#kayumanggitos

DBP Village, somewhere sa Alabang - photos from our visit to Chito's house to meet up with Jack. Pearl and I had our own adventure travelling then meeting up in Alabang Town Center. Choie promptly showed up by 3 pm. We made it past 4 pm. Then Che arrived later. Marie did some skype eyeball before Pearl had to catch the last trip back home. Sir B and Ms G arrived before midnight, then we spent the time shooting the breeze in Chito and Cecill's garden. Che and I snored on the sofa afterwards as it was a bit late already to travel. The following day, we had breakfast (I forgot to take pics) then we were dropped off at Magallanes by Chito. Thanks to Chito and Cecill for welcoming us in their home! It was great to see Jack again and we had fun wrangling good-naturedly over the magnet pasalubongs (haha, Chito got a sponge sana). Pearl also brought lovely items as usual from her stash :-)

Makati City, 9th February 2012 - Thanks to Faith, Che and Marie for showing up. The long lunchdate started with a meal at Wee Nam Kee, then ice cream and pasta at Amici's, cheesecake ice cream at Mini-Stop, crepes at Cafe Breton, shopping at GB5. Phew!

Ayala Triangle Gardens, 10th February 2012 - The first date we set upon meeting Jack was lunch on a Saturday. As time passed (huh, too much planning?), we found out most would not be able to make it, plus the idea of attending Clark's Hot Air Balloon Festival also on Saturday was floated. Pearl asked if meeting with Jack could be moved to Friday instead. It was doable although some folks could still not attend and the balloon festival visit didn't push through too. Fridays in Makati are always busy at ATG... and its full of folks enjoying themselves. Dinner at Kanin Club (at least venue hasn't changed) was on! Kanin Club literally means "Rice Club" or it could mean Food Club too. Thanks to Chito for coming in earlier and getting a table ahead.

Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, 14th March 2012 - We escaped from the addicting peaceful atmosphere of Karma Kandara on the search for the ultimate Babi Guling... ..which was "somewhat" conveniently located in the town of Ubud... ...however that was like a loooong way off from where we were... and so we joked that it was "ubud ng layo"! ("layo" = far while "ubud" is what I'd call a superlative adjective...and this term would be similar to the "furthest" in our dialect). My one regret though...I wish I could have seen a wayang kulit show...

Ubud, Indonesia, 14th March 2012 - The reward of going all the way to this "ubud ng layo" place :-) Mix of Pics from GX1 and LX5.

This would strike a chord for those who visited the Yonzon's Tagaytay crib and saw their pet cats Bandido and Mar. When I first met Bandido in 2008...very memorable...he just jumped into my lap without a by-your-leave. During my last visit to their house, I asked about Bandido (my favorite because he was really affectionate although Mar also warmed up to me). He has not been seen again according to Ms. Guia. Theory was, he got run off by Mar (either that or maybe Bandido was being a tomcat). The last time I cuddled this cutie - he smelled fishy! I visited Besao, Mountain Province in March 2010. Great was my astonishment when I saw Bandido - or maybe it was his cousin..or...uhm...reincarnation? Besao is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. The municipality of Besao is believed to have derived its name from the Ilocano word \”Buso\” meaning headhunter. The people then of the neighboring towns specifically those from the Ilocos Region believed that the early \”Besaos\” were headhunters. And on that note.... Happy Father's Day! :-)

Trattoria, Shangrila Mall, Philippines, 11th July 2012. part 1.

Trattoria, Shangrila Mall, 11th July 2012. PART 2. Captions to follow basta starring si Val at ang mga puto :)