Food Trip # 44 : @ P. Joe's Dinner (2 of 2)

Baby Back Ribs

As I promised yesterday (06 August 2010) that I'll share to you my Girlfriend's meal when we had our dinner date here in P.Joes Dinner.

She ordered this very yummy looking meal. very mouthwatering indeed, that I almost forgot my "no-fatty food" rule. She gave me a chance to taste it. Even on a bite sized meat, I can trully say its so yummy. It doesn't taste like "A1 steak sauce".

I don't like Baby Back Ribs not because of the "no fatty food" rule, but because of I always say to myself that "all baby back ribs are 90% rib bones and 10% meat" and that's not a good deal. but I was so wrong when she said to me she can't finish it and gave me the rest of it. good thing it's not fat laden in the first place thus she left me more of lean meats. in short, that serving seen in the photo is intended for one person BUT it's so big it can serve two thus she cant finish her meal.

the only rants I can give to this restaurant is the service is so slow :( I don't know why. at that time they are only serving three tables that's about six persons. while me and my Girlfriend where chatting while waiting for that slow service, we seen the table in front of us, but in distant - the entrance pathway in between. the server gave them a bottle of beer. after a few seconds, before the server can reach the said table, the customer flip her bottle of beer upside down. the server grabbed the bottle and went to change it. the bottle is not empty, its just totally frozen. me and girlfriend giggled to silence our laughter and i told her "why do they serve it totally frozen, i hope that they check all bottles and put frozen bottles in room temperature so that they can serve it cold. well, i just hope that they will change these rants now that they change its name.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
P.Joe's Dinner / Bistro
LKK Rosario Arcade, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 12th of January 2010

Food Trip # 43 : @ P. Joe's Dinner (1 of 2)

Sizzling Squid

P.Joe's Dinner captured my interest first hand by its facade. It has replica of plane parts. The second floor has the cockpit, wings and turbo prop engines and at the entrance has the tail. On my second visit to Cagayan de Oro, me and my Girlfriend had a dinner date there and the place is amazing. It's like a war museum inside and themed in the 50's American diner place. It has posters and lots of memorabilia. When I went to the second floor, the area is not clean. The crew said the rain messed up the place thus it's still dump and wet like a flood went thru it.

Since I'm not into fatty foods, I always order fish or seafood. I first ordered for sizzling ostrich - yes, I'm not yet got over with my Cusina de Oro experience - but sadly the meat is not available so I ordered this. It's big enough to fill my appetite. I forgot if it is stuffed or not but what I do remember was I enjoyed my meal and my dinner date with my girlfriend. The gravy is enough to cover or to sauce the big squid. The squid is tender perfect to the bite and the mixed veggies make it more wholesome. I'll feature her - my Girlfriend's - meal on the next entry (that would be tomorrow). The meal and the ambiance is good and I like to visit it again.

BTW, as i said, we dinned here on my second visit (January 2010) and upon my third visit (April 2010) P.Joe's Dinner has changed its name. It's now called Bistro. I haven't got the chance to visit the diner again so I can't tell the difference as of this writing. Probably this change of name was the reason why somehow the second floor is not that well maintained. The interest of going back to this dinner escalated and when I had that chance to visit it again, I'll tell you more, but for now, until next time.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
P. Joe's Dinner / Bistro
LKK Rosario Arcade, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 12th of January 2010

Sky Watch Friday : Season 4 - Episode 04

Manila Bay Sunset 1 of 4

The most famous scene here in the Philippines is the coastal horizon. Our country is an archipelago of 7,100+ islands, coastal horizons is not that far. Be it a sunrise or sunset, viewers will always be captivated by it's majestic beauty.

For the next few weeks, I'll feature photos of world renowned sunset of Manila Bay. My location that time was in the view deck of Manila Ocean Park. Here's my 1st of 4 photos.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Manila Ocean Park
Quirino Grandstand grounds, City of Manila, Philippines
last 30th of December 2009

Scenic Sunday # 107 : Vicente de Lara Park Grounds (1 of 5)

Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines

Traveling will never be complete with out checking out the public parks where locals converge. for the next five (5) weeks, starting 01st of August 2010, ill be featuring the grounds of Vicente de Lara Park of Cagayan de Oro City.

