REVIEW: CHARAPTOR - San Antonio Village, Makati

Last week, my husband and I decided to eat at Charaptor. We got so excited the moment we saw their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CharaptorBBQ). 

My husband and I love eating, lalo na kapag EAT-ALL-YOU-CAN. The only eat-all-you-can buffets that we love are Sambokojin and Tong Yang. [We haven't tried Vikings and Niu by Vikings yet, but we will soon attack those places!] 

What made us excited to eat there is that Charaptor boasts its eat-all-you-can, grill-your-own barbecue. My husband told me that charcoal grilled food tastes better than the food cooked on a smokeless grill. Honestly, hindi ko alam na may pinag-kaiba pala. 

We decided to go to the Charaptor branch in San Antonio Village, Makati. The problem was we didn't know how to commute from our place to San Antonio Village. Mall of Asia is not an option for us because it's quite far! 

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Fortunately, we were able to to find a way how to get there. The exact address of Charaptor in Makati is 9752 Kamagong Corner Aranga Street, San Antonio, Makati City.

So here's what we did: 
1. From our place, we rode an FX going to AYALA. 
2. We got off at Ayala Avenue and asked a traffic enforcer how to get to Gil Puyat Intersection. He told us to ride a jeepney. I was so glad that the jeepney driver was very accommodating and he dropped us at Kamagong Street. 
3. Kamagong Street is a one-way street. There were tricycle drivers in the area but we decided to walk instead thinking Charaptor was very, very near. 
4. Lucky us, we walked for 10-15 minutes (I guess) looking for Aranga Street. 
5. After a few minutes of walking, we finally got to Charaptor. 

It was 4:45pm when we got there and I was expecting to be seated right away but to my surprise, we had to wait before they open at 5pm. I didn't know that they serve dinner at 5pm! 

Amazing. 

So we waited. 


While waiting, I was able to take some photos from the outside. 

Feeling ko nasa kulungan ako. 

They were just fixing the place when we arrived. I could see the buffet table from where I was standing. My first thought was that it was too small for an eat-all-you-can buffet. 


At around 5:15, we already got out seats. It was a bit hot and humid that afternoon. Mas okay sana kung gabi kami pumunta, mas malamig nang konti. There were only 5 tables occupied that time. 

There are seats upstairs which is good for large groups. 

And there are seats outside too. 

My husband attacked the buffet table to check out the things that we would be grilling. Note to myself: Never go to a non-aircon restaurant, lalo kung ihawan, when the temperature's hot and the weather's humid. 

REVIEW: KIMSTORE

Three weeks ago, my husband stepped on my tablet. My favorite Nexus 7 tablet. :( It was actually my fault that I because I left it on the floor. 

I think he pitied on me and he felt really guilty (though it was my fault) so he decided to immediately buy me a new tablet! (*Happy me!*) 

He bought his Samsung Note 3 from Kimstore so he told me to choose a tablet that I like (and within his budget) from their website. 

For newbies in online shopping, Kimstore has been one of the trusted online gadget store for a long time. I first saw their online store through Multiply (Oh! I miss Multiply!). They already have a lot of customers back then and their feedback was really good. 

Now, they have their own website: http://kimstore.com/

Then my husband decided to buy a phone from them and according to him, the transaction was A-OK. The phone's great and not a fake. 

Well here's my experience buying from Kimstore: 

My Black and White Affair: The Venue and Caterer - Chow Unlimited (Catering Trio) Review

(Note: I am not paid to do this review nor a paid promotion.  I am just sharing my experiences through this blog. Enjoy reading!)

I am already one month married and I never expected married life to be this fun and challenging. 

I still can’t get over my wedding last month. I really thank God for helping us plan and prepare the wedding in three months. It was a little stressful but again, everything was worth it. 

I just want to share the suppliers that we had for the wedding. I splurge on a lot of stuff but I admit that for our wedding, my husband and I did our best to save. I know some will disagree with me but a wedding does not need to be glamorous nor elaborate. “Minsan lang naman kayo ikakasal, gawin niyo nang bongga.” – I’ve heard this a lot of times during the preparation but my husband and I really wanted a simple wedding – not to spend a lot for a one day event as we are also preparing for our lives AFTER the wedding. 

With the help of the internet and a telephone, I was able to find affordable but good wedding suppliers. :) 


Let me start with our venue and caterer. :) 


Place / Catering 
Chow Unlimited – Catering Trio

Location: 
Roofdeck Prestige Tower
F. Ortigas Jr. Road (formerly Emerald Ave.) 
Ortigas Center, Pasig City,


My husband and I thought that it will be better for the ceremony and the reception to be held in one place since we were going to have a Christian (Baptist) wedding.  I tried looking everywhere near Pasig/Mandaluyong area and I was able to find one. 

We got the services of Chow Unlimited located at Prestige Tower, Ortigas. It was like hitting two birds with one big stone. 

We were expecting around 150-180 visitors for our wedding. 

The Xenical Experience: My Horror Story

I just got 'depressed' about my weight that I had to write something about it in my Tumblr blog. (*You can take time to read it so that you can have an idea where I'm coming from.) 

I felt like I had to do something about the abrupt and drastic change in my weight so I decided to take XENICAL. I think most of us have already heard about this. According to the website: 

XENICAL is a prescription medication that can help considerably overweight people lose weight and keep it off.

Alright, MY BAD. It's a prescription medication but I still bought it without consulting the doctor. I bought it from a local drugstore and they didn't ask for a prescription.

I bought four capsules.

Day 1: I took the first capsule last Thursday (September 19) at around 10pm. 
Day 2:  Fats were naturally coming out of my body. I experienced gas + leaky, oily bowel movements (oops. sorry for the description, I am trying to make this sound in a not-so-gross way). It was OKAY since I can still hold my bowel movement until I reach the bathroom.

I took the second capsule also at around 10pm. 
Day 3: This is were my problem sets in. I could not control my leaky and oily bowel movement. Oh my goodness. Although I can see the fats coming out of my body, I can't do my normal activities for the day because I have to go the bathroom every hour.

I did not take the capsule this time.