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Happiness in A Scoop: Baskin Robbins Opens Its 14th Branch in BGC

By Mommy Donna and Kib - October 21, 2016

"Happiness is two kinds of ice cream,

Finding your skate key, telling the time...

For happiness is anyone and anything at all

That is loved by you!"

I super love this song because it clearly defines what happiness is. Happiness can be found in simple things around us. Happiness is being contented with whatever we have and just being loved by somebody--that's happiness.

For me, happiness is just always being with my son 24/7. I am thankful to the Lord that He had given me an opportunity to become a mom to this wonderful boy. I can enjoy a lot of activities with my son. Life's not always a bed of roses, but I thank the Lord that He is always giving me peace despite of everything that is happening to my life and my son is the one who keeps me going on with life. Truly, he is heaven-sent :)

One of the activities that my son and I enjoy doing together is...eating! I am blessed to have a son who can eat anything and everything! He is not afraid to try different dishes, he has a palate of an adult! He likes putting black pepper on his food and recently, he asks me to prepare spicy dishes for us! Sometimes I am amazed at this kid, having a good appetite and not being a picky eater.

I have a secret: sometimes I am a stress eater, hihihi. When I feel stressed, I like eating salty and sweet food. One of the stress busters for me is eating ice cream. For me, ice cream makes me feel good about myself because of its sweetness, creaminess, and coldness. Ice cream can really make me happy whenever I feel blue.

For ice cream lovers like me, good news! Baskin Robbins has opened its 14th branch in Bonifacio High Street last October 1st! Baskin Robbins is tagged as the world's most beloved ice cream brand because of its unique ice cream flavors. It was founded in 1945 by two ice cream enthusiasts whose passion led to the creation of more than 1,300 ice cream flavors and a wide variety of delicious treats. Baskin Robbins features premium hard scoop ice creams, customized ice cream cakes, and a full range of frozen beverages. Amazing, isn't it?

For its newest branch in the Philippines, Baskin Robbins can now be more accessible to the shoppers and residents within Bonifacio High Street and nearby areas in BGC. To make the store opening more fun and memorable, Baskin Robbins lined up a series of delicious treats and activities for all of its guests and customers:

P31 per scoop for all ice cream flavors for the whole day of October 1st
Meet and greet with Baskin Robbins mascot
Souvenir photos for guests and customers
Face painting
Performance by UP Dance Company
"Waffle Wonderland" -- guests can customize waffles in various shapes and colors
"Fundae Sundae" -- guests can put various toppings on their ice cream on cones

Spidey Kibbie enjoying overflowing ice cream at the opening of the 14th store of @baskinrobbinsph here at Bonifacio High Street #baskinrobbinsph #baskinrobbinsbhs

A photo posted by Donna Donor (@donababe) on Oct 1, 2016 at 1:59am PDT

My son and I enjoyed the event! We tasted several ice cream flavors during the event and we enjoyed every spoonful of each flavor. My son also enjoyed the face painting activity that he went back at that booth three times!

I would recommend that you try to visit Baskin Robbins anytime soon and taste all the unique ice cream flavors there! Enjoy Baskin Robbins ice cream with your family :)

To avail of more exciting promos from Baskin Robbins, visit any of their branches near you (Uptown Place Mall, Central Square, SM Aura, Greenbelt 5, Glorietta 2 and 5, 2/F SM City North, SM City North The Block, Fairview Terraces, Trinoma Manll, SM Southmall, SM Dasmarinas, Solenad, B8 Bonifacio High Street). Visit www.baskinrobbins.ph and its social media accounts on Facebook (baskinrobbinsph), Twitter (@baskinrobbinsph), and Instagram (@baskinrobbinsph) for more updates.

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31 Smiles Project

Baskin Robbins' Double Celebration

By Mommy Donna and Kib - October 14, 2015

Kib and I both love ice cream. We consider it as our comfort food. Whenever I feel stressed, I eat ice cream. Ice cream gives me an instant relief. When the weather is hot, ice cream makes me feel cool.

When I was invited to Baskin Robbins event last September 30th, I got so excited. I got to know Baskin Robbins from Andrew E.'s song 'Alabang Girls'. I had the first taste of Baskin Robbins ice cream last year during the Easter event at Greenbelt 3 (see post here). I missed eating Baskin Robbins since then! Baskin Robbins first opened their branch in the Philippines at BGC last year.

Banana Split Junior Scoop

Banana Split Pint

Banana Split Quart

The recent Baskin Robbins event was a double celebration for the company. It marked the first year of operations in the Philippines and at the same time, celebrated the 70th year of the company since its birth in California in 1945. With these two important milestones for the company, the management got inspired to launch the BR 31 Smiles Project--a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaign providing free cleft lip reconstructive surgery to 31 children in partnership with the renowned charitable foundation, Operation Smile.

BR 31 Smiles Project is a campaign intended to bring back the smiles of children with cleft lip and cleft palate through free reconstructive surgery, funded by Baskin Robbins Philippines. The number 31 is symbolic of the brand's heritage as it is known for carrying 31 flavors of ice cream at any given time--one for every day of the month. The amount needed for the 31 surgeries was raised through various promotions at the store level as well as special selling events.

Baskin Robbins team together with some of the beneficiaries of the BK 31 Smiles Project

Michael Dargani, president of IceDream, Inc., the company that exclusively operates Baskin Robbins in the Philippines said, "This is a very special celebration of two important anniversaries. We'd like to express our deepest thanks to our loyal customers for supporting the brand throughout its first year in the Philippines. In line with our commitment to serving fun and smiles for seven decades, Baskin Robbins is truly proud to welcome the 31 beneficiaries of our BR 31 Smiles Project."

