Bonchon Appetite

The Korean invasion today is not only limited to music, beauty and fashion. Even in food and restaurants, we are seeing different food carts and restaurants with a Korean influence. And even in fried chicken, there is a Korean way of cooking it, double fried. And that’s what you can have at Bonchon Chicken.

Bon Chon Chicken has affordable ricebox meals like the 4-piece wings ricebox above  for   Php 145. You can choose two flavors, soy garlic and spicy. We had the spicy chicken wings.

The thigh ricebox is Php 95, it’s in soy garlic flavor. I find this lacking in flavor so I won’t order this again, it’s the spicy flavor for me on my next visits.

BonChon’s fried chicken is amazingly crispy and juicy in the inside. Let’s see if this will be a hit among Pinoys in the coming months because most Filipinos, including me, are used to the fried chicken with lots of gravy, hehe…

I also like the store’s interior and their menu display is so clean and bright like those of illuminated house numbers.

Valentine's 2012

“In my mind and in my heart, there has never been, there is not now and never will be another Labsie.”

I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad

Carry you around when your arthritis is bad

All I wanna do is grow old with you.

I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches

build you a fire if the furnace breaks

Oh it could be so nice, growin old with you.

I'll miss you, kiss you, give you my coat when you are cold.

Need you, feed you, I'll even let you hold the remote control.

So let me do the dishes in the kitchen sink

Put you to bed when you've had too much to drink.

Oh I could be the man to grow old with you.

I wanna grow old with you.

Casa Roces: A Legacy

Named after the late great Joaquin “Chino” Roces, Kape Chino pays homage to a distinguished gentleman whose exemplary record in public service merited a Philippine Legion of Honor Award, the highest honor the country can bestow to a civilian. As colorful as the man’s life is the food that we serve: overflowing with goodness and bursting with fresh flavors.

Kape Chino serves Filipino and Spanish cuisine. The place used to be a house but it was transformed into a full-service restaurant and cafe. 

I was a new employee at Department of Budget and Management. Our Boss treat us to a stomach-filled lunch. (Pictures were taken from another source, since we didn't have a good picture.)

Bulalo Steak a la Pobre 

Ox Tail Kare-Kare

Pinakbet with Vigan Bagnet

Devil's Food Cake

Chilled Blueberry Cheesecake

Pigging Out

3rd Buffet Dates at Yakimixx, Trinoma

If you are experiencing the blissful love – share it with the entire world to get in return only more of it! And as the world is bigger enough than you can even think of – give it a shot to share your love with the entire world. The option is entirely yours – whether you opt to shout out your love from the mountain cliff or take the beach beauty in your stride – there are actually plenty of places all across the world to exclaim your connection.

I love you, Labsie!

Nerve Wracking 2012

A new year is usually a stressful time for me. Right after cozying up to the comfort of the holidays and looking back on the successful year, I turn around to look at 12 months of question marks and uncertainty. Here are what I would consider a momentum 2011:

• passing the Civil Service Eligibility Examination - it’s my passport to get myself employed in a government agency

• Hong-Kong - Shen Zhen Escapades - it’s the beginning of many more travel to come

• Department of Budget and Management - finally! I got my dream job, I passed a series of examinations before i was accepted by the agency it took me almost half a year before I was hired. I’ll never forget the giddy feelings that overtook me when they texted me that I was highly recommended for the job

That’s all for 2011. Here’s hoping that 2012 is bigger and better for all of us. :)