Blitzing the City: Baang Coffee, QC

1. The Table – too lox, too narrow, too black, cards get jumbled up in the action

2. The Ambience – good enough but CR was distracting, cruel to carps

3. The Lighting – a bit dim

4. The Food – meals were great, green tea latte is a must try

5. Closing time – 2nd floor closes early

6. Price – expensive

7. The Service – good enough

8. Parking -  not very good. no attendant

9. Techy Points – wifi: free wifi but you have to pay for charging (Php 50 for 30 mins)

10. Remarks – mugs were unique, chair in the 2nd floor was comf

Blitzing the City: Figaro, Tomas Morato, QC

1. The Table – only 2 Blitzable tables

2. The Ambience -homey, books all around

3. The Lighting – excelente

4. The Food – delisiyoso

5. Closing time – quite early for a coffee place

6. Price – a bit pricey

7. The Service – magnifico!

8. Parking -  ample parking space since corner lot

9. Techy Points – wifi: not yet available

10. Remarks – don’t wear fuschia

Blitzing the City: Seattle’s Best Coffee, Tomas Morato, QC

1. The Table – low coffee table type, blitzable table was right beside the smoking area

2. The Ambience -   lots of people studying, cigarette smell was very prevalent

3. The Lighting – ok

4. The Food – similar to Starbucks, drinks are too sweet, no chai latte available

5. Closing time – 2am

6. Price – pricey

7. The Service – similar to starbucks

8. Parking -  was able to park right away

9. Techy Points – wifi: Globe Wiz

10. Remarks – mosquito infested, cigarette smelling place

Blitzing Baguio City: Starbucks Camp John Hay, Baguio City

1. The Table – circular tables not blitzable at all

2. The Ambience -  Starbucks with pine trees

3. The Lighting – natural window lighting

4. The Food – Starbucks – split Green Tea Frap was still in Venti container

5. Closing time – we had to leave before they could close

6. Price -  starbucks

7. The Service – starbucks

8. Parking -  ample space even for a horse

9. Techy Points – Smart and Globe signals were good (we did not have any other to test)

10. Remarks – must have transporation, the starbucks signage is cute at night (Macoy’s Thoughts)

Blitzing Baguio City: U.P. Baguio Dormitory, Baguio City

1. The Table – matress in lieu of table – this was even better

2. The Ambience – UP dormitory

3. The Lighting – UP

4. The Food – take out Starbucks & some chichiryas from the grocery store

5. Closing time – when you hear the guard knocking at your door, it’s closing time

6. Price – UP pricing – 170 a night!

7. The Service – very friendly

8. Parking -  N/A – UP people don’t have cars

9. Techy Points – leave your gadgets at home, you are on vacation, don’t touch the pail of water with the water heater barefoot

10. Remarks – when the guard knocks, hide the Blitz cards under the matress and blame the noise on the radio

Blitzing Baguio City: Cafe Batirol, Camp John Hay, Baguio City

1. The Table – old wood, irregular shaped slab of a tree trunk with “compartments”

2. The Ambience – garden type, open air. it was a rainy afternoon but we did not get wet

3. The Lighting – natural lighting

4. The Food – the batirol was superb and just right for the chill of Baguio

5. Closing time – early in the morning – enough time for a lot of rounds of Blitz

6. Price – touristy, comfort rooms were at Php 5!

7. The Service – friendly

8. Parking -  ample space even for a horse

9. Techy Points – Smart and Globe signals were good (we did not have any other to test)

10. Remarks – a must try, must go for Blitzing and  hot batirol!

Blitzing the City: Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Tomas Morato, QC

1. The Table – perfect

2. The Ambience – lots of people studying all around

3. The Lighting – spotlights

4. The Food – moroccan mint tea a.k.a “broken mint” – the best! (myra’s choice)

5. Closing time – 2 am, good enough, we stayed till 1am

6. Price – pricier than Starbucks

7. The Service – self-service, although they did not call out the names that loud

8. Parking -  expensive parking

9. Techy Points – wifi: AA, Bruno’s and E-yellow pages

10. Remarks – fraps melt to easy  but this is my choice (Jez’s thoughts)

Blitzing the City: Cheesecake, etc., Tomas Morato, QC

1. The Table – height was just right and there was more than 1 blitzable table

2. The Ambience – solemn but since there were not that many customers, the waiters were quite nosy

3. The Lighting – ok

4. The Food -cheesecake platter was superb and gave us a taste of the different cheesecake flavors.  The milkshake was too sweet.

5. Closing time – open till 2am

6. Price – quite pricey for dessert

7. The Service – service was lousy

8. Parking -  parking was easy

9. Remarks – macoy’s choice

Blitzing the City: Starbucks, Tomas Morato, QC

1. The Table – too low, elliptical, bad table for Macoy’s back pains, not blitzable at all

2. The Ambience – “Starbucks”

3. The Lighting – “Starbucks”

4. The Food – “Starbucks”

5. Closing time – early in the morning – enough time for a lot of rounds of Blitz

6. Price – “Starbucks”

7. The Service – excellent – since its self- service and its “Starbucks”

8. Parking -  very, very, very tight!

9. Remarks – if you find yourself itching to Blitz at 1am, go here

Criteria for Blitz-Friendly Establishments

1. The Table – not too high, not too low, not too loud when jez slaps her hand on it

2. The Ambience – people around should be studying, contemplating, pondering on life, meditating on life’s purpose

3. The Lighting – should not produced cross-eyed blitzers, lights should be bright enough but not too glaring that one cannot see joel about to blitz

4. Should be selling one of the following – hot chocolate, coffee, tea (hot/cold),

5. Closing time – should not close before 11pm or until joel says “hindi pa ba kayo naaawa sa akin”.

6. Price – pricing for different types of people

7. The Service -attentive yet allowing Blitzers to have fun

8. Parking – park as soon as we get there, parking attendants is a must for very very very tight spaces