Masterchef US Season 5
I don't think I made an attempt to actually make sure I watched all the episodes of a season of Masterchef until this one. Why? I'm not quite sure myself, but I would think Graham's incredible transformation may be one of the factors. Another would probably be the fast-tracked way they started the season compared to previous ones where they showcased the "audition" stages.
Season 5 began with 30 home cooks entering the Masterchef Kitchen. And in the first few minutes of cooking, I immediately handpicked some of this year's contestants that looked promising:
Christian, Elizabeth, Victoria, Jamie, Willie, Daniel and Leslie.
That said, while I had to hand it to Courtney, she just seemed so... Rachel Berry pre-season 4.
In the end, I decided to root for Leslie, even if he came off as a pain in the ass for most of the other contestants.
As the season progressed towards the Top 5, I saw a few of my favorites get sent home, and I think the Top 3 was just such bad luck for Leslie, who clearly had a shot at the Finale if he just got his white stuff right. At least that 7th Pressure Test got him a good record, and snowballed into my wanting Cheesecake more frequently now.
Anyway, by the Finale, I was definitely rooting for Elizabeth until the end. But things just didn't want to cooperate with her. So I'm pretty sure it can be deduced who eventually won this season.
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
on Saturday, June 15, 2013
Our second full day in Canada had us making like tourists! With the Day Passes dad purchased the day before, we took a series of buses and subway trains to Downtown, locating the Toronto branch of my brother's company. After some frequent map consulting, we finally managed to locate it. We waited a few minutes before he came down before we went about on our way again. After some exploring, we bumped into a couple of elderly Taiwanese and their grandchildren who asked us to take a picture of them, and they kindly offered to take a picture of us in return.
Quite close to this, we spotted the restaurant we had reservations for later that evening: Marche restaurant which I'll talk about a bit more later. We did a bit more walking around before realizing that it was high time for lunch, and so we stopped at a building where a food court was located. Welcome to the First Canadian Place. After ordering separate meals (with a lot to choose from anyway), another of Mom'sold officemates, Tita Louie, met up with us. Ironically, we were dining in her building, which was crazy because she mentioned that she reported that she'd be leaving for a doctor's appointment to meet with us. Whoops!
She took us underground travel from building to building. There were a lot of people here, which explained the complete lack of any up in the streets or so my dad had observed. She took us to a huge bargain store called Honest Ed's, where I found myself a nice red bowtie! It was a neat place full of clothes, tools, knickknacks and food! We spent the rest of the afternoon taking a Streetcar to see more of the sites before finally retracing our steps back to Marche for dinner.
The interesting thing about this particular restaurant was it had various stalls for different cuisines! Their system had a cash card that would total up everything you ordered so you'd pay for any drinks you order and meals for that matter when you were done eating. After looking around the place, I finally settled on trying out a Smoked Salmon Savory Crepe, with cheese and mixed greens and a pesto sauce. And might I say, it was delicious! We stayed there for about three hours since several others of Mom's officemates joined us, so trip down memory lane took a long while that my siblings and I dozed off for a while, haha!
We were finally brought back to our hotel to prepare for our early morning flight to Winnipeg, which I'll talk about in my next post!
Again, pictures to follow.
Quite close to this, we spotted the restaurant we had reservations for later that evening: Marche restaurant which I'll talk about a bit more later. We did a bit more walking around before realizing that it was high time for lunch, and so we stopped at a building where a food court was located. Welcome to the First Canadian Place. After ordering separate meals (with a lot to choose from anyway), another of Mom'sold officemates, Tita Louie, met up with us. Ironically, we were dining in her building, which was crazy because she mentioned that she reported that she'd be leaving for a doctor's appointment to meet with us. Whoops!
She took us underground travel from building to building. There were a lot of people here, which explained the complete lack of any up in the streets or so my dad had observed. She took us to a huge bargain store called Honest Ed's, where I found myself a nice red bowtie! It was a neat place full of clothes, tools, knickknacks and food! We spent the rest of the afternoon taking a Streetcar to see more of the sites before finally retracing our steps back to Marche for dinner.
The interesting thing about this particular restaurant was it had various stalls for different cuisines! Their system had a cash card that would total up everything you ordered so you'd pay for any drinks you order and meals for that matter when you were done eating. After looking around the place, I finally settled on trying out a Smoked Salmon Savory Crepe, with cheese and mixed greens and a pesto sauce. And might I say, it was delicious! We stayed there for about three hours since several others of Mom's officemates joined us, so trip down memory lane took a long while that my siblings and I dozed off for a while, haha!
We were finally brought back to our hotel to prepare for our early morning flight to Winnipeg, which I'll talk about in my next post!
Again, pictures to follow.
on Thursday, November 22, 2012
I normally don't splurge on giving gifts to someone, but I've known for some time that Kai is always worth spending for. Perhaps it's the whole "first love" magic of sorts, but somehow turning 22 is a big deal. So for whatever reason, it's my way of saying a wide array of things at one: "Happy birthday", "I'm sorry", "You deserve it" and most importantly, "I LOVE YOU".
So let's have a breakdown of the things I got her!
Tardis Pendant (The Blue Box by Tuxessories)
As she is a big fan of Doctor Who, I thought getting this for her would be a great way to start things off. The squeal was priceless. xD
Pink Galaxy Pocket (Android Phone, split w/ her mom)
After having a trusty XpressMusic Phone from Nokia for the longest time, it was time she moved forward with the times. This was actually because of the commercial we kept seeing on TV, and it was relatively cheap compared to most phones out in the market. Sweeping SM Marikina stores, we stumbled upon a pink version of the phone. Convincing her mom to half the expense, I paid for it for the time being and the rest is history. Happy Kai, happy me.
Severus Snape Lego Keychain (Hobbes & Landes)
During one of those long nights when I had to wait for my mom before going home, I decided to do a little bit of exploring around Greenbelts 1 & 5. One of the little shops I discovered was the hobby store called Hobbes & Landes. During my sweep of the place, I wondered what would make another fantastic gift for Kai and initially I found nothing. But all that changed when I spotted small Lego figurine keychains of several key characters. Among them hung three pieces of SEVERUS SNAPE ones. Inwardly, I spazzed. He was the only remaining Harry Potter character on display and both of us are, to this day, mega fans of Snape. So I snagged it off the shelf and paid for it.
Purple Hard Storage Box (Tickles, c/o my Mom)
My mom asked me what would be a good gift for Kai as she planned to get something as well. Originally, I had suggested to get a book. Kai had been eyeing Mitch Albom's latest book, The Time Keeper for some time, and I thought that would have been the perfect gift. But it was out of stock in the bookstores I went to. I was willing to shell out the excess of my mom's ceiling price but I lucked out.
Instead, I came to browse through the Tickles stall in Greenbelt. I thought a pillow would suffice, but as I was browsing the designed that were behind the counter, my eyes found these neat boxes! I remembered how Kai always complained where to store her wires, so I though it was PERFECT. It fit the price range my mom was willing to pay so it made the choice even better.
