Food Trip # 81 : @ Toppings Noddles Tapsi (3 of 3)

Chicken Fingers

Toppings Noodles Tapsi aka TNT is a very inviting place to eat every time I bring my Girlfriend to work, since its still closed every time we walk by there and we are in a hurry so that she will not be late, eating here is only possible later of the day.

While waiting for her, I ordered siomai mami then after I ate my mami, she came and ordered this one.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Toppings Noodles Tapsi
Velez-Hayes sts., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
05th of May 2010

Food Trip # 80 : @ Toppings Noddles Tapsi (2of 3)

Mami

Toppings Noodles Tapsi aka TNT is a very inviting place to eat every time I bring my Girlfriend to work, since its still closed every time we walk by there and we are in a hurry so that she will not be late, eating here is only possible later of the day.

The Chicken Mami was ordered last 30th of April 2010 before I went to my GF's workplace to fetch her. The Siomai mami was ordered last 05th of May 2010 while im waiting for her here.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Toppings Noodles Tapsi
Velez-Hayes sts., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 30th of April and 05th of May 2010

Digital Scrapbook was created using Microsoft Visio
using "atomic turquoise 1" by sandylion as a background paper

Food Trip # 79 : @ Toppings Noddles Tapsi (1of 3)

Hongkong Noddles

Toppings Noodles Tapsi aka TNT is a very inviting place to eat every time I bring my Girlfriend to work, since its still closed every time we walk by there and we are in a hurry so that she will not be late, eating here is only possible later of the day.

so before I fetch her from her work, i had a snack here. its still early for me to go to her workplace and she also said she will do many things at work and she will be late. i really cant decide on what to order, but there was a tarpaulin banner of Hong Kong Noodles inside the dinning area so i gave it a try.

i thought i will be served with diff sauces but they only gave me one, the chili garlic. it also have 2 pieces of siomai which is good for the chi-garlic sauce so i did not bother to ask the waiter for the other sauces. im not satisfied with this dish. i still like the one i ordered in SM City Fairview.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Toppings Noddles Tapsi
Velez st., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 30th of April 2010

Sky Watch Friday : Season 04 - Episode 16

Lumbia Airport (5 of 5)

a photo of Lumbia Airport's passengers from a flight from Manila which will turnaround and it will be my flight home to Manila. the orange umbrella are the airline's property for the use of passengers for this very sunny day. the passengers must return it when they approached the arrival hall and baggage belt.

Lumbia Airport is commonly refered as Cagayan de Oro City Airport, which is located in Misamis Oriental, Philippines. it has an IATA code of "CGY" and an ICAO code of "RPML". its a domestic airport with routes to&from: Manila, Cebu & Davao serviced by three airlines.

Background of the Entry:

the night before my flight to Manila, i was texted (message thru SMS) by a certain airline employee that my flight will be re-scheduled 2 hours late. I was kinda confused for i don't fully understand the reason - the aircraft assigned to my flight will under go additional serving- but i am more skeptical to the legitimacy of this message. Thus, me and my Girlfriend decided for me to be at the airport as scheduled just in case the text is just a hoax. with my Girlfriend's parents they brought me to the airport. upon check-in, i immediately asked the clerk if the message is true, they said yes and its from their ticket office. so i saved that number on my phone, check-in my bag and i went out of the airport, went to the mall, have an early lunch then went back to the airport's pre-departure area. i waited there for about an hour more before i finally boarded my flight. during this long wait, i had the chance to take photos of the sky, thus this entry.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Lumbia Airport
Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 31st of August 2010

Litratong Pinoy # 123 : Ingay (noise)

Banda

Isa pang litrato mula sa 2010 Kagay-an Festival Float Parade sa Cagayan de Oro City. Ang tugtog at ingay ng banda ang syang nagbibigay buhay sa parada.

English Translation:

"Marching Band"

Another photo from 2010 Kagay-an Festival Float Parade in Cagayan de Oro City. The sound, music and noise of the band makes every parade a lively one.

