Gavino's Japanese Donuts and More

Had enough of cronuts?  Let's try a different dougnuts then.... Yes, the Japanese have their own version of doughnuts, they look pretty much similar to the usual doughnuts that we know but just wait until you take your first bite.

If you were able to taste Mochi, the Japanese ice cream, you will have a similar biting experience for their donuts, just take away the freezing coat from you teeth, and its already the donut.  For the benefit of those who don't have any idea, i'll just describe my first bite experience.  

Japanese donut is chewy, not the chewy rubber type, but it is chewy soft that melts in your mouth.  When I tried my first bite, I can't decide much if it has a chocolatey or caramelly taste, so I disected the donut and checked out what was inside.  The filling is i guess a combination of both caramel and chocolate, so there's no need for debate, the donut have them both.  This is what you call love at first bite.

Gavino's donut can be found in several branches: Robinsons Ermita, Landmark Trinoma, SM Megamall, Greenhills and Banawe.  1 box of 6 costs 160 pesos only.

Breastfeeding a baby boy in a dream

I saw this poster in a mall tonight while me and boyfie were debating where to grab our dinner.  I remember my dream about a baby earlier this morning and I can't help sharing it with you guys.  Here's what happened.

This morning I was awaken by my alarm that cut my very weird dream.  I dreamt that I was breastfeeding a baby, a baby boy as in literally feeding him with my breast milk.  I initially fed him with my left breast but there was no milk so I tried my right breast and hurray there was milk in it.  The first thing that came into my mind is that, maybe I will be a mom soon and I am looking for the dream to be a positive thing.

I had a history that my dreams became true or sometimes they became warning or were related to something that is about to happen.  Examples are the following: my dad won in jueteng P80K because I talked in my sleep and told him of a number combination.  Everytime  I dreamt that my tooth fell off someone I know died... so a healer advised me not mention to anyone if I have another similar dream, instead, whisper that dream in a tree or plant so it can represent the persons life.  I had the same dream of a tooth falling earlier this year and I was so afraid that someone I know will die again, so I whispered it to a small plant.  True enough, my friend Kate, now my wedding coordinator got into a car accident and her car was so smashed but she survived the accident.  I was so thankful that I believed the healer and when I checked the small plant the next morning, it was so dry and lifeless. I know it's scary that is why I am taking my dreams seriously.  So I searched for the interpretation of my latest dream.

Breast-feeding Dream Explanation — (Imprisonment; Suckling; Nursing) In a dream, it means being in need, becoming an orphan, business losses, being emotional or having a temper. If a woman sees herself breast-feeding a man in a dream, it means tightness of worldly means or imprisonment for both of them. Breast-feeding a child after weaning him in a dream means a sickness or imprisonment. Though, if a pregnant woman sees herself breast-feeding a child in a dream, it means that she will have a safe delivery. 

In woman’s dream: In quite a number of women’s dreams the breasts appear in a health sense, connected with the anxiety about breast cancer. To dream of that does not mean you have cancer, only that you are anxious.

The breasts also link with how positive you feel about your own womanhood and ability to feel proud and easy with your sexual as well as intellectual functions. So in some women’s dreams the breasts are exposed to say, “See, I am a real woman.”

Of course the breasts also are used in dreams where the desire, lust or love feelings link you with a man. But such a link is not necessarily to do with an external male. They also indicate how well or badly you are relating to your own wholeness.

Breastfeeding: Quite a number of dreams are about breast feeding, and this usually indicates how easily you can give of yourself. At times it can be about past experiences of feeding and any difficulties encountered.

There are so many different interpretations when I searched the web and I no longer want to think of them.  I just wish that I will have  a real baby soon that's why I saw a baby in my dream for the first time and I am praying to God that this dream is a positive one.

The Doctor will see you now...

Yesterday, Boyfie rushed me to the emergency room of St. Lukes Medical Center in BGC. I didn't expect that I will come to that point where I needed to ask boyfie to bring me to the hospital, I have a high tolerance for pain but yesterday was a different story.

Flashback to earlier time, I was just feeling great coming back to work and attended a whole day training.  Lunch time, we ordered chicken barbeque with java rice from Aristocrat.  Afterlunch, manong Ariel who was then seated on the table behind me noticed that I had some red marks below my nape, I felt nothing on that time so I just said it will be gone in no time.  Few minutes later, I felt hot on my skin and Kate who was seated beside me saw I was having some red marks in my shoulders and in my arms.  That was when I decided to take anti-histamine. I always have Celestamine in my wallet so everytime I got an allergic reaction, I'm always ready. 

I was expecting that I will feel sleepy after taking the med and the allergic reaction will vanish eventually.  But something unexpected happened.  I got dizzy but I ignored it so I continued with the training.  During the hands-on we were exposed to different chemicals used to sample in the equipment and the dizziness elevated.