Om Nom Doll (Clipper)
The adorable green creature in Cut the Rope named Om Nom became a fast growing fad. Clipper was one of those stores that sold odd ball merchandise that bordered on cute and squishable. This wasn't any different. This sudden purchase when Kai and I were together comes with some sort of explanation. Since Kai is allergic when in prolonged contact with anything with fur, this made the perfect bed companion (when I'm not around) for her! She immediately took to it and was lovingly scratching Om Nom, much to my amusement.
Belle de Jour Power Planner (Fully Booked, paid remaining price)
Kai has always enjoyed having the BDJ planner. One of the perks this time around was a coupon that we plan on using up for our 5th anniversary next year. I paid for the rest of the overall price for her, so she felt pretty safe and content having it on hand.
And moving beyond the physical, material gifts, there were two extra gifts I gave her: a Yakimix lunch treat and agreeing to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 with her. A buffet is a grand luxury I'd avoid except on special occasions and I've been wanting to take her there so doing so to celebrate her birthday was very much worth it. Plus since we dined there on a weekday, we managed to enjoy the Eat & Drink All You Can! :D Truly a grand experience.
I LOVE YOU KAI! NOW AND FOREVER~!
So let's have a breakdown of the things I got her!
Tardis Pendant (The Blue Box by Tuxessories)
As she is a big fan of Doctor Who, I thought getting this for her would be a great way to start things off. The squeal was priceless. xD
Pink Galaxy Pocket (Android Phone, split w/ her mom)
After having a trusty XpressMusic Phone from Nokia for the longest time, it was time she moved forward with the times. This was actually because of the commercial we kept seeing on TV, and it was relatively cheap compared to most phones out in the market. Sweeping SM Marikina stores, we stumbled upon a pink version of the phone. Convincing her mom to half the expense, I paid for it for the time being and the rest is history. Happy Kai, happy me.
Severus Snape Lego Keychain (Hobbes & Landes)
During one of those long nights when I had to wait for my mom before going home, I decided to do a little bit of exploring around Greenbelts 1 & 5. One of the little shops I discovered was the hobby store called Hobbes & Landes. During my sweep of the place, I wondered what would make another fantastic gift for Kai and initially I found nothing. But all that changed when I spotted small Lego figurine keychains of several key characters. Among them hung three pieces of SEVERUS SNAPE ones. Inwardly, I spazzed. He was the only remaining Harry Potter character on display and both of us are, to this day, mega fans of Snape. So I snagged it off the shelf and paid for it.
Purple Hard Storage Box (Tickles, c/o my Mom)
My mom asked me what would be a good gift for Kai as she planned to get something as well. Originally, I had suggested to get a book. Kai had been eyeing Mitch Albom's latest book, The Time Keeper for some time, and I thought that would have been the perfect gift. But it was out of stock in the bookstores I went to. I was willing to shell out the excess of my mom's ceiling price but I lucked out.
Instead, I came to browse through the Tickles stall in Greenbelt. I thought a pillow would suffice, but as I was browsing the designed that were behind the counter, my eyes found these neat boxes! I remembered how Kai always complained where to store her wires, so I though it was PERFECT. It fit the price range my mom was willing to pay so it made the choice even better.
Om Nom Doll (Clipper)
The adorable green creature in Cut the Rope named Om Nom became a fast growing fad. Clipper was one of those stores that sold odd ball merchandise that bordered on cute and squishable. This wasn't any different. This sudden purchase when Kai and I were together comes with some sort of explanation. Since Kai is allergic when in prolonged contact with anything with fur, this made the perfect bed companion (when I'm not around) for her! She immediately took to it and was lovingly scratching Om Nom, much to my amusement.
Belle de Jour Power Planner (Fully Booked, paid remaining price)
Kai has always enjoyed having the BDJ planner. One of the perks this time around was a coupon that we plan on using up for our 5th anniversary next year. I paid for the rest of the overall price for her, so she felt pretty safe and content having it on hand.
And moving beyond the physical, material gifts, there were two extra gifts I gave her: a Yakimix lunch treat and agreeing to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 with her. A buffet is a grand luxury I'd avoid except on special occasions and I've been wanting to take her there so doing so to celebrate her birthday was very much worth it. Plus since we dined there on a weekday, we managed to enjoy the Eat & Drink All You Can! :D Truly a grand experience.
I LOVE YOU KAI! NOW AND FOREVER~!
on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
I haven't been a good blogger since my trip to the US. Of course, there were a lot of issues that surrounded the lack of posts - the near immediate return to work days later, the need to upload the mass of pictures taken to Facebook, and reviving roleplaying with Kai. So to make up for it, I've decided to just wrap up the trip into two posts and hope that it counts for a good recollection piece looking back. Some memorable pictures surely to be included below!
All in all, my family and I went to four states and a few more cities.
San Diego and San Francisco in California, New York, New Jersey and the capital city of the United States, Washington D.C. It was a mix of old, renewed experiences of familiar places and new, breathtaking experiences of uncharted territory and sorta familiar places alike. So let's start the show and tell!
This entry captures the first part of our trip, focusing on our New York leg. Part two will have some outtakes from our brief New Jersey stop, Washington and San Francisco!
1. In-n-Out Burger, San Diego
Our midnight snack on the LONG drive from Los Angeles to San Diego. Dad wasn't able to join the flight with us, so it was just my siblings and my mom who arrived. My uncle Patrick and auntie Rose picked us up at LAX, and the drive was epically long.
2. Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York
My last trip to New York was a good 8 years ago back in summer 2004. At the time, I went with my uncle Patrick and cousin Troy, who at the time had graduated from college. Back then, my fondest memory of this place in New York was buying tickets to see the Broadway show of the timeless 'Phantom of the Opera'! We watched it at the Majestic Theater, and without fail, the broadway was absolutely magical and breathtaking! Now if only I could have watched The Boy from Oz....
3. Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York
The iconic fountain; a backdrop in a lot of movies shot in New York City. The first time I saw this 8 years ago, it was as breathtaking as I remember it to be~ Considering we live across Central Park, navigating to this fountain wasn't so much an issue as it was a true adventure just getting there.
4. Empire State Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York
My first trip to New York didn't put us in the luxury of having tours. We made like anti-tourists and took the subway to directly go to places we wanted to see, completely missing out on seeing the Empire State altogether. This time around however, we got the opportunity to see it during our Hop On-Hop Off tours around Downtown.
5. Flat Iron Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York
The iconic building where I always remember the Daily Bugle from the Spider-Man movies. A fantastic sight both point forward and from the side.
6. Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York
Always a majestic view, and another icon of the great city on the East Coast. This trip was my first time touching down on Liberty Island to see Lady Liberty up close, so it was a real treat to actually appreciate and learn a little more about her and her significance in terms of symbolism and construction.