Maligayang huweBEST sa inyo mga ka-LP

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot a580 in
Lim Ket Kai Gateway Tower
Lim Ket Kai Drive, Lapasan,
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 28th of April 2010

Food Trip # 78 : Picole Healthy Ice Pops

Strawberry Milk Bar

Have you tasted this one? Its yummy isnt it? It was one fine hot day and my GF asked me if I want to try this frozen delight. I said yes since its hot, so we went to Mom's Corner to have this treat while we are waiting for her photocopies done.

I thought that this treat can only be found in Cagayan de Oro, to my surprise, I seen it here in Manila, at Lung Center Sunday Market.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Mom's Corner
Pabayo-Chaves sts., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 29th of April 2010

Digital Scrapbook was created using Microsoft Visio
using "atomic turquoise 1" by sandylion as a background paper

Food Trip # 77 : @ Tapsi Time

Fresh Lumpia

My GF shared to her friend that we ate Fresh Lumpia at Mom's Corner. That friend of her also shared in reply that the Fresh Lumpia of Tapsi TIme is good too. Tapsi Time has two branches in Cagayan de Oro thus she added that the one in near the provincial capitol is better than the one near in Mom's Corner.

I remembered this sharing while I left the Batchoy house in hunting for more food to blog. Thus, instead of waiting for my GF in the testing area for her to finish her examinations. I went to Tapsi Time near the provincial capitol. Good thing its just a block away.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Tapsi Time
Velez st., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 29th of April 2010

Digital Scrapbook was created using Microsoft Visio
using "atomic turquoise 1" by sandylion as a background paper

Food Trip # 76 : @ d'Original La Paz Batchoy

Regular Batchoy

Me, GF, her parents and niece & nephew are in their car, while we are cruising down towards the city via Capistrano Street, her nephew said "diba may batchoy-an dito sa Rizal?" (There is a batchoy house here in Rizal isn’t it?) Then my girlfriend and her parents were surprised because it was long time ago, her nephew is so young at that time but he still remembers it. "There is!" said my Girlfriend as she points where it was. I then asked, "why is this placed called Rizal?" she answered me, "because, of that" pointing to another building on the next corner, its an old movie house called Rizal Theater. Then I got this very clever idea as I whispered to her "hmmm??? After I bring you to work, ill drop by on that batchoy house for breakfast". She agreed.

The next day, unexpectedly, she said that she wouldn’t go to work early, for she will take an examination together with her co-worker. So I said that I’ll still be with you, I'll bring you to that examination venue. So after I brought her to that venue, I executed my clever idea, good thing that its just on the next corner so I there I went and so does this entry.

They have three sizes: regular; special; and super. You can have it with egg or without. They also have a bakery so you can buy bread that can go with your batchoy. For this photo, I only had the regular one, which is a big mistake for a foodie blogger in me.

I want to have another bowl of super but its to costly to buy two bowls in one seating, then I remebered that there was a food place nearby as recommended by a friend for a good fresh lumpia. That lumpia will be my tomorrow’s entry (23 Oct 2010)so pls drop by again.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
d'Original La Paz batchoy House
Capistrano st., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 29th of April 2010

Digital Scrapbook created using Microsoft Visio
using "atomic turquoise 1" by SandyLion

Sky Watch Friday : Season 04 - Episode 15

Lumbia Airport (4 of 5)

a photo of Lumbia Airport's Tarmac. Ground crews are getting ready for the arrival of a flight from Manila which will turnaround as my flight home to Manila.

Lumbia Airport is commonly referred as Cagayan de Oro City Airport, which is located in Misamis Oriental, Philippines. it has an IATA code of "CGY" and an ICAO code of "RPML". its a domestic airport with routes to&from: Manila, Cebu & Davao serviced by three airlines.

