Food, Travel & Whatevs

Homebound

Here is a teaser photo of my latest Travel exploit. What better way of starting than going home to my home town in Butuan? 🙂

Oh yes! The quintessential convenience store is finally in Cebu! Almost like our local Three Sixty Pharmacy, there is always one branch in every corner! 🙂 Weeks before, I noticed that there is a huge tarpaulin wrapping a Star Mart in Banilad with glasses of slurpee and a "Know What Cool Tastes Like. Soon." advert.Continue reading "7 Eleven Cebu Opening!"

Dolphy dies at 83

The King of Comedy has bid farewell. Rodolfo Vera Quizon, Sr, or other wise known as Dolphy has passed, According to the official statement from Makati Medical Center, he lost his final breathe tonight at 8:34PM, "due to multiple organ failure secondary to complications brought about by severe pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and acuteContinue reading "Dolphy dies at 83"

Sprockets Coffee + Milk Tea Cafe 2.0

I did not come here for some Philly Cheesesteak! We headed here since Surfin' Ribs was closed. Thank God we were a few walks away from Sprockets! The last time we visited was in May and boy was that too long! How timely, when we were able to finally sit down and be comfortable, the rain outContinue reading "Sprockets Coffee + Milk Tea Cafe 2.0"

CnT Lechon

I could attest that this is one of the best lechon in town. I have yet to try Zubuchon however for now, my heart goes to CnT Lechon. I was craving for the crunchy pork skin and juicy lean meat from this certified food spot. Travelling from Lapu-Lapu City, we reached pork heaven in lessContinue reading "CnT Lechon"

Fangirling: The Amazing Spiderman

After indulging in the total epic-ness of the movie, I am finally able to talk about it! This is one of the movies that I have on my list for this year. It was truly great in all proportions! The actors were terrific! Dr. Connors played his role wonderfully. In case you didn't notice, heContinue reading "Fangirling: The Amazing Spiderman"

Pino! Inasal & Filipino Cuisine

After almost 12 hours of fasting for a blood donation, I can finally taste the sweet fruit of victory. We headed out to Gaisano Grandmall of Mactan to eat after the blood letting. I am considered as a local at the said mall with all the grocery shopping and frequent food trips. I heard goodContinue reading "Pino! Inasal & Filipino Cuisine"

Farewell Leyte

This is the last post for the The Journey to My Family's Roots Travel Series. I wish I could stay longer in the cold morning air that Baybay,Leyte has to offer. Since reality bites and I miss the strong reliable Globe signal, I had to go back to Cebu. Remember the impulsive ticket buying I did atContinue reading "Farewell Leyte"

Figaro

I went to Ayala Center Cebu to meet with my close buddies from high school and college. After eating at Kameyaki in Talamban we trekked back to the city amidst the heavy traffic. We were told that Figaro had great milk tea selections. Since I needed a place to sit and chill down, we headed to Figaro. Kitch counterContinue reading "Figaro"

Ginabot 2.0

After what seemed like a long time, we decided to satisfy our ginabot craving. We went to our trusty ginabot place near JY Square. The ginabot truck was nowhere to be found however we decided to stay. Rows of fried food to satisfy your oily craving. Fried fish, hotdog, ngohiong, lumpia and most of allContinue reading "Ginabot 2.0"