Vacation Is Over... Back To Work Part 1

After two weeks of much needed rest I say goodbye to the sun , its tanning heat and the precious white sand beach of the island.

This is probably one of the best vacation I had for years... Though I missed my family and my closest friends ASH and SONIA, we tried to make the most out of it, in my heart they're with me!


Just before my leave, I was given a nice short turn around flight to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, so I missed the wedding ceremony of Dianne and Gab in Cebu, nonetheless, I flew the same evening to witness the after party.


Cebu is definitely the place if you want to party and relax! Its cheap and the people are nice and beautiful! 


We ate at STK Ta Bay ( located at Orchid St. Capitol, Cebu City) the price is soooo cheap you can eat seafoods and meat roast every hour! Per person you can spend around $6 to $10 max! See!

 We really had a great time eating, dining and chit-chatting! The place is like going back to the era where our grandparents are wearing the traditional Filipino dresses, cooking great food and having a quality time with your family and friends. 


STK Ta Bay preserved a bit of Filipino culture by displaying old stuff from the early 1900's. I LVoe! 


And now I need to start to control what I eat, I gained 4 kilos on this vacation! Not good! So Leisure 18, make me look love-handle free again, I want to go to the gym too! ASAP!


If you're also good in finding an affordable place with AC and hot and cold shower, you can save a lot a spend your remaining PESO elsewhere! We stayed at VILLA MERCEDES ( Orchid St. Capitol, Cebu City) and the rate per night is only $19! 


I LVoe!


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I Cooked!

Well, I guess the other reason why I can't sleep, I cooked again! It's a famous Filipino Dish called " Pork Adobo " or Stir- fried pork.

I put eggs on it because my brother requested it and since my flatmate will be arriving tomorrow from Manila. At least he has something Filipino to munch!


Ciao!

Zyng Asian Grill At The Marina

I invited my brother to go to Marina Mall yesterday and try the Asian Grill I'm bragging about, The Zyng!

We LVoe spicy food and since we had too much steamed rice for the past week, I  told him that we can try the noodles that I tasted last time. 

The Thai Coconut Curry Chicken and The Spicy Basil Beef noodles.

Service and Ambiance is perfect.

The serving is huge.

Spicy Basil Beef Noodles

The taste is good. Good in the sense that when I last tasted it, the beef and chicken seems freshly cooked. When my brother and I tried it yesterday, I was like, I'm pretty sure it was bigger and better last time. And I just wish there's a bit more veggies! 

Thai Coconut Curry Chicken Noodles

So I rate it as good because we need consistency here. Overall, I would say that everything falls into a category that its good for your budget, nice and quiet place inside the guzzling mall full of people, attentive servers and the ambiance is like a zen-like type of thing.


The price is affordable, $11.5 per main course and $ 3 for the bottomless soda. But since I have the Entertainer which entitles the bearer one free main course, we only paid around $ 19 including the tip.


ZYNG Asian Grill is located inside Marina Mall near the Ice-Skating rink.


I LVoe!

What Happened Today!

Like most of the days, its boring, I don't have any sports, the only thing I do to keep myself busy is to walk, walk, walk. 


I don't go to the gym, I hate seeing great bodies! Bitter as I am!


If there's any capsule that transform you're body to Adonis like feature, I will buy it, but reality bites, no pain - no gain! I choose otherwise!


Since, my lovehandle's starting to accumulate, I need to do something about it, I am cutting my steamed rice intake, its our staple food and I need to substitute bread or potatoes for it, hmmm, about 3 weeks and I'll be in shape again. 


Is this a sign of aging, my feet starts to hurt when I'm walking too much! WAAAAAAA! I hope its not arthritis or rheumatism... I'm still young no!


Anyway, I started dieting today, so for dinner, I cooked Pasta in olive oil and hot & spicy tuna! Not bad! Actually, it taste great!

Well, my flight starts in two days, Calicut here I come! I hate when its end of the month, it means that I have only a few days left before all my savings is gone with the wind!


Superman save me! LOL!




By the way I was really disappointed with A Nightmare in Elm St., Robert Englund who played the role of Freddy Krueger for the last 2 decades is way better than, Jackie Earle Haley, who is an Academy Award nominee for Little Children.

The story is the same but this time, its boring and predictive.






I LVoe!