Welcome, 2013! :)

We wish everyone a Happy New Year and let us be thankful for everything that we have and will soon be having. Let this another year be a symbol of more love, happiness, hope and courage for another year that God will bless us!

Merry Christmas from US! ♥

We know we're both busy yet we should not miss the chance to greet all of you with a

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS! 

Let us all thank God for all the blessings that He had given us. Share love. Share happiness. 

God bless us all! ♥

Yellow Cab Pizza Co. - Eastwood

Who in the world doesn't love pizza? We must admit, we are both pizza lovers (pizza+lovers.hihi!) and yes, we also love Yellow Cab Pizza (and Shakey's and Greenwich and Fracasso also). Eastwood, being one of our favorite places to hang out, is the witness to our pizza craving that night. We then went inside this perfect place to spend the night.

We then ordered Manhattan Meatlovers. Okay, this time, I don't mean the word "lovers." haha! We just love the combination of ham, pepperoni, italian sausage, beef, salami and bacon.

Would you not love this? Every bite just melts your heart and want you to crave more, right? If not with the "diet" thing (which is only in our minds), we could have ordered more :)

Manhattan Meatlovers for lovers. Aren't we redundant? Oops, sorry for this cheesy post. hihi. But seriously, we just love Yellow Cab's pizza. 

For not-so-pizza fan, they also serve chicken, pasta, and more :)

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Yellow Cab Pizza Co.

Eastwood City Walk 1, Eastwood Cyberpark

Bagumbayan, Quezon City

http://www.yellowcabpizza.com

Oggo and Jullz Resto Grill

Weddings! I just love weddings! We love weddings and we are hoping that someday, we would have our own beautiful wedding too! So what does wedding do with this Oggo and Jullz Resto Grill titled post?

Okay, we just came from a friends' wedding when we remembered what I've read before about Oggo and Jullz's banoffee pie while passing by J. P. Rizal Street. It happened to be located in Malanday where the newly-weds had their ceremony. Thinking if it is still open (since it is a bit late), we still decided to look for it and as always, being eager that we are, we found it. 

As written, we're from a wedding that's why we were both full. We only want to try and taste it with ourselves if posts about their super delicious and affordable banoffee pie is true. 

Of course, we ordered two slices of Banoffee Pie for two people who both have sweet tooth :)

 The famous BANOFFEE PIE! 

They say that visiting this place will never be complete without it. Now, I totally agree! With just P60, you can have this very delicious dessert :)

 A pose before having a bite :)

We enjoyed and will surely come back :)

From the article I've read about this place, it was written that they also serve great sisig and other grilled food. We must try it next time. 

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Oggo and Jullz Resto Grill
727 J.P. Rizal St.
Malanday, Marikina City
Tel. No. 903-7323/227-6869
http://ojzrestogrill.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oggo-Jullz-Resto-Grill/201858973183508

Casa Feliz Cakes N Pastries

Ever since we went to Corazon's Cafe and Restaurant, we wanted to eat in restaurants we saw along the way. The Sapphire, Lilac and the Rainbow streets all have those inviting restaurants.

What caught my attention the most is this restaurant named Casa Feliz where I saw a big picture of cake made of pistacchio. Pistacchio: one of my forever love kind of nuts. Upon seeing that, we both agreed to go there next time.

The only thing I wanted to eat is their Pistacchio Cake which they call VIDA VERDE. Since I am not starving that time, I ordered a slice of Vida Verde.

I knew it! The first time I saw this on picture, I know it's a perfect cake. A slice of sansrival plus the infusion of green tea filling, pistacchio wafer and nuts blended well. The "just right" sweetness and slices of kiwi on top made me love it the first time I tasted it. What will invite you more is the art that comes with every serving of it :)

Did I just said I love Vida Verde? :)

Now, it's his turn.

Pesto Aligue Pasta (Aligue means crab fat)

The flavor of aligue is perfect! If only I am not allergic to seafoods. Oh well, he enjoyed this pasta and said he would love to have it again. It also comes with garlic bread.

We seldom order drinks after meal since we always end up so full but since I just ordered a slice of cake, I tried one of their milk shakes.

