Hello, friends! I am supposed to write tonight the continuation of our sumptuous luncheon at Ogetsu Hime some weeks ago (read the first part of my food post here) but I am very much distracted with the work I took home (didn't realize it was plenty!) so the second part will come out later this week instead. I am already halfway done with the office reports in my to-do list ... READ MORE
Starbucks finally opened in Vietnam!
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
Vietnamese Drip Coffee
My super-friend from college, Pia, who lives and works in Vietnam gifted us last Christmas with these luxurious porcelain coffee sets. Each coffee set is made up of the cup, saucer and filter (chamber, press and lid). Pia hand-carried plenty of these precious porcelains from Vietnam to Manila - 4 of which now belongs to me hehe! Now, that's what I call ... READ MORE