Anne Gonzales, vice chairman of Operation Smile Philippines, expressed her utmost gratitude at Baskin Robbins for giving this wonderful project. "Your BR 31 Smiles Project has not only brought back the smiles of 31 children but also helped their families and restored the enthusiasm and happiness of these wonderful kids," she added.

A Touching Story

One of the beneficiaries of the cleft lip surgery is Wivina 'Vina' Marie Maninang, a 5-year old child. Due to her cleft lip condition, Vina was unaccepted by other children in her community. She was often bullied by the children in their community because of her different look. Under the BR 31 Smiles Project, Vina was selected by Operation Smile to undergo free reconstructive surgery at Sta. Ana Hospital. Many have witnessed Vina's touching story in the YouTube video created by Baskin Robbins at the start of their campaign in June 2015.

Wivina Marie Maninang after the surgery

"Kitang-kita ko po ang malaking pagbabago sa aking anak na si Vina pagkatapos ng maoperahan sya," Maritess Maninang, Vina's mom said on the YouTube video. "Kung dati po na madalas siyang umiiyak sa akin kapag natutukso ng mga kalaro nya, ngayon po ay mas lumakas ang loob nya na harapin ang mga ito," Maritess added.

Vina's dreams of becoming a professional dancer someday. Now that she has been given a brand new smile, there is no stopping her from making this dream a reality.

Baskin Robbins' New Products

During the event, Baskin Robbins also launched a new lineup of indulgent Cookie Sundaes, premium Baskin Robbins ice cream paired with warm, chewy cookies and topped with sundae toppings. Starting October 2015, guests can create indulgent sundaes customized to their liking by choosing a selection of warm and chewy White Chunk Macadamia, Dark Chocolate Chunk and Double Fudge Cookies to serve with up to two of their favorite Baskin Robbins ice cream flavors. The Warm Cookie Ice Cream Sundae can be topped with hot fudge, praline caramel sauce, candy pieces, cookie pieces, whipped cream and cherries.

Kib enjoying a sample of Baskin Robbin's Cookie Sundae

About Baskin Robbins

Over the past 70 years, Baskin Robbins has brought its famous 31 ice cream flavors to the world. While the brand started as a neighborhood ice cream shop in California in 1945, it now has more than 7,500 locations in nearly 50 countries worldwide.

Baskin Robbins was founded by two ice cream enthusiasts and brothers-in-law who shared a dream to create an innovative ice cream shop that would be a neighborhood gathering place for families. Over 300 million people visit Baskin Robbins each year to sample from more than 1,200 flavor creations available in its ice cream library. Baskin Robbins offers guests around the world a wide range of hard scoop ice cream flavors, along with custom ice cream cakes, delicious frozen beverages, ice cream sundaes and take-home frozen treats.

For more information about Baskin Robbins, log on to www.baskinrobbins.ph or check out their Facebook account (facebook.com/baskinrobbinsph), Twitter, and Instagram (@baskinrobbinsph) accounts. You can also visit Baskin Robbins shops at Central Square, Bonifacio Global City, Greenbelt 5 and Glorietta 5 in Makati, Fairview Terraces and Trinoma Mall in Quezon City.

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ice cream

It’s a Kool World! Ice-cream Tasting Activity at Kool Kids

By Mommy Donna and Kib - November 18, 2014

Kib and I are ice cream monsters. We like ice cream so much. If we were to choose a dessert, we will have ice cream. If I have spare money, I will have an expensive ice cream, but if not, an ice cream sold by our trusted manong on the streets will still satisfy our cravings for something cold, hihi.

We were invited to an ice cream tasting activity courtesy of Mommy Bloggers Philippines at Kool Kids at SM Megamall. Kool Kids is an original concept of making ice cream. We were used to just ordering ready to eat ice creams on tubs, but here at Kool Kids they will prepare your ice cream in front of you. How cool is that?

This is how Kool Kids look like from the outside. It is located at 5/F, SM Megamall Fashion Hall, just across Ice Skating Rink beside Lucca Bakery

Kool Kids' trademark

Kool Kids uses liquid nitrogen in preparing your ice cream. Since this is a delicate element, a person must be well equipped with safety gear before getting liquid nitrogen from the main tank. It doesn’t take a long time to prepare the ice cream you ordered; in less than five minutes, your ice cream is served to you.

Putting on protective gear first before extracting some liquid nitrogen from the main tank

Whoa! Look at the smoke!

This is ice cream in raw form

Raw ice cream + liquid nitrogen mixed together = more smoke!

Almost there....

Tada! Ready to serve! This is Mad Vanilla flavor, Kib's order

Here's mine, Dark Crookies

Another cool thing about Kool Kids is that they change their menu weekly depending on the availability of ingredients in the market. You can’t get tired of eating the same ice cream flavor over and over again, there is something to always to look forward to here at Kool Kids. However, please be aware that they do not replenish their stocks on the same week; they just simply put ‘Out Of Stock’ on their menu. Reason for such is because they want to maintain the freshness of their ice cream that is why they only limit their stocks too.

Menu for the week. Spicy Chai is no longer available then :(

One intriguing item on their menu is the FroDough. Feeling ‘Lord of the Rings’, eh?! They named it such because it is a short term for frozen dough. It is a bread with ice cream inside, just like the ones we buy from mamang sorbetero. The warm dough blended very well with cold ice cream, so delicious!

FroDough...warm on the outside, cool on the inside, perfect!

The experience was fun! Class picture together with Mr. Miguel Aranaz, co-owner of Kool Kids

If you are looking for a unique ice cream experience, you can try Kool Kids. Definitely children--and adults alike--will find amazement on how ice cream is being made. Kib and I both enjoyed this activity and will surely go back there to taste other ice cream flavors.