One Cute Momma

And I'm referring to my mommy.



 She knew I was craving for pizza. She also knew I'm following a diet (The blood type diet) and could not eat meat, just mostly veggies.

One afternoon, she went out to settle some banking stuff. I stayed home. I got a little bit worried because it's been awhile and she still wasn't back from the bank.

Then, *ding dong* the doorbell rang. I hid behind the door while my brother opened the door (yes, a lot of you dont know, but I'm quite the sneaky-prankster type), then I saw a pizza box. (all pranking forgotten at this point) Awww... my mom took some time to get home because she passed by Yellow Cab to surprise me with a box of pizza.

 And guess what she ordered... veggie pizza!!! She said she asked the pizza person 'which one is just vegetables?'

Don't you just feel the urge to go 'awwwww'?.  She's so sweet!

 She prepared such feasts for us too. Okay, I think she does it only when I'm back in Manila.  I think it's not so special on other days.

 The best of all, she makes it a point to cook me live lapu lapu soup because she believes it's good for my body.
She had to go to Arranque Market (a pasar) to get those live fishes and shrimps.

 She also cooked a big plate of spinach, because I can eat spinach (based on the Blood type diet)

 We were in SM Marikina, and I saw the green mango stall - Mango-ong.
As usual, I looked at it longingly and my mom asked me if I wanted.
I answered my usual answer : I want but let's not buy (in Fookien)

So my mom went ahead and bought.

 Philippine green mangoes with sweet and spicy bagoong. Yum.

 Chocolate mousse from Red Ribbon. I've missed this cake.
This was actually for my brother's chinese birthday.

My mom asked me what we wanted, and I said 'chocolate mousse'.

Chocolate mousse I got. Yeah, cake was really for my brother, he was happy with my choice though.

The only whipped cream that I consume wholeheartedly. All others, I usually don't eat and just throw away (it's just trans fat, you know).

 Biko with latik. I've missed latik.
Glutinous rice with latik, which is er.. I think fresh coconut oil cooked (or churned) until it turns into this brownish color.  Actually I'm not a hundred percent sure what it's really made of, I just know it's sweet and crumbly and rich and yummy and that only a few of them biko makers still make them nowadays.

We saw a street vendor selling all sorts of kakanin (glutinous rice kuehs) and I commented.
When my mom asked me if I wanted, I said 'Never mind, maybe it's not clean, I'll get fat'.
So my mom bought some for me (she knew I wanted it). When we got home, she warmed it up for me too.

Gosh, I'm such a spoiled girl! Not just by mom, but also by my dad and especially my brother.

I always get teary-eyed just thinking about it.  Actually, I have a confession. I've been in Singapore almost four years (this coming April), but when I get homesick, or think about what my family does for me, I still cry.

Lugang Cafe - Mall of Asia

 I've heard great reviews about Lugang Cafe, but it was quite far from our place so  I never got the chance to try it before.

But, they opened a branch in Mall of Asia!  I was so pleased!

On my first night back in Manila, my family went there to have dinner.

 Classy interior.

 We ordered minced pork. Taiwanese resto mah, so must order minced pork.

 Must also order Xiao Long Bao. Not expensive. I think an order cost about PHP88 only.

 Fish. Worth it (at about PHP300++) because there's really a lot of fish.

 Pineapple fried rice. Not enough for the four of us. We ordered extra plain rice.

My verdict: Ambiance was good. Service was so-so. Location is convenient.  Price is reasonable.  Food was okay. Not great, but good enough.

Would I go back?  Probably yes.

Osia at Resorts World Sentosa

 Had our post Christmas and New Year team dinner at Osia Resorts World Sentosa.

 Is this 'do' in do re mi? I really have no idea.

 I made reservations for 4 pax. Even sent them an email a few hours before our reservation time to advise them we'll be late. The place was almost customer-free, when we got there. I think only 2-3 tables were occupied.

 Shadow of my stubby fingers.

 It wouldn't be me if I didn't visit their toilet.

 Oooh cozy. 

 We ordered the macadamia and something bread.

 Interesting. The spread came in the form of a tube.
Interesting but not really appetising for me.  For me, tube = toothpaste.

 My order of something-fed lambs.

 Pretty.

 Lamb fillet with froth. Flavourful.

