So lately, my sister's husband went to Taiwan for a business trip and he brought us back a box of Saint Peter's Nougat Cake. You might think you have a clue as to how this tastes and feels in your mouth, but I have a huge feeling that it won't be as how you expect it to be.

As promised on my instagram account: I am going to share my super duper easy Quesadilla recipe!
In my last post, I mentioned a Gourmet Fair that my friends and I stumbled upon before separating ways. We didn't stay there for long, so I don't have full details for every stall. But I'll be doing my best to deliberate each one. :)
Before I head on, here’s to ending a stress-filled term; and starting another one. I’ve got other things to blog to you about since January, but school’s been taking up my time. So I’ll be making the best of our 1-week term break by readying the other posts, and having them officially on my blog queue. :)
This restaurant has been the most random I've ever been into. The designs per area were unpredictable! At one side, there's a touch of India; then on its wall is a collection of Chinese, waving gold cats.
You can find the branch we ate in at Scout Gandia, Tomas Morato, Quezon City, Philippines! :)
Quoting my caption in Instagram:
Imagine being in Bora but the food stalls, and stores offered unique products ranging from edible cookie doughs to porkchettas to paella negras. That's Gourmand.
And hello once again, guys! I am back to blogging after hell-composed months!
I've got numbers of stalls in store for you in this post, so get ready. :>
This is a photo-heavy post, guys!
Bawai's Vietnamese Kitchen
Bawai's Vietnamese Kitchen, White Plains, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
Interested in trying out something different?
How about trying Vietnamese at Bawai's? :)
Located along White Plains: #79th building!

Wooh, Bora! <3
Boracay is such an unexpected trip for someone like me. Lol, why?
Firstly, I have this phobia for deep water; Secondly, I despise heat. Thirdly and lastly, bathing suits aren't my thing. Not like it's supposed to be a thing when going to Beaches, but it's still worth wearing when going, right?
However, as unexpected as this trip was, I had the most pleasant time in the island!
Aside from the fun and new activities I've tried, I've actually come to love the sun.
That's thanks to my 100 SPF Sunblock (only because of that);
I've come to plan going back with a bathing suit in my suitcase;
And I've mildly faced my phobia with deep water.
That is, with a lifevest.
Trust me, that's already great progress.
This is a photo-heavy post, guys! :)
Yay for my first Cooking blog post! :) I'm determined in learning how to cook various recipes. A.k.a. learning how to be a great wife in the future for you-know-who. Lolandi HAHAHA kidding
So anyway, I got this recipe from Jennifer's "Foodess" blog. All of my cooking posts are going to be based from recipes around the net; and this one's from here. :)
p.s. I know nothing on getting vouchers, but I could ask tita if you guys want!
Hola everyone! Advance Merry Christmas to all of you! :) and speaking of Christmas, before the occasion happens, I'm going to finish and post up all my drafts. I wasn't able to finish, nor continue any of them because of school. And our classes will resume on January 6 already.. *sigh* so I'm going to take full advantage of my free time and post up all my stocked posts. :D
So there's this recently opened place near the building of the Arts students of Benilde along P. Ocampo street, Taft. It's called Bibimbap and it's a korean cafe/ restaurant. Their menu isn't much of a variety, but I love that place. When we went there for the first time, which is their opening day, they were 50% off since then and for about 2 weeks. So instead of spending Php100+, we spent less which was 2 weeks of heaven for korean food lovers along Taft.
My friends and I have eaten there for several times already that I forgot to take photos and to even taste the other food ordered there by my friends. TT.TT sorry.
One of the things I love about Bibimbap is their interior. It's like Noriter but Bibimbap is bigger than Noriter's branch in Taft.
^view inside our "box" :)
Oh, if you're wondering.. Yes, you do have to take off your shoes when you sit in the indoor ones, the ones on top, or the ones that we sat in (our "box"). Hashtag Korean feels. Haha!
So here are what we ordered (the ones I've only taken photographs of):
This one's categorized as a Frappe but it doesn't have coffee. It's called Butterscotch Frappe and the sad thing is, it's not in the menu. As in you won't find it on the menu in the cashier (first picture). We only found out about it because when it was our first time coming there, we saw one that's ready to be served and we thought it looked really looked delish. So we asked the cashier lady what it was and we ordered it too. Maybe it's like Starbucks's secret recipe thing? The one you can only find in the internet? Haha! I haven't researched it yet (i love searching.. If you only knew my mad experiences), but once I do, I'll update you guys.
This one's kind of obvious. Haha! It's French Toast and I wasn't able to take a photo of it UNEATEN YET. Haha! Look, the service that day was really poor. So tolerating the food was not easy. =))
This one's the Country House Sandwich. It's really good but I think its price isn't worth it.
