TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- MR. PARK'S BREAD & CAKE

My Personal Experience: I went to Mr. Park's Bread & Cake first time in SM Pampanga this March 5, 2022, by myself for the fourth time as I prepare to go in cinemas to view The Batman! Mr. Park's Bread & Cake is on the far stalls in SM Pampanga but in search a new place to try I went beyond my usual spot and I'll discover there's lots to explore around this is such a delight!

Mr. Park's Bread & Cake

They are home to bread and desserts that are perfect for when you’re out for coffee or lunch date with your peers. Among the best sellers are their flavorful Cinnamon Croquants (Php 48) and Cinnamon Rolls (Php 76) both are surely a great pair to your coffee or tea. Mr. Park’s Bread & Cake is making it ideal for those who are looking for a casual hangout place in the day or a silent place to spend the night. Also open for early birds who are looking to grab some breakfast in the wee hours of the day. Apart from that, a wide selection of treats that you can enjoy as a snack if you on the go. Don’t forget to grab some of the cookies, loaves, and cakes!!

Source: https://primer.com.ph/bakery-and-sweets/mr-parks-bread-cake-delectable-eats/

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: NIGHT IN PARADISE

Director: Park Hoon-jung

Cast: Tae-goo Eom , Jeon Yeo-been , Cha Seung-won , Greg Chun , Vic Chao , Cho Dong-in , Park Ho-san , Hyun Bong-sik , Lee Ki-young , Jang Young-Nam , James Tang , Cha Soon-bae

Plot: Hiding out in Jeju Island following a brutal tragedy, a wro nged mobster with a target on his back connects with a woman who has her own demons.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/night_in_paradise

My Movie Review: The movie is riveting that action sequence of bloodshed and revenge still give me chills brilliantly executed and bluntly original though I preferred another ending were he could have run away, saved himself Tae-goo alive but instead came back to save Jae-Yeon! Night in Paradise is an adults-only Korean crime drama about a young gangster caught up in a gang war, after a particularly devastating blow, the young gangster agrees to hide out on Jeju Island found off the coast of South Korea while things die down stated chill go out with a bang:) Jae-Won is the one to watch for after Tae-goo die as she was in debt and she paid it with blood and vengeance but in the end when police come to arrest Jae-Yeon, she shoots herself thus ending all the strings attached to her life- very different it's pure art, poetic in a way and pitiless! Wanderlust the idea of escape give me exciting feeling even its a serious film there's a sense of enjoyment to look at the scenery as Tae-goo hiding out on Jeju Island after a brutal tragedy, Tae-goo who's a target on his back connects with a woman who's given up on life will get even!

Critic Reviews: Night in Paradise contains a lot of good plotting, several amusing characters and a decent array of exciting action scenes and bloodshed. But it is indulgently long, even within scenes. Leisurely pacing rather draws it all out a bit, but there's real inventiveness to the way Park wrong-foots the viewer and handles the operatic displays of gunfire and death - and the leads are rather charming. Addicts of Asian gangster action will relish, but the odd mix of hardcore viscerality and ruminative borderline-sentiment could limit the film's appeal. It has, in my opinion, an interesting start that sometimes propels the plot with gratuitous violence, but the intensity is lost with each stab and it rarely abandons the predictable topics of betrayal, loyalty and revenge. Night in Paradise isn't the ideal movie for locked-down streamers, but its one that challenges audiences to find silver linings in dark life experiences. Night In Paradise's action scenes might be more attention-grabbing, but the moments in between linger for a long time after the film is finished, too. With its Jeju location and an intriguing female protagonist, Night in Paradise adds new type of dimensions' to us storied tradition of Korean gangster films!

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/night_in_paradise

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- COCO FRESH TEA & JUICE

My Personal Experience: I went to Coco Fresh Tea & Juice first in SM Pampanga this year February 25, 2022, together with my nephew. We went there to taste the famous milk tea offer Salty Cream Winter and I have to say its a gold standard I love it so far the best milk tea taste:) Coco is one of the leading milk tea shop in the metro no wonder why- it's best tasting delicious!

Coco Fresh Tea & Juice

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice is a global bubble tea, or boba, drink franchise based in Taiwan. It was established in 1997 by Tommy Hung, the current chairman. CoCo has more than 4,500 locations in China, the U.S., Canada, France, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Its taro milk tea was recommended by Eater.com. Some Hong Kong franchise owners stirred controversy by expressing their support for the Hong Kong protesters with slogans like "Add oil Hongkongers" on customers receipts in 2019. Awarded in 2017–2018 World Branding Awards:)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoCo_Fresh_Tea_%26_Juice

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: SKY HIGH

Director: Daniel Calparsoro

Cast: Miguel Herrán , Carolina Yuste , Asia Ortega , Luis Tosar , Patricia Vico , César Mateo , Ramón Sánchez , Fernando Cayo , Richard Holmes , Dollar Selmouni , Jarfaiter , Cartos Vela

