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Perk Up at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and Win a Sony VAIO E

January 18, 2011 by Janey

Sony VAIO and CBTL have partnered-up to enhance the coffee experience at selected branches of CBTL with the latest VAIO laptops at your disposal.

With the mobile nature of today’s young urban professionals, coffee shops are becoming secondary offices and meeting places. Armed with laptops and fueled by cappuccinos, they draft reports, send off emails, and accomplish job requirements on the go.

To reach out to this young and energetic workforce, Sony Philippines has forged a partnership with Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) for exciting offerings for everyone. VAIO Corners in CBTL branches in Alabang Town Center in Muntinlupa, Centris Walk, Residences Greenbelt, Makati, and in Promenade in Greenhills, San Juan, will enable all CBTL customers to enjoy the VAIO Experience and boost up their creativity and productivity, while taking advantage of the coffee shop’s peaceful atmosphere and unlimited internet access.

Sony is giving CBTL’s dedicated patrons another reason to be happy. It is enhancing the rewards available to those who sign up to avail of the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf’s Holiday Design Swirl Card. A limited number of VAIO Eco bags will be given with the purchase of the Holiday Swirl Card in all CBTL branches – designed to assist everyone minimize their use of plastic bags as they go about their shopping.

But the attractive offers do not stop there, as Sony is offering those who purchase a Holiday Swirl Card a chance to win a brand new unit of the VAIO E. The VAIO E is Sony’s line of attractive full-featured laptops especially designed to champion individuality and self-expression while delivering quality performance. Those who wish to level up and experience the VAIO prestige can participate in this promotion until January 31, 2011.

For more details about this promotion, simply log on to www.swirlrewards.com.ph.

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Foodie Club Series: Yabba Dabba Yoggle!

August 3, 2010 by Janey

Last Tuesday night, Richard invited the “club” to the newest Yogurt parlor to hit San Juan, Yoggle. It’s located at the new RONAC building along Ortigas Avenue near the corner of Santolan Road. If you need a landmark, it’s rubbing elbows with the new branch of Charlie’s Grind and Grill.

Frozen Yogurt has been the latest food craze that hit Manila’s pop culture. It’s probably in its sophomore year but I guess I’m one of the few who haven’t joined the yogurt bandwagon. My old school self still sticks to the yogurt/brand that has become a favorite that I can easily buy off the grocery shelves. I have only tried two brands at this time and have eaten frozen yogurt or soft-served yogurt three times.

But I might just have to add to that count.

Yoggle, pronounced as yaggle since the “o” there stands for a German letter, started opening its doors about three weeks ago. Their yogurt supplies/mixes come from the US which translates to really high quality yogurt –and Yoggle gives much importance to quality assurance that they guarantee their customers fresh yogurt every single day. Leftover yogurts are disposed of each night.

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There are 8 flavors available to its patrons at any given time and they change the variety of the flavors on a 2 week basis to keep the Yogurt fanatics interested. The flavors available that time include plain tart (which is a staple flavor), strawberry, kiwi, banana, taro, watermelon, vanilla and mocha cappuccino.

What makes Yoggle fun and interesting for me is it gives me the power of choice. I can choose just one yogurt flavor for my base or mix different variants in one cup. At the display counter, there are several choices for toppings that include fresh fruit slices (for the healthy buff), cookie chunks, tiny colorful marshmallows (my favorite), white and dark chocolate chips, wafer sticks, various nuts and graham powder.

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The choice is definitely yours what trinkets you want in your yogurt. Pricing will depend on the weight in ounce of your order, regardless if its yogurt filled or topping filled or both. The price per ounce is PHP20.

Bubba finished 2 cups of different Yoggle yogurt flavors with assorted toppings but he very much preferred his Taro yogurt cup. I got the Vanilla variant and was happy with the right balance of tart and vanilla.

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Lauren is sooo adorable! 🙂

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Have you tried Yoggle yogurt? Well, be one of the firsts to get the dibs of Yabba Dabba Yoggle fun and head over Ortigas Avenue. It’s open at 11am and closes at 11pm. I’m sure you’d also want to stop by the diner next door and grab a delicious burger or wings 😉

Yoggle Frozen Yogurt Bar

RONAC Bldg. Ortigas Ave.,

San Juan, Philippines

*Thanks to Richard Co of TalesfromtheTummy.blogspot.com for the invite!

Photo Credit:

Richard Co of www.talesfromthetummy.blogspot.com

Yoggle Album