TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- RAMEN KURODA THE BLOCK

My Personal Experience: I went to Ramen Kuroda The Block this year September 26, 2018, together with my best friend. We went there to try the new ramen place in our usual food spot:) The time we dine there was a little bit rush cause we're catching the movie schedule after plus waiting list was long I can't believe many people eat here so my photos were not as well taken!

Ramen Kuroda

Make Real Ramen part of your everyday! Ramen has been attracting a huge amount of attention in the worldwide restaurant scene as a representative example of Japanese Cuisine!! Perhaps it's only natural that genuine Ramen is delicious, because it evolved through intense competition into one of the national food of the Japanese People. And in 2015, time has come for us to proudly offer our Ramen to the People of the Philippines. We will provide genuine Ramen to accelerate the exciting everyday of the People creating the future of the Philippines:)

Source: https://www.kuroda.ph/concept

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: THE NUTCRACKER AND FOUR REALMS

Directors: Lasse Hallstrom

Cast: Mackenzie Foy , Keira Knightley , Helen Mirren , Morgan Freeman , Eugenio Derbez , Misty Copeland , Matthew Macfadyen , Miranda Hart , Ellie Bamber , Sergei Polunin , Lil Buck

Plot: Clara receives a Nutcracker doll as a Christmas present from her godfather who entrusts her to take good care of it. When the clock strikes midnight, Clara decides to check on the doll, only to suddenly get thrown into a fantastical world. She realises the strange parallel world is home to Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets, but it is in the ominous Fourth Realm that she finds herself in the middle of a war between gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.

Source: https://www.insing.com/movies/the-nutcracker-and-the-four-realms-2018/id-1ef00000/

My Movie Review: The movie is colorful puts you in a world of wonder and early holiday spirit! The Nutcraker And The Four Realms look great in plain sight with impressive visual effects and production design making us feel the classic fantasy yet emotional connection isn't that strong!! Taking us to the gathering without building few character profile and not sufficient back story to Clara's mother which is a Queen wish we saw somehow she reign this place at the very start:0 Sugar Plum Fairy is a pleasant surprise delight with cheerful presence and sweet voice didn't see that she's the villain in the end stepping up her role taking control on gingerbread soldiers:) This tale overall dazzle in pretty princess quest and a little bit of spooky vibe in the fourth realm Mother Ginger live in creep string tent with huge face you get some circus that houses clowns:)

Critics Consensus: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' is everything that idealistic viewers will expect it to be. Prepare to enter into a world of whimsy, beauty, and creativity. Lacking a transporting yuletide story or dazzling dance routines, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a hollow holiday confection that's lovely to look at and easy to forget. The tale is enchanting, though the lack of music is conspicuous and the ending is a little underwhelming. Oh, this film is definitely, different, from all the Nutcrackers you know, but that doesn't really make it a good thing. It creates magical, fantastic scenes that should utterly amaze audiences. All-important emotional bonds between the characters feel thin and scripted. Overstuffed yet half-baked while it boasts impressive individual elements, overall result remain far from the magic it seeks!

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

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- EDUARDO'S PERI-PERI CHICKEN

My Personal Experience: I went to Eduardo's Peri-Peri Flame Grilled Chicken SM North Edsa this year September 23, 2018, together with my big sister. We went there to have meaty dinner and try this peri-peri for the first time that's a little bit heavy in stomach but satisfy our cravings!! It's delicious yet one of meat cut was thin it could have been better deal considering the price:0

Eduardo's Peri-Peri Chicken

Chicken is everyone's favorite protein. You cook it in any way with or without marinade, and as long as it is cooked all the way through, it will always be delicious. Peri-peri is the name used to describe African bird's-eye chilli, small and extremely spicy variety. When you try Eduardo's Peri-Peri Flame Grilled Chicken, you will enjoy every bite of this exotic spice flavoring the dark meat and white meat that you will not need any condiments. Taste the "All black" Quarter Pounder Angus Beef Burger at P149, Pulled Pork Burger at P99, or Classic Chicken Breast Burger at P129 with 3 branches conveniently located in Mandaluyong, Quezon City, and Rizal:)

Source: https://www.metrodeal.com/deals/Metro_Manila/Eduardos-Peri-Peri-Chicken/

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: HALLOWEEN

Director: David Gordon Green

Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis , Judy Greer , Nick Castle , Andi Matichak , James Jude Courtney , Miles Robbins , Will Patton , Virginia Gardner , Dylan Arnold , Jefferson Hall , Omar J. Dorsey

Plot: It's been 40 years since Laurie Strode survived a vicious attack from crazed killer Michael Myers on Halloween night. Locked up in an institution, Myers manages to escape when his bus transfer goes horribly wrong. Laurie now faces a terrifying showdown when the masked madman returns to Haddonfield, Ill. -- but this time, she's ready for him.

