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On our way back to our hotel after a half day spent in the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao, we had lunch at one of the restaurants we saw along the way, the Barlyn’s Ihaw-Ihaw.
 My husband has been telling us how good the Catfish — cooked in coconut milk — which he ate on his previous visit there, and though the restaurant that we happened to visit didn’t have it in their menu, we just tried their fried and crispy Catfish.
 I’m not sure if you’ll agree that it looks so appetizing, eh? Although there wasn’t much special about it since it was just fried, it was really good! You need proof? This is how it looked like 30 minutes after it was served to us, LOL!
We also loved the Melon with Buco and milk. It was a drink and dessert in one, and it was new to me; haven’t tried anything like it before; it was simply divine! Hubby said the difference was in the Melon which was of a different variety. We even bought one piece because we wanted to do the same recipe at home, but unfortunately it got lost in the airport together with some of our Pomelo — oh well, but that’s another story.
I’m linking this up to Food Trip Friday.
Unlike last 2009, when I first went to Davao — when I could smell Durian while walking on the streets, like a city air-freshener, LOL — there wasn’t much Durian in the streets when we went there last December 2011. It was Izah’s first trip to Davao so although she hasn’t tried eating it (not in any form — not even the shake) she really wanted to have a photo holding a Durian fruit. We almost didn’t have a chance and we almost forgot, until our last night there when we bought some Pomelo. She saw the Durian fruit hanging on the fruit stand so she asked permission from the vendor if she can hold it while I took her photo.
After the shot, she quipped, “Now, my trip to Davao is complete!”
During our recent trip to Davao, I told my husband that it wouldn’t be complete unless I get to drink Durian Shake again, so, we tried to go back to the restaurant where we first tasted it back in 2009, unfortunately, we didn’t find it. I preferred not to go to the Mall, but since we couldn’t find the restaurant, we had no choice. We went to Abreeza Mall just for that, though I was the only one who was craving for it, Izah didn’t like it, she couldn’t stand the smell, much less the taste. But me? it was simply heaven for me, LOL.
How about you? Have you tried Durian Shake?
I’m linking this up to Food Trip Friday.
HAPPY FOOD TRIP FRIDAY, everyone!
I’ve been meaning to share this story which my daughter, Faye, wrote last November 2011, but I was so busy that I didn’t find the time to do it, but at least, I was able to publish it in Triond and shared it in Facebook. But let me just share with you my daughter’s journey as a writer. This story was a requirement in one of her subjects in school. When she first got her assignment, she asked me if I can help her come up with a story. I told her that she can start on a theme, and then I will just help her out while she writes the story. But as it turned out, when she sat in front of the computer and started writing, she couldn’t stop and was even worried about the page limit set by her teacher, which was two pages. She complained that there was no way that she can squeeze into two pages all the ideas that were coming into her mind. Fortunately, her teacher allowed a maximum limit of three pages in a long bond paper. When she finished it, she asked me if I can proofread it and see if I can find any grammatical errors and wrong spelling. Honestly, I didn’t find any. I don’t mind being called a stage mother here, LOL, but I’m very proud of the fictional story that my daughter wrote. I was very surprised that she was able to write the story well, the flow was perfect (at least for me), and the continuity was flawless. For an 11-year-old first-time writer, it was perfect for me.
Her constant request for me to buy her books really paid off. Sometimes when I fail to buy her new books, she will just re-read the others that she has. Just like me, she can spend hours browsing through the books in bookstores. During her last summer vacation, she finished the entire Harry Potter books collection. She loves reading so much that she couldn’t last a day without reading a book. This is the reason why I am a constant visitor of Book Sale stores in SM Malls. Just last week, I bought the 8 books from the collection of a Series of Unfortunate Events. We still need 4 more books to complete it, hopefully, we can still find it in other Book Sale branches. When I went home and gave her the books, she couldn’t believe it. She was so happy and was already so eager to start reading the first book (fortunately, I was able to buy the The Beginning and the The End books), but I reminded her that she has to finish first the book that she is currently reading: A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks.
Please find time to read the short mystery story written by my daughter:
This is the story of two children who witnessed the shooting of a man. They helped the policemen in finding the gunman whom they eventually persuaded to talk to the victim. The two men settled their differences and forgave each other.
The Adventure of Charlie Hamilton
I know this is kind of a belated greeting, but I still want to greet you a very Happy New Year! I hope and pray that 2012 will be a fruitful year for all of us.
I’m not the kind of person who starts off the new year with resolutions, and I don’t have anything against those people who do, in fact, I sometimes hope that I had developed this habit over the past years. If I were to list down my new goals for this year, first thing on my list would be to try to create more bonding moments with my family, because it would be a more challenging task now that my husband is on frequent business trips. He’ll be away for most of the year, so we have to be more creative in making the most of the time that we are all together.
This year also marks some milestones in my family: my youngest daughter Faye’s grade school graduation in March, my 20th Wedding Anniversary in May, my daughter Izah’s 18th birthday and my husband’s 50th birthday both in December. This will surely be a very busy year for me. We haven’t finalized yet on the kind of celebration that Izah wants to have for her debut, and I’m dreading all the preparations needed if she decides to have a full-blown party. Oh, and that’s also the time (September to December) when my online business is in full-swing and I have tons of orders for personalized notepads. Oh-oh! Well, I’m sure I will survive, LOL!
So, here’s hoping that you all have a bountiful and prosperous New Year! I hope that you’ll accomplish all your goals and plans for the year!
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