Toast Box

Toast Box

     After a 6pm-6am shift, we met up to have breakfast. And since we haven't tried Toast Box yet, we decided to have our first meal of the day there. We just walked a few blocks from the hospital to get there. 

     Toast Box is originally from Singapore, established in 2005. Its concept came from coffee shops from the 60s to the 70s where breakfast included a cup of coffee coupled with freshly toasted bread. Toast Box now has branches all over Asia - Malaysia, Thailand, China and the Philippines. :)

The Ambiance

Clean & Comfy

     The place looked so bright and clean -- the interiors were white and relaxing. The smell of the coffee and tea wafting from the kitchen was so good! We took a seat near the counter so we can watch how they serve the meals and the tea. ;)

Warm & Sunny

Antiques

     They had comfy sofas on the side, some arm chairs with a low coffee table by the windows and booth type of seats near the counter. In the middle are more seats for a couple or for a group of  4. The seating were all white and the sofas of earthy colors -- tan, brown and beige.

The Mind Museum

Where Science Comes Alive! :D

     Science has been our favorite subject in school and what better way to  experience science than to explore The Mind Museum that we have been  wanting to visit since their opening day. We knew that the admission price is quite steep but this is for the benefit of public school students and teachers. Plus, you can't put a price on learning, right?! :p

Come closer

What to expect :)

     The Mind Museum, an interactive world-class science museum, opened last December 2011 at Bonifacio Global City. The 250 fun exhibits is housed in a 5000sq.meter area. The museum is open from Tuesday to Friday, 9am-6pm and on weekends from 9am-9pm. 


     Tickets cost 700php for adults, 450php for private school students, 150php for public school students and teachers. An all-day pass costs 750php. Some rules to follow: no eating and drinking, no bringing of pets, no running. You can take pictures but make sure not to take too much time on an exhibit. ;)

Aedi

     We then waited for our designated time for our museum tour. When it was our turn, the robot, Aedi (idea spelled backwards) greeted us and welcomed us into the museum.  Aedi told the visitors the do's and don'ts as well as some tips for an awesome museum experience! We were given three hours to explore the various exhibits.

    The Mind Museum is divided into 5 parts namely: Atom, Life, Universe, Earth, Technology. We'll take you through each one :)

ATOM: The Strange World of the Very Small

Story of the Atom

     This area contains contains the most number of interactive exhibits which feature elemental forces like gravity, electromagnetism and basis for our gadgets like cellphones, computers and medical technology.

Cupcakes by Sonja

Cupcake Galore! =)

     We've been reading a lot about Cupcakes by Sonja from Facebook posts and blogs so we were convinced to try it! We haven't toured Bonifacio Global City yet so this is also a chance to do so. We took the MRT to Ayala and rode the Fort bus to Market! Market! and just walked from there to Serendra. Our eyes lit up when we finally saw this small but cute store! :)


     We grew up eating cupcakes, the ones bought from supermarkets. The ones offered by Sonja's are more creative, fun-looking, and great tasting! Can't wait to try them all! =)

At Sonja's cupcakes

     Cupcakes by Sonja was opened in September 8, 2006 as the first bakeshop in Manila to specialize exclusively in cupcakes. - from http://cupcakesbysonja.com

Welcome! ^_^

     Cupcakes by Sonja is just a quaint store at Serendra but is definitely worth trying! Outside are simple, white metal chairs, good for having coffee and cupcakes on a cool day. On the window are displays of cupcakes -- makes you wanna dig in! =p

Ready for some sweets!

     The place feels like a dream! There were red-striped walls, checkered floors, floral stools by the window and a glass window where you can watch them make the most-raved about cupcakes!