Showing posts with label manila. Show all posts
Showing posts with label manila. Show all posts

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Ola Paula Cupcakes



I rarely won on something but when I found out that I won this box of cupcakes I was overjoyed and happy beyond belief coz I've been wanting to try this cupcakes ever since.
Friday; Paula of 'Ola Paula Cupcakes' posted a promo for her cupcakes that whoever commented and shared that photo would randomly win. Since I was to eager to win something, I did what she told. Late night Friday I received an email that I won the cupcakes and that I should pick-up the prize at her home on Saturday afternoon. She's just one village away from us so no hassle for me at all.
Saturday, I went at their place to pick-up my prize and I received this blue box with 9 cupcakes in it. When I got home I started tasting each cupcakes (it was deli). Flavors were Blueberry cheesecake, Oreo cheesecake and Blue Velour, each one having a different and unique taste unlike those cupcakes that we buy at the malls. Ola Paula Cupcakes are different and I recommend you all to try it, it's definitely a must try.
For orders, link to her FB page is down below. If you have tried and still going to try her home made cupcakes please share me your experience, just leave a comment on my blog.
Thanks and please do spread the cupcakes goodness of 'Ola Paula Cupcakes'

Au Revoir! Enjoy! :)

Ola Paula Cupcakes
e-mail: olapaulacupcakes@gmail.com
Contact: 0917.8868919

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Venturing Hidalgo


Bahay Nakpil



San Sebastian Church
As an Architecture student we are required to visit lots of historical sights as it is important for most of all our subjects pertaining to designs, forms, history, concepts, colors and all the other architectural stuffs existing.
Hidalgo is a part of Quiapo in Manila where most of the country's history took place. Along Hidalgo you can still see some of the vernacular houses there that was built 17th century and is still preserved by the owners that took credit by it, good thing for them, government doesn't even care about the preservation of the country's history (as I've observed) with all the modernity and technology today, lots of new buildings have been erected nearby and is deforming its historical image specially along 'Bahay Nakpil' or Nakpil Bautista's house. Bahay Nakpil was the home for all the Katipuneros/Heroes during the 1896 Revolution.
The reason that it's still standing today was because of the Bahay Nakpil-Bautista Foundation Inc. who took charge in caring and preserving the place, they wanted to fix and renovate/maintain its original architecture design which is Art Noveau.
Moving along the outskirts of Hidalgo at the end of the street is the San Sebastian Church, a Gothic-style architecture and is the only all-steel church in Asia, claimed as the only prefab steel church in the world. The materials used for the construction was manufactured from Belgium, while Gustave Eiffel - French engineer of Eiffel Tower in France and Statue of Liberty in New York; was involved in the design and construction of San Sebastian Church. (Lovely huh?)
You'd be more amazed if you visited the site yourself.
Please let us be more concern in the preservation of our historical surroundings as future generations can still enjoy and know more about it.