My Brother's Huge Excitement

Last night, which my brother's 20th birthday, me and Steve were having a video chat on skype. I was having a great time talking with him cuz it's been a while since I showed myself on cam. The bad side about it though was that I slept late and didn't able to wake up early like I always intended to. I will definitely find a way again to be able to sleep early and wake at the same early time which is 7:00 a.m. I find it very convenient to be able to wake up early and get to do a lot of things for the day.

My brother had a good birthday celebration. He had invited more than 10 of his friends. Most of them were women. I finally saw my brother's girlfriend as well but I got pissed off because she's taller than me. Made me feel how terrible my height is. :( Her name is Anna Marie. It sounded close to my aunt's name(my mother's younger sister) which is Hannah Marie. I was the one who cooked the spaghetti as usual. I wanted the spaghetti cooked well the way I wanted it to  be so I insisted on cooking it. My brother told me that alot of his friends said that it was so good. He also gave some for my neighbour Regie and she mistaken it from Jollibee because it was that good. In my brother's opinion, my spaghetti was even better than in Jollibee and I really love it when people praise my cooking so much.

Anyway, back to my chat with Steve. We chatted to almost midnight and that was also the time were his new laptop arrived. I knew how excited he was to spent time exploring it but he chose to talk to me more. He then told me that he has no use for his Macbook anymore and said he will give it to me. I asked him what am I going to do with my laptop then, he suggested to sell it but I gave an idea that I will give the Macbook to my brother because he will need it for his studies. I chose my laptop than the Macbook because I more prefer the bigger screen. When Steve agreed to it, I rushed up to our balcony were my brother and his 2 friends drinking. I told him about the great news and my brother smiled so wide and asked me twice if it's true. He's very happy and I'm glad that it wasn't yet midnight when I told him about his Macbook. It is also one of great gifts for him in his birthday. I think he felt really lucky because he had his birthday celebration which he didn't expected, and a Macbook too. His 2 friends were also smiling and seemed happy for him. Phil told me that he will message Steve in the morning to say his thanks.

When my brother woke up, he asked me to use my laptop to message Steve on facebook and add him to his friends' list. It took long because they were exchanging messages. My brother kept watching the review of Macbook over and over again which made me really amused. I'm happy for him and glad that he was grateful. It is such a good feeling to make someone happy and I know Steve also felt the same way. 

This is my cousin's daughter Chloe. She was singing Phil his birthday song.

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Lunch @ Butcher's Best BBQ

I don't usually go to Butcher's Best whenever I have a meal outside. The last time I went there was when I was 12 years old and back then, the restaurant was still small. Then, when I was 21, my cousin Yvonne once brought with her these Baby Back Ribs with delicious sauce and 2 other kinds of BBQ meal. I didn't know where she bought it but I kept thinking just how much good it was. I remember telling myself that time that it was the best meat meal I ever had. Two years passed and I suddenly remembered how good that food was so I researched it. I couldn't believe that it was from Butcher's Best  after all 'cuz I don't remember it was that good when I had it when I was 12. I guess they had improved for they even have variety of BBQ meals which they didn't before.

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When I went there to order that Baby Back Ribs I really loved, I found out that it was phased out. I had no idea why they did that for it was really the best! I was very disappointed because I anticipated and craved for those ribs. I actually made a sad face when the waitress told me the sad news :( I was too late to know because she said it was phased out a long time ago. So instead, I ordered their Sinugwow and Original Pork BBQ.

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I know that this typical "Sinugbang Baboy" is always delicious but unfortunately, I was served by a slightly burned one and I didn't enjoy my favourite skin and fat parts because it tasted really bitter. You can obviously see it in the picture. The sauce was delicious though and I enjoyed chewing the diced onions as well. This Sinugwow costs only ₱80.

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Since I know that Sinugwow has salty flavour, I ordered their pork BBQ because I know it's sweet and to satisfy my cravings. It's very tender and delicious! It is quite affordable for only ₱14 per stick.

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Ron's Chicken and Botoy's

It was dinner time when I craved for "Liempo" (roasted pork belly.) It has always been my favourite. So I asked my brother to buy some at Pierto, Cagayan de Oro city. He bought the Liempo at "Ron's Chicken." I was asking him to buy from Botoys but he said they were out of stock so he bought it at Ron's instead.

