tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83037562820684488102024-03-13T12:04:45.594-07:00Kath WalksKathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-8384170381386697482012-04-01T05:22:00.001-07:002012-04-01T05:22:13.157-07:00Tet 2012 Celebration<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renaissance organized a pool party especially for this Tet Celebration. It was an international buffet dinner plus free flowing wine or any drinks until dawn. You have to pay to join in on the fun.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While waiting for 12 midnight, we went outside to see a street filled with flowers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were a whole lot of flowers, the street were filled on both sides. I wish I was able to capture photos of them during daytime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then finally, the clock strikes 12!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And look at how many people watched the fireworks in the city...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are motorcycle riders on the streets after the fireworks display. Looks like every family in Vietnam owns at least one motorbike. The good thing is they can go out and watch the fireworks without worrying if there is public transportation available.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The traffic was dispersed quickly. If those were cars, I bet it would take hours before the streets would be cleared.</span></div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-92153919392386295322012-03-26T10:01:00.000-07:002012-03-26T10:01:41.346-07:00Ho Chi Minh City Tour and XCream Cafe<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After our lunch at Lemon Grass, we went to Ben Thanh Market by foot to burn some calories. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a good decision to just walk, as we were able to enjoy the city views.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But lo and behold, the market was closed. A few shops beside the market were open so we took the opportunity to buy a travel backpack. To ease our disappointment, we had dessert at XCream Cafe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was great! Definitely better than Magnum! :))</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">XCream Cafe</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">212 A2 Nguyen Trai</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P. Nguyen Cu Trinh </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We arrived late for lunch in Ho Chi Minh City after our Cu Chi Tunnel tour. I didn't have any exact restaurants in mind so we just picked up one recommended restaurant from Lonely Planet book. We asked the cab driver to drive us at 160 Pasteur Street.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And to our surprise, it was the same restaurant where we had our lunch during our first day in Vietnam. We did not realize it because the place's name in the book was different. So we decided to pick another one in the area. After a few minutes of walking, we stopped at LemonGrass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first floor of the restaurant is a bit small, with only six tables. Anyway, the food was a hit and miss. I super loved the crab meat appetizer but I didn't like their seafood soup. Also, it was a bit pricey compared to Nha Hang Ngon (see previous post <a href="http://www.kathwalks.blogspot.com/2012/03/vietnam-charm-day-one.html" target="_blank">here</a>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our fruit shakes were initially served. I liked my Strawberry Shake at Nha Hang Ngon more than my Grape juice here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then the salad and appetizer...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, we enjoyed the food and were satisfied. We spent 844,345 VND (around 1,750 PHP). Not bad right? After the meal, we were energized to walk around and explore Ho Chi Minh by foot! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ho Chi Minh City</span></div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-13006671557770053212012-03-23T02:54:00.007-07:002012-03-23T07:20:54.289-07:00Cu Chi Tunnel Tour<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our second day in Vietnam started early</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. We woke up a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">t 7AM to visit <a href="https://www.thesinhtourist.vn/" target="_blank">The Sinh Tourist</a> as we have a booked half-day Cu Chi Tunnel Tour. With our experience, I can recommend Sinh Tourist. We left their office on time, their buses were in good condition most particularly their air-cons, and they even provided us bottled waters. However, the problem with all of the group tours was the hidden itinerary: there were several stop-overs to souvenir shops. It was such a waste of time! Good thing that during our tour, we only stopped at one shop and stayed there for only 30 minutes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cu Chi Tunnel presents how the South Vietnamese people won against the US army. We watched a short video presentation before going to the main area. Afterwards, we toured around the forest and was amazed on how the soldiers survived and won the war.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pretending to be a guerrilla for a minute, we ate what they ate: steamed tapioca and hot tea</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before the tour ended,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"> we crawled on the 100-meter long tunnel. At first, it seemed easy but as we moved further, the tunnel opening kept getting smaller. The strength of our legs were tested with us doing the duck walk! I have felt how hard it was for the soldiers during that time to hide under the tunnel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We arrived at Ho Chi Minh City at 1:30PM. Time to fill-in our stomachs with some Vietnamese specialties at the Lemon Grass Restaurant, details on my next post. :)</span>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-62620069923897120572012-03-12T23:41:00.002-07:002012-03-13T07:47:09.592-07:00Vietnam Charm - Day One<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I booked a ticket to Vietnam for Jan 20 - 25, which I thought were excellent dates because of the Chinese New Year holidays in Singapore. But then I learned that during those days, the Vietnamese celebrate Tet (their New Year), which means shops and restaurants are closed for the whole week!