Eats Asia 3

Let's Eat!!!

     Me and my dad love to watch the AFC channel, and most of the time always had a short discussion to why the Philippines only had one show in it.  Good thing we were able to attend Eats Asia 3: Thrice as delish, it was held at the Avenue Hall in Makati Avenue last August 13.  The event was partnered by no other than SKY cable.  I thought that was actually a very nice way of them helping out our country get more attention, not only in our many, many, many... delicious dishes, but also of our great country which had so much to offer in terms of vacation spots.

     The idea was really great, gather some of the renowned schools around the country and have them cook a special dish by the country they represent.  We all had a great time roaming around taking samples from each schools and sponsors as well.  My dad who's was a first timer in such event also enjoyed having his stub signed as he went from one booth to another to taste the great dishes prepared.  Some of the schools which participated were GCIC, CSB, MOST Institute, Enderun, and CCA.  The one I loved the most was the ones served by the Adobo republic.  Second one would be the Japanese meal, they had both presentation and great taste.

     So after having our stubs signed, we ended up in the VIP areas and ate once again from the free buffets behind us.  We enjoyed watching the presentations as well by the highly renowned Chefs demonstrating their skills in front the audiences who were just amazed with what they were doing, loving to cook.  Angel even had the opportunity to have a picture with Chef Jackie Laudico, she was simply amazed with what Chef Laudico specializes on... CHOCOLATE ^_^

    
     While Angel was busy taking pictures around the place, I was told that I would participate on a contest.  Unfortunately I didn't won the contest due to the fact that the meal we were eating was newly cooked, it really was hard to eat up while the rice and beef strips were so hot to gulp all at once.

     
     Anyway, it was surely a nice experience that we had.  We felt we were able to go around the world in just a few eating.  Hoping that we would have more programs in the future being shown on AFC ^_^

 

No goodbyes... Just see you soon...

Pamana

     One of my closest friends from my company suddenly resigned from our office and didn't want to tell us why until we were all together enjoying some good food and laughter.  So Angel and I scheduled a dinner at the famous resto of the Ongpauco's, the Pamana; or inheritance in english translation.  We met up last August 12, I picked up Aica and Eka from their homes and drove to MoA where we would pick up Angel and Fiona.  Unfortunately Pia won't be able to make it since she had to wake up early the next day and she was dead tired from finishing her Bar exam necessities.  Around past 7pm, we went along our way to Tagaytay via the new Cavitex (Highway extending from Coastal going to Kawit and Island Cove).

     It took us about 1 1/2 hr to get to the place where we met up with Rich (Eka's boyfriend).  Pamana is very close to the rotonda in Tagaytay and can't be missed since it's along Aguinaldo highway and is a real eyecatcher.  The place was actually the Ongpauco's ancestral home which they changed into a resto, hence the name Pamana.  Unfortunately, the list of menu was sooo appetizing that all of us had a hard time picking up which food to eat.  Good thing I had my trusty Angel to give us some pointers about the food choices there.

     These were the winning choices ^_^

The ever famous Bagnet!  Sooo delicious, but best to control your temptation if you don't want to be rushed to the hospital ^_^

Kangkong with crispy liempo - I love eating kangkong, and this is one of the best way of having it served.

Kare kare, some of my friends like the way it was cooked, really tasty and yummy.  You can even just have the soup of it on rice and you'll be stuffed in no time.

Sinigang na Salmon belly, really nice dish, had to admit this was my favorite among all the meals since I ate it until the bowl was dry :P

Shrimp!!!

Pinoy Fondue for dessert ^_^

A small chest containing our bill ^_^

 

 

 

     Stuffed!  The word best describing how we felt after the delicious meal we had.  Since we had a lot of time to kill, we just lazed around the area and had some photo ops.  The people there were very friendly,  friendly enough to even light up the dark places of the resto where we were having our pictures taken.  Afterwards, Rich had to say goodbye because he had to pick up his sister.  So we then went to Starbucks to have more laughter.  Unfortunately I was so dead tired from being awake for more than 24hrs that after having a few talks I slept for an hour.  Good thing I did so I wouldn't feel too stressed from driving home.

My Boracay Birthday getaway

          Last July 28, I celebrated my birthday at Boracay with Angel and her sis.  It was Angel's first time to be there so we were praying hard that hopefully the weather would be fine.  Our flight was scheduled for the Caticlan terminal so it was a good thing since we won't have too pay too much for transport fees unlike if we came from Kalibo.  But of course you have to have a strong heart since we would be riding a small plane.

     We arrived early and had so much time to kill, and since we got nothing to do but wait til her sister comes, we just lounged at the Grand Boracay Resort and surf the net.  I was smiling all morning since I was trying to reminisce all the memories I had with the people who greeted me on my Facebook wall.  After her sister arrived, we had our lunch at "D*Mall" and ate at Andok's.  Afterwards, we just strolled around the beach area since it was raining a bit.  Good thing I was able to borrow a waterproof camera from my officemate, it really came handy as we enjoyed the beach.  At night ate at Shakey's, didn't want to splurge too much on the buffets around the area since it was just our first day.

     The next day, we had our lunch at Astoria then headed off to the other side of Boracay because  we heard it wasn't wavy there.  We enjoyed strolling the beach and then rode the banana boat and paraw as well.  

      After wards went to station 1 and had merienda at Jonah's where we enjoyed ourselves to some pancit, onion rings, and their famous shakes.

     Then headed back to the beach while the sun is up to enjoy some swimming, we also visited the famous Willy's Rock.  We met up with Alex, Fara, and Ariel (Angel's friends) at Station 1 so we could plan our evening dinner later.  We strolled down from Station 2 to Station 3 looking for a good place to eat at.  After a long walk, we ended up eating at La Carmela de Boracay's buffet but unfortunately wasn't able to finish it because a strong rain came half way thru our meals.  So we had to go inside their place and stayed until the rain finally subsided.

     Last day, we spent it together with Alex and headed to the Puca beach.  We really enjoyed the soft sand and nice weather, the sun was up high during our last stay at Bora, wish it was that way since we first arived.  Angel really enjoyed our lazy time and helped me collected some seashells.  Afterwards, we just lazed a bit more as we enjoy taking photos while playing around the beach area.

For lunch, we headed back to D*Mall to meet up with Fara and Ariel.  There we ate at "I love BBQ".  Good thing we were already having lunch when the hard rain fell, and it actually stopped after we finished eating.  We then decided to stroll around and buy our pasalubongs.  After packing, me and Angel went home early so we wouldn't have a hard time riding the boat home to the airport.  At the airport we had a qiuck bite courtesy of Hen Lin.  We arrived 15mins earlier than our estimated time at Manila and was picked up by my dad.  Stayed a bit to rest at Sam's place then I dropped Angel and her sis at their home.

     I really enjoyed our stay at Boracay, it was that hectic since there wasn't too much people around plus the foods and places were cheap since it wasn't peak season.  Over all, if I'd go back to Boracay, I'd still go during off peak season.  More relaxing and you have no trouble strolling around ^_^