 The whole piece of lamb shank with some crunchy wild rice and mangoes. Tender.

The noodles from my boss. Yummy too.

The food was good, and I loved the shanks. I love any meat that's tender enough for my tooth.

However, I find the price too steep.  It's difficult to decide if the money was worth it or not. The quality was there, taste was there, but price was about SGD60-SGD70 for my order. I don't think I got full either.

I got it! This is my final say: If you get full easily, on a diet, or prefer quality over quantity, then this place is perfect.

This and That

 Boiled japanese sweet potato. Overcooked them =(

 Hee, look at the expression of the girl cookie monster

 One day my tv remote just wouldnt work, so I went online and  researched about it.  Found an article saying you should test the remote by pointing it towards a digital camera , to see if the red bulb lights up. I did just that - I pointed the remote towards my phone and pressed the power on button. Suddenly, the tv turned on! wow, it was amazing!

 Our Chinese new year cards for clients. The whole stack was so stinky. I mean, it just smelled like freshly printed paper, but the effect was super dizzying.

 Sigh. Bad publicity again for Filipinos.

 One weekday morning, a well built guy got onboard bus 162 (I think). He was wearing a blue NUM shirt (New Urban Male).  I thought to myself, he must be gay, because an acquaintance (who's proud to be gay) told me before that he loves going to NUM because the sales dudes there are so hunky.

Anyway, I was seated behind him. Me being me, I observed him like a hawk.

He checked his facebook, posted some comments, hmmm nothing unusual. Until... he opened a site with thumbnails of half naked men. Then, he enlarged the photos of the ones he liked.  My suspicion was confirmed!!!

Anyway, he kept shifting on his seat. Probably afraid that his 'seatmate' would see his iphone screen.  His seatmate never turned his head, probably didn't care what the guy was doing. He should have  been more worried of those seated behind him (in particular, me!) and should've used his gym-enhanced shoulders to cover the small iphone screen.

Jolly hotdog! yum yum yum! Ate this while I was in Manila last week.  (at Trinoma)

First Rebellious Act of 2012

One night, inside the mrt, there was a loud and obnoxious guy standing beside the door.

He coughed loudly, without covering his mouth.  He answered his phone and spoke as if he was inside his own home. Then after the call, he kept sighing for everyone to hear and kept muttering. The last thing I was waiting for him to do was spit on the floor. I'm sure you would've guessed by now from which country he's from.

Anyway, I was so disgusted with him that I wanted to do something.

So when the door opened at the Novena station, I started to get out. When I was in front of him, I coughed to his face without covering my mouth. My brother, who was also disgusted by the man, mimicked his loud sigh.

Afterwards, we had a good laugh. Maybe we were childish, but it felt good.

Bronte at Bukit Timah

 Had dinner there with my friend on a weeknight. Was there to try their truffle oil mashed potatoes.

 Bukit Timah is one of my least favorite areas because it's such a hassle to get to and fro there.

 Scallops with the green sauce. Delicious, but not spectacular.

 My beef cheeks

 My friend's duck block. Joke! It was duck something. A disappointing dish.

 The truffle oil mashed potatoes. Yum.

 Ooooooh the beef cheeks were so goood. So tender and flavourful. I'd probably go back to eat them again.

Butterscotch ice cream or something (with a cute air bubble), to remove the jelat feeling of eating too much truffle oil mashed potatoes.

Forgot how much the total bill was, I think it was SGD45 or so.

Nice dinner but what happened next was sooo irritating.

My friend and I walked out of the resto to look for cabs, as we were walking, a caucasian guy got up from another resto and started to walk as well. He was behind us and said (loud enough for us to hear) "gold shoes doesn't go with red dress.". My friend was wearing a red dress and gold shoes.

I wasn't sure of what I heard, until my friend asked me if  I heard it.

A few minutes after, we were still walking, and I was still fuming,  a car (I think it's a BMW) drove and slowed down beside us. The moron said again 'gold shoes doesn't go with red dress' and drove away.

Ah... f*ck you!!! Stupid asshole. And that's what I said 'f*ck you!!!', with matching middle finger. I just hope he heard and saw it. But then, maybe the jerk wanted that reaction.

Moron! Stupid fools who think so highly of themselves.