Hot Star Large Fried Chicken

The number one Taiwanese fried chicken fast food chain can now easily be enjoyed at many places in Manila. They currently have 9 Branches nationwide.

As much as possible, we try to avoid fast food. But I was craving to taste this LARGE piece of chicken so we had to go.

We visited their branch in East wood.

I have to say it is very "fast foody" and would be good for kids. Especially since kids just love fried chicken.

Though it was not good for our bodies *ehem* it tasted wonderful! and big. Bigger than my hand can you imagine?

The ambiance was cool. Surf boards and what seemed to have an industrial vibes. I heard that the origin of the restaurant was small and just boomed to be a big success in Taiwan.





Here's the menu from their site.

First you choose what kind of chicken you prefer. We both chose the original large chicken but seriously they all looked good.

Then you choose which flavor you want. We tried chili pepper and red hot.

nom nom nom nom

I was supposed to get the flavor he chose, but without my knowledge he had ordered before me. This is the share na and bati an tayo face lol. But really the chicken is so big sharing is not a problem. 

Now I'm hungry just talking about this. So if you're craving for chicken and want to experience something different from the normal, head on down to any Hot Star branch near you.

Ciao!

Gastro Park, Kapitolyo

So I have this list. Inside this gold little notebook are the plans of my life. char.

 

It's a list of places, restaurants and things I want to do and visit. Mostly for weekend dates. My list gets longer each week but luckily I'm also able to cross out one or two each weekend with the help of my eating, travelling and best buddy.


one place I had to go back to was Gastro Park Kapitolyo. Why? well because there are just too many food trucks in the park to all try in one visit.

Food Parks are becoming a big thing in almost EVERY city in Metro Manila now and I have to admit I love them! It's a big open space with so many food trucks and stalls and just so many choices. Perfect pang food trip! The ambiance is also nice for just hanging out.

The first time we went was to try Chixy9, a food stall owned by one of Andio's friends and he wanted to try out their "better than Jolibee" fried chicken. Lol.  The phrase did deliver.

                          With an affordable price too. I think we tried one of everything on their menu.

Chicken skin, chicken balls, fried chicken isaw every part of a chicken you can think of lol.

First time we went here was in the afternoon. Its way less crowded at this time but.... not all the food stalls are open this early.

Next we tried the long awaited longganisa burger from "Para".

Andio has this love for longganisa burgers so it was a must. It was really good but by this point we were getting full.

so.....

we came back another night! hahaha takaw mode. Pata for free.

 

This is my FAVORITE! If I recall correct, it's a raspberry iced tea shake. and it's good for 3-4 people. 

Tempura in the background. You can get unli tempura too, if you want to get a heart attack or something.

Nachos and cheese fries while we were waiting for our other orders. 

FYI the raspberry tea makes you really full, so if you want to enjoy the food, just take tiny sips. 

and since I'm such a lame photographer thats all the pictures I have lol.

Anyway, overall its a perfect place to hang out with friends and eat as much as you want. 

More restaurants here are....

BAGNETO

JAPBOX

EL PHANTE

THE MASALA BAR

NIKU- Q

SURFRIES

THE SEVENTH ELEMENT

WOK

 

BRICK PLATE 

Address: #12 1st Street, Kapitolyo, Pasig (Landmark: Chinabank, Kanto Freestyle Breakfast)
Operating Hours: Monday 4PM-12 AM Tuesday to Sunday's are from 12pm to 12am

Instagram: @gastropark_ph

Club 360 Cloud9 Antipolo

When you live in Antipolo it sometimes gets tiring going all the way down to Manila just for the weekends with all the traffic and stuff. Luckily, Antipolo is getting more and more developed every month with new attractions opening meaning more reasons to stay up on the mountain.

Though this is not a new attraction, but it was a new experience for us.

Cloud 9 is a well known resort/hotel in Antipolo as it is considered the highest peak of the city.

Also located here is club 360.

view from the parking lot haha

The perfect time to go here (I suggest) would be around 4-5PM right before the sun sets. If you're going on a weekend there might be a line for the hanging bridge, so better get there an hour before the sunset.

while waiting....

nice clock in the lobby

Actually many things in the area were old fashioned and antiq. 

beautiful artwork

See how pretty the sunset is? 

To go up the hanging bridge it will cost you 50 pesos each. Its not bad and it is worth it. There's a monkey in a cage beside the bridge. I love monkeys so it made me extra happy. No picture though sorry.

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And here we go.... Only 10 people are allowed to climb up at a time. Thankfully, coz it does get shaky. I was seriously scared and my friend here kept laughing and making the bridge shake. But we made it. I made it with him laughing.

tadah! When you get to the top, you'll see the skyline. You can see Sumulong highway which was cool seeing the lights of cars going up and down the zigzag highway.

and now the dramatic poses....

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Going down was interesting. It's like 4 floors to get down but don't worry, its just stairs. Every floor was filled with artwork which was just beautiful. I'm sure there's a back story to who makes them and why they're there, but I have no clue.

You pass by the art studio too on the second floor where it is visible with glass windows. You can actually see the artists inside just painting and talking and all their work everywhere.

So there. If you're ever in Antipolo try stopping by Cloud 9. They do have a restaurant so you can have lunch, merienda, dinner. Whatever you want just come before sunset so you can enjoy the beauty of nature.

Ciao

Trampoline Park - Greenfield District Mandaluyong

We recently visited Trampoline Park at Greenfield District Mandaluyong. Just to say, I think I was more excited about this trip than the kids but of course I kept my cool.

Trampoline parks are the new craze in the metro. There are two, that I know of, so far that have been open to the public and offer a variety of activities. One is obviously Trampoline park Greenfield district and the other is Jump Yard located at Tiendesitas Pasig. Not being bias coz I haven't tried the other, let's talk about this one first.

First what to bring:

• yourself
• extra clothes (prepare to get super sweaty)
• socks ( they sell socks there for around 50 pesos but were out of stock at the time so I suggest you bring your own)
• water ( just because a small bottle there is like 40 pesos and you're going to get super dehydrated)

We arrived there before 2PM on a Sunday and as excited as I was, I didn't make a reservation in advance, so our slot to enter was 5PM. Lesson learned make a reservation the day before.

Once you pay, you'll get a colored wrist band that you have to wear inside the park. This is how they monitor people per batch. Each batch is limited to a certain number of people so it won't be so crowded. Before you enter, there's a short rule guide that they will present to you. Just takes like 10 minutes. And then you're in!

Trampoline Park is a wide space gymnasium full of trampoline mats and trampoline walls and everything you can imagine to jump on.

 They have basketball hoops, volleyball nets and the foam pit where you can just jump in and swim in, relax or just get stuck like I did.

It looks really easy but honestly it took us time to get used to jumping from one mat to another. I even landed straight on my face the first time I tried


Here's the basketball hoops

foam pit...

Jump shots...

break time

They also have a waiting area on the second floor with small "restaurant" that sells snacks and is a great place for parents to wait for their kids.

not enough pictures but in all honesty its kinda hard to take pictures on a trampoline. Our experience was super fun and I highly recommend this place for kids and kids at heart. Perfect way to de stress from the long work weeks.

btw, expect your back and shoulders to be in pain the next day.


Trampoline Park also offers kiddie classes for babies and toddlers, zumba and parkour classes at different schedules and rates.


TRAMPOLINE PARK - GRAVITY ZERO

The Portal, Mayflower Street, Greenfield District, Mandaluyong City

Webiste: www.trampolinepark.ph
Mobile:  +639054533879
Facebook: trampolineparkph

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