7. Bow Bridge, Central Park, New York
8. Imagine Mosaic, Central Park, New York
Truth be told, I've heard about this, seen this in pictures, but it was indeed my first time seeing this "in the flesh" near Strawberry Fields in the midst of the vast Central Park. :) Hard to imagine hoe much of an impact this mosaic is, and not many people know that it's actually to fuss over and take a picture by!
9. The London, West Midtown Manhattan, New York
GORDON RAMSAY'S RESTAURANT! First learned about this during an episode of the 12-Michelin star chef's 'Kitchen Nightmares US'. So it was an absolute MUST to go and find this place no matter what and just have a picture outside it! And by some awesome circumstance, I found it! The London Bar, which also houses other restaurants of the 12-Michelin Star superchef: Gordon Ramsay at the London and Maze by Gordon Ramsay at the London. Hopefully someday I'll be able to sit down at one of these restaurants and have a bite to eat. Someday.
10. Nintendo World, Midtown Manhattan, New York
Seated in the midst of Rockefeller Center lies a two-story wonderland that is Nintendo World! From Pokemon to Super Mario Bros to Zelda and the like, it's an AWESOME store that sells merchandise and gadgetry of Nintendo happiness.
11. FAO Schwarz, Midtown Manhattan, New York
Ever remember Home Alone and that Big Piano in the toy store in New York? Well... THIS was the place! It's HUGE and full of toys of all sorts, including a Muppet workshop, sweets and candies, and stuffed animals, figurines and merchandise of all sorts! Toys, toys, TOYS!
12. Castle's Exterior Apartment, Soho, New York
Exterior used for Richard Castle's apartment in the ABC TV series, "Castle". :) It was a special side trip I took with my good HS friend Rina, bringing us all the way down to Soho. Definitely worth the trip, though I was at one point unsure if it was the place. But from some fun angle, I confirmed it. :)
13. Belvedere Castle, Central Park, New York
Location indicated in the Richard Castle penned "Heat Rises" in the middle of Central Park. One of the last places my friend Rina and I went to spending the latter half of the day together. While having full intentions of locating it, we actually stumbled across it by accident since we were almost getting lost and I wasn't going to ask for directions when the adventure of finding it was still there. Fun thing to note about Belvedere Castle is that it's actually used as a weather station of sorts, so the forecasts come from here, though it's more catered to the skies over Central Park, rendering some weather forecasts irrelevant in other areas of New York City. Go figure.
See you all in part 2!
All in all, my family and I went to four states and a few more cities.
San Diego and San Francisco in California, New York, New Jersey and the capital city of the United States, Washington D.C. It was a mix of old, renewed experiences of familiar places and new, breathtaking experiences of uncharted territory and sorta familiar places alike. So let's start the show and tell!
This entry captures the first part of our trip, focusing on our New York leg. Part two will have some outtakes from our brief New Jersey stop, Washington and San Francisco!
1. In-n-Out Burger, San Diego
Our midnight snack on the LONG drive from Los Angeles to San Diego. Dad wasn't able to join the flight with us, so it was just my siblings and my mom who arrived. My uncle Patrick and auntie Rose picked us up at LAX, and the drive was epically long.
2. Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York
3. Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York
The iconic fountain; a backdrop in a lot of movies shot in New York City. The first time I saw this 8 years ago, it was as breathtaking as I remember it to be~ Considering we live across Central Park, navigating to this fountain wasn't so much an issue as it was a true adventure just getting there.
4. Empire State Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York
My first trip to New York didn't put us in the luxury of having tours. We made like anti-tourists and took the subway to directly go to places we wanted to see, completely missing out on seeing the Empire State altogether. This time around however, we got the opportunity to see it during our Hop On-Hop Off tours around Downtown.
5. Flat Iron Building, Midtown Manhattan, New York
The iconic building where I always remember the Daily Bugle from the Spider-Man movies. A fantastic sight both point forward and from the side.
6. Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, New York
7. Bow Bridge, Central Park, New York
8. Imagine Mosaic, Central Park, New York
Truth be told, I've heard about this, seen this in pictures, but it was indeed my first time seeing this "in the flesh" near Strawberry Fields in the midst of the vast Central Park. :) Hard to imagine hoe much of an impact this mosaic is, and not many people know that it's actually to fuss over and take a picture by!
9. The London, West Midtown Manhattan, New York
GORDON RAMSAY'S RESTAURANT! First learned about this during an episode of the 12-Michelin star chef's 'Kitchen Nightmares US'. So it was an absolute MUST to go and find this place no matter what and just have a picture outside it! And by some awesome circumstance, I found it! The London Bar, which also houses other restaurants of the 12-Michelin Star superchef: Gordon Ramsay at the London and Maze by Gordon Ramsay at the London. Hopefully someday I'll be able to sit down at one of these restaurants and have a bite to eat. Someday.
10. Nintendo World, Midtown Manhattan, New York
Seated in the midst of Rockefeller Center lies a two-story wonderland that is Nintendo World! From Pokemon to Super Mario Bros to Zelda and the like, it's an AWESOME store that sells merchandise and gadgetry of Nintendo happiness.
11. FAO Schwarz, Midtown Manhattan, New York
Ever remember Home Alone and that Big Piano in the toy store in New York? Well... THIS was the place! It's HUGE and full of toys of all sorts, including a Muppet workshop, sweets and candies, and stuffed animals, figurines and merchandise of all sorts! Toys, toys, TOYS!
12. Castle's Exterior Apartment, Soho, New York
Exterior used for Richard Castle's apartment in the ABC TV series, "Castle". :) It was a special side trip I took with my good HS friend Rina, bringing us all the way down to Soho. Definitely worth the trip, though I was at one point unsure if it was the place. But from some fun angle, I confirmed it. :)
13. Belvedere Castle, Central Park, New York
Location indicated in the Richard Castle penned "Heat Rises" in the middle of Central Park. One of the last places my friend Rina and I went to spending the latter half of the day together. While having full intentions of locating it, we actually stumbled across it by accident since we were almost getting lost and I wasn't going to ask for directions when the adventure of finding it was still there. Fun thing to note about Belvedere Castle is that it's actually used as a weather station of sorts, so the forecasts come from here, though it's more catered to the skies over Central Park, rendering some weather forecasts irrelevant in other areas of New York City. Go figure.
on Sunday, October 14, 2012
So yesterday, Kai and I went out to locate a gift for her cousin Chloe, who turns 2 today. After careful consideration of where we'd be going, I decided to drive us off to SM North Edsa. There are, of course, several reasons why I take her there.
