"L Po-yo caca- Lo-co"

El Pollo Loco, pronounced “L Po-yo Lo-co” and Spanish for “The Crazy Chicken". They specialize in Mexican food and chicken as their specialty (which you might have already guessed from the name of the place). It only has two branches here in the Philippines, one in SM Megamall and the other is in Mall of Asia. For more info, check their website: http://www.elpolloloco.com/

On Sunday afternoon, we did our weekend habit which is going to the mall and food tripping. This time we tried El Pollo Loco's Flame-grilled chicken together with Spanish rice, Corn Cobbettes, Fries, and their fresh salsa which you can have mild or hot. We also had leche flan and fruit salad as dessert.

Flame-Grilled Chicken

And don't forget to stop by their Salsa Bar where you’ll find their famous House Salsa, Avocado Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Salsa Roja! All are prepared fresh everyday. Their salsa bar is a great way to add different flavors to your favorite menu selections.

Fresh Salsa

For those who don't prefer rice, you can also try their flour tortillas which are trans-fat free. What to do is shred their flame-grilled chicken, then put in on a warm flour tortilla, top it off with fresh salsa and corn, wrap it up and there it goes! Yummy!

Flour Tortillas

We ♥ Mang Inasal

If you are a RICE LOVER, Mang Inasal is the place for you, where you can enjoy unlimited rice while savoring their special Chicken Inasal. Mang Inasal is the Philippine's fastest growing barbeque fast food chain, serving chicken, pork barbeque and other Filipino favorites, and was first established on December 12, 2003 in Iloilo City. They have now 294 branches nationwide. Equipped with great-tasting Filipino favorites and pocket-friendly prices, Mang Inasal knows that in the end it will win the heart of the masses.

Pecho and rice wrapped in banana leaves

You can choose from a variety of chicken parts such as Leg and Thigh, Breast and Wing or Pecho as they call it. They also have pork inasal, burgers, beef sinigang, bangus sinigang, and a variety of Filipino desserts such as halo-halo, mais con yelo and saging con yelo all topped with ice cream. Tsalap! :)


For Mang Inasal Branches : http://www.manginasal.com/branch.html 

Beef Salisbury

Red Ribbon's Beef Salisbury is made of 100% BEEF generously topped with rich mushroom gravy sauce with smooth and creamy mashed potato and buttered corn and carrots sidings, and it goes well with steamy cup of rice, you don't have to order for extra rice because the meal itself will fill your tummy...Yummy! Yummy! Yummy!

Beef Salisbury

You can order it solo, with drinks, or both with drinks and a slice of red ribbon cake which is Php135.00 only and it depends on what cake is available. We chose coffee caramel and white forest as our dessert.

Coffee Caramel Cake

White Forest

WOW Siopao!

One of our favorite merienda, Siopao. But this one is not just your ordinary Siopao. I (Hippo) bought this from a Chinese friend who always go to Chinatown in Binondo. This huge piece of bun costs Php 60.00, but it's worth the price. Three to Four people can share this jumbo siopao, it's like a whopper of Siopaos. It weighs approximately 250-350gms, I think...hehehe...and it is around 6 inches in diameter, I think (again)...hehehe...

This Siopao has an extraordinary flavor and filling, not just your plain asado or bola-bola. It is filled with shrimps, mushrooms, chicken, hard boiled egg, chinese chorizo, and sausage, and it comes with oyster sauce, which gives more appetizing flavor. It is best with coffee or hot choco. Yum! :)

WOW SIOPAO!

Siopao Facts:

Siopao (sio-pau) is  a Hokkien term for baozi, literally meaning steamed buns. It is also called salapao in Thailand.

It is a popular food item in the Philippines. It does not require utensils to eat and can be consumed on-the-go. Like baozi, there are several siopao stuffing varieties which could be either Asado or bola-bola that may use pork, chicken, beef, shrimp or salted duck eggs.

Four Years of Love

When years are passing by like days,
and in my hand your hand is placed,
a knowing smile crosses your face,
a simple touch can still make my heart race.

When I can see my soul in your eyes,
and you see your soul in mine we realize,
that a love so deep can harbor no lies,
where our only tears shed were happy tears we've cried.

