Tatami Japanese Restaurant

My visit: June 26, 2010

Tatami Japanese Restaurant

C116 G/F Serendra Building

Fort Bonifacio,

Taguig City

DH and I both love Japanese food! Entering this establishment reminded me of another Japanese restaurant in Trinoma Mall, Haiku. It turned out I was right because they belong to one mother company. What gave me the feeling is the interior and the menu particularly the fruit shake I ordered from Haiku, watermelon-melon shake haha Read my entry about it here. 

Now that I am reviewing my blog post on Haiku, it's déjà vu- we ordered the exact same thing lol Well, except for the ebi sushi, DH didn't order that. And I sure do not want to order another watermelon-melon shake. Even after two years, I can still hear the waiter's voice lol

 table set up

Abe where good friends dine

My visit: January 9, 2010

Abe

G/F Serendra, Retailer Area,

Bonifacio Global CIty, Taguig City

8560526 8567696

OK, DH and I did not eat everything on the picture. Orders were shared among his 10 friends from his university. Last Saturday was a mini reunion of sort. Two of his college friends who were working overseas were back here on vacation.

l-r watermelon ginger shake, iced tea

Since DH has cough, watermelon ginger shake was his order. I was curious as to how it tasted. Well, it tasted with only a slight hint of ginger so it was ok with me. DH did not like it at all.

Refurbished: writing desk

Jhamel Furniture & Handicraft

Baguio City

Metro Market! Market!

3rd floor

Home Market, Global City

Taguig

09287542507

I wrote about how excited I was about the new writing desk we bought in Market! Market! last July. After a week, we saw a hairline crack that started to appear on one side in between the Molave and Narra wood. Eventually, the crack became larger- approximately half an inch. And the cracks now runs on three sides. I became bothered that the portion of the wood would just fall off lol

before: crack in between the two wood

So, DH and I went back and talked to the seller of the writing desk. I showed her the above photo. Mina, the owner, told us that she will repair the table free of charge. The table was picked up last Saturday and by Wednesday, our table was delivered back to us.

Happy Birthday C!

She just celebrated her birthday at the start of the month and she celebrated it with me lol So, it's just right to dedicated this post to a very dear friend of mine, C.

C...ister!

After her hour long foot spa in Greenbelt 5, we went straight to Serendra at the Fort. We were famished most especially me lol

Home Improvement: Molave and Narra writing desk

My purchase: July 19, 2009

Jhamel Furniture & Handicraft

Baguio City

Metro Market! Market!

3rd floor

Home Market, Global City

Taguig

09287542507

It took us five years to find a suitable writing desk for our room. And we finally found it last Sunday in Market! Market!

DH picked it up last Tuesday which makes the purchase cheaper than having them deliver it. We have been very excited and happy about the desk. In fact, I stayed home, no, in my room pala, all Thursday just doing some blogging on my new table lol

DH assembling the wires

6 seater dining table converted into writing desk

Market! Market offers hard and soft wood. Just make a selection or have it made to order. But I am not a fan of made to order though. I want to see it before I buy something. I learned a lot from having so many wood furniture in our house.

Go and visit Market! Market! if you want not overpriced furniture. You can even haggle! *wink*

Running Diary: Globe Run for home experience!

My run: July 19, 2009

Globe Run for Home
Fort Bonifacio
Taguig

As usual, I was not able to sleep the night before the race due to excitement. By the time I was already falling asleep, I got a text message from C, oh, make that AC now, she is now an employed lawyer again. *yipee* Anyhoo, we arrived at the Fort earlier than usual as we still have to collect our race kit. AC went to claim it the day before but was unsuccessful. Race kits were all gone! All for nothing! Sayang lang ang parking lol

already full parking at 5am

our sunrise photo, nice noh? taken by J, galing!

with my fav cuz, J

On our way to the race kit booth, I saw my "favorite" cousin, naks sipsip!

the station where we claimed our race kits

This was the tent where I heard some argument and complaints from several runners who were not able to claim their running kit on the specific claiming period. The runners were told that no more kits are going to be issued on the day of the race. Whaat? I panicked! I looked for AC somewhere and buti nalang the girl she talked to the day before was there. The girl recognized her. She explained to everybody else that AC was at the claiming booth the day before but the organizers just ran out of kit and so we were entitled to get hold of our kits. So there. I heard some people were told by Fitness First that they can claim their kits on the day itself. Poor runners... sayang ang PhP 300+ na binayaran nila. I think Globe really didn't expect the huge turn out. Thus, the lack of race kits. On the other hand, strict implementation of rules teaches us to comply next time. I'm just saying.

