Exploring Cavite - Cafe Marcello , Imus

After a mini south loop ride one Sunday of January 2011. My friend Gilbert treated me to this one place he brags about.

This is Cafe Marcello.

According to him, This is the place were he and his wife spend the time together everytime they want space.

Upon entering, I was impressed because i didn't know that there's a place like this in Cavite. The palce is cozy, italian resto ambience and a bit classy.


At hindi lang yun ang kanilang pinag mamalaki, masarap din ang pagkain dito.

And that's not the thing that they actually brag about, it's their "delicioso" foods.

We ordered baked oyster, Nachos and Sashimi. And i got to tell you, these foods are great..

We had 3 beers for each one of us, and enjoyed the chit chat.

They also have live band every weekends. And if you guys want to visit them, here's their address

123 E. Topacio cor. G. Tirona Sts.
Imus, Cavite, Philippines

Phone Number: (63 46) 471-4168

and for those who has Facebook click this Cafe Marcello on Facebook

and for some mouthwatering blog of Cafe Marcello please click this Tara na blog of Cafe Marcello

if i will gonna rate Cafe Marcello, it would be 10/10
nice food, nice place... just perfect..

Exploring Cavite, Next stop, HIDDEN TAPSIHAN

Again, Gilbert treats me to one of his favorite tapsihan in Cavite.

The Hidden Tapsihan

You might get curious about the name but, hey, the original restaurant really is HIDDEN.

It is located in Kawit, near Aguinaldo Shrine.

You can't find the palce along street, i told you it's hidden you you need to take the narrow street to get into the place. That's why it is called HIDDEN Tapsihan.

They served distinct taste of TAPA and a nice sunny side up egg. The crews are very accomodating and the place is cozy.

The TAPA meat is tender and the taste is like no other. Unlike some of the TAPA meats they have this "not so god" smell when you eat it. But here at HIDDEN Tapsihan.. you will not gonna experience that.

Because of their Distinct TAPA taste, they actually branched out at TIRONA Hi way, Bacoor Cavite, so you guys can taste their Deliciously Tenderized Hidden TAPA.

Exploring CAVITE - First stop, Digman's halo halo in Bacoor

Digman’s Halo-Halo

Welcome to Bacoor Cavite, Home of the famous Digman’s Halo-Halo.

Digman is a baranggay near the Town Plaza of Bacoor. Digman’s Halo Halo is located along the Streets of H. Rubio and C. Gawaran. If you are a first timer, you might get confused because There are Two Digman Stores in that area. The first one you will see is the BC2 Digman Original Halo Halo (Talk of the Town) then just a stone-throw away, when you turn to the other street, you will see The Original Digman Halo-Halo and Home Made Siopao. Actually, I have tried both of them, Heard both of their Stories and Frankly, I still do not know who is the Original Digman Halo-Halo.

Both stores boast newspaper and magazine clips, they have almost identical store set-up, they sell almost the same set of products and they are both claiming to be the Original - both sounding very convincing I must say. But among those similarities, what set’s one from the other was the presence of a patent (Yes! May patent ang Halo-Halo! :p). The Original Digman Halo-Halo and Home Made Siopao (Located along H. Rubio St.) boast a patent number for their Halo-Halo. But does that mean that they are the Original? I am still confused.

Both stores offer identical halo-halo but BC2 Digman Original Halo-Halo (Located along C. Gawaran St.) offers Ice cream in their Stores, on the other hand in the Original Digman’s side, if you would like Ice Cream on your Halo-halo, they will get a scoop from the ice cream parlor beside their store. They also offer the same number of “Halo” in their products – “ ‘Sang Dosena” (But when we counted it, it was more than 12). They even taste similar! I am still Confused.

Speaking of Sandosenang Halo, probably you have seen one in side an SM Mall, in the food courts to be exact. According to BC2, they are the “Owners” or Franchise owners of the said establishment. Still Confusing? Hehe! :p

I guess you just have to decide for yourself. :) Then Tell me what you think! :)

This one is The Original Digman Halo-Halo and Home Made Siopao. ( I like their Halo-Halo Better)

This Home based Halo-Halo business has been a favorite of the Locals, Tourists, and Food Enthusiasts for more than a decade. They say that you have never been to Bacoor if you have not tried Digman’s Halo-Halo. But aside from Halo-Halo, they also offer Home Made Siopao and Pansit.



