Delish's Awesome Promos
Whenever I eat at a buffet with fresh oysters, I always ask the chef to bake me a couple with cheese and garlic. I just love Oysters. If you are as oyster crazy as I am, be sure to try out a new restaurant in Teachers Village QC named Delish. A suiting name for a Filipino restaurant that serves delicious food. They also have some awesome promos that will give you incentive to stay longer.
Delish is a bit difficult to find especially if you aren't familiar in the area. But it's actually more exciting that way because it's always an adventure to find the hidden gem right?
Look for the Large Delish signboard
Delish is engulfed in blue lighting that comes from the bar. Paintings of UP artists surround it's walls which you can purchase with the amount indicated on the label. The long tables are perfect for big family or barkada gatherings. The interior is still in the works so don't judge the ambiance just yet.
House Iced Tea - P45
Baked Oysters w/ Garlic and Cream Cheese - P225 (around 8 pcs)
Baked Oysters w/ Spinach, Bacon and Herb - P220 (around 8 pcs)
Eggplant and Pumpkin Soup Duo - P90
Spicy Chicken Wing w/ Honey Mustard Sauce - P175
Boneless Crispy Pork Knuckles w/ Oriental Sauce - P390
Golden Fillet of Fish w/ Sweet Banana and Fresh Tomato Relish - P185
Ox Tongue w/ Creamy Garlic and Mushroom Sauce - P185
Pinakbet w/ Bagnet - P195
Crispy Marinated Chicken w/ Honey and Fried Garlic Chips - P185
Pork Sisig Special - P180
Korean Beef Stew - P265
This was my least favorite of all the dishes. Although the sauce of the Korean beef stew is good, the beef itself was quite dry and hard. Very difficult to chew.
Butterscotch Pavlova - P145
Amaretto Sour - P125
Delish also has a limited time promo offering of a FREE oyster dish for every P1,000 food purchase (drinks not included). The promo runs from Sept 1- 15, 2010 only.
Prices are exclusive of service charge.
There is also an Acoustic Night every MWF and Karaoke from 10pm onwards!
Delish
103 Maginhawa St. Teachers Village
Quezon City, Philippines
Tel: 3555241
For more information, log on to Delish's Facebook Fan page
Yogurt Nation @ Fort Bonifacio
New restaurant and bars are sprouting all over Bonifacio Global city. One place bloggers got invited to check out is Yogurt Nation. It's a fairly new yogurt place that gives you a chance to pick and serve your own FroYo (frozen yogurt) and toppings. Just above Yogurt Nation sits The Lounge bar where you can chill out and relax the night away.
Self-service FroYo establishments isn't a new concept. It has been already done by 2 or 3 yogurt places this year (or maybe last year, I'm not so sure). It's probably gaining popularity because one, it's fun for the customers and two, it's tempting for customers to fill up the cups to the brim which is good for business.
Now the very first thing you will see when you enter Yogurt Nation are the FroYo dispensers on your left. When we were invited a few weeks back, there were 6 flavors in total: Original, Cranberry, Strawberry, Mango, Melon and Ube. As for the toppings, there were around 20 assortment of fruits, candies, cereal and nuts.
In case you can't figure out what flavor to choose, you can grab one of those little cups beside the regular sized cups and pour yourself a bite sized serving.
I chose to get the regular sized 4 oz cup. I first put in Melon and Ube as the first layer then, Strawberry and Mango as the second layer. To top it off, I scooped my favorite canned fruits - peaches and whole lychee and sprinkled some almonds.
Price range of pasta P160-P190
1D and 2D The Sapphire Residences
Ground Floor, 31st St. corner 2nd Ave., Crescent Park West,
Bonifacio Global City (near burgos circle)
For more information, log on to Yogurt Nation's Facebook page
Watch FREE Silent Films
Can you bear watching a movie without dialogues? My mom can! Every time she watches her favorite Korean series in the bedroom at night, she mutes the audio because other people are sleeping in the same room. If you can do what my mom can, then you should catch the 4th International Silent Film Festival happening at the Shangri-La Cineplex on August 28-29, 2010 to be shown absolutely FREE! Select from 4 silent movies from Spain Germany Italy and Japan that incorporates black-and-white video and a OPM musical scores as the only audio
Promo Mechanics:
- Visit jfmo.org.ph for Movie Schedule
- Go to Shangrila-La Plaza
- Get your tickets for FREE! (1st come 1st served) Go there at least 2 hours before the screening time to make sure you get tickets.