Chocolate Vanilla Milkshake

Casa Feliz is not just a restaurant that serves great and different varieties of food, they also design cakes and pastries for any occasion. And yes, for a very AFFORDABLE and REASONABLE price! 

What I love more about this food house is their advocacy of welcoming our deaf brothers and sisters inside their home. They are the ones who will take and serve our orders so be polite :)

Casa Feliz, by the way, is a Spanish word for Happy Home. 

It is truly a home of sweet memories.

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Casa Feliz Cakes N Pastries
95 Rainbow St. Hacienda Heights
Conception Dos, Marikina City
Tel. No. 933-6653
http://www.casafelizcakes.com

BonChon Chicken Philippines (Exchange Gifts)

For the sake of memory and sharing, this is another late post (and there will be more. haha!)

It was Eastwood that has been our favorite place last year. We love how we can just walk around and find places to eat in every corner. 

Since it is a time travelling blog post, I'll post as if it just happened yesterday. hihi!

Christmas is always a family day to us, so as to them. It is our family which is our priority on this important day. We usually just spent it at home, waiting for our godchildren to come in our house and get their gifts. In the afternoon, we attend mass. 

And because we cannot see each other on Christmas Day, we decided to meet a day before so we could at least exchange gifts which makes us feel like children again. We love to feel like we're kids. 

I've been craving for BonChon Chicken so we decided to eat and spend our early Christmas Eve there. We both ate light since Noche Buena's waiting in our houses.

He ordered Bulgogi Wrap while I ordered Thigh Ricebox

I really love the juicy-ness and tenderness of BonChon Chicken. Plus, it has its distinct flavor that you will surely love. What I love more is its simple yet nice serving. 

After dinner, we exchanged gifts and these were what we got:

We love Christmas and the happiness it brings in our hearts. We also love the idea of opening gifts during this season. We love the idea of sharing, not just the material things but the love wrapped in it.

As to BonChon, we highly recommend that you try eating here. Both the place and food is really good. Overall, we will rate it 9/10.

We love BonChon Chicken :)

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BonChon Chicken Philippines

Libis, Quezon City

http://www.bonchon.com.ph

La Mesa Ecopark

Located in the heart of Quezon City is where a man-made park called the remaining forest inside the Metro Manila, the La Mesa Ecopark, resides. As its name suggests, it was built around the La Mesa Dam/Watershed, the primary drinking water reservoir of the Metro.

If you want to leave the city but don't have enough time to travel, La Mesa Ecopark is the best place to go. In it, you will feel like you're far from the bustled city when in fact, you're just a short-ride away. 

Now let's go into details.

This is what will welcome you if you wish to go inside the park: big trees and good security.

Before going inside, one must be briefed in this area:

Residents of Quezon City and Senior Citizens have discount upon entering the park but if you're not, do not worry because the entrance fee is just P50.

It's my third time when we went there. It's his first that's why he's more excited than I am.

Big trees are everywhere which made us feel like we really like inside a true forest. It was lunch time when we got there so we first ate lunch. Since we don't have packed food for lunch, we just bought lunch on food stores at the park's food station. We had tilapia and pork with free salted egg and tomatoes. We also decided to eat using our hands and under those big trees instead on those tables around. I missed eating like that. I missed doing picnic.

After eating, we rested for a while before going around.

First stop, La Mesa Dam.

We have to take those steps just to see the dam.



It was so hot that's why it was a bit exhausting to go up but  it was all worth it after seeing what we want to see plus the beautiful flowers on both sides of the steps. Everyone is restricted to go near the dam so at the end of the steps, there are fences for safety.

Then, we went around and the following will surely make you love the place:

 The Lagoon

Picnic Areas :) 

If you wish to have a private place to eat, nipa huts are also around but you have to pay for it.

 You can do horseback riding.

 Different activities can also be done in this big activity area.

and the Forest.

Do not worry about losing in the place because you have these guides everywhere:

So, if you're a nature lover or just want to be away from the "busy-ness" of the city, you don't have to go that far, visit the La Mesa Ecopark in the East of Fairview, Quezon City and surely, your mind will be rested and refreshed.

And for us, we will definitely come back here. 

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La Mesa Ecopark

La Mesa Dam Compound

Greater Lagro, Quezon City 

430-4051/430-5207 (Telefax)

http://www.lamesaecopark.com