How Many Halo are There in their Halo-Halo?! Let us Count :)

1. Gulaman



2. Saging (Banana)



3. Beans



4. Halayang Ube



5. Garbanzos



6. Monggo (red)



7. Leche Flan



8. Macapuno



9. Sago



10. Nata de Coco



11. Kaong



12. Gatas (Milk) Alpine – My Favorite! :)



13. Pinipig

14. Sugar (Optional)

15. Yelo

16. Ice Cream!

Wow! More than 12 Special Halo! Amazing :p Put them together and this is what you’ll get.

Other Items that will go well with your Sweet Halo-Halo :)

Their Halo-Halo is sweet already as it is, the sugar is served on the side, only as an option. :) Also, I prefer mine without the ice cream :)

They serve Delicious Halo-Halo All-Year-Round! Not only during Summer! So if you are in this part of town, you have to pay a visit to either one of the Two Original Stores :) It is a great alternative to Chowking’s Halo-Halo :p

If ever you paid a visit, tell me what you think! :)

Hanggang Sa Muli! Paalam! :)



Full credit goes to dencio.com

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Manu Sandejas - Vespa Boy

Manu Sandejas is currently married to Agot Isidro. He is an alumni of Paref Southrige, and is Editor-in-Chief of Scooterista — a local magazine that promotes the scootering lifestyle.

Manu Sandejas enjoys the advances in technology through his many gear-heavy hobbies. He loves cameras and uses them to document his travels. But his favorite gear by far is his Vespa scooter which takes him around the metro in style. Cruising the digital world is also one of Mr. Sandejas’ specialties, and you can count on this scooterista to give you a fun tour of the best of the web and more.

Through our interview, Mr. Sandejas said he was born to be on two wheels. Aside from his Vespa, he also enjoys mountain biking. He proudly proclaimed: “When I hit the lotto jackpot, I’m going to buy myself a big ass dual sport bike. And in the end, I might no longer go mountain biking nor off-road motorcycling, but my Vespa will remain with me. This wasp’s a keeper.”

In Scooterista Magazine, Mr. Sandejas has an assigned section of “Letters To Ed.” It’s his section where he can say just about anything he wants. When he is written to, asked questions or, receive comments and suggestions, it is up to him how to reply to these people. He can be serious or just about anything just as long as he still answers their queries no matter how ridiculous they might be. Whatever he decides to print in this section, he is always conscious of the primary objective of the magazine, which is to educate and uplift the Scooterista lifestyle in the country.

Source: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Manu_Sandejas

TACS ALARM - Alarm that calls your Cellphone

Nowadays, Mejo nakaka takot na mag sasakyan, Kotse o motor eh hindi na ligtas sa mga magnanakaw. Mabuti na lamang at may naka Imbento na ng alarm system na tatawagan ka in case nasa trouble ang sasakyan mo. Ito ay naimbento ni Gilbert Sta Rita, at patented dito sa pilipinas. Malaking tulong ito, lalo na sa lumalaganap na carnapping at bikenapping sa ating bansa. Heto ang impormasyon tungkol sa TACS ALARM:

Security alarms for vehicles and homes have been a necessity ever since it was invented. Unfortunately, the first type or model was a thing of the past. Today, you need an interactive and more reliable alarms. By using the GSM technology, the idea becomes a reality. Advance countries started to use this type of technology and is now hitting their markets. Now that we have our own version here in the Philippines, we make this product locally and works competitively on other existing imported products in terms of price and durability.

When parked, TACS ALARM will call your cellphone in the event of opened door, bumped/towed or tampering the iginition key.

When driving, simply call your TACS alarm via cellphone or any landlines to automatically immobilized the engine anywhere. No range limitation.

Available for motorcycles, cars and suv's. We also have residencial and offices security systems with the same functions.

