La Vita è Bella

Our last day in Taiwan was so jam-packed. We had to pack up our things early because we had to check out at noon and there were so many places listed in our itinerary. We also went straight to the airport after our whole day tour. Our first drink for the day was milk tea and this was the best milk tea for me! Coco ! :) I had my first drink from their stall in SM North and it tasted exactly the same!! We had this while waiting for our number to be called in Din Tai Fung. The branch were we dined was the one near Chiang Kai Shek Memorial. There were so many people waiting outside the restaurant! After we got our number, we strolled in the nearby park and that's how we found Coco. We waited for almost 1.5 hours to be served but hey, it was worth it!! Of course we ordered the famous Xiao Long Bao. It was really good!!! No wonder people are raving about it. The staff taught us how to eat XLB properly. We also had Mushroom Fried Rice and Dan Dan Noodles with Spicy Sesame...

Day 2 Our Day 2 in Taiwan was quite exhausting. We traveled for hours just to reach every destination and it even rained! We had to buy rain coats because our umbrellas were not quite functional under heavy rain and strong winds. Our first stop for the day was  Yehliu Geopark . Before reaching the park, we bought milk tea from a cafe near it, which was one of the best milk teas I have tasted. We had this for 50NTD. After exploring the park, we had our lunch in a nearby seafood restaurant and had the best-est and freshest seafood ever! We ordered fried rice, boiled shrimp and fried crabs. I forgot the exact name of the restaurant and the dishes tho. I swear, these were one of the freshest seafood I had in my life! Even the color of the shrimp was different compared to those in the Philippines. You don't even have to devein it! Super happy tummy. 👍 After lunch, we then traveled to Shifen to light up a sky lantern. We bought only one snack, which was Pean...

Last month, I got to spend his birthday with him for the first time in x years that I've known him. It really was a special day for me (as if I was the celebrator) for it was a dream came true. I've always wanted to do this before but our schedules never met. Finally, it happened. I arrived from Taiwan around 6am at NAIA that day. Went home to quickly freshen up and to leave my baggage then traveled to Tarlac with no sleep at all since 7am of the day before. You know someone is special when you sacrifice sleep just to be with him. :) I attended the afternoon worship service first then had body massage and dinner afterwards. I've been a lover of Thai food ever since Pad Thai was introduced by a colleague. There was this stall in Mandaluyong, Sen Lek , that serves (the best) Pad Thai and still is the best for me. Too sad we transferred to Quezon City and never had the chance to buy from Sen Lek because it's too far. When he sent me pictures of a new restaurant nea...

We had dinner at  Aling Lucing Sisig last month. We were supposed to have light snack that time since we already had a buffet lunch. I can't exactly remember why we landed to Aling Lucing Sisig 😂 When we arrived, there are two stalls of Aling Lucing Sisig (same name but with different signage). We can't exactly decide which one to try because we don't know the difference of the two. We chose the one with green signage (if you are facing the two stalls, this one is on your right) because the waitress approached us 😆 We then asked her if the stalls are the same and she said no, the other one has just recently opened. Don't expect a lot from this stall (I call it stall because I don't know what should I call it). It is not air conditioned (only big fans were used to ventilate it), it is along the hi-way, if you prefer to use disposable utensils like me, well, these are not available here. For someone who is not used to eating at sidewalk stalls and the like, I d...

This post is so overdue. I've been very busy for the past few months, I never had time to add another post here. Travels, family gatherings, office matters and all.. time surely flies!! The first four months of the year are almost done! We barely notice it.  But I do hope time slows down a bit. The 24 hours in a day seem to pass by so quickly. Anyways, we visited Koko Buri last year November and haven't come back yet. It just so happen that we were around the area so we decided to give it a try. When we arrived (past lunch time) there are only few customers in the restaurant so we had the chance to choose a seat far from the main door. I think it is crowded in the evening since they serve beers and the like. We ordered two set meals with different flavors of chicken and grilled pork (I forgot to take a picture of their menu). As usual, we ordered too much food. Their set meal actually is good for 2 pax. We ended up bringing home our left overs and had it for din...

My weekends are dedicated to new food, spa and travel adventures. I've been taking and collecting pictures of food and placces not for Instagram's sake anymore but for blogging (aspiring blogger here! haha). But unfortunately, I deleted everything- phone gallery, iCloud, Google drive, name it. I have to start all over again. So this will be my first post for food blog. My food trip buddy has been very supportive when it comes to this hobby of mine. "Magastos" at "nakakasira ng diet" he said but he pushes me to do whatever makes me happy. He suggests places to visit and he is my official photographer. Actually, he is my partner in almost everything. Thank you for the love and support. hehe Last Sunday, we have no specific restaurant in mind so we just drove around Friendship (Angeles City) to spot a new place we haven't visited yet. Luckily, we found a restaurant named Yakiniku Kinkazan. Photo from their Facebook page Yakiniku Kinkaza...