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good thing I didn't changed my flight. It was a great experience to witness their new year celebration. There were some establishments that were still available, as well as public transport. If you happened to book for this period, you can spend your time at Mui Ne, just like what we did.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We toured around the city on our first day. Shops were still open since they wouldn't be closed until the 24th. We stayed in a resort-like house, thanks to Neanne's (my sister-in-law) godmother. And the bonus part is we had a free tour around Vietnam.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to Nha Hang Ngon for lunch.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you've read the Lonely Planet book on Vietnam, this place has a different name written on than on the book, but it's referring to the exact same place.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fresh Salad Roll with Shrimp and Pork - 14,000 VND per piece (29 PHP / </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">piece</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grilled Beef with Chili Salt served with seasoned toast - 125,000 VND (255 PHP)</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All were fantastic! And it was inexpensive, our total bill was only 671,000 VND (1,373 PHP) for the four of us. No wonder there were a lot of diners here.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a great lunch, we headed to Reunification Palace. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A quick tour around their numerous meeting rooms. :) </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is an entertainment area in the upper level which includes mini theater and piano. I was thinking maybe while the husbands were on a meeting, their wives were entertaining themselves at the upper floor.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was heartbreaking to see stories about the victims of the war :-(. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To cheer us up, we dropped by Saigon Square for some shopping.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bSKKtWA6tZ-3kHtn0weyYSgQWqPTciF1_qVDgleNDMfOw8Yy_F0BE5IQ5QEpN2xbjEX-6DqSAYME9biCKWNzF7SG6JNGYTfT5j4jjLTBhVOMyo3nU2A10tckeHkax-QuGsDyiYmseCc/s1600/IMG_4653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bSKKtWA6tZ-3kHtn0weyYSgQWqPTciF1_qVDgleNDMfOw8Yy_F0BE5IQ5QEpN2xbjEX-6DqSAYME9biCKWNzF7SG6JNGYTfT5j4jjLTBhVOMyo3nU2A10tckeHkax-QuGsDyiYmseCc/s640/IMG_4653.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We wanted to go to Ben Thanh Market but we were invited for a dinner at Cham Charm. Who are we to resist a free buffet dinner with free-flowing wine right?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ended the night with a photoshoot around the area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR8XJj8N77r6hkX3EXis1ng6fAKXVuJzDEtTC0L1P_M_iAwIguGxdPvUGhbo57_lvR4dy2h4BE324QNHjkHG2WoX8aKv0qkxkLGvJ64ykQHwDo8jlBt20neG9M4_kyLyAoNySl5meVNM/s1600/IMG_4730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzR8XJj8N77r6hkX3EXis1ng6fAKXVuJzDEtTC0L1P_M_iAwIguGxdPvUGhbo57_lvR4dy2h4BE324QNHjkHG2WoX8aKv0qkxkLGvJ64ykQHwDo8jlBt20neG9M4_kyLyAoNySl5meVNM/s640/IMG_4730.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-82875182100274030702012-02-24T06:14:00.000-08:002012-02-24T06:14:34.477-08:00Surigao: Bucas Grande<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got a bit bored at Club Tara so we decided to contact Kuya Sammy for island tour. There are quite a few attractions there, mostly islands. We chose the nearest one since it's the cheapest tour. The Bolitas and Crystal Cave Tour and Snorkeling cost only 500 PHP. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bolitas and Crystal Caves are on the same area, near Tiktikan lake. If you have one whole day to spend in Bucas Grande, you can </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ask your boatman to drop you in all those 3 spots plus Sohoton Cove. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Similar to Tiktikan Lake, you have to climb uphill to reach the cave. Don't worry, it's just a few steps </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and requires minimum effort. ;)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You read it right, it's uphill! This photo was taken when we were about to go back to the boat.<br />
And no, that is not Jori, that's our boatman. :)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both caves have one main entrance then branches into two. The left side is the way to Bolitas Cave. You won't actually notice </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">its opening since it is very small. Then the right one is the Crystal Cave.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The opening of the Crystal Cave is big and we can stand inside the cave. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went to Crystal Cave first. Good thing our boatman had a flashlight, we saw the shimmering crystals inside the cave. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Majestic!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you notice the shimmers and glitters? The brown spots at the bottom were crystals spoiled by human hands.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After spending a few minutes inside, we went out and I decided to try to explore</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Bolitas Cave. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has a very small opening that you need to crawl to get inside. Our boatman said it was only a few steps to reach the wider space inside the cave. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was expecting it will really be only a few steps but well, not really. I have to crawl a few times more to finally reach the cave.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just Google Bolitas Cave to view what's inside as I was not able to bring my camera. I don't know how my camera fare if I brought it along.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And this is me after the Bolitas cave experience: Mud and a few scratches on my legs. Oh well, at least I've tried.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we were inside the boat and about to leave, we saw one non-stinging jelly fish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Too bad I wasn't able to experience to swim with hundreds of non-stinging jelly fish. They were present only during summer months, starting on March. There's always a next time anyway. At least I was able to see and touch one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Then we headed to an island near Club Tara to snorkel. There were not a lot of fishes there compared to Palawan but you still can enjoy the view under the sea. There are corals and fishes of different colors. You can borrow shoes, snorkeling gear, and life vests at Club Tara.</span><br />
