Starbucks opened its FIRST store in Vietnam - the country with a unique coffee drinking culture - last February 1, 2013. My friend Pia, who works there, braved the long line of people who waited for the store's opening =) Pia is in Manila right now and we met up yesterday at TWG Tea Salon for a belated birthday celebration and she handed me these as birthday gifts: ... READ MORE
Vanilla Cupcake Bakery
If you love cupcakes then you must check out this new place at Glorietta 4 called Vanilla Cupcake Bakery. But I warn you, it's not exactly a place where your boyfriend or husband will feel comfortable staying in for long. The place is too pretty and dainty and very feminine - the kind of place I'll want to hang out with my girlfriends. Let's check out the ... READ MORE
Welcome to my new home
So you probably know by now what's up with The Bright Spot =) Yes, I finally got this little blog o' mine its own web host! I'm writing more regularly now as blogging has become a therapeutic exercise for me - something I look forward to doing after a hard day's work at the office. And I figured that since a self-hosted blog is what I plan to put up sooner or later, why ... READ MORE
Not your usual Ham & Cheese Sandwich
While making breakfast last weekend, I found some left-over mozzarella cheese at our freezer (yes, I keep my cheeses there because they're easier to grate when frozen) and with the remaining slices of black pepper ham bought from Earle's Delicatessen, I made these open-faced ham and cheese sandwiches using wheat rolls as base. The full-flavored mozzarella cheese gave ... READ MORE
Holiday Fruitcake
It's so hard to find a really good fruitcake nowadays. Those that I've tried tasted more like sponge cake than fruitcake. So whenever I would crave for one, I'd buy a slice of rum cake from Figaro. For me, their rum cake is the next best thing to a fruitcake. It has a sweet and intoxicating taste, exactly the way I want my fruitcake to be. I also want it to be overloaded ... READ MORE
Celebrating Christmas 2012 & New Year 2013
We celebrated Christmas and welcomed New Year at our home. Compared with last year, this year's celebration was more upbeat - with AJ and I entertaining friends over at our apartment and then there's my little nephew, Liam, who also spent the holidays here in the Metro (much to the delight of my parents!). To prepare for Liam's coming, my dad re-decorated my old room and ... READ MORE
Another Afternoon Tea Break
AJ and I managed to take a little break from the holiday rush last week, and holed up at the lounge of the New World Hotel in Makati for a simple afternoon tea. Simple because we just had some English Breakfast tea (it's TWG, natch!) and scones from the hotel. The English Breakfast tea from TWG was divine and luxurious, but the scones were ... READ MORE
Food Post: Suzukin
Oh, let me tell you about Suzukin. We always pass by this little Japanese restaurant on our way home but AJ and I were only able to try it sometime last year with our wedding Ninang, Ninang/Mami Caro. Too bad the place was not well-lit. It looks really small with its low ceiling and dark-colored chairs and tables. I soon forgot about the cramped space when the food were ... READ MORE
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