an art-themed gathering yesterday, June 1, 2012 in it’s two-storey coffee shop that also features a cozy complementing glasshouse. As a tribute to the area’s famed artist hub, Penguin Café Gallery, the store’s launch presented simultaneous art exhibits and intimate discussions with art installation mavericks Cesare and Jean Syjuco and digital illustration prodigy Dan Matutina.
For one extra special night, the premier café chain’s newest location housed diverse artwork collections of the said artists for guests to appreciate, while the artists talked about the inspirations behind each masterpiece and the subtleties that influenced their work.
Afterwards, guests were served with spiked specialty coffee and tea offerings while mingling in an entertaining ambiance enhanced with techno grooves and house tracks mixed by DJ Joey Santos.
“As a premium brand that considers crafting internationally acclaimed gourmet drinks and treats a priceless art form, we here at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® invite the community’s artistically inclined populace to feel right at home in our Adriatico store,” says Chu.
One of the biggest privately held coffee chains in the country, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Philippines has been serving Filipinos with their full selection of signature premium drinks since 2003. To know more about the brand, you may log on to www.coffeebean.com.ph.
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Adriatico store Art Exhibit
Cesare
Dan Matutina (caricature by Meneer Marcelo)
Jean Syjuco
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Adriatico store Art Exhibit was a tribute to the area’s famed artist hub. Adriatico, Malate is a haven for artists.
Penguin Café Gallery, the The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Adriatico store launch presented simultaneous art exhibits and intimate discussions with art installation mavericks Cesare and Jean Syjuco and digital illustration prodigy Dan Matutina.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Broken Heart
My heart got broken exactly four years ago today when my Papa died. I felt the world stopped and my heart stopped beating when they told me my Papa was gone.
I couldn't believe that my Papa who was so strong-willed will succumb to death without a fight. I always believed that my Papa would survive and spring back to life. That's how I viewed Papa, someone so strong and gentle at the same time, kind, understanding and loving. I love him so much.
I hope things will get better now that I understand that this isn't the end and I will see my mama and papa again. I am lucky I was able to give him a big hug and a kiss before his heart attack. But still, it is difficult to hold back the tears and to stop my longing for my parents.
It’s difficult to let both of you go but I must…I know I must....Please Pray with me for my Papa's Death Anniversary today...I am literally crying when I compose this post-(
Loving God,
Listen to our prayer as we remember Constancio Sy on the anniversary of his death.
We thank you for the good things you have done among us by his life and example.
Grant that he may rejoice with you in heaven, as we journey to your kingdom.
Keep us faithful in following the way of Jesus that we may live in your love.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Is Glaucoma already ruining your sight?
Is your eyesight slowly blurring? It may be a sign of the dreaded disease called glaucoma. As the darkness of glaucoma ruins the quality of life for you and your family, it’s most dire effects can be temporarily circumvented with proper knowledge of what it is.
Glaucoma is an incurable eye disease that gradually steals vision. This means that as your days pass, blindness slowly take over a person’s life. Save what was left of your eyesight. Have yourself or your love ones check before its too late.
Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, which is the cable that connects the eye to the brain. Damage to this very crucial nerve is permanent and causes shrinking of the visual field, leading to blindness.
In the Philippines, glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. As an advocacy against glaucoma, the Philippine Glaucoma Society is aggressively promoting awareness of the disease in the country in partnership with Allergan.
How exactly can you know that you have glaucoma already? You can’t. Only your doctor can pinpoint exactly if it truly is glaucoma that is ruining your eyesight as symptoms of the disease may not be apparent in the early stages.
Although mostly asymptomatic early on, a small percentage of cases of glaucoma have episodes of eye and head pain, blurred vision, redness, headache, vomiting and seeing rainbows around lights.
Patients who have high eye pressure, family history of glaucoma, are aged over 45 years old, previous eye injury, chronic steroid use, diabetes mellitus, or Asian descent have a higher risk of getting glaucoma.
High eye pressure
The normal range of eye pressure is 10-21 millimeters of mercury. Your doctor measures your eye pressure using a special instrument called a tonometer.
