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.

FIC aka fruits in ice cream

One of my favorite ice cream stalls in ATC relocated just adjacent Odyssey. I know they did it last month (and I was there when it opened) and I've been my lazy self that's why I just talked about this. Well, enough about me. Let's talk about the shop. Now, they have a bigger place with tables and chairs where we could enjoy our ice cream while sitting down in their quaint little corner. Also they are now serving ice cream in ceramic bowls and normal stainless utensils for dine in customers. It's a nice addition but I prefer my ice cream on their wafer cones with either Strawberry or Choco Mint. Yum!

By the way, they also added shakes, sundaes, and some of their own creations to the mix. Now we have more choices to sit back, relax, and enjoy an afternoon.

Choro-Q

You just got to hand it to Takara Tomy they make a lot of very nice toys. I'm beginning to drawn to their works. Started with these two. A gc8 and an ae86 pull back pieces. They're just a little bigger than a P5 peso coin. While I was playing with the trueno I noticed that it kinda goes faster even after i've released it and seems to hop a bit when that happens because of the speed boost. Checked the box again and it said 2-speed. What do you know? A pull back that has some sort of VTEC yo?! (kidding!) After talking to a friend that has a couple of these, he said that I should place a coin at that back part. There is a little holder at the back of the coin to help balance out the weight. I had lots of fun with it. Only problem is I couldn't really find a place to fully utilize it. Guess I gotta get one of those tracks they also made for these babies or just put them in the display case and oogle at them.

Rechargeable Batteries & Charger

After getting the mini r/c you just gotta have spare batteries or buy really often. Since everyone is thinking "green" we got the rechargeable ones from cdr-king (as usual). We bought the charger that has two AAA batteries that come with it plus two other. Good thing about the charger is it charges AA, AAA and even a 9v battery. Sad thing is, the sales person I talked too said that the led light it has should turn green after charging is complete. I have been using it a couple of times and I haven't seen it turn to green (good thing there are instructions in the back on how long a certain battery is needed to be charged). My brother has one of these chargers and he too said that he hasn't seen it turn to green either. Anyways, it's a good bang for the back. And since it's does recharge batteries it lessens the electronic waste here in our house.

Brother's Burgers Specials

After watching too much true blood and seeing as the setting is mostly in the bar/resto. People in the background usually order fries, burgers, and beer. This got me to remember the sale the Brother's had a month ago. They shaved half the price of the 1/2 pound burger. After one burger and a couple orders of fries and a choice of soda. You'll be sure you just gained 1/2 a pound. I just wish they do another half price promo soon. I'm just soooo craving for their burgers again.

Caul ER by Takara Tomy

This has been in shelves of different toy stores around the metro for quite sometime now. Just recently, curiosity got me and now one is in my possession. It's a mini r/c car that fits the palm of my hand. It also comes with a very small remote that could easily be lost in your pocket. Was very excited unboxing it and putting it together (minus the part that I had to put very tiny stickers on various parts of the car to make it look less of just a shape of a plastic car). Placed the batteries and tried playing with it. While I was playing with it, I found out a not so good thing about it. The damned thing is controlled through IR. Meaning, you had to have the remote ALWAYS pointed at the car. It was quite annoying at first but then I realized that it was meant to be played on tables or short circuits that could be placed on flat floors so that you don't have to move a bit. After playing with it more, I came to realize that it is fun trying to dodge coffee mugs, pencils or other obstacles you would normally find in an office table. Great for killing time. Plus it's small enough to put in your pocket after your done playing with it.