1. It's a mere 10 minute drive (depending on traffic) from my house
2. It's one of the biggest SM branches in the country
3. It's got most everything we want there.
4. It was one of my most frequented malls prior to the rise of TriNoma and the mall's massive renovations.
Last Saturday, we went there for dinner, decided on eating at Sakae Sushi located at the Annex building. As I was waiting in line at the BDO ATM, we found, to our dismay, that it had closed down. I guess profits weren't exactly on the positive side for the conveyor-belt sushi buffet. Ah well, economy. Instead, she decided to let me decide where to go, so we traded the sushi buffet for a nice food-hopping at Burger King, then Yoshinoya, capped off with some books shopping at a booksale on our way back to the carpark.
Yesterday's misadventures brought us back to a second visit to anime specialty shop Comic Alley. We actually passed by this store twice last week to look for the Shin Tenipuri jackets of the U-17 camp and the One Piece poster collection, only to find both out of stock. This week, however, we our lucky day! Not only were several things on sale, but there was finally stock of the jackets, and Ryouma's hat to boot! I snatched us those as well as the posters she was looking for last time, and her only exclamation after all this (besides the usual proclamation of loving me for all eternity) - "I finally have a Tenipuri jacket with my size!T^T"
xD Pretty hilarious actually, but all the same, sweet. x)
It's just the jacket, and there isn't much talk about a set coming out anytime soon, but I AM hoping they put the black jackets out to production too! Anyway, pictures of the jacket and the hat below~
on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
So yesterday was Independence Day here in the Philippines, which equally meant that there wasn't going to be any work. Happily enough, I got to sleep in and woke up at around 11 to rains and strong winds. So much for the alleged picnic at the memorial park. Our grandparents could wait, but the bad weather was just not ideal for it. It was a day I was supposed to haul my ass off and meet with Kai prior to the picnic, but oh well.
Plans quickly changed when we decided to meet anyway. So an afternoon and early dinner well spent at Quezon Memorial Circle for the two of us as we ended up renting a 3-wheel pedicab to bike around for about 30 minutes before deciding to settle in for a treat of Kamameshi House Tori Kamameshi~ Ironically, it was a good way to celebrate the day as well, as much as we didn't exactly pay tribute to much. Oh well.
To top it off, she ended up sleeping over~ We watched Batman Forever that was showing on HBO before we settled in to sleep to wake up early for today. She rode with us to Katipunan where my mom and I dropped her off to get breakfast before she ran any errands for the day prior to going home.
In other news, we've begun plotting for more of our upcoming fanfics on our joint account. So if you're an avid reader of our works, please please please review and author alert! :D
Plans quickly changed when we decided to meet anyway. So an afternoon and early dinner well spent at Quezon Memorial Circle for the two of us as we ended up renting a 3-wheel pedicab to bike around for about 30 minutes before deciding to settle in for a treat of Kamameshi House Tori Kamameshi~ Ironically, it was a good way to celebrate the day as well, as much as we didn't exactly pay tribute to much. Oh well.
To top it off, she ended up sleeping over~ We watched Batman Forever that was showing on HBO before we settled in to sleep to wake up early for today. She rode with us to Katipunan where my mom and I dropped her off to get breakfast before she ran any errands for the day prior to going home.
In other news, we've begun plotting for more of our upcoming fanfics on our joint account. So if you're an avid reader of our works, please please please review and author alert! :D
on Monday, May 21, 2012
Yeah, the title was meant to be a pun since I had a sundae at Swensen's on a Sunday~~
Being a chocolate lover makes things even tastier for me. So after my lunch treat at RAMEN BAR (the decision made by my sister chanting it in suggestion), Mom urged us to look for an ice cream parlor for dessert, which Dad ended up spending on.
Whee~~
Being a chocolate lover makes things even tastier for me. So after my lunch treat at RAMEN BAR (the decision made by my sister chanting it in suggestion), Mom urged us to look for an ice cream parlor for dessert, which Dad ended up spending on.
Whee~~
on Friday, May 18, 2012
Last Monday and yesterday, I had the opportunity to have dinner on the way home from work with my mom. On these days, we ate at KITARO along White Plains. Having a light meal of Salmon Maki (and some of Mom's California Maki) was a nice reminder of dinners spent some Tuesday back at ALLS prior to my HCI class.
on Sunday, March 25, 2012
This weekend turned out to be one of the busier weekends, but considering it was at the peak of the onset of the impending summer vacation, I wouldn't be surprised. Yesterday, we went to Cubao to attend a simple dinner to celebrate my 2nd cousin Xavier's graduation from high school. It was a nice spread, considering Auntie Nenen cooked the banquet. Never mind the lechon coming some hours after all the other food was ready. That, at least, was semi-expected.
Right now I'm at my cousin's house for a get-together dinner. For a change, my Uncle Jesse, who usually takes care of the cooking, decided to try out a Mongolian-style dinner of filling a bowl of raw ingredients and cooking them together with a special sauce. Home-cooked is always a nice experience, and this was just another of those. It reminds me so much of our Christmas family trip to Boracay last December! :D
Right now I'm at my cousin's house for a get-together dinner. For a change, my Uncle Jesse, who usually takes care of the cooking, decided to try out a Mongolian-style dinner of filling a bowl of raw ingredients and cooking them together with a special sauce. Home-cooked is always a nice experience, and this was just another of those. It reminds me so much of our Christmas family trip to Boracay last December! :D
on Thursday, March 1, 2012
This entry is long overdue, so might as well lay it out now before Finals Week and final requirements start to settle in and make me panic and delay this post even further.
That being said, I will withhold any birthday greetings I've missed until the end of this post. You know, for coherence sake.
Anywho, this post details, at least to some extent, the events that took place in my trip to Naga last February 11-12 (Saturday and Sunday for those too lazy to check a calendar or remember). In summary it was a great experience!!! ....at the expense of setbacks along the way. So of course you need to know the facts, so I'll lay it down for you.
The day before (February 10) I was actually with Kai. As a change of pace from the usual itinerary, I suggested that we have dinner at a different restaurant. We settled with eating at Dencio's and sharing large sizzling plate of Krispy Sisig was a nice, simple way to spend the evening together. Of course, that entailed a long drive heading home, not to mention taking Kai home. Of course the parents asked where I was, considering I had early morning plans the following day and I haven't packed. Literally. xD Got home at around 11, did some speed packing, triple checking I had all the necessary equipment to demo our game to our audience the following day before hitting the sack for 4 hours.
Day 1: The day started early, having woken up at 2 in the morning to make last minute preparations, double checking my bag if I had everything before leaving with my mom to pick up Rina and get dropped off at McDonald's, Katipunan by around 3 in the morning. This was the time we'd be meeting with Ma'am Didith, our thesis adviser, who'd be picking us up. I realized that McDo didn't serve breakfast yet so Rina and I settled for ordering from the McCafe instead (she got black tea and a choco chip cookie, while I got peppermint tear and an ensaymada). So Ma'am Didith came, we ate our stuff before leaving to pick up Ma'am Jess at around quarter to 4. Traffic was scarce, as expected early in the day as we headed to NAIA 3 terminal. Our flight was scheduled for 6:40 in the morning, but it pays to be early.
