coffee cat

lovin coffee cat.
their chai tea latte is my fave.
their cold drinks which they fondly call 'avalanche' are a must try. my personal favorite is the mocha avalanche. which CJ describes as orgasmic! LOL
their bars and cakes are heavenly as well. try their fudge brownie for only 7Ophp.
the interior is great and gives a cozy ambiance. the area is not that spacious so it gets full specially during weekends. it can get really noisy at times with all the people chitchatting. and add to that the music coming from the bar next door.
and as for the service. two thumbs up! fast service with friendly and accommodating crew.
visit them some time. theyre located at f. torres st. near the davao convention center.

gluttons

this was last week at yellow cab. CJ and i shared a 14" new york style pizza. yup! just the two of us. whew! just like what they say, birds of the same feather; eat together. LOL

and guess where i was last night???

yup! you guessed it right.
i was out again with CJ together with miguel. we had dinner buffet at entree at the apo view hotel. and damn, the choices were uber-yummy! *drool*
the shrimps were delightful.
the angus beef was perfect.
sans rival and cheesecake was heaven.
and that's just to name a few.

and the best thing about it?

it was all for free. CJ treated me once again.
million thanks for the million calories! hehe...
i think i lost my abs somewhere... LOL

til the next gastronomic escapade.
godspeed.

quick pic: cafe marco

sunday. dinner. buffet.

quick pic: glutton

Next to lust, gluttony is my favorite sin. haha!

tweets

*two of my bestfriends are sick. CJ and Jeric both have flu-like symptoms. A(H1N1)??? I dunno. hope not! But the two of them are already on house arrest...err...i mean self quarantine. and the last time ive heard, spc already have 3 positive cases. yikes! ima need to boost my immunity.

*had a dose of my guilty-pleasures yesterday... cheeseburger + large fries + large coke. burp!

*i was on an impulsive-buyer-mode this afternoon. dont know why, maybe because i was hungry and tired. whattalamereason!!! LOL. lately, ive been lookin for some plain tees. any color as long as its plain and simple. and this afternoon, i was store-hopping AGAIN in the mall. and i saw this plain white vneck shirt. i so love vneck. it makes me look taller! haha!

see! i told ya ima make more posts like this. LOL.

laag sa cebu

just like what Ive said in my previous post, weve got no itinerary in our cebu trip. but now that im back home, i can now post the things that filled our 6 days and 6 nights vacay.

062409

delayed flight. our supposed 1525H departure was moved to 1700H. so we were stuck in the terminal with nothing to do. we were bored in the boarding area! and add to that our pestering stomachs. we were already hungry but cringed from buying over-priced food in the terminal.
i dont know what happened but our flight was combined with the next. so the result – a jam-packed piece of cylindrical metal! sardinas for short. all seats were occupied. even the seat plan was not followed! everyone was scrambling. and did i mention we were on a plane and not on a bus?
we landed in mactan around 1745H. and the welcome band marched in. the streamers were hailed. and the confetti dropped. ok, ok! sorry for the exaggeration. actually it was just tomas who was there to fetch us up.
come dinner time, I had steak at mooon cafe. and gelatissimo's chocolate truffle ice cream for dessert. then we chilled at starbucks.

062509

lunch at sbarro, ayala.
coffee at coffee bean, ayala.
dinner at tara's, IT park.
strolled at the IT park then headed to waterfront hotel for some camwhoring. hehe!

062609

had casa verde's baby back ribs for lunch which is totally far from the definition of baby. it was humongous, almost human-like. it was yummy of course but i couldnt consume the whole serving.
our hosts attended their review class so jeric and I went to SM.
window shopping.
coffee at starbucks, SM.
met with tomas and caezar at ayala.
dinner at sizzling pepper steak, the terraces.
watched transformers at ayala. double the price of tickets here in davao but finally experienced having reserved seats in watching movies.

062709

gelatissimo again, forest fruits.
coffee bean, IT park.
pizza for dinner at da vinci, IT park. yummmm! roast beef pizza and mona lisa plus shawarma sauce – the best!
headed home to change and have some rest.
went to vudu but was shocked by the fee. a staggering 500 bucks! partied at the loft instead. nice crowd and nice place.
after-party chow at mcdo, fuente osmena.

062809

had kebab for lunch in robinsons. then we finally visited basilica de sto nino after being postponed for a couple of days.
jump shot at the magellan's cross.
lit a candle and said a prayer.
toured the basilica's museum.
toured the basilica itself.
waited on a cue.
viewed and prayed to the original figure of sto nino.
visited cebu cathedral.
lit a candle again.
headed to ayala again.
had desserts at dessert factory. pista shew ice cream cake is a must-try.
bought myself a pair of havaianas filipinas.
bought CJ a nice filipinas shirt as well.
had dinner at larsian beside the chong hua hospital.

