Local Food (Phanom Sarakham, Thailand)

We stayed in Phanom Sarakham, Chachoengsao, Thailand. Phanom Sarakham is 2 hours away from Bangkok by van. The fare was 110 Baht. We stayed for almost 11 days in Phanom Sarakham.

We woke up early just to visit their market. And buy something to eat. Local food was very tasty. I really like their food. Eat like locals.

Merienda Time: Buko Halo-Halo

Yummy! Buko Halo-Halo is better to eat if  the weather is hot. 

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THE WEEKEND IN BLACK AND WHITE

Location: Flavors Restaurant, Parkway Hotel, Surigao City

Local Foods @Phanom Sarakham

Eat like locals at Phanom Sarakham, Chachoengsao, Thailand :-)

Hooray for National Breakfast Day!

On March 18, 2013 is National Breakfast Day. With this, McDonald's Philippines joins 5,000 McDonald's restaurant in Asia, Middle East and South Africa organizing the so called National Breakfast Day.


How to have fun and enjoy this National Breakfast Day? All you have to do is dine or take out in any McDonald's restaurants serving breakfast at 5:00 AM until 9:00 AM with free delicious McMuffins!

What are the participating McDonald's restaurants? 
Check below.

68 MALL *	ABS	AGORA MARKET
AIRPORT ROAD	ALABANG	ALIMALL
AMANG RODRIGUEZ	ANGELES 1	ANGELES 2
ANONAS	ANTIPOLO	ANTIPOLO CIRCUMFERENTIAL
AURORA BLVD.	AYALA IT PARK	BACLARAN
BACLARAN REDEMPTORIST	BACLARAN ROTONDA	BACOLOD
BACOLOD LOPUEZ	BACOLOD LUZURRIAGA	BACOLOD NORTH DRIVE
BAGUIO	BAGUIO BONIFACIO	BAGUIO CENTERMALL
BAGUIO INSULAR	BAGUIO SUNSHINE MALL	BALANGA BATAAN
BALAYAN	BANAUE	BANKMER
BARANGKA	BAUAN	BENCH BUILDING
BF SOUTHPARK	BINAN	BINONDO
BLUE RIDGE	BOCAUE	BORACAY
BQ MALL BOHOL	BSU MALOLOS	BUENDIA
BUENDIA PASAY	BURGOS BATANGAS	BUSTILLOS
BUTUAN	BUTUAN DOWNTOWN	C & P MARIKINA
C5 METROPOLI	CABANATUAN	CABANATUAN BURGOS
CABUYAO	CAG DE ORO DIVISORIA	CAG DE ORO LIMKETKAI
CAINTA POBLACION	CALAMBA HIGHWAY	CALAMBA WALTERMART
CALAPAN	CALTEX HUB	CALTEX SLEX
CANDON	CAPAS TARLAC	CARMEN PANGASINAN
CASIMIRO	CAVITE CITY J. FELIPE	CDO XAVIER
CEBU COLON SOUTH	CEBU ESCARIO	CEBU JONES
CEBU MACTAN	CEBU NORTH RECLAMATION	CEBU SOUTHROAD
COLON OSMENA	COMMONWEALTH	COTABATO
DARAGA ALBAY	DASMA PALAPALA	DASMARINAS BAYAN
DAU	DAVAO BAJADA	DAVAO DAMOSA
DAVAO ILUSTRE	DAVAO MATINA	DAVAO STA ANA
DUMAGUETE	DUMAGUETE PERDICES	E. RODRIGUEZ
EASTWOOD	EDSA BONI	EDSA IT
EDSA PANAY	EDSA TAFT ROTONDA	EL PUEBLO
EVANGELISTA	FARMERS MARKET	FORBES TOWN
FORT BONI 32ND ST	FORTUNATA	FRONTERA VERDE
FUENTE OSMENA	GATEWAY MALL	GEN LUNA UPSI
GEN. TRIAS	GENSAN HIGHWAY	GISELLE PLAZA