- Enjoy the movie!
- Aug 28 6:30PM - Assunta Spina (Italy) music by Cliph8
- Aug 28 8:30PM - Kodakara Sodo Kid Commotion (Japan) music by Radio Active Sago Proj.
- Aug 29 3:00PM - La Bodega Wine Cellars music by Tanglaw
- Aug 28 5:00PM - Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt Symphony of a Great City (Germany) music by Out of Body Special
Upside:
- It's absolutely FREE
- Definitely none!
FREE Calls to US & Canada
UPDATE: Google extends FREE calls until all of 2011. Now that's a true Xmas gift
Google is offering FREE Phone Calls to US and Canada starting now until the end of this year, 2010. This is in line with the launching their latest service Google Voice and Video Chat. Start making FREE calls by logging into your Gmail account and clicking on the pop-up balloon to begin installation (yes, installation is required). If you can't find the balloon, log on t google.com/chat/voice/ and follow instructions (NOTE: You need a Google account to use this service)
Emerging Influential Blogs '10
Get to know new blogs and nominate for your favorite ones in the Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2010 writing project organized by Janette Toral. All those who joins this project will be included in an electronic raffle for ten $100! To be eligible to nominate, your blog needs to be at least 3 months old. Nominated blogs must have started anytime between March 1, 2009 to the present.
Here is my Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs for 2010:
- nomnomclub.com
- Nomnomclub is your gateway to find out and try great places to eat right here in the Philippines. It's actually more than a blog because it tries to share dining experiences with readers and co-bloggers through the Nomnom Foodie Club. It's a community open to anyone passionate in satisfying their taste buds. Join Nomnom Club as they celebrate their 1st year anniversary on September 4, 2010. Sign up on their website to get an invite.
- foodiemanila.com
- Indulge your visual senses on the art of food photography. I tell you, after a few minutes of ogling at the scrumptious dishes, you will find yourself either biting your fingers or heading over to the kitchen. Not recommended for those who are on diet.
- thirstyblogger.com
- Quench your thirst on some delectable drinks brought to you by the thirstyblogger. This blog talks about anything and everything that you can drink be it alcohol or non-alcohol, fruits or flavoring, hot or cold, coffee or tea.
- pinoyorganics.com
- If you are starting your way to adapting the path of going organic, pinoyorganics is a must. From featuring organic products to helping you plant organic vegetables on your own, this blog is just a great guide to living the greener and healthier life.
- wheninmanila.com
- ROFL (Roll On the Floor Laughing) as you watch some hilarious video content from Vince Golanco. Self produced with his partner, this video blog is the best thing you could do during break time or even as you work. What makes this video blog unique are the exclusive content such as the interview with Jojo and a cliff diving at Ariels point in Boracay. Oftentimes, wheninmanila holds contests with awesome prizes. One of which is the Maven Secret scholarship which I won!
- reluctantstylista.com
- Get the latest fashion news, finds, and contest right here at reluctantstylista. As a guys, I still enjoy reading some fashion blogs from women just to get ideas on what I tell my GF when she asks "does this look good?"
- sexandsensibilities.com
- Sexandsensibilities talks about what other bloggers are afraid or try to avoid talking about - SEX! This blog tackles social issues, health, products, advocacy and other information on related to having responsible and sensible sex
- yesnomeh.com
- Yesnomeh is a journal of Josh and Lizz and their different takes on things. The format is very refreshing because rather than having a single person's point of view, you now have 2!
- mommylace.com
- Long time blogger Lace logs a new chapter of her life of being a mother to her firstborn named Ashton. Read through the very start of her journey when she was still 7 weeks pregnant right up until now that Aston is 2 months old.
