Every company should have these in their pantries

Coffee vending machine - this is a product I would love to invest on cos it's extremely low cost and I frkn love coffee. Moreso, this is something I wish all companies would consider putting in their pantries for free cos they're losing money every day they decide to put off with the idea. Why? Read this interesting answer from Quora, someone asked how much a medium sized business could save by not providing free coffee to employees. And he was answered by someone who tackled the opposite -- how much money is a company losing by not providing free coffee to its employees? Go ahead and read, you'll learn a lot. XD

Okaaaay dear companies, just put the frkn thing on. It doesn't have to be free. Just put it there cos everybody loves coffee. ;)

Start a Coffee Business with Fully Automatic Bean-to-Cup Coffee Machines

Are you thinking of starting a new business or adding additional income to your existing business?Why not try venturing into coffee business or a coffee shop?  You can easily start the business with the latest innovative fully automatic “Bean-to-Cup” coffee machines by I Luv Coffee Express.

Perhaps most of you are already familiar with coffee vending machines that is almost present in convenience stores, sari-sari stores and even the transport terminal in your area.  These coffee machines are technically producing 3-in-1 coffee which is far from the real quality coffee which is served on restaurants and even on Starbucks.  What if you can sell quality brewed coffee at a lesser price?

This is where I Luv Coffee Express by Essential Brands Group South East Asia (EBG SEA) comes into play. These coffee machines are called “bean-to-cup” machines since they process real coffee beans, mix them with either milk or chocolate or serve them as pure coffee to your clients all with just the press of a selection button.  You can serve 100 cups per hour to your customers using these machines plus since they are high in quality it can last for years.

I Luv Coffee Express coffee machines are in fact deployed in various convenience stores including Mini Stop, 7-11 and even San Miguel Food Avenue. If you are travelling at NAIA 3 you can experience great coffee from this coffee machine at the Delta Airlines lounge.

Coffee is a well-loved addition to a store or even a restaurant.  Most frequently those who are exhausted or wanted to pass by time will drink coffee and relax.  So if you are looking for quality coffee machines in the Philippines then try I Luv Coffee Express from Essential Brands Group SEA.

These exciting coffee machines will be part of the exhibition of Mustard Seed Systems at the Asia Food Expo (AFEX) 2015 at the World Trade Center Manila from September 9-12, 2015.

For more information you can visit their website at www.mseedsystems.com, contact them at +63(2)535-SEED / 63(2)535-7333 or visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mseedsys

Watch this video to learn more about the product!

[Food Phase Fridays] Potato Corner

Potato Corner has been around since 1992 and has since opened over 300 branches worldwide. They were one of the first to introduce flavored french fries in the country after getting the idea from flavored popcorn which was quite a hit that time. Also, they're one of the pioneering food cart businesses in the Philippines, garnering rows of awards from the Philippine Franchise Association and the Department of Trade and Industry. In 2006 they started expanding to other countries and opened up 10 outlets in Indonesia! Now, they have presence in Malaysia, Panama, and the US. :)

Did you know that their official mascot is named Spudster? :D

There was an entire week I got addicted to Potato Corner's Mega Fries (barbecue + sour cream) because it was so delicious and accessible (conveniently located at our building's canteen plus it's basically everywhere) I just couldn't miss it every time I'm craving for something salty, which, during that time was pretty much daily.

I had to be reminded to quit this food phase cos I was gaining pounds by the day. Seriously. It was hard, but then I moved on to my next food phase sooooo yeah. Haha watch out for it on the next Food Phase Fridays!

You know when you're stressed everyday and you have no one to turn to but food? Those were the days (or months). This was my comfort food cos it was literally comforting to eat! Their barbecue flavor is my favorite cos it has a great balance of sweetness, saltiness, and spiciness! <3

Here are their current prices:

Large Fries - Php 48
Jumbo Fries - Php 79
Mega Fries - Php 99
Giga Fries - Php 169
Tera Fries - Php 199

They also offer other food products like hashbrown, lollipops, loopy fries, etc. But really, just go for the regular fries haha.

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Food Phase Fridays is a blog series featuring the different foods I've grown addicted to for some time! Learn more about them here or join in the fun by making your own Food Phase series! 

Go Manila: get real-time access to Manila's CCTVs

Envisioned for both local residents and tourists, Go Manila seeks to make life easy in an otherwise complicated Urban Jungle.

In a click of a button, you can have full access to real time Traffic Livestream, locate and contact Emergency Locations and Hotlines and discover the historic capital of the Philippines at the tip of your finger with easy access to popular tourist destinations, restaurants and nightspots.

Features :

• TRAFFIC LIVESTREAM - Get instant and real time access to Manila's major thoroughfares. Livestream will provide a link to the hundreds of high def CCTV's installed in various parts of the Metro. Never get stuck in traffic again as these live feeds will provide you ample time to look for alternative route.

• EMERGENCY LOCATIONS - No GPS and MAPS? No problem. Get the exact locations of Police Stations/Precincts, Hospitals/Clinics, Fire departments and other concerned agencies at the tip of your finger.