GOV. FORBES	GRANADA	GREENBELT
GREENHILLS	HARRISON PLAZA *	HOMEWORKS (new store-march)
ILIGAN	ILIGAN SAN MIGUEL	ILOILO
IMUS CAVITE	ISETANN RECTO	J CENTER CEBU
JAKA	JARO ILOILO	JP RIZAL
JY SQUARE CEBU	KABIHASNAN	KALIBO
KARANGALAN	KATIPUNAN	KINGSWOOD
KP TOWERS	LA TRINIDAD	LA UNION
LAGUNA BEL-AIR	LAOAG	LAPU-LAPU CITY
LAS PINAS	LEMERY	LEPANTO
LIPA AYALA	LIPA CATHEDRAL	LIPA CM RECTO
LUCENA QA	LYCEUM	MAKATI AVE.
MALABON-CONCEPCION	MARCOS ANTIPOLO	MARCOS H-WAY
MARIKINA PRODIGY	MARKET MARKET	MARYMART ILOILO
MASANGKAY	MASINAG	MATALINO
MCARTHUR FIELD	MCS	MCU
MDC 100	MENDIOLA	METROLANE
MEYCAUAYAN	MINDANAO AVE.	MORAYTA
MOTORWAY TARLAC	MUNOZ	MUNTINLUPA CITYHALL
NAGA CITY PLAZA	NAGA GEN LUNA	NAGA MAGSAYSAY
NEPO MART	NEW CONGRESSIONAL	NEW MOLINO
NEW PORT	NORTH AVE. CALTEX	NORTHGATE FASTBYTES
NORTHROAD MANDAUE	NORTHSTAR MALL ILAGAN	NUENO
OLONGAPO	OLONGAPO GAPAN	OLONGAPO MAGSAYSAY
ONE E COMMERCE	ONE WORLD SQUARE	ORTIGAS EXT CAINTA
ORTIGAS EXT PASIG	OZAMIZ CITY	P.CAMPA
PACO	PALAWAN	PASEO CENTER
PASIG PLAZA	PASO DE BLAS	PATEROS BAYAN
PATEROS ELISCO	PEDRO GIL	PEOPLE SUPPORT
PETRON LAKESHORE	PETRON NORTH	PETRON SOUTH
PHILCOA	PIAZZA	PIONEER RELIANCE
PONTEVIA	PRC	PUREGOLD MONTALBAN
PUREGOLD TAGUIG	Q PLAZA	QA BANAUE
QA GARCIA	QUEZON AVE.	QUIRINO
REGALADO	REMINGTON	RETIRO
RFC MOLINO	ROBINSON'S GALLERIA *	ROBINSONS PLACE PIONEER
ROCKWELL ORTIGAS	ROYAL CLARK	SAN FERNANDO 2
SAN FERNANDO JUNCTION	SAN ISIDRO	SAN MATEO
SAN NICOLAS	SAN PABLO	SAN PABLO PLAZA
SAN PEDRO	SANTIAGO	SBMA GATEWAY
SF LA UNION	SHELL EMERALD	SHELL MACAPAGAL
SM BAGUIO	SM CDO	SM CYBERZONE
SM MANILA *	SM MEGAMALL *	SM MUNTINLUPA *
SM SOUTHMALL	SM STA MESA *	SO. SUPERMARKET MALOLOS
SOLANO	SOUTHWOOD ECOCENTRUM	STA ANA
STA MARIA	STA. CRUZ CHURCH	STA. CRUZ, LAGUNA
STO TOMAS	STRATA 100	SUCAT PALANYAG
SUMULONG ANTIPOLO	SUPIMA	SURIGAO
TABUNOK	TACLOBAN	TAFT
TAFT LIBERTAD	TAGAYTAY OLIVAREZ	TAGAYTAY TAAL
TAGUM	TANAUAN, BATANGAS	TANZA
TARLAC HI-WAY	TARLAC ROMULO	TAYTAY
THE DISTRICT AYALA MALL CAVITE	TIERRA	TIMES
TIMOG TOBIAS	TM KALAW	TOMAS MORATO
TUGUEGARAO	TYCOON CENTER	UN AVE.
UP VEGA	UST PARKING DECK	VALERO
VICTORY MALL	VICTORY PARK & SHOP	VIGAN
VILLA ESCUDERO	VISAYAS AVE.	VITO CRUZ
WALTERMART DASMARINAS	WALTERMART TANAUAN	WEST AVENUE
WEST FAIRVIEW	WILSON	WORLDWIDE CORP CENTER
XENTRO MALL	ZAMBOANGA

A Day in Villa

From 6:00 o'clock in the morning until 6:00 o'clock in the evening, there was no electric current. Thus, I spent half of my day on the beach. Oh well, my colleague invited me to her birthday party held at the beach. Thanks to her. If not for her, I wouldn't be here :-).

