patrolman bose

i went to a fab show in the manila contemporary a few weeks back and saw something i liked and thought you might like even more...

cool yes?

unplugged bliss

on a much lighter note,

wanted to share with you how we spent our long weekend...

we ate outdoors day...

...and night...

slept...

...read... (more on this book later...)

...and not once did i open my laptop...

*bliss*

baguio art tour

the next time someone asks me what you can do in baguio, aside from eat and shop at the ukay-ukay (which are perfectly good things to do!), i will definitely recommend going on the baguio art tour!

baguio, home to many artists and artisans has tons of relatively unexplored artspaces that are truly a sight to see :)

from the art of traditional weaving....

to centuries-old huts

ethnic art and sculptures

outdoor installations

and native antiques

from a large museum housing philippine contemporary art

to a hole in the wall that serves dogmeat next to edgy wall art and graffiti

its definitely a perfect way to spend the day in the city :)

happy weekend

i had my first crack in entertaining guests in baguio...  what a joy :)

first night --  upon arriving, dinner by candle light...

for dessert:  fresh baguio strawberries (so big right?  and sweet too.  only P100 a kilo) + whipped cream + vargas butter cake = perfect makeshift strawberry shortcake!

barbecue on the second day...

complete with grilled corn!

night cap: hot chocolate under the stars.

yun lang :)   see ya.

alfajor

heeey! why didn't you buy me those "i love candy" bracelets as pasalubong? hehe...

speaking of pasalubongs and food you want to try, a friend spent the long weekend in baguio and brought me back some "alfajor" (pronounced alpha-whore, haha). i've never tasted them or even seen them before but they were surprisingly quite good!

alfajor is apparently a traditional South American cookie mainly from Peru and Argentina. its made of two round sweet biscuits joined together by a dulce de leche filling in between. yum!

you should try them :)





i opened my jar of alfajor when i was with friends (my mistake!) and it got wiped out within a few minutes! haha! i would have wanted to take them to my bike race this weekend.... has lita made any of her chocolate chip cookies lately by any chance? ;D