I asked boyfie to just pick me up in the office because I already felt very light headed.  After that, the veins in my nape got suddenly very stiff, I felt it's going to break soon.  Natakot na ako so I asked boyfie to bring me to the hospital immediately.  

My BP shoot up to 153/108, the doctor said it is because of the pain why my BP elevated.  To relax my muscle in my nape they gave me medication thru IV.  It was so painful compared to my previous IV experiences, I can really feel the medication running in my veins.  

Finally, I was released at 2am without any serious findings but will continue to take some medication for a week.  I will then be cautious in my food intake and will try other anti-histamine brand.  I need to really take good care of myself, ikakasal pa ako noh. :)

Need to go back to healthy lifestyle soon...  

Le Coeur de France Cronuts

Still the battle for the cronuts is in.  And now we have tried the cronuts of Le Coeur de France. It is smaller compared to Dunkin' Donuts and is more expensive, P89 per piece. But the cronuts from Le Coeur de France is awesomely more delicious.  

The berry on the right side of the picture tasted like the one I usually make in my bread everytime I am in a hotel for breakfast.  I usually put a butter on a toasted bread and add a strawberry jelly in it.  This captured my tastebuds and i loved it.  Just don't mind much the appearance, the jelly seems not evenly spread or it was just messed up with the wrapper.

The chocolate cronut apparently has a dark chocolatey taste.  I can't really describe it as I only tried 1 small bite but boyfie said it's deliciously perfect for his taste. Hhmmm.... gotta try it next time.

So there, i think I will be checking out other cronuts if I see them from other bakeries and will of course share them to you.  Happy eating!

Brookside Dark Chocolate Acai with Blueberry

Yesterday, my boyfie's mom had grocery galore in SnR.  My mother in law to be is not really a thrift shopper, when she see things that she finds interesting she would definitely buy them.  She doen't mind her budget, she tends to buy for everyone, bagay kay at pwede kay ang theme... Di naman ako nagrereklamo kasi kasama ako sa priority list.  Hehehe!

Anyway, she bought this Brookside Dark Chocolate Acai with Blueberry in SnR for P750.  I loved this product because this is a healthy option for dessert, dark chocolate which is a very good anti-oxidant plus the benefits that we can get from Acai berry.

But reading through the labels, i didn't find the nutrition content on this product so I search over the net and landed in Scooby's blog, Acai is Healthy, right?  This changed my view over the product but will still definitely buy and eat it.  

Have a control on your sugar intake, so be in control of the amount of sugar you are taking.  You can indulge yourself with this product by taking few pieces per day, it still contains the Acai berry and the dark chocolate which is way healthier than the usual chocolates that we are eating. I believe that you should take it in moderation else you'll get all the sugar if you'll eat it in one seating. #healthyDessert

Happy Sunday everyone!

Asia Novela... Rewind

Browsing through the channels on a saturday evening, I landed in the Fox Pinoy and was surprised to see Hana Kimi series that is continuously playing in this channel.  I think I haven't shared yet, that there was a point in my life where I got so addicted to asian novelas.  It started with this series Hana Kimi, a taiwanese series wherein a girl entered an exclusive boy school and pretended to be one of them because she wanted to meet his idol.  It was the first and other asia novelas followed...

I became an addict, I fell in love with the lead actor of Hana Kimi, Wu Chun.  It was the first time I had a crush and became obsessed in an actor.  I followed his very appearance in tv, movie and guestings, etc.  his pictures were everywhere, in my room, in my phone, in my ipod, in my laptop.  I remember when I was in Malaysia, my counterpart brought me to one of the stores in there, I got crazy and bought several posters, stickers, etc.... Whew! Those were the days.  Good thing I already got over on that craziness, I am recovered.

Anyways, although I still know the story, it was fun watching my first loved asia novela again.  If you want to watch this series, it is available online and in Fox Pinoy channel every Saturday and Sunday 10:10PM up to 12MN.  

Eyes on your fries - shake shake fries

It's back!!! The shake-a-shake fries is definitely back in McDonalds. Yehey!

It comes in 3 flavors: cheese, barbeque and sour cream for P55 only.  Best eaten with sundae or with mcflurry.

Why is shake-a-shake fries so memorable for me?  Because my boyfie and I were first teased in McDonalds in Intramuros during our college days, we were just blockmates and friends then, and I didn't know how it started but he had a secret crush on me.  Our guy friends teased us when he bought me a shake-a-shake fries and spaghetti and my girl friends gave way for him so he can sit beside me and I was red as tomato... Of course, we did not became together because of shake-shake fries, it took him almost a year before he got my YES! Hehehe!

Anyway, it's always fun eating the shake-a-shake fries.  Just put powder flavor in a bag of fries and shake, shake, shake!  Beware, let the flavor settle down first before peeking in the bag else you're going to inhale the powder and sneeze. Enjoy shaking!