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</div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-41003932369918065372012-02-19T08:02:00.000-08:002012-02-19T08:02:57.889-08:00Surigao: Club Tara<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent three days and two nights at Club Tara in Bucas Grande. We got the deal from cashcashpinoy for around 13,000PHP (thanks Jori for the wonderful Christmas gift! :D).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The resort is a bit far from Surigao City. As mentioned in my <a href="http://www.kathwalks.blogspot.com/2012/01/surigao-bucas-grande.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>, you still need to travel 1-2 hours to Hayangabon Pier and 30-minute boat ride to Bucas Grande.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The resort is private. There are only 10 water cottages and some are under renovation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a refrigerator which we didn’t use. Based on blog posts I saw lately, they now have TV and DVD. Ours didn't have them, but we did not need them anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bathroom needs some maintenance though. The water Jacuzzi cover on our room is a bit rusty so we were not able to use it. I just don't know if other rooms' Jacuzzis were ok.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, t</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he shower’s wall, designed with green wooden sticks, was a bit old. Not that I rant too much, I just had certain expectations based on the price that we paid for. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good thing the beach and outside activities were much better!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What we loved most about the cottage was the balcony. It has a direct access to the clear blue green sea. A very cozy place to relax, read a book, or take a nap – just like what Jori did (well, at least not most of the time).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was fun because of the different islets surrounding Club Tara. There are nearby beaches that you can visit. And those beaches were really private. When we went to one of the beaches, it was only the two of us. It has powdery white sand and clear water as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no water in the pool when we were there but we did not mind because the beach area itself is a large pool. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though the room and amenities</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> were not up to our expectations,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> the resort compensated by the staff's good service. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The staff were really friendly and accommodating. Everything that you need are attended to. Huge servings were provided each meal and they include drinks plus dessert.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, we enjoyed our stay in the resort though you would be getting your money's worth if they would better maintain their reception area as well as the bathrooms.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.clubtara.asia/" target="_blank">Club Tara</a></b></span><br />
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<br /></div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-91800095663855829262012-01-31T00:39:00.000-08:002012-01-31T05:43:21.835-08:00Surigao: Bucas Grande<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our next 3 days in Surigao were spent in Club Tara. It's a resort in Socorro, Surigao del Norte near Sohoton National Park.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Uphill, there is a viewing deck to take a glimpse of the whole area or to take a top view shot of the cottage below.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the cove, we stopped by Hagukan Cave.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has a small entrance, half-submerged cave with shells at the ceiling. You have to swim under the entrance in order to avoid scratches from the shells. For non-swimmers, you can float and the guide can assist you to enter the cave. It was a bit dark inside the cave, so we relied from the light outside to guide us</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next, we went inside Magkukuob Cave.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Need to walk in the waist-deep water to get inside the cave</span></td></tr>
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guided by the flashlight, we climbed up until we reached the 5-meter jump off point to the sea.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No chance to back out, it's much harder to go back down the rocky steps. So jump it is!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What an exciting way to end the Sohoton Cove tour! Before going back, we stopped by a small, white beach island to take a quick dip.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jori and I at the white island beach</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-81417479173921072952012-01-26T06:39:00.000-08:002012-01-26T07:07:35.671-08:00Surigao City and Mabua Beach Resort<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last December, we explored Surigao. Our first day was spent in Surigao City. We arrived at around 12 noon via AirPhil Express. Before our trip, I reserved a Standard Room at Gateway hotel for 1500 PHP, breakfast was included as well as the service to and from the airport.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was only a 5-minute ride from the airport to hotel. The hotel room was ok, it has cable TV and free wi-fi. The toilet was noticeably clean.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"> They have a big pool but when we were there, it was full of kids so we were not able to use it.<br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"> After putting our things on our room, we decided to have lunch in the city. It took around 10 minutes on a tricycle to go to the city proper, and it only costs 8 PHP. Jollibee, Mang Inasal, Greenwich, and Chowking can be found there. We were really hungry so we just decided to have lunch at Mang Inasal.<br />
