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Chinese by heart (and  stomach) I studied in a Chinese School from Elementary to High School. My Dad worked with a Chinese boss, Mom was fond of hopia, tikoy and kiamoy, dikiam and  ma-ho. Our family loved Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Needless to say, although we're definitely not Chinese, but of course,  we know that we might have Chinese blood from our ancestors (or maybe not?), our family seems to have a connection with anything Chinese. The Emperor's Treat With the Bicol Bloggers The last time I remembered I had my fill of dimsum was somewhere along Penafrancia Avenue, now China Bank. There was a Chinese restaurant situated right on spot of that location. I vividly remembered that dumplings were being wheeled around on carts by servers. It's hot and steamy and served in  round basket steamers. Spring Roll Vegetable P150.00 When our family dined in it usually served as out appetizer.  It's ready to eat and served usually in three or four ...

From the moment I found the place under the searing heat of the sun, it sends  off automatically a deja vu chills! It's as if there's someone who whispered to me to look right and indeed, I'm on the right spot! I found Poison Cauldron, an old house with big pink open windows, and big trees around the house.  There's that certain smell of old houses and even the old books. It brought some joyful shivers in my spine. and I told myself, I am home. Old houses always struck me as interesting. Mainly, because I also live in a Pre-Spanish era house. Secondly, my Mom and I are paranormal lovers. We like the world of the unknown, ghosts, ghouls, lost souls, aliens and crystals and spaceships  (Well, off topic! This will be another post in my blog). Here is my Top Five Reasons Why Poison Cauldron Library Cafe   is worth your visit! 1. Books!      Lots of it. If you're a book worm, this place is your sanctuary. There's a variety of books from romanc...

All the way from my meeting in Legazpi, I went straight to The Avenue Square Convention Hall. It's again a pleasant evening reunited with blogger friends and warmed up with a hot cup of Great Taste White Coffee.  And that's the reason why I wear white! All set to experience Great Taste White!  So far, this is the grandest launch in Bicol I've ever attended. We were invited by the friendly, Ms. Ginny of Stratworks PR, along with the very amiable people from Universal Robina Corporation, Ms. Viveka and Sir Julius.  Prizes at stake for the raffle are 8 Toyota Vios and a Grand Prize Winner of 3.0 Million Pesos!  For more details, Please click this  http://choosegreatwingreat.ph/ Trying the different flavours of Great Taste! Thanks for the loot bag GT! Went home a happy Mom! <3 We Make White Coffee Great! and I have to agree! I love the taste! <3 A dinner buffet was prepared for us and of course cupfuls of hot Great Taste...

With Blogger Friends, Ivy and Jo (Early birds)  When you suddenly miss home, you just wanted to eat something that would connect you to the place where your loved ones are. I am usually like that. Whenever I miss Mom, I crave for her cooking. I eat something that reminds me of her and the memories I had with her. It works though. Somehow, the emptiness seems to just go away. And the food helps. (Just don't over eat!!! ) With Jimmy & Tang's, there's something that connects me to home. The homey feel, the very accommodating owners, the aroma. or shall I say maybe it's the Callos. My mom was a vegetarian but she cooked food with veggie meat so we weren't deprive of protein. She allowed us to eat meat too. Though I have to say that her vegetarian dishes, you'll forget about meat. Callos at Jimmy & Tang's is to die for. Well, almost all the food they served are. The Bicol Bloggers with Sir Francis Sison Jimmy & Tang's offers buf...