New name, new look, new operators, but the location is the same. It’s the The Nestle Creamery in Aurora Boulevard (formerly Magnolia Ice Cream House in the 70’s), and its latest attraction is its ‘Marble Slab,’ a frozen marble table where ice cream concoctions are prepared.
I am uploading here a short video of how they prepare ice cream concoctions on the ‘marble slab’ (below) and a ’sneak peek’ of the resto’s interior towards the end of this entry.
The Nestle Creamery is an evolution from what was then the very popular Magnolia Ice Cream House in the 70’s. The location is the same, ice cream preparations served in the same place some 30-years ago still exist, and the family-oriented goodwill still remains. If at all, only the name and the appearance of the place have changed.
I am ending my series on Punta Fuego with two (very) short videos that I have compiled from clips I have taken in the same place.The series may be short, the stay may even be shorter, and videos here may be the shortest I can come up with, but my memories and experience of Punta Fuego will forever linger in my mind…always asking…when will I ever live there? (Bwehehe!)
I have uploaded youtube here but you may see it at blip.tv on the link provided below. Watch on.
After two-hours (from 6-8 a.m.)going around Peninsula de Punta Fuego and going up and down the car to take pictures of both ‘God-given’ and ‘man-made’ sceneries, it’s time for breakfast. Nope, we did not have breakfast at the Main Club, not only because it may get too expensive considering how hungry I was but we wanted to explore what’s outside Punta Fuego.
For breakfast, a restaurant/carinderia called Olive Jardin Marine-Seafood Restaurant satisfied our hungry tummies. We had fried tilapia and pork-adobo (con fresh onions-how’s that!). The carinderia may not look as expensive as the villas inside Punta Fuego, but it has it’s own charm. I felt like I was in the movie Willows or better yet inside those tiny country-house lamps!
Here is an image of the carinderia to explain myself better:
I was already awake at 5 a.m., anticipating the greatness of the sunrise, in as much as I have witnessed the sunset in all its serenity the day before. By six, I was already out eager and ready to take pictures. I am posting here select images of Peninsula de Punta Fuego and let me start with the sunrise:
Driving around wide, well-paved and neat roads on rolling terrain, overlooking the ocean was so relaxing. Passing by long lines of huge and well-themed villas makes you so envious (well, ‘unreasonably’ envious that is!) and makes you wonder how much should you earn a year to have one like it!
I was on a weekend get-away to Punta Fuego, Nasugbu, Batangas with good friends John and Benz (with their daughter, Kite). That was their fourth, and my first. Your first should be always exciting so I prepared my number one companion in times like these, my camera with sufficient load of SD cards! (Thx Sistah!)
We left Manila before lunch but because of several ‘very worthy’ stopovers on the way (which will be the subject of my blog in the next few days), we reached Peninsula de Punta Fuego at about 5 p.m., just in time for the sunset which, I was informed, is magnifico, and indeed it was! Here is an image I have picked from my several shots of the ‘Punta Fuego sunset drama’ taken from the Country/Main Club:
Intrigued by what ‘Punta Fuego’ means, I did my (quick) research: Punta means Point, while Fuego means Fire,thus, Punta Fuego literally means Point of Fire! After knowing that, the name made real sense to me because Punta Fuego is described as a “flame-shaped” peninsula with 12-white sand cove beaches.
I finally got the chance to watch a live comedy show of Rex Navarette last night at SM Megalmall Cinema 10. The show openned with Mike Unzon who was most applauded in his piece on how (un)used answering machines are in the Philippines. When Rex came out, I prepared myself for more than an hour of laughter and giggle which he did not fail to deliver.
Here is an image taken at the entrance of the theater:
I have seen some of his skits on his show in MTV “Rex in the City” but he still made me laugh because there were some additional twist and turns to familiar lines, or rather punchlines, which made it more interesting and exciting. His trademark of making jokes about his native country and countrymen are never offending, instead they serve as eye openners for those who have more virtue for understanding and acceptance.
Making your Christmas list, this early, is fun. Looking for a one-stop-shop to get all you need is another. Why not try 168 Shopping Mall located in Divisoria. (Trivia on the ‘168’ name: In Cantonese, 1-6-8 is “Yat-Luk-Pat” which sounds like “Yat-Low-Fat” that translates to “road to luck!”)
168 Mall is an air-conditioned building that houses almost everything and anything (except appliances) you may need for your Christmas shopping and everything not. The place is tidy with comfort rooms and a fast-food center. Set-up is ‘tiange’ style with extensive choices of merchandise.
Prices are cheap, the usual “presyong divisoria.” To give you an idea of how low can prices go, a friend described it as “pinamimigay ang mga gamit doon!”
You may have (long) noticed the changing lantern lights along Nagtahan Bridge, also known as the Mabini Bridge, in Pandacan, Manila. While this may not be the best display of lights in the city, I had the chance to take some video clips one late night which I am sharing it here:
[Watch the same video on 'blip.tv' in my old site, HERE.]
Although some have been broken; few do not sychronize with the others; and most of it are already faded, it is still worth passing by the bridge and watching the lights as they turn into different colors. Reminder:keep your hands on the wheel.
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