Joyride Signature Bowls at BGC Mercato Centrale

Had the chance to experience this a couple years ago in Luneta when they came out with a Jeepney that turned into a food truck late 2017. Nutriasia had us try awesome food out of the ordinary and this year, it's a different twist as they become a legit food stall in BGC's Mercato Centrale. 

From Wednesday to Saturday, they're going to give you real good food as they whip out dishes using Nutriasia products as base. This will be in the form of their Signature Bowls and we got our hands on it last weekend. True to their performance, it was hearty, warm and definitely worth the trip. What made it even better was the fact that they have so much healthy options on the bowls I got two without feeling really guilty. They had sweet potatoes, roasted vegetables, tofu, good pork chops and steaks mixed in. They also have several sauces from the line of condiments they have (Jufran Sriracha, Mang Tomas Siga) to make it a little more spicy.

They are even so affordable and wouldn't cost you more than 200 bucks for one meal. I got my bowl with Garlic Quinoa, Roasted Vegetables and Tofu with a Tonkatsu Pork and Sriracha Mayo Sauce. To cool down, we also tried the Locally Blended Juice Drink Mango and Tamarind which was so good!

You can also have a side salad with it if you prefer a healthier version of your bowl, I enjoyed this a lot because I had friends that time and we didn't really think about repercussions to health anymore since we got really healthy ingredients in our bowls.

This is the brainchild of Nutriasia management and Chef Jonvic Mangibin who's from the MV Group which makes food options for professional athletes in the country. Mercato Centrale opens 6pm to 3am but I must suggest you go there early so you can try the steak, that runs out fast! Imagine the things you can do with Datu Puti, Golden Fiesta Oil, Jufran, Mang Tomas and Bug Crunch products. They all made it come true with the bowl options they presented, I'd take the trip to BGC if it's near you!

Get them bowls fast!

Drop the Prefix Event with South Star Drug

It’s a good day to do good deeds today at the South Star Drug event in Mandaluyong City. I have a neighborhood branch and have been buying a lot especially when I was in Cebu. The brand is launching a campaign for you to drop the prefix on the word Disability, and just leave Ability.

Ms. Christine Tuerres the GM of South Star Drug says “We want to create a full cycle, artists talents and livelihood of person with disabilities and we will share the care with the Filipino people. We prepared a video what can be possible, hoping you see the persons with abilities. Our tagline “We care a little more” strengthens our vision of inclusion, we now have 23 employees who are PWD’s and put them in the workplace. We are taught to love and be loved. Everyone should be valued. What they have done in this project have been the provider for their loved ones. This is done with Project Inclusion Network. We truly care a little more.”

Grant Javier of Project Inclusion says “We want to maximize the persons with disability since we started in 2013. We employed one person back then, but now we have 800+ in all industries made possible with our partner organizations who made this all happen. This is for the improvement of their quality of life, we can always do more. Not to only participate, but to thrive. Now they can showcase their talents, and make a living. We hope this change mindsets and industries so they can pursue their dreams. We hope they have access and showcase the talents of people with disabilities, where everyone is valued and appreciated. We need more businesses to partner with us in more ways so we can provide more opportunities. We also need to have more people to come out and show their abilities. We believe that they can, it’s about everyone making ripples of change throughout the country!”

Then they showed us their artworks, honestly, they did good.

They also had their parents, teachers and trainers with them. The South Star Employees who are part of the program also got to be in these photos. Drop the prefix advocacy bags will be available in select South Star Drug Stores nationwide starting October 15. You can now help them too by getting their products. Sewing and printing the bags are also done by an organization of PWD’s (called Goodwill Industries of the Philippines Inc. Tel No. 8373094), all proceeds will go to the workers 100%.

This is just wondeful!

Taiwan Excellence Showcase Bests in SM The Block

Taiwan Excellence has always been coming out with best of what their country has to offer. The Philippine IT industry will benefit from this especially if we’re all getting to be inspired with what we plan to do in our own shores. They brought in the best gaming gears, accessories, wireless and wired devices as they want to please even our own ESports players. They’re doing an ESports Cup in the three days they’re staying at the SM North The Block Atrium from Friday this week til Sunday.

Pro and amateur gamers would be able to experience using their wares playing CS GO and League of Legends. This is organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade and Taiwan External Trade Development Council, ASUS ROG, Aorus, AVerMedia, In-Win, Kingmax, Transcend, XPG, Zadak, G.Skill, Zyxelnd and other top Taiwan corporations from the ICT industry. The games will be streamed live via the Taiwan Excellence facebook page so stay tuned! I’ll cover it too on Sunday!

This is just awesome!

Scenes From The Red Carpet: Ang Heherasyong Sumuko Sa Love

Today is a good day to watch a new movie and for millennials , the film Ang Heherasyong Sumuko Sa Love would probably be a good breather. It's not too heavy drama, it's a bit of a coming of age film that discusses the lives of 5 young men and women who just wanted to be happy, tried to present themselves non problematic but ended up that way.

The story takes a bit slow to tell but you're bound to root for each one of them and feel for their characters. Tony Labrusca is a discovery here, you might not hold back tears in the last few minutes of the film, so make sure you pay attention to his story.

I don't want to spoil things so take a break and check out these shots I got from the red carpet before the fun premiere started!

Angel Jones looks so gorgeous!

Dapper Kelvin Miranda

Tony Labrusca all smiles because his fans were there to welcome him

This is his first gay role, but he was more straight during a certain number. Jerome Ponce was an Energizer bunny!

Jane Oineza was a vlogger, you have to see what she had to do to grow subscribers

Myrtle Sarroza and Albie Casiño is a couple in this film, but not that perfect

Thia Thomalia maintained class in this film

Ria Atayde wasn't in this film, but she supported friends, always beautiful

Allora poked fun with the host outside the venue, she's there to support her friends too

That's the guy from the Jollibee commercial

Young JV supporting friends too!

Posted several shots of Seth Fedelin, didn't know he was so popular on Twitter

Go watch the film today and get your whole barkada with you. This is a story about friendship, mental health awareness and maybe, fillial love. 

This is produced by Regal Entertainment Inc.