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After we regained our energy, we walked around the city. It is more like a town rather than a city. There are no big malls around yet. I was checking for souvenir shops but I can't even find one. It seems that the city was not tourist area and just a gateway for Siargao, Bucas Grande and other islands of Surigao.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
We spent the rest of our afternoon at Mabua Beach. Traveling time on a tricycle was around 30 minutes from the hotel. We paid the driver 350PHP for the two-way ride.</span><br />
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Instead of regular sand, Mabua Beach has medium-sized pebbles in the shore. It is similar to the pebble beach in Batanes, only that pebbles here were smaller. <br />
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</span></div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-22503703721126401822011-12-05T05:56:00.001-08:002011-12-07T08:19:32.846-08:00Where to eat when in Singapore? Carnivore<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas is truly just around the corner. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had a great time with my current and ex-office mates last Friday. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We celebrated our annual Christmas dinner at Carnivore in Chijmes. It was the same place as last year's, but I don't mind celebrating our Christmas get-together every year there because of the ambiance. I am in-love with the place!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They have an eat-all-you-can Brazilian Barbeque which is not your usual buffet. At Carnivore, there are passadors roaming around who will slice meat for you personally if your card is showing...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are different types of meat - chicken, pork, beef, and lamb. And fish as well - ham, sausage, steak, grilled.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They also have a buffet table which consists of soup, pasta, salad and appetizers. But hey, with so many meat around, it would be better to take only a small portion of food in the buffet table. Also, be ready to spend as the food is not cheap. Dinner is $47++ but if you are a Citibank Credit Card holder, you get 15% discount. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wines are available as well. Cheapest is $13++ for a glass and $65++ for one bottle.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Same as last year, we had an exchange gift, but with a different twist - the white elephant exchange gift (</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_gift_exchange" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_gift_exchange</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">).</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Us (except for Chichi) before the war, I mean the exchange gift! :-D</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was truly fun. Till our next Christmas celebration guys!</span>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-23426578790116973012011-11-30T08:17:00.000-08:002011-11-30T08:31:51.894-08:00Rule of Three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was in Vivo City Mall earlier and saw a Sale sign at one of the accessories stall. To my delight, it was <a href="http://www.click-six.com/" target="_blank">Click-Six</a> brand! One stall in Anchorpoint (my favorite stall there and one of the reason why we go there for lunch) was selling click-six brand at low price but it was now replaced by a different shop. :( So imagine how happy I was when I saw the stall in Vivo.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And what do I got? Three nice cocktail rings for 3 SGD (around 100 PHP) each.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hmmm. I can't think of any hand signs.<br />
What does this mean? :)</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-80410332173922393222011-11-29T07:03:00.000-08:002011-11-29T07:12:18.256-08:00Kitten Heels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQi8pQ8GIzlEz70KjIyP84u1mE5rmDj8KTIJuLhtXFvfBvC8JVEnPVFB3Jg-4oqBZYZzUTSfGSzKZEZLENI9mQhbjGPcOH7FzhdRQ4g4Vvqv8jcU-cTM4IULeWJVQYGXsfbIT8SzSwvpk/s1600/IMG_0160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQi8pQ8GIzlEz70KjIyP84u1mE5rmDj8KTIJuLhtXFvfBvC8JVEnPVFB3Jg-4oqBZYZzUTSfGSzKZEZLENI9mQhbjGPcOH7FzhdRQ4g4Vvqv8jcU-cTM4IULeWJVQYGXsfbIT8SzSwvpk/s640/IMG_0160.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another pair of shoes that I got from last Friday's impromptu shopping at Anchorpoint Mall. Why would anyone pass up the opportunity to buy adorable shoes at 70% discount? Including <a href="http://www.kathwalks.blogspot.com/2011/11/early-christmas-gift.html" target="_blank">this</a> (click link to see the other item) pair, I only spent 28 SGD (around 927 PHP).</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most of the super sale items were high heels. The kitten-heeled shoes that I got were one of the few exception. Luckily, they got my size because most of the stocks available were only size 38,39, and 40.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now my feet are ready Christmas! :)</span></div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-60008224362222531392011-11-27T08:24:00.000-08:002011-11-27T18:04:27.715-08:00An Early Christmas Gift<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shoes from Charles and Keith</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I bought this Golden Brown Peep Toe Heels at 70% off. Isn't it lovely? :) </span>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-88668381041751683852011-11-17T07:08:00.001-08:002011-12-02T01:27:42.563-08:00Relaxing and stressful last day in Bangkok<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since we were already in Bangkok, we wouldn't pass up the chance to experience the Thai Massage. We were looking for a mid-end spa - somewhere nice but not too expensive. We were already in Sukhumvit area, so we chose Mulberry Spa.