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

Ralphjoy's Resto Bar

After nothing-to-do-mode at the Underground Cemetery, our next destination is our lunch.  When in Nagcarlan, Ralphjoy's Restaurant and Bar is synonymous with dining. :)  We just asked a tricycle driver to bring us at the restaurant, it's just a little less than ten minutes and we are already there.

you can call them here, for your advance order 

menu

menu

the place

hungry ladies in the place

The service is good.  We just freshen up, took some photos, etc.  More or less 20 - 30 minutes the foods are already in our table.  We were amazed how big their servings versus the price.  We are all satisfied with the taste of the foods that we ordered.

crispy pata = P270.00

chopseuy = P80.00

bulalo = less than P300.00

so excited to try their foods :))

so, you really like the food? burp! oops sorry!

You can't missed the place, 

it's in the right side of the road going to Underground Cemetery,

right after the arc.

while waiting for the jeep going to Liliw

so interesting to know, a bit of the place's history

satisfied!

Expenses:

     P  25.00 - fare from San Pablo to Nagcarlan

     P128.00 - food

Liliw coming up...

chellee

bday celeb with ofism8s

Ensaladang mangga with salted egg

salty and sour melt in this green mango, onion, tomatoes and cilantro salad, garnished with salted egg

i say -> i love the salt meets sour taste, love to see my friends make face in every bite of the mangoes but nobody dares to stop eating hahaha

Tokwa't baboy

golden-crisp tofu meets tender pork slivers in a soy, vinegar and onion sauce

i say -> the combination of soy, vinegar and onion sauce is superb

Aligue Rice

fried rice sauteed with crab fat

i say -> kahit ilang beses mong sabihing malakas cholesterol nyan ilang beses ko ding sasabihin masarap kaya!  neeways, para labanan ang guilt feeling, one serving of aligue rice is combined with three servings of steamed rice :) 

Crispy Pata

perfectly deep-fried pork, knuckles, the skin is light and crunchy and the meat just melts in your mouth

i say -> ang sarap ng taba, ang lutong ng balat, paminsan minsan masarap ang bawal hahaha

Seafood Kare-Kare

national dish interpreted in the key of sea, instead of meat, they put in prawns, mussels and squid

i say -> oh my oh my wag mong sabihin na may allergy ako sa seafoods at baka madinig nila, ganyan ako katapang katakaw na kainin ang mga lamang dagat na ito, sa sobrang nagustuhan ko ang lasa, sauce pa lang ulam na... rice pa po cge na please!

it's our birthday!

empty plates = satisfied stomachs

but still have space for a cup of coffee...

charming, cutee, cheerful, caring, courteous, crafty, comedienne, cool, carefree, conservative, curious, creative, candid, clumsy, colorful, complicated crazy chellee 

the celebrants

i-love-you guys

for making this cutee cake topper!

for spending a night with me

till next year!

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