Category: food

have some j.co donuts

We have a new favorite donut place.

At the moment there’s only one J. Co branch (Megamall), but drop by when you have time. It’s worth it. Even their coffee is delicious.

In the photo are three flavors: Green Tease (my favorite!), Al Capone (bestseller), and Avocado Dicaprio (which wins the Quirkiest Name Award).

What I like about J.Co is: their donuts are sweet, but not so sweet that you’d feel like gagging (I’m looking at you Krispy Kreme!). Light dough, great flavors.

I was not paid to write this, because if I were I would have eaten more donuts.

poetry at the ayala triangle gardens

So on March 21, World Poetry Day, I read a couple of my poems at the Ayala Triangle Gardens.

That’s the stage. I wasn’t able to bring a decent camera, so sorry for the lack of event photos. I’ll snag some from other people once the photos are posted.

Photo credit: Frankie Torres http://heykeytorres.blogspot.com/

I read two poems, both called “Maps”, which both appeared in Metro Serye and in my collection which won in last year’s Palanca Awards.

Photo credit: National Book Development Board

Of all the poets who read at the event, J and I were most taken by Ramon Sunico. Beautiful poems read in a heartfelt manner. You should have been there. The crowd went “oh” and applauded after the last line. I really really really wanted to approach him and tell him this in person but shyness took over.

Anyway, I found a copy online of one of the poems he read (“Huwag Ka Sanang Magagalit”). Beautiful.

Thank you Mookie and Anina and Filipinas Heritage Library for inviting me. And thank you for the Bonchon dinner and these gifts!

Issue 2 of Metro Serye
An umbrella from FHL
Featuring sketches by Jose Rizal.

J and I headed to Wee Nam Kee for a dinner date. Two ladies recognized me from the event and congratulated me. Thank you!

First time to eat here! Try their chicken rice, and have some lime juice with your meal. Yum.

month number 29 + a baby shower

Waited for J to finish his one class in UP. While waiting, I watched Awake and Red Dwarf on my Galaxy Tab, and tried in vain to look like I understood the Math long exams on the professors’ windows. Also used the faculty-members-only washroom on the second floor. How liberating.

Off to Trinoma for monthsary lunch. There was a crack on the wall so of course this picture had to be taken.

Fish & Co. First time to dine here! Had a raspberry drink and Grilled Seasonal Fish (Cream Dory) in Cajun sauce.

Cupcake froyo with mixed berries and almonds from Golden Spoon.

The baby shower was for J’s sister, who will be giving birth to a baby boy in April.

There were games! We won in Pinoy Henyo (of baby-related terms) and won two boxes of this:

We traveled South for the second leg of the baby shower, but oh my god, THE TRAFFIC WAS HORRIBLE. Horrible! We spent 4 1/2 hours on the road, more than enough time to take me back home to Bulacan. And we were just traveling from QC to Paranaque, a trip that should have taken just two hours at most!

Anyway. Still a happy day.

food, love, food love

Twenty-eight months with this boy. And this cheesy post is brought to you by my food photo backlog.

Diet not allowed.

Kanin Club

Be kind to yourself and have some turon a la mode from Kanin Club. It’s basically halo-halo, only wrapped and crispy. Bananas, macapuno, mongo beans, purple yam jam – yum.

Sentro 1771

Order their sago’t gulaman. It has got to be the best I’ve ever tasted. You’ll get refills, and you won’t regret it.

Burgoo

We like the fact that we can draw on the table.

Cream dory milanese, seafood jambalaya, supreme sampler.

That’s it for now.

monday the 13th

We decided to have our Valentine’s Day dinner on the 13th to avoid the crowd that would probably go love-berserk on the 14th.

So! I enjoyed the night despite the fact that it started with me walking against a strong wind with rainwater inside my shoes. I never knew how annoying it was to look for a bus through several dozen people blocking the bus placards with their umbrellas.

Almon Marina at Mall of Asia.

Hey there.

We love this soup! Bacon, corn, and potato. Perfect for the weather.

I had their Chicken Sausage Crunch. A sandwich with apple slices (and inexplicable little flags).

J had the California Roast Turkey.

We loved the food! Healthy and light and relatively inexpensive.

Swensen’s after, but I was so ice cream-deprived I forgot to take a picture and just pounced on it.

When we were at Vikings, I got fixated on their fruits and cheese plate, so we bought wine, prunes, dates and our favorite cheese. Drank while watching Friday Night Lights.

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone.

February! How did that happen?

Anyway end-January we went to Vikings at Mall of Asia  for J’s sister’s birthday. Highly recommended. They have a wonderful spread.

Thanks for the treat, J and family!

On Feb.2, breakfast at Pancake House! We haven’t done this in a while.

Breakfast makes me happpyyy.

Coffee, cheese pancakes, and a Pinoy-style breakfast meal. The best.

Went clothes shopping and was horrified to find out that most slacks either 1) didn’t fit me or 2) didn’t fit me well. Who likes slacks? Tell me. I’ll stick with leggings and dresses if you don’t mind, corporate world.

PDI Research! It’s Almi’s pizza party. She asked us to wear something pink and bring a DIY crown, and me of the artistic persuasion took a crystal headband and wrapped it with a pink ribbon.

You can’t see it clearly here but Lawrence was wearing a Chief Justice Corona crown. Corona = corona = crown. And someone’s wearing a Loren Legarda calendar.

We’re ah tickled pink. Haha! Thanks for the pizza Ate Almi! :D

coffee and the blues

Coffee with the girls (and Kim and Jaykie) on Monday night and Wednesday night. Thankful that I was able to meet up with them. I needed the chika and the laughter. Eliza Victoria and the Infinite Sadness. I feel like I’m wasting my time. Or time is being wasted on me.

In other news, try Starbucks’ Peppermint Brownie. It’s really good.