This was my first time flying with Cebu Pacific. And surprisingly or not, the pressure got to my ears since I wasn't chewing on any candy to keep my ears unclogged. The consequence of that was even yawning didn't help pop my ears so I was semi-deaf even after we landed. We got to Naga at around 8-ish. The airport could have been better, but domestic flights are ones I don't expect too much from. Claiming baggage was self-service there, unlike ones that had conveyor belts and the like. But anywho, a shuttle from the hotel we were going to stay at for the evening (Crown Hotel) was already there waiting for us to take us to the main city. Once we got there, we checked in to our own rooms! It had aircon, a warm shower and free wifi! Simple hotel but with the right amenities. I was pleased. x)
So after we got settled in, we prepared to head off to our brother school, Ateneo de Naga University via two tricycles (Ma'am Didith and Rina in one, me and Ma'am Jess in the other). Since we were bringing our laptops and such it was too much of a squeeze to cram into just one, after all. What was funny about this trip was the tricycle Ma'am Jess and I took got ahead of the other, and so we got to the school first. We were dropped off just in front of the gates, and we saw them get dropped off across the street. What was funny was they didn't notice us at all and were looking in the other direction anticipating our arrival. My shouts fell on deaf ears until they finally noticed. Ma'am Jess and I laughed.
As we entered the campus, the guard was asking us where we were headed, and the conversation went something like this:
Guard: Saan po sila? [Where are you going?]
Ma'am Didith: Sa workshop po. [To the workshop]
Me: -spots a flyer of said workshop and points at it- This one.
Ma'am Didith: Ah, dito po. [Ah, here.]
Guard: Aattend po kayo? [Will you be attending?]
Ma'am Didith: No we're presenting.
Guard: Aaah! Sige po, tuloy lang po kayo. [Ah! Okay, you may proceed.] :D
Well, all you need to know was that it was a funny conversation. We navigated our way to the venue of the workshop that led us through the campus' restaurant to the amphitheater where we settled down. We surprisingly started on time, commencing with a series of talks among the four of us, with reasonable breaks in between. When lunch time rolled around, we shared a table with the Computer Studies head Dr. Allan Sioson and Ateneo de Naga University's president, Father Jun Viray. After lunch, Ma'am Didith suggested that I demo'ed our game to Father Jun. I did so, and was pleasantly surprised at the feedback. It was not surprisingly fun, after all. And so the rest of the afternoon came with more talks, until it ended with mine, resulting in grabbing volunteers from the audience. Who knew that the big O notation helped stimulate CS students? xD
The day ended with an early dinner at Bob Marlin, where there was a spread of Crispy Pata, Blue Marlin, Pusit, Laing, Bicol Express, Garlic and Plain Rice, and an array of drinks among the four of us, Sir Allan and other students and faculty from the school. It was a nice experience and one definitely worth the trip!
Day 2: Our day of departure. We had a complimentary breakfast at the affiliate restaurant to the hotel early in the morning at around 6. We were set to be driven back to the airport for our flight, only to find out that the bad weather subsequently cancelled the flights. Of course, rescheduling it to the following day was a definite NO because (1) we had plans for the latter half of the day, (2) there was no way we'd be able to last since there was classes the next day.
So what did we end up doing? We rented a cab that would drive us all the way back to Manila, resulting in one of the best impromptu road trips I've ever been on! It was full of random quips and story telling, jokes and overall matters-of-fact that just ended up in dozens of laughs strewn all over the place. Of course, considering the long hours that had to be put behind us, we did have to stop some time for lunch, so while passing Gumaca, we stopped by Jollibee to order some food for take out, which we nommed and eventually survived on, stacking on top of the several stop-overs. Overall, it accumulated to an 8-hour drive on the road until we finally touched down in Ateneo de Manila. We made it with some hours to spare before the event we wanted to catch up to, but it was well worth the trip. :D
That being said, I will withhold any birthday greetings I've missed until the end of this post. You know, for coherence sake.
Anywho, this post details, at least to some extent, the events that took place in my trip to Naga last February 11-12 (Saturday and Sunday for those too lazy to check a calendar or remember). In summary it was a great experience!!! ....at the expense of setbacks along the way. So of course you need to know the facts, so I'll lay it down for you.
The day before (February 10) I was actually with Kai. As a change of pace from the usual itinerary, I suggested that we have dinner at a different restaurant. We settled with eating at Dencio's and sharing large sizzling plate of Krispy Sisig was a nice, simple way to spend the evening together. Of course, that entailed a long drive heading home, not to mention taking Kai home. Of course the parents asked where I was, considering I had early morning plans the following day and I haven't packed. Literally. xD Got home at around 11, did some speed packing, triple checking I had all the necessary equipment to demo our game to our audience the following day before hitting the sack for 4 hours.
Day 1: The day started early, having woken up at 2 in the morning to make last minute preparations, double checking my bag if I had everything before leaving with my mom to pick up Rina and get dropped off at McDonald's, Katipunan by around 3 in the morning. This was the time we'd be meeting with Ma'am Didith, our thesis adviser, who'd be picking us up. I realized that McDo didn't serve breakfast yet so Rina and I settled for ordering from the McCafe instead (she got black tea and a choco chip cookie, while I got peppermint tear and an ensaymada). So Ma'am Didith came, we ate our stuff before leaving to pick up Ma'am Jess at around quarter to 4. Traffic was scarce, as expected early in the day as we headed to NAIA 3 terminal. Our flight was scheduled for 6:40 in the morning, but it pays to be early.
This was my first time flying with Cebu Pacific. And surprisingly or not, the pressure got to my ears since I wasn't chewing on any candy to keep my ears unclogged. The consequence of that was even yawning didn't help pop my ears so I was semi-deaf even after we landed. We got to Naga at around 8-ish. The airport could have been better, but domestic flights are ones I don't expect too much from. Claiming baggage was self-service there, unlike ones that had conveyor belts and the like. But anywho, a shuttle from the hotel we were going to stay at for the evening (Crown Hotel) was already there waiting for us to take us to the main city. Once we got there, we checked in to our own rooms! It had aircon, a warm shower and free wifi! Simple hotel but with the right amenities. I was pleased. x)
So after we got settled in, we prepared to head off to our brother school, Ateneo de Naga University via two tricycles (Ma'am Didith and Rina in one, me and Ma'am Jess in the other). Since we were bringing our laptops and such it was too much of a squeeze to cram into just one, after all. What was funny about this trip was the tricycle Ma'am Jess and I took got ahead of the other, and so we got to the school first. We were dropped off just in front of the gates, and we saw them get dropped off across the street. What was funny was they didn't notice us at all and were looking in the other direction anticipating our arrival. My shouts fell on deaf ears until they finally noticed. Ma'am Jess and I laughed.
As we entered the campus, the guard was asking us where we were headed, and the conversation went something like this:
Guard: Saan po sila? [Where are you going?]
