lunch meeting at north park next door. (makati avenue, below tiananmen square)

salted garlic squid P149: yummy, best eaten while hot. the breaded squid is soft and melts in your mouth.
pork siomai P60 for 4 pieces: ordinary dimsum fare, but good, just the same.
australian broccoli flower in oyster sauce P90: the broccoli has an earthy flavor, and the sauce sweetens the deal just right.
manchurian calamares P160: okay, but i don't like my viands much too sweet. i stuck to the garlic squid.
taro puff P60 for 3 pieces: my all-time favorite. be sure to drink lots of water. this is best with hot, steamed rice.

i always enjoy eating at north park. aside from being very affordable, sarap pa and ang daming choices. joks and i once ate there and we gobbled up two servings of their yang chow fried rice (P115) *blush* kakahiya. anyway, one treat to try is their choko barako ice cream (P50), one bite and you'll want more. haven't tried other flavors and maybe i will, next time. i also like their fried bread with cream dip (P60) though you can obviously try it at home with several pieces of buns and condensed milk.

oh, wait. this morning i tried baking cookies. yup, the pillsbury one-step chocolate chip cookie mix (about P30, i think), the one where you only have to put water and you can use kahit oven toaster lang. ang sarap. super. chewy and hindi masyadong matamis. mm-hmm. i'd probably try the oatmeal flavored cookies next time. may raisin cookies pero since hindi ako kumakain ng raisins, kebs. i'll cook another batch later. hee. konti lang kasi nagagawa nun e. ang sabi sa pack 12 daw e 9 yung nagawa ko. i guess napalaki yung mga pieces ko. oh well. sarap.

by the way, shoutouts are in order: yayie, i know, warrick is hot! sizzling. debbie, welcome back! and advanced happy birthday! domi, (kahit alam kong hindi ka naman ata nagbabasa nito) sorry hindi ako nakapunta yesterday. too much work, too little time. happy birthday, anyway. cess, advanced happy birthday din! mmmwahhhhh!!!