February Favorites!

Wow. Where did January and February go? Just like that, it's already the 20th and pretty soon, we'll be a quarter done with the year. Time sure flies!

My kids and I were sick for the first two weeks of February - so much so that as soon as we got cleared to leave the house, we've been trying to make the most of what's left of the month. Actually, we were just really itching to get out. LOL!

Here's what we've been loving this month so far...

THE NEW KITKAT CHUNKY PEANUT BUTTER BAR

If you are crazy for peanut butter, then this chocolate bar's for you! The NEW Kitkat Chunky Peanut Butter bar is only available at 7-Eleven (so far). I can't wait 'til the big supers get it! It's mahalia at P41.00/bar!

EAT FRESH FAMOUS HONG KONG STREET FOOD

My church friends have been raving about this food joint for quite a while. And since we were stuck at home, I couldn't help but imagine all sorts of things I wanted to try when I got better. As soon as I got out, KY and I went to Eat Fresh (in San Juan) to get us some grub. My friend and A's pastor, L, recommends their Laksa (I'm no Laksa lover, though). Their Salt and Pepper Squid is a crowd favorite. I love their Beef Tendon Noodle Soup. Mmmm... time to head back to Eat Fresh, even if we just had it Friday for lunch (Maria Clara, QC Branch). Oh, and if you have been craving for Vita Lemon Tea, they have it there!

Find Eat Fresh Famous HK Street Food at the following locations:

- Maria Clara Street, Quezon City

- J. Abad Santos, Manila

- J. Abad Santos, San Juan

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES!

Yes, the US Breakfast Chain is finally in the Philippines! They opened their doors Friday night, and the kids and I were desperate. LOL! I have no words, except this - NOM! This visit brought back so many US memories. WE LOVE IHOP!

IHOP's first branch is at the W Global Center, 30th Street corner 9th Avenue, BGC (in between CPK and P.F. Chang's)

COLTON DIXON!

Excuse me for posting that fangirl pic again, but who can resist Colton Dixon? *swoons*  His NEW album, A MESSENGER, is finally out in the market. We co-distribute this baby in the Philippines with MCA Music. And yes, this album is a Christian album. Find it at House of Praise stores, Odyssey, Astroplus, and other music stores nationwide. Incidentally, if you get it from House of Praise (P450 SRP), you get a cool, Limited edition, A MESSENGER pin with the album.

FIX PIX WALL DECALS

Obsessed. Yes, such a strong word, but that is exactly how I feel about these decals. I have been looking for nice decals for our home, and found cheap, beautiful ones at a nearby Daiso store. Since then, I've probably been to about five stores to check on designs. So far, these are up on the wall. I'm thinking of doing the same to my boring office walls. A set goes for P200! Pretty cheap, but pretty, too, right?

POLO - THE MINT WITH A HOLE

I haven't seen this in the supers for quite some time now. So when the kids and I were in Taiwan for the Christmas holidays, this was a pleasant treat (the hotel had a huge supply at their breakfast/snack bar). When we saw that Shopwise had it again, we bought a whole box! LOL! Life IS a whole lot cooler with this mint candy. Hehe. And only P8.75 a roll! Thank you for bringing this back!

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I actually want to post about another thing, but let me save it for next month when I can tell you where to get it here. But yes, it's on my fave list this month. Stay tuned? Oh, and of course there's also this addiction to CARROT FANTASY. But you knew that, didn't you?

Getting the Golden Carrot on Extreme Level 19!

Oh yes, another walkthrough. This time for Carrot Fantasy's Extreme Level 19. See here, I got ze Golden Carrot!

Yay, Golden Carrot! Woot!

And yes, all clear and golden. Teehee. 

And here's how I did it...

But first, let me share my fangirl photo with AI's Colton Dixon. Teehee. He was in town for a Valentine's gig with Jessica Sanchez. And because I work for the local Christian Market distributor of his new album, A Messenger, I got to go see him at one of his interviews.

Colton Dixon. ♥

Ok, back to the program. Where was I? Oh yes, how I got the Golden Carrot on Extreme 19. I decided to do this walkthrough yesterday, and because I only had two screencaps of Level 19, I had to try and get the Golden Carrot again. And guess what? I got to it nice and fast.

Start by placing two SYRINGE towers on the two empty plots. One to kill, the other to destroy the right windmill.
Upgrade upper left syringe ONCE as you go. Once first set of pests are killed, the windmill will clear and CLOVER towers will appear.

Once first set of pests are killed, the windmill will clear and CLOVER towers will appear. Delete those and replace with two ARROW towers closest to track. Upgrade as you go. Clear small pine tree and rocks below the syringe, then the tree trunk. (Pic 1a and 1b, see below) Once tree trunk has cleared, delete syringe and use coins to upgrade your upper ARROW. Delete ladybug, and place ARROW tower in its place. Clear chest next to it, make sure you upgrade your ARROWs as you go (Pic 1c).

(Pic 1a)

(Pic 1b)

(Pic 1c)

Work on clearing the crates on top of the track. Start with the yellow, then the blue. Yellow crate will contain a STAR, upgrade this. Blue crate will contain a GAS bottle, replace with ARROWS. During this process, the small pine tree in the middle will clear.

Place ARROWS where the small pine tree in the middle used to stand.
Middle, top ladybug will clear to just a plot of land. Place FREEZE tower in its place.
Upgrade all existing towers when you can.

Proceed to clear the big, upper left brown crate, and the two other small crates on top left of track. The blue crate will contain a GAS bottle, replace that with ARROWS. Upgrade. Yellow crate will contain a STAR, upgrade. Large brown crate will contain four OCTOPUS towers. Replace left ones with FREEZE towers, and right ones with ARROWS. (see photo below)

Work on clearing the last brown crate. This will contain ANCHOR towers.
Replace left one with ARROW towers, the right ones with FREEZE towers.

Then work to clear the tree trunk and place two FREEZE towers in its place (Pic 2a, see below). Upgrade all existing towers. Work to clear all remaining obstacles. Replace SYRINGE (lower right) with a FREEZE tower. Place an ARROW tower on lower left side of track (as shown in Pic 2b below).

(Pic 2a)

(Pic 2b)

As you go through each wave and gain more coins, place more defensive towers as shown in picture below. As you may have already noticed, this Level works best with ARROWS and FREEZE towers. But of course, the right combo is key to getting the Golden Carrot and killing off the Boss.

Kill 'em pests!

When you finally get to Wave 20, use existing towers to kill off the small pests (Pic 3a, below). Then when the left towers can no longer reach the boss, move them to the right (Pic 3b, below). Upgrade towers to max when you can.

(Pic 3a) Make sure you click on the boss so your weapons don't go shooting elsewhere.

(Pic 3b) Move the weapons to the right. The ARROW towers are very useful!

Et voila! GOLDEN CARROT!

Be patient. Timing is key to conquer all waves. You may have to repeat the game if it doesn't give you positive results. Hehehe. Good luck, co-addict!