Ariake Voucher Contest Winner

Hey! We've already got a winner for a voucher to Ariake Japanese Cuisine Restaurant in Tomas Morato worth P2,015!

This is actually a surprise to me too because I thought nobody's really going to join my contest. But there are two people who actually did. And seriously, thank you to these two!

Anyway, I did everything through random.org and of course, I've documented each step on how to have the winner.

1. I input my "short" list into the List Randomizer.

2. I randomized my list by hitting the "Randomize" button. (I know I shouldn't have put numbers before the names...but still, we can still comprehend it, can't we? LOL.)

It's actually still in the same order! Only the first three names (which belongs to the same person) got jumbled.

3. Let's go to the True Random Number Generator. I keyed in the minimum and maximum numbers which are 1 and 4 respectively.

4. I hit the "Generate" button and voila! We now have a lucky winner! :)

The result shows number 4...and number 4 on our randomized list is none other than gayle sy! :D

Congratulations! Aren't you the lucky one, huh? Please wait for my email and kindly reply to so that I would know that you've received your voucher. Thanks!

Till my next contest! :)

ENDED Contest: Ariake Japanese Cuisine Restaurant Voucher for 4-6 Persons - Value P2,015

I know I haven't been blogging lately...and I want to compensate for that with a contest! Yes dearies, a contest!

I've been addicted to group buying sites...so I'm going to give away one voucher for Ariake Japanese Restaurant to one lucky winner! :)

I won credits from CleverBuy.com.ph last March and bought these vouchers. Originally, the value of the items is P2,015, but could be bought from CleverBuy for only P867. It is valid until September 30, 2011, Mondays to Fridays. Anyway, I've already made a review for Ariake Japanese Cuisine Restaurant. Just check it out to see what happened there. Hehe. :D

The voucher includes a Special Makisushi Deluxe (Tempura Roll, Philadelphia Roll, Canadian Roll, Ninja Roll and Salmon Skin Roll), 6pcs Yakitori, Yakiudon, Mixed Seafood Dumplings, and 4 cups of Coffee Jelly with Vanilla Ice Cream. These are good for 4-6 people. In fact, it is advertised in CleverBuy as a Barkada package.

You may check out the Ariake deal from Cleverbuy here.

Ariake Japanese Cuisine Restaurant is located at #284 Tomas Morato corner Scout Rallos, Quezon City. It's really accessible, so you'll have no worries going there. :)

Mechanics (Mandatory):

1. Follow this blog Uncharted Plans via Google Friend Connect. (Just click the Follow button at the right side. :D )
2. Answer the question, "Who will you take to Ariake Japanese Restaurant with you if you win this contest?" by commenting on this blog post.
3. Don't forget to include your email address in your comment. I'll be sending the voucher through this email.

*Steps 1-3 earns you one raffle entry.

Additional Points (Optional):

• Share this contest through your Facebook. (one entry)
• Share this contest through Twitter. (one entry)
• Share this contest by blogging it. (two entries)

*Post the links together with your comment. And please make sure your Facebook wall post and Twitter are accessible.

Notes:

This contest is open until 11:59 PM of August 31, 2011. I'll announce the lucky winner next day, September 1, 2011. It will be raffled via random.org. Feel free to invite your friends to this contest, who knows one of you just might get lucky!

Good luck! And till my next contest! :)

Tramway Buffet Plaza Shaw - Affordable Buffet!

I'd been longing to visit Tramway Buffet then. I've read from forums and reviews that this buffet plaza is good and affordable. For just around Php200, you can eat all you can on their buffet table. So, I was really anticipating to try this mix buffet of Chinese, Japanese and Filipino food. (I'm a fan of these three cuisines by the way.)

And finally, I had the chance to go and dine there last month. As usual, I've got the boyfriend and our two friends with me. I sometimes feel like they are my bodyguards. LOL. Just kidding. But they've already been good friends of mine.

Tramway has three branches--Tramway Tea House Banawe, Tramway Garden Buffet Timog and Tramway Buffet Plaza Shaw. Note that prices per head varies per branch. In Tramway Tea House Banawe, the price per head is Php198, while in Tramway Garden Buffet Timog, the price per head is Php205. In Tramway Buffet Plaza Shaw, the regular rate per head is Php288. But since their promo is still ongoing as of that date, the price per head is Php218. Another thing, the prices are exclusive of drinks.

