This App is an absolute blessing for those who love to dine out, like me and the mister. With over 500 buy-one-get-one offers ranging from high-end restaurants to casual dining, cafes, nightspots, informal dining, attractions, sports, water parks, golf courses and more. Mostly, we use it for dining.

We recently used it at The Butcher Shop and Grill at Villagio for a dinner meal. This was our first time to use the app version, as we have purchased the booklet for 2014.



It's quite easy to use:

• Search for a merchant;

The good thing about the app is that you can choose depending on your location, you just have to tap on MAP and it will show you offers near you (of course, you have to turn the GPS on your mobile).



You can also search from list of malls, areas and cuisine. Just tap on SEARCH and you choose an option.




You can also search directly for a merchant.



You can also save some of your favorite restaurants/places, just tap on the STAR on the page of the restaurant and it will automatically show on your FAVORITES list.

• Once you're in a particular page, you can see the offers available (usually there would be three offers per page), choose from one. Coupons you've used will be seen with with the word REDEEMED.

• A new window will pop-up containing the offer, tap REDEEM, and you will be asked to enter your PIN which you will have registered upon buying the app.

• After your PIN, another window will pop-up asking for the store's PIN, at this point you have to hand it to the staff of the particular restaurant and they will enter their PIN. A code will appear which they will use to deduct the free meal from your bill.

• And viola! You just got two meals for the price of one.

It was my husband's birthday and we decided to have some dinner using the Entertainer Qatar App. Villagio has always been a famous choice for us because we can stroll and have movies after dinner. Unfortunately, there was nothing good in the cinemas last night except for Taken 3 which we have already seen last Saturday. So we just had some dinner and window-shopped.


We had dinner at the Butcher Shop & Grill, located at the perimeter of the skating rink. As their name would suggest, they serve some great steak. And because it's the husband's birthday (he loves steak, by the way), this was an obvious choice.

Complimentary bread and variety of spread + beef sausages

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Of course, I had to get myself some Mint Lemonade, but this time around it was not just me. The birthday boy also wanted to try it, he says he got curious because I always have it.

For the hubster's birthday, I wanted to surprise him with something personal and made by my own hands. I've been planning this since last month, and as I was browsing through instagram, I came upon Ge Mapa's account. She is a Filipino artist who makes artworks from Washi Tape. Of course, during this time, I did not know who she was so I did a little research and found her little niche in the web: Washi Machine and her Washi Tape Portraits.

Anyway, I tried to make my own version but it does not even come close to her works. But my husband loved it, nonetheless.

Materials you'll need:

• Acrylic sheet or Acrylic Clipboard
• Washi Tapes (the more the merrier)
• Exacto Knife

So here's how I did it:

First, a little photoshop to edit his picture. You'd want to use the stamp effect, you can adjust its smoothness and lightness. Print it out and attach it to the back of your acrylic sheet or, in my case, an acrylic clipboard.


And then, start sticking washi tape and cutting along the edges of the photo.


And wallah!


I'm so glad he loved it, even though I still need a lot of practice. Some edges were not properly filled with washi, but hey, it's my first time. Here's to more washi portraits!

Bacolod Chk-n-BBQ House recently opened in Doha so we decided to try their famous Chicken Inasal. A 1 kilometer walk from home was all it took and we were ready to gulp on some inasal.

One thing I do everytime I come home for a vacation is get my hands on every nail polish bottle available in stores. For one, they are very affordable compared to well-known brands such as OPI and China Glaze. Local polishes from the Philippines have been very competitive as of late and I'm here to show you why.

Here's one brand that I've come to know since I was a kid (they have kid friendly polishes that are safe for children, too).

Bobbie Kaleidoscope Polish LEMON SOUFFLE

This polish is supposed to change colors when exposed to either heat or cold. Here is what it looks like on normal circumstances:



Now, here's what it looks like after I ran it through cold tap water (please excuse the water droplets, they change back quite quickly so I had no time to wipe my hands):



And here's what it looks like while it's changing back:



I have previously tried the other shades (review soon) of this product collection and this color has the least noticeable changes.

I bought this from Landmark Department Store at Trinoma Mall. It costs Php 79.75 (QR 6.60 / USD 1.80). They are also available in other department stores and drugstores all over the Philippines.

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RATING: 3/4