The Banana Experience

This is one of the newest places I found in Festival Mall in Alabang. Its The Banana Experience (it's not what you're thinking about). It's a new healthy option for your afternoon merienda, well not so much. Well, it is a banana and its still loaded with a lot of vitamins but once you mix it with sugar, ice cream, sweet toppings and what nots, well let's just say you'll get a bit of a sugar rush.

The one I liked is the turon topped with a vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. What got me is that the turon is still warm then they place the cold ice cream on top so you have to eat it quite fast. The sensation is enjoyable as the warm turon and cold ice cream mix in your mouth. Plus it's just P50.

As for my son, he ordered the banana on a stick. Its a fresh banana dipped in vanilla and sprinkled with rainbow sprinkles. You can eat it like a drumstick but since the banana is big. We had to slice it to smaller bits for my son.

Like I said, this is a good alternative for the afternoon merienda or just a quick snack in the mall. It's partly healthy and it's very inexpensive.

PS3 Slim

Yes, I did buy myself a PS3 slim. And yes, its been with me for a week and i have been playing with it with all my free time and some of my not so free time. First things first. In the box is the console, 1 DS3 sixaxis controller, 1 composite av cable, manual, power cable, and manual. It seems that the asian version does not have the complementary welcome dvd from sony because I found none in my box.

What you see in the pics is an asian version 120GB PS3 slim. I bought that version because 1)The voltage is set at 230v, I won't be needing a transformer when I plug it in the wall socket and 2)It's a thousand pesos cheaper than the US version. I don't get what the fuss about the US version for it to be a tad more expensive. Main differences that I see between the two is that the US version is 110v and the confirm button is "x" as opposed to the asian version's "o" button. Another theory is because of the blu ray player. Most blu ray discs that come in are from the US. But from what I heard, most new blu ray discs are already region free.

As of now, I don't have a HD tv so the console is hooked to my 21" JVC flat screen standard tv. I currently have one game which is Infamous. Surprisingly, the graphics still looks pretty sharp. Scenes wherein i'm by the pier area are very very sharp. When faced with a lot of buildings, cars, people it blurs a bit but still pretty sharp.

As a media center, I downloaded TVersity on my laptop so that I could connect it to the console. The two work pretty well together. Just point my browser to my laptop and presto, instant media center. All my movies, tv shows, and anime can now be streamed to my tv. I don't have to put the files on a disc or a flash drive.

Also just a few hours after I bought and hooked up the PS3 to my tv I updated the software and my XMB has that glittery effect. Didn't read much about what the update does but visually, the glittery effect is all that I see.

The problem now is getting a new LCD HD TV to go with the console to maximize its potential. I also hope to borrow games from some of my friends. Buying games and finishing it in 2 weeks will be very hard for my pocket.