So here I am, a week after fun day of watching Pineapple Express with friends, coming back home and making kaldareta for everyone, and two weeks from the start of school..I know, I know, I said I'd keep up with the blog, but school makes it pretty hard, plus I'll be starting work soon. So here's a bunch of pictures for now, hopefully I'll catch up to the present within the next few entries. And for the record, I am LOVING school. So far, we've made butter tea cookies, biscotti, chocolate chip cookies (those during week one), and Raspberry Dark Chocolate Thyme Muffins, Banana Coconut Cocoa Nibs Coffee Cake (the trick to this one was replacing all the milk with coconut milk), Angry Biscuits (with jalapenos and Frank's Red Hot Sauce! wasn't as angry as I hoped they would be, though...), and Cranberry Blue Cheese scones (the last four from this week). Everyone went pretty crazy with their goodies, with like Baked Potato Scones and Turkey Cranberry Muffins. I can't wait to start this week, though...it's Pie Week! ^_^
Let's begin with my trip to the Philippines...
This is a great little spot near my house on Katipunan. Cute inside, and pretty decent cheesecake (I had the tiramisu cheesecake..mm!!)
This was taken in the foodcourt of Market Market, where you can actually "make tusok-tusok de pishbol".
"Panda Master"?
I definitely would not want to eat anything from this lady..
I just thought that was cute.
My gramma is the cutest!
In Hong Kong...
My first xiaolongbao! These little dumplings were filled with delicious soup, or as I like to say, liquid heaven.
This was in Stanley Park, right near where my cousin lives.
Strawberry Basil and Tofu gelato...mmm... no kidding, I really enjoyed it! Especially after walking around the markets on a hot, sunny day.
Cute, just like her momma. :)
In Macau...
We ate at A Lorcha our first night there. We were going to order the serradurra, a milk creme with crumbled biscuits on top, but our waiter kindly suggested we order it as half serradurra and half chocolate mousse...and we were glad we did!
Macau is like the Vegas of Asia...we stayed at the Venetian, and it looks exactly like how I remember the one in Vegas does.
More gelato. :) Here, they use spatulas and form the ice cream into a pyramid of delicious atop a square cone.
I forgot what I had...I guess compared to the interesting combo I had at Gino's, this wasn't as memorable. :) I do believe one of those flavors was lemoncello though.
My cousin and his girlfriend
Chinese beef and pork jerky. mmm...
Macau is also, apparently, known for their egg tarts.
Some soda bottle sculptures outside a small local eatery known for their pork cutlet sandwiches. The sandwiches were not that great, unfortunately.
The road to good times..
My cousin's adorable little daughter, Calista
Back in the Philippines, in Palawan..
These tiny little fish flakes are called palad flakes. We had them as a part of our elaborate breakfast buffet, with slivers of green mango...so delicious!
Starlight, starfish, please grant me this one small wish...
Dinner consisted of the following: kinilaw, which is raw fish marinated (which actually somewhat cooks it) in a mixture of white vinegar, ginger, onion, and sliced sili peppers. I LOVE IT.
Stingray, cooked in a coconut milk sauce. It has the consistency of a hybrid of chicken and rabbit. I LOVED IT, TOO.
Additionally, we also had some tuna steaks, but they weren't worth posting.
Desert was fresh watermelon and other seasonal fruits with brown sugar on top, in a coconut half.
The next day, we went island hopping. They gave us huge coconuts to drink out of, and later they hacked them open for us so we could eat the coconut meat inside.
Lunch buffet was pretty good, the standard Filipino fare of adobo and other stuff.
Looks like he's about to lop off his finger doing that..
Dragonfruit has to be one of the most beautiful (and delicious!!) fruits I've ever seen in my life.
Back in Manila..
Porch! With Ant and Ahmed
...And the ever so luscious Anna
On the way to Batangas..
FREEDOM!! Or so we thought the guy on the left with the shirt up like a flag might be saying..
Car and Ant at MUSHROOM BURGER!!
Me and Shmeddy devouring burgers.
Despite the over-priced rum, we had a blast.
We used Ant's lomography lens with my camera, and this is what we got.
On the way back home to Seattle..
Every chance I get, I make sure to pick up a Teriyaki Burger at Narita Airport's Mickey D's.
It's kinda small, but that's a picture of the Mega Mac Burger. That's frickin huge!!
Probably the prettiest, albeit one of the smalles, McDonald's I've ever seen. Nothing beats the McDonalds on Yokosuka Naval Base, where there's a mini park outside with beautiful cherry blossom trees and a playground.
An oxygen bar in the airporter terminal. I didn't think I could afford it, so I never tried it. :(
(One of) My last meal in Seattle..
Tim's Steak Sandwich at Schultzy's!! The usual steak affair smothered in melted cheddar, hickory-smoked bacon, grilled onions, and barbeque sauce.
Aaaaaand we're done. For the summer, anyway. :) I've of course taken more pictures since then, so I'll be posting them up as I blog more about school this week.
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