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Menu List<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.mulberryspa.com/" target="_blank">Mulberry Spa</a></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">132 Soi 23, Th Sukhumvit</span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20px;">9:00am - 11:00pm </span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There were different massages to choose from. They have promo packages like the tempting Mulberry Tension Melts Away package. It's a 2 hour and 45 minutes massage which includes 60 minutes of foot spa and reflexology, and an hour and 45 minutes of Thai Massage and Herbal ball. (Mich, why didn't we schedule our spa session the night before the flight?)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since we were short on time, we just had Mulberry Hot Tea Oil Massage for one hour, which costs 1,500 baht.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While waiting for them to set up, we were given hot Pandan Tea. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And the pampering begins...</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Afterwards, they assisted us upstairs to the massage rooms. The rooms have a classic, vintage ambiance.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It looks creepy in the photo but in reality, it's not :)</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The bathroom was very spacious. The bath tub was really inviting. Too bad, the 60-minute massage includes the time you spend on shower. So I just had a quick bath.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Useless tub. To save time, I just used the shower.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On a positive note, the massage was great. The steamed herbal ball lightly pressing into my skin felt amazing. It was a totally relaxing experience.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good thing we had a great time at the spa, because I was stressed afterwards. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was so confident that we can arrive at the airport in time. I didn't know there was a long interval between trains going to the airport. Super OH NO!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we got into the station, the train just left. So we had to wait 45 minutes for the next train. I surely thought we'll arrive at the airport too late. And I didn't know if the station was far from the departure area. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But God is so good! Luckily, the departure area isn't too far away from the airport link station. I was able to arrive 3 minutes before the counter closed. Yes, I was the last one to check in! :)</span>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-84172089446664313942011-11-15T07:09:00.001-08:002011-12-02T01:28:07.588-08:00Where to eat when in Bangkok? Krua Apsorn<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hungry after our Grand Palace tour, we decided to eat somewhere near. We haven't tried riding the Chao Phraya River Express Boat so we looked for a Thai restaurant along Chao Phraya River. We found Krua Apsorn, near Tha Tewet (N15) station, 5 stations away from the Grand Palace.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's a simple restaurant, but I've read a lot of rave reviews about it. It was even awarded as Bangkok's Best Restaurant by the Bangkok Post on 2006. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Few local diners on a Monday afternoon (2pm)</span></td></tr>
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</span>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-80055492372593858392011-11-14T05:49:00.001-08:002011-11-14T08:18:31.413-08:00The Grand Palace<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent the latter half of our 4th and last day in Bangkok at the Grand Palace.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was grand indeed! :) The architecture was amazing. The place was dazzling with gold and colored stones.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's recommended to go there as early as 8:30 AM. From 10:00 AM onward, it was really hot! I had a tan line after our trip. You can't arrive too late as the last ticket is sold at 3:30 PM and the palace is open until 4:30 PM only.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As the name suggests, mangoes were all over the menu. I decided to try the mangoes + sticky rice + mango ice cream set.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Though I am not a fan of sticky rice, I enjoyed this meal. It was actually great! :) But I think the Philippines' mango ice cream is still better than their ice cream.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then we went back to Som Tam Nua to try their best seller: Thai Papaya Salad and Spicy Chicken Wings!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The papaya salad was also great! The chicken was also good but forgettable.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our food trip for the day did not end there! After shopping around Siam and Pratanum, we had dinner at Somboon Restaurant to try out their fried curry crab.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mich and I at Somboon Restaurant<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fffef2; font-size: 12px;">169,169/7-12 Surawong Rd.,</span><br style="background-color: #fffef2; font-size: 12px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #fffef2; font-size: 12px;">Suriyawong, Bangrak, Bangkok 1050<br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was sooooo good! :) We went back to hotel, stomachs filled with remarkable food</span>.Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-82634634554179305082011-10-23T08:18:00.000-07:002011-10-23T08:20:39.652-07:00Thailand: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is one of the famous floating markets in Thailand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going to the Floating Market via Boat</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Initially, I wasn't that interested in going there. It was only Mich who really wanted to go. Good thing we went anyway, because looking back, I enjoyed the tour.<br />
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It's a nice way of experiencing the traditional market of the Thai - on a boat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of the items seem to be overpriced, except for this one.</td></tr>
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We just can't resist the food. Despite the price, we still bought some - Pad Thai, Banana Fritters, Mangoosteen... Oh, I miss them!<br />
