Absolute Cousins

Posts from ‘November, 2008’

[FULLY BOOKED] Bloggers Book Club Launch

Fully Booked, in partnership with Yehey!, invited bloggers at TopShelf, Fully Booked’s premiere events place,  for the official launching of the Fully Booked Bloggers Book Club. Members of this online-based club can expect invites to special events such as book launches, author meet & greet and other exciting activities.

Kozui Green Tea Cafe

Because Brian is generally free on Thursdays (and actually, most days of the week), we decided to meet up regularly and “conquer” Tomas Morato one restaurant at a time. We started with I Have 2 Eggs, and now, we bring you Kozui Green Tea Cafe!

Kozui is a Japanese green tea cafe, and I do emphasize [...]

UP-Ayala Techno Hub Launch – Restaurants and Establishments

As promised, here’s an update of the UP-Ayala Techno Hub launch and its current establishments and restaurants. Since our last visit to the place, I can say that it has improved a lot (more establishments have opened).

Cucina Gayuma’s Magic Recipes

Cucina Gayuma: A Filipino-Mediterranean fusion restaurant, which opened June this year, is by Fiona Ochoa, who, back then, really wanted to put up a restaurant of her own.

Destination: Baguio, the Pasalubong Files (Part 1)

If there’s one thing that sets Pinoy travellers apart from any regular ‘ol voyaging Joe, it’s that Pinoys never travel without pasalubongs in tow (hey that rhymed!).  Whether it’s to take home or from home, we feel the need to bring them back a little piece of where you came from just to say, hey, [...]

Have you had a bite of I Have 2 Eggs?

Luj, Bong and his friend Jeric recently had lunch over at I Have 2 Eggs, Tomas Morato Ext.

The Lenovo Ideapad S10 (aka my new netbook)

I bought a laptop last week.
I bought a netbook last week. Specifically a Lenovo Ideapad S10. Insert ecstatic moon dancing here.

What is a netbook, anyway?

The Punta Fuego Beach Ultimate Open 2008

Beach Ultimate Open
Tournament fee per player is PHP 650. This gives you a tournament kit, two days of playing scorching disc, two lunch packs, and a White Christmas Beach Ultimate Party. If you pay on or before 5:00 PM, December 5, 2008 you get an early bird discounted fee of PHP 550. Deadline for [...]

Caramoan Ultimate Adventure Trip (Part 1)

Photo By Jovi Villareal
While a lot of Filipino and foreigner vacationers crowd Borcacay, a few have explored and admired the natural beauty of a peninsula North-East of the tropical island in Aklan. Caramoan is a 4th class municipality situated at the tip of Caramoan Peninsula in Camarines Sur, Bicol Region.  It’s not until very recent [...]

UP-Ayala Techno Hub Preview

My friends and I recently went to the new UP-Ayala Techno Hub right across the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) along Commonwealth Avenue to check whats new there, and to eat at the newly opened The Old Spaghetti House (TOSH).