Betterworld Books is one of my favorite online shops. I've find Hard-to-find and Out-of-Print titles here at very good prices and I love the flat shipping rate ($3.97 to international destinations.)
I recently checked their website and found an interesting new development -- Betterworld Books now has a Buyback policy -- you can sell your books to them! (They'll even pay for shipping if you're selling more than 3 books.)
Unfortunately, the offer is only available in the US. ~sigh~
I hope they expand this and open it to countries outside of the US.
Clickety click here for more information.
While you're at it, check out their books!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Saturday, June 06, 2009
A wonderful book meme --
Got this from Julie --
Childhood Favorites:
I read a lot of Nancy Drew growing up. (One of our older cousins gave us her entire collection when she visited us.)
Also a lot of encyclopedias. One of my best memories of childhood is my mom leaving the most current catalog of Reader's Digest books and let us pick 2. My siblings would deliberate on which 2 books we would get and we ended up with gems like: How Was It Done?, When, Where, Why and How It Happened, The Story of Jesus, etc.
We also read a lot of comics. I remember my uncle sending us the Mile High Comics catalog (back when they were printing them) and told us to pick one each. We weren't picky back then -- we didn't mind getting grab bags because we just wanted to have a lot of comics to read. ^_^
Believe it or not, I didn't get into Sweet Valley and Sweet Dreams until I was in high school.
Comfort Reading (to which i return again and again)
1. Possession by A.S. Byatt
2. Tuesdays with Morrie <-- which I read every New Year's Eve
3. Reader's Digest issues (old and new) <-- laughter really is the best medicine ^_^
4. Little Women <-- but not so often. I just think about it (especially Beth's dying scene) and I get misty-eyed.
5. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
6. Worried All the Time by David Anderegg
7. Suddenly Silver by Lynn Johnston
Best I've Read in the Past Year
Apologies ... this list will contain romance novels and comic books because that's what I've been reading mostly ...
1. Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas <-- she's an interesting writer though -- she's Asian-American and English wasn't her first language.
2. The Umbrella Academy: Dallas by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