AWE INSPIRING 2011: My Year Ender Highlights!!

This morning, I woke up feel invigorated and feel inspired by the thought of doing my own year-end list. I have read a couple of the like and wanted to do on my own...

Sometimes life throws  us a snag that disrupts our happiness. 

There might be more ironically and sarcastically things that happen to us this year but what can we do, it sometimes really does happen but somehow, it keeps us going!

I believe 2011 has become more vivid and has been very special to me and for my family. This year has been full of well- traveled activities and dining experiences for me since I started my blog.

Here where I was for the passed months:

January: Enjoyed the church locale anniversary celebrated in Good Deal Resort, Valenzuela

Jamming at GDR

February:Di ko lam kung nasan ako...hehe. Basta bday ni Ate.

@Marina

March: {Double bday celeb in Marina Oyster in SM North}

April: Summer vacation with sisters and friends in BAGUIO and E.K

{Attended worship service in Magsaysay Avenue} - Blessed!

{Dinner at Don Henrico's in Session Road} - sumptuous dinner!

{Diplomat Hotel} - breathtaking view!

{Mines View} - disappointed nga lang ;(

{The Mansion} - a place for picture taking

{The Wright Park} - Park and Leisure for family!

@Botanical Garden

{Botanical Garden} - Happiest part of our vacation coz we played here!

{SM Baguio} - Scenice view from atop, cool!

{Camp John Hay} - Very refreshing and close to nature encounter...

{Manor Hotel} drop by lang :)

{Choco- Late de Batirol} - Favorite itinerary!

{Strawberry Farm in La Trinidad, Benguet} - great experience pickip up the fruit like the locals.

{50's Diner} - a tasty meals, one should not missed when visiting Baguio!

*Unfortunately, I did not post anything from the following yet..soon promise I will* 

PMA

{Philippine Military Academy} - Met many "Bok". hehe..pogi at astig! 

Ukay - Ukay Boots and Bag P150

{Burnham Park} - got rested and sight- seeing and also bought in Ukay- ukay.
{Session road} - again visited the place to buy pasalubong and to have dinner!
Grip to rides at Enchanted Kingdom - My dream disneyland! 


May: Ito rin, di ko na maalala sang lupalop ko nandun!

June: Family first ever fly out vacation in Coron, Palawan
{Siete Pecados} - Amazed with the fishes of the sea..hehe!
{Kayangan Lake} - our fave in Coron. The cleanest lake in the Philippines. 
{Barracude Lake} - The creepiest but enjoyed!
{Twin Lagoons} - Never gonna back.. :(
{Banul Beach} - Mesmerize by the beautiful sunset 

{Malcapuya Beach} - THE BEST beach so far...whoo!
{Banana Island} - What can I more to say, beach bumming!
{Maquinit Spring} - Hot, Hot swimming. Almost feeling like flayed already.
{Mt. Tapyas} - Perspiring but inspiring climb.



July: Church anniversary.
August: {My Photo walk in Wildlife part I} - first time and it was really fun. Though late posting at September. Part II.
{Food hunting at Mann Hann} - The food is great and affordable. 
{Fort Santiago -Part I} - Historical
{Re-visiting Fort Santiago} - It is.
September: {Blu Roze Farm, Batangas} - To get the Shih Tzu.
{Lunch at Gerry's Grill} - One of the best branch of G.G

{Kamayan sa Palaisdaan, Quezon} - Super foodtrip but worthit!!
{Ultimate Buffet: Yakimix Trinoma} - Burp!! Thanks to my bff.
{Carino Resort in Valenzuela} - ilovewhereiwas.

