Bistro Michelle is what your idea of a first-class dining place should be

Say that Bistro Michelle is just another dining place that is strategically located between Roxas Boulevard and United Nations Avenue. In front is Museo Pambata, a museum of arts and a venue, too, for story-telling for kids living in the Metro Manila, Philippines. Beside Museo is the Embassy of the United States so you can imagine more or less that Bistro, like other restaurants in the vicinities, caters to people from all walks of life.

What makes it unique, then?

Service.

The amiable crew of a dining place that has to survive the competition of hundreds of other dining places along Roxas Boulevard is what makes Bistro Michelle a standout as it offers French, Chinese, and Filipino cuisines as well.

Do not be intimidated by its ambience of elegance. You will be assisted by a helpful crew. They are always ready to lend a helping hand.

Michelle also offers an array of soups- with P170, there is a good serving for four. You will love the hototay (a mix of squid, shrimp, and egg with plenty of carrots and other vegetables done the Chinese way).

Surf the net for one hour for P 240 only as this goes with your choice of sandwich like ham, cheese, beef, egg, or you name it, plus juice.

Photo captions: Bistro Michelle is all elegance from the entrance (top left photo) to its interior features as the furniture. The grand piano (middle, right photo), the wine section (lower right photo) and the European-inspired mural (top right photo) all add up to its touch of class.

Paging Calamba and MERALCO!

Barangay Look in Calamba City has no electricity.

Surprised?

You don’t think that a barangay with around 200 families right in the heart of a city south of Metro Manila, Philippines, would be without power supply (for years) like it has been abandoned by God. How come?

I and my third-year college students in public relations at the University of Perpetual Help System-Calamba were to conduct our dengue awareness and prevention campaign at the Blue House on September 25 this year. Yes, that particular place at Barangay Look, Calamba City was originally called a Blue House when upon the wrath of the storm Milenyo which ravaged the country in 2006 and left major households without power for two weeks, local residents from different barangays in Calamba were relocated to the place and a blue tent was built to accommodate the affected families.

Mr. Nanding Gatdula, homeowners’ association president, said that they have asked the local government to at least give them a MERALCO post so any resident who may choose to apply for an electric current may do so.

What could be a consequence of non-electricity?

Residents confirmed one rape case of a teen-ager early dawn.

Photo caption: Ms. Maria Evelyn D. Morita (fourth from right) treats kids for an ice cream so they would not make noise while UPHS-Calamba faculty members, the Public Relations Class, third-year, and Ms. Rusela Noel, representative, City Health Office, Calamba City, Philippines hold a dengue awareness and prevention lecture-forum. UPHS joins the Department of Health in its dengue awareness and prevention campaign nationwide as dengue cases rise to over 70,000, resulting to over 500 deaths, many of which involved children. Venue was the Blue House, Barangay Look, Calamba City on Sept. 25, 2010.