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</div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-76097371235887643692011-10-15T08:06:00.000-07:002011-10-15T08:10:31.833-07:00Sweet<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spent my half day with Jori at the mall where I got this lovely pair of shoes...</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also got yummy pralines from Kaycee.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you dear. These were really gooood!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-79821236274080868842011-10-10T08:04:00.000-07:002011-12-02T01:29:10.659-08:00China Town in Bangkok<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Hualampong Station is near Bangkok's China Town. So after our Ayutthaya tour, we went<br />
to China Town to do some street food walking tour.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">The staff from Hualampong Train Station said we can ride a tuktuk for 50 baht to get to Chinatown. She even provided a note with "China Town" written in Thai alphabet to be given to the driver.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">After a few minutes, we arrived in China Town. It was a bit dark. I was expecting a lot of people with a lot of stores. There were indeed a lot of them but some were already closed. Maybe because it was a Sunday. We walked on the left side of the street, checking for the suggested street foods that we have researched but found none. I was losing hope because we can't find anything pleasing to the eye. At the same time, it was a bit scary walking there with few people passing.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
So we went back and tried our luck on the other side of the street. Good thing there were a handful of food stalls and people gathered there.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">One such stall was the Satay food station. We saw a lot of customers buying their grilled chicken meat with peanut sauce.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Another was the kway teow station. Their noodles were very appealing, as well as the fried rolls.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best among the rest! :)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Since they all looked yummy, we tried them all. The best for us was the fried prawn rolls. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Afterwards, we walked on the next street. It was livelier and more crowded than the others. I guess this is the main street of China Town.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traffic in night time Bangkok</td></tr>
</tbody></table>After doing our pasalubong shopping, we checked out the Saphan Phut market. It was one bus ride away from China Town. The night market did not pass my expectation. Though there were a lot of stalls around, I cannot find anything nice plus it seemed that this night market was for local people because most of the vendors didn't understand English. We just strolled a bit more (but still failed to find something) and decided to go back to our hotel.</div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-53479639348778859682011-10-04T08:10:00.000-07:002011-12-02T01:29:48.063-08:00Where to eat when in Ayutthaya, Thailand? : Baan Watcharachai<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We reached Ayutthaya at around 12 noon, perfect time for lunch. We decided to go to Baan Watcharachai, one of the recommended restaurants listed in the Lonely Planet book. Our tuktuk driver even agreed to take us there for free before we went on paid tour!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As we entered the restaurant, I felt something was wrong. It was just an ordinary eatery and nothing similar to the descriptions in the book, though it was also a riverfront restaurant. We asked the waiters what was the name of the restaurant but they were just smiling. Uh oh... there was really something wrong! So we went outside and looked for the driver and told him that we wanted to eat at Baan Watcharacahi. He said the restaurant that we wanted was too far. His friend even said that it was closed due to the flood. Oh, the excuses! Still I insisted, good thing the driver caved in and finally drove us there. Arghh...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When we arrived at the place, I can really tell the difference! The place is huge and has a nice garden before you reach the place. There is also a stationary boat where you can have your lunch. </span></div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You need to remove your shoes before you enter the boat. Inside the boat were low tables and cushion chairs, similar to some Japanese restaurants where you need to sit Indian-style. The place is truly relaxing.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are a lot of dishes to choose from. We ordered baked fish in three different yummy sauces and a sour and spicy tom yum soup with prawns.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-77278945632033347322011-10-02T06:48:00.000-07:002011-12-02T01:30:14.072-08:00Ayutthaya, Thailand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-p2WSmcQxoxCECSYeKP8N57t1UJ46inqz-dIPLixPdakhkMo1A6UIyoefqdgBU362kGpOHrIZV3tHgdj35aDmoUphVFsp-eq_t-rMCuTkKy83Vyd_B3vIWmizkvtW15qfpOZiCc2tKic/s1600/IMG_5813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-p2WSmcQxoxCECSYeKP8N57t1UJ46inqz-dIPLixPdakhkMo1A6UIyoefqdgBU362kGpOHrIZV3tHgdj35aDmoUphVFsp-eq_t-rMCuTkKy83Vyd_B3vIWmizkvtW15qfpOZiCc2tKic/s640/IMG_5813.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We toured around Ayuthaya on our second day in Bangkok. Mich and I decided to go to there the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">locals' way - by train. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Travel time is around 1 1/2 hours and it only costs 15 Baht. Trains have resemblance to the old PNR trains. They're non-air-conditioned but fans and seats are available as opposed to the faux information service near the train station. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, there is indeed a information service counter before you enter the ticketing booths. They will tell you wrong info regarding trains which will make you want to hire a cab instead of trains, so better avoid them. Go straight to the ticketing booths and you can get reliable info from them.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Upon reaching Ayutthaya, don't forget to proceed to Tourist Information area and ask for a mini-Ayutthaya booklet. That includes a map and info of the places you will be visiting. After getting a copy, we hired a tuk-tuk (similar to small multi-cab in the Philippines) for 200B per hour to tour us around the area.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ayutthaya is huge. It has amazing and large ruins. I wonder how grand it was before it was destroyed by the Burmese.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We were not able to visit the whole area due to time constraints so I suggest you go there as early as possible.</span><br />
