R and R mode

It was just another spontaneous trip. Joy called me and Yami coz she wanted to go somewhere else hmm... just to do nothing hihi...

Roaming around with no plans/ itinerary for that afternoon, there's no place to go but to Tagaytay.  That place is a favorite of mine.  Well blame it on on it's proximity to where I live. :)

Moving on with lots of kwentos, we just realized we passed Tagaytay Rotonda and nearing to Robinson's already.  Until we spotted Celina's Cafe and Restaurant.

Celina's Cafe and Restaurant offers buffet for P299.00 only.  Yeah right, we grabbed the chance of eating and eating and eating hihi...  The location is good with nice view for Taal volcano and it is besides Bo's Coffee :).  The place can also be rented for any occasions.  Guests have a choice either to eat inside of the air conditioned restaurant or to dine outside with Tagaytay breeze...  We ate inside for we don't want to get freeze. :)

The food was fine for a P299.00 buffet.  What else can I say?  Hmmm...  I asked if a drink is included in the price...  and you know what?  It's unlimited!  Hooray!  OA?  Well, both iced tea and soft drinks are unlimited. And it's a bell ringing on my ears... it's unlimited coke!!!  :)))

kare-kare and grilled liempo

pinakbet and ginataang alimango

sisig and forgot the name :)

dessert with lots of banana (not in the pic)

coffee time

after two hours (I think :) of eating, drinking, and story telling

can't - move on - of - this - flower - mode

until next Tagaytay visit,


Chellee

burp day!

I woke up that morning when my nephew accidentally stepped on my legs, ouch!

Thank you Lord for this day...

it's my birthday!

--o0o--

I thank everyone that has caused me to suffer,

without you I would have no reason to express myself..

I became better...

Like a newly polished diamond, sparkling on its own...

---o0o---

Most specially, thanks so much for all the love and care I'm receiving,

You all know who you are,

Thanks for believing and staying...

Till next year!

Thank you my dear Lord for another year!

--o0o--

On my special day, I visited my ever love parish church in Tagaytay.

I stayed for almost an hour hoping I'll find some of the priests who helped me in my spiritual life.

As we all know, change is the only constant in this world, found no one.

I decided to just sit inside the church, with eyes closed, i'm at peace.

It's almost past one in the afternoon when I realized I haven't taken my lunch.

Hmmm... Java Jazz Coffee is just around the corner. :)

My birthday lunch consist of well done sunny side up egg, lechon kawali and steamed rice. 

and of course, my travel buddy, my friend, my bf...

100 taon ka na pa lang nagpapasaya!

oh-so-love-lavender!

have you seen this angle so many times?

my birthday wish!

di masamang mangarap, di bah?

birthday girl while waiting for dessert

my birthday cake

chocolate coffee cake!

taste is worth the price, end up bringing it at home for them to taste

java minty frost + chocolate coffee cake = a happy burp day!

if you like the minty coffee of starbucks for christmas season,

you'll surely fall in love with their java minty frost

such a wonderful day!

Chellee

Just In Time

Ang akala ko matatapos ang araw na to na nakasimangot ako.  Pero infairness, sa magandang umaga naman ito nagsimula...

Siguro between 4-4:30pm ng tumawag si Joy.  Tinanong nya ko if free daw ba ako ngayong gabi.  Since mejo lungkot lungkutan nga ang drama princess xempre oo agad ang sagot ko.  Tinawagan ko agad si Yami para sabihin ang invitation ni Joy.  Ngayun na lang uli nangyari to dahil sa sobrang ka-busy-han naming tatlo. 

Hindi naman ako umalis hanggang hindi ka tumatawag.  Nung sinabi ko sa yo na aalis ako at mag iinom tinawanan mo lang ako.  Akala mo nagbibiro ako.  Totoo yun.  Oo tampo na naman ako.  Iisipin mo na naman na hindi kita naiintindihan... May mga bagay kasi na kahit alam ko e nasasaktan pa rin ako.  Alam ko din naman na kung pede lang, na kung may iba pang paraan gagawin mo yon para sa kin... kaso nga wala...

