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Since then, I added Teppanya to my bucket list because my son hasn’t experienced eating at a Teppanyaki restaurant and it’s been few years already since my last Teppanyaki Experience at Yurakuen.  

I remember last year when my mom was on vacation, we tried a few times na rin to reserve but it was always fully booked siguro dahil ber months na rin and weekend lang kami available. But finally, last March we were able to try Teppanya at Evia for my Father-in-law’s birthday. 

My husband called Teppanya to reserve but he was informed na no need to reserve, kapag group of 10 lang daw para sa private room. Since we are only 5 people, walk-in na lang but it is on a first-come-first-serve basis so we were in Evia 35 minutes before the opening pero may mas maaga pa pala sa amin, hehehe! 

It was my first time in Evia Lifestyle Center and when I saw the interiors, it reminded me of our trip in Venetian Hotel in Macau. I was wondering why it took us a long time to visit here samantalang lagi namin nadadaanan ito papunta ng Landers since 2019.  

There are a lot of tables in the restaurant but it is good for sharing so for our table, we are 3 groups; 5, 3 and 2. Unlike in Yurakuen, na kahit 2 lang kami ni hubby, solo namin table. But of course, magkaiba ng rate. 

They have a la carte meals but we went here for the Unlimited Madness. We chose Deluxe only since kasama namin ang in-laws ko na maraming bawal kainin. Upon seated, there are printed instructions and menus on the table so you will get an idea of how the Unlimited Madness works. 

* To avail of Unlimited Madness, the minimum requirement is two full-paying adults. 

* Everyone in your group must avail of the same type of offer, Deluxe or Premium 

* The time limit per group is two hours and it starts when your first set of orders has been served. 

Just like in Yurakuen, after a few minutes of waiting, the staff already get our order. We can order a maximum of 10 kinds of Sushi Dishes and 10 Kinds of Teppanyaki Dishes per group of 2-4 persons. Then after serving those dishes, we can order again. 

It took us a long time to order because there are so many selections of sushi, sashimi, rolls, grilled dishes, baked dishes, ramen, soups, donburi, rice, and appetizers. 

Unfortunately, for the teppanyaki, not all are available so we were not able to try the St. Helen’s Black Angus High Choice Sirloin Fillet Steak, Pork Tenderloin, Korean Pen Scallops, and Flounder Fillet. Ang sad lang kasi scallops pa naman yung type ko sa teppanyaki, they only have Baked Aklan Scallops na hindi ko naman type. 

After they served our soups and drinks, I was surprised because the chef already came to our table and she started cooking the main dishes. I thought, same sa Yurakuen na they will give us enough time to eat our soup, sushi, and sashimi before the chef arrived. 

Imagine, while the staff is serving the 10 other kinds of dishes that we ordered, the chef is also cooking our 10 kinds of teppanyaki dishes. Everything was in a rush phase because the chef is cooking the vegetables, rice, beef, and seafood by batch. Hindi siya per type so halo-halo na yung kinakain namin, hindi ko na nga madifferentiate kung ano pinagkaiba ng Brazilian Ribeye and NZ Ribeye and ng Snapper and Uhu Fillet. 

If I knew that this would happen, we will just order a few dishes like 3 appetizers, 1 meat, 1 seafood, and 1 vegetable dish. Then reorder na lang. Hindi namin alam na sabay-sabay lulutuin yung beef, yung fish, etc. Nasa isip ko kasi yung Yurakuen na one dish at a time so we really enjoyed the experience kasi slow eating. Well, maybe that is the disadvantage of shared table kasi mabilisan lahat. 

And because of that, after one hour, we are done. Feeling ko tuloy kumain lang kami sa fast food or restaurant sa sobrang bilis. Kasi naman, hindi mo maenjoy food kung malamig na kaya dapat mabilis din kumain. Parang mas matagal pa yung pagluluto ko sa Samgyupsalan kaysa dito. Hehehe! 