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I was really glad how it turned out because when I tasted the Liempo, it was delicious as the way I wanted it to be. The skin was crispy, I can tell it's fresh and from a young pig for its tenderness. I love how really juicy the meat was too!

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A few days after I had the Liempo from Ron's Chicken, I managed to buy it from Botoy's at late at night. I craved for Botoy's because for me, they've got the best Liempo.

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When I tasted some however, it didn't turn out to be good as I remembered it. I remembered so well that Botoy's Liempo was particularly delicious so I thought that maybe I just had no luck that time. The Liempo I had has no taste at all. I had to rely on my soy sauce because I couldn't taste anything. The skin however, was crisper than Ron's Chicken. I got the feeling  that the cook seemed to forgot putting flavouring on the Liempo because I know from experience that their Liempo  is the best one I've ever tasted. I am not discourage to buy another one from them but I should remind myself to ask and be guaranteed that they didn't make mistake on preparing it. You should all try Ron's and Botoy's Liempo with the same price of ₱120. Good 3-4 persons.

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Canadian Mountie Bear

When Steve visited me here in the Philippines for the 2nd time, one of the gifts he gave me was a black stuffed bear in a Canadian Mountie uniform. When he handed it to me, it made me grin immediately because it was adorable!

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Here is the standing position of the stuffed bear. The red uniform its wearing was very thick.

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A close up picture of the tag

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His sitting position...

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Rough Rider Jeans

I went to Gaisano Mall and found out that they were having a 50% off sale for RRJ clothes. It was lucky day for me as it happened to be my payday. I lept at the opportunity and tried to choose jeans that would suit me. None of the long pants fit me, I tried to look for almost all the long pants that  they displayed but most of them were too big or too long for me. Then, I saw the pedal jeans that fits me well. I had no intention on buying pedal jeans but it's the only thing that fits me so I bought it instead.

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What I find great about these jeans is that it fits me very well from my waist to my legs and calves. The original price of this was ₱900 but with 50% off, its now only ₱450.

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This is the back view of the pants...

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And here is the close up picture of the back pockets...

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The brand name of the jeans...

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Potato Corner - My Favourite Fries

Today, I'm sharing with you guys my favourite French Fries in the world! It's called "Potato Corner." I'm so addicted to it lately because the fries have 3 different flavours and they are from fresh potatoes. So far, I always order the "sour cream" flavour. There hasn't been a week that I didn't think about it and whenever I went down town  I always stop by at their stall to buy some. The staff were amazingly fast and they never burn my potato fries.

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This was taken from my cellphone. Sorry that it isn't too clear. I took this picture at their limketkai branch which where I  always go for shopping. A lot of people may think it's weird to take a picture of a simple potato fries stall but for me, I don't care as long as I can share a lot of stuff in my blog. 

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I ordered the trio flavour fries in order for you to see how their 3 flavour options looks like. The first fries from the left is my favourite sour cream, in the middle is the barbecue, and lastly, the cheese flavour. I have to advise you not to choose the trio fries because the flavours don't blend well together. I wasn't a fan with the cheese one because there was too much cheese to enjoy it for long. I can suggest sour cream or Barbecue flavour if you want to try it out!

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Here is the picture of the Potato Corner menu and prices. You can all see the exact prices for different sizes you can choose from. I never tied Giga fries size, maybe I will someday while watching a movie on the cinema. 

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I love this pic so much! I remember I showed this kind of pic to Steve from my google search and he said "the potato looks happy." I laughed so hard at that because I imagined potatoes to be fried and they made their potato model looked happy! That's why before I bought my potato fries, I made sure to take a picture of the Happy Potato. 

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Chicken Proben

Me and my friend bought some chicken proben and rice at one of the food vendors at the side of Mc Arthur park, Cagayan de Oro City. They had lots of costumers gathered around their stall and there was no question why - they make delicious chicken proben there!

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At first, I was shy to ask for the seller's permission if I could take a picture of their Chicken Proben. There were too many people there and I would be the only one taking pictures of it. But for the sake of my love for blogging, I asked the food vendor and he was happy to allow me taking picture shots. I was the one who even rearranged the skewed proben to make them look presentable in the pictures.

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This is the picture of the chicken proben already dipped in a sweet chilli sauce. Eat it with rice and your day is complete! The proben costs only ₱5.00 per stick as well as the rice in coco leaves(puso.)

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Looking back at this picture and it makes me want to have some again.

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