Beers Paradise

8-25-2010

This is one of those aging posts. Photos that were buried and now finding its way here in the blog. Before TBT (Throwback Thursday), I was making blog posts I called Retrospect, which you can see here and here.

I was thinking of doing the same thing for the aging blog posts. But then I realized most (if not all) of them are in the same category! Like every-single-freakin'-one-of-them! So I'm erasing the idea and I will just post as I like as I always do anyway.

This is one of the problems when posting backlogs. I can no longer recall every single detail. I am just relying solely on the photos for memories. Well, at least they are still existing. Timelines just don't care. Not on this blog. Not anymore. But I am hoping I can fix that soon. I know I said that a million times but I sure will. This blog is like my time capsule so it is important to me that it gets fixed.

Moving on, this post was about the time when me and Tapioca were still dating. We realized that we were too old to go clubbing and we found out that we both love Jazz Music. One weeknight, we went out for some Jazz Music. Due to lack of research, planning and timing it was a total failure. We went from North to South without any luck. So we just settled for whatever place we could get something to drink and some good conversation.

store front . . . 

 . . . beers paradise

 

 coaster . . .

 

 . . .  Hephaestion and Tapioca

Hephaestion came along to join us with our failed Jazz Bar hunting. LOL!
 

 beers on display . . .

This place boasts of their wide variety of beers from all over the world. However, I do not recall trying out any imported beers. Based on the photos we just had San Mig Light. So sad when we have so many to choose from. I wonder what we were thinking back then?

 . . . pizza

 shrimp kebabs . . .

Food was just okay. Based on the photos, pizza looked pitiful. The shrimps looked yummy. Honestly, we were not really focused on the food. It was just simply hanging out and enjoying each other's company.

  . . . Hephy playing with the pizza garnish

time for some desserts . . .

Told ya, this post is so old I still have my braces on. 

Right across Beers Paradise, we saw a Korean convenience store. We check out the fridge for some ice cream treats. Here we are posing with our picks.

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I Just Came To Say Hello

Hello there. Surprise to see some new (but actually old) posts on the blog? Well, that's because I've been stuck at home for almost a week now due to sore eyes. Contagious, I know. I am taking extreme caution not to infect anyone at home, especially Munchkin.

This was me during a check up at Makati Med. Took a selfie to check if my eyes were red but they did not seem so. I was hoping it was just some irritation or something. Until the ophthalmologist took a look and confirmed it's sore eyes. Yikes.


I think I needed this time off to relax from the stress at work. Also, it is a good time to bond with Munchkin again. She is growing up so fast and there is no stopping it. So while she's asleep here I am doing some blog posts.

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Tagaytay Weekend

Last weekend, my officemates and I had an impromptu day trip tour to Tagaytay. It has been a while since the last time I went there. I think it was back in 2014 when The Apat na Sikat had a family trip to Tagaytay. It was prolly the last food trip/vacay I had before I got preggers. It was a happy day. Only if Tapioca joined us, it could have been double the fun.
 
We were there for two things - bulalo and cheesecake. Yes, my colleagues and I share the love for cheesecake. Just don't ask where's the best cheesecake. We have our own opinions.

For bulalo, Mahogany market it was because we were cheapskates hahaha! And true enough you get what you pay for.

. . . at the mahogany market

me and my colleagues . . .

We also had crispy Tawilis. Yummy! I also ordered extra to take home. They were still good and crispy after 2 days.

. . . bulalo, crispy tawilis and rice galore!!!

Sorry about the photo. Such a shame that the focus was more on the rice than the bulalo (harhar!). I accidentally deleted all the photos from my new phone. I was trying to transfer them over to my PC only to realize I deleted them without a backup. Sigh. So all I got are the pictures I posted over on Instagram and a few from Benj.

To be honest, it felt weird eating bulalo in Tagaytay without the view. And to be really, totally and absolutely honest, Leslie's bulalo might not be the best in Tagaytay but somehow it made all the difference because of the view they offer. I know I'm being biased but come on, just look at the header of this blog! Yeah, that was taken at Leslie's eons ago. So there you go my memories hahaha!

After filling up ourselves with bulalo, tawilis and more extra rice, we burned off the calories by strolling at Picnic Grove. Since it was the weekend, there were so many people, mostly families with little kids. I hope to bring Munchkin here soon. She will definitely love the horsey back ride. She is now at a point where she loves learning about animals.

Also, at one point while we were walking, my bag broke. It was asking for a replacement. My Liz Claiborne bag. So I bought whatever was available at the souvenir shops.

Lastly, time for the cheesecake. I remember Tapioca and I got lost looking for Bag of Beans, the main branch in Tagaytay. Now they have three branches and they offer breakfast and lunch buffet! On this visit, we were determined to get to the original branch. So glad we made it happen and we didn't get lost looking for it.

bag o' beans here we go!!!

The place was still charming. But the food prices have skyrocketed! Lol! Remember, we're being cheapskates on this trip? But we completely forgot because of course, the cheesecake! Lucky us, we got to sit in the cabana!!! Picture, picture!

. . . us in one of the cabanas

and here you can see my new bag . . .

. . . and the cheesecake of our dreams!!!

It was a tiring day but nevertheless we had fun. We've been working hard and long hours and this was our reward. We absolutely deserved this quick break.

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