Background of the Entry:

the night before my flight to Manila, i was texted (message thru SMS) by a certain airline employee that my flight will be re-scheduled 2 hours late. I was kinda confused for i don't fully understand the reason - the aircraft assigned to my flight will under go additional serving- but i am more skeptical to the legitimacy of this message. Thus, me and my Girlfriend decided for me to be at the airport as scheduled just in case the text is just a hoax. with my Girlfriend's parents they brought me to the airport. upon check-in, i immediately asked the clerk if the message is true, they said yes and its from their ticket office. so i saved that number on my phone, check-in my bag and i went out of the airport, went to the mall, have an early lunch then went back to the airport's pre-departure area. i waited there for about an hour more before i finally boarded my flight. during this long wait, i had the chance to take photos of the sky, thus this entry.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Lumbia Airport
Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 31st of August 2010

Litratong Pinoy # 122 : Tahimik (quiet; peacefull)

Simba

Maraming salamat po Panginoon sa katahimikan ng tanke na ito, at ang mga baril ng mga sundalo sa likod nito. Sumaatin nawa ang kapayapaan at hayaan natin ang kapayapaan ay magsimula sa atin.

Ang nasa litrato ay ang “simba” ng 4th infantry division ng Philippine Army, pinarada nila noong 2010 Kagay-an Festival Float Parade sa Cagayan de Oro City. Ang “simba” ang ang kanilang tawag sa isang “light armored personnel carrier”

English Translation:

Praise and Thank you my dearest Lord for the quietness of this tank and the soldiers' guns at the back. May peace be always unto us and let it begin in us.

In this photo, it’s the “simba” – a light armored personnel carrier - of the 4th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, which they paraded in the 2010 Kagay-an Festival Float Parade in Cagayan de Oro City.

Maligayang huweBEST sa inyo mga ka-LP

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot a580 in
Lim Ket Kai Gateway Tower
Lim Ket Kai Drive, Lapasan,
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 28th of April 2010

adendum : Nuffnang and PLDT myDSL Special Screening

I am Sad.I am Happy

18th of October 2010
I received an SMS from http://www.nuffnang.com.ph stating that I got/won two (2) movie premier tickets for the screening of "the social network" the next day(19 October 2010). I was then advised to confirm my attendance, and I did. After a few hours, I opened my Email stating that I really won those tickets. Once again, I confirmed my attendance.

Both messages (from SMS and Email) came from the same person, same entity and same message content thus I can clearly say its not a hoax. So thus the typhoon "Megi" (aka typhoon "Juan" in the Philippines) with its rains are keep on knocking on to our roof. Now im worried.

19th of October 2010
The typhoon's rains are still alive and kicking. Thus, I finally decided that I will not go to brave the rains, floods and traffic just to see that movie. I rather spare my life's long dream that to get soaked and get sick. In short, I send an SMS to the same person who SMS me to cancel my attendance and dishonor any claims on my behalf.

20th of October 2010
I hope that the next time I'll win a movie premier or any prizes that need to be claimed into the sponsors' office, I hope its not raining or any kind of fortuitous events.

Yes! I am sad for not doing one of my life's dreams, but I am happy that we (me and my Family) suffered minimally in the typhoon's rains.

I am sad for I did not met and greet my fellow bloggers and nuffies, but I am happy to be with my family during this storm. I am much happier that I had a chance to call my Pangga.

Problems can be a disaster or a blessing, its up to us where to look at.

Nuffnang and PLDT myDSL Special Screening

"the social network is to facebook as PLDT myDSL modem+wi-fi is to bridging people to the world"

The first time I heard about Digital Subscriber Line commonly know as DSL gave me a great promise of speed in Internet surfing. Compared to a dial-up connection that has a maximum speed of 56Kbps, DSL now a days can have a minimum speed of 1Mbps.

All DSL providers has a plan 999 but only PLDT myDSL has these following features that makes PLDT myDSL stand-out from all of DSL providers.

After filling up the forms and giving the requirements, they will just give you the kit and its instructions. Don’t fear, its plug-and-play and plug-and-forget.

It has a modem and a wi-fi router all in one device that gives us up to 25 meters of wi-fi connection. That's surfing any where of your house or small office. If you have friends and/or family that has their own laptop or PC, you can connect them all thru the 4-port hub or via wi-fi. Even for multiple users, the speed will not be compromised. Since you can be connected anywhere of the house or office, you can remotely troubleshoot it too.

