Cooling off in Bagasbas

Now here in Daet, Starbucks haven’t found its niche here yet.

Sometimes when I go to Bagasbas beach, I’d just rather chill out and relax somewhere, not on the sandy beach but somewhere near where I can still enjoy the relaxing sound of the waves and the nice scene of the ocean.

I found a cool place to chill and enjoy a nice cold treat, and not to mention fit for the budget!

Khape KHool.. 

yeah the name’s kind of tacky with the ‘h’  inserts and all BUT what they serve here is what I’m after!

Ice scramble!

And not just any Ice scramble. Why? Because the usual Ice scrable is topped with the delicious powdered skimmed milk, sprinkled with little marshmallows, topped with candy sprinkles, topped with mini m&m’s kind of chocolate, topped with rice crispies then topped with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate fudge!!! A lot of topping going on there right? And that's the regular serving!!

The best part is its only 25 pesos!! The usual 50 pesos in manila without all the toppings! Good buy right?

They also serve Iced Coffee with whipped cream, little choco chips, and choc fudge. For only 30 pesos!

If 30 pesos is too much for you..(could that be too much with that serving??) they also have something like an ice coolers, for only 5 pesos. You can choose from their flavours, rootbeer, orange, apple, and , more topped with candy sprinkles.

You cannot miss their store, because its the only one with walls painted in beach mural complete with hanging fish decors plus blue lights at night.

They also got a nice tiki bar. Cute!

my mowdewl.. hehe..

I like the bottle toppers they got up front.

CUTE!!

Now that’s chillin’!

till next chillin!

Modern Italian

I was browsing with my posts and I noticed its mostly about food..

what can I do? I'm a foodie.. hihi

anyways to give space for my Interior design passion here's what I've been up to lately..

Its a modern Italian inspired living and dining area. 

A project with my design partner Suzette Kho.

the wall needed some texture so we add wallpaper to give it drama, 

we were planning to add mirror with lattice frame on both sides of the wall, but since the client has an upcoming party and  the mirror haven't arrived yet,

we weren't able to put it up. =(

but it still looked good right? ^_^

The dining area needed a little boost, the client wanted to place a buffet table on the wall, but the space restricts it. 

So instead of a buffet table we placed a full length mirror and accessorized it with frames and ledges.

whoops.. you can see me there.. hihi..

the client wanted to place a bar in the living room, we wanted it to look sophisticated so we made use of beveled mirrors and super shiny white ducco finished cabinets.

 add a little detail with the knobs on the faux drawers.

the client was so happy!! ^__^

you can also see the earlier blog I made for our blog Design Street, and other stories too at 

http://designstreetid.blogspot.com/

till next time!

T

Bagasbas beach

One more thing that I love here in Daet is that its very near the beach, BAGASBAS beach. Just one tricycle ride away, that's about 15 mins or less from the centro.

It's nice to unwind and relax here.

see.. its very inspiring to hang out here,

I was able to sketch an idea for an up coming project..

Fine gray sand.. 

fail. trying the texture shot thingy with my cam phone. hehe

and beautiful wave that is perfect for surfing.

PTD

and skim boarding 

I was shocked one Sunday, when i went there, the beach were full of people.

 Its like I'm in Baywatch minus the hot, sexy life guards. 

Most families spend their Sundays here, having picnics, playing with their kids and of course swimming.

also every Sunday there are lots of tourist having surfing lesson in Bagasbas.

They have a package tour from Daet to Calaguas Island.

I hope I'll be posting Calaguas soon..

It was a nice change from my usual Sundays at the mall back in Manila. 

Although I miss the malls once in a while.

But being in Bagasbas makes me appreciate nature more, and how to relax and be more worry free.

CM FB

 Haay.. how I wish life could always be like this.

T

Cherry Coke float

Over the weekend, I tried to explore and tried to make new cupcake flavors.

So I did a little research and stumbled upon this cherry coke float cupcake..

 hmm sounds yummy.. 

so I decided to try it myself..

prepared the ingredients..

first combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt

 beat the egg, buttermilk and vanilla

 boil the coca cola and cherry syrup

 melt in butter and cocoa powder

 pour in dry ingredients

 add liquid ingredients, beating until well blended,

 pour in cup cake liners and drop cherries in the middle of each cup

 ready for the oven!!

 and out they go!

 ready for the frosting!

