Thursday, August 6, 2009

Must be Mom's Oh So Yummy....

Must be Mom's is one of my favorites ensaymada here in Manila. I tried it once in SM Megamall and got addicted to their yummy Dulce de Leche Ensaymaditas. Whenever I see their booth, I see to it that I brought home a pack of my beloved ensaymada.

Cutie ensaymada booth at The Block

They also have Cheese Rolls

Oh my!

Adding more calories into my system.... hihihi....

Wow! I got hooked! I'm addicted! Who wouldn't?

Monday, August 3, 2009

Grendha

Yesterday afternoon we went to SM North to check some Adidas apparel for my hubby's running wear. Super dami ng tao dahil last day ng kanilang "Great Northern Sale" kaya parang naging 168 mall ang SM kahapon. Pero malungkot si hubby kasi walang ng mga size ang mga gusto niyang shorts... anyway, he ended up buying a pair of Levis jeans instead. Habang kami ay nasa The Block at palakad-lakad, hehehe.... nahagip ng aking mga mata sa Shoe Salon ang cutie na sandals na ito made by Grendha. Kaya ayun, nalambing si hubby at naiuwi ko ang sandals na ito.


Cutie! Fuschia ang color, hihihi...

Kaso hindi siya naka-sale kasi ay new arrival siya according to the salesman. Wala man lang discount kahit 10%...

Haaayyy... ang sarap maglambing!

Dinner at Kanin Club

After the exam of Justine last Saturday, we headed to the newly built UP-Ayala Land Hub. We were very excited because we heard that the 3rd branch of Kanin Club opened up last week. Soft opening nila last Tuesday. Thank God! because we're not going anymore to Sta. Rosa just to eat their famous Crispy Dinuguan. I like the interior of their 3rd restaurant, it's very homey, there's a lot of paintings and walls were decorated with capiz windows.

Who wouldn't want this kind of ambiance?


I fell in love with the walls...

Justine and Daddy

Our family

Menu

Their iced tea in a very big glass

Crispy Dinuguan

Masarap na Kanin!

Binukadkad na Tilapia (Deep fried and Jeffrey likes it)

Their Seafood Kare-Kare

Turon KC Ala mode

Filled with Ube, macapuno, red mongo and banana...


Jeffrey and Daddy who's looking for his big umbrella...

UPCAT

Sa College of Architecture na assign ang aming anak, kaya 11:00 am pa lang ay nandon na ang mag-daddy.

Ang daming parents na nag-aantay sa labas....

Last Saturday ay UPCAT na at kami ni hubby ay very excited and nervous at the same time. Moment ito ng aming anak na si Justine. First day siya pero pang afternoon session ang kanyang exam. Friday night ay nagsimba kami dito sa church sa amin para i-guide ni Lord ang aming anak sa kanyang exam. I know na kaya niyang ipasa ang exam... pero siyempre malakas pa rin ang power ng Prayer. Since may MTAP si Jeffrey sa morning ay sumunod na lang kami ni Jeff at ni Yeye sa UP ng hapon. Grabe ang haba ng exam nila, kasi from 12:30 ay 6:30 pm na sila nakalabas ng Archi building. Mahirap daw ang Math yun ang sinasabi ng karamihan kasama na ang aking anak. Hayyyy... sana nga ay makapasa siya. Dream niya ang pumasok sa school na ito.

Pasalubong ni Mister

Last week ay super busy si hubby sa pag-aasikaso at pagsama kay Justine sa Refresher Course ni Justine sa LSC for the UPCAT. Kaya ako naman ay naiiwan lagi dito sa shop para magbantay. Pero ang nakakatuwa ay he makes it a point na may dala naman siyang something for me.

Just like this one, nag-uwi siya ng Rodic's Tapsilog, it's a very popular eatery in UP Diliman. Masarap yung Tapsilog ng Rodics, malasa yung beef kasi shredded siya. Basta yata naging estudyante ka ng UP ay hindi pwedeng hindi mo natikman ang famous Rodic's Tapsilog.


Masarap!
Last thursday naman ay nasa Binondo siya para bumili ng aming supplies dito sa shop. Pinasalubungan naman niya ako ng Battered Chicken ng Sincerity. Dinadayo ang restaurant na ito ang kanilang Battered Chicken... Mas nasasarapan ako sa kanya kaysa sa Battered Chicken ng Boy Ching Woo Restaurant dito sa amin na naging super oily na unlike before.

Battered Chicken (1/2 order for P 150.00)
Sarap ulit-ulitin!!!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Ling Nam

This post was overdue already, we ate breakfast at Ling Nam in Binondo after participating in the last 33rd Milo Marathon held in Rizal Park. We were all hungry after and we've decided to eat somewhere in Binondo. Somebody suggested Ling Nam because their noodles are good daw. When we get there, only their Special Congee were being served at that time because it was too early pa daw according to them. Since madami namang tao (mostly Chinese) sa baba na kumakain ay pinaakyat na lang nila kami sa kanilang 2nd floor. To my dismay, yung 2nd floor pala nila ay parang extension ng kanilang dirty kitchen. Anyway, sa isip ko, masarap siguro ang congee nila kasi puno ng tao ang ibaba. We ordered, 4 Halo-Halo Congee, 1 Fish Congee, 1 Chicken Congee, and Siomai for Jeff. Here comes the siomai, and it was okay, Jeff likes it kasi it's very big and it taste good. So nakaka-excite yung Congee nila kasi first time kong matikman. Nung dumating ang order namin, Nyek! I was really diappointed with the taste... walang lasa pala yung Congee nila (IMHO) kahit lagyan ko ng soysauce and fishsauce it taste the same. My husband loves his Fish Congee though, healthy daw kasi kahit hindi gaanong malasa (hehehe). Pero ako, hindi ko talaga siya nagustuhan.

Our group, Mang Gerry, Mang Frank, Ate Beth, my hubby, Jeffrey and Justine. I took the pic! Okay yung background namin, yung kanilang "dirty kitchen" hehehe...

We love their siomai 2 pcs. for P 50.00

free hot tea...

Halo-halo Congee

Fish Congee

Mine was Chicken Congee
Our bill was P 735.00.... ouch!

I'm with Ate Beth

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Salamat Tita Cory

Last night, around 11:00 pm, biglang pumasok sa isip ko si Tita Cory... sabi ko, paano kaya kung madaling araw mawala si Tita Cory? Hindi agad malalaman ng mga tao? Those were the questions in my mind bago ako matulog. Kinilabutan ako paggising ko around 6:00 am at ibinabalita sa T.V. na wala na si Tita Cory at exactly 3:18 am siya pumanaw. Malungkot ang buong bayan sa pagkawala ni Tita Cory, isa ako sa parang nawalan ng Nanay dahil sa kanyang pagkawala. Iba ang ibinigay na inspirasyon ni Tita Cory sa mga Filipino. Sabi nga ni Fr. Orbos, walang sinuman ang binigyan ng pagkakataon ng maipagdasal ng taumbayan sa matagal ng panahon kundi si Tita Cory lamang. Prayers reaches its peak yesterday at inilunsad ang kanya-kanyang healing mass sa mga simbahan dito sa ating bansa. Dininig naman ng Diyos ang mga panalangin dahil pumanaw na si Tita Cory at hindi na pinagtagal ang kanyang paghihirap. Nakikiramay ako sa pamilya at mga malalapit na kaibigan ng Dating Pangulong Corazon Aquino.


Tita Cory.... Maraming salamat po!