Ma'am Didith: Sa workshop po. [To the workshop]
Me: -spots a flyer of said workshop and points at it- This one.
Ma'am Didith: Ah, dito po. [Ah, here.]
Guard: Aattend po kayo? [Will you be attending?]
Ma'am Didith: No we're presenting.
Guard: Aaah! Sige po, tuloy lang po kayo. [Ah! Okay, you may proceed.] :D
Well, all you need to know was that it was a funny conversation. We navigated our way to the venue of the workshop that led us through the campus' restaurant to the amphitheater where we settled down. We surprisingly started on time, commencing with a series of talks among the four of us, with reasonable breaks in between. When lunch time rolled around, we shared a table with the Computer Studies head Dr. Allan Sioson and Ateneo de Naga University's president, Father Jun Viray. After lunch, Ma'am Didith suggested that I demo'ed our game to Father Jun. I did so, and was pleasantly surprised at the feedback. It was not surprisingly fun, after all. And so the rest of the afternoon came with more talks, until it ended with mine, resulting in grabbing volunteers from the audience. Who knew that the big O notation helped stimulate CS students? xD
The day ended with an early dinner at Bob Marlin, where there was a spread of Crispy Pata, Blue Marlin, Pusit, Laing, Bicol Express, Garlic and Plain Rice, and an array of drinks among the four of us, Sir Allan and other students and faculty from the school. It was a nice experience and one definitely worth the trip!
Day 2: Our day of departure. We had a complimentary breakfast at the affiliate restaurant to the hotel early in the morning at around 6. We were set to be driven back to the airport for our flight, only to find out that the bad weather subsequently cancelled the flights. Of course, rescheduling it to the following day was a definite NO because (1) we had plans for the latter half of the day, (2) there was no way we'd be able to last since there was classes the next day.
So what did we end up doing? We rented a cab that would drive us all the way back to Manila, resulting in one of the best impromptu road trips I've ever been on! It was full of random quips and story telling, jokes and overall matters-of-fact that just ended up in dozens of laughs strewn all over the place. Of course, considering the long hours that had to be put behind us, we did have to stop some time for lunch, so while passing Gumaca, we stopped by Jollibee to order some food for take out, which we nommed and eventually survived on, stacking on top of the several stop-overs. Overall, it accumulated to an 8-hour drive on the road until we finally touched down in Ateneo de Manila. We made it with some hours to spare before the event we wanted to catch up to, but it was well worth the trip. :D
on Saturday, January 14, 2012
So to kick off this blog, I want to start off simple by saying I've been plagued with a bad case of the colds and cough duo for the past few days, which explained my semi-sloth behavior in coming up with the sense of typing up a post for my blog. And so here I am, still recovering, but engaged in much activity in the early days of the new year doing things of the social and academic fancies.
So I believe safe to start off with the more exciting story of spending time with my girlfriend~ Now, one of the movies Kai and I have been wanting to watch this year was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Personally I love the whole franchise because I've actually read some of the Doyle classics when I was still in the mood of reading. Much more so when I watched the first movie back in 2009. Now, This particular movie franchise took my interest in mostly due to the starring roles of Holmes and Watson portrayed by the awesome Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law respectively. Clearly my new favorite pair of detectives nowadays.
You can find the trailer of this movie below, though of course the release date varies across the world. Here in the Philippines it came out just last Sunday, but all the same, the movie is a must watch. Funny thing about the pre-screening. The movie was rated PG-13, and the ticket lady out front asked us how old we were. As if we looked remotely close to 13. Well as far as compliments go, that's by far most acceptable for me, and in my responding 18, realized that I'm, in fact, 3 years older than what I say. SO I'M NOT USED TO IT YET LOL.
Anyway, moving on. After out fun viewing of the movie that nearly lasted 3 hours, we drove off to Quezon Memorial Circle to happily find one of my absolutely FAVORITE Japanese restaurants open for dinner service. New Kamameshi House has been a place of dining for me and my family for as long as I can remember. We used to go there frequently to celebrate achievements and what not (graduations and the sort) to savor the magic tastes of their signature Tori Kamameshi Rice. It was absolute heaven to have eaten a kettle of it, and well worth the wait and money.
Immediately following this date, we move on to today. Earlier this morning after I took Kai home I attended a morning workshop that was organized by my thesis adviser, where she asked my partner Jason and I to give a talk on our thesis to the visitors from all over who came. It is for a fact that I was still feeling sick but I didn't want to let anyone down and not show up, so I went despite my sickness - which was more phlegm in the throat kind more than a cold, which ruined my voice and hence a bad idea - and ended up doing most of the talking as I later realized.
Well, regardless of that fact it was a fun talk, though it was rather sad that we weren't able to demonstrate our game to them, which would have been cool. But I do hope we got our point across. I'm actually looking forward to my Naga trip in February now after this. More stuff to include to my resume, haha!!
So that's about it. I've got some readings to do but I'm sleepy so I'm on the fence with what to do. xD Ah well.
Carpe diem.
So I believe safe to start off with the more exciting story of spending time with my girlfriend~ Now, one of the movies Kai and I have been wanting to watch this year was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Personally I love the whole franchise because I've actually read some of the Doyle classics when I was still in the mood of reading. Much more so when I watched the first movie back in 2009. Now, This particular movie franchise took my interest in mostly due to the starring roles of Holmes and Watson portrayed by the awesome Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law respectively. Clearly my new favorite pair of detectives nowadays.
You can find the trailer of this movie below, though of course the release date varies across the world. Here in the Philippines it came out just last Sunday, but all the same, the movie is a must watch. Funny thing about the pre-screening. The movie was rated PG-13, and the ticket lady out front asked us how old we were. As if we looked remotely close to 13. Well as far as compliments go, that's by far most acceptable for me, and in my responding 18, realized that I'm, in fact, 3 years older than what I say. SO I'M NOT USED TO IT YET LOL.
on Friday, December 2, 2011
So yesterday I had my birthday. My 21st. Much like most birthdays that fell on a weekday, I went to school, was greeted by some friends, classmates and teachers before going to dinner with family. Lunch was reserved to be spent with Kai, but she was plagued by sickness so we postponed for the weekend.
