What Goes First This Time

Disregard the horrible asthma attack in 1999 that made me promise to live each day like it was my last. This is no longer about me especially when the blasted typhoon could almost wipe an entire city in one hour. Or your entire family.

December 17, 2011 – 1:00 a.m
Text message from Pau: Did you talk to your mom yet? Major flood in CDO. City wiped out. I’m calling my mom now. Nobody is answering.
Checked Facebook. Nothing from friends.

December 17, 2011 – 1:30 a.m
Talked to mom who narrated the story. She drove our SUV while Dad locked the doors. Water was waist-high. Everyone was asleep was she can’t still shake off the feeling that what if my dad had a heart attack and got stuck in the middle of it all.
Mom rested. Glad everyone is safe. House is submerged in water though.

December 17, 2011 – 3:00 a.m.
Refreshed Facebook and Twitter for news. Horrified at others’ plight. Frustrating that no news came out from the TV Stations. Being helpless does not begin to describe it. Friends and people from all over the world who somehow have a connection in Cagayan show signs of solidarity. Very overwhelming.

Just glad that friends are okay. Our dog Hugo was gone though. He was a gift from my friend Jeff and because he was my first pet, he trained me well – to become a good mom. I hope he still thinks so – wherever he is now. My mom said when the water rose up, he probably floated from his cage and went somewhere else. Bye Hugo. Thank you for the memories.

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Cupcakes by Sonja’s at the Serendra

I think  this deserves an entirely new post after our Manila trip during our parent’s anniversary. My love for dessert has totally transcended to a level that is beyond overwhelm. After I met Cupcakes by Sonja’s at the Serendra Piazza. By the way, its Sonja (son-ja) for Sonja Ocampo.

An excerpt from Lori Lori Baltazar of Dessert Comes First’s interview with Sonja -

Is it true that your kitchen is open 24 hours a day? And did you really work at the Magnolia Bakery? “Yes, the kitchen is open 24 hours a day, but that’s only because we have such a small oven and the cupcakes need to be made in batches. I worked in the Magnolia Bakery in 2005, a year before opening my store. I didn’t want to mimic anybody and I tried to go to as many cupcake bakeries [abroad] as I could. I didn’t want to open a Magnolia, doing just vanilla and chocolate [flavors], I wanted to veer away from that [for my store].”

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Sumo Sam, Chili’s and More Manila Gastrodeelite

//update Nov 25, 2011

Sumo Sam Cebu already opened this week! Check out Instylecebu for feature soon!

Hardly a Japanese food lover except Shabu-Shabu, the group trooped to Sumo Sam at Rockwell for lunch. Sorry for the late post but this was during our trip last *gulp* May for our parent’s anniversary. Sooo! Tita Beth was a huge fan of Sumo Sam I just found out and I like Rockwell for Shu Uemura so oh well.

Tita Beth is like my mother. She always get caught in photos open-mouthed, close-eyed and everything else candid.

Hail to the Sumo Sam makis and sushis of the world!

Chicken teriyaki

This prawn dish is delish! Forgive me I didn’t take notes. Continue reading »

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