It was a sunny day. A perfect day to stay on the beach.

Villa Gertrudes Beach in Barangay Sabang, Surigao City.

The celebrator wearing tee shirt(orange) with her nieces and nephews, pause for awhile.

It is eating time, my most awaited part :-). 

My ever  fave food, spaghetti. Wanna have some?

To quench our thirst, juice with RH :-)

I enjoyed a lot!

Happy birthday, Ruby Ann.

Wish you all the best.

Ref Cake and Cam

I love to eat sweets nowadays. Ref cake is one of my favorite desserts. It can't be denied coz my body can tell how I love to eat.:-)

ref cake

I won $30 last year from a giveaway. I was so grateful to God for the blessing I received from Him. What I did with my $30? I bought digital cam on ebay.

Nikon DigiCam

Hope this year I could buy new Nikon digi cam.:-)

Twisted On! Stay Twisted!

Yay! You still have two days more to enjoy and stay twisted with McDonald's Twister Fries. Yes, it is extended until September 16, 2012.
So, get them while you can!

What's Your Best Bonding Moment?

Spending quality time with family is the most precious bonding moment. But, nowadays, it is seldom happen or should I say it never happened to some. Parents are busy doing business matters. Children prefer to play their fave games on computer. Teens like to spend some time with their phones and iPad.

On the lighter side, McDonald is created three ideas to bond with friends and families. It is McDonald's Happy Bundle!

Firstly, hold a DVD marathon. Pick a TV series you've always wanted to watch, then round up the barkada for an all-night viewing fest!

Secondly, have game night. When was the last time you played a board game? Challenge family members to a  round of Monopoly or Pictionary!

Lastly, play Truth or Dare! Stuck in the office for yet another overtime session? Make break time more fun by playing a friendly Truth or Dare!

The abovementioned were the ideas suggested by McDonald. You can create yours of course! But, whatever bonding moment you choose, let it be more special by ordering McDonald's Happy Bundles.

Order now!

Afternoon's Snack

The hotter the day is, the the more hungry I am. Good thing, my friends back from an islet wanted to meet me. I suggested that while chatting (tsika-tsika) maybe we can dine somewhere. We ordered Siopao and Lomi as our gastronomic delight.

Siopao (beef flavor)

Lomi (beef flavor)

 Those were the food perfect for afternoon's snack.

Before bidding goodbye, we exchanged burrrrppp...lol.

Have a buuurrrrppp, day! :-)

Food for the Summer: Watermelon and Sweet Potato

We are now in the mid of May. Summer is nearly over. Rain comes out sometimes unexpectedly in the middle of the day. But, it still hot and my sweats keep on pouring out. Thirsty comes next. During this time, I need to quench my thirst, one thing comes out from my mind is cold watermelon. Watermelon is best during summer. It is sweet. Love it especially if it is cold.

According to www.whfoods.com, watermelon contains 20.5% of vitamin C which is good for reducing agent in hydroxylation reactions in the body, 17.2% of vitamin A which is good for the eyes, 4.8% of potassium which is important for pH and fluid balance in your body, 3.8% of magnesium which serves important functions to the contraction and relaxation of the muscles, and  2% of calories which gives us energy.

Wow, watermelon is not only for quenching thirst but full of nutrients that needed by our body. Another food that makes me excited during summer is sweet potato. Yes, you read it right. Sweet potato is best  "baon" if you are picnicking at the beach.

www.whfoods.com stated that, sweet potato contains vitamin C, vitamin A, manganese, vitamin B6, tryptophan, potassium, fiber, vitamin B5, copper, vitamin B3, and calories.

Stay healthy!

ended up at Peng U Grill

Peng u grill

Christmas vacation but still we are in the office. Ma'am said we still have to report. ok, fine...
the hidden agendum is, it is her birthday. that is why she wants us to be present.

to be continued....

ok here's the next episode..lol

i was busy jotting her words bec i was absent  last meeting i need to cope some paper works  to be submitted on 23. unfortunately, the lousy meme did not meet the deadline. (well, not only me who didn't submit the said reports). since, it rained hard, mam visor invited us to have lunch at arrester since it is her birthday. we can't have our lucnh in the office bec no available person to cook. our office is 8 kilometers away from the arrester, the place we supposed to have our lunch. they go first while the remaining three, including me, rode another tricycle. we arrived first.  the waiter approached me. she said, they can't cook bec their water line is out of order..poor resto! no water available!...

we waited outside the resto. the first group, arrived surprisingly seeing us staying outside the resto.  we told the problem met by the resto to mam visor.... and so we ended up at Peng U Grill..

sounds chinese name, right? but as you can see the pictures, their decorations, ceilings and even the chandeliers made from native eqquipments. pinoy na pinoy.