- thebloggingadvertiser.com
- It's difficult to get the latest inside information in the advertising world. Didi Paterno however gets the juiciest and most relevant of advertising news online on thebloggingadvertiser. Just to give you a teaser on how interesting the content of this blog is, check out this post
Promo Requirements:
- Open to all bloggers in the world using any blogging platform (make sure your blog is made public)
- Your blog must be at least 3 months old by the time of your entry post
- Write a blog post and pick your choice of at least five (5) to ten (10) emerging influential blogs.
- Any blog in the world can be picked.
- You can update the same post entry up to August 31. However, do inform any changes in the comments section
- Blogs should have started anytime between March 1, 2009 to the present
- Old blogs who move to a new domain are disqualified
- Blogs who remove their archives just to fit in the cut-off date are disqualified
- All blogs mentioned should be accompanied by a brief explanation on why they were chosen
- Include a link to the post to help spread the word and encourage others to participate
- To be included in the raffle, links to the following sponsors should also be in the entry. They are Events and Corporate Video, Budget hotel in Makati, Pinoy Party Food, Copyediting Services, PR Agency Philippines, Budget Travel Philippines, Send Gifts to the Philippines, Black Friday Deals, Roomrent - units for rent, Search Profile Index, and Corporate Events Organizer
- Post a comment on the post. Only one entry per blogger.
- View complete promo mechanics
Promo Prize:
- 10 Winners of $100 EACH will be chosen via electronic raffle
Upside:
- FREE to do
- Get traffic to your blog
- CASH prize!
- None
Subaru Impreza Challenge 2010
The Subaru Impreza Challenge 2010 is back! If you didn't get a chance to join or if you failed to win in the last Subaru Impreza Challenges, you have another chance this year. Get ready to drive home a brand new Subaru Impreza WRX by simply being the last person to remove your hand on this beautiful car. The last 10 participants to remove their palms in the Manila leg will move on the Sinapore leg where they will compete with other participants from other Asian countries for the car. They didn't say how many participants they will accommodate for the Manila leg but just to give you a figure, they accepted 200 participants last year.
Contest Requirements:
Contest Mechanics:
Contest Period: Registration period is on August 16 - September 18, 2010
Contest Prize:
Upside:
Downside:
For more information, log on to Impreza Challenge Facebook fan page
Shop n' Talk Photo Contest
They say it's a natural instinct for people to go shopping every time they step inside a mall. Some would even say it's inevitable. I say, while you are at it, why don't you take photos of your unique shopping experiences so you may join Unionbank's Shop n' Talk Photo Contest. Bring your camera with you as you take creative snapshots of your shopping adventure. Post them on Unionbank's ShopnTalk Card Facebook Fan page for a chance to be 1 of 8 Winners of a Samsung E2120. The photo that gets the most "likes" will go home with P25,500 CASH plus a Samsung Pixon phone. Those who leave a creative comment on the entries walks away with P1,500 worth of Rustan's GCs (8 winners)
If you find this contest a bit familiar, Unionbank actually conducted a similar contest last year. Only in last year, Unionbank made it a video contest
The phrase "Shop n' Talk" isn't just a title for this contest. It also happens to be the name Unionbank's specialty card - the Shop & Talk Visa. It's the ONLY credit card today that offers
- Mobile prepaid load rewards for all mobile networks
- Mobile post-paid subscription
- Rebates on e-load purchases
- Mobile and internet-based features and benefits
With the Shop & Talk Visa, you can use your mobile phone to
- Inquire the Balance of your credit card
- Purchase prepaid mobile loads (e-load purchase) charged to the credit card
- Share mobile load purchased
- Enroll and pay ou bills
Contest Requirements:
- Open to all Philippine-based Facebook users, 18 years old and above
- Log on to the ShopnTalk Card Facebook Fan page and click the “Like” button
- Upload a unique photo of a recent purchase on ShopnTalk Card Facebook Fan wall by clicking attach “Photo” icon below the text box
- After attaching the photo, write this caption: “UnionBank Shoot, Tag, Win! Tag yourself and write a creative caption in 10 words or less for a chance to win a P1,500 Rustan’s GC!”