October: {Banana Leaf - Greenbelt 3} - Spicy, did not quite ok.
{Unkabogable scrumptious dinner at Savory SM Valenzuela} - After the laugh out loud Vice movie. 
November: {A resort with no name in Bulacan} - I forgot the name talaga.
{Revolutionary lunch at KKK SM North} - simply means Kainan sa Kalye Kanluran
{A Veneto Pizzeria Ristorante} - Last but not the least..
December: {Year End Party @ Le Pavilion, Roxas Boulevard}

FLI Family

{Noel Bazzare at The World Trade Center} 

{This is Kadiwa event}

I may not like a extravagant traveler who travels outside the country, cannot afford pa ko noh..Simpleng tao lang. Pero wish ko yun.. 

Have a fruitful year ahead. 
Thank you for this wonderful year. It has been so rewarding meeting different people in blogsphere and hope next year, I can join anyone of you as your travel buddy.


Thanks for the well traveled and sinfully delicious dining experiences..
Until 2012!!!!


note: pansin ko lang September ata, kain lang ng kain ang ginawa ko. hahaha!

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A Veneto Pizzeria Ristorante and Ayala Triangle Christmas Lights Show 2011

I mentioned before that I have found anew job for me right?
So far, before the year ends, I have spent my time with my new found friends. I am happy because I was able to meet beautiful people in FLI even I was quite still new in the company. 

I met such good friends despite that they let me feel old and calling me ate Mitch. (But hey, I am at least 1- year older from you guys, remember!)  lol

What I like most of our group is that we easily became so close and attached to each other. We come all together from all walks of life and quickly build up a special camaraderie. 

And so, we decided to deepen that friendship by means of bunch of eating during lunch, merienda and dinner even it calls for a loooong hours of walking! {Sus, maryosep! almost 2 hours nag- stroll sa Glorietta at Greenbelt just to decide where to eat}!! hehe. But it was all worthwhile kasi I was with you guys and it was actually my first time here.

Hmn, the photo says it all ;)

Right after visiting the famous Ayala Triangle Lights Show 2011, we tag along each other in this resto in Glorietta 3. But before we proceed, here are pics of the said show. 

This has been a park for families every 6PM onwards in the middle of the busiest/ central business district city in Philippines. There were alot of Christmas lights hanging played along with the Christmas songs which became more attractive to guests. It adds positivity to the Holiday vibes due to synchronization of the lights and the music! Perfect for kids indeed!

The M.S.E

Word of HOPE for Next year!!!

After watching the show, we started walking along the line up restaurants in Ayala Triangle but as expected, it was all fully loaded.

Finally......

New England's Best Pizza - Medium . Size choices: 14" P440.00, 16" P615.00, Slice P105.00, 10" P270.00

A Veneto Pizzeria Ristorante has been very popular to foodie lover and to all who has a very big tummy for hefty servings like Pizza, Pasta, Lasagna and etc.

This particular branch in Makati is always {almost} full. When we arrived around near 8pm, we have to wait for a couple of minutes before we finally got our chance to rest all of our sore foot after such a long walk for food hunting. And then I heard my stomach complaining at me, " grrr, at last, I am really starve to death".!

For our starter, we ordered Chicken Strips 150.00

At bago pa tuluyan mag alboroto ang tiyan namin, umorder muna kami nitong picture na nasa itaas at TUBIG!

Hooh! Too much exhaustion that time! Daig ko pa ang nag break-dance sa sakit ng mga varicose veins ko sa likod ng binti ko. {di lang ko nagpahalata}! Yoko na, di na ko uulit. Char! hahaha.

Our food immediately served after a few minutes. That was quite fast :) I was impressed!

Nut Pesto with Chicken (again) Oil Base pasta 260.00

I really love pesto especially the oil base one not to mention I was kinda addicted to its scent. It was good that we all agreed with our orders. Ironically, chicken strips din ito. Haha, purgado sa chicken but still busog at masarap.

A Veneto Pizzeria Ristorante specializes in American and Italian cuisines that include meat pizza, buffalo wings, roast beef and cheese, and oil and garlic pasta with seafood. Sumptuous meal starts at P200 with other branches at BF Homes and Visayas Avenue.

