TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- TAKOYO ASIAN NOODLE BAR

My Personal Experience: I went to Takoyo Asian Noodle Bar at The Infinity in Angeles City on Monday last November 29, 2021, together with my nephew and his girlfriend on a second time! We went there to find some place to dine and hang luckily we found this one open in such a hot afternoon when most resto and cafes are closed the food here are not usual go to but tried!

Takoyo Asian Noodle Bar

Bowls of goodness passionately prepared just for you to enjoy! (Japan's Ramen, Vietnam's Hot Pho Soup, Singapore's Laksa, Thailand's Pad Thai, Taiwan's Hot Pot) As several businesses struggled with the impact of the pandemic, some entrepreneurs like this are still hopeful to start something new to delight more people during these hard times. For the owners of Takoyo Asian Noodle Bar, they simply drew inspiration on travel, like how people nowadays long for it. And what’s a better way to feed people’s wanderlust than with...FOOD! Takoyo aims to take you on a gastronomic detour at your utmost comfort' strategist location on emerging key cities:)

Source: https://www.restameta.com/PH/Angeles-City/Takoyo-Asian-Noodle-Bar-%26-Hot-Pot

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: THE LAST PARADISO

Director: Rocco Ricciardulli

Cast: Riccardo Scamarcio , Valentina Cervi , Donato Demita , Massi Furlan , Raffaele Braia , Antonio Gerardi , Peter Arpesella , Gaia Bermani Amaral , Giovanni Cirfiera , Teresa Fiorentino

Plot: In 1850s Italy, a passionate free spirit dreams of love, justice and a better life, until a forbidden affair threatens everything.

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

My Movie Review: The movie is beautiful emotional odyssey that's very degrading in some moments and too real if I say it shock me but it's very heartfelt and uplifts spirit towards the end very well crafted and well told although out' the misfortune so cringe and realism won me over!! The Last Paradiso is a wonderful masterpiece beautifully shot and an interesting drama that challenges the impossible with some sort of miracle Chiccio reincarnated into his twin Antonio to be with Bianca, remember on the bus when he was leaving the town he saw his brother & that’s where the twins became one to get the justice or Antonio marries Bianca who seems to find a reflection of Chiccio in his twin brother too not only because they were twins and had physical resemblance but a part of Chiccio that couldn't bear injustice, reflected in Antonio too:) Wonderful cinematography with evocative rural coloring so that the rural scents drift off the screen so the plot is somewhat clattered and the fantasy sequences are a bit ragged but it's a delightfully paced pageant' in setting that simply calls out for a good pasta to be accompanied:)

Movie News: The Last Paradiso is a period melodrama co-written by and starring Riccardo Scamarcio, who has an Italian Clooney thing going on, and has starred in a handful of Netflix films in the last couple years. Ciccio Paradiso (Scamarcio) is a married man with a young son who unashamedly dips his wick in many pots, know what I mean. His wife, Lucia (Valentina Cervi), knows what he’s up to. Hell, the whole town knows what he’s up to. Ciccio and Lucia stand in the church and he snacks on Communion wafers when she confronts him about his rampant infidelity, and he says he loves her, but loves many others too. Ciccio’s preferred babe-on-the-side is Bianca (Gaia Bermani Amaral). They have pork-happy picnics in the humble and lovely Italian countryside, nudge nudge wink. Her sister just tut-tuts and looks the other way. Bianca’s the lovely offspring of Cumpa Schettino (Antonio Gerardi), who employs all the locals in his wheat and olive fields but he gets away with everything, To be fair, the movie is hokey and messy but reasonably watchable and buoyed by an operatic sensibility contributing to entertainment value, perhaps not on a dramatic manner intended, but effective nonetheless!!

Source: https://decider.com/2021/02/05/the-last-paradiso-on-netflix-stream-it-or-skip-it/

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- BRITISH INVASION

My Personal Experience: I went to see some British Invasion in the sofa on Coffee Project at Vista Mall Pampanga on Friday Night last year November 19, 2021, together with my nephew:) We went at the sofa area since I like the style and vibe around that greens and flowers there's pop of color as it brings vibrant ambience' aside from that I just love the aesthetic put together:)

British Invasion

British furniture is widely collected today for its elegant appearance and important ties to British history, culture, and taste. British pieces made in the Neo-Classical style, for example, reveal a keener interest in accurately reconstructing ancient Greek and Roman furniture. Other hand, British Rococo pieces represent a concerted attempt to produce less extravagant forms than found in movement furniture in France or Italy. Nonetheless, there's wide variety available in today’s market, making British furniture a coveted, customizable addition to any interior space:)

Source: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/british-furniture-guide/

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: SPACE SWEEPERS

Director: Jo Sung-hee

Cast: Song Joong-ki , Kim Tae-ri , Jin Seon-kyu , Hae-Jin Yoo , Ye-Rin Park , Richard Armitage

Plot: After snatching a crashed space shuttle in the latest debris chase, Spaceship Victory's crew members find a 7-year-old girl inside. They realize that she's the humanlike robot wanted by UTS Space Guards and decide to demand ransom in exchange. Set in the year 2092 and follows crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory. When they discover a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal.

