Lanzones= P17.50/Kilo

     My husband and I had our honeymoon and Davao. This is one reason why it will always have a soft spot in my heart. I find it busy enough but still very provincial and laid-back.

     Lately, I have been going there quite often because of work. Last weekend, I was with my mom and my cousin. This time of the year is great since most of the fruits are in season. Davao boasts of succulent fruits as its offering like mangosteen,  marang, papaya and pomelo. I do not eat durian. My cousin freaked out when she found out lanzones was selling for P1750 a kilo just on the street where we were staying and bought four kilos. (which we consumed in two days) So at least for this trip, breakfast meant coffee, cereal and sweet, sweet lanzones!!! Yum! Yum!

Ikea Day = Happy Day

Racks and racks of delicious Ikea stuff at Mobler

      I will not deny that I am an Ikea fan.

      When I was younger going to Ikea was one of the highlights of each Hong Kong trip. Since we usually stay in the Tsim Tsa Tsui area, the nearest Ikea store was the one in Prince Edward down Nathan Road. My Dad was my very patient or not so patient accomplice. We would take the cab. He would wait in the coffee shop while I browsed the entire store. Then came the big, crazy Ikea store in the States. It was pure excitement. But by then I already had kids in tow and once they get bored in the play area, that's it for Ikea shopping for the day for me.

     Here in Manila, there still is no full-blown Ikea store but the store Mobler sells a wide selection of their products. If I need my Ikea fix, I run to Mobler. They have two branches one in Makati and the other in Greenhills. Of course you can't expect the same prices as that of HK and the States BUT you don't have to worry about airline weight allotments here. 

I made my sister buy this rocker for her TV room.

This throw pillow cover is quintessentially Ikea. Love it!
HEDDA Cushion  Cover P350

Sorry, I just had to snap one of these!
Kram paper Napkin P220

I spy funky plastic handles!!!

Next time Mr. Lamp, I just might buy you.

   Recently I was there with my sister. I was looking for kitchen stuff for a project I was doing and of course we both ended up buying more than what we intended to. Oh well, follow your bliss ....and Ikea is one of them.

Mobler  Enterprises

Makati Branch

4977 Enrique St Palanan

8335590

San Juan Branch

Unit 9 Wilson Square Bldg

Wilson Street San Juan

5084433

www.mobler.com.ph

Blooms & Greens

    
     Doesn't the picture above look like a postcard? I love gerber daisies or gerbera. My mom who is a physician grows them  My parents own a small farm in Alfonso Cavite (Philippines). I have been going there there often lately since the family's farm house in undergoing a major renovation and of course I am at the helm.

     Having the time to actually look and appreciate my Mom's plants between fussing over the construction site is such a gift. I don't know about you but flowers never fail to make me smile. They are poetic positivity in themselves. So I leave you hopefully with smiles on your faces and some more photos from the farm.... and maybe a keener eye for more objects of poetic positivity. We all could use them and there is so much out there. We all know it.

                                                     Thank you, God for flowers.




Blooms & Greens
Barrio Taywanak
Alfonso Cavite

Stores:
Manila Seedling Bank
South Supermarket Alabang
FTI Weekend Market
Lung Center Weekend Market

Charity Eats

my shrimp pasta order

     The week of August 13 to 20 was Charity Week for Tattler Magazine and Hands on Manila, Dine at any of the participating restaurants and 10% of your bill goes to Hands On Manila's outreach projects. My bestfriends C, M and P chose Sala Bistro in Greenbelt. I loved my shrimp pasta. Sorry I promise to write down what I eat next time.

P's Crab Cake Order. Yum!

     I was envious of C's burger though. It did not only look yummy, it was yummy.

     Oh and my daughter Yellow was with me and she ordered an over-priced mac and cheese.

     Oh well it is a good resto. I will definitely be back.  Even if their rest rooms made me claustrophobic. =) Yep, tiny with mirrors and a scary lock.