Date of visit: May 9, 2010

We went straight to the Philippine Military Academy after our boat ride at Burnham Park.


As we entered the camp, we saw air crafts which were used by the Philippine Airforce.

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These all got Mark, Chino, Jeff, and Gia a little excited that they immediately posed to have their photos taken with the aircrafts.



We also saw a lot of interesting things as we roamed around the camp.

Sundial

Daddy and the Sundial

Tree House

The buildings got Mark's attention that he immediately took photos of them...



...while I was allured by the sight of the beautiful flowers all over the camp. :)


As we walked along, we were able to catch some cadets and had our pictures with them. It's only in televisions and movies that I knew how it is being in military.


I sometimes wonder how they feel because it seems that they should always be well-dressed and look good, firm, and fearless. They also seem to be always so serious and weren't allowed to laugh or even smile at all. :p


We actually tried having the cadets do some wacky poses but they said they where not allowed and that they should always maintain their dignity..hehe..


We were also able to witness some neophyte cadets as they took on their training.


We even saw some lady cadets. Cool! I really admire how disciplined they all were.


Visitors were allowed to watch the drills and trainings as long as they don't go beyond the designated areas.


But Mark got too excited to have some close encounter with the cadets that he didn't mind crossing the perimeters!



We all enjoyed our tour around the PMA camp especially at the Relics Point.


Aside from seeing a lot of interesting things, Jaoey, Mark, Chino, Gia, and Jeff aslo had their share of craziness around the camp haha!

Date of visit: May 9, 2010

Mark and I were still tired from our tour on our first day in Baguio, but we were up early the next morning for another tour around the city.

Whenever my family goes out on a vacation, it has always been a tradition for us to visit the church in the place.

And so we started our 2nd day by hearing mass at the Baguio Cathedral. We arrived a bit late though so we weren't able to get seats inside the church. :p


I so love that the church is pink! :D

After our Vigan trip, our next stop was Baguio. We arrived in Baguio on May 8, a few hours past lunch. After lunch, while the others chose to just stay at home to have some rest, Mark and I roamed around the village.

I bet weekends are the most-awaited part of the week for most of us. But if there's one person who really loves weekends (especially Sundays) more than any other day, that would be no other than my dad.

Aside from not having to worry about work, it is also during weekends when the family becomes complete. And what happens when we are all complete? We get to enjoy his labor of love through sumptuous feasts! And there goes poor me, breaking my diet again! Haha!

Just like last Sunday when my dad cooked lunch for us. I requested for veggies and my dad gladly obliged.

Veggies (eggplant, okra, squash, malunggay) in Coconut Milk

Since the above dish also had pork in it, my dad added a seafood dish.

Crabs in Coconut Milk

Our meals will never be complete without soups, so my dad also cooked Miki.

Miki

And then we had brownies for dessert (thanks to Mark! :p)

Hizon's Brownies

We usually have these kinds of feasts almost every week though I don't really get to post them right away. ;p So the following will be about other weekend feasts which I thought I needed to share hehe..

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Saturday Seafood Feast
June 5, 2010

We were restraining from meat that time (I think ;p) so we opted for seafood instead.

Of all my dad's specialties, seafoods in coconut milk will always be the best for me. Sautéed and cooked to perfection in coconut milk, the shrimps, mussels, and crabs surely were a hit for all of us!

Shrimps in Coconut Milk

Mussels in Coconut Milk

Crabs in Coconut Milk

Adobong pusit was also on the menu.  This is another delectable dish!

Adobong Pusit

For the soup, we had Dinengdeng, another delicious Ilocano delicacy. It's basically a soup with veggies and fish. If I remember it right, they also use fish paste (bagoong isda) instead of fish paste (patis) as seasoning.

Eggplants, malunggay fruit, and sweet potatoes are usually the veggies used and fish is also added in. But you can practically add in any other vegetable and seafood just like what my dad did. He added malunggay leaves and then had some shrimps and mussels instead of fish.

Seafood Dinengdeng

We were all wondering why daddy cooked so much food that day. Aside from the family being complete, it's also his sister's birthday during that day so he decided to have a little celebration. Yup, my dad's very thoughtful that way. He never forgets to celebrate every special event (birthdays in particular) of people close to him, even if they are miles away! ;p

The Master Chef

Sinful Sunday Lunch
June 6, 2010

Just when I thought that I was already spared from having to eat meat for the weekend, my dad cooked not just one but two meat dishes! Talk about ruined diet haha! ;p

First on the menu was Pork Estofado. It has pata as its main ingredient. Fried saging na saba and pandesal are also added in. This dish is one of my favorites! *drools*

Pork Estofado

And then there's this sinful bulalo. Instead of potatoes, my dad usually uses sweet potatoes. He also adds in saging na saba, corn, Baguio beans, and cabbage.  He always intentionally puts in a lot of veggies since I usually eat just the veggies when I'm on a diet. :)

Bulalo

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Tasty looking dishes, huh? I bet I got you all hungry haha! Just wait 'til you taste the real thing! :D

Shared at: Food Trip Friday

After our lunch at Super Bowl, Karen still has not arrived so we decided to roam around for some window shopping. We passed by The White Hat stall and immediately grabbed some dessert. Since yogurts are generally healthy, we thought it would be a great way to balance out what we had during lunch.

We had a hard time choosing from their toppings since everything looks yummy, so we just settled for their Hat combos. For Php 150 (large) or Php 120 (regular), you'll get to enjoy The White Hat's Italian Frozen Yogurt, with 3 best-seller toppings plus a free sauce drizzle! *drools*

Mark chose the Cowboy Hat, while I chose the Baker's Hat.

Cowboy Hat (Large) & Baker's Hat (Large) - Php 150 each

The Cowboy Hat has toppings of homemade brownies, a choice of cocopops or barquillos, and dark choco chips.

The Baker's Hat has homemade cheesecake, a choice of blueberries or red ruby cherries, and almond cluster as its toppings. Each combo also comes with a choice of caramel or chocolate sauce drizzle for free!

I love that their froyo was 98% fat free, but I guess the toppings were not. Well I don't care! Haha! Hmmm..I sense some additional pounds! Haha! ;p

Mark and I both enjoyed our hats and we will definitely try out the other hats next time. :)

THE WHITE HAT
Italian Frozen Yogurt
2F Trinoma North Avenue
Quezon City