Mercato Centrale

After it's opening late last year, Mercato Centrale has now become a famous destination for foodies all over the metro.. I headed off to Mercato a day after it was launched and I keep coming back on every weekends that I could, and it never cease to impress me with its' wide spread of food and even organic stuff to suit any one's needs. It has moved into a new location, still in The Fort, just at the back of St.Lukes near MC Home Depot and S&R.

Different food stalls, so foodies and clients would have a wide array of choices.

While going around and checking out the stalls, you can sample the food products, because each food stall offer food tasting.

Tables and chairs are provided for customers to relax and dine at the same time. You can even share your table with a fellow foodie and gain friends.

Oh and this is where I got a sampling of my personal favorite-DQ Ice Cream. The day I was there was the day that they brought back their Dive Bar.

And these mochi's are sooo good :)

Mercato now has it's counterpart in the South, it's called Soderno. Check it as well.

A Day with Chico and Delamar -THE MORNING RUSH TOP TEN BOOK LAUNCH

This is quite a delayed post, as the book launched happened last February. Got tons of things to do these past months, that's why I'm only able to write about this now. Better late than Never - they say..haha.. I have always been an avid listener of these radio jocks - Chico and Delamar. They have moved to another radio station and found their "home" in RX 93.1, their voice and funny banter keep me company in my daily mornings.  Their show is called "The Morning Rush", where in the four hours that they're on board, they have a portion called The Top Ten..It's the part where listeners send in their answers to complete the statement "The Top Ten ______. The venue was filled with all the "Rushers" silent and active ones, and there was a long line of people, all of them waiting to sign their books. Here are my captured moments of the event: 

Something Good

Somehow this song is making me soo emotional, these days....


SOMETHING GOOD

[Maria:]
Perhaps I had a wicked childhood
Perhaps I had a miserable youth
But somwhere in my wicked, miserable past
There must have been a moment of truth

For here you are, standing there, loving me
Whether or not you should
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good

Nothing comes from nothing
Nothing ever could
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good

[Captain:]
For here you are, standing there, loving me
Whether or not you should

[Maria:]
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good

[Maria and the Captain:]
Nothing comes from nothing
Nothing ever could

[Maria:]
So somewhere in my youth
[Captain:]
Or childhood
[Maria:]
I must have done something . . .
[Maria and the Captain:]
Something good

HOME IS.....

HOME is where BOKLAN chicken,pancit and siomai can be found...

This was what the status on my Facebook wall was, right before New Year. Posted this along with this picture...

...and truly a vacation in my hometown, in Bicol won't be complete without a visit to this restaurant aptly named BOKLAN, the meaning of which I don't know, but for sure their owned by a Chinese family and they serve all these three famous Chinese staple. The food is prepared and cooked upon order,for guaranteed freshness...

Reunited with Peach and her Mom

My recent vacation to Bicol, has been a series of reunions for me. My childhood friend Peach was in town, and this was the first time we saw each other after 14 or 15 years. Peach's Mom and my Mom were best friends, when they were still working in the same school.

Look at our Mom's photo when both of them were pregnant with US.

[Mom on the left and Peach's mom -Auntie Ludy in pink]
and here they are in their hey days....

Peach's family migrated to the California when she was only 5 years old. Our only connection was through letters and cards that were sent through every occasion. Her first vacation here was when she was 16 years old and that was the last time I saw her. We both finished school and when technology ruled the world, we got reconnected through friendster, then email and lost track of each other again. Found her in Facebook and got reconnected again...That's just how we are....friends for life even if we don't get to see each other often..Her mom was saying, I am Peachy's only friend in the Philippines..lolz.. Here she is now at 32 with her Mom...

And she got me this Guess Bag....her birthday gift to me...
Nice to have been reconnected again...

Amazing Fireworks Display

The second International Pyromusical competiton has started first weekend of february and this week UK's fireworks display has garnered lots of applause from the expectators..Take a look..

and this is their finale:

Singing in the Rain

Oh my God!!! I soo love Gwyneth Paltrow and Matthew Morrison here....Grest voice, perfect pair..Superb performance!!!