Palengkera

Fili Cheese Steak Pocket (beef tapa, 2 cheeses, caramelized onions). Eating time!

Amen.

Ano daw, teh? (Matuto kasing gumamit ng punctuation mark.)

Happy Monday, friends!

Shiet kape! Pasalubong ni P-bro galing Bali! (Sana ethical ang treatment nila sa musang. Remember mga kaibigan na dapat wild ang mga pusang ito at hindi caged ha. Kaya nga mahal yung kape diba. Dahil mahirap mangolekta ng shiet sa gubat.) Happy weekend!

Monday Palengke! Ang saya! (at Ballarat Begonia Festival (City of Ballarat))

Afternoon high in Australia. Caffeine high, that is. Enjoying Caffe Magatas -an Aeropress Sagada Arabica brew with manually frothed milk. Sarrrap. Now back to work. (at City of Ballarat)

Nadali mo kuya! Happy Baliwtimes mga friends!

Ang cool ng packaginf! Sabi ni 'te galing daw Mindanao yung cacao. Mas lalo pang naging cool!

Sa mga customers at supporters namin, we are truly sorry for all the inconvenience. Umuwi kami na excited magtrabaho para sa inyo. Pero mukhang madedelay yun ng konti. We are searching for a new venue and will be up and running ASAP. Everyone's got a limit. We've reached ours. Since we've opened we've had neverending issues with ISSI. Nakita nyo na kaming nagtatatakbo to fix our electricity that was improperly installed, naputikan na ang mga sapatos nyo dahil nagsuscrub sila habang kumakain kayo, may mga muntik ng madulas sa basang banyo, and just last week may mga lumanghap na din ng cement dust at floorwax habang kumakain. And now, imagine, no advance notice of construction this week that lead us to stocking up - that's P20k worth of food - that we couldn't use. We bled so much this week and we're losing customers! Their reasoning? "yung naghahandle sa inyo, di naman businessmen so wala siguro silang idea sa ganyan... Di siguro nila narealize na iba ang requirements nyo..." Huwaw. HUWAAAAW. When an institute who charges for business courses and who claims they are helping startups is the main cause of that business' problems, it's time to go. And when the director (Nestor Raneses) doesn't know half the things happening in his building, to us that can only be from indifference, neglect, or poor management and leadership skills. In any case, we don't want to be a part of it. We are truly disappointed in the Institute's incubation process. We believe they failed us. And we wouldn't recommend the Institute of Small Scale Industries to anyone else.

Sa mga customers at supporters namin, we are truly sorry for all the inconvenience. Umuwi kami na excited magtrabaho para sa inyo. Pero mukhang madedelay yun ng konti. We are searching for a new venue and will be up and running ASAP. Everyone's got a limit. We've reached ours. Since we've opened we've had neverending issues with ISSI. Nakita nyo na kaming nagtatatakbo to fix our electricity that was improperly installed, naputikan na ang mga sapatos nyo dahil nagsuscrub sila habang kumakain kayo, may mga muntik ng madulas sa basang banyo, and just last week may mga lumanghap na din ng cement dust at floorwax habang kumakain. And now, imagine, no advance notice of construction this week that lead us to stocking up - that's P20k worth of food - that we couldn't use. We bled so much this week and we're losing customers! Their reasoning? "yung naghahandle sa inyo, di naman businessmen so wala siguro silang idea sa ganyan... Di siguro nila narealize na iba ang requirements nyo..." Huwaw. HUWAAAAW. When an institute who charges for business courses and who claims they are helping startups is the main cause of that business' problems, it's time to go. And when the director (Nestor Raneses) doesn't know half the things happening in his building, to us that can only be from indifference, neglect, or poor management and leadership skills. In any case, we don't want to be a part of it. We are truly disappointed in the Institute's incubation process. We believe they failed us. And we wouldn't recommend the Institute of Small Scale Industries to anyone else. (at Brew Up By Palengkera)

Due to food safety concerns - nagbubungkal directly below our kitchen/prep area (without proper notice) - we are FORCED to shut for the day. Di masarap ang lupa, kahit pa laced over our food. (Haaaay anubayun parati na lang ganito. Nakakahiya.) We're so sorry dear friends. :( mygash frustrating. Waaah. Tama na bad vibes. See y'all tomorrow! (at Brew Up By Palengkera)

Sowree friends! We'll be closed tomorrow, Jan 24 due to possible disruption of service (may mga kaganapan sa building...) See you all next week! (at Brew Up By Palengkera)

San ka pa. Thanks ninja @celzalejandro for the awesome work! (at Brew Up By Palengkera)

Guess who's back, back again? BREW UP's back! Tell a friend! Guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back... Ta na na... We've got mouthwatering new treats as well as oldies but goodies! 2F UP ISSI, Virata Hall, Emilio Jacinto Street, UP Campus Diliman. Fun starts at 9am (To 6pm). See ya there! (at Brew Up By Palengkera)

In 2014, we opened a teeny cafe in UP Diliman, one of our ultimate happy places. This was accompanied by the hardest work we've ever done in our lives- 18-20 hour days, six days a week. We were sleepless, bruised, tired to the bone yet having so much fun. That's because of you, our awesome patrons. Thank you for welcoming us with open arms; for your understanding and patience, for the love and good vibes. Happy New Year, mga kapatid! We hope that this year we all become happier, healthier, and nicer to others. May we dream big and work hard to achieve them. May we trudge through the challenges that'll be thrown our way. May we find inner peace, even just a little bit, to help keep us sane in this cray-cray world. Bring it, 2015. Let's dance. :)

Last cup of coffee for the year. Cheers mga friends!