Bump!
Cheers to 2 years
It’s time to say goodbye. One of us should be graduating and spreading their wings, why not this blog! :-)
Game of Thrones
#1 on the SUMMER READING LIST
15 days till the season premiere of Game of Thrones Season 2!
Roadtrip Sunday
Welcome to.. THE GARDEN OF EDEN! This is the base of one of the most famous Catholic sites in the Philippines, the Kamay ni Hesus!
Inside is a peaceful place where you can relax with your family and your friends, you can take pictures of of the peacefulness of nature, or you can meditate in the big wide open spaces.
All around are big statues of animals all thought to have been on board another popular attraction, the Noah’s Ark. It’s really too bad there aren’t more pictures of the interior, it probably was recreated to have the most authentic look possible.
Who do we have here? The garden has several significant scenes of our history played out as you move on towards the statue of Jesus.
This is the Kamay ni Hesus Shrine & Chapel situated in the heart of the mountains. Such a perfect place to retreat from the noise and dirt of the beaten path, and the weather is much cooler since it’s in Mt. Banahaw.
They had a beautiful alcove in the walk up to big statue that was a shrine to the Blessed Virgin. Many pilgrims particularly stopped here and prayed for a few minutes.
To get to that shrine, you have to climb 292 steps to the top. That’s no small feat considering the steps are kind of steep, but getting there is worth it.
At the top is a 50 feet statue of Jesus Christ, and it is the 3rd largest in the world! Hopefully a lot more people find this place and attend the healing masses at the chapel.
ON A SIDE NOTE!
There is a delicious dessert delicacy native to the Lucban, Quezon province that really is the best thing you will ever try here. It’s called a Pilipit! Having never tried it before, it really was the best first impression. Squash that’s been grinded and twisted to form pretzel-like donuts, and then coated with sticky sweet caramel, it’s the best thing to come from this place! (In this writer’s opinion.) Definitely coming back and bringing A LOT OF FRIENDS!
Creamy and Cloudy
It’s always difficult, choosing some place to eat, somewhere everyone hasn’t been to, at the same time, appeal to everyone’s different taste buds. But that’s what we do, we go everywhere looking to try what could be the next best thing. We didn’t have to go very far for Milky and Sunny in Kapitolyo!
Milky and Sunny have the most pristine interiors and this cute sign to welcome you as soon as you walk in the front door.
There’s all these quirky frames and things they put on the wall, it sort of gives you an idea of what Milky and Sunny want you to feel when you’re inside.
“Enough of the walls, time for food!” -Cielo
Bacon Tostadas. For P100 it wasn’t worth it. The cream just distracted from the overall taste, which wasn’t all that great too. There was an overwhelming amount of tomato sauce. Ergo, overkill. But it looked great!
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pancakes. These tasted great! They do pancakes really well, just the right mix of fluffy and light. The jam was delicious, the only thing that could top it was if it were real strawberries.
Tomatoes, Mozzarella, Pepperoni Omelette. This dish had sunny written all over it, and it was good! Milky and Sunny have to be called out on how much they like to use ketchup and tomato paste though. They put it everywhere!
Chicken and Waffles. Kim had this. I don’t remember but I don’t think he liked it very much. He thought it was too ordinary, but he still finished it anyway. But he ordered another dish immediately after.
Banana Kingkong French Toast. This was great! They bread was so smooth and the banana slices and the chocolate tasted really good together. The only downside was that I think there was salt on the edges of the toast. NOT something you want to taste in this dish.
Beef Tapa, Rice and Egg Meal. This was actually the one thing that we knew wouldn’t disappoint since we’d already heard a lot of good things from other people who eat at Milky and Sunny. It was good! They fried their marinated beef to perfection, you can only wish there was more.
Overall, we all had a great experience in M&S.
As of this entry’s posting, we’ve gone back to Milky & Sunny 3 more times! :-)
Milky & Sunny, is located at #9 East Capitol Drive, Barangay Kapitolyo, Pasig City, Philippines.
FOOD: An Important Part of Any Vacation
Welcome to Macau!
Beautiful country, enviable weather, not-so-friendly-let’s-call-them-indifferent people, but GREAT FOOD! You’ll spend all of your time eating it! I swear, that’s ALL YOU CAN DO in Macau. No, that’s not fair.
THAT’S ALL I DID! =))
What a tiny but bustling island! Everywhere you look they offer you food. Even for free! Not kidding. It’s somewhere in Senado. It’s near.. THIS STREET! (Haha I don’t know what it’s called)
What is with the glorious discovery of selling street food in clean shop-like stalls? I almost couldn’t choose!
This old Chinese couple who can’t speak a word of English operate my favorite one. They’re so cute with their choreographed movements. One cooks, the other cleans.
Thank you, 老阿公! (Old Man)
Siu Mai, Cuttlefish Balls, Seafood Balls, Crab Egg Balls, Squid Balls.
Don’t let that face fool you.. I LOVED IT! :D
Macau’s proud of a lot of things. And one of their most famous snacks are the pork chop bun! Just a simple freshly fried pork chop sandwiched between crispy bread. Mmmmmm.
It’s simple. And you wonder why it’s so popular. But it’s good. Do I really need to convince anyone?
FINALLY..
The delicious enigma that is my fascination with EGG TARTS! Dear Egg tarts, I love you, and when I finally know how to bake you, I will not stop eating your finger-licking awesomeness. Till I get sick of you, of course.
Before arriving in Macau, I made a pact with my brother to buy an egg tart at every shop that sold an egg tart every time we passed by one. I guess we both lost, since we got sick of them after the 8th different one.
Still. How can you hate egg tarts?
Especially when they form Mickey Mouse’ head! :-)
In the land that’s the source of it all, they don’t disappoint with Pork Asado!
I think it’s because Macau used to be a Portuguese colony that they know and they’re good at mixing and fusing their different cultures and what else— their food.
I wasn’t able to take pictures because we were so hungry but this restaurant is one any Macau tourist and visitor cannot miss. Highly recommended by every Filipino we met in Macau, they served authentic and very flavorful Portuguese cuisine, the only thing you’ll want to compare it to will be the real thing! (Portugal in 2012??)
All in all, Macau is a heaven for foodies and traveller and foodie travellers. It’s seriously ALL I did there. :D
Thanks, Mom, for supporting and funding my gastronomical exploits! :)
A Lorcha, Macau is located on 289A Rua do Almirante Sergio, Macau Peninsula, Macau, China.
"Holidays are joyful, there’s always something new but every day’s a holiday when i’m near to you."
Everyone has time to walk their dogs during the holidays. Burgos Circle is teeming with all breeds of all sizes, it inspires delight in even the most pigheaded of Scrooges. :-)