• EMERGENCY HOTLINES - No need for complicated and outdated directories. One click and you get to access and call various police precincts, hospitals, fire departments and all other emergency/disaster related concerns.

It’s a virtual tourist guide and a handy companion for commuters and travelers alike. With Go Manila, everything comes easy!

This app is spearheaded by Manila City Vice Mayor Isko Moreno.

NOTE: All of the CCTV has a limit range only in the Philippines

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SL = sobrang traffic leave

Traffic last night was terrible I literally cried on the way home. Wait, I was on the way to work around 8:30pm after waiting for the rain to friggin stop. I waited for the tricycle service for 15 mins because no one would get into our subdivision. Hay. Then when I was finally out of our village I was greeted by a depressing buildup of cars claiming every possible inch of pavement they could squeeze into just to move on. It was terrible since it doesn't usually get this bad right outside our place. But it did, so it only meant the worse is yet to come.

Indeed, after 15 mins of toiling through the streets, I finally caught sight of our last hurdle; the street leading to the highway. On normal days it's completely dim and deserted but holy moley not 300 meters into it and 3 raging lanes of brake lights welcomed my sight. I told the tricycle driver I'll just walk from there so he wouldn't be stuck on the way back, so he moved to counter-flow just to get me nearer to the end of the road (thank you!), but deeeeeym the motor hasn't even revved fully when we had to give up. There's another buildup of cars so this time we're occupying 4 lanes na. It was sooooo bad.

I thought it'll get better when I reach the highway BUT NO. Apparently, everyone on that street needed to cross the intersection and turn left SM Fairview bound. Problem is, the avenue they're turning into is at a complete standstill so there's no way they could squeeze in. The intersection was completely blocked. The PUVs I was waiting for from the other side couldn't get to me. And even if they did, I'd be damned on the way to the office because it'll be hell tryna get out of Fairview in just two lanes (the rest were for counterflowing vehicles).

I checked my watch and was saddened that it's already an hour since I left home and I wasn't even halfway on my journey huhu. Right then I decided to just go home and file for a leave to at least catch OTWOL (On the Wings of Love) HAHA. Nakakaloka.

Pero grabe lang talaga, THERE WERE NO TRICYCLES at the terminal so I had to fall in line and wait. When it's finally my turn the tricycle wouldn't take me cos pauwi na raw sya and can only accommodate passengers going to the village where he lives! ANO BAAAAA! Biglang naging choosy?! After a while thank God somebody agreed to take me home... but we had to pass through the same hell I went through on the way out. I started to tear up cos wala nanaman akong maaabutan sa OTWOL and everything is just so frustrating at that moment. Grabe lang.

But well, God loves me so I was able to catch two segments on OTWOL pa. Sumaya tuloy ako bigla. haha I seriously would be pissed off like crazy if I wasn't able to catch even a glimpse of Clark and Leah hihi

Not from the latest episodes but haaayy <3

Ang sweet nyo ano ba.

Anyway, will leave early today so I wouldn't have to put up with unexpected rain and the consequential traffic. T__T

The Sunday Currently (vol. 15)

Currently

Reading
Nothing... but I plan to continue on The Graveyard Book tonight. I need to lull myself for a 5am call time tomorrow. XD

Writing
Nothing! XD

Listening
The faaaan

Thinking
About my weight. HAHA Haynako sobrang ewan ko ba. Sarap kumain. Katamad mag exercise. I was only able to attend zumba once last week and it was such a struggle having to convince my lazy ass to work out. The thought of walking back to the terminal to get home just dreads me so. It's so far eh. Katamad?! I'm thinking about following diet plans AGAIN but haynako is there any cure for katamaran and poverty? char. I want to try slimming pills ulit like LIPO6 cos that truly worked for me but idk my boyfriend won't approve. >XD Hirap magpa-payat no?

Smelling
Nothing, but thanks for reminding me! Spritzing on my citrus sanitizer from Human Nature because hmmmmmmm I love the citronella-lemongrass combo XD

Wishing
I had a lot of money as usual. Like 5 million, that should be enough for a new car, my parent's retirement house, and apartment building costs. Hay life.

Wearing
Sando and shorts

Loving
I don't really know. I love what I've been eating recently but they're all too unhealthy for me haha
Oh wait let's not be so nega here... I LOVE  LIKE THIS RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SMART:

Finally, a legit reason to switch! I've always wanted to switch to Smart cos it has the best signal here in our area and I figured I could always subscribe to their TRINET--- Oh wait... I haven't confirmed if it's only for UNLI call & text promos and not TRINET. Huhu sayang. :( I hope they push the same promo for TRINET naman! How hard could it be? Charrr. Not one to say haha

When I was working for them, I recalled thinking "bakit kasi may prefix prefix pa" --- cos we had to create modules to handle them, extracting the actual dialed numbers, removing the prefix and all so we can make us of the data for development. At least now they would have fewer numbers to normalize! Yeyy devs, rejoice! Okay, that was a flashback. I'm not missing dev work. LOL.