Kaya eto kasama nila ako...

Anyways, sabi ko nga ke Joy at Yami, you both came "just in time".  Nag meet kami sa Paseo bago pumunta sa Tagaytay.  Nung una sa Mahogany sana kami kakain para kasing gusto ko ng bulalo. Kaya lang biglang na mention ni Joy na gusto nya ng sisig, e gusto din namin ni Yami yun kaya ayun sa Bali Seafood Paluto Restaurant kami kumain.

Maaga pa nung dumating kami kaya kami pa lang ang tao.  Sobrang gutom na kaya nag order muna kami ng fries.  Mabilis ding dumating ang order namin na sisig, yang chow rice at sinugba platter (kasi nga kami pa lang customer e).  Sakto lang sa min ang sinugba platter, o malakas lang talaga kaming kumain! medium size na tilapia, 2 bbq, 2 sugpo, pusit na super lambot, tahong, talong at manggat bagoong.  Inabot lang ang bill namin ng P1,300+.  Oops i forgot, yung sisig kapartner yun ng malamig na malamig na san mig lights.  Kung ilan kami na lang ang nakaka alam! :) 

Bakit nga ba may san mig?  Ang alam ko drama princess ako.  Hindi lang pala ako magkakaibigan nga kami! sila ding dalawa may baong kwento.  Actually, madaming kwento na di kayang isulat ng mga kamay ko... mga kwentong puso na kailangang ibahagi sa mga tunay na kaibigan dahil kung hindi e baka biglang sumabog!  Tama na nga!

Lipat na tayo.  Punta naman sa Starbucks.  Xempre parang sinehan lang, mahaba ang pila, puno na ang lugar.  Start na rin ang pag iipon ng stickers.  Sa 2nd floor kami unang pumunta pero di kinaya ang super lamig na weather, mejo umuulan din kasi o gusto ko lang talaga ng human jacket?  kaya ayun balik sa baba.  Hindi matapos tapos ang kwento naming tatlo.

Late na kami naka uwi, eksaktong 1am kumakatok na ko ng pinto.  Thanks Joy for bringing us home.

Real friends are angels indisguise.

Bali Seafood Paluto Restaurant

Aguinaldo Highway,

Maharlika East, Tagaytay City

Chellee

Rowena's Pasalubong Haus

cofi with flower

complimentary banana bread

with Ms. Rowena, the owner

view outside

menu

Before reaching the well known Tagaytay Market you'll pass by Rowena's Pasalubong Haus. It is not just a pasalubong haus. It also offer foods from breakfast to dinner. At the back of the store you'll find a garden where you can take your meal and at the same time enjoy the cool breeze of Tagaytay. There are a lot of pasalubongs to choose from. While looking for something "better" to buy we met Ms. Rowena D. Mendoza, the owner. We had a short talk with her. She mentioned that the store started way back in year 2000. The house is open till 9pm only. We tried their coffee and slices of banana loaf were given for free. What a nice start!

sinong may gusto ng coffee?

http://www.rowenas-tarts-tagaytay.com/

152 Brgy. San Francisco

Tagaytay City
046-860-2481

0920-9080318

Chellee

trip na trip na food trip!

This is our second year of celebrating Joy's birthday together. Like last year, we choose Tagaytay because of it's proximity in our place. This time we will be visiting places we've never been before. Days before our date, Joy and I were busy surfing the net for those hidden places in Tagaytay. And now secrets revealed...

01.24.10

First Stop = Jollibee

Joy picked us at 8am. Yehey! I was the first one to arrive! We leave Jollibee at around 8:20am.

Second Stop = Rowena's Pasalubong Haus

Since we new that we will coming home late, we planned to have our first stop at Rowena's for our pasalubong. A welcoming face from the owner, Ms. Rowena Mendoza greeted us. What is the best partner for a conversation? Coffee! The lady with a happy face also have a big heart... slices of banana loaf were given to us for free! What a nice start! Thanks Ms. Rowena!

