My parents came for a brief 1-month visit.
Although the ants had a field day with a bite-all-you-can extravaganza on my arms and legs (blame my dad for eating candy...uhm.....like candy...I had candy wrappers all over my studio), I still had the energy to drag them to a couple of eating places I wanted to try out.
The biggest problem with dining out with my parents is my dad. He has and always been so picky with food that it takes all of my meagre talent in marketing and product presentation to get him to eat and appreciate food - home-cooked or from the restaurant.
*muses* I think it must be all the candy and chocolate he munches on...he has destroyed his taste buds. Now that he is older, it has gotten worse and I use a weird mix of cajoling, threatening and creative taglines to have him eat as he has gotten alarmingly thin. At least by the end of their stay here, I could say both parents gained weight thanks to my hard work!
Some of the places that I was able to have both or one or the other accompany me to eat at are the following (randomly listed), forgot to take my camera most of the time -
David's at GB1 - I always liked their congee which makes me feel better when I get sick but their ginger dip is what I come for most of the time...
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.at GB3 - what else? shrimp!
Max's Fried Chicken at GB1 - spring chicken is good for my dad's soul
Razon's at GB1 - halo-halo (mix-mix) and pancit luglug eaten for merienda/snacktime
Restaurante Pia y Damaso at GB5 - their desserts are mouthwateringly-good enough to make even Sisa gain some speck of sanity
Jipan at Glorietta - I always buy most of my bread from this place and Bread Talk (if I happen to pass by) Jipan's bentos are not that bad...their cold noodles were one of the first items I tried out...slurp!
Makati Medical Center's canteen or cafeteria - yes! special mention because we discovered their bihon tostado (toasted noodles) which we had missed eating in Cebu, its funny thinking about going to the hospital to eat but I have plans of going there again to get my hands on their bihon tostado..sarap!
New Bombay Restaurant at Glorietta - influenced by the EB we had c/o Marie...its still as good as I remember and the manager was very solicitous, and I got an extra spicy saucerful of.... sauce when I said I loved spicy stuff
Conti's at Serendra - recommended by Marie and Weiss through frantic texting; I loved all of the food I ate here - mango bravo is to die for...lengua was better than the old standby we had in Beehive (Cebu)
Chelsea at Serendra - recommended by Weiss; expensive but since we weren't that hungry I just wanted to try out their menu...liked their salad (with goat cheese I think)
Fely J's at GB5 - dad was the lucky one who tried this out; lots of diners, I had my dad order their prawns, all I tasted was the take-home halo-halo
C2 Classic Cuisine at Shangri-la Mall - mom was with me this time and though the lovely laing was mopped up and the fried catfish was palatable (the latter's sauce was a bit too sour for me), it was the durian brûlée which made me nod approvingly...who can go wrong with durian?
Red Ribbon at Landmark - more for take out ensaimadas...and cakes...and silvanas...and..
Tsoko-nut at Waltermart Pasong Tamo - tried out their green salad and a cup of hot piping chocolate, shoot!
Amici's on Pasay Road - they run out of penne arriabiatta but the pastas mom and I had were hot...literally!
Hotshots at Glorietta - thanks to my mom's joke, their strawberry shake reminded me of soap, but I have always enjoyed their burgers...this time though I also tried their fish and chips...they close at around 2 am..so its quite convenient when one is doing midnight sales window shopping
*sigh* too little time to try out others though...
Although the ants had a field day with a bite-all-you-can extravaganza on my arms and legs (blame my dad for eating candy...uhm.....like candy...I had candy wrappers all over my studio), I still had the energy to drag them to a couple of eating places I wanted to try out.
The biggest problem with dining out with my parents is my dad. He has and always been so picky with food that it takes all of my meagre talent in marketing and product presentation to get him to eat and appreciate food - home-cooked or from the restaurant.
*muses* I think it must be all the candy and chocolate he munches on...he has destroyed his taste buds. Now that he is older, it has gotten worse and I use a weird mix of cajoling, threatening and creative taglines to have him eat as he has gotten alarmingly thin. At least by the end of their stay here, I could say both parents gained weight thanks to my hard work!