Eye pressure alone does not cause glaucoma; however, it is the most significant risk factor for the disease. If diagnosed with high eye pressure, it is smart to frequently get comprehensive eye examinations to check for signs of glaucoma. It is only the only risk factor that can be modified with treatment.
Diabetes mellitus
Patients with diabetes are also at high risk of getting the incurable eye disease. This is by virtue of the two diseases occurring in a similar age group (>50 years). There is also a certain type of glaucoma resulting from diabetic complications in the retina. This usually occurs in long-standing uncontrolled diabetes.
Family History
Open-angle glaucoma, one of the most common types of glaucoma, is hereditary. If you have immediate family members with glaucoma, you are more susceptible to the disease compared to those without it.
Steroids
There are many studies that show the relationship between the chronic use of steroids and glaucoma. Long-term steroid use may cause elevation of the eye pressure and cause glaucomatous damage to the optic nerve. Common indications for steroids are asthma, arthritis, severe allergies, eczematous skin conditions. If you are being given steroids for more than 1 month ask to be referred to an eye doctor for measurement of eye pressure.
Eye injury
A previous eye injury also makes a patient susceptible to glaucoma. Injuries that penetrate the eye may damage the drainage channels of the eye causing high eye pressure. Common causes of these are sports-related injuries.
There is no cure yet for glaucoma. The only thing that you and your doctor can do is slow down the damage that glaucoma causes on not only your vision but also your life.
Remember, for glaucoma, early detection is the only solution. Visit your doctor and find out if glaucoma is already ruining your sight.
Kim Chiu talks about Delfi Goya
Kim Chiu talks about Delfi Goya
Pretty Kim Chiu talks about Delfi Goya when she visited Love Radio 90.7 and Yes FM 101.
Goya Brand ambassadress popular actress and Certified movie queen Kim Chiu had made a security guard happy. Actually Kim definitely left a smile on everyone's face including the staff and hosts of the said programs.
For more of this story please click here.
Goya Brand ambassadress popular actress and Certified movie queen Kim Chiu had made a security guard happy. Actually Kim definitely left a smile on everyone's face including the staff and hosts of the said programs.
For more of this story please click here.
http://www.yummy-tales.blogspot.com/2012/05/kim-chiu-is-goya-chocoholic-like-you.html
Thursday, May 31, 2012
The Bridal Expo 2012 Happily Ever After Edition Year 9
Engaged couples, soon to be Brides and Grooms, you are cordially invited to the BRIDAL EXPO: “HAPPILY EVER AFTER 9th YEAR EDITION”on June 2-3, 2012 at PICC FORUM 1, 2 & 3, CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City.
TRADECON is inviting you to join, together with the grooms and brides at “The Bridal Expo 2012” Happily Ever After Edition Year 9”.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
HOW TO COMMUTE FROM CUBAO TO EYMARD DRIVE IN NEW MANILA
HOW TO COMMUTE FROM CUBAO TO EYMARD DRIVE IN NEW MANILA
Hi peeps! I know some of you are wondering how to commute to New Manila because of the Free Concert that I posted several days ago to be performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra at PETA Theater in New Manila. See the link Here
So to stop you from your agony, I asked my brother of www.yummy-tales.blogspot.com and Dan of PETA some tips on how to commute to New Manila. Here it goes:
Happy Commuting! Take Care and hanggang sa muli folks!Hi peeps! I know some of you are wondering how to commute to New Manila because of the Free Concert that I posted several days ago to be performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra at PETA Theater in New Manila. See the link Here
So to stop you from your agony, I asked my brother of www.yummy-tales.blogspot.com and Dan of PETA some tips on how to commute to New Manila. Here it goes:
- From Aurora Boulevard in Cubao, ride a jeepney with a ESPANA signage.
- Go down at Caltex station in between Christ the King and Quezon City Sports Club.
- The street besides Caltex is Eymard Drive so enter that side street then walk for a minute
- Voila! #5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, Quezon City na!