8 Hakaw Flavors at Happy Dumplings

Rode the road less traveled in the north at SM Fairview and climbed up to the second floor for a new spot called HAPPY DUMPLINGS. It’s a new Chinese food concept by the same people behind Black Sheep Coffee Manila, Bawais Vietnamese Restaurant under the Leave the Herd Behind Group. 

The place is nice (and very cute) with a modern oriental "happy" interior using very colorful walls, acccents and cute dumpling characters too. There are tons of bunk chairs inside (comfy seating for two), a few bar stools and a couple of usual seating in the front for groups of 4 or more. They also have an open kitchen concept so you literally see them cooking it when you order. 

Rice comes so good with this Salted Fish Fried Rice - since they just opened, they've got a promo ongoing for UNLIMITED RICE so if you're a heavy eater, I suggest you get that one. It is good for plain white rice lovers out there.

This is primarily a dimsum place and to start off, they've got these Fried Wanton. My guess is, your mouth is watering.

Now this is a good reason to go here. The new and awesome flavored HAKAW available in Original, Garlic, Curry, Salted Egg, Wasabi, Saté, Schezuan and Bagoong flavors. Would you believe it’s only Php 238? Yes, they’re crazy for doing that! (Be careful with the Schezuan because it doesn’t hold back, you’ll get that spicy kick you asked for, and currently my favorite). It’s super worth it! 

My other favorite though is their Beef Brisket Noodle Soup because of it’s not too salty broth, plus their noodles are firm and doesn’t taste rancid like other egg noodles. 

This is their COMBI 3 which is a combination of their Pork Asado, HK Style Fried Chicken and Lechong Macau. They also have a COMBI 2 if you're on a diet, but for groups of 3/4 you should definitely get this for variety.

My shots were fogging up because of the steam coming from these containers, it's fresh hot Pork Siomai with a whole shrimp which they stick in the center. It's really different when it's freshly cooked.

I also ordered their Beancurd Roll, which they had fried and doused with sweet salty soy sauce. It was light, not too greasy, order this for kids so they have protein.

Still steaming hot, this is their Chicken Feet. I didn't eat this but my seatmate did, let's just say he finished it all in a few minutes (while I was judging him LoL). It smelled so savory, I couldn't blame him.

Their management says they have planned to open up a few more branches in malls real soon, but for the meantime, you can visit this joint at the second floor of SM Fairview. I can't wait to go back there because it is quality Chinese food at an affordable price, how can you go wrong with that!? 

Unlimited rice and 8 flavor HAKAW on my plate sounds like a good plan!

ACER x Adidas for Back To School Season

I guess it’s high time you see something good this back to school season and aside from getting good laptop computers, ACER is bringing you an extraordinary partnership between them and the world’s biggest sports brand Adidas.

Ms. Sue Ong Lim of Acer Philippines says “This is our fifth year and we have partnered with two giant brands in the fashion industry, SM and Adidas. We all know it’s the biggest season to prepare your kids for the next school year, we are here to give you the best choice of products in the market today. We know that quality is important for us, so we are putting in 2 year warranties for all of our Acer products. Predator line, Acer Aspire laptop purchases will qualify you for a 7,000 peso worth of vouchers so you can get the best deal this back to school season.”

Check out the looks they made for the event:

This also comes with an experience space that will be open to the public (at SM Megamall Fashion Hall) this weekend, this promo will only last until July 15 only on participating models.

You should check them out!

Why it pays to own a BRIA

Prices have gone up in the real property market and it has affected residential homes. The regular Juan isn’t going to be able to provide a roof over their families and it is a sad state.

It’s a good thing there are options like BRIA Homes who not only build quality houses but affordable ones too. They also make sure that your home looks good, a thing that most developers might actually forget. Yuppies, or for those who are starting a family, they’ve got payments as low as Php 1897 per month for condo units or stand alone houses, which is unprecedented in the industry. They also provide amenities so you don’t have to worry about things to do inside the community, plus it is very secure and ecologically friendly. As of now they’ve got about 50 housing projects spread across 700 hectares of land which means there will be a BRIA for everybody, at any price point. You just have to ask.

Isn’t it time to own a BRIA!?