Vicente de Lara is the former governor of the province. This park was formerly called Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park. People said that when Gen Douglas Mac Arthur left Corregidor Island (in the province of Cavite), he landed in Cagayan de Oro en-route to Australia.

Local folks go here for a game of Badminton or to jog or just to meet their friends. Expos and trade fairs are also held here. This park as of this writing is still under renovation. that is why every time I pay a visit a new attraction amazes me.

The first scene I want to share to you is this photo, the Provincial Capitol Building. Cagayan de Oro is the province's capital and of Northern Mindanao. Every time I go to a provincial capital, I see to it that i have a glimpse and a photo of its Capitol and of its City (or town) Hall.

Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Vicente de Lara Park, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 28th of April 2010

Litratong Pinoy # 116 : Gusto/Ginusto (want/wanted)

Papayat na Ako

noong ako'y bata pa ang payat-payat ko, kailangan ko pa ngang mag suot ng suspender para lang hindi mahubo ang pantalon ko. lumaki lamang ako nung ako'y matapos mag kolehiyo. nung nag-set-up kami ng internet shop ng kaibigan ko, bumabaha ang softdrinks. yun ang nagdulot ng aming pag lobo.

noo pa man ay nakahiligan ko na ang softdrinks pero nung nagsetsup nga kami ng internet shop, mas dumami ang nauubos kong softdrinks. hangang ngayon pa rin naman mahilig ako sa softdrinks ang pinag kaiba lang noon ay may ehersisio ako kasi lagi akong nasa labas para maglakad, tumakbo. pero ngayon wala na, buti nalang na enganyo kong mag "Ab Rocket" ang aking pamilya kaya eto GUSTO ko nang pumayat.

namulat ako sa kagustuhang ito kasi sa tuwing nakikita ko ang aking mga litrato na hihiya ako sa tiyan kong malaki. bukod pa dyan, may mga higit kumulang tatlong pirasong t-shirt na GUSTONG-GUSTO kong suotin parati. kasya ang mga iyon kahit medium sized shirts pa yun. pero yun nga, malaking pagmasdan ang aking tiyan.

pag ako pumayat muli, panigurado madali na sa akin ang makapamili(both choose and buy)ng shirts na medium sized :D

Maligayang huweBEST sa inyo mga ka-LP

Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot a580 in
Our Home
last 30th of July 2010

Food Trip # 42 : @ Cusina de Oro (5 of 5)

AND AND

Buko Halo-halo

INTRO

Last January 9, 2010, i attended a friend's wedding in Cagayan de Oro City. MyGF and her mother had their hair and make-up done, me and myGF's dad is in their car cruising around the city to get his Barong (Filipinos most formal male garment) we came across to this one very inviting billboard sign.

i immediately forgot my manners in exclaiming "wow! they serve ostrich, i want to try that". her dad agreed and promised "you want that? tomorrow lets have our dinner there".

the next day, true to his words, her dad instructed myGF for us to meet them in Cusina de Oro after their tennis game. me and my GF had our mall tour first then we proceeded to the said resto and before we come inside, i took that photo.

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for this last installment, but definitely not the last since i do plan do visit Cusina de Oro again, is this very awesome dessert.

My GF's dad really love fresh coconuts. be it for drinks and for dessert. he always have this for dessert.

its a fresh coconut shell, meat intact, filled with halo-halo mix topped w/ shaved ice; a scoop of ice cream and breakfast cereals (corn flakes i guess) and lots of milk.

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daghan salamat to myGF and to her family for this awesome 'first ostrich' experience. dinning with you will always be a pleasure. busog kaayo ko *burp* :D until my next visit.

for the meme admins:

mesdames,

sorry for combining all 3 meme in one entry for the last few months. my files are all mess up until now. hopefully this August 2010 i can organize all food photos in my PC and make a single meme per entry. again, mesdames, my apologies.

