Lia's Cakes in Season

Looking for not your typical desserts? Then Lia's Cakes in Season is the place to go! Conveniently located in Kapitolyo, Pasig, it is a very easy place to get to. After eating your hearts out among the many many restaurants in the area, you should definitely leave some space for their desserts.

Their best sellers are the ones that has avocado. I tried the avocado cheesecake and I was in heaven! The cake is soft with a hard base of graham at the bottom.

I also tried their blueberry cheesecake and it was also good. Not as good as the avocado one but maybe that's because I really love avocado.

Here's the list of other desserts that they offer.

The restaurant was named after Lia and I believe the place is now being managed by her son Carlo.

So if you want to try something "different" for your dessert, go try out Lia's!

Scary Prank

Was just browsing random videos and I came across this one. This is a promotional piece for Carrie which was released last year.

What would you have done in you witnessed this? I would have ran like crazy! Lol

Certificate of Operation: Elevator

How long does it usually take to have a certificate of inspection posted on the elevator? The ones in our building have expired since August 7, 2012 and we are still using the elevator.

I checked with our company and we were advised by the building Admin that they are just waiting for the certificate from the city of Taguig. I am not sure if the one at fault here is the Admin (MegaWorld) for I am not sure if they really had the elevators inspected or the city of Taguig for being really slow in releasing the certificate. It's already 2014 so there is already two certificates pending.

The safety of the tenants in the building is a concern so I hope the Admin of Three World Square and the Office of the Building Official of Taguig looks into this.

Birthday greetings for my mahal.

It was his birthday and since there was no planned get together of any sort, I decided to get in touch with his friends and get their video greetings.

Thank you to all those who sent their videos.

23rd

Some pictures on my phone throughout the 23 months.

Buffalo Wings N' Things

Looking for really spicy buffalo wings? They have it at Buffalo Wings N' Things.

When I initially saw the different levels of spiciness, I was giddy. Being a lover of spicy food, I knew I would enjoy this.

The different levels of hot or Heat Indicator is below.

I initially tasted the Honey BBQ, The Rookie and Firehouse Classic. I was playing it on the safe side since I don't know how hot these things are. And what do you know, I was able to handle it. I said to myself that next time, I will try the really hot ones. Those that needed a waiver before you can have some!

There are three levels that needed a waiver, K-bomb, Ultimate Wingsanity 1.0 and Ultimate Wingsanity 2.0. I opted to have the K-bomb first just to try it out. And of course, waiver first!

It was really really spicy but it can still be eaten and still taste the chicken. Make sure you have soda or cold water ready just in case you can't take it.

Aside from Wings, they also have burgers, fries, nachos, ribs and others.

The service is good as well (I ate at both times at the Glorietta 5 branch). The servers graciously answer any question you may have pertaining to the menu and they check up on you as well during the meal to see if everything is good.

I will definitely go back here for both the service and the food. And maybe try the Ultimate Wingsanity 1.0! 

Uber - Everyone's private driver

I was very recently introduced to a new app by a friend. I was told that this Uber app is for a car service. I imagined it was something like GrabTaxi which I have used a couple of times already. I asked some questions and got a better idea on what it is.

Uber is actually a car service which gets you from point A to point B. You might say it is like a cab, but it reality, it isn't. Why? Instead of getting in to a car which is definitely a cab, you will be getting into a private car. These cars are not the ones that are just driven by ordinary people who have cars though. These are the car service providers that are rented by hotels and the likes.

Here in Manila, an example of the car company being used is Europcar. I had the chance earlier to talk to my driver and found nice to know information. From their company, there are only currently 5 cars rented by Uber. There are other car companies that have tie-ups with Uber but he does not know which as well as how many cars are rented. Also, their current hours of operation are from 7am-1am. I checked on my housemate who recently used the app as well and she was told by her driver that theirs is from 6am-2am. I guess her driver must have been from another company hired by Uber then. In any case, the hours of operation are near 24 hours. They are currently checking on the demand and will adjust accordingly based on their Facebook account.

Now, let's talk about the rates. Base fare is P90 + P2.10/minute + P12.92/km. In effect, you will have a minimum fare of P120. If you have already confirmed a request then decided to cancel it, you will be charged P100. Question is, how will you be charged if you cancel the service, via credit card. During the registration process, you will be asked to put in basic information such as your name, email address, phone number and the mode of payment which is either via credit card or Paypal. So if the driver already received the request and then you cancelled, P100 charged automatically to your credit card/Paypal account. This is pricey as compared to using GrabTaxi but once you get to use it, you will know why.

Take note though that there are flat rates if you are going to or coming from the airport.

Manila Airport - Makati CBD / Forbes Park / McKinley Hill / Dasmariñas Village / Taguig / Fort Bonifacio / Manila / Baywalk / Pasay - P700

Manila Airport - Green Hills / San Juan / New Manila / Mandaluyong / Pasig / Ortigas - P800

Manila Airport - Quezon City - P1,000

Once you get to your destination, you obviously won't have to pay the driver. He will be clicking on the "End Trip" button on his iPad mini on his dashboard and you will then get a message on the app regarding the fare.You will also be sent an email on the corresponding charges like the one below.

You might be wondering though as to why I was not charged for my ride? This is because they have an ongoing "thing" wherein you can get P1,000 credit when you enter a code during the registration process. You may want to use my code to get the credit so here it is:

By the way, aside from the receipt that will be sent to your email address, you will also get a snapshot of the route that you took. It looks like this.

Uber is both available on iOS and Android.