Habagat... Until when?

Waking up this morning, i heard no more rain and thought today will be the start of a good weather.  After several minutes, the rain started to fall hard on our roof again, then suddenly will stop and will start all over again.  This is the 3rd day that we are experiencing heavy down pour attributed by the habagat caused by the typoon maring.  Everywhere in Metro Manila and nearby provinces were flooded and thousands of families were affected.  I'm not really sure if they are able to go back to their houses yet because the weather is still so unpredictable.  

Yesterday, our area was not exempted to flooding, the streets were almost knee deep, good thing our house is kind of elevated.  Some of our neighbors houses however were flooded and needed to raise their things to an elevated area.  When the water subsided, they had no choice but to clean the remnants of the flood. 

Walang mahirap o mayaman, everywhere was flooded.  This was Paseo de Magallanes and their expensive subdivision.  The flood was waste deep.  I wonder if our office was flooded too, sana hindi...

Thankfully, the Typhoon Maring already left the Philippines area of responsibility but we will continue to feel the habagat especially in the western section of Luzon.  We will still continue have light to medium rain but not as severe as the previous days.  Tomorrow, we can expect a better weather.  Yehey!

Cronuts in Dunkin Donuts

After office today, I was so excited to go to BGC to get my first bite of cronuts in Krispy Kreme.  To my dismay, i found no cronuts in there... (double sad face).  The crew said, they are only producing 150 pieces of cronuts per day starting 6AM but because they are so famous they will not last until 10AM.

I drove away from BGC with a lonely heart thinking maybe cronuts are not meant for me, so I was just singing Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Tonight I'm getting over you".  It feels like I couldn't get over of my cravings for cronuts so my heart feels like shattering.  I'm not really sure how to end this loneliness.... Ooppss, di po ako naglilihi, dumadrama lang for cronuts.

Okay, cut the drama... On my way home, I passed by a Dunkin' Donuts store and decided to buy bavarian donuts.  To my surprise, they have their own versions of cronuts, 4 flavors, P75 each and they are all mouthwatering.  I didn't expect I could taste a cronut tonight.  All along, I was pushing my luck in Krispy Kreme not knowing there's Dunkin' Donuts that is waiting for me... Parang truth to life lang ang peg. :) 

The verdict? It is a crusty soft croissant with custard fillings and toppings like a donut. The sweetness level of the filling and the chocolate is balanced by the bread, a perfect combination.  The taste is comparable to beard papa, very similar if my taste buds served me right.  One cronut is heavy enough to fill your tummy, sulit sa P75.  I'll say I gotta raise 2 thumbs up for this.

So there, those were my dramatic journey for cronuts.  Have a happy weekend everyone!

...and Krispy Kreme decided to join the croissant doughnut arena

The latest craze today is the croissant doughnuts.  There are only few stores selling this pastry and one of them is Chatime.  We went to one branch of Chatime yesterday and looked for cronuts but we were disappointed to know that only their Pioneer branch offers this crazy cronuts.

Now, we don't need to tour around the traffic area of Pioneer Boni because I am so happy to know that Krispy Kreme has finally decided to join the battle of the cronuts. Yehey!... Sana masarap. :)

Soup to make you feel better

I took another sick leave yesterday although my colds seem to be better than the previous days.  I felt weak because of fever, headache and body pain.  I was taking bioflu every 6 hours and I guess it really helped.  I feel better today but still have some "sinat" (slight fever) as what my mom describes my condition now.

For the past days that I wasn't feeling well, soup was always included in my meal: goto, lugaw, noodles, mami, nilaga, sinigang or anything na may sabaw.  Soup as what I am told will help me feel better. True enough, I always feel better every after meal. I don't normally have the chance to eat these kind of food on my regular days as I am always eating in fast food chains or in restaurants from breakfast to dinner.  Thanks to my fever, I had the chance to eat real food again, made from scratch with love.  

Sarap ng inaalagaan, I missed staying home on a weekday...

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Pho 24

Browsing my photos this morning, I saw these pictures from Pho 24 and realized I have missed posting them.  I am a fan of Vietnamese food especially the Pho (Vietnamese noodles), their Salad and the Spring Rolls.  Pho Hoa is my number one Vietnamese restaurant but I also liked this new restaurant in Libis called Pho 24.

We were able to dined in here early this year during their trial period.  Now, the restaurant is operating 24 hours from the last time we visited the place.  Pho 24 is serving rice meals and different Pho noodles, price ranges from P150 - P350.  I tried the chicken pho and boyfie for beef pho, you can't expect the noodles to be the best but they are already very good considering the affordable price per bowl.  Plus you will have the chance to see how they prepare them as they also have a glass window to their kitchen.  The spring rolls however are just like the regular lumpiang shianghai that we know of, the only thing that makes it different are the sauce and the lettuce wrap.  I'd say I still prefer the spring rolls of Pho Hoa especially their sauce.

Overall, i am satisfied with my dining experience and will still go back to Pho 24.  Rating is 4/5 stars.

If you happen to pass by libis, try to visit Pho 24, it is located just outside the Eastwood City after the Mercury Drugs and Police Station (north-bound).

Sa Sipon o Trangkaso, I-Sinuzip mo!

I've been nursing my colds for the past 2 days, it felt like I am having a fever and today I really had no choice but to avail my Sick Leave.  I am already feeling the symptoms of Flu: body pain, cold and fever; but I don't want to take any medicine.  What I do was water therapy but I realized that my condition will not change if I will continue not having any help of a medicine.  

Boyfie was of course always on my side and he brought this Sinozip since the moring but I kept ignoring it not until tonight.  This when I realized it is not the usual medicine in capsule or tablet form.  Sinuzip is an Analgesic/Decongestant in powder solution in sachet form, available in Lemon and Lemon Green Tea flavor, to be taken every 4-6 hours.  It is like taking a lemonade #masarap.  As stated in their tagline, Talagang "kakaiba ito! Sa sipon o trangkaso, i-Sinuzip mo!"  Hope this will be an effective relief for my colds... I still have yet to feel the effect aside from the drowsiness that I am feeling now.  I have to say goodnight to everyone... Hope to feel better tomorrow.

Hair Scare

Today was the measurement for the gown of my entourage.  So early in the morning, the first that I picked up was my niece Yanis.  Because of my busy schedule, I seldom visit the kids lately and if I do, it will be very limited time because the kids also have school in the morning.  There were little bonding moments with us so I have not even noticed the changes in the kids haircut.

I noticed this morning that my niece Yanis have split ends and when I checked the split ends were everywhere.  I was worried so I asked the Yaya what happened.  She said, they had a haircut in INDEX salon (where was that?!).  Soon after our appointment to the designer was over, we immediately went to the mall and let her have a haircut.

The haistylist from FIX said, the damage on the hair must've gotten from the cutting method that was used to style.  Blades should not be used in the first place since she still have baby hairs and is still so soft and brittle, blades are normally used for cutting guys hair and not for women.  Split ends are like virus and if not controlled will damage the hair up to the roots.

I was so relieved that Yanis' beautiful hair can still be saved.  Lagot kami sa mommy pag-uwi if di naagapan...  #SuperHairScare