Overall, the experience is just okay because some food is hit and miss. Some food is too salty for our taste. My personal favorite is the Premium Yasai Itame, I like asparagus and mushrooms kasi. The service is good naman although wala silang staff per table so if we need anything, maghahanap kami ng staff na matatawag para magrefill ng drinks or if we want to reorder. The chef asked if there are birthday celebrants so may complimentary cake and birthday song pala sila. 

Anyway, it was still a good experience for my son who is starting to love Japanese cuisine. Dati hindi naman yan nagsushi or sashimi, pero ngayon kumakain na. If ever we will go back, I will just order a few dishes at a time so we can maximize the 2 hours teppanyaki experience. It was a birthday celebration kasi so parang ang bilis lang din ng pangyayari. Much better siguro kung group of 10 kami para private room or table. 

PHP1488+ Lunch 

PHP1588+ Dinner 

PHP1588+ Holiday 

PHP1788+ Lunch 

PHP1888+ Dinner 

PHP1888+ Holiday 

Free - 3 feet below 

Half Price - 4 feet below 

Full Price - 4 feet above 

PHP1,212 will be charged on top of your bill for leftovers per head. Leftovers for this offering are not allowed to be taken out 

Mon to Thurs - 10AM to 9PM 

Fri - Sun - 10AM to 10PM 

Watch the video here ito yung pagkakasunud-sunod ng food na naserve sa amin.

I suggested two restaurants for my mom’s despedida and she chose Teppanya. So just this month, we went back to Teppanya EVIA but this time with my family. I mentioned before that we planned to eat here last year pero lagi fully booked but we tried our luck again.

I asked my husband to call Teppanya EVIA to reserve a private room and was advised that there is a minimum of PHP15,000 total bill to reserve this room. Which is not a problem since we are group of 11 so even we just availed the Unlimited Madness Regular Rate, pasok kami sa minimum amount. 

The day before our schedule, my husband received a message and call from Teppanya to confirm our reservation. And at the time of our trip, we arrived 30 minutes before the opening and marami na rin nakapila, mas marami ngayon compared sa last visit namin. And since we have our reservation, kami una nakapasok.

It was only 8 months ago since our last visit pero marami na rin changes. The good news is, the menu is already laminated, much better kaysa sa printed paper. The sad news is, the menu has changed na pala. May 3 choices na, Regular Rate na kami sa second visit. I was looking forward for scallops kasi wala dati pero ngayon, wala na talaga sa menu. No more St Helen’s Black Angus High Choice Sirloin Fillet Steak and Korean Pen Scallops but there is an additional King Mackerel Miso but we did not order this. 

Even though we are a group, we have our own likes and dislikes so may kanya-kanya rin kami order. Like I said before, konti na lang order ko para maenjoy ko kasi sabay-sabay niluto last time e. For my family of three, we ordered NZ Ribeye, Salmon, Shrimp, Squid, Premium Yasai Itame, Usuyaki Beef Roll, Miso Soup, Ebi Tempura, Premium Sashimi Moriawase and Baked Scallops. 

I liked our recent teppanyaki experience kasi hindi sobrang nagmamadali yung chef so we were able to enjoy our two hours. And this time, hindi maalat yung food, so siguro nakadepende na lang talaga sa chef. 

I was expecting na may sariling butler sa private room pero wala pala so the downside is, kapag may gusto ka iorder or ifollow-up, mahirap. Kailangan mo pa lumabas or maghintay na may magserve para makapag-order or follow-up, especially sa drinks. Ang tagal makapagrefill.

Lunch PHP1,488+

Dinner and Holiday PHP1,588+

Lunch PHP1,888+

Dinner and Holiday PHP1,988+

Lunch PHP2,888+

Dinner and Holiday PHP2988+

Four years ago, my mom and aunt were planning for our Kristiansund trip and they already set a date for our weekend trip. The first week of May came and it’s been snowing and raining so they canceled our trip. Two weeks after, the weather was still not good but rain or shine, we pushed our trip because we were running out of time. We only had a few weeks left for our summer vacation in Norway. 

We were not able to leave early because my mom was still working so after her working hours we immediately went to the Ferry Terminal so we won’t miss the boat. 