I love you as much now as I ever did before,
  and as time pass by, I may even love you more,
all starting from a feeling we did not ignore,
a feeling of connection we chose to explore.

I don't know what it is that you saw in me,
what I saw in you was the utmost happiness
that can ever be,
I can still smile and say with love and
truth Luv, I looove you sooo much...Happy 4th Anniversary! ♥

Churros Con Chocolate!

Churros are a Spanish pastry that is like long donuts and commonly dipped in thick chocolate, that’s why it is known as “Churros con Chocolate”. It is our favorite treat at Dulcinea. For only Php 98 you can indulge yourself on 5 pieces of golden looped strips of batter. Dulcinea’s churros are crisp then slowly turns chewy as you eat them. It also comes with a demitasse of hot and dark semi-sweet chocolate that’s sooooo rich and heavenly!

 

The way it was arranged made it look classy and tempting.

 

It has almost no taste, not even sweet enough but when you dip it into the chocolate sauce, it becomes a perfect combination! The more you dip it into the chocolate the more it becomes delicious.

Churros Fast Facts:

• originated in Spain; referred to as Spanish doughnuts
• got its name from its shape, which resembles the horns of the Churro breed of sheep reared in the Spanish grasslands of Castile
• are typically fried until they become crunchy
• normally eaten for breakfast or as a snack dipped in hot chocolate or sprinkled in sugar and cinnamon
  
• has a ridged surface due to having been piped from a churrera, a syringe with a star-shaped nozzle
• are often sold by street vendors, who often will fry them freshly on the street stand and sell them hot

 

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Bohol Escapade: Day 3-4

On our 3rd day in Bohol, we started out early for our boat tour. We woke up at around 4:30  am to have our breakfast before heading out to the motorized boat at around 5:30 am. A typical boat tour package includes dolphin watching early in the morning followed by island hopping in Balicasag and Virgin Island.

Ready for the Dolphin Watching

It took us around 30 minutes to reach the site where the dolphins are. It is in the middle of Panglao and Balicasag island. Our guide said  that dolphin numbers start to dwindle at around 6:00 - 8:00 am, so don't be late. There are already plenty of motorized boats in the vicinity chasing dolphins but luckily, there are still lots of dolphins around. We were so entertained on the dolphins show that's why we're not able to take their pictures. We didn’t spend a lot of time watching the dolphins and after about 30 minutes we headed out to Balicasag Island which is a 20-minute ride.

 

Balicasag Island

Balicasag Island is marine sanctuary and offers plenty of dive spots around it. It was about 9:00 am when we reached the beach near the fish sanctuary and dropped our things in one of the cottages. The beach is not that impressive with its rough sands and small rocks but you will definitely love the sanctuary. We just rested for a while and started our snorkeling experience.

Snorkeling Experience

We really wished that we brought an underwater camera with us here because the sights are really mind-blowing.  It is difficult to describe the feeling when you are surrounded by so many fish and seeing the play of beautiful colors of the reefs. There are instances when you will be greeted by big fish and there is even fish, the colorful one, which simply pick on you and wont let up. After almost an hour, we got tired from snorkeling and asked to be brought back to the beach. We just rested again for a while and ready to go to Virgin Island! ♥

The Virgin Island

From Balicasag Island, Virgin Island is a 40-minute boat ride. It is an uninhabited boomerang-shaped island. It is just, by far the most breathtaking beach on earth. Pristine waters and that long curved stretch of powder-like white sand connecting the island, it's simply the best!

We can't help but Jump for Joy!

The place was like a paradise!

Smile! ♥

Not much to do in the island other than enjoy walking on the fine sand and taking pictures. After taking pictures we decided to have our lunch at the island. The water here is full of sea grass so it’s not really ideal for swimming. There are also sea urchin vendors because you can catch a lot of it near the island. 

At around 1:00 pm it’s time for us to head back to our resort and spend the rest of the afternoon swimming at the pool.

Back at Alona Land Resort

The next morning, on our 4th day, we again enjoyed swimming and eating. Our flight back home was scheduled at 3:00pm but we will be picked up by our van service at 2:00 pm so we spent our last few hours taking pictures at the resort.

While waiting for the van

We will surely miss Bohol’s peaceful and serene environment, it’s friendly people, beautiful white beaches and mouth watering food! We’ll be back! :D

 

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