So yeah, that's good news but until I confirm it stretches to TRINET promos as well, I can't officially love this announcement haha.

Wanting
The Sony Xperia Z5 Compact IF IT IS INDEED coming out with a dual sim variant. I could probably work with it being 4.6" inches, it's still frkn too big for me, but....argh.. high end dual sim!

Needing
To download new Just Dance videos just so I could excite myself to do some workout. OA talaga yung pagka-tamad ko magworkout, I swear. T__T I want to join a sport but I hate making effort if it's too far or too early for my own liking.

Feeling
HUNGRY. Oh no haha.

[Food Phase Fridays] Project Pie at Fairview Terraces

I've been meaning to try this place out ever since it opened at FT but I was either not in the mood for pizza or afraid I wouldn't have the budget for it. Turns out it's in exactly the same price range as Mad for Pizza (Php285 per head)! So one afternoon with Jeckie, ayon we tried it out! And since then, it kindof became a weekly thing... at least for a month. First time with Jeckie, second with my sister, third with the whole family. You gotta spread the love dibaaaa?

Related: [Review] Mad for Pizza: Toppings all you want!

Project Pie claims to serve artisan pizza at 285 pesos. What the hell is artisanal pizza anyway? Their doughs aren't even hand-stretched, they're balled and contained in a large tub, then mechanically pressed to fill a 9 inch pan on demand. Nothing "artsy" about the process, but it's so cool to watch haha. The crust may even come out too thin. Anyway, I'm not here to argue about whatever labels they want to describe their food chain. I'm here to share about my experience having eaten there for three times already!

Design. Build. Eat.

At Project Pie, you can either choose to order pre-designed pizza or build your own. In the three times I ate there, I always built my own, and I always almost put ALL OF THE TOPPINGS, avoiding the smelly cheeses. hehe

Herbs and veggies

Cheeses and meats

In fairness to the FT branch, they don't scrimp on toppings. They may advise to put certain toppings against each other, but all in your best interest (at least it seems). They may advise to save your succeeding cheese servings for the topmost part (cos I like my moz sandwiched) cos the crust may not cook well, but the way they tell you sounds all so professional you just gotta trust them. And we did!

Here's the outcome of our super yummy pizza indulgence! :D

I especially like my pizza topped with a loooooot of cheese, tomatoes, and herbs. The outcome is super delicious and it smells wonderful too with the oreganos, rosemary, and thyme kicking off when heated. <3

It pretty much tasted the same as my Mad for Pizza version but heyyy Project Pie is nearer to our place! haha :D

Here's a wrap up:

Pros:
- Unlimited toppings
- Drinks are affordable and come with 2 extra refills
- Great ambiance
- Efficient for CLAYGO (Clean as you go). Just throw out the paper mat and put your pizza tray above the trash bin!

Cons:
- They only serve 9" thin crust pizza
- Not a lot of selections aside from pizza

Aaaaah now I'm craving T__T

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Food Phase Fridays is a blog series featuring the different foods I've grown addicted to for some time! Learn more about them here or join in the fun by making your own Food Phase series! 

A couple of logos

Tilde's Peanut Butter

For my auntie's small peanut butter business. Supposed to be turned to stickers but never got the time to seek suppliers out. IT'S THE BEST PEANUT BUTTER EVER. I swear it's my favorite peanut butter to date, I'm not even trying to sell it okay haha

You should try it :D You can order from me btw but it won't have a logo hehe

Glacial Fire Samoyeds

One of my friends commissioned me to create a logo for his kennel. When it was finished he shared it on facebook and I got commissioned to do another by a common friend! Yeyy! Here's the 'another' haha Referrals are heaven sent!

Final

Variations

Because of this project I learned how to 1) do the text wrap thingy effect where you get the text to fill the spaces inside a shape whatever. I used it to arrange the letters on the first three variations. Sucks I didn't bookmark the tutorial, I already forgot how do to it. I think it's type > convert to smart object > warp? Okay. 

Another technical learning is 2) arranging text on a circle. The 'Samoyed' text on the 4th image is quite a bummer to place! The tutorial I got was so confusing and I didn't know how to describe my problem to google.. uhm how to arrange text on a circle? Whatever, I got it to work but... hm let me remember how. Circle > type > select type layer > select direct selection tool > hover on the text path until the pointer shows a left-right arrow > arrange. Haha hope it's right.

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On another note, I'm starting on a coloring book project! It's kindof a sequel to my last children's book project but this time it's gonna be just lines. duh. It may sound easy to just remove the colors and add strokes but sadly it's not. Since I'm bad at layering and preserving outlines, I have to retrace the entire thing and add a couple more elements to match the client's preferred theme. :) I'm excited cos I've never done a coloring book. I've managed to figure out a process in my head, but I'm sure google has more efficient ways to teach me. :) 

I seriously need more design jobs, it's the only thing keeping my creativity from rusting out haha.

By the way, Super Labandera is turning into a plushie! Yeyy!