We traveled for almost 5 hours but it was not a boring trip because of the beautiful scenery. We arrived at Scandic Kristiansund in the evening but since we are in Norway, the sunset is late. This hotel is located in the heart of the town so it is near the tourist spots, harbor view, and airport. 

After check-in, we went out for dinner and we were able to see some tourist spots like Sundbåten, Herring Boy and Klipsish Woman. 

We ate dinner at Bella Napoli. It was already late and the weather is still not good so we went straight to the hotel to rest. 

The following day, after breakfast we had a quick walking tour at Kristiansund. It just so happened that we saw a flyer in the lobby so we decided to explore the city before our check-out. We were able to visit the following places. 

Varden Utkikstårn  

And of course, the main reason for this trip is to see the Atlantic Ocean Road, I only see this in pictures so I am really glad that I finally visited the place. On our way to “Atlanterhavsvegen” we passed the Atlanterhavstunneien or Atlantic Ocean Tunnel. It is an undersea tunnel that connects Kristinasund Municipality to Averøy Municipality. 

The Atlantic Ocean Tunnel is one of the deepest undersea tunnels in the world with 250 meters in depth and 5,727 meters long that runs beneath the Bremsnesfjorden. 

The Atlantic Ocean Road is an 8.3-kilometer road that was built on several small islands and skerries. It connects Kristiansund and Molde. This road is considered a National Tourist Route and cultural heritage site. If you watched James Bond's “No Time to Die” movie then you are familiar with this road.

Last week, we went to the Festival Mall for groceries and to buy a new phone for my son. After doing our errands, we went to Kuya J Restaurant, it was just past 10AM so super aga namin, And before we entered the restaurant, my husband asked if available yung halo-halo kasi kung hindi sa iba kami kakain. The staff said yes, so we went inside and we were the first diners. 

We are not really hungry kasi nga wala pa lunch time but my husband wanted to eat halo-halo kasi. We tried all their halo-halo before so we ordered the Halo-Halo Espesyal and Ube Halo-Halo, PHP89 for solo, PHP129 yata for regular size. 

We also ordered Tadyang Na Baka PHP699, Lumpia Presko PHP119 and Rice Platter PHP150. The taste of the food is just okay but we enjoyed our halo-halo, finally, the cravings were satisfied. In fairness, mabilis service dito, naserve agad yung food. 

Mother’s Day is approaching but in Norway, it is already over. For this week challenge, we need to share craft project for all the moms in our lives. My mom likes flowers but I already did that last year, you can check this post. So I decided to fulfill one of her dreams, I can’t buy her a camper van or RV but I can make one for her. 

I found this 3D Camper Van template on Pinterest so I check the blog and vlog and it looks simple and easy but I spoke too soon because it took me three days to finish this camper van and I almost scrap the project, I had a difficult time in putting the roof, for some reasons, the glue is not working and I even used my glue gun but it didn’t help. I don’t know why but I’m blaming the glossy cake box that I’ve used. I repurposed the cake box so this project would be sturdy. 

Thanks to my husband because he suggested “double-sided tape” and because of that, I was able to finish my project. I added a card too "Home is where you park"

I liked her SVG file because it is so easy to follow and everything can be cut using my Cricut Maker. Although it took me a few days to finish this project because I did one step per day like cutting, printing the design, and assembling the box. 

I use my die cut to design the top cover of the box. Even though this is just a small pop-up cube gift box. I enjoyed making it and I’m happy that I learned something new. You can check the video on my Instagram.

When I checked the file, it has a lot of layers and colors so I decided to cut all the files using two white cardstock. I did not change the size so it was really a challenge to assemble. I used washi tape at the back and for the rest, I just use the color markers for the flowers and leaves. And because the file is too small, I did not follow the front layer of the basket, I just embossed it. 

I made a mistake in coloring and pasting so the white flowers are not in the correct position but I still continued it. The end result is not perfect but I am happy that I finished it and it made me realize that I can do some craft projects even though I don’t use colored cardstock. If I will redo this project, I will increase the size.