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A Day in Tagaytay City: Brekkie Buffet at the Bag of Beans

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Breakfast buffet for less than Php 500. Tagaytay City is one of the nearest place to unwind from the hustle and bustle of city life. Due to its proximity to Manila, we like carrying out unplanned (and planned) trips in Tagaytay for a breathe of  fresh air. Our future 'Mars' at the Bag of Beans entrance Recently, we drop by Tagaytay for a 'Mars' mini-reunion. Dyan, our friend, prepared the itinerary for our day (thanks a lot D!). Our first stop, breakfast at the Bag of Beans Coffee Shop and Bakery located along the Aguinaldo Highway. Main Buffet Table For this trip, our food budget is around Php1K (good for two) for each meal. This breakfast buffet surely fits our budget! Home cooked meal is our description of the variety of food at the buffet table. For us, it is like Nanay Lolit's (our mother) Sunday breakfast at Laguna - festive Filipino family Sunday celebration.   Dessert Buffet table Sample fare from the buffet table ...

Glad to be on Globe!

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For married couples, communication is an essential ingredient for a healthy relationship. So, we (yanx and vanz) agreed to set aside a portion of our budget for communication. We wanted a very reliable and flexible means of communication that can bridge us together when we are away from each other. Our best option .... cellular phones! We did not have any problem choosing our service provider since we have been globe prepaid subscribers for so many years (definitely, more than 10 years!). Just last year, we quickly said 'yes' to a very flexible plan offered to us. The plan will enable us to share-a-load to each other but the best part of having this plan is being able to stay on budget!  How did we stay on budget? Very simple. After estimating our monthly consumption of prepaid cards, we realized that we use approximately Php800 a month. From there, we decided to get PLAN 800 and get the free cellphone offered with the plan! Every month globe loads Php800 to Yanx. Then,...

Peninsula Manila Card: Transferable Certificates

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Just to be clear: we are not connected with the Peninsula Manila nor with the agency marketing the card. We just happen to have a Peninsula Manila Card and we want to share it. We usually give the certificates (some call it vouchers) for free. Sadly, the recipients of the certificates/ vouchers did not use it. Oh what a waste of a good opportunity! If you are interested, contact us at yanxandvanz@gmail.com. Let us know how we can share the Peninsula Manila experience.

Run with Yanx: The Series

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Yanx loves to run. Vanz likes to take pictures. Put them together. You'll have Run with Yanx series. Here goes the very first post: PACE UP @ UP Diliman Runners are early risers! Start and Finish Line Running buddies with their finisher medals Early meal at Mang Jimmy's RUN UNITED @ SM MOA One of the biggest running event in the Philippines..... .... a nd one of the most organized. Long? Try ultramarathon... Concert, anyone? Rodeo! Need some stretching? Pictures abound... Some entertainment for the kids and kids-at-heart More booth Foodie! We hope nobody went to this station Play area...yipee! Kuya Kim Kuya Yanx Hmmm.... Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. --William Faulkner  (Taken from Famous Running Quotes at http://www.brocawblazers.org/camp/running_quotes.html)