Let's Eat

these were the dishes and snacks we ate during our four day-seminar. (not all pic-food posted it here)...

Sana nabusog kayo..sa katitingin.

The Gift

I considered myself fortunate enough to receive a bracelet as token from my mentor when I was in Grade Six. Even though, I was so shy to express my gratitude to her that time but God knows how grateful I was.

I don’t have her photo to post it here but in my heart and mind she was the woman with dignity. And exemplary teacher, too.

After our graduation, she retired. She stayed in Cagayan de Oro City. Sad to note, I haven’t heard any news from her until now. I don’t even know if she’s still alive or not.
But for sure her gift was carefully kept by me. I’ve been keeping it for almost 16 years. And I will always keep and treasure it till the end of my life.



This is my gift for myself this year. It’s not that expensive…LOL.

The two-colored cassava pie gave to me by Kimmy on her birthday last November 2008.

Spoiled

I bought a chiffon cake last December 24. Dapat kasama ang cake sa noche buena namin. Unluckily, when I sliced it, it smelled bad and taste bitter. Spoiled cake!

I returned the cake the next day. I thought the owner would not entertain me but she was so accommodating. She repaid me. I bought a new one.

Popcorn

Are you thinking of what to give to your friends, colleagues, boss, mother and father this coming holiday? Mom and Popcorn Company has the best answer for it. Visit http://www.momandpopcorn.com/ they offer the best gift to give to whom you want to give especially to your loving wife or husband.

Walking into Mom and Popcorn Company brings back nostalgic memories of yesteryear. This is in part due to their location: in the 150 year old historic downtown McKinney Texas, right next to Posy Lane on Louisiana street. But more so because the store inside is paneled in warm, rich wood paneling, candy and saltwater taffy is heaped open in barrels, and jars of chocolates line the walls.

Behind the counter are rows and rows of gourmet popcorn flavors – buttery, cheese, creamy dill, loaded baked potato, ranch, over 50 flavors in all. Owner Tim Loyd has spent the last three years developing each flavor recipe. Popcorn tins and boxes make a very popular gift for corporate thank-you’s or party favors. Popcorn tins come in just about every university logo or team logo out there.

And don’t forget their fudge! Fudge is handmade every day with constantly changing flavors.

Isn’t it amazing? Try some at http://www.momandpopcorn.com/ if you don’t want to experience the saddest Christmas ever in your life because you never dare to share. Remember, it is better to give than to receive.

Mom and Popcorn Company is located at 215 Louisiana Street Downtown McKinney.

South Beach Diet

Are you a body conscious person? Want to be sure you are living a healthy lifestyle though you can’t resist eating and eating? Do you worry so much of your heavy weight? South Beach Diet has a good solution for your worries. Click http://www.tvtopten.com/ for more details.

The South Beach Diet is a food lover's diet. It's about living well and loving what you eat. But it's also practical, flexible, easy, and effective. The South Beach Diet is divided into three Phases. The first Phase lasts two weeks and is designed to eliminate cravings and kick-start weight loss. The second Phase is intended to produce long-term, steady weight loss. You'll stay in Phase 2 until you reach a healthy weight. Then you'll move to Phase 3, the lifestyle Phase. This is how you'll eat and live 365 days a year and it's the key to maintaining your new, healthy weight.

The South Beach Diet is not low-carb or low-fat. Instead, the South Beach Diet teaches you to change the balance of food you eat to emphasize health and weight-loss. You'll remove your intake of bad carbs and bad fats, and start eating good fats and good carbs.

So, what are you waiting for, sign up now at http://www.tvtopten.com/ to get your free diet profile. Try the South Beach Diet today and discover what dieting can be like without the carb cravings, constant calorie counting and hunger.

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A healthy body is a healthy spirit.
Be healthy!