Some of the places that I was able to have both or one or the other accompany me to eat at are the following (randomly listed), forgot to take my camera most of the time -
David's at GB1 - I always liked their congee which makes me feel better when I get sick but their ginger dip is what I come for most of the time...
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.at GB3 - what else? shrimp!
Max's Fried Chicken at GB1 - spring chicken is good for my dad's soul
Razon's at GB1 - halo-halo (mix-mix) and pancit luglug eaten for merienda/snacktime
Restaurante Pia y Damaso at GB5 - their desserts are mouthwateringly-good enough to make even Sisa gain some speck of sanity
Jipan at Glorietta - I always buy most of my bread from this place and Bread Talk (if I happen to pass by) Jipan's bentos are not that bad...their cold noodles were one of the first items I tried out...slurp!
Makati Medical Center's canteen or cafeteria - yes! special mention because we discovered their bihon tostado (toasted noodles) which we had missed eating in Cebu, its funny thinking about going to the hospital to eat but I have plans of going there again to get my hands on their bihon tostado..sarap!
New Bombay Restaurant at Glorietta - influenced by the EB we had c/o Marie...its still as good as I remember and the manager was very solicitous, and I got an extra spicy saucerful of.... sauce when I said I loved spicy stuff
Conti's at Serendra - recommended by Marie and Weiss through frantic texting; I loved all of the food I ate here - mango bravo is to die for...lengua was better than the old standby we had in Beehive (Cebu)
Chelsea at Serendra - recommended by Weiss; expensive but since we weren't that hungry I just wanted to try out their menu...liked their salad (with goat cheese I think)
Fely J's at GB5 - dad was the lucky one who tried this out; lots of diners, I had my dad order their prawns, all I tasted was the take-home halo-halo
C2 Classic Cuisine at Shangri-la Mall - mom was with me this time and though the lovely laing was mopped up and the fried catfish was palatable (the latter's sauce was a bit too sour for me), it was the durian brûlée which made me nod approvingly...who can go wrong with durian?
Red Ribbon at Landmark - more for take out ensaimadas...and cakes...and silvanas...and..
Tsoko-nut at Waltermart Pasong Tamo - tried out their green salad and a cup of hot piping chocolate, shoot!
Amici's on Pasay Road - they run out of penne arriabiatta but the pastas mom and I had were hot...literally!
Hotshots at Glorietta - thanks to my mom's joke, their strawberry shake reminded me of soap, but I have always enjoyed their burgers...this time though I also tried their fish and chips...they close at around 2 am..so its quite convenient when one is doing midnight sales window shopping
*sigh* too little time to try out others though...
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ReplyDeletejnuguid wrote on Sep 19, '08
Prawns, tandoori or not, very tasty.
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jnuguid wrote on Sep 19, '08
Cat, kain ka ng kain, bakit ka ba hindi tumataba?
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jnuguid wrote on Sep 19, '08
Where are GB1, GB2 and so on?
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skyriver911 wrote on Sep 19, '08
in the meowwww world
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skyriver911 wrote on Sep 19, '08
dyan pa lang, busog na ako sa itsura hehehe
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skyriver911 wrote on Sep 19, '08
that prawn in front looks like a grilled seahorse... uhmmmm just look at it.
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skyriver911 wrote on Sep 19, '08
this... i luv this...
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skyriver911 wrote on Sep 19, '08
konting sahog but mukhang malasa.
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skyriver911 wrote on Sep 19, '08
not a bad idea at all!
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skyriver911 wrote on Sep 19, '08
ikaw naman kasi, Cat eh.
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skyriver911 wrote on Sep 19, '08
may SanMig naman, Tatay ;)>
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skyriver911 wrote on Sep 19, '08
grabe. walang kabusugan kayo. hahaha
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
jnuguid said
Prawns, tandoori or not, very tasty.
prawn, lobster, shrimps and crab...in that order, are some of my most fave seafood to eat...