Plot: Yearning to leave his poverty-stricken past behind, Angel’s life is changed forever as he meets the ravishing Estrella. In fighting for her affection, he quickly discovers a new talent of sorts: getting himself into trouble and getting out with style. Skilled and savvy, he swiftly moves up the ranks in his new-found life of crime, but with a tireless police detective stopping at nothing to put him behind bars, Angel must choose: a thrilling new lifestyle, or the love of his life? A commentary on Spanish society dressed as a thriller about the misadventures of a gang of young petty criminals after the real estate crash.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sky_high_2021

My Movie Review: The movie is all over the place watching it with an open mind made it a bit interesting but trying to gap the pieces for the story to make a sense just hideous and complex! Sky High is story of a young man's criminal coming of age, it combines heist movie suspense and double and triple crosses with a heaping helping of romance few misinterpret but its good:) If you're one of the millions of Money Heist fans, Netflix's new Spanish crime thriller Sky High will definitely scratch your itch and a familiar face will lead the way personally I'd say it had the perfect heist feel throughout the entire movie definitely hit a lot of my checkmarks, they could have done well to explain a few things better yet every twist wasn't that much of a surprise but it was still a surprise none-the-less the actors were really good, the music perfect nice to hear:) Even the film's most ingenious heist, armored cars on a ferry, isn't handled with the sort of snap, crackle and pop you expect from a thriller these days still deliver a blood pumping action!

Movie News: Sky High hits all the right notes for a heist movie just like Money Heist- the crew, the plan, the job, the getaway. Also: the double crosses. Add in solid writing and some great character development, your movie night has next watch booked. Sky High is artfully crafted, condensing Angel’s expansive, as years-long criminal career into easily consumable packets. There are two heist set pieces that feature the right amounts of a precision timing, abruptly expended brawn, and audacious exit strategy requisite for any heist film. Its part aspirational daydream, part star-crossed love story, part high-end heist thriller, and part cautionary tale, Sky High has more than enough to keep everyone interested, even as its double and triple crosses start to muddy up the works as it puts the narrative pedal to the metal toward the end. Slick, well-acted, and assured of itself from start to finish, it’s no wonder Netflix is scheming to put this heist thriller into prestige television franchise mode as leads burns with palpable chemistry!

Source: https://decider.com/2021/04/02/sky-high-netflix-review-stream-it-or-skip-it/

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- TOKYO TOKYO

My Personal Experience: I went to Tokyo Tokyo in Robinsons Starmills Pampanga this year February 22, 2022, by myself for the third time but this time in a restaurant not in milk tea shop! Tokyo Tokyo have been around in almost every mall but this branch in Robinsons particularly new since its renovation went that's why when coming here its one of the first thing you notice:)

Tokyo Tokyo

The chain initially served Japanese dishes such as tempura, tonkatsu, yakisoba, sushi and sashimi. Tokyo Tokyo (東京 東京) is a Japanese cuisine restaurant chain in the Philippines. When it opened its first restaurants in 1985, other Japanese restaurants were more traditional; the 'mainstreaming' of the chain's market contributed to the restaurant chain's growth. The first Tokyo Tokyo restaurant opened on April 22, 1985 at the Quad Carpark in Makati and at the time was the first Japanese fast-food restaurant to serve unlimited rice with its dishes. By 2013 Tokyo Tokyo had 50 locations nationwide. As of 2018, Tokyo Tokyo is owned by Hansbury Inc. as under One Food Group' which also owns the Philippine franchise for KFC and Mister Donut!

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Tokyo

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: CONCRETE COWBOY

Director: Ricky Staub

Cast: Idris Elba , Caleb McLaughlin , Jharrel Jerome , Lorraine Toussaint , Kristoffe Brodeur , Byron Bowers , Method Man , Swen Temmel , Jennifer Butler , Patrick Mc Dade , Jamil Prattis

Plot: Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/concrete_cowboy

My Movie Review: The movie is a ease vibe- cowboy in the city to be exact builds rapport in showing the culture of two storylines a young man in summer break and who old timer cowboy! Concrete Cowboy was a great eye opener into the life of being a black child trying to grow up in an unsafe society and trying to survive mentally, physically and also without the guidance of father figure while trying to still take care of himself and do what's best for himself even though every single door he tries to go through is blocked to him plus it really hits the mark where you really feel for the actors some particular scenes can hit you harder everyone is just looking out! Idris Elba is charismatic leads us through the long-buried heritage of America's Black cowboys manifested in their modern-day urban descendants it's worth watching because the setting is interesting and the performances so strong' largely because watching Elba is such a pleasure:)

Critics Consensus: Well-acted and solidly directed, Concrete Cowboy lassos old-fashioned uplift with its story of a father and son in a little-seen corner of American culture. Builds an entire world in the span of one corner of North Philadelphia, bringing to vivid life this culture of urban cowboys and those struggling to preserve it. The film captures a fascinating urban subculture threatened with extinction -- and Elba's fans will follow the Golden-Globe-winning Luther star anywhere, including horseback. Some incredible cinematography, but it's incredibly sleepy all the way through. It's worth watching because the setting is so interesting and the performances so strong, but it's a little uneven. Your classic story about an irritable young man redeemed by animal, the embrace of a community. Satisfying even largely because watching Elba is such a pleasure. Concrete Cowboy is gorgeously photographed, by many of the riding scenes taking place in the magic sunset hour or under the lights of the city, and out in the rain:)

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/concrete_cowboy