Aloe Vera for Summer Thirst

I'm loving this aloe vera drink this summer ! I like it icy cold, so I put it in the freezer for max-almost iced juice effect. The pulp is to die for ! Second of all, it says it has multi-anti aging nutrients. Suits an old lady like me. True or not ? I still love the juice anyway. My girls tried to steal my bottles, I told them to read the labels. The anti-aging word kept them away then.


ps: it's on sale at Shopwise today, so I was able to grab some. :D

Orchid Garden Restaurant

Grande Island Resort (see post here ) has only one restaurant _Orchid Garden Restaurant which serves Oriental cuisine. My only issue during our short stay at the resort was they didn't accommodate room service. It was dinner and the whole day activities in the resort consumed the tiniest energy left in us.

At the end, we insisted and got our way. A kind staff from the resto gave in to our room service request.



The menu offered a short list of ala carte dishes. We ordered variant plates, so we could have a taste of each.

kyla's pork bbque

myka's korean pork stew

bianx' lechon kawali

che's liempo bbque

mixed veggies w/ seafood

pork sinigang

Everyone was too hungry and dived in immediately upon the delivery of the food.

the resort encouraged the guests to bring their own bottled water

We had them served at our beach front veranda and enjoy the food with a view of the dark ocean , brighten by small lights across the sea. In fairness, everything tasted good !!

Tikoy 2

Remember tikoy, ( sticky rice cake ) ?, see prev post here . In our very recent road trip, I chanced to pass by a barrio in Macalelon, Bondoc Peninsula and saw a hut which sells this fave local delicacy.




I love the idea of buying from where the goods originated. It adds authentic appeal to the product.








Only to realize later, on a refill stop over in a gas station nearby, that the ones being sold on the roads were better tasting and cheaper by P5 less. Hahaha ! ! !

I love tikoy !