Eggs, noodles, bacon, tomato and bread for dinner

I cook the bacon and boil 3 eggs. Follow the instruction on how to do the noodles, slice the tomato and put the bread on microwave and that’s it!

Sitting in front of the TV and watching news while eating alone. By the way, I bought Apple Juice! I love it when its cold.

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Cooking the food

It is an eat-all-you-can dinner where you order either raw or ready to eat food. We ordered both of course. We had beef, pork, shrimps, vegetables(sure?), heart, liver and a lot more. I mean a lot lot more! Php 500+ fee for each person and you should eat a LOT! Do not go there if you have eaten the whole morning.

Expect that the place is quite hot because the customers are cooking and I guess you can not put airconditioning unit in there. Do not worry if you can not speak japanese because the attendants there are all filipina. All are very hospitable and prompt. There are a lot of attendants so you can be attended immediately.

One thing that I notice (and I dont like) is that the attendants will greet new customers by shouting a japanese greeting. Why shout? hmm.. I do not know. Maybe that is how they are suppose to greet customers? When the customers leave they will again shout LOL

Anyway, the food is so great I have a full stomach that night.

Maricel and I together with Pichai

I am enjoying the food

The restaurant at located in Pacific Square Building F. Cabahug Street, Cebu City. See it on the map

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I went to my favorite Seattle’s Best in Ayala but unfortunately they do not have internet connection either. No wonder there were only few people sipping coffee last night. Then I tried my second favorite coffee shop, The Coffee Bean. The same problem I am facing.

In a place like Cebu, there are a lot of coffee shops and most often than not, businessmen are what you likely to see in there. Seldom, you will see students. Most of all, you will see people not just sipping hot or cold coffee but they are surfing the net. Personally I go to coffee shop for two reasons. One is to relax and second is to surf the net.

Because of the incident last night and today I realize how the internet connection impacted the coffee shops with regards to getting in customers. Customers wanted more than just coffee. If you have internet connection as your value added service you will surely have a lot customers compared to those who have no such service. One time I went to Figaro Coffee Shop but they do not have that service so I never go there again. Their coffee seemed sour when I sip it without surfing the net LOL

I love to have my own coffee shop in the near future so I have to put this service as my top on the list.

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Talking about surfing, they have this membership card called Swirl Rewards Card for those who wants to connect to their network. It is valid for 1 year and of course it is not free. You have to pay 195 for the membership. No more free this time. The connection is considerable fast and it is unlimited so you can stay here until you drop. Compared to last night at Seattle’s Best Coffee, here you can truly relax.

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The first time I was here was last week. It was around 9 in the morning and I stayed for more than 5 hours. I had my breakfast there and the food is not bad but not exceptional either considering the price. At that time I like the place because it is quite. Tonight, it is different. Maybe because it is nighttime? Probably! But the people are so noisy! It is like a market place. At one corner you can hear a group of people talking about business. Some families and friends talking about their stuffs while those Koreans laugh louder than it should be. I mean considering it is a coffee shop.

Anyway, I am happy that the internet connection here is fast. No lag time and it is unlimited to the last drop of your battery power. I am glad I am using my HP Pavilion Entertainment PC whose battery lasts longer than my other laptops.

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jose karlo coffee

The target

Jose Karlo’s Coffee. It is located along Juan Luna corner Zamora Streets across Sto. Niño Church, Tacloban City.

The Services

Their prices is comparatively cheaper than their competitors, but their limited WiFi offer is a disadvantage if you want a long period of connectivity to the Internet. They only offer one hour limited WiFi connection for every customer, and you need to secure an access card available after purchase before you get connected.

They also have computers for rent in case you want to surf the net but you do not have the laptop. But I guess you have to pay per hour for it. (I did not ask)

The Place

What I like in Jose Carlo is the interior design. It is unique and has an antique-like theme. I guess it is an ancestral home converted into a coffee shop. You have the choice to stay inside (ground floor or 2nd floor) and be cool with the air conditioner or stay outside and feel the natural breeze of air. Very nice place. Very much commendable.

Service Crew

making the jose karlo blog

The people behind the desk are not so accommodating. The cashier always plays the farm game on facebook! Service style is self-service. This means that you have to go up and down the stairs if you are at the second floor and you want to buy something.

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Lai Garden Tea house food

Lunch time and we were looking for a good spot. Lai Garden Tea House seems inviting so we tried it. What we order? hmmm let me think. Chau Fat chin, Fish fillet with Sweet and sour sauce, Fried Chicken wings with Onion, Siomai and Seafood fried rice. What a lunch! Seafood fried rice is already a meal but we ordered more foods because we want to know how delicious their foods are.

About the Food

I have nothing bad to comment about their food. Its fantastic. Big servings. Everything is perfect. The Lai-lai chau fat chin (like chopsuey) has a lot of meat in it plus the vegetables are fresh.

The ambiance

Very inviting, cool but attendants are not so warm. Its like they did not notice us went out. You know what I mean?

The Price

The price is just right. Our bill is 900+, not bad.

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Foods we ordered at Rai Rai Ken

Tonight we decided to go to a Japanese restaurant. First for us to go to a Japanese restaurant together.  We were discussing either to go to IT Park or Ayala but we choose the latter. We dine at Rai Rai Ken hoping that the foods are good enough for the craving

We ordered some foods. Sorry but its only the Californian roll that I remember We had fish, canadian roll, Rairaiken Mixed teppan, gohan (Plain boiled rice) and noodles(??? I wish it tastes good so that I can remember the name LOL)

Some of the foods are quite good but some did not meet my expectations. Rice is not that good and so as the other food except the Rairaiken Mixed teppan. Total bill 800+

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australian steak

I have a favorite dinner in Australia. Its the steak! Big and thick slice of meat from the beef’s loin. Usually my steak dinner consists of the steak, fries and a beer. The place I used to go is the bourbon restaurant where their steak is only $10 starting at 6PM.

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Me and my wife at Krua Thai SM

SM-North Wing. It was a comfortable service that we attended since the place was fully air conditioned. After the mass we roam around the mall then we had our lunch at Krua Thai.

It was my wife’s idea to taste the food offered by the restaurant. To my amazement, the food were very delicious and people were very accommodating. The place was very nice and neat. Foods were not so expensive.

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