- Photo Requirements
- Uploader must own or have the rights to the photo uploaded.
- Must not violate any copyrights. UnionBank will not be held responsible for any copyright infringements that might be incurred through the uploading of photos
- Must not show any bank or financial service that is directly or indirectly in competition with the Shop & Talk credit card or any other UnionBank product or service
- Must not have been submitted for any other promo/contest
- Must be uploaded directly to the ShopnTalk Card Facebook Fan page. Those uploaded to individual users’ albums will not be considered valid entries.
- If you have done the steps correctly, you should be able to see your entries at ShopnTalk Card Facebook Fan page photo tab
- Judging Criteria for Unique Shopping Photo (Judging to be done by Unionbank)
- 25% Concept
- 25% Execution
- 50% Overall Impact
- Ask your friends to “Like” the Shop n' Talk Facebook page and vote for your photo entry by clicking on the “Like” button.
- At the end of the promo period, 8 photos with the most number of “Likes” will be awarded as the PEOPLE’S CHOICE
- You and your friends also have a chance to Win GCs by leaving a CREATIVE CAPTION on one of the photo entries
- To be eligible for the CREATIVE CAPTION category, you need to tag yourself to the photo entry and post a creative caption on the comments section of that same entry
- Judging Criteria for Creative Caption
- 25% Relevance to the Photo
- 25% Creativity of Caption
- 50% Overall Impact
- View complete contest mechanics
Contest Prize:
- Most Unique Shopping Photo - 8 winners will EACH get a Samsung E2120
- People's Choice - 1 winner of P25,000 CASH plus a Samsung Pixon phone
- Most Creative Caption - 8 winners will EACH get P1,500 worth of Rustan's GCs
Upside:
- Big prizes
- No purchase required
- Once uploaded, all photos become the property of UnionBank and may be used for any advertising/marketing collaterals that UnionBank may release during/after the promo period
Metrobank McDonald's Treats
It seems that Metrobank is staying firm on making the minimum transactions at P2,000 before you get a something with the latest Metrobank McDonald's Treats. For P2,000 you get a choice of a Cheeseburger with fries or 1-pc Chicken Mcdo w/ rice. And for P4,000, you get a choice of 2 Cheeseburgers with fries or 1-pc Chicken Mcdo w/ rice. Metrobank also abolished treats using accumulated charge slips too. I guess it was too much for them.
Promo Requirement:
- Metrobank Visa/MasterCard Credit Card, Go MasterCard, Femme Visa, or PS Bank MasterCard cardholders
- Single-receipt transaction of at least P2,000 or P4,000
- Present your Credit Card and submit your original charge slip
- NOTE: You can avail this promo even if you have Citibank or any charge slip as long as you use Metrobank Credit Card etc.
- For the charge slip to be valid:
- Name and card number on the charge slip must be the same as he name and card number on the Metrobank Visa/MasterCard Credit Card, Goi MasterCard, Femme Visa, or PS Bank MasterCard ueriit card presented
- The charge amount must be at least P2,000
- Transaction date of the charge slip must be within the promo period
- Cardholders can avail a maximum of one item in a day
- View complete promo mechanics
Promo Period: August 5 - October
Promo Prize:
- Charge slip with a minimum valid spend of P2,000, get 1 of the ff.
- McDonald's Cheeseburger plus Regular Fries
- McDonald's 1-pc Chicken McDo with Rice
- Charge slip with a minimum valid spend of P4,000 get 1 of the ff.
- Two McDonald's Cheeseburger plus Medium Fries
- McDonald's 2-pc Chicken McDo with Rice
Upside:
- You can claim it until December 31, 2010
- Boo! No more accumulative receipts
FREE Gelato at Gelatone
Think of an excuse to go home early from work this Wednesday because Gelatone will giving the first 100 visitors a FREE scoop of thier gelato every Wednesday for the whole month of August from 5PM onwards. Head your way over to the Gelato at the 2nd Floor Greenbelt 3. I know I posted this a bit late. But you can still avail of this great promotion for 2 more Wednesdays.
