Refreshing H20 Hotel

Last week, we had the pleasure of staying at Hotel H20. It is the new hotel inside the Manila Ocean Park that features Aqua rooms, read: aquarium wall inside your hotel room. Aside from pretending like you are the little mermaid, the room provides a refreshing stay with its unique theme and lighting caused by the wide aquarium wall.


I love this thermos set inside our room which let us cook instant noodles for snacks. Why not bring your own sachet of hot chocolate powder so you can enjoy a mug before going to sleep?



Then, there's the bathroom and toilet that would literally make you feel like a fish in a bowl. The bathroom is made up of glass walls that is see-through (perfect for couples but could be quiet uncomfy for simple room mates).



What I like though are their 'designer' toiletries that are all in blue. Then, there's the perfect shower head that feels like rain on the skin. One thing missing is the bidei on the toilet x.x

The entire bedroom has mirrors that reflect every corner of the room. It is hard to miss anything that is happening even while you are watching your favorite show on their wide LCD TV or surfing the Internet (for a fee).


The Aqua room's working table is spacious with organized sockets and Internet cable.

Their spacious bed which is lined with what seems like ostrich leather is very interesting. Personally, I felt like I was staying somewhere outside the Philippines but I wish their airconditioning system were cooler. Noted that when we stayed they were still on a dry-run.


Makansutra's hot chocolate is a perfectly sweet morning treat

Our stay had free breakfast buffet at the Makansutra food village which was quiet simple with dried fish, pork and chicken adobo, rice porridge, noodles, eggs, and yummy hot chocolate and tasty coffee, Makansutra style. What made our morning brighter was the view of Manila bay. You could enjoy their breakfast at Al Fresco seats over at White Moon Bar.


White Moon Bar in the morning

Overall, Hotel H20 is a pleasant place to stay in. Check in at 2:00PM, have a refreshing shower and arrange for afternoon drinks at the White Moon Bar just before the sun sets. Dinner would be nice at the Makansutra for something exotic. Then just chill and relax inside your aqua room :)

FOX Channel's FlashForward hits Manila

The party started right after everyone admired Manila Bay's Sunset at White Moon Bar

FOX Channel just launched today's big hit in US television, FlashForward. From the creators of Lost comes another adrenaline pumping and mind boggling tv series that will get anyone of any age hooked on the telly (just when we thought we're running out of great tv shows to watch).


Tarot Card Readers gave guests a FlashForward of their own


Even hot hunk Rovilson Fernandez was excited to watch the Sci-Fi TV series

At the White Moon bar, media friends of FOX Channel gathered together to get a glimpse of not only the director's cut of FlashForward but also, of their own future! Fox brought over spirit questors and tarrot card readers during the TV show's extravagant launch which they described as 'multi-sensory'.


Jude Turcuatco of FOX International Channels gets everyone worked up for the screening

FOX International Channels (FIC) territory director Jude Turcuato talked about his predictions on how FlashForward will also become a big hit in the Philippines with its new and exciting story while everyone's tastebuds were being treated with food from Makansutra.



Just before showing FlashForward's pilot episode, FOX Channel brought guests into another dimension called Aquatica - a new lights and fountain show by the Manila Ocean Park.



And as if the guests indeed entered another dimension, when FlashForward finally reeled on the big screens, everyone's jaw dropped with every action packed scenes and surprising twists (and we're just at episode number one!). FlashForward’s pilot episode was shown over dinner, and guests were amazed at the sci-fi television series’ impressive visual effects, the same production element that attracted 12.5 million viewers when it was launched in the U.S.Imagine everyone in the world shuts down, gets a glimpse of their future, and wakes up to a world of disaster - Flash Forward's main premise.


Catching FlashForward on FOX Channel

The viewers during the launch disappeared as fast as the FlashForward itself and up to their hotel rooms to view the FOX Channel's 2 hour episode in their H20 hotel rooms (thank you to Fox for checking us in :) as soon as the pilot episode ended. Enough proof that Fast Forward could just be the next Lost in terms of viewership.


FlashForward cast, we love John Cho from Harold & Kumar in a more serious role

The launch which was also made possible by our friends from Agatep Associates, clearly showed that FlashForward is the perfect TV show to be shared with friends and family over great food (read: pizza, chips, and soda). Personally, I am hooked but the show could be too freaky and mysterious for me that I won't dare to watch it alone. If you want to know what I am talking about then tune in your cable TV to FOX Channel.