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By Train: Go to Bangkok's Hualampong Train Station<br />
visit<a href="http://www.railway.co.th/"> www.railway.co.th</a> for train schedules</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-68771986668981606912011-09-27T09:22:00.000-07:002011-09-28T10:34:43.254-07:00Melt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before Jori left Singapore, we had a sumptuous dinner at Melt The World Cafe in Mandarin Oriental.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was truly one of the best buffet dinners we've had here in Singapore. Compared to Fullerton, Ritz Carlton, and Basilico, Melt has the most variety of dishes to choose from, which explains why it is also the most expensive among them. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bread selection</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_CKU6buYM11xTK89It1Fq4yfkakQdNAUkx2AixmYeouQxRINOQsJgi8enVY1DiYtn-sjO2SJjiuRIBuHkkL0NyTBrZfr_6G2MGuJJmshJf0WDEneRD3_Ve6Og5_jsMQH6uEQpDalE0Y/s1600/IMG_5545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_CKU6buYM11xTK89It1Fq4yfkakQdNAUkx2AixmYeouQxRINOQsJgi8enVY1DiYtn-sjO2SJjiuRIBuHkkL0NyTBrZfr_6G2MGuJJmshJf0WDEneRD3_Ve6Og5_jsMQH6uEQpDalE0Y/s640/IMG_5545.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cheese</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-IGOFIu6egYRws8BSAOL77X7KURzdPM5aMtQXjaGtIF8NZ1TgTfxahgMXQoInPBhVfQfrVikmCb6wS_7zv61zo-gWefZNaKDSrfuxeRALYurUvFOjRsm96vd-lZPEAYaNfd8YMCa5uY/s1600/IMG_5547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-IGOFIu6egYRws8BSAOL77X7KURzdPM5aMtQXjaGtIF8NZ1TgTfxahgMXQoInPBhVfQfrVikmCb6wS_7zv61zo-gWefZNaKDSrfuxeRALYurUvFOjRsm96vd-lZPEAYaNfd8YMCa5uY/s640/IMG_5547.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hams</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvn1lmnfWnHoTJ1XhJxMt0OeyzJgcDLrujZIWwOERU3k3JvEht0QTvI8BWrA054r8cMwQe6F7pnYH_pi3ieEHXeaeqVYItTKAUnSQPcKH2oWck9XCHOelyGiLLsmXtphU9f2BlwiuBIJU/s1600/IMG_5581.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvn1lmnfWnHoTJ1XhJxMt0OeyzJgcDLrujZIWwOERU3k3JvEht0QTvI8BWrA054r8cMwQe6F7pnYH_pi3ieEHXeaeqVYItTKAUnSQPcKH2oWck9XCHOelyGiLLsmXtphU9f2BlwiuBIJU/s640/IMG_5581.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Greens</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1if3CVFAB_0R7gkI86vEPx1T3d3uWGcJUtEBVyGFMEdNg2OM6MOktn2imWtSiDLs31i0dNflLaiFzQSQo2piGm75HV3WLRfMDE9_s2l0lWP8N0fwOF76vD1ZGT-gWfWQI5iuWozeImps/s1600/IMG_5502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1if3CVFAB_0R7gkI86vEPx1T3d3uWGcJUtEBVyGFMEdNg2OM6MOktn2imWtSiDLs31i0dNflLaiFzQSQo2piGm75HV3WLRfMDE9_s2l0lWP8N0fwOF76vD1ZGT-gWfWQI5iuWozeImps/s640/IMG_5502.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lobsters, Scallop, Oysters and Mussels</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Y0MaCCBcZCOSO_QqDnC78sHIcqWuLeBeIB5R9JGRn7J8Y1knIr-A5fpCj9eYNCRg4lo2ST0qasOWvoF23dMKnmJiYxW8df4wSspA81m508wzJcqYebWCnPzqKiUGtYbNgUhMHpLGHE/s1600/IMG_5510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Y0MaCCBcZCOSO_QqDnC78sHIcqWuLeBeIB5R9JGRn7J8Y1knIr-A5fpCj9eYNCRg4lo2ST0qasOWvoF23dMKnmJiYxW8df4wSspA81m508wzJcqYebWCnPzqKiUGtYbNgUhMHpLGHE/s640/IMG_5510.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Baked mussels, prawns, sea bass, lamb, beef ball, buttered rice and some veggies</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEU4ubD-XdGdbPKy2Wi2SPg0el_Q-pil5WOcpqK4HucyaP47yZ44VJbeE09M6jl3GjMXIgtX0ZwEkKkhzxAps6WdH1fwZckh1hSs8m5pOga4gPzW3l3i9eIzPyu_kM4NuGVYBBNr7De_o/s1600/IMG_5514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEU4ubD-XdGdbPKy2Wi2SPg0el_Q-pil5WOcpqK4HucyaP47yZ44VJbeE09M6jl3GjMXIgtX0ZwEkKkhzxAps6WdH1fwZckh1hSs8m5pOga4gPzW3l3i9eIzPyu_kM4NuGVYBBNr7De_o/s640/IMG_5514.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lobster again - I just can't get enough of them; Mashed potato, BBQ, and sushi</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsViEB1fc12Qcq8hf6SPqNDuErig_mlkZMYqw-GMyK7dR-hBt1Kn4EfoZ3U2uLnIwYhFWrf00Ty-avwVIEH-fAH57b2Bgqelt0j4K3Vwjtd1Xbn_Gee_X2ylLCy5D6iEPuDpH73GTAMLw/s1600/IMG_5516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsViEB1fc12Qcq8hf6SPqNDuErig_mlkZMYqw-GMyK7dR-hBt1Kn4EfoZ3U2uLnIwYhFWrf00Ty-avwVIEH-fAH57b2Bgqelt0j4K3Vwjtd1Xbn_Gee_X2ylLCy5D6iEPuDpH73GTAMLw/s640/IMG_5516.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Indian Cuisine</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0mmf8JWfGtHbvmNKj8HelsSGENKm-SsnLaUrGgOeR0afuNaThWgo6NdUuJ5PNP3hb1Lg-9pp5domoK1AvNPtbP8nYdzVKFbAaDHRpymH3zIXdDtQC6zUudO8riNoE2hxMXgmhx1SzYk/s1600/IMG_5538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif0mmf8JWfGtHbvmNKj8HelsSGENKm-SsnLaUrGgOeR0afuNaThWgo6NdUuJ5PNP3hb1Lg-9pp5domoK1AvNPtbP8nYdzVKFbAaDHRpymH3zIXdDtQC6zUudO8riNoE2hxMXgmhx1SzYk/s640/IMG_5538.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tandoori and Kebab</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipruqfrpo5eiZWPsHhyphenhyphen1MFO0J_vjAmDVROcUT4Ba3WyGf8Ahdeag_Tgy-J3STTz0IeIOHyGzUe9GNsWTGbZXir7UDewt8Y0bo8ri_6WLiYpFPau9XL3GY_SI-xA4MReVazWO1hwqbbfQc/s1600/IMG_5517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipruqfrpo5eiZWPsHhyphenhyphen1MFO0J_vjAmDVROcUT4Ba3WyGf8Ahdeag_Tgy-J3STTz0IeIOHyGzUe9GNsWTGbZXir7UDewt8Y0bo8ri_6WLiYpFPau9XL3GY_SI-xA4MReVazWO1hwqbbfQc/s640/IMG_5517.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vbe4EnkLS1ZBsUfZoCfAu0PlcCzFUWyLGkh57ClKII4etqZZ30gFhaprZ0gXrbm2Mv4bFTQtMtmaLhZ8NA8czhyphenhyphenhTgaYJVr92-QoawVG5vvankz0iEZAJ3eeZPaGNpm3URKkLqf2q2g/s1600/IMG_5533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vbe4EnkLS1ZBsUfZoCfAu0PlcCzFUWyLGkh57ClKII4etqZZ30gFhaprZ0gXrbm2Mv4bFTQtMtmaLhZ8NA8czhyphenhyphenhTgaYJVr92-QoawVG5vvankz0iEZAJ3eeZPaGNpm3URKkLqf2q2g/s640/IMG_5533.