Nutella during Midnight

I love nutella! nutella during midnight is so nom nom nom. :)

Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter Men 2011

Some pieces from the collection. :)

Boracay!

so this whole promo fares that airlines provide are oh so good! i never thought that traveling would be this cheap.

I'm booked for 4 days and 3 nights via Airphil Express (PAL transferred all their caticlan flights to airphil express).  the regular fare w/o promo for caticlan will reach up to 8,500 depending on the time (it has different rate). well, good thing for Airphil express they have a P2.00 promo fare. so i booked myself and it only costs P1,030. very very cheap. :)

i have to make reservations for my hotel. it's always @ red coconut :)

Tagaytay Weekend

Weekend at Tagytay w/ CBG loves :)

random weekend just for fun! took a break from the hustle from work. just chill and relax :)

Random Fun captions! :)

Stayed at the newly opened Tagaytay Haven Hotel (clean and nice), chill at starbucks, lunch at leslie's then drinks and games :)

Seafood Kare-Kare @ Kanin Club

Oh Boy. this is one of a kind "kare-kare" dish, you can taste the meatiness of the seafoods especially the blend of the sauce and the seafoods. usually i don't eat the eggplant but i was wrong. i tried it and i ate the darn thing. it was firm and yet soft in the inside. the shellfish is very tender and juicy. also, the sauce has it's unique taste and texture compare to other kind of kare-kare (it was smooth and very tasty)

Fried Chicken @ Leslie's Tagaytay

the chicken was average. it was edible enough however, it is not a signature and it is not the dish that you will keep looking for. it was dry and the white meat is hard to swallow or even chew.

Pinakbet @ Leslie's Tagaytay

I'm not a fan of Pakbet especially when it is cooked in a restaurant. i tried the dish, for me it was horrible (well i really don't like pakbet in restaurants, i only eat pakbet when it is home cooked) but the texture was good, the squash is firm and yet soft, string beans is firm but not hard.

Kanin Club

Crispy Dinuguan @ Kanin Club

usually it's soft and bland but this one heck of a dish is impeccable. the meat is crispy, the sauce is creamy, the taste is great. a must try.

Green Mangoes w/ Shallots and Tomatoes @ Leslie's

the usually sour taste which compliments with "Bagoong" (fermented fish or shrimp with salt  w/c is salty)

Famous Bulalo of Leslie's Tagaytay

i was disappointed with this dish, i was unable to enjoy the wonderful dish. 1) the climate - tagaytay has cool climate in which affects the temperature of the dish. 2) it was served very late.

however, the taste really defines it's popularity, the amount of salt is just right, the meat is tender but not overcooked, the vegetables are firm.

Crispy Pata @ Kanin Club

average crispy pata not really a standout.

The Doll Song ("Les oiseaux dans la charmille")

Les oiseaux dans la charmille  

Dans les cieux l'astre du jour,  

Tout parle à la jeune fille d'amour! 

Ah!  Voilà la chanson gentille  Ah!  

La chanson d'Olympia!  Ah!  

Tout ce qui chante et résonne  

Et soupire, tour à tour,  

Emeut son coeur qui frissonne d'amour! 

Ah!  Voilà la chanson mignonne  Ah!  

La chanson d'Olympia!  Ah! 

English Text

The birds in the hedges,

The star of daylight in the sky,

Everything speaks to a young girl of love!

This is the sweet song,

The song of Olympia!  Ah!

Everything that sings and sounds

And sighs, in its turn,

Moves her heart, which trembles with love!

This is the darling song,

The song of Olympia!  Ah!

To Listen click the link below: 

The Doll Song

Der Hölle Rache

To Listen click the link below :)

Der Hölle Rache - Edita Gruberova

German Text

Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen,
Tod und Verzweiflung flammet um mich her!
Fühlt nicht durch dich Sarastro
Todesschmerzen,
So bist du meine Tochter nimmermehr.
Verstossen sei auf ewig,
Verlassen sei auf ewig,
Zertrümmert sei'n auf ewig
Alle Bande der Natur
Wenn nicht durch dich!
Sarastro wird erblassen!
Hört, Rachegötter,
Hört der Mutter Schwur!

English Translation

The vengeance of Hell boils in my heart,
Death and despair flame about me!
If Sarastro does not through you feel
The pain of death,
Then you will be my daughter nevermore.
Disowned may you be forever,
Abandoned may you be forever,
Destroyed be forever
All the bonds of nature,
If not through you
Sarastro becomes pale! (as death)
Hear, Gods of Revenge,
Hear a mother's oath!

Boracay's Pride

Boracay December Vacation!

I've been to boracay several times and nothing beats boracay on a december!  no seaweeds!! water is so crystal clear, climate is not very hot and less people! 

note: if you go there please do take caticlan flight, otherwise if you take kalibo make sure it's a first flight :)

also stay at Red Coconut, it's a AAA class resort :)

Crazy Crepes @ D'Mall

Helmet Diving

w/ the best cousins in the world :)

Dinner (scallops and shrimps are oh so yummy! :)

Flying Fish! (Fun but very extreme! :)

Boracay by Morning

Jonah's Shakes! :)

end of 2nd semester - UST Graduate School

Another Semester at UST Graduate School is done. sad and yet relieved. no more 4 subjects! it's like dying. I will miss the people especially the very inspiring professors. 

the Legendary Prof. Dr. Hornedo (Peoples of the Philippines)

After class, we headed to Mcdo to eat w/ stella and ligaya. Thanks for the treat! (unfortunately I don't have pics :(

then off to D'pit Glady's and Nadine's treat! thanks for the nachos, fish and chips, zombie, and frozen margarita! :)

A very odd looking nachos (looks like beef jerky)

Fish and Chips

Aftermath. (Glady's did all the eating haha!)

Glady's / Nadine / Me

such a shame that we get to be close during the last day :( oh well to the next sem! enjoy your summer break! :)