 I'm not good at pipping frosting on cupcakes so i needed a little help.. hihi

 whoooo.. fluffy!!!

 drizzle in some choco shells

 can't wait!!!

 topped with cherry!!

 viola!! CHERRY COKE CUPCAKE!!!

 sooooo.. yummy...

here's how!  enjoy!
1 1/2 Cups flour
3/4 Cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg
1/2 Cup buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 Tbs cocoa powder
3/4 Cup Coca-Cola
1/4 cup marachino cherry syrup
24 marachino cherries
whipped cream frosting

ice-cream chocolate shell

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. Beat the egg, buttermilk, and vanilla in a second bowl. In a saucepan, boil the Coca-Cola, and cherry syrup gently for five minutes. Melt in the butter and cocoa powder.
3. Pour into the dry ingredients, stir well with a wooden spoon, and then add the liquid ingredients, beating until everything is blended.
4. Pour into the cupcake pans and push a cherry into the center of each cupcake. Bake for 15 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
5. When cool frost with whipped cream. Drizzle on chocolate glaze and top with a marachino cherry.

till next food trippin! ^__^



T

Living in daet

There came a time when I wanted to have a change of environment. To step back a little and see my life in a different view. Some would opt to go abroad to somehow upgrade their life or their lifestyle. But not me. I choose to go to a province.

a shot from my apartment in daet

Most of the people would think this was crazy and a waste of time. Not to mention a waste of opportunity. I was half hearted to start a life here, but still I tried my luck.
For the first few months I would spend my time crying, doubting my decision and scared to think that maybe I'm wrong.

What kept me strong was the things I'm realizing along the way.
It's true that its very different here than the life in manila. Mall closes here as early as 7:30pm. If you want to watch a movie, you'd have no choice because there is only one movie house showing only one movie at a time. And the last full show is shown at 5pm.

Back in manila my stress reliever was eating in a not so cheap resto, or smoothies, milk teas and stuff like that but here there's just jollibee, shakey's and other local restos which are by the way good.

But also, here I realize and appreciated money's worth, loving your job and being passionate about what you want.

The only way to travel around this town are tricycles or jeepneys that would take you 30 mins max to your destination. This for me is heaven but for locals here its a burden. At first I didn't understand why they'd be so stressed out about the expenses when The cost of living here is like a quarter of the cost of living in manila. Then I learned that the salary here is also a quarter of the salary in manila. Back then I'd be stressed out about my salary in manila how I can't manage to make them work for me, but here people would be happy enough to earn what I have. And even if the salary is not that big they still give their hundred percent compare to the people in manila who would complain a lot.

Yes, I'm not earning a lot like what I'm earning monthly back home, but I'm learning a lot and appreciating a lot, not to mention loving the laid back living here but sometimes I do miss manila's traffic and manila's stress. But i know, when I get back in manila I'd be a more mature me.

Till next time!
T o.0

Cheezy Sunday!

Happy Monday everyone!

Yesterday was Sunday and Sundays for me are very special since it’s a stay home-all-you-want Sunday, I cooked something special.

Actually there are leftovers from last night and since I don’t have a fridge, I need to consume all the things that will be spoiled early next day or else..

So I made.. cheesy tuna pasta with potato and cheese and cheese balls.. ^__^

I just made the recipe up but it turned out delicious!

The pasta needed a little crunch it’ll be good if there was bell pepper but since I don’t like to go out, I just made my cheese balls.

Its just chedar cheese cubes rolled by hand, dropped in egg, rolled on a flour, then on bread crumbs and deep fried! Viola! It’s perfect for snacks! Now I know what to do if I’m craving for mozzarella sticks! ^__^  

The potato and cheese are of course potatoes; boiled and peeled, milk, cheddar cheese; cubed, cheddar cheese spread, I used cheese wiz hamburger flavour, a little pepper and a little flour to thicken a little. 

Yum-my!!!

                                                                            Dig in!!!


for those of you who want to try this here' the recipe.. enjoy!


Cheesy Tuna Pasta
Spaghetti pasta
1/8 cup butter
all purpose cream
1/2 cheddar cheese
hot and spicy tuna
salt and pepper to taste

the how:
1. cook pasta and set aside
2. spread butter in a pan, then add the all purpose cream, strir until almost boiling
3. add the cheddar cheese and continue stirng until cheese melts
4. a dash of salt and pepper
5. add in tuna (without the oil), and stir.
6. toss in the spaghetti pasta

Potato and Cheese
Potatoes
milk
1/4 cup cheddar cheese cubed or grated
1 T cheddar cheese spread
1/2 t flour

the how:
1. boil the potatoes without peeling for about 30 mins
2. peel and cut the potatoes in desired size
3.in a sauce pan put in milk then add cheddar cheese and spred
4. stir until cheese are melted
5. add in the flour and stir until free of lumps
6. pour into the peeled potatoes

Cheese Balls
cheddar cheese
flour
egg, beaten
bread crumbs

the how:
1. cut cheddar cheese into cubes, make a ball out of it
2. roll it in the beaten egg, then flour, then bread crumbs
3. deep fry until golden brown


T  
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