incessant rambling

kitty suggested we go for fely j's in greenbelt 5. i can't go wrong with filipino food and fely j's is supposed to be the flavor of the month for manila foodiphiles. a five minute walk from bsa suites and i was on my way to getting us a table. there was a lot of people dining inside but there was no line waiting to be served. my mistake, apparently, the people that i saw lounging in an open area a little down from fely j's are actually waiting to be seated. seven groups waiting for a table is not exactly my idea of filling in my tumtum. i made my way to greenbelt 3 where a group called duende cuatro was playing some latin jazz in an open area. a lot of expats with exotic accessories in tow were dining al fresco, chatting (actually shouting) despite the noisy din from the four dwarves. we skirted the crowd and made our way to the second level of greenbelt 3 and headed to Recipes by Metro Cafe. catfish mango salad - strips of sour green mango topped with tomatoes, onions,...

i have fond memories of the kitchen. a common filipino phrase sums up my love affair with food: "lumaki sa kusina". that literally translates to "growing up in the kitchen" but is more commonly used to refer to someone who is uh... portly. you see, "lumaki" can also mean "grow fat". that aside, i literally grew up in a cooking environment as my mom ran a carinderia / restaurant. we used to play out in the fields all day and would come running in the restaurant, grubby and smelling like the sun. my brother and i would jostle in front of the food counter and point to the dishes that appealed to our fancy. i remember the cook shooing us as we try to grab a little more than what we're supposed to have. Breadwinner, Kitchen - Greenbelt 4. Crostinni with a variety of sauces. my sisters took over the restaurant after college and when they left for the US, no one from the boys took over the business. by that time, all of us have been deported to baco...

macro shot of a cactus. i am not exactly sure what kind. all i know it's the thorny kind. - legaspi sunday market 22 March 2009

my old barkada in k2 used to go by the name lamonInc. everyone's out of the country except for me and kitty who still carry the lamonInc flag. every time i drop by in Manila we always end up in a food place. then again, food is simply an appetizer for the real main course, good talk and fabulous company. 22 March 2009 Legazpi Sunday Market

Greenbelt 5, the new chic place to be seen. and some people are literally there just to be seen. you see, unless yo have recession proof wallets, a shopping spree in this place can feed a small african nation. 21 March 2009

a pink mum. - legaspi sunday market 22 March 2009

green mum. and am not referring to hulk's mum. - legaspi sunday market 22 March 2009