Last Tuesday during my 7.5 hour break, I decided to treat my fellow labmates to a pizza dinner; a rare treat since I never really was in the habit of doing that kind of stuff unless it was important. In exchange, they got me a nifty birthday cake, so it was a great early celebration~
This weekend is going to be busy since I can relax from all the schoolwork, having a lighter load than most weekends so far, both days practically booked. Tomorrow I plan to spend the day with Kai, go out for lunch, attend an event in the afternoon then dinner out. Then she'll be sleeping over since I have my birthday party the following day with the extended family and some friends. ^o^/
Finally, my fangirling for Shirota Yuu returned while I finally stumbled upon the song he sang with Backstreet Boys' Howie D entitled 'If I Say'~ It was released two months ago but it's still as epic as hell! \*o*/ You can listen to it below~
Last Tuesday during my 7.5 hour break, I decided to treat my fellow labmates to a pizza dinner; a rare treat since I never really was in the habit of doing that kind of stuff unless it was important. In exchange, they got me a nifty birthday cake, so it was a great early celebration~
This weekend is going to be busy since I can relax from all the schoolwork, having a lighter load than most weekends so far, both days practically booked. Tomorrow I plan to spend the day with Kai, go out for lunch, attend an event in the afternoon then dinner out. Then she'll be sleeping over since I have my birthday party the following day with the extended family and some friends. ^o^/
Finally, my fangirling for Shirota Yuu returned while I finally stumbled upon the song he sang with Backstreet Boys' Howie D entitled 'If I Say'~ It was released two months ago but it's still as epic as hell! \*o*/ You can listen to it below~
on Thursday, October 27, 2011
Now, for these past few days during the semester break, I've definitely been spending more time browsing the internet and watching TV to catch up on stuff. Of particular interest to me was tuning in to regular screenings or replays of Hell's Kitchen 9 and Masterchef US 2 on Star World. Why?
Chef Gordon Ramsay.
I may not be a cook, but you've got to admire the man's blunt honesty. His professionalism and attitude towards people and food is admirable and infectious to say the least. xD 'Course, that doesn't include the swearing (at least to his magnitude verbally).
That of course got me interested to search through YouTube to watch segments from his TV show appearances, as well as his other shoes such as Kitchen Nightmares, which is absolutely bloody brilliant to watch! Now I'm finding myself in a fix and wanting to watch other shows and more of him and his attitude in and out of the kitchen. :D
Anyway, speaking of food, my sister came home with a plate of cupcakes today. Red velvet with cream cheese, she says, and the mini-cupcakes actually taste nice. :3
Chef Gordon Ramsay.
I may not be a cook, but you've got to admire the man's blunt honesty. His professionalism and attitude towards people and food is admirable and infectious to say the least. xD 'Course, that doesn't include the swearing (at least to his magnitude verbally).
That of course got me interested to search through YouTube to watch segments from his TV show appearances, as well as his other shoes such as Kitchen Nightmares, which is absolutely bloody brilliant to watch! Now I'm finding myself in a fix and wanting to watch other shows and more of him and his attitude in and out of the kitchen. :D
Anyway, speaking of food, my sister came home with a plate of cupcakes today. Red velvet with cream cheese, she says, and the mini-cupcakes actually taste nice. :3
on Thursday, October 13, 2011
Thursday mid-morning and I'm back from my Economics Final Exam. I can admit that I don't know the fate of my grade until the very end, but I think I did alright. All that's left is for me to get through my Philosophy orals tomorrow afternoon and I'm home-free!
To celebrate the occasion and to psych myself up for the rest of the day, I came home to make myself some breakfast: my ever favorite Cheese Bread! ~u~
Now, because yesterday was the birthday of the epiceawesome Hugh Jackman, Kai and I decided to watch his latest movie Real Steel tomorrow to celebrate the sembreak! ^o^/ You can find the trailer below~
In other news and Marvel-related, the teaser trailer of The Avengers is out, and looking awesome! Out of this bunch I personally enjoy Iron Man, especially portrayed by the great Robert Downey Jr. This is sure to be part of my To-watch list this year!
To celebrate the occasion and to psych myself up for the rest of the day, I came home to make myself some breakfast: my ever favorite Cheese Bread! ~u~
Now, because yesterday was the birthday of the epiceawesome Hugh Jackman, Kai and I decided to watch his latest movie Real Steel tomorrow to celebrate the sembreak! ^o^/ You can find the trailer below~
In other news and Marvel-related, the teaser trailer of The Avengers is out, and looking awesome! Out of this bunch I personally enjoy Iron Man, especially portrayed by the great Robert Downey Jr. This is sure to be part of my To-watch list this year!
on Thursday, September 22, 2011
So just a little entry about today. After the longest time, Kai and I got to go out for lunch today! We decided to try out the Set for 2 over at Pizza Hut, and Kai was doubly surprised when I complained about her hogging the Caesar salad. YES I EAT SALAD NOW GO FIGURE. xD
Anyway, after that we went to meet with her mom to go and get her costume made for the upcoming UP AME we plan to attend. I'm still on the hunt for a blond wig if I plan to cosplay a character from the same anime as the one she plans to do - which will be classified until further notice - or just pull out one of my other costumes (most likely Kyouya. Right now I'm bending towards the latter idea since I miss the blazer. xD
And then of course there's my accomplishment of the day! I finished coloring a new manga page today that I wanted to share with you all from Shin Tenipuri Volume 2, Chapter 11, Page 1:
Anyway, after that we went to meet with her mom to go and get her costume made for the upcoming UP AME we plan to attend. I'm still on the hunt for a blond wig if I plan to cosplay a character from the same anime as the one she plans to do - which will be classified until further notice - or just pull out one of my other costumes (most likely Kyouya. Right now I'm bending towards the latter idea since I miss the blazer. xD
And then of course there's my accomplishment of the day! I finished coloring a new manga page today that I wanted to share with you all from Shin Tenipuri Volume 2, Chapter 11, Page 1:
on Saturday, September 17, 2011
So first was usual Saturday morning class. Woke up at 7, snoozed until 8, showered and drove off to class, thankful that Katipunan was not as crowded with the downtime of the ongoing Ateneo College Entrance Test or ACET. Got to school and parked by 8:40, in time for my 9am class that only lasted until about 11 in the morning so we could avoid traffic piling up with the rush of cars coming to and from Ateneo.
Since my parents were coming in later tonight I essentially had the rest of the afternoon to myself and decided to visit Kai again, who's sporting an aching sprain to her ankle. Spent the afternoon there until I went back home around 5:30 to wait for the parents to come back so the family can go out for a late dinner, which was at around 9pm. Mom had come back from Dubai and it could serve as an actual celebration for Dad's birthday last Wednesday~
We ended up eating at Red Kimono in Techno Hub. Ah, how rice makes you full. ~u~
Anyway, with every trip there's always some souvenirs, and here were mine~ Clockwise starting from top right I got a hat, a pack of KitKat Pop Choc, a blue Terner watch and a shirt. :D
Thanks mom!!! 8DD I shall happily nom the KitKat. ~u~
Since my parents were coming in later tonight I essentially had the rest of the afternoon to myself and decided to visit Kai again, who's sporting an aching sprain to her ankle. Spent the afternoon there until I went back home around 5:30 to wait for the parents to come back so the family can go out for a late dinner, which was at around 9pm. Mom had come back from Dubai and it could serve as an actual celebration for Dad's birthday last Wednesday~
We ended up eating at Red Kimono in Techno Hub. Ah, how rice makes you full. ~u~
Anyway, with every trip there's always some souvenirs, and here were mine~ Clockwise starting from top right I got a hat, a pack of KitKat Pop Choc, a blue Terner watch and a shirt. :D
Thanks mom!!! 8DD I shall happily nom the KitKat. ~u~
on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
So today is my dad's birthday! He went out on a flight today and won't be back until tonight, so yeah.
