Adventures of the Happy Tummy

Every other Saturday = workday = mall = work + shop = tired feet  = comfort food to the rescue! Thank God for merienda breaks, WiFi & a cozy place to get lost in. the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf never fails to surround me with the much needed cozy ambiance. Other cafes are in the vicinity but I usually go for the alternative choice - where it's not that commercialized - yet! This afternoon I got: Apple Pie Latte in a mug & a hot piece of Sardine - Feta Cheese Pandesal = merienda heaven! By the way, since I find myself usually in a CBTL branch, I went ahead & got myself a SWIRLCARD . You should go get one too! And while you're at it, they also have a tie-up with U! Foundation , for 8 good causes this 2011!

Typhoon week, I must dub this to be. What with typhoon Falcon + the emotional stress at work, the week had been a tiring wave of walks & rides wading through puddles & floods. Wishing we were all students with the announcements of class suspensions; one thing we learn from college from being exempted from these "no classes" is that LIFE MUST GO ON even if there's a storm. Stranded like hundred of others in the reclaimed area called Bay City, we took refuge in the mall and allowed ourselves a hearty dinner at Burgoo - good American restaurant always with generous promos from different credit card companies: Citibank offers free pasta & HSBC offers a seafood jambalaya. We chose the latter. I needed to fill the hungry tummies of my dad & brother who drove through the flooded & traffic-jammed stretch from Makati to Pasay. ONION SOUP topped with a square of BAGUETTE & grated PARMESAN savory LAMBCHOPS with POTATO WEDGES & CORN ON THE COB + the...