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Western Food Section</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4h2wbBMBq_OH0D84FjHWziMaAbbWpodlveIMQYd5QxI64qvma6Iw3O4f-T__HdI_nyLxIcA7xk5mVCU4x-s-A4MP1KfjICEs0tpD9X4mFF-_PEKR7QyPgI2NWz4et2Dh05XwY6PTT_s/s1600/IMG_5519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4h2wbBMBq_OH0D84FjHWziMaAbbWpodlveIMQYd5QxI64qvma6Iw3O4f-T__HdI_nyLxIcA7xk5mVCU4x-s-A4MP1KfjICEs0tpD9X4mFF-_PEKR7QyPgI2NWz4et2Dh05XwY6PTT_s/s640/IMG_5519.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BBQ Grill Area</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD19XfyDWItyko9HU5IOhyphenhyphenOOxyptDJwzuGdSk3fJjsUo4B2aCYa0WFmHOJw8Np5UsDNddwVraIuLiuqfwJrfJepMUiRDeRxkoISW3tg6cQON1AffmbeCm2xBohi3Z4psi8Vul530-njA8/s1600/IMG_5520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD19XfyDWItyko9HU5IOhyphenhyphenOOxyptDJwzuGdSk3fJjsUo4B2aCYa0WFmHOJw8Np5UsDNddwVraIuLiuqfwJrfJepMUiRDeRxkoISW3tg6cQON1AffmbeCm2xBohi3Z4psi8Vul530-njA8/s640/IMG_5520.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Suckling Pig and Roasted Chicken</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-fH6X1uWG2oQFSjKSxQIVbpUUQL_hbunWHFEXYIG81PUPTC1HcbvPe6udmaCctTpxG4WLVx1w3ofV6e-ENbn7s0AHx3npVv7KtncOqM6YIxaSeLGpNsoNHyoq73XuvD6d1FOR4q9fOI/s1600/IMG_5569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-fH6X1uWG2oQFSjKSxQIVbpUUQL_hbunWHFEXYIG81PUPTC1HcbvPe6udmaCctTpxG4WLVx1w3ofV6e-ENbn7s0AHx3npVv7KtncOqM6YIxaSeLGpNsoNHyoq73XuvD6d1FOR4q9fOI/s640/IMG_5569.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pasta Station</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sushi selection</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28nR9wYOM32RiwLx-_5BWXTk2ga3R7DEAzp6kdLV5n3MJ63XWG1ggh8GeuFyiB20s8bMZLy_drEnCFBcUqN6ThG_VAGU2dbvT6-TqlWiz4S1Sb8MyLWjkoLXPNkAgOlnFT9mkM138I_4/s1600/IMG_5572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28nR9wYOM32RiwLx-_5BWXTk2ga3R7DEAzp6kdLV5n3MJ63XWG1ggh8GeuFyiB20s8bMZLy_drEnCFBcUqN6ThG_VAGU2dbvT6-TqlWiz4S1Sb8MyLWjkoLXPNkAgOlnFT9mkM138I_4/s640/IMG_5572.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japanese noodles</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And of course, the desserts! There were a bevy to choose from.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"What did I get myself into?"</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From Thursday to Saturday evenings, rate is 78++ per person. This includes sizzling barbecue in the menu. Without the barbecue, it is 68++ per person from Sundays to Wednesdays.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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4F, Mandarin Oriental Singapore<br />
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</span></div>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-32487902164234607702011-09-25T08:40:00.000-07:002011-09-28T05:13:01.411-07:00Let's do it again!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Night out with Neanne and Chichi last night.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Top:<a href="http://www.thelimited.com/"> The Limited</a>; Shorts: Thrifted</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bracelet: souvenir from Bohol</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I finally got to wear my new sandals which I bought in the last Charles & Keith Warehouse Sale here in Singapore. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sandals: Charles & Keith</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our first stop - Chinatown for dinner. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prawns, Chili Crab + Fried Buns, Sambal Kangkong and Fried Rice. It was a feast!</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then we headed to Clarke Quay. Some drinks to start the looong night!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks Chichi for the drinks!</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And partied all night long we did!</span>Kathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14093363403011449436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303756282068448810.post-65210821684049172422011-09-18T08:13:00.000-07:002011-09-18T09:06:18.881-07:00Where to eat when in Shanghai?: South Beauty<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good Food, good service, amazing views - those are what we've experienced in South Beauty.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is located on the 10th floor of Super Brand Mall, Pudong Area. Ask for window seats so you can have a great view of the Huang Pu River and the Bund. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A big container full of chilis greeted us at the reception. A warning for their spicy dishes? I guess so. But even if you're not a fan of them, they still have a lot of non-spicy dishes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A serving tray for each table plus a waiter on stand-by at almost every table. This gave Jori an impression that our meal would be very expensive. Actually it wasn't, considering the location and the service. We spent around 2,100 - 2,400 PHP for the both of us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We asked for their recommended dishes and the waiter pointed out this dish to us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And so the battle with the chopsticks began! :) To eat this, you need to place the pork on the plate, put some vegetables on top, roll the pork (similar to rolling a lumpia), then dip it on both soy sauce and chili sauce. Yum!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sichuan Chicken. Nothing unusual. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were supposed to order plain rice but it wasn't on the menu. The waiter doesn't understand English and we can't find the Mandarin translation for plain rice. So we had no choice but to order their 68 CNY (about 460 PHP) fried rice in lotus leaf. We didn't regret it since it was flavorful and serving size was very generous.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, I think South Beauty is one of the best restaurants in Pudong Area where you can enjoy both the food and the view. To fully enjoy the scenery, it is best to go there on dinnertime, when the buildings on the Bund are all lighted up.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>South Beauty</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10th Floor Super Brand Mall</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">168 W Lujiazui Rd, Shanghai</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5047 1817</span><br />
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