5k runners in front of me

It's already past the time that they announced they were going to start the 5k race, numerous runners were already in front of me. AC got to go to the toilet before the race starts. Maybe excited din siya di lang nagpapahalata sa akin lol

singlet that were issued to us

I also took off my long sleeves and hooded jacket and changed into the singlet that they issued to us. Ang init kasi buti nalang it didn't rain that morning.

starting line

stopping all the traffic for the racers

The enforcers who were present that day should be commended for not letting the runners lose their momentum. All traffic were stopped as the other runners and I crossed the street.

two way run

I am nearing the 2.5k u- turn when I took the photo above. The road seems narrower by then since it has became two way.

fellow 5k runners

sponsor of drink station

3rd water station

I was not able to taste the 100 plus sponsored drink, I only stopped at the water station.

winner ka talaga , kuya!

For my third race, I finished under 42 minutes for the 5k run. A 10 minute improvement for my last race of 52 minutes finishing time. But official race result are going to be announced tomorrow. I can't wait. We have an official timing chip tied to our shoe laces to get a more accurate result so they say.

all sweat at the finish line, yey!

with ms. Karen Davila

at Runnr

back at the parking garage

my cuz's rubber soles... calling mr. Quickie!

My cousin showed me his rubber shoes that he is about to retire... hello, talaga namang dapat itapon o ipamigay na. Buti nalang hindi nasira ng tuluyan habang tumatakbo siya lol I took this shot of his soles while waiting for our orders in Figaro Coffee.

my number

disposable timer

hope it works

my race kit

All the while, I thought that with a big sponsor like Globe would have a very coordinated team to organized such events and it was one save for the miscommunication it has encounter with some of the runners who were not able to get their kit that they paid for. I pity them.

Shame on me

My visit: December 27, 2008

Fez
1 C07A Serendra Commercial Strip,
Bonifacio global City, Taguig
9011840

Ok so maybe this post is really really late! Because my visit to this restaurant was last December 27, 2008 hehe Pardon me for that but I want to share with you the pics of what we ordered at Fez restaurant in Serendra.

fez pita hummus mutabal PhP165

chicken and mango salad PhP220

baked fish with cheese sauce PhP285

Thai at Silk

My visit: July 12, 2009

Thai at Silk Thai Fine Cuisine

Unit 1C12 Ground floor

Serendra Piazza

Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City

8560386

Thai at Silk

Whenever we go to Serendra, I always wanted to try this restaurant. But more often than not, we ended up elsewhere. But last Sunday was another opportunity that we couldn't pass. And so, we entered a half full restaurant and was greeted by a receptionist. We get to choose where to seat. I chose the the one with the back cushion. DH felt that the chair was a bit high against the table which is a bit low.

view from the inside

wall design

uniquely themed chandelier

high chairs and low tables

flowers adorned the walls

The interior is very inviting and at the same time intimidating. What, with the bulky chandeliers hanging on top of you, the flowers and the candles that is on display on the wall and the shabby chic design of the tables and chairs, you can only feel two emotions at the same time.

interior

paper mat

behind me is an intricate wall design

We had no problem ordering from their extensive menu. The manager suggested the must try entree on their menu and at the same time asked if we prefer pork, fish or beef and then recommend from there. We ended up ordering pork ribs, beef curry, soft shell crab in salt and pepper sauce and kaffir rice.

our orders

marinated baby back ribs- PhP245

Everything was delightful. Although the pork ribs' taste wasn't that exceptional. It was my order lol palpak! Don't get me wrong, the pork is tender but it was dry. It was just not the best compared to what our other orders were.

aromatic beef curry- PhP 435

Their beef curry is very tasteful. I asked for mild and the spiciness was just enough for me. Though DH said that he didn't taste a hint of spice at all hmmmp! I know he was just kidding~

khao phad kaffir rice PhP 140

The kaffir rice was another suggestion by the manager whom I forgot to get the name. Sayang, he was so accommodating pa naman. He even asked us if we enjoyed the food that he recommended.

soft shell crab black in pepper sauce- PhP 435

I heart the soft shell crab. I am a fan! I can go back to this restaurant just for this order. It was the only dish that I was not able to take home because we finished the whole order in the restaurant. The other two, we were able to take home the rest.

note the oracare in the wash room

I will come back for more!