This one's the Spicy Cheese Ramen and this is my favorite among them!! <3 This is what I order everytime I eat there. Haha! Plus, it comes with a free Kimchi sidedish that's refillable. Please order this when you eat there! HAHA
This one's a Bibimbap and as far as I know, it's the Beef Bibimbap. It's good too and it also comes with a Kimchi sidedish. :)
This one's the last. It's.. Again, obviously a Blueberry Cheesecake. And I am so lucky that I didn't order one because to be frank, it was really small for something worth Php100+. Look at how it's melted and all smudged. It's not as big as it looks in the picture, not even "formly" close. -.-
So that ends this post. Haha! Hope you enjoyed this one. :)
Advance Merry Christmas!! :)
Hey guys!! :) So a week ago, my parents and I went to the mall for no apparent reason but to just stroll around. We were supposed to eat at "Lugang Cafe", but we've eaten there a bunch of times already and in that specific mall too. We were supposed to give "House of Katsu" a try, but my parents aren't fans of Japanese food. We finished checking the menus of each restaurant in the second floor and we still haven't decided where to eat, so we went to the 3rd floor and there, we found Banana Leaf Asian Cafe.
To be honest, I thought I wouldn't like the food there because the place wasn't very attractive (I searched for images of the other branches and they looked better. So maybe the location of the branch in that mall was just not good) but I did. :)
Are you wondering why they called the cafe "Banana Leaf"? I wondered too, but then I came up with a guess. A very shallow guess, to be exact. :)) I guessed that maybe they called the place Banana Leaf because people literally use Banana Leaves as their plates.
Very shallow, indeed. But if my guess is right, you guys better treat me there! Haha!
You don't need to eat using your hands there, but you can if you want. I wanted to try eating with my bare hands but eating like that in a mall seems inappropriate. Especially when your company is your parents.. Double inappropriate. So yes, the three of us ate using spoon and fork. :)
They served the rice in this container:
I think it's cute how they really tried to make the customers feel native and fresh, but the negative side to this is the bulkiness of the container. -.- Anyway, for the drinks, my mom and I tried out the Iced Lemon Grass drink.
It was okay. I didn't like it much because it was the kind of sweet that I didn't like; the kind of sweet that I can't describe. It fits well with the meals though. :)
For the meal, we ordered the Malayan Seafood Laksa.
Which tasted absolutely heavenly!! <3 if you know how "Sopas" tastes like, it tastes similar to this soup but spicier and it has more flavor. I craved so much for the soup after we drank all of it that I was tempted to lick the bowl. For me, this soup is 10/10, no hesitation. :D
We also ordered Stir Fried Clams in Singaporean Chili Sauce.
This order is good too. I loved the flavors and the Clams' texture, but the Clams were really few. It looked like alot, but there was only few (and most of them weren't in their shells anymore). This order would be better if the quantity is just as it looked. :)
We also ordered a Hainanese Chicken since the Clams were few. The Chicken was alright, but it wasn't as good as the Hainanese Chicken we ate in Wee Nam Kee. Probably because it isn't one of their specialties. :)
The meal was great and I'm still craving for the soup again. It was just so good and it tastes really good with rice. To be honest, I underestimated the restaurant because of its appearance. :/
Sammie rating. :)
Banana Leaf Asian Cafe: 8/10
Hope you enjoyed this native adventure! :)
Hey! :) it's been weeks since my last post, and it's because I've been really busy with school. Even now, hell week's going on, and I still have this huge problem with one of my professors.. Hopefully, everything will soon be back to normal and all my stress will go away. Actually, I shouldn't be stressing about this because I know I didn't do anything wrong. But the situation is just making me so nervous and I'm filling up with pressure. I think my reputation's to her's ruined because of something I didn't do that she thought I did.. *sigh* well, hopefully after the consultation happens, everything will be back to normal. I didn't expect I would get into this kind of trouble in my first year in college because I know I wouldn't and I didn't do anything wrong. So anyway...
HAVE. YOU. GUYS. TRIED. CHEWY. FREAKING. JUNIOR?!
I've actually tried one a few years ago. Yep, years ago because my parents aren't into really sweet snacks. They don't like too-chocolaty snacks, too-creamy snacks, and other snacks that are just TOO sweet. I'm on their side too, though. But it's not everyday that I eat Chewy Junior, so it doesn't get old. Or shall I say, it didn't get old. :)
My parents and I were able to receive one from my brother and his wife. I didn't know about the Chewy Junior in our refrigerator until I looked for tomatoes. Good thing it's been untouched the moment I saw them. Haha! There were 6 in the box and they were all different flavors. It was so exciting to eat!!
HAVE. YOU. GUYS. TRIED. CHEWY. FREAKING. JUNIOR?!
I've actually tried one a few years ago. Yep, years ago because my parents aren't into really sweet snacks. They don't like too-chocolaty snacks, too-creamy snacks, and other snacks that are just TOO sweet. I'm on their side too, though. But it's not everyday that I eat Chewy Junior, so it doesn't get old. Or shall I say, it didn't get old. :)
My parents and I were able to receive one from my brother and his wife. I didn't know about the Chewy Junior in our refrigerator until I looked for tomatoes. Good thing it's been untouched the moment I saw them. Haha! There were 6 in the box and they were all different flavors. It was so exciting to eat!!
Chewy Junior is just so good that I ate majority of them. Tally: Mom = 0, Dad = 1, Me = 5.
Hahaha! I swear, it's just too good. I love the cream inside and how it's not like cake cream. You should try them! But as far as I know, I think they're quite pricey. Well, that won't be any sweat, right? Trying won't hurt! And for me, it will be worth it. :)
I am soo going to miss the box of Chewy Junior that was once in our refrigerator... Untouched.. Uneaten.. Beautifully made... *cries dramatically*
I wonder when I'll be able to eat one again?