Specialty coffee and tea purveyor, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®, reinforces its claim as the preferred café chain in the country by opening its 42^nd store right at the heart of Pasay City.

Located at Two E-com Center in the Mall of Asia Complex, the new The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® store will be serving customers their full selection of specialty coffee and teas by February 18. “This newest addition to our line of strategically-placed stores will help us fully realize our vision of providing every Filipino with the best available coffee and tea out there,” explains Walden Chu, President of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®. “Being a new landmark that packs commercial, retail, residential and business areas in one unique structure, having a shop at Two E-com Center will help us reach more people and tap different markets in a way that we have never been able to do before.”

Located in an alternative business and entertainment district amidst a spectacular bay setting, the new The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® store will serve as a haven for both cult-like followers of the brand, and coffee and tea aficionados of all sorts.

“The Mall of Asia Complex is home to a growing number of young professionals working in technology-based companies and business process outsourcing centers in the area,” adds Chu. “The people that regular the vicinity are part of the growing coffee population in the country that are in constant search for the best blends.”

In line with its debut, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf® branch in Two E-Com Center will be holding a special promotion that will run from February 18 to 24, 2012. During the promo period, customers can come to the store from 12:30 to 1:30 in the afternoon and purchase their favorite drink for only P100.

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This is the kind of shot that maybe discomforting at first but is all worth the pain.  A flu shot.  A vaccine against the Influenza virus.

I have been invited to a Flu Awareness Seminar and I’d like to share 10 things about Flu that I learned from the talk by Dr. Ruby Dizon of Sanofi Pasteur.

1. Cannot be treated with antibiotics –  Flu is a viral infection, antibiotics are for bacterial infection hence, antiobiotics are not effective for flu.
2. Influenza is a respiratory virus but it is different from the common cold virus. 
3. There are three types of flu - Type A (serious, most common), B, and C (avian).
4. The flu last for about 3-5 days, which can develop to more sever symptoms like pneumonia, dehydration, ear infection, etc. 
5. In the Philippines, flu is most common during the rainy season or between June to August and colder months from December to February.
6. A vaccine is effective for about a year. If you plan to get it, better to have it on March when the new vaccines for the new strain has been prepared.  Having flu shots on March will cover both the rainy and cold months for the new strain.
7. People at risk are: those 50 years old and above, children 4 months to 5 years old, pregnant, those with certain chronic diseases, with medical conditions (i.e. asthma, kidney-related, cardiac/heart-related), people living in high risk areas or conditions (i.e hospitals ), household contacts and out of home caregivers
8. Prevention – apart from the usual diet and hygiene related tips, it best to have the latest vaccine.
9. Vaccine takes about 2 weeks to take effect.
10. Contraindication – TRUE allergy to chicken egg.

*Sanofi Pasteur is the largest company in the world which is devoted in creating safe human vaccines. 

In these times when global crisis is all over the new paper, having vaccines is sometimes thought of as a want rather than a need.  Well, true it’s not so cheap, but medical expenses aren’t cheap as well.

From what I gathered, some doctors charge about Php 1,500 for a shot (which is around Php 4/day in year).  Better than paying an average of Php 2000/day in hospital room for confinement.  

Bakunado ka na ba? I am, take a shot, better be safe than sorry.

It’s the time of year when good friends are dear.. taking time to be kind to one and all…

As the song goes, Christmas is the time when we give gifts from the grandest to the simplest, with a the common thought that we give with a sincere and genuine care for each other. Lots of gift ideas ranging from food, daily necessities, gift checks, toys, and a lot of other choices flood the malls and bazaars (tiangges) all over the metro.

Red Ribbon has just launched their Coffee Walnut Bavarian. Presenting this first in its Premium Selections, this is such a good choice to give our loved ones this season.  A mix of smooth coffee and Kahlua with walnuts, dark chocolate bars, and cocoa powder assembled together in a chiffon cake, this a work of art that is both pleasing to the eyes and taste buds. Our friends and family will definitely feel special receiving a Red Ribbon cake that is created specially for this season.

So make the extraordinary gesture of sharing this piece of heaven to those most dear to you. Visit any of the Red Ribbon Bakeshops or call 8-7777 (for Metro Manila) and take the pleasure of having them indulge in this season’s most delightful masterpiece of all.