Source: https://www.insing.com/movies/halloween-2018-2018/id-08f00000/

My Movie Review: The movie is solid act to the legend of all slasher after 40 years comeback! Halloween 2018 is paying tribute to the original brings back the tension and fear of the season- its more of celebration of terror and the iconic mask murderer that brought deathless franchise! Jamie Lee Curtis owns the survival strike she always manage to get away in murder I just don't dig the long lac looks grumpy I think short hair suits her more slick look like in Scream Queens! As Laurie Strode- she's vicious to finish the fight against mysterious serial killer- Michael Myers protecting family with hidden basement that serve as trap with gas leaks leave him burn in fire!! The first half comes out fresh with unforeseen acts like killing the boy after breakout in the bus, no one murder in the party scene unlike other films and random stabbing in the neighborhood:)

Repost Review: Halloween: 40 Years Later the Franchise Is Back to Form. Most horror fans are likely aware of the genre’s troubles with lackluster sequels, particularly when it comes to the classic slashers. Time and time again we’ve seen brilliant concepts and iconic characters used and abused to the point that the franchise and the killer lose their menace. But there was a chance this new Halloween movie could be different. Is the Halloween franchise back to form? The answer is a resounding yes. Green and McBride’s script manages to steer clear of the dreaded exposition dump and risk extinguishing the beautiful and terrifying simplicity of the original while also serving the immediate story quite well. And this isn’t just a story about how Laurie was affected by the events of the original film; Michael is put under that microscope also and Green does fantastic job highlighting that in subtle but thoughtful ways throughout the film!

Source: http://collider.com/halloween-review/#poster

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- ADOBO CONNECTION

My Personal Experience: I went to Adobo Connection this year September 6, 2018, together with my big sister. We went there to eat simple meals for dinner and have some cream dessert! Adobo Connection is all nationalistic restaurant taking spotlight to one of the famous Filipino dishes in the world Adobo giving variety by presenting different kinds of meat and flavor profile!

Adobo Connection

Nothing says Filipino food more than adobo. Every Filipino has a fond memory of a meal shared over a plate of their favorite adobo whether it is chicken or pork, savory, sweet or spicy, saucy or dry. It is the love affair with adobo flakes that inspired Adobo Connection, a chain of restaurants that serves a variety of adobos at everyday-affordable prices. From the dirty kitchen, Adobo Connection has taken Mama's Adobo and taken it to a setting where it can be enjoyed more tastefully. We bring this good old-fashioned comfort food at the center of the city!

Source: https://www.adoboconnection.com/

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: I STILL SEE YOU

Director: Scott Speer

Cast: Bella Thorne , Richard Harmon , Dermot Mulroney , Louis Herthum , Amy Price-Francis , Hugh Dillon , Shaun Benson , Alicia Johnston , David Brown , Darcy Fehr , Alyssa Wyspianski

Plot: Bella Thorne stars in this spellbinding and romantic supernatural thriller. Ten years after an apocalyptic event left the world haunted by ghosts, Roni (Thorne) receives a threatening message from beyond the grave. Joining forces with a mysterious classmate, Kirk, Roni descends into a shadow world that blurs the bounds of the living and the dead-and begins a desperate race against time to stop a cunning killer.

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

My Movie Review: The movie is an easy watch sometimes you want simple and chill tale to follow its not scary as others might give you decent thrill catch it before it's gone with the wind:) I Still See You is a dystonian ghost thriller that start strong in mystery and being picturesque in visual but towards in the middle in the land no one must go where remnants walk of crowded in the night I literally fell sleep and trying to open my eyes until the climax on ice break I'm awake! Bella Thorne is pretty convincing yet too much acting in some scenes she must not shed a tear in few times and doesn't have visible nipples in a white shirt if better clothing choice was made! What I like the narrative in the event and the idea entails felt like it's important to see because its about afterlife and dead hidden message you will not understand until it comes to unravel:0)

Critic Review: Everybody sees dead people in “I Still See You,” a slickly produced but none-too-scary thriller designed for that teen audience which prefers that its spooky Halloween fare involve cute guys of variable mortality fawning around a mildly misfit quirky-girl protagonist. Here, we have live boys and ghost boys alike fluttering around the suburban Goth flame of Bella Thorne in a movie that will no doubt play best to the book’s fans. Newcomers will find this adapted tale’s fantasy upon logic arbitrary, its plot convoluted, and the sum effect wildly unconvincing without being nearly so fun. Still, it’s given a suitably gauzy feel by director Scott Speer (“Midnight Sun,” “Step Up Revolution”) that will appeal to the target demo. They’ll access it primarily via home formats; Lionsgate opened the film today on just 11 U.S. screens!!!

Source: https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/i-still-see-you-review-1202978526/

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- SLICE N' DICE

My Personal Experience: I went to Sky Garden Slice And Dice this year September 17, 2018, together with my best friend. We went there to try this affordable steak express in Sky Garden after watching a very long movie in SM North Edsa we needed something heavy for our dinner. This steak express has been around from quite sometime yet its first time eating in this branch!

Slice N' Dice

This fastest growing steakhouse introduced the rich man’s food into very affordable prices even the masses could afford. Started in Quezon City, and has expanded rapidly through the years prides itself into being one of the highly profitable moneymakers in the food industry nowadays. Slice N Dice’s mission to serve cheap meals to every customer has been achieved; the stores continue to grow and made brand renowned to steak loving Filipino customers. What makes this unique among others, the sumptuous steaks it offers carry very cheap prices!

Source: https://franchisemanila.com/2013/11/slice-n-dice-franchise/