Author Archives: Gabriel Mercado

Almon Marina Roast Chicken

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

For P204.00, Almon Marina will sell you a roast chicken with rice and 2 sidings of either (if I remember right), potato salad, veggies, mashed potatoes and.. err, something else. I went with the the veggies and mashed.

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Amici’s Roast Chicken

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

Nearly everywhere I eat, I order the roast chicken if available. This is partly due to my diabetes, which disallows fatty and greasy foods, and partly because I've always felt roast chicken is a benchmark of whether the restaurant knows … Continue reading →

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Assad Cafe

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

Wife and I had dinner at Assad Cafe on a whim today, after I remembered a friend raving about 'a great Indian resto front of Unilever'. Google Map below. There are no markings on it at the moment so play … Continue reading →

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The Adventures Of Tintin Movie Review

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

Of course I'm gonna write about this. I'm a Tintin freak and have been most of my life. I inhaled the Tintin books when I was a teen, and probably several times more into College and onwards, reading them over … Continue reading →

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Bridesmaids

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

Annie (Kristen Wiig) is a 30-something bachelorette struggling with a battered sense of self after the combination of a failed relationship and a failed bakery business. As a result she allows herself to be used by Ted (John Hamm) as … Continue reading →

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Chicken Curry In A Rice Cooker

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

We've decided to forego buying a range because we just don't have any more space in our condo makeshift 'kitchen'. But what happens if I get the rare urge to cook? Why, use the rice cooker of course. And today … Continue reading →

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475,000 Reasons To Think Of Before Moving To A Condo

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

If there was any error in our decision coming here it's the incredible cost of parking that we totally overlooked. Consider this: At carpark monthly rate: P3,500/mo. Daily rate is something like P160. We are paying as of this moment … Continue reading →

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One Step Backward, Two Steps Forward

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

Before:

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2, Maybe 3 More Days To Go

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

Ladies and gentlemen a cabinet in the making. The wood bits will be white and there will be small metal pegs that you can insert onto drilled holes on either side, 4 each per layer, that will support each layer. … Continue reading →

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Painted The Right Type Of Green. Just A Few More Days Away.

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Gabriel Mercado

I dunno why you know who didn't take many pictures, but at least this one shows the wall painted 'Apple Green', which has turned out to be the exact shade of green we wanted! If it sounds like I wasn't … Continue reading →

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