We were four then but the food is just so enough {I cannot get over with the pasta instantly, so yummy!} and I wanted to come back again {that's why the next day, I treated my BF at Trinoma branch naman.  hehehe, adik! They have big servings and very affordable prices unlike other Italian restaurants, their rate is much higher.

We really did enjoy chatting, laughing, and munching that night!!
Happy holidays guys..See you on Monday!

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A Revolutionary Food Trip: KKK

Naghuhurumintado ang puso ko kaya naisipan kong kumaeeeeeen. 

Nagpaganda pa ko ng husto, nagpustura pero wala pala ang sinisinta ko dun. Ni hindi ko man lamang siya nasulyapan.

Buti na lang may KKK! (Kontra Kalungkutan sa Krush na hindi nakita). Pinilit.  (kailangan maka pinoy ang tema ng post na ito eh.) Haha...

Kaya ko to...be positive.

Pagkatapos naming makipag Kadang - kadang at makipag Kulitan sa mga Kiddos sa nasabing ibent eh kumalam ang sikmura naming tatlong paring martir. Nagkayayaan sa SM North para makapananghalian! {kahit mali ang pinag park -an namin - dun lang naman sa mga nagdedeliver sa SM, hahaha!}

GO! Punitin ang mga sedula....LUSOB!

Kulitan

Para sa ating mga Pilipino, ang KKK ay may kaakibat na matapang na kahulugan. Kataas-taasang, Kagalang-galang Katipunan ng mga anak ng Bayan o mas kilala bilang Katipunan at KKK. Ito ay isang lihim na samahan na itinatag sa Pilipinas ni Andres Bonifacio na may layuning palayain ang bansa sa ilalim na ng mga mananakop na Espanyol. Oh, diba na refresh ang pagiging makabansa natin!

Kaya nung narinig ko ito sa kaibigan ko, nasabi ko "ah, Filipino cuisine". For me, it is something new but nothing much special, I thought. But I was wrong. May "K" din pala talaga ang kainang ito. They have good concept from traditional home dishes into modern cuisine! In fact, one of the yummiest Filipino cuisine I have tried and I would like it to recommend with you guys.

Kainan sa Kalye Kanluran, better known as KKK Food Revolution, first opened its doors to the public on the last quarter of 2002. Aside from delectable food and excellent service, the architecture, a superb mixture of old wood and glass, caught the fancy of the clients which made this native style very unique!

 Sina Gomez at Burgos nagtsi tsismisan agad! Anu kailan tayo lulusob?!

We were lucky, the place is not jampacked with diners even it is actually a lunch time. Maybe, today most of us prefer Italian, American, and French cuisine over Filipino that's why, it is rarely to choose from.

For our main dish, we ordered yung may sabaw syempre.

Sinigang na Lechon P280.00 / Kanin ng KKK P145.00

Simply the best ang mga food na nasa table namin. Masarap o gutom lang talaga ako, hehe. This was my first time to try Sinigang with a twist. Lechon! Bigat sa Tiyan! Kanin ng KKK, parang adobo rice lang ata. Hmmn, nothing special.

Baked Scallops, oops, I can't recall how much. But very delicious!

'Tis my favorite. Tama lang ang pagka bake. Additional 1.5 pts for the presentation and 2 for the taste! CHEESINESS! Take note lang, yung mga butil jan na kulay orange eh asin pala. Kala ko anu lang. Napa alat tuloy yung unang bites ko. :(

And a pitcher of cold ice tea for us =)

Appetizer: Complimentary kropek (shrimp cracker)

Nagutom talaga ko at napagod kahit naka angkas lang ako sa motor. Nakakapagod kaya dahil mainit, pag tanggal mo ng helmet ayun ang hair, sabog! Nakaka stress kaya yun! At sa sobrang tomguds ko, ako ang umubos ng pagkain naming tatlo!

Such a good eat for us. Tamang tama lang sa nagre rebolusyon kong tiyan! hehe. I will come back here to try other signature foods that that they offer.

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