We went to Tramway Buffet Plaza Shaw. It was just right across Star Mall and inside the Worldwide Corporate Center.

It was a Sunday lunch when we went there. And what could you expect on a Sunday? Lots of people, particularly families. But anyway, the place is quite large to accommodate at least 30 families, I think, and the lunch buffet is ongoing from 1130PM to 3PM.

The food was good, but I found the buffet limited. But who could complain, right? With the price I paid, I couldn't. But I would still do it here. LOL.

I think there were not more than 10 main dishes. There was Yang Chow Rice, Sweet and Sour Pork, Roast Chicken, Clams and Fish (don't know what type of fish). I couldn't remember them all, so please bear with my short-term memory. :D And please forgive me for not having pictures of these dishes, I was really hungry that time. I could really eat a horse. LOL.

As for the side dish, there was California Maki. But I was rather disappointed. The rice balls were really large. I was thinking they were trying to produce for a large group of people since they serve buffet. (I already had pictures by this time because I wasn't too hungry anymore. Haha.)

California Maki

There were also vegetable salad, dimsum and century eggs on the table. The desserts consisted of buko pandan, macaroni salad, watermelon and buchi.

Vegetable Salad 

Pork Siomai 

Buko Pandan and Macaroni Salad

Watermelon

Hungry Me. :D

What I really didn't like was the fact that it took them a few minutes to refill the buffet table. We arrived around 1PM already, so the food containers were already half-empty or empty. We still had to wait for a few minutes before we could eat and/or continue eating.

Actually, I've already made a post about this buffet on my long-time personal secret blog. I just want to share it with you guys. Thanks for reading!

Ariake Japanese Cuisine - Tomas Morato, QC

If you've already read 'Charlene's Uncharted Plans', you probably know by now that I love food and promos and discounts. So, for my first post on this blog, I'll be featuring a restaurant and a daily deal site in Philippines.

CleverBuy - Be Clever, Pay Less is one among several daily deal sites/group-buying sites in the Philippines. I'm one of the first few members who have seen how their market has grown to almost 10,000 members now.

Ten days, every day, before their launch, they held mini-contests that reward Php100 load credits to any mobile telco. And since yours truly is a fan of these contests and promos, I joined. And luckily, I won one round.

Come their official launch last March, CleverBuy held another game--their popular Guessing game for their Facebook fans. The mechanics are simple. Just guess how many vouchers will be sold at the end of deal. And again, yes, I joined and won that contest. (Maybe I'm really lucky. LOL.) The prize was a total of 3,333 Clever credits that can be used to buy vouchers on their site. (By the way, they still hold contests with even larger prizes at stake on their site, so make sure to visit CleverBuy from time to time.)

I bought four Ariake Japanese Cuisine vouchers (one voucher is good for 4-6 pax) from CleverBuy with the credits I've won from the latter. And oh, I can say I'm definitely a winner with Ariake Japanese Cuisine and CleverBuy!

I've already used one voucher last April--my birthday month. I was with the boyfriend and our two friends.

(Photos are taken by my handy SE Elm. My camera phone is not perfect, so please bear with me.:) )

The four of us were the only guests when we had arrived. The place is quiet and relaxing. Two thumbs up for Ariake's ambience.

The voucher bought from CleverBuy already predetermined what we were going to eat. The only thing we had to order were drinks.

Special Makisushi Deluxe (Tempura Roll, Philadelphia Roll, Canadian Roll, Ninja Roll and Salmon Skin Roll) 

Yakitori 

Seafood Dumplings

I'm craving for Jap food right now. Oh no! But I guess we've got to move on. So...

Our two friends were big eaters (as if we were not lol). Kidding! Hehe. They even ordered baked oysters and Chahan (fried rice).

Baked Oysters (Php265)

After our sumptuous dinner, we were then ready for desserts. Yes, desserts! The voucher also included Coffee Jelly. The coffee jelly and vanilla ice cream really blends well together. I love it!

Coffee Jelly (Php85)

I enjoyed Ariake. And for sure, I'll be coming back again. Anyway, I still have three more vouchers with me. Wonder if I'll have a mini-contest with one voucher as the prize...hmmm...stay tuned!