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It’s Almost Valentine’s Day
December 28, 2015

It’s Almost Valentine’s Day

Here’s a Fun Fact: Did you know that Valentine’s Day in Japan is celebrated differently? It is the women who show their love by giving chocolates to special people in their lives. Men, on the other hand, will get their turn but not until March for “White Day.” What makes it more complicated is that there are different chocolates to be given out according to the person you are giving to. Tomo choco can be given to a friend. Giri choco is ordinarily given to co-workers, classmates, a male friend or superior. Hon mei choco is the chocolate given to a very special man in a girl’s life. Usually, this […]
Gift Idea Series: All Ye Gents
February 28, 2017

Gift Idea Series: All Ye Gents

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… …or not, if you are behind your Christmas shopping. Yikes! Double yikes if you find it doubly difficult to think of the perfect gift for the men in your life. With all the sweet, cutesy and sparkly little trinkets out of the list, what else is there to give aside from that usual Nirvana t-shirt? Fight the urge to around like a headless chicken. Primer Magazine advices you to ACT COOL and check out our list of seven possible presents for the gentlemen: An NBA 2K15 Source: http://espn.go.com/ Holiday appeal: …or any video game related to the following: sports, cars, monsters, heroes, […]
Gift Idea Series: Scents and Suds
February 28, 2017

Gift Idea Series: Scents and Suds

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire… And so the famous song goes. A few days to go and it’s Christmas! While this festive season begs the aroma of flavorful food wafting around, you don’t want to end up smelling like the Christmas feast, right? Surely, your loved ones wouldn’t want to do so either. This is especially true since our sense of smell is so powerful that it creates and evoke memories that can stay with us forever! So, why not wrap a fragrant bottle up? For the second edition of Primer Magazine’s gift idea series, we present something sweet again…only this time, something sweet-smelling from two local/artisan/quirky businesses and […]
Gift Idea Series: Sweets for the Sweet
December 28, 2015

Gift Idea Series: Sweets for the Sweet

It’s the last month of the year, and everyone knows what that means: Christmas is just around the corner! Merry Christmas, everyone! Here in the Philippines, the holiday season comes with one very important tradition: gift giving. The significance of this custom in the Filipino culture can be seen in hustle and bustle of malls and bazaars as Christmas eve draws nearer and nearer and nearer… …just like, well, right now. Feeling jolly yet? Perhaps not so, especially if you are haunted by this one question: have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? Fret not, though, as Primer brings you a list of wonderful gift ideas twice a week for […]
Recipe Corner: Beer Battered Chicken Strips
June 02, 2017

Recipe Corner: Beer Battered Chicken Strips

PRIMER’S FEATURED RECIPE How to cook Beer Battered Chicken Strips w/ Vegetables, Chili Soy Glaze over Japanese Rice, a recipe by Brasserie Girolle’s Chef Amando Ian Padilla.       For more info about Brasserie Girolle, please click here.