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Barat goes to Baguio (Day Two) - Good Sheperd & Mines view park

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Day TWO in Baguio - Good Sheperd & Mines view park

After our brunch, we went to Mines view park and Good Sheperd’s convent. We parked our cars near Mines view and walked our way up to the convent to buy our favorite Ube Jam Php 180/bottle medium size (now with sugar free available - Php 180/bottle sweetened with Isomalt), Peanut Brittle Php 125/bottle, and Chocolate Crinkles - Php 120/bottle.

Good Sheperd

But this small snack bar right infront of their specialty store caught our attention. We tried their strawberry juice (Php 15/cup) which was actually good — not your usual ready mix and strawberry gelato (Php 15/cup) was yummy — although the base tasted more of whip cream than ice cream. :)

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Barat goes to Baguio (Day Two) - Cafe by the ruins

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Day TWO in Baguio - Cafe by the Ruins

Cafe by the Ruins

We started our day with a hearty brunch at Cafe by the Ruins. This Cafe serves good food and nice ambience. However, their menu is not as friendly on a budgeted traveller. But, don’t frown because we have some barat tips for you…

When we asked our server regarding their serving size, he informed us that it’s only good for 1 person. So we ordered individually, but when the food came out we were so overwhelmed with their serving size. It is actually good for 1-2 persons depending on ones appetite, in short they have big serving size.

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Barat goes to Baguio (Day One)

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Its been 5 years or so since we last visited Baguio City. So this weekend, the whole family went up to Baguio and enjoyed its climate, food and scenery.

At 630am we left the house for our weekend get a way, lucky us after an hour of travel our aircon died down and we can’t do anything but bare with the scourging heat and go on with our trip.

Our daughter can no longer take the heat and she started to be irritable, so we transfered her to the other car — where they enjoyed their aircon while we are starting our early penitence for the holy week. Hay, how lucky can we get?!

On our way to Baguio, we payed Our Lady of Manaog a visit.

Our Lady of Manaoag

Then we went straight to Baguio where we stayed in a transient home. The rent is way cheaper compared to hotel rates. The place we got was pretty spacious. It was able to accomodate all of us — 12 adults, 2 kids, 1 toddler & 1 baby. It has 4 rooms, sala, dining area, 2 toilet and bath with heater, kitchen and garage. We only paid Php 5,000 for 2 days. Not bad huh!?

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We want ICE Cream!!!

Monday, March 12th, 2007

Since early last week, the sun shines so bright and the heat is on. It’s like telling all of us to rush to the nearest beach and take a plunge. But for most of us, taking a vacation and enjoying the beach (nature’s best gift to us during summer :P) isn’t as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Oh well, instead of frowning we found ourselves digging into a tub of ice cream. Oh soo refreshing!

What’s even rewarding is that we discovered that our favorite local brand, Fruits in Ice Cream (FIC), added new flavors to their list. These we have to try for the next couple of days, weeks, or even months!

For those who haven’t tried FIC, we recommend you try their Pistachio – this is one of their bestsellers, generous amount of pistachio nuts which reminds us of Coney Islands’ pistachio ice cream, Tsokonut and Green Tea.

Oooops, we almost forgot! Diabetics and diet conscious people can also enjoy their yummy treats coz they have a sugar-free line called FIC lite. We tried their mixed berries and it’s good.

Of course, this post wouldn’t be an official barat entry if we don’t have tipid tips for you guys! We don’t buy our FIC ice cream from supermarkets or malls but instead we get it from their home outlets whose price is much lower. :P

You may check there Price List for reference.

Here’s the contact info of our favorite outlet:

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#7 Makturing St., Manresa, Quezon City (Near Banawe)
They are open as early as 6am until late in the evening


Late lunch at Causeway

Friday, March 9th, 2007

Chinese food is one of our comfort foods and when we think of late lunch, we think of Causeway restaurant located at Congressional Avenue in Quezon City.

Ever wonder why this particular branch? Because this is the only branch that we know that offers Dim sum discounts from 230pm to 530pm. All Dim sums in the push cart are priced php38/order.

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But for hakaw lovers, (sorry guys) this isn’t included in the promo. But never the less, our favorite siomai, chicken feet, spareribs — to name a few — are all included!

To complete our meal, we often order yang chow fried rice (php 150) but when we are in total barat mode plain rice will do. Don’t forget to ask for your tasty plain soup and to request for a pot of hot tea… it’s free don’t worry :P

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Happy eating!


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