I want to be connected to the world and I want only PLDT myDSL to bridge me to you and to the rest of the world.

Want to know more about PLDT myDSL? log on to:
http://www.myworldmydsl.com/index.aspx

Food Trip # 75 : @ Cagayan Mandarin Tea Garden (3 of 3)

Fried Chicken in a Rice Bowl

My GF ordered this. We ate here after her routine gym workout. What i ordered was featured yesterday (16 Oct 2010).

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Cagayan Mandarin Tea Garden
Velez st., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 28th of April 2010

Food Trip # 74 : @ Cagayan Mandarin Tea Garden (2 of 3)

Bistek in a Rice Bowl

I ordered this. Me and GF ate here after her routine gym workout. Her Order will be featured tomorrow (17 Oct 2010)

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Cagayan Mandarin Tea Garden
Velez st., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 28th of April 2010

Food Trip # 73 : @ Cagayan Mandarin Tea Garden (1 of 3)

Siomai Mami

After my girlfriend and few of her friends had their routine gym workout. It was then dinner time and we asked each other on to where we want to eat. One of the nearest food place in in here, the Cagayan Mandarin Tea Garden.

We ordered a meal for each and this will be my entry for the next three days. First stop, we must have a soup not only to heat up our hungry tummies, but also this will soup up our dry meals. alam nyo naman ang pinoy, dapat may sabaw sa kainan.

BTW, if you are wondering why this is the second set. the first set was posted Sept 2010 but on a different branch.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Cagayan Mandarin Tea Garden
Velez st., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 28th of April 2010

Sky Watch Friday : Season 04 - Episode 14

Lumbia Airport (3 of 5)

a photo of Lumbia Airport's runway and backdrop. The sky is telling me its getting cloudy and i wish that ill have a pleasant flight.

Lumbia Airport is commonly refered as Cagayan de Oro City Airport, which is located in Misamis Oriental, Philippines. it has an IATA code of "CGY" and an ICAO code of "RPML". its a domestic airport with routes to&from: Manila, Cebu & Davao serviced by three airlines.

Background of the Entry:

the night before my flight to Manila, i was texted (message thru SMS) by a certain airline employee that my flight will be re-scheduled 2 hours late. I was kinda confused for i don't fully understand the reason - the aircraft assigned to my flight will under go additional serving- but i am more skeptical to the legitimacy of this message. Thus, me and my Girlfriend decided for me to be at the airport as scheduled just in case the text is just a hoax. with my Girlfriend's parents they brought me to the airport. upon check-in, i immediately asked the clerk if the message is true, they said yes and its from their ticket office. so i saved that number on my phone, check-in my bag and i went out of the airport, went to the mall, have an early lunch then went back to the airport's pre-departure area. i waited there for about an hour more before i finally boarded my flight. during this long wait, i had the chance to take photos of the sky, thus this entry.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Lumbia Airport
Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 31st of August 2010

Litratong Pinoy # 121 : Pribado (private)

Jaguar

Obyus naman na siguro na ang tatak na ito ay talagang pampribado. Wala pa naman akong nakita o nadinig na may taxi na ganito ang oto.

Ang nasa litrato ay ang binebentang oto sa Greenbelt, Ciudad ng Makati.

English Translation:

Its obvious that this emblem is definitely for private use. I haven’t seen nor heard a taxi with this kind of car.

In the photo: car for sale and parked in Greenbelt, Makati City.

Maligayang huweBEST sa inyo mga ka-LP

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot a580 in
Greenbelt 5
Makati City, Philippines
last 14th of September 2010

Food Trip # 72 : @ Persimmon Bakeshope and Fast Food

Spaghetti and Leche Flan

While GF and I are waiting for her friends for their dance rehearsal for her sister's wedding, we had a snack first. She ordered the Leche Flan for she haven't tasted it from this food outlet and I wanted to taste their spaghetti. Verdict? Something is missing in their recipe, I don't know what would that be.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Persimmon Bakeshope and Fast Food
Velez-Borja sts., Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 03rd of May 2010