2011 in Retrospect

For a change, i'm posting my personal highlights of the year 2011 in pictures. Well, some of it in pictures since I wasn't able to capture every highlight of 2011 in a photo.

So...here it goes. Enjoy and Kiong Hee Huat Chai everyone!Ü

• US Visa renewed!Ü
• RAPID 2.2
• Bin Laden's capture
• Promotion

2011 of course had it's share of (ups and) downs, and this blog wouldn't be complete without mentioning some of the lowlights for 2011...

• Japan tsunami
• Work stoppage in September
• That nasty website
• Sendong
• And the sudden passing away of my dear Lola Celia...

I wouldn't want to end this blog with a sad note and if you actually think about it, there were more highlights than lowlights for 2011 =) So here's wishing everyone a great year of the DRAGON and that may 2012 bring us more good luck, happiness, peace, prosperity, and lots of love!♥♥♥ Once again, Happy Chinese New Year, everyone! *MUAH!*

Margarita...not the cocktail

Originally posted @ http://cdsaint.blogspot.com ♥

Margarita...pizza? Anyone?Ü

Bistro Coron in Coron, Palawan has the best pizza i've ever tasted! It's the first time i've ever had egg with my pizza. Yes, you read it right: EGG! Raw egg placed on top of the pizza that just came out from the oven! The looks on our faces when we saw that our pizza had a raw egg on top was priceless (well maybe the "priceless" expression was also due to the fact that we were hungry as ever when they served our order)! This was one of the toppings in a pizza with crust that's thin-and-oh-so-crunchy! I'd go back to Coron just to eat pizza at this place!Ü

And while you're at Bistro Coron, I suggest that after you dine there (if you're still hungry or for take out purposes) you try the isaw sold at the ihawan right beside Bistro Coron (sorry, forgot to take pictures). I sooooo love their isaw! The taste is yummy, with a little bit of sweetness to tease your tastebuds!

And these are the reasons why i'm going back to Coron: Margarita Pizza and Isaw. In that particular order.Ü

When in Bora...Tesebel

When in Boracay, go to Puka Beach and dine at Tesebel Ihaw-Ihaw Restaurant. Their Garlic Prawns with Honey are to die for! This is their best seller and many have tried to copy this dish but nothing can really compare to Tesebel's cooking. The garlic bits are toasted to perfection and the sauce really as sweet as honey! Some may find the sauce too sweet but I personally love it! This dish includes three pieces of prawns and costs P195. A must-try to anyone visiting Bora!

How to get there: From the main beach (where Stations 1, 2, and 3 are located), ride a trike going to Puka Beach which costs P20-25/pax if coming from Station 1 (it might cost more if you're coming from Stations 2 or 3). Just tell the tricycle driver that you're going to Tesebel Ihaw-Ihaw at Puka Beach. The trike going back (from Puka to Station 1, 2, or 3) should cost the same as long as you hail a trike from Puka Beach and not ask for a ride from one of the tricycles parked there. If you get one of those parked tricycles, that would cost you P150 for a one-way trip (i'm not sure if this is per pax or for the entire trike regardless of the number of pax...maybe it's the latter). If you're pressed for time, then the parked tricycles are your only choice. But if you're not on a tight schedule (tricycles passing through this place are not as many as those that are found along the main road of Stations 1, 2, 3), then you can just wait at the shed right in front of Tesebel's until a tricycle comes along (make sure you ask the tricycle driver how much the ride going back would cost otherwise they'd jack up the price).

Aling Tessie (the owner) also suggested that we can ride a multicab going back to the main beach, so I guess you can hitch a ride on whatever comes first.

Puka Beach is also one of the stops in the island hopping tours offered in Boracay so you can just probably tell your bangkero that you want to have lunch at Puka Beach and i'm pretty sure Mr. Banker (a.k.a. Mamang Bangkero) will make sure you're at Puka Beach in time for lunch.Ü

Little known fact: "Tesebel" came from the names of the owners: Tessie and her husband, Billy. On my next visit I will ask why it's the letter E that's found between B and L and not I (I forgot to ask).