Dine, Surf and Have Fun at SM City Baliwag

To be able to taste one delicious food in a day is one scrumptious treat. What more if you are given an opportunity to taste several dishes and snacks all for free? Several dishes and snacks are lined up in SM Baliwag's food court. We started to let our taste buds tickle at about 3 PM. My tummy is already bursting at its seams and I felt my belt getting tighter and tighter as I taste all these delicious treats. Mind you, 'mouthwatering' is an underrated word to describe how palatable the foods taste like!

Here are some of our food sponsors who gave us these ambrosial foodies.

If you want a laidback lunch and relaxing dinner, try these:

1. Sisig Hooray - When it comes to pork sisig, this sisig stall has already made a name for itself. Tasting their sisig gave it more justice than simply looking at their flavorful choices. You can really taste the rich flavor of the pork. To make it even tastier, sprinkle it with soy sauce, hot sauce and the like. They also have chicken and squid sisig to boot.

2. Seafood Grill- The tuna kaldereta is palatable. You can taste the tuna and its kaldereta sauce is tasty while the seafood kare-kare is also bursting in flavor. These two dishes are healthy alternatives compared to their original counterparts.

3. Ka Damian - For a total taste of Pinoy ulam goodness, pork binagoongan and sinarsahang tadyang would be the best bet to combat hunger after a hard day at work.

4. Chin's Empress - The beef ampalaya patatim of Chin's can be a perfect treat if you're going to visit someone. Wow.

5. Baliwag - I simply love their liempo and lechon manok. I hope to take these goodies home.

For fast snacking and chitchat, check this out:

1. Hero Sausages - I personally like this because of its flavor. This hungarian sausage stall may be bit pricey compared to its competitors but it is worth your every peso. Their hungarian sausages taste like the ones serve at the hotel. Bravo!

2. Potato Madness - The junior size potato is just the right size to satisfy our little hunger cravings. Perfect for the movies, though. I like the potato goodness in every bite.

3. TK Takoyaki - Their beef and squid takoyaki balls can be as good as ulam, too.

4. Pinoy Lugaw - This yummy goto and fresh lumpia is simply delectable. Yum. yum. yum.

5. Chef Chow's - The salmon roll, chikuwa, meat balls and crab claw are wonderful treats especially if you've got a headache. Really.

Most of all, I enjoyed the food sessions and its magnificent wi-fi experience. International counterparts now fail in comparison.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Who would have thought that I can also travel across Persia and its cities in just an hour? Such was the wonderful experience I've had upon watching Jake Gyllenhaal's movie, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

The protagonist, Jake Gyllenhaal looks nearly like Prince Destan in the video game and it is evident how he is so adept when he does his acrobatics which makes him look like he's a gymnastic genius in his own right. A movie is not complete without a sidekick and that's where Gemma Artenton's role as Princess Tamina enters the scene with a beauty enough to captivate the audience in a trance.

It was a cool story combined with love, action and suspense which leaves in the audience craving for more. Personally, I like the part when Destan told his brother that he didn't kill their father because that's when we see the love of brothers take part. Also, whenever Destan's take out his extraordinary dagger, he sees things and people... all through the sands of time.

I may sound bias by saying this but this is not like the other movies that made me really sleepy. Some say that the roles they've had may be of mediocre quality but it was given justice by the actors who played their part really well. To be fair with the movie itself, I wouldn't discuss the other scenes because my words seem inadequate to describe in detail how magnificent the scenes are, it would be all left to your imagination.

Honestly, I do expect more action sequences from the movie so I'm looking forward to Part 2. A marvelous story is not truly complete without more battles and stunts to look forward to. On the other hand, everything about the movie is fantastic. It would be more fantastic though, only if I was the prince or so I thought.

At the end of the movie, I've read these words that left me thinking: It is said that some lives are linked across time. Is this also the reason why I am now having a great time blogging about this movie while using SM's Wi-fi facilities? The mall's wi-fi connection is definitely superb, I did not encounter any single problem while using it. In fact, I was able to finish my blog and eat at the same time.

Need I say more for all of these? I could not ask for more so you better see this for yourself or you regret having an awesome time! :)

* blog for SM Baliwag's Movie & Wi-fi Experience

Talk About Healthy Ice Cream

My ice cream obssession already faded or so I thought. Hahaha! Am I a cheater to give in to this cold health craze? After all, it is still considered ice cream.

I'm a self-confessed ice creamoholic but I like to eat ice cream in its healthiest form because eating ice cream alone won't give me so much calcium. So, I switched to eating yogurt until I found frozen yogurt which has lead me to discover and search the froyo outlets in town. This is great news for all the lactose-intolerant peeps!

For a healthy dessert, try froyo (frozen yogurt). Its texture is just like our very own ice cream. The only difference is that this is the healthier alternative, not to mention that the froyo contains lactobacillus in it. Eat your froyo with or without toppings. You can even bring your own toppings to make your froyo experienced personalized.

I listed the stores according to my sequential visits. What are you waiting for? Give in and INDULGE. =)

As Red Mango's tagline boasts, treat yourself well. After all, we deserve this kind of treat after a hard day's work.

1 Red Mango - Eastwood Mall, Megamall, Trinoma

2 California Berry - Megamall, Silver City Mall

3 Yogurbud - Megamall, Podium

4 White Hat - Rustans Makati, Robinsons Place Manila, Shangri-la, SM North EDSA Annex

5 YoSwirls - Shangri-La

6 Yoh-gurt Froz - Bonifacio High Street, Greenbelt 5, Promenade, Robinsons Place Manila

7 FYI - Il Terrazzo, Tomas Morato

8 Lulubelle - Power Plant Mall

9 I Love Berries - SM Mall of Asia

10 Stick House - SM Megamall

11 Tutti Frutti - SM Megamall

12 Gurts - Pancake House

13 Frugurt - Fruit Magic