The Mann Hann Experience

Now I'm back to work. After a week of vacation, I gained weight. *sighs* I am off once again to the weight loss regimen. Despite that, the A! Shop co-owners (me, Ray, Sienna and Maye) along with Jasper, decided to take a lunch out at Mann Hann in SM Megamall, Bldg. A.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, we were asked on how many are we. When the guard found out that we were more than four, we were transferred to Mannang, which I believe is a substore of Mann Hann. It was proven when we looked at the menu; there was Mann Hann on the front, and Mannang on the back. Mannang specializes in Filipino cuisine while Mann Hann offers Chinese food.

We ordered nothing from the Mannang menu since it's the typical food we eat. What we got from the Mann Hann menu are:

Garlic Rice (Php 145.00)

Seafood Special (Php 265.00)

Spicy Spareribs (Php 250.00)

Mixed Vegetables (Php 210.00)

We just had service water for our drinks and of course, since it's a Chinese restaurant, they serve unlimited house tea. Serving time is around 15 minutes which I can say is really accurate.

Our food, in my opinion, was superb. I was craving for vegetables, so maybe that's why I enjoyed our lunch. I can taste the authenticity of the dishes and how crisp the vegetables were. The only down side (but not really), was that the spareribs were not spicy at all. I am really fond of spicy food, so I don't know if I am already immune. It was just my friends who justified that it's not spicy.

Mann Hann definitely has value for money. It cost us less than a thousand for our lunch. Remember, there were five of us and the authentic taste the dishes have. We left the restaurant full and our pockets intact.

Have you eaten at Mann Hann? I believe we have the same experience! :)

MANN HANN

Basement, SM Megamall, Bldg. A

Budget: Php 200 - Php 500

Rating: 9/10

Wake Up! : Starbucks Black Iced Tea

Since I was having heavy eyelids the entire afternoon, me and my officemate grabbed something to wake us up. We ended up at Starbucks Coffee along F. Ortigas Jr. Road in Ortigas Center. It's located at Emerald building beside The Orient Square, where our office is at.

It was thanks to the Php 300 gift certificate my officemate had as a reward for perfect attendance. We bought two Grande Iced Teas and two Honey Glazed donuts which amounted to the same amount as the GCs.

There were two kinds of iced tea, the barista said. One was the black tea and the other was the passion fruity one. I forgot the names. He said that the black tea has caffeine in it while the other has none, but possess a tutti frutti flavor. Well, my officemate tasted the fruity one and remarked that it is somewhat sweet. That leaves the black tea to me. I should say that the caffeine was masked by the usual black tea flavor and it turned out to be a unique blend which is really delicious. The honey-glazed donut's taste is similar to the honey-glazed donut of Krispy Kreme. Dunno if they buy the donut there. *peaceout*

I would recommend the iced tea for those who are seeking for a unique flavor. So far today's snack woke me up ang gave me energy to work once again. Thanks to the GC and to the caffeine! It was a great first time experience!

Itadakimasu! Chicken and Tuna Onigiri

Itadakimasu! My kapatid, Ate Zyn, gave me and Michelle an onigiri (japanese rice balls) today. There were two, a chicken and tuna onigiri. Michelle and I took half of each and I can say it really tastes good! Time to unleash my Japanese fondness and eat! Yum yum away!

Burger Barger!

I've been craving like crazy since lunchtime to which I ate with Mitc and Ray. I had sinigang na baboy, Mitc had mashed potato, fries and her pastel, while Ray had rellenong bangus. I ate a lot, since Ray gave me additional rice, but it left me craving for more food. I know I am already gaining weight, but how would I love to eat more. *thunderstorm*

Due to my headache after lunch which I blame to my fondness of fried food, especially fries, Ray and I had ice cream. I ordered a McFlurry™ Oreo Overload and he ordered a double Caramel sundae. But still, I wasn't full. We decided to have our snack bought at KFC™: a bucket of fries and a Double-Down™. He even suggested to buy extra rice for the Double-Down™. I agreed and anticipated for snack time.

While working, I came across Everything In Budget and learned that there is a promo for Brother's Burger™. They are having an anniversary promo which gives discounts to the original price of their burger. Originally worth Php 125.00, they are now offering it for Php 97.50. Not bad. I sent messages to Mitc and Ray and we agreed to have a burger for our snack. We walked all the way to SM Megamall and waited for 30 minutes for our order to be served.

We ate the burger at the office and as usual, I was the first to finish it. But, sigh, I'm still hungry. :|

Potatoes and Sweets

Currently, I am having my last picks from the french fries box. For today's breakfast, I had one and a half buchi from Ray and a cup of Nescafe™ Cafe Mocha from our office vending machine. Since it was unlikely for me to be full easily, we bought a hash brown and a large fries at McDonald's™. And yes, it is I who ate the majority of the fries.. and the hash brown.

A Morning Tea Bread-fast

My daily office transportation routine will be walking down the slopes of COGEO for about five to seven minutes. When I reach the terminal, I'll be riding a Cubao-bound or Santolan-bound jeepney or FX and drop off at Granpolo Hotel in Masinag, where the van terminal to Ortigas and Ayala are. From there I will ride a van to Ortigas and go down at Garnet Road, in front of Strata 2000.


I fell asleep during the whole travel time from Antipolo to Ortigas, thanks to my strenous night from the badminton tournament yesterday. I woke up when we're already at Strata 2000 and I noticed that there is a newly-opened Pan De Manila™ store there. I am hungry that time since it's almost 1000H. I bought three wheat pandesals and headed for BonAppetea™ inside Strata. I bought an Assam Black Tea™ which is served hot and with 5% sugar.

And that is what you call breakfast.