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

My Movie Review: The movie is a explosion of awesomeness visually inclined to perfection special effects make the impossible seems possible as we lost in space we can found a place:) Space Sweepers is a really impressive considering its budget of $20 million USD and very entertaining sets are great, and it proves that you can make high quality films for cheap price:) Just like to recommend that you should take the time to sit down to watch and enjoy this South Korean Space Action Adventure cause it's worth visually you'll see the space in another light! This is a hit top quality film making described as "South Korea's first space-set blockbuster," Netflix's film Space Sweepers is receiving considerable viewership globally, joining a growing body of Korean movies connected with worldwide audiences specially on Korean series trend:) How does Space Sweepers ended on a positive note by showing that the planet was rescued from its dying state, and is now moving forward to a bright, new future but unfortunately the fact that they could survive the explosion protected by the nanobots is not very well explained:)

Critics Consensus: As a story, Space Sweepers isn't as adventurous as its star-navigating protagonists but relatable characters and impressive effects keep it from drifting out of orbit. Space Sweepers isn't South Korean filmmaking at its most adventurous, but if you're in the mood for a sci-fi movie with action and comedy, look no further. The physics-defying spaceship chases and battles are explosive eye-candy, but it's the well-written characters that are always to the fore. Fun, with colorful performances and impressive CGI, and a worthy substitute for a new Star Wars or Marvel movie. Generally a fair amount of fun, though with maybe half an hour of edits would have been a much tighter and less inconsistent viewing experience! The interplay between these characters is the film's saving grace, and the reason it's still mostly a joy to watch. Maintains a fast pace, includes plot twists and turns that are not always easy to track, features lots of explosions, lots of robots, and that raw examination of the Capitalist Class structures we'll have come to expect from the Best of South Korea's directors:)

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

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- COFFEE PROJECT

My Personal Experience: I went to Coffee Project at Vista Mall Pampanga on Friday last year November 19, 2021, together with my nephew. We went there to hang after buying groceries at the nearby Supermarket in Waltermart and to taste the popular flavored coffee for the first time! Coffee Project has been around for quite sometime but this is the only opportunity I had to visit!

Coffee Project

Coffee Project aims to provide excellent coffee and gracious service creating memorable experience for people. Besides Coffee Project's high quality service and best tasting food and drinks, the interior of its shop is exceptional, granting them an extra edge among others. The place itself is a reason enough to drop by. Every Coffee Project Outlet is filled with flowers and greens to create a happy and vibrant mood among customers. They made use of mood catch lights and comfortable seating pieces to create a sense of personal space for each customer:)(

Source: https://allvalue.com.ph/coffee-project/

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: MALCOLM & MARIE

Director: Sam Levinson

Cast: John David Washington , Zendaya

Plot: Writer/Director Sam Levinson teams up with Zendaya and John David Washington for an achingly romantic drama in which a filmmaker (Washington) and his girlfriend (Zendaya) return home following a celebratory movie premiere as he awaits what's sure to be imminent critical and financial success. The evening suddenly takes turn as revelations about their relationships begin to surface, testing the strength of their love.

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

My Movie Review: The movie is salacious the vibe you'll feel mostly inappropriate interest in sexual matters as you put two people in a one on one set-up at black and white in entire visual! Malcolm & Marie is monotonous at first glance yet the animosity created pick-up the slack from time to time might be emotionally exhausting movie you'll ever watch but it's worth the chance:) Zendaya and John David Washington stars as a couple on the verge of a breakup their look on screen translate to each character and the undeniable charisma together' make the movie pop! For a number of key reasons, it's definitely not appropriate for very young audiences as this one gets most of its more mature marks for mild sex and nudity, along with moderate use of profanity including the F-word, which happens in the trailer as well its for open minded viewers! Its purpose to showcase different views as Malcolm, in a way represents films themselves while Marie represents the general audience questions his intentions, therefore questioning the film's intentions as she questions his authenticity as partner, questioning his film's authenticity!!

Critics Consensus: Malcolm & Marie's ambitions aren't always satisfactorily fulfilled, but flaws are often offset by the strong chemistry between the film's stars. With its terrific performances, resonating dialogue, and elegant single-setting production, the film compels us to see beyond couple clamoring across the house and acknowledge that perpetually underestimated woman has found her voice. This is a stunning film with tour-de-force (another phrase Malcolm hates) performances. Zendaya and John David Washington bring Malcolm & Marie to life, even when the story and the dialogue they're given don't do them any favors. [Sam Levinson] makes tangible many ideas that would have otherwise remained trapped in the characters' dialogues because of details like this that I believe the film works. Malcolm & Marie doesn't accomplish much else besides telling on its progenitor. Writer and director Sam Levinson, who lenses the proceedings in crisp, glowing black and white, delves into a number of interesting areas: the relationship between art and artist, film and audience, and - most thornily - creator and "muse."

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

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- CHAMPS DINER

My Personal Experience: I went to Champs Diner at The Infinity in Angeles City on Friday last November 5, 2021, together with my nephew and his girlfriend. We went there to taste their burgers, steaks and milkshakes been I'm longing for that American Diner Food used to indulge! Riverdale's Pop's is the vibe I got with neon signage, chessboard floor, & the iconic milkshake:)

Champs Diner

Champs is now open for franchise! For inquiries just call or text 0917-55-11-726 for details. We visited their Angeles City branch located at The Shoppes at the Infinity. Make way 'cause the champ is here! We've tasted a lot of burgers and steaks before, this is no doubt one of the tops! So good, they claim their to be the home of the best steaks, burgers, and shakes. Visit Champs Branch located at Angeles City, Florida Blanca, Pampanga, Tarlac City and Zambales!

Source: https://www.facebook.com/ChampsPhilippines/