NO SIGN-UP FEE, JUST USE ANY ORDINARY SIM AND THAT'S IT... START USING YOUR TACS ALARM. Service shops are in Caloocan city. At the back of Astrotel Monumento Circle.

Features:

Set the alarm, leave your motorcycle, and you will get a call on your cellphone when the vehicle is moved! The alarm also can trigger the horn to go off intermittently. If you call that unique vehicle alarm cell number, the engine will cut out!


TACS alarm system is a Pinoy invention patented by inventor Gilbert Sta Rita. It basically has three parts: a trigger, a computer box and a cellular telephone. If there is a forceful ignition intervention or if the bike is being carried, TACS will call your cellphone and cut out after two rings. If the unit continuously calls your personal cell phone, your bike had been probably jerked. There are corresponding signals for false alarms (accidental nudging) and actual theft.

But what if you are too late?

You still have a chance to retrieve your beloved motorcycle. When you call the unit (silent mode), then the engine will stall. You can then text a number that will tell you the triangulation of where your motorcycle is. For example, if the location feedback tells you that your motorcycle is "in the vicinity of Marcelo Subdivision", then you can intercept it at the Sucat interchange.

You probably would imagine that such sophistication will cost you an arm and a leg. The best part of TACS is that it is priced very fairly. A motorcycle unit costs P4,900.00 and the cage unit costs P6,000.00.

Budget items are also available:

ENGINE IMMOBILIZER ONLY (anti-carjack) USING YOUR CELLPHONE (Motorcycle Php 3,000.00)/(Car or SUV's Php 4,000.00)

KILLSWITCH FOR MOTORCYCLE (Do-it-yourself) Php500.00 only. Immobilized engine when park with horn blaster if towed or moved. Zero current during standby, no battery discharge even on standby for months !

All units will be installed without cutting any of your vehicles's wiring harness....

For other info regarding this product, pls contact

Mobile +63-927-9228227 or email us at tacs.alarm@yahoo.com

Visit us at 19B. Pio Valenzuela St. Caloocan City (Near Monumento Circle, at the back of ASTROTEL)

TACS ALARM on Facebook

Unhealthy Riding - The streets of Metro Manila

You saw that smoke coming from that bus and the rider beneath right?

That is taken from one of the roads here in Metro Manila. Lets not critize the back ride who's not wearing a helmet, this time, Lets focus on smoke belchers.

Everyday, there are thousand of vehicles are using our main roads like EDSA, different types of vehicles including private ones.

Its not just accident that riders are prone to, also, inhaling these kind of smoke from these vehicles.

I really don't know how these kind of vehicles passed the emmision test of LTO. well, if im going to play a "fortune teller" i probably know how they passed. LOLZ.

Corruption is common to us, most probably in Land Transportation Office, were we know that "corruption" is a part of their lives.

i always take EDSA for i have a lot of friends in Mandaluyong, everytime i pass EDSA, most probably the ayala under pass it is like going into a smoke chamber mostly if you are stuck in traffic under that area. Damn... hard to breathe and its very hot.

we can't have the luxury of what cagers have everytime we are stucked in traffic, so what we do is to filter into traffic. but what if we can't filter out, and we are stucked under ayala under pass. Well, its like killing yourself slowly but inhaling these kind of pollution.

And even if we curse these smoke belchers, let's face it, we can't do anything about them.

But the Government can..

If they will implement stricter rules regarding smoke belching, maybe we can inhale a lil less pollution.


What do you think? But for them to do that, it'll lessen their income everytime these smoke belchers register their vehicles.

Do you want these kind of air to be inhaled by your family?

Stir

Martin Misa aka STIR

The Man behind and also the Founder of H.E.L.M.E.T. (Help Encourage Lawful Motorcycling Environment Together)

Just recently traveled Manila - Davao - Manila this Dec 25 to January 1 with his ride buddy Achim.

Rider at heart, Rider extraordinaire.

you can see his thread here under MCP just click this link Manila - Davao - Manila Ride

Happy Holidays!!!!