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
jnuguid said
Cat, kain ka ng kain, bakit ka ba hindi tumataba?
tumataba naman...hidden lang...sometimes...*wink*
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
jnuguid said
Where are GB1, GB2 and so on?
oh.....GB is my shortcut for Greenbelt...
GB1 or Greenbelt 1 is the one facing AIM on Paseo de Roxas
GB3 is more in the middle...and near towards Renaissance Hotel (on Pasay Road)
GB5 is on Legaspi St (on the street where I live)
Think of the whole lot facing Landmark on Makati Ave as being developed by Ayala, that's where all these Greenbelts are..
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
skyriver911 said
dyan pa lang, busog na ako sa itsura hehehe
mas gusto ko yung rose-flavored one I tasted before..but then, any lhassi will do for me as long as its sweet
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
skyriver911 said
that prawn in front looks like a grilled seahorse... uhmmmm just look at it.
hmm....makakain din kaya ang seahorse? *muni-muni*
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
skyriver911 said
this... i luv this...
before, sa panahon nila dad, Beehive in Cebu was one of the places to visit if you wanted to eat lengua (its where I developed my liking for this dish)...that and their baguette...but things change...
ang sarap nga nito...very tender, the sauce was just the right mix of mushroom and whatever it was they plunked on it..
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
skyriver911 said
konting sahog but mukhang malasa.
very garlicky...di sya pancit palabok ang dating...
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
skyriver911 said
may SanMig naman, Tatay ;)>
the days when he could outdrink anyone are not here anymore...hahaha! he was the last one who finished his beer...
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
skyriver911 said
grabe. walang kabusugan kayo. hahaha
waaah! di naman all in one day to!
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oselle wrote on Sep 19, '08
kanino ba talagang pusa yan ha?
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oselle said
kanino ba talagang pusa yan ha?
I have no idea..but you know how cats can be..maski saan mo makikita...
one time, I came across this cat who was also sprawled quite comfortably on a rock in the middle of the pond near GB3...near where I met up with Chiara before...it was a much better scene sana than this one, but wala naman akong camera....after that, I haven't seen that cat again..baka nasa siopao na...
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oselle wrote on Sep 19, '08
grabe, hindi ko na iisa isahin mga kinain nyo, at baka magutom na naman ako, kakatapos lang ng dinner :)
nice photos cat, sarap talaga ng Pinas :)
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oselle wrote on Sep 19, '08
cuh888 said
I haven't seen that cat again..baka nasa siopao na...
ngeh .... kawawa naman ...
ano kaya, asado o bola bola? :))
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
oselle said
grabe, hindi ko na iisa isahin mga kinain nyo, at baka magutom na naman ako, kakatapos lang ng dinner :)
nice photos cat, sarap talaga ng Pinas :)
basta food, dami nga dito sa Pinas...
it is too bad, Filipino cuisine in itself though is not that well-known...but with the variety of influences we have...we have really a variety of dishes...either adopted from the visitor as is, or with a twist..
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
oselle said
ngeh .... kawawa naman ...
ano kaya, asado o bola bola? :))
bagong "cat"egory yata, bola-asado...hehehe!
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oselle wrote on Sep 19, '08
cuh888 said
bagong "cat"egory yata, bola-asado...hehehe!
kung minsan pinag iisipan ko kung anong oorderin ko...ayos tong naisip mo..bwahahaha
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meannlim wrote on Sep 19, '08
well, after what you ate, you should be!! ang haba ng list mo ha!
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meannlim wrote on Sep 19, '08
cat's tagline!
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meannlim wrote on Sep 19, '08
nagutom ako sa posting na to...and i haven't had lunch yet...ahahay!
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
meannlim said
nagutom ako sa posting na to...and i haven't had lunch yet...ahahay!
ako rin, no breakfast either...so, eto, going to take a break..and eat...chocolate muna to tide me over..
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
sa groupo natin yan...daming EB na natin puro food ang center...