Win ibayo GCs
Back when there were no cars and the only way to travel was on foot, you could only go so far as the next neighborhood. In Tagalog, we called this activity of going to the other side of the neighborhood "mangibayo" from the word "ibayo" which means the next barrio or town. That's also the of name the two Ongpauco brothers took on for their restaurant which hails its roots from the Barrio Fiesta chain of restaurants. This restaurant will redefine the word "ibayo"
Want to Win 1 of 3 P1,000 ibayo GCs? You know you do...
Brothers Tyrone and Tristan Ongpauco are actually the third generation members of the Barrio Fiesta Restaurant clan. Yes, it's been that long! They decided to differentiate themselves by designing their restaurant as a contemporary bistro style restaurant but still staying true to Filipino aesthetics.
Tristan & Tyrone Ongpauco with their Tita Monica Asuncion who manages ibayo
ibayo is quite spacious. What I like about the setup is that you can form a pretty long table that is perfect for those big family and barkada gatherings. There are also seats outside the restaurant facing Manila bay. Although I must warn you that the establishments nearby are bars which means it can get a bit noisy at night.
Chicharon - FREE!
Four Seasons - P115
I got Four Seasons while Elna of tammikuujournal.wordpress.com had a Sago at Gulaman in a Fishbowl which she shared with her sister. The Sago at Gulaman is really cool to look at. Just look at the size of the bowl! The price is quite reasonable too.
Kuhol sa Gata - P180
Seafood Kare-kare - P399
The one thing I try not to order in a Filipino restaurant is the Kare-kare mainly because I feel cheated from the lack of meat and taste of the sauce. ibayo's Seafood Kare-kare however is quite generous on the meat. The sauce is also excellent in terms of quality and creaminess. Don't forget to add the bagoong
Paella Negra - new addition
Ibayo by Barrio Fiesta
Bldg. G Unit 7-8 San Miguel by the Bay Seaside Brgy. 076 SM Bay City, Central Business Park 1-A Pasay City
Operating hours - 3PM to 12MN on weekdays and 3PM to 2AM on weekends and lunch on holidays.
For reservations, you may contact Monica Asuncion at 0906-5002782.
Promo Mechanics:
- Log into your Facebook account and "like" Boy Kuripot
- On your Facebook wall, complete this sentence: "Pupunta akong ibayo at isasama ko sina @[friend's names] para magorder ng __________ gamit ang mapapanalunan ko na GC kay @Boy Kuripot"
- HOW TO TAG: Type in the "@" symbol then follow it with the word "Boy Kuripot" This will prompt a drop-down menu box which will present you "Boy Kuripot" Click that and you should see the "Boy Kuripot" become a blue link. Do the same with the name of your friends
- NOTE: Copying and pasting the lines above will not create a tag so type the "@" manually.
- NOTE: You need to tag at least 5 of your friends you want to share the GC with
- Link this blog post as a link to your wall post. After writing the text above, click the attach link icon and paste the URL of this post (http://boy-kuripot.blogspot.com/2010/08/win-ibayo-gcs.html) and choose any picture in this post
- Finally, change the privacy restriction of this post to "Everyone" by clicking on the lock icon just left of the "Share" button
- One entry per person ONLY
- To check if your entry is valid, you should be able to see your message post on the Fan page wall of Boy Kuripot
- Those with correct and valid entries will be included in the electronic raffle draw using Random.org
- Winners will be informed via a personal message and will also be announced here
- Winners can claim their prize at any Eventus Kinetix at Annapolis St., Greenhills, San Juan
Promo Prize:
- 3 winners will EACH receive P1,000 worth of ibayo GC
WINNERS UPDATE:
Just looking at your entries made me crave for ibayo's dishes. You can invite me for dinner you know *wink* *wink* And here are the 3 lucky winners...
Congratulations to Erlinda Oyan, Luisa Clemente, and Maren Bana-ag. You just won P1,000 worth of ibayo GC EACH. Happy dining! Let me know what you think of the food. Please check your Facebook inbox on how to claim you prizes.