It's Joy's celebration yet she surpised us with a gift... first gift pa lang yan... :)

bread and coffee with the owner

joy's first gift to us

Third Stop = Tierra de Maria

I don't know what's with Tagaytay that the place is full of churches, seminaries and retreat houses. Maybe it's because of the weather or maybe because of the environment. Nature maybe. I feel light whenever I visit a church or retreat house... This is my first time to visit Tierra de Maria, wish, wish, wish...

 
birthday calendar of saints

Fourth Stop = Lunch = Mervin's Canteen

I was still full after coffee and a slice of banana loaf at Rowena's but the next stop will be Mervin's Canteen for our lunch. The place is Mae & Topher's fave. One serving of bulalo (P375.00) was already enough for us, imagine "sabaw" all you can! We also ordered crispy tawilis (P90.00), two orders of grilled liempo (P140.00) and chopseuy (P80.00). What a lunch!

Fifth Stop = Cliffhouse

Cliffhouse has many restaurants namely, Cafe Britton, Buon Giorno, Fire Lake Grill and Platito plus Fruits in ice cream and yogurt stall.

the view

enjoying the moment

Would you believe I had a fling? hehe! Some are already crazy over fro-yo but for me, this is my first time that I tried frozen yogurt and I super super ♥ it! I choose natural over lychee flavor topped with 70% organic chocolate chips and chocolate sauce...

One blog that I read about Cliffhouse says: "parking fee is P100 or you can have it validated. " Giving a big question mark in my head, what is there to validate? hmmm... Upon exiting, the security personnel asked our driver if we have receipt... good thing i'm keeping all our receipts. Ah okei, he just make sure we ate something or else we have to pay P100 as parking fee. :)

Sixth Stop = Mano's Greek Tavern

Authentic Greek Cuisine. Upon checking their menu I found two unique foods. Tzatziki, (P110.00) dip with yogurt, garlic and olive oil. Best partnered with bread. Baklava (P150.00), dessert with roasted hazelnut, walnut halves, almond, butter, sugar cinnamon. Hmmm... actually I haven't tried the two, I was so full... I wanted to sleep Zzzz... But hey, reservation at Bawai's is at 4p.m. and it was 3:30pm when we tried lamb shawarma (P100.00). I was teary eyed when I tried lamb shawarma with their home made hot sauce! But the truth is, the taste is so so good! :)

meet the owner, Mr. Manuel Sapountzaki

lamb shawarma

Seventh Stop = Bawai's Vietnamese Restaurant

Bawai is a Vietnamese term for grandmother. Bawai Yong is a Vietnamese who settled in the country after marrying her Filipino husband, Ver Tatlonghari. She is a great cook who loves entertaining her children and grandchidren at their home. Until a portion of their home was open as a restaurant.

Due to limited space, guests need to make a reservation at least four hours before. It is only open on weekends for lunch and dinner. You may call 0920-9722924 for reservation.

meet Bawai Yong Tatlonghari, the cook and the owner

our food

Goi Cuon (P175.00), three pieces, Vietnamese fresh lumpia, fresh pork and shrimp served with peanut sauce. Chao Tom (P250.00), three pieces, pounded shrimp on sugarcan skewers with special Vietnamese fish sauce. I super love Goi Ga, (P195.00), chicken and cabbage salad. Ban Cuon, (P205.00), minced pork and mushroom rolls with Vietnamese ham.

Eight Stop = Chateau Hestia

We had our dessert At Chateau Hestia. It was already dark when we got there. The night is so dark that we almost lost the trail. The moon and the dark night complement with the restaurant's ambiance. The place is like a country home style. Meet the owner...

Ninth Stop = Massage

Our reservation for the massage was at 8pm. I super enjoy the massage at my back! We ended past 9pm.

Favorite words to say on that day:


busog na ko promise! weeee!


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photos courtesy of Joy