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stormlizard wrote on Sep 19, '08
That's even better than saying he should wash the dishes.
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bubu34 wrote on Sep 19, '08
ano ba yan sobrang sarap na yan..
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
bubu34 said
ano ba yan sobrang sarap na yan..
really, really, really good! I was tempted to buy 1 whole cake...but no space in my ref...
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 19, '08
stormlizard said
That's even better than saying he should wash the dishes.
I did say cajoling and threats...*wink*
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tampygirl wrote on Sep 19, '08
Wow Cat! You look a lot like your mom!
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tampygirl wrote on Sep 19, '08
hahahaha! Ang kulit ng mukha ng dad mo :P
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 20, '08
tampygirl said
Wow Cat! You look a lot like your mom!
I suppose when I grow old I would look like her too :-)
seriously, people do say that a lot because we have the same facial bone structure which is one thing that becomes very obvious when we are with each other...otherwise, the most of the features are from my dad...pati oily skin!
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hugzone wrote on Sep 20, '08
Meron na bang Razons sa GB?
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ReplyDeletecuh888 wrote on Sep 20, '08
greenbelt 1....yung sa gnc/delifranz/henlin side :-)
I think I mentioned that Weiss took me there for merienda as belated blowout for her birthday and whatever debt she felt she owed me as a treat *wink*
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hugzone wrote on Sep 20, '08
The family that eats together, stays together. Kahit na one month lang. : )
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hugzone wrote on Sep 20, '08
Super food trip naman 'to!
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 20, '08
hugzone said
The family that eats together, stays together. Kahit na one month lang. : )
same with our multiply family...*burp* *click-click sa picture*
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hugzone wrote on Sep 20, '08
Oo nga. Now that you've mentioned it, your parents are rather thin. So no matter how you gorge on food, you stay slim. You got their genes.
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 20, '08
they were not like that before....I mean, they were not as thin as they are now...nag-shrink yata...osteoporosis or old age effects..
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faitherasmo wrote on Sep 20, '08
That's Palak Paneer. I ALWAYS order that. Hehe. Spinach with cheese.
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faitherasmo wrote on Sep 20, '08
I like sotanghon!
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faitherasmo wrote on Sep 20, '08
You look like him, Cat, when your eyebrows meet. =]
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faitherasmo wrote on Sep 20, '08
Razons: Masarap ang kanilang halu-halo pero overpriced kaya salamat na lang.
Davids: Ginger dip? Di ko pa nasusubukan yun ah!
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 20, '08
faitherasmo said
That's Palak Paneer. I ALWAYS order that. Hehe. Spinach with cheese.
thanks F8...both Marie and I could not remember its name...just that it was green, with cheese....
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 20, '08
we first asked for garlic pancit, coz that was the txt from my friend...ehehehe...garlic something else pala...pero still quite good though very simple ang hitsura...
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 20, '08
faitherasmo said
You look like him, Cat, when your eyebrows meet. =]
uhm....thanks...I think *grin*
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 20, '08
faitherasmo said
Razons: Masarap ang kanilang halu-halo pero overpriced kaya salamat na lang.
Davids: Ginger dip? Di ko pa nasusubukan yun ah!
ganon ba? usually kc halo-halo in Cebu also reaches 100 pesos..but once in a while na treat...its ok...I forgot to ask how much the halo-halo at Fely J'c cost...baka 200! phew!
which reminds me of some friends in the US before who were telling me that the halo-halo in Filipino restaurants there cost 4 dollars and above...and that was a couple of years ago pa...
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 20, '08
faitherasmo said
Davids: Ginger dip? Di ko pa nasusubukan yun ah!
am sure you have...di naman sya nasa menu...I don't know what else to call it..but aside from the chili sauce, its the little dishes of chopped/minced ginger which some friends of mine usually pair with their chicken dishes..sarap kainin by itself..
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val0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
very nice restaurant..
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val0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
akala ko malaking plate with soup bowl and 2 eggs ayun sa malayo :))..nice sculpture.
