White Hat

                Since yen has to pick up a surprise birthday gift for her BOSS :p . She invited us to go out for  merienda and suggest having it in white hat. Well according to her, it was Jelyn’s idea to try white hat but unfortunately she wasn’t able to come.  Jelyn had her first interview in abalang, and we are hoping that she’s doing well.

                White hat (Italian frozen yogurt) in Jejemall (SM City Calamba) is located at the ground flr level. Well it was an open space that can accommodate up to 15 to 20 sitting capacity only. Hmm it’s really a quite small area but very comfortable to sit in.. When Jerz arrive, we finally approach the counter and place our orders. A regular combo will cause you for 125.00php/cup and a large combo is 155.00php/cup. You can choose from there wide option of hats.

                Because we are so frugal, we only choose to have regular combos. J  Yen was to first one to pick her own combo and she chooses to have the Baker's Hat then jerz crave for chocolate and he choose to have the Choco-Loco Hat while I choose the sweet lover’s hat.

                They have this list where you can try their best seller but at the same time you can also try to make your own hat.

                We took a sit on the long couch beside a cool side table lamp. Seeing my hat made more me excited. I can’t wait to taste it, it really looks so yummy, especially when seeing the syrups are slowly melting. Ahh  It was super mouth watering.  Yen’s Baker's Hat was made of cheesecake, blueberry and almond clusters . Jerz’s hat was Choco-Loco Hat, overloaded with different kind of chocolates; it’s like a mountain of chocolate lava. Mine was lover’s hat. It was a combination of chocolate and berry’s with a drizzle of strawberry syrup. Gosh it’s was so delectable and very nutritious.

It's really a best treat! a must try! Every hat is unique just like the three of us.  I have a well time spent with Jerz and Yen. Gosh can’t wait for my next white hat!

Food score 4/5     Place 3/5     Service 3/5

For those who are fun of sweet desserts and wanted to keep in shape white hat is the best for you. Here are there must tries:

• The Baker's Hat: cheesecake, blueberry or red cherry, almond clusters
• The Choco-Loco Hat: brownies, dark choco drops, Oreos
• The Cobbler's Hat: peaches, crushed graham, walnut streusel
• The Camper's Hat: marshmallows, chocolate syrup, crushed graham
• The Wizard's Hat: sprinkles, Fruit Loops, marshmallows
• The Health Nut Hat: granola, cranberry, mango or kiwi
• The Cooky Hat: cookie dough, walnuts, white choc drops
• The Monkey Hat: banana, brownies, caramel
• The Pinoy Hat: Chocnut, barquillos, cashew
• The Lover's Hat: cherry, dark choco drops, cashew

Nings Thai

                 Sometimes toss coin is not good reliable source to ask for answers. We just gamble ourselves to very not so good experience. Yuki, Dj and I are too foolish to follow the stupid toss coin advices.

                Right after the photo shoot, we find our self having no sense of direction (lols). Gosh, we cant decide properly where to go next. So we choose to use a coin to ask for its opinion. (stupid idea right). Anyway, the coin suggested us to Dairymoore where we stayed and eat a platter of nachos [90.00php per platter].

                The nachos taste hmm .. okay okay lng it’s not that the normal nachos we enjoy in dairymoore.  L . so after a little chat and taking some photos we transfer to Nings thai.

                Nings thai is located right after dairymoore. It’s a home based business that specialized in original thai cuisine. As we enter the room we can smell already the aroma of what she is cooking. Well the kitchen is almost 5 ft behind us so we barely see how the food was handled.  We choose to sit in long table where can place our belongings and be comfortable. We placed our orders while watching t.v., though it wasn’t my first time to eat in a special type of restaurant, I was able to understand the taste and flavor by studying it in school.

Pad siu photo by Dustin

                Dustin ordered a plate of Pad siu [65.00php/plate]. Pad siu is a combined stir fried thai noodles with meat,vegatables,and peanuts. Meanwhile, Yuki and I choose to order a plate of Pad Thai [85.00php/plate]. To prepare a pad thai, the rice noodles was soaked in water until the color turned to white. After 20 mins the noodles is stir fried with egg, garlic, chicken meat, bean sprouts, cilantro and top with peanuts.  Wow atleast I still know how to cook Pad Thai after 1 yr.

Pad Thai photo by Dustin

                Dustin was the first one to be served.  His plate seems so tempting by its appearance. After 5mins our plate was also served. Yuki discovered her plate has an odor that she can’t really withstand. The odor really stink, mine was quite. I guess it was the egg that causes the pad thai to smell like that. Compare on what we cook at school pad thai should smell and at taste sour like a bit of calmansi, kafir leaf or other stuff.  So yuki was super disappointed, and she regrets that she orders a food that she can’t eat.  Dustin shared his plate with yuki, and I only consume only half of my Pad thai. This is really a very unusual experience for us.

                I hope our impression was wrong and when we come back we will only limit ourself in our comfort zones.

Food score 2/5    Place 2/5    service 2/5

Crunchy Chicken Burger

               Ron, Jelyn and I took a big step by trying our luck in Makati to Taguig. Apparently, we don’t have any organized plan where to start and pass our resumes. We just push ourselves to walk all over the Metro to look for a job.  But the weather does not cooperate with us “grabe ang init!’’ we don’t have any choice but to walk under the mad sun. By the way when I mean walk it’s not just a walk, it’s a capital W.A.L.K. . It feels like where walking on an unending road, our feet are really in pain and our bodies are extremely exhausted. But we don’t stop and we don’t quit.  J

                 So we dropped by in Jollibee branch in Fort Bonifacio Global City to have sit and be refreshed.  Whooh gosh it’s like it was our first time to enter in a fully air-condition room. We really feel revive as we enter the big fast food chain.

              Like anyone else I don’t know what to eat not until I saw the new product of Jolibee. The Crunchy Chicken Burger, well the product wasn’t new in the market but I guess it has a different taste among others.  This product seems not popularly advertised on tv or such so by curiosity I purchase it. I pared it with my all time favorite Jollibee spaghetti and cold pineapple juice [57.00php/ order, add 15.00php to upgrade].

                Ron initiates to get our silver utensils while Jelyn is taking her order at the counter.  While waiting I observe that my serving of spaghetti was quite undersized compared from what I usually eat. It just like a handful spaghetti top with overloaded of cheese L. At that moment I was very disappointed, after walking for hours under the sun this is all I got?. L anyway I just hope the chicken burger will compensate.

                The burger smells terrific, hmm can’t wait to try it.  I took a simple bite, and I’m amaze on what I saw.  It’s really made of 100% crispy chicken, with a special sauce. The chicken is so thick and meaty, it looks like a 1 inch thick chicken fillet breaded on a secret ingredient and fried until crisp. The chicken wasn’t oily compared with other brands so I don’t feel I gained a lot of calories. (cross fingers). I really enjoy every bite, I don’t know if I’m just hungry or not but I knew to myself it really taste good.

                After we eat we continue doing our purpose. We start to burn our calories we gained until we reach the McKinley Hill where we meet the Korean boy band 2AM. J Haha

                 I just like to comment on the serving size, it looks like a simple yum burger that makes it nothing so especial. Hopefully they can improve the way it was package to distinctly recognize. By the way a single serving of crunchy chicken burger is 39.00 pesos only. So visit your nearest Jollibee store now and try to experience there new product. J 

Food:    4/5

Location: Jollibee Bonifacio Stop Over-Global City, Global City, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig