halo-halo

This is not about the famous dessert in the Philippines.

Last November 4, I went to my grandma's birthday celebration. After that, I went to their house in New Manila. I saw my grandfather's old camera. It was an Argus Super Seventy-five. I borrowed it coz I wanted to try the "through-the-viewfinder" photography that kuya Neall was talking about. I don't have any decent shots yet since I am having a hard time making a decent barrel.

Last November 7, I went to Clark with mama and tito. We shopped in the duty-free stores there. We got to buy lots of food! Chips, candies, chocolates, etc. My fave find was the Vanilla Coke. I really love its taste! I missed it so much coz its been gone for quite a while here in Manila. Another cute find were the HSM lollipops. Sweet! I wanna go back to shop for some more food. hahaha!

I finally got my 2009 planner last Nov 12 from Starbucks TM. I went there with Gina and Dan during our break. We had coffee and snacks and a long chat. The planner was ok. Not as spectacular as the 2007 and 2008 planners though. It came with a silver Starbucks pen. I got the red one. I already wrote my name inside. I was so excited to write on it!

My mom and I went to the UP-Ayala Techno Hub last Nov 13 to try out FlapJacks. We also wanted to check out the place. It's pretty nice. It looks like it will cater to the A,B,&C crowd. Yellow Cab, FlapJacks, and The Old Spaghetti House are already open. Others stalls that will open soon are Red Kimono, Gerry's Grill, Mercury Drug, Timezone, Switch (Apple Store), Figaro, Razon's, National Bookstore, Starbucks, and Bench Fix. I'm so excited! I hope all the stalls will be open before the year ends. The UP-Ayala Techno Hub is along Commonwealth ave. near Philcoa.

I treated my mom lunch in FlapJacks. I had the Chicken Fried Steak and she had the Arroz-ala-Cubana. We had French Toast for dessert. The waiter said that their best seller is the Chicken Fried Steak that's why I gave it a try. I did not actually like it that much. It was ok. Maybe I'm not a chicken steak person. I liked their Arroz-ala-Cubana though. I also liked the French Toast. I just wish they did not put too much butter on it. They had a very limited selection in their menu. I guess it's because they just opened.

Yun lang! haha! Malapit na mag-Christmas!

Playing Hookie

As I have said, I haven't been myself lately. I needed a break. Something that would somehow cheer me up.

Last Friday, I did not go to work (just like last tuesday and wednesday). I went with my mom, cousin, and aunts to Pampanga. They wanted to go Duty Free hopping. I just wanted to get away from the city.

We arrived in Pampanga way too early so we decided to have some morning snacks at Holiday Inn Clark. After eating, we went straight to Parkson's, one of the Duty Free shops there. There weren't much stuff anymore. What was also weird was that they had a lot of local items. We still were able to find good stuff though. I scored a Happy Tree Friends (Giggles) messenger bag.

After Parkson's, we ate at Korea House. We had a hard time looking for the resto but it was worth it. Liked their food and house tea.

When our tummies were satisfied, we proceeded to another Duty Free store, Pure Gold. It had lots of cool stuff. I loved the chocolates I found. My mom was already stopping me but I couldn't resist.

One thing I noticed was that the Duty Free outlets were not well maintained. Most of it were already abandoned. I hope the people in Clark would do something about it.

Before going back to Manila, we looked for a store called Susie's. They said that their pansit was good and they weren't kidding. It was really good and their serving was very generous. I also like their kakanin and chocolate cake. Kapampangans really know how to cook scrumptious food. All their items were pretty cheap. You wouldn't think twice in trying their offerings.

Although I was not able to relax, I had fun!