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val0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
nice shot..
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val0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
yummmyyyyy
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ReplyDeleteval0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
nice to see you with your Mom..
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val0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
love this chess board..
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val0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
nice shot with the rain drops..
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val0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
you hungry..me too! :)
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val0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
don't worry po Tatay..mahal na mahal kayo Ni Cath.. :).kaya Cheers po Tatay..kukuha lang po ako ng isang San Mig..pwede po ba pls pls.. :)
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val0214 wrote on Sep 20, '08
ano ba yan..ang sasarap ha ha ha..
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ellafitz wrote on Sep 20, '08
i know what you mean. im big on condiments too. right now im into mexicali's garlic sauce. gusto ko nga bumili ng bote kung ipinagbebenta nila
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ellafitz wrote on Sep 20, '08
ayan palak paneer nga. sauce pa lang pamatay na.faith blog naman about your assad cafe experience!
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bananaking69 wrote on Sep 21, '08
cuh888 said
spring chicken is good for my dad's soul
No offense dad, but spring chicken is always good for any old geezer, specially the female variety. Just speaking for myself. LOL
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bananaking69 wrote on Sep 21, '08
Meron din palang Krispy Kreme diyan. Krispy Kreme has lost its market share here in North America. Di na gaya nung bagong bukas sila.
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bananaking69 wrote on Sep 21, '08
Bakit Greenbelt ang tawag? Puro puno, halaman, at grass ba?
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bananaking69 wrote on Sep 21, '08
Dipping sauce ba ito? Ano ang idini-dip?
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faitherasmo wrote on Sep 21, '08
ellafitz said
ReplyDeletefaith blog naman about your assad cafe experience!
Sige. Ilista ko muna. Haha. Have to be in the mood to write. =]
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faitherasmo wrote on Sep 21, '08
bananaking69 said
Dipping sauce ba ito? Ano ang idini-dip?
I pair it with chapati or any flat bread. Pwede rin sa kanin kasi malinamnam at spicy.
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 21, '08
bananaking69 said
No offense dad, but spring chicken is always good for any old geezer, specially the female variety. Just speaking for myself. LOL
ams sure that applies to my dad...mahilig sa spring chickens yan eh....maski nung bata ba sya..*wink*
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 21, '08
bananaking69 said
Meron din palang Krispy Kreme diyan. Krispy Kreme has lost its market share here in North America. Di na gaya nung bagong bukas sila.
what I heard is daming nag-line up pag bukas nyan dito..as usual, alam mo na ang Pinoy...
personally, unless malaking-malaking market nga..I don't think see how it can have repeat customers day after day...
as I told my mom...e kung sabihin natin na ang Dunkin Donut is the average Joe, tapos Krispy Kreme is like Warren Buffet (what a comparison...I only mean na rich ang donut hehehe)...once in a month is even too rich for me...
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 21, '08
bananaking69 said
Bakit Greenbelt ang tawag? Puro puno, halaman, at grass ba?
that I do not know..bakit nga ba Greenbelt? may sinturon bang verde sina Ayala they want to pay homage to? hmm...hehehe..
I hope the others in the group has an idea.....baka nga tama si BNK...
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 21, '08, edited on Sep 21, '08
faitherasmo said
I pair it with chapati or any flat bread. Pwede rin sa kanin kasi malinamnam at spicy.
first time ko na try na sa rice ko sya ginawang gravy (when I was with my parents)...yummmm! pwede na nga as ulam...
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jyslubrica wrote on Sep 21, '08
shoot! u made me hungry!
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 22, '08
jyslubrica said
shoot! u made me hungry!
that was the idea :-)
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capenafuerte wrote on Sep 24, '08
The term "chips" in American English differs in usage from that of other varieties of English.
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 24, '08
aaah..my maneuver to evade calling the dish fish and chips is now out in the open :-)
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meganramos88 wrote on Feb 22, '10
nic picture of toblerone cake! yummy! http://www.toblerone.com.ph