Recently, laziness has been causing the disappearance of bento from my life. Even more laziness has led me and my colleagues to go for fastfood deliveries, rather than going out to buy lunches. Still, this bleak scenario did lead to the discovery of something interesting. It led us to delivery.ph!

A 3-month old Manila-centric food portal, delivery.ph gathers various fastfood outlets and restaurants that offer delivery services and centralizes the whole system through a website. You sign up, choose a restaurant, then make your order. Imagine, you don’t have to dig up those delivery flyers (we keep an envelope of them in the office) to get food. Everything, the menu and prices are all there. You can even see your total balance before you check out. Plus, after your initial registration, they’ll keep your address on file so you don’t have to repeat your address each time.

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I’m sure you’ve seen these Sanrio bentos circulating online. It appears that those Hello Kitty Kyara Ben are actually part of the Sanrio Kyara-ben Grand Prix 2007. Well, if you enjoyed admiring those bento, you’ll be glad to learn that there’s also a Grand Prix for 2008. Wander over to this link and enjoy this new batch of adorably cute Sanrio lunches.

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Contrary to what some people may think, I didn’t just wake up one morning thinking, “Hey. I think I want to prettify my lunch today!” Despite my addiction to anime, manga and J-drama, it never really occurred to be to start preparing bento until I ran into Cooking Cute. At that time, it wasn’t even Cooking Cute yet, but just a livejournal account owned by mmmbento.

One of the earliest English-language bento blogs on the net, Cooking Cute showcased more than just pretty, cute bento but ideas, tips and recipes as well. It was a treasure throve of tips and suggestions to get you started on the actual bento planning and packing. It was also crammed full with photos featuring various cute touches which are sure to inspire.

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