My Bonifacio High Street coffee hop card is now complete and this is the mug that I got as a reward for buying 8 coffee drinks in Bonifacio High Street/Fort. I've been waiting for this mug and I couldn't wait what it would be like. I was really excited and the mug's design design didn't disappoint.

How could it be disappointing when it was painted by BenCab, the Philippines' National artist. The painting is called "Conversation" and is Acrylic on Canvas 2008. The size of the painting is 48" x 48".

For those who want one, today is the last day to get your stickers but the last day of claiming is if I'm not mistaken, October 7. So hurry and treat your friends to some coffee tonight or better yet, don't treat them and just ask for their stickers.

It is such a beautiful mug and it is a coffee mug that I wouldn't want to use. I'd rather display this mug somewhere and treat it like a painting and hope that its value appreciates also..lol!

Have you ever heard of the Philippine Civet Coffee? Kopi Luwak, or Civet coffee is coffee is coffee made from coffee berries, mainly found in the Philippines and other parts of Asia, which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet (also known as the Toddy Cat, a cat-sized mammal). Weird right? I haven't tasted it though since everywhere I go it quite a huge "tag price attached" to it(One of the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between $120 and $600 USD per pound). I will eventually try this since I'm getting curious by the day.

Learn more by watching the video above (It's in Tagalog though).

As some of you know I went to Thailand last week and of course I couldn't forget bringing some coffee mugs from there. Due to budget constraints and weight limit I was only able to buy 2 mugs but both of them are nice and I am excited to show them to you. Tell me what you think all right?

I had to get this when I saw this..a Starbucks Bangkok Mug! Nice! After this one, I plan to collect this kind of Starbucks mug wherever I go.



And here's my favorite..

It just look like a plain looking mug..nice color though..




But look at what you'll see inside...a Shark! It was the only one left that time and it was only 29 Bhat (less than 1 dollar) not bad for a design like that huh?



So there are the two coffee mugs that I bought in Thailand. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

It's been awhile since I last posted here and I'd like to apologize to my readers. I came back from Thailand and you may visit here for my coffee trip and food trip. The trip was really fun and I encourage everyone who has time and extra money (actually it was a cheap trip) to go visit Thailand. I am sure you won't regret it.

Right now I am back to reality and I'd like to update everyone regarding my Coffee Hop Card. It took awhile to get to my 5th sticker (cup) since I hardly hang out in Bonifacio High Street for some coffee but I'm close to getting 8 stickers and that's all I need to get a Limited Edition Coffee Mug with Artwork by National Artist, BenCab.

This promotion ends on September 30 so you can still get you Coffee Hop Card and hopefully get your coffee mug. Goodluck with yours as I will also need that right now. I still need three stickers with limited time. That means I will have to go to Fort at least three times in a span of one week, which is a little out of my way. But in order to get my mug and for the love of coffee.. I will do it!

Here's another Nescafe 3 in 1 Pinoy Coffee Ad performed by Parokya ni Edgar, one of the more popular bands here in the Philippines. Just like most Nescafe Coffee Ads, this is also one of their more creative ones and like other songs by Parkoya, this has got a nice tune to it. This is a very catchy ad that I wasn't able to watch on tv. Good thing there's youtube, where I was able to get this video.

Parokya Ni Edgar - Nescafe Jingle Song Lyrics

Patakbo-takbo
Iba't ibang pinatutunguhan
kung minsan 'di na natin alam
ang ating pupuntahan

ang bilis ng mundo
kung minsan ay nakakahilo
may naghihintay na lunas dito
kung gusto mong huminto

chorus:
a cup in hand
relax ka lang at sumabay
with a cup in hand
let's all hang out for awhile
tumambay muna tayo diyan sa tabi
may baon na kwentuhan at kape
one moment
one NESCAFE

Thanks to www.lyriczz.com

I love this mug not only because of the design (which is really well thought of, in my opinion) but because it's all about the fight "Thrilla in Manila." It's the famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, fought at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on October 1, 1975.

As for the design, I'm giving this a 9/10 as I have yet to see the perfect cup. But as I said earlier, the design was well thought of. If I am not mistaken the background of the coffee mug is the Sun in the Philippine flag and yes, the three stars are there too. Simple but great work huh? What do you think?

See more colors of the mug here.

This is a Nescafe TV Ad back in 1977 that I saw in youtube (Thanks to Adman1909). It is such a great feeling to watch some old Filipino TV commercials. I must admit that at first, the song wasn't that catchy but after watching it, I didn't realize that I was singing it and it was stuck in my head. The coffee commercial must have worked on me and it makes me want to drink coffee. Drink coffee...relax and reminisce..

Hmm..I'm not yet old though and I wasn't born yet when this showed but it just fascinates me how times really have changed - from what people used to wear to the production of TV commercials but one thing remains and that is coffee hasn't changed. It is still a wonderful thing, don't you agree?

Another thing that makes me wonder, was the sport Polo popular back in the days? Since it's in the commercial, maybe it used to be popular. The Polo Sport that I know now, besides the shirts and perfume, is not that popular anymore since it's quite an expensive sport and I feel that there are only few places where you can really play and open fields are not counted (I think). It raises the question, was Polo a sport for any Filipino before OR did Nescafe used to be a very expensive brand that only caters to the Class A/B. Or maybe I just misinterpreted the whole point of the commercial. What do you think?

It was my birthday yesterday and look what I got...a Coffee Tickle Mug (Thanks Ada!). I only got a Coffee Tickle one though but I'm looking forward to making a Pinoy Coffee Tickle mug too.

This is just a nice coffee mug as I used it for the first time (ok..no connection with the movie that just showed last week) today and as I said in my other blog, this is just perfect! This adds to my collection of coffee mugs where I don't use the others since I am contented with my spaceship type mug

So what do you think? Share your thoughts regarding the Coffee Tickle mug. Have a great day everyone!

Here are the top droppers for Pinoy Coffee Tickle for the month of August:

Wonderful Pic Colection
Troubleshooting PC and Network Connections
Pinoy Teens Online
Me, My Camera and GIMP
daily free software
In My Kitchen
Learn tricks of blogging
Steven Video
FruityOaty
The Matthias Chronicles

As a form of appreciation to my top droppers I'll be giving them 75 ECs each. (It was supposed to be more but sadly no one entered the contest but no worries since I'll be revising it in my next contest..:) ) I also gave out the same amount in my other blog, Coffee Tickle.

Thanks again and have a great day!:)