Quest for the best .. Caesar Salad

Of course, Fridays is on top of my list! But in terms of affordability - well, I have other options :)

Pizza Hut it is indeed!

Here's what I've got from Pancake House today :( not worth it for P180.00

Sparty at Stoneleaf

For 4k, total of 20 hours worth of services - it's a grab! The place is small, has 3 massage rooms only. So since we were 6, we all share some waiting time. It was a great idea by Lala to have brought some finger foods so no time really went to vain. While waiting for our turn for the massage or facial, we can be seated for a foot spa with pedicure - with fingerfoods to keep our tummy also pampered. I had a wax and a pedi. I love it!

Boracay: La Carmela

It's my third time in Boracay, my second time staying at La Carmela.

I cannot remember if I have any complaints the first time I was here. Maybe because if you are travelling with your barkadas, you won't really care about every details of your accomodation as long as you have a hot and cold shower, clean beds and working airconditioner.

But not when you are with your family. Especially with an elder who you have to look after too :( The quadruple room
Is quite tiny. TV is not even a flat screen! Very tiny bathroom ( but with hot&cold shower). No complimentary bottled water (but with welcome drink). Toiletries that are useless, not even good for 4 pax. Good thing i always bring my own toiletries! But what if ididnt especially in some cases when i backpack! No free WIFI!!!!

Actually i wont mind having no wifi at all because i have an unlimited data plan. But guess what? There's no signal in the room :( haiissst

Boracay (Sep 4-6, 2012): Dinner at Le Soleil

Alol wants to treat her mom and brother to something really special for our last night in Boracay. But from another pictorial session we had for a sunset that never showed, walking from the grotto down to Sea Breeze (where we planned to pig out!) seems to be never ending.

And since it just keeps on drizzling, passing by at Le Soleil de Boracay, gave me a heave of relief. "This will do!".

At P440 nett per pax, I'd say, if we all could have walked a little bit farther, shelling out P560/pax at Sea Breeze (+vat, + service charge) could have been a money more well spent.

Food selection has chicken soup,mini salad bar, hilabos na hipon, teriyaki chicken, steamed fish, steamed vegetable and grilled liempo. Well, you can also choose between white and red sauce for the pasta. And for grillery, you can have lapu lapu, squid, chicken and pork.

For desserts, they have macaroons (which I sooo love!) and fruit cocktail jello. Bottomless iced tea.

The macaroons that I love :-)

Boracay: Lunch at Deco's

Because we have an elderly in tow :), d walk from La Carmela to D' Mall seems to be a very long walk. So for lunch, we just stopped by at Deco's for the original la paz batchoy.

Korea: Day 1 around Seoul

Inside -

Still with some ice -

I love these landscapes captured by Alol :-)

Korea: Day 1 in Seoul

Where we had breakfast - Holly's Coffee, near Ramada Seoul

 Melvi has her waffle

Coffee & bagel for me

Yomi Hotel

Though Melvi through her research said that the hotel transport service is a Nissan Sedan, the email I had with Yomi's customer service said that we will be picked up by a "cab". That made me hesitant to avail the hotel's transport service. But because of our arrival time in Taipei, which is 12:30 in the morning, I did not have any choice but to risk the biscuit! Oh well, it was a Sedan! Wow! We were able to rest well through our 45-minute drive from Taoyuan Airport to Yomi hotel.


And Yomi hotel also wowed me! The triple room looks like 2 separate rooms for me, very spacious! With 2 LCD tvs in each room. Bathroom has a sauna! We have seasoned fruits as welcome gift! Plus free bottled water, UCC coffees, teas, snacks including Mini Doritos and Noodles :)

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Room pix to follow, gotta sleep now.

Yomi Hotel's Official Website

My Travel Commandments

1. Though shall not buy expensive airfares (promo fares only :)
2. Stick to the $100 pocket money challenge as much as possible
3. Comfortable accomodations please! Not necessarily 4 or 5 stars.
4. DIY itinerary over arranged tours. But can have paid tour packages once in a while!
5. Don't forget to buy magnet, Starbucks mug and Hard Rock memorabilla for my collection
6. Take a lot of pictures and memories
7. Be changed by the experience!

My Happy-ness Project

I have done all sorts of struggle to be HAPPY. but that state is one such elusive thing :-( and I have been wondering for years now, why there is such person as my dearest Alol, who is and can be happy all the time.

So I am making a resolution. I will do my bestest to be HAPPY. I will choose to be HAPPY.

Inspired by Gretchen Rubin's Happiness Project, I will also go ahead with my own Happy-ness Project. Hmm, hope I can even take the first step.

What could it be?

1) Take good pictures each day :-)
2) Dress up each day! I deserve to look good!

I'll update the list so soon..

Taipei here we are

Today is our flight to Taipei. The weather is not so friendly but really hoping the flight won't be cancelled. So far here's the rundown of our expenses:


Cebu Pacific Promo Fare
PHP
   2,417.62
Travel Tax

   1,620.00
Airport Tax

      550.00
Accomodation - Yomi Hotel
Purchased thru Agoda.com

   3,237.89
*Computation: $217.32/3pax@Php44.63588





TOTAL

   7,825.51



My eticket:

Flight 5J310 MNL-TPE/ Flight 5J311 TPE-MNL July 21-24, 2012

Agoda Confirmation:

I only have $100 pocket money as usual. Hope this will be enough, as have been "almost" the case, for almost 10 years of my vagabonding :-)

Let's see when we get to Taipei.

*I say "ALMOST" because, it dire circumstances, I would need to swipe my credit card for things that I can't afford NOT TO BUY :-)  

Introduction

I have attempted nth times to blog. The first decent one lasted for only a year :-(

Hope this one will be that one thing I've always been wanting to have - an extension of me, a memoir, a little corner where all the things to be remembered - of all the beautiful things i love (people and not) will be saved.