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I am a doughnut lover. I really love eating sweets and breads with holes. I've been craving for doughnuts (not Dunkin' or Mister Donuts) since I arrived here in Davao for my on-the-job training. I tasted the overrated Krispy Kreme (since KCC and Robinsons are selling boxes of KK) and Gonuts Donuts (with two branches in Davao) but still I'm looking for a doughnut that is not that sweet and expensive.



I discovered Cello's Doughnuts and Dips when I strolled for something pasalubong for my family waiting in General Santos. Well, they had this free taste before buying their product and I find it very delicious most especially their cheese powder sprinkled on top of their honey glaze. So I bought a Cocktail Doughnuts, 15 different flavors of doughnuts in a box, for only 180 pesos. It's very cheap for a delicious doughnut. I certainly love the saltiness and sweetness of honey glaze which forms a great balance.


Cello's Doughnuts, SM City Davao (Pic by http://ezyummy.blogspot.com)

Now if you’re wondering what the Cocktail Doughnuts are, they’re basically the same delicious doughnut you can expect from Cello’s – just made smaller and cuter. It’s perfect for sharing with friends over coffee or bringing home to the family as a surprise. You can even mix-up the flavors because each box can contain any of these awesome flavors: Cheese, Oreo, Chocolate, Cinnamon Crunch, Double Chocolate, Choco-Oreo, ChocoChip Peanut Butter, Cinnamon, Peanut Butter-Oreo, M&M, Chocolate Sprinkled and White Chocolate.


Cello’s bakes some of the most mouth-watering doughnuts in town and their doughnuts are baked and served fresh, including the toppings, which are made from only real ingredients. The dough itself is soft, firm and honey glazed just right and not too sweet. I always buy a box of Cocktail Doughnuts when I go home to General Santos. It is a worth PASALUBONG for the family. :)

You can visit their kiosk in SM City Davao, 1st Level Main Mall, infront of SM Supermarket and McDonald's or call (082) 302-1960 or in their Davao Sales Branch, Sales St., Chinatown, Sta. Ana (right across Chimes Specialty Store) or call (082) 282-1960. For more info, visit www.cellosdoughnuts.com. :)
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I was sooooooo hungry when I had my 1st training as an intern in Callbox and I promised to treat myself somewhere na madali akong mabusog. Then I saw this Mexican-Insipred Restaurant inside Abreeza Mall.

Mooon Cafe Abreeza Mall (Photos from www.ormanmanansala.com)

Mooon Cafe, originally from Cebu City, is a Mexican inspired eating place much loved by Cebuano's. The menu is typically internal cuisine, but with more focus on Mexican fare and interior is reminiscent of a Mexican cantina. Oh so nosebleed!


Chicken Mozzaella. (Photo from www.eatshootpost.com)

I was attracted with the Chicken Mozzarella in the Menu because it sounds more like a pizza. As a pizza fanatic, I settled on Chicken Mozzarella. It has four breaded chicken strips topped with melted mozzarella cheese and place on top of a fresh tomato mixture, much like a salsa. Every bite tastes like a pizza, fried chicken and salsa mixed into one great combination. It has the perfect blend of herbal taste of tomatoes and the cheesy sweet and sour flavor of mozzarella cheese. It taste like heaven!

For more info, visit Mooon Cafe at 2nd Level of Abreeza Mall between Hukad sa Cowrie and Bibgy's Cafe. You may email them at moooncafedavao@yahoo.com or call them at (082) 321-0069.

I'll be surprise if they will have one in SM City General Santos! :)
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I am a real fan of EATING ICE CREAM especially the overrated MAGNUM ice cream of Selecta but it's kinda heavy for my wallet to buy one and one and even thrice at the time because of its "intense chocolate goodness" that melts on your mouth.





During my on-the-job training here in Davao, I hanged out at Abreeza Mall looking for a place to have snacks. I discovered something yummier compared to the overrated Magnum Ice Cream. It's like the cutest ice cream I've ever seen.



MochiCreme is a Japanese confection made from mochi (pounded sticky rice) with an ice cream filling. This is kinda new to me since I don't eat Japanese foods or deserts. I tried their Green Tea Matcha (P48.00) that is actually in Green Tea Flavor with Vanilla Ice Cream inside but their best seller is their Black Sesame (P48.00) which is actually the best mochi creme I ever tasted. It's like cookies and cream with yummier taste. I also tried their Azuki Red Bean (since red is my fave color) for P48.00 and their Blue Vanilla for the same price. (I'll try other flavors, next time)


Good to know that MochiCreme Japanese Ice Cream has two branches here in Davao and three kiosks in Manila.

Abreeza Ayala Mall, 2nd Floor near Watsons and Karimadon

SM City Davao Ecoland, 2nd Floor in front of SM Foodcourt

SM Megamall Bldg. A, near SM Cinema

SM Mall of Asia 2nd Floor, Main Bldg.

SM North Edsa

Well I hope they will have one also in SM City General Santos. Knock-knock. :))

*MochiCreme is not available for franchising.

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Because of the trending DOT's Tourism Slogan "It's more fun here in the Philippines" in every social networking sites (e.g. Facebook, and once a trending topic worldwide on Twitter), I got inspired with its colorful and festive ambiance as it welcomes every tourists coming here in the Philippines. Now I launched my newest blog theme (well actually, I've been using the old layout for a year) to promote the tourism's slogan to the world. Chos!


First, I just rendered it from the DOT's website, ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines.com which is said to be under construction by now. By using the power of photoshop, I created a magnificent piece of art. I really love the festive color of the background (courtesy of ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines.com). Well, I used the Harabara font for creating text logo to match the DOT's logo slogan. And the rest were modified through CSS, JavaScript and HTML codes.

On the upper right header, there is a moving image promoting the Philippines with ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines.com's link on it that will directly go to the site. This is one way to promote tourism of the country since I got a lot of online visitors coming from United States, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, and Australia.

Same as DOT's concept, I created a slogan that says "It's more fun to be a Student Blogger". Indeed, it's fun and more fun to be a student blogger since I earned a lot of experiences through blogging plus it gained a lot of friends to interact with. It also catches attention to young techies to create and have their blog. It is fun though, trust me! And the rest are just bling-blings. :)

What can you say about the new look?
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It's more fun in the Philippines because of Sir Avel Manansala's Birthday today, January 19! Yeah, and he looks like young pa rin! Hip and techie!

A Happy Happy Birthday to our Dearest Motivator (founder of Gensantos.com, and one of the founders of SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers) when it comes to blogging. Well, you deserve this greeting card coming from your SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers Family. We owe you a big big hug! ♥

Let's greet him a Happy Birthday by dropping comments below. :)
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