I went to school later than usual, so the usual premise of ordering from the school cafeteria was thrown out the window since I got to school by 11 (when delivery starts) and TC wasn't answering my text. So we just decided to eat out again!
In attendance this time around was just us three: me, TC and Keem. We decided to eat at Sinangag Station, a neat place located at the FBR Arcade building right beside Wakuwaku. There were a lot of interesting choices of '-silog' meals at affordable prices, so happy day~
EDIT: Pictures of Kim and TC~ :D
After I had Baconsilog, I shuffled over to Kuya Joma, owner of WakuWaku, and I spotted him putting a bundle of original Kuroshitsuji manga volumes 1-5!!!! So doing some quick thinking about what I need to save up for and such, I asked him to reserve them for me for purchasing next week. Can't wait!!!
Oh, and afterwards, we stopped by Dairy Queen so I could get myself a Blizzard and avail of the free 12oz-16oz upsize. Mmm Choco KitKat. ~u~
I went to school later than usual, so the usual premise of ordering from the school cafeteria was thrown out the window since I got to school by 11 (when delivery starts) and TC wasn't answering my text. So we just decided to eat out again!
In attendance this time around was just us three: me, TC and Keem. We decided to eat at Sinangag Station, a neat place located at the FBR Arcade building right beside Wakuwaku. There were a lot of interesting choices of '-silog' meals at affordable prices, so happy day~
EDIT: Pictures of Kim and TC~ :D
After I had Baconsilog, I shuffled over to Kuya Joma, owner of WakuWaku, and I spotted him putting a bundle of original Kuroshitsuji manga volumes 1-5!!!! So doing some quick thinking about what I need to save up for and such, I asked him to reserve them for me for purchasing next week. Can't wait!!!
Oh, and afterwards, we stopped by Dairy Queen so I could get myself a Blizzard and avail of the free 12oz-16oz upsize. Mmm Choco KitKat. ~u~
on Monday, September 12, 2011
So today was a typical Monday. Since everyone was having a fresh start, that equally meant that more often than not the allowance we bring along for food expenses are of a high denomination, usually in the greater than Php100 bill category (in my case, Php500). So instead of doing the usual routine of ordering from the usual school cafeteria as we always do for lunch - and not to mention the fact that we were worrying ourselves over advisement that sat precariously close to our class time of 11:30 (it started 10:15), we just decided to break in the expensive bills and eat out instead.
In attendance were TC, Keem and Enzo. We headed off after our class and crossed the blue bridge, still undecided of our final destination. We passed by the new Regis Building where the new branch of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf was located, and my sister Tracy had spotted me and waved hello. xD Anyway, still undecided on where we go, I ended up giving the verdict of eating at Pizza Hut. That being said, it was all an ulterior motive leading up to eventually indulging in some Dairy Queen right beside it afterwards.
So after we seated, the Php198 Set for 2 Super Panalo Meals caught our attentions as we decided to get two of each; TC and I split one, and Keem and Enzo another. The Cream of Chicken was surprisingly good, as was the garlic bread. ~u~ It was funny how we were debating the stipulations of the whole '10 minutes or your meal's free' thing, but decided not to bother about it since the food was actually scrumptious in hindsight.
And then of course came the plague of temptation. I easily gave in and hopped over to the other side to get myself a 6oz Blizzard; the usual Choco Kitkat. TC however was having more worries about whether to try his taste buds at the Green Tea w/ Oreo Moolate. He eventually got one, and as we retook our seats, still not asking for the bill, we eventually did and paid accordingly. The long wait, surprisingly, was waiting for the change and the receipt (which was just Php4, mind you). I had already finished my Blizzard and TC was near halfway through his Moolate before we had reminded one of the servers to follow-up our receipt.
In the end, we decided that it wasn't worth ringing their bell (the one when you signal that you thought the service was good? Yeah). Ah well. Maybe next time.
In attendance were TC, Keem and Enzo. We headed off after our class and crossed the blue bridge, still undecided of our final destination. We passed by the new Regis Building where the new branch of Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf was located, and my sister Tracy had spotted me and waved hello. xD Anyway, still undecided on where we go, I ended up giving the verdict of eating at Pizza Hut. That being said, it was all an ulterior motive leading up to eventually indulging in some Dairy Queen right beside it afterwards.
So after we seated, the Php198 Set for 2 Super Panalo Meals caught our attentions as we decided to get two of each; TC and I split one, and Keem and Enzo another. The Cream of Chicken was surprisingly good, as was the garlic bread. ~u~ It was funny how we were debating the stipulations of the whole '10 minutes or your meal's free' thing, but decided not to bother about it since the food was actually scrumptious in hindsight.
And then of course came the plague of temptation. I easily gave in and hopped over to the other side to get myself a 6oz Blizzard; the usual Choco Kitkat. TC however was having more worries about whether to try his taste buds at the Green Tea w/ Oreo Moolate. He eventually got one, and as we retook our seats, still not asking for the bill, we eventually did and paid accordingly. The long wait, surprisingly, was waiting for the change and the receipt (which was just Php4, mind you). I had already finished my Blizzard and TC was near halfway through his Moolate before we had reminded one of the servers to follow-up our receipt.
In the end, we decided that it wasn't worth ringing their bell (the one when you signal that you thought the service was good? Yeah). Ah well. Maybe next time.
on Thursday, September 1, 2011
So September has arrived!
I think I wanted to kick this off with pictures from yesterday, because I was too preoccupied to make an entry. Maybe it was because I wasprocrastinating worrying over my orals today. xD
So a little background. Our adisier came back from her trip abroad and brought home this box of Giant Chocolate Pocky!!! And if anyone's wondering, the headband I have over my forehead is the instrument we're using for our thesis, and I was testing it out during this time. XD
Mmmm, a big stick of Pocky = more chocolatey. ~u~ I'm happy.
I think I wanted to kick this off with pictures from yesterday, because I was too preoccupied to make an entry. Maybe it was because I was
So a little background. Our adisier came back from her trip abroad and brought home this box of Giant Chocolate Pocky!!! And if anyone's wondering, the headband I have over my forehead is the instrument we're using for our thesis, and I was testing it out during this time. XD
on Saturday, August 27, 2011
So the family went out to lunch today at Kimpura, TriNoma to celebrate Dad's return from his Belgium trip. It was the first time we sat down at a teppan, where the chefs cook teppanyaki in front of you.
And since were were in the area, I finally bought something in Comic Alley after the longest time: Yei for a new hat~
Meow~
And since were were in the area, I finally bought something in Comic Alley after the longest time: Yei for a new hat~
Meow~
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