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Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Cusina de Oro
LKK drive, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 10th of January 2010

Sky Watch Friday : Season 4 - Episode 03

Philippine Airline's
RP-C8168

Airline : Philippine Airlines
Aircraft : Boeing 747-4F6
Registration # : RP-C8168
Serial # : CN: 27827 / LN: 238
First Flight : 27 Jul 1994
Test Registration : N6055X
Delivery Date : 16 Dec 2003

Location:
Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 (IATA = MNL; ICAO = RPLL)
Manila, Philippines

Remarks:
Taxing

Camera: Canon Powershot A580

Bibliography:
www.planespotters.net

Cakes and Coffee

As a coffeeholic and chocoholic, I really love this moment of enjoying a hot mug of coffee and a serving of chocolate pastry.

One time when I was in Cagayan de Oro City, I stayed on the coffee shop while waiting for my Girlfriend from her gym workout. That coffee shop has many cake stand lined up full of very tempting cake slices, pies and cookies. After a few sips of my coffee, I really can’t resist of having a cake slice. I approached the counter and ordered for a moist chocolate cake, which sits on this very elegant counter display. I waited for a few minutes and the waitress served my order on a stoneware dessert plate.

I ate my cake a teaspoon at a time, enjoying every bite of it. After a few more minutes, my phone rang upon receiving a text message from my Girlfriend informing me that she is coming over to see me. I replied to her that ill just be the one to pick her up on the gym. I placed back my phone on my bag and to my dismay upon seeing my camera; I forgot to take a photo of this heavenly experience.

From this experience, I formulated of this plan. My Girlfriend’s family also loves cakes and coffee. My plan is to buy a cake, then upon reaching on their home, we will brew coffee and let the conversation going while setting the table with coffee cups and mugs. I hope on this moment we can get to know each other more and better. I hope that this plan will come true sooner that I prayed for.

Me and my Shirts

I'm a kind of person who is so meticulous about my clothes. I don’t want shirt designed to give loud statements. Every time I go to the mall, I see people wear has this kind of personalized t-shirts that has loud and offensive statements. I love to wear shirts that is plain and simple or with geometric figures or stripes. Call it "out-fashioned" but still simple is elegant. I prefer to wear shirts and jeans and hiking sandals.

When you go check my shirts on my cabinet, you can see more of these customized t-shirts. Souvenir shirts from travels that has prints about the place and Conference shirts that I attended to which has designs similar to a motivational posters.

Lately, I realized that my wardrobe must now have a major overhaul or a makeover. Scouting in the mall for new shirts is very frustrating. Now only of the price but also of its designs and its size. Now I had this idea, to have a customized t-shirts to be it more personalized.

I didn't had the chance to buy souvenir shirts due limited stock of extra large sized shirts (XL). They have XL but the design doesn’t suit for my taste. That is why I this idea to have a personalized t-shirts. Ill submit a photo of the design of what I have and in just minutes I have a new shirt that suites me. I can even have environmental issues themed shirts like Save the Gulf t-shirts to call awareness of oil spill damage.

Isn’t it great idea? What do you think?

Scenic Sunday # 106 : Divisoria Monuments 4 of 4

Magsaysay Monument
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines

One famous landmark in Cagayan de Oro City is the place called "divisoria". Divisoria got its name, from what i heard and read, from the word 'divider'. that place became a divider when a huge fire razed the place. but now, that said divider is somewhat a big center island for the streets of T. Neri and R.Abejuela.

Divisoria is where people meet, to dine, to shop or just passing by to and from work or home. Every friday and saturday nights, the entire place becomes a huge market place, commonly called "divisoria night market". its has shoes, bags, apparel, food & drinks, and other merchandises.

appart from its people, commodities and sights, there is 7 unnoticeable landmarks that divisoria had. these are: an amphitheater - which is under renovation; a tourism office; a big gazebo called "Kiosko"- for events that needs a stage; and four (4) heroes monuments.

my entry will focus on these monuments which for me, makes Divisoria more scenic.

this is the monument for Ramon Magsaysay, the past President of the Philippines.

Photo herein is captured using
Canon Powershot A580 in
Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Philippines
last 11th of January 2010