062909

had a feast at STK. their baked scallops are lip-smacking, mouth-watering and stomach-gurgling.
toured around chong hua hospital.
went to sm again.
bought some brownies unlimited for pasalubong.
went to ayala alone. and shopped!
headed to crown regency hotel.
CAMWHORING.
edgecoaster and skywalk are a must-try. wanna do it again!
had buffet dinner at the hotel.
bought otapssssssss at shamrock hotel.

063009

ayala again. shopped again.
lunch at dessert factory c/o tomas. thnx kol!
running late for our 1400H flight. tomas was driving in a frenzy. traffic was heavy and airport is still in another island. damn!
checked in around 1345H. good thing tomas has an uncle working in the airport. good thing they still allowed us to get on the plane.
bid farewell to our friendly hosts / tourist guides – tomas and caezar. LOL
touched down around 1455H.

weekend post

6.20.09

CJ and I were supposed to go church hopping (bisita iglesia) today but I received a text from a client that they have new orders. So after visiting only three churches, we decided to first meet up with them and maybe continue the bisita iglesia later. But on our way to the rendezvous, a wardrobe malfunction occurred. The straps of my havaianas ripped! Good thing we were near the mall and CJ was kind enough to buy me a new pair of slippers (read: spartan). After we collected the initial payment from our client, we went directly to Uyanguren to buy supplies. We bought 64 pieces of shirts and hell yeah, they are quite heavy. And btw, we do not have wheels, so we have to commute by jeepney. And being kuriport that we are, we'd rather walk a hundred meters or so rather than taking multiple jeepney rides. Seven pesos can go a long long way. So there we are hungry and drained, carrying for God knows how many kilos of shirts. And nice thing is that near our personnel's place where we were supposed to deliver the supplies is a Minute Burger chain. Buy 1 take 1 burger!!! Imagine..you get two burgers for only 24 pesos. That's 12 peso a piece. Thank God for Minute Burger. And after delivering the supplies, we now have to deliver the finished products to another client. At least it's just 20 shirts. Carry lang! But unfortunately, it started to rain, and we still have to walk, and we still have to wait for a jeep. CJ and I would always joke around and comment that it is really hard to earn a living. Now we know! It was already dark when we delivered the product. Heck, that was a loooooooong day!

6.21.09

It's a Sunday. And guess where we went to shop and dine????????? Just in the uber-sosyal and hippest place to be...
Where else but in Agdao Public Market! My sister needed a new pair of school shoes, so we went to shop in the ukay-ukay. She was able to buy a pair of cute doll shoes for only 100 pesos. Yeah, as in 1-0-0.
And because the air-conditioning system was not functioning, our throats all went dry. So we decided to enjoy some thirst-quenchers. We had buko juice served in chilled goblets! And after shopping, what's good to do is to dine and eat. So we went to a fine dining restaurant where they serve Filipino cuisine specializing in local delicacies. We had rice cake (puto maya), hot choco (sikwate), sweet treats with ice shavings (halo-halo), noodles with seafood sauce (palabok) and noodles with beef stock (mami).

Dream on tedpen! Dream on...

I know...I know, been climbing again, socially that is. haha!

Dessert Hunt

Scouring the mall for some long-yearned sweets. First,i headed to dunkin donuts to have some munchkins but it was packed. And considering how small there store was, it would take bajillion years for me to grab a table. And so i went to chowking to have some halo-halo but unfortunately, they dont have any. And so to jolibee i went to have my favorite strawberry frost blends. But it wasnt available. Thats why i just decided to eat at igloo. For sure they wouldnt run out on cold deserts for thats their specialty. If they dont have any,they better just close the store down.
And fortunately they serve halo-halo. I had the special one. Nothing special bout it though. But who am i to complain, its better than nothing.

The Baker's Apprentice

Because Ate Jaja is already back in the land of sand and dirhams, our kitchen is now empty. The oven’s cold and some ingredients are just stacked.

That is why I decided to try it myself – baking that is. With some of the things I learned from watching cooking shows on tv, I grabbed on the spatula and started with excitement. It is amazing how useful the World Wide Web is – there you can see recipes with step to step ways and tips on how to do and perfect it.

I’ve always loved cooking – but just recently had the courage to put on the apron after I had been an apprentice to Ate Jaja whilst she was here. And of course there’s the practical reason of lack of ingredients.

Here are a few of my courageous undertaking with the kitchen and the oven.

Smores Brownies A layer of graham crust, brownies and marshmallows My fave - Egg Pie!!!

Fortunately, all of them were successful. And I guess all of them were delightful as well. My mom even said that I should already take cooking lessons. All of them were consumed promptly and I even had a food critic in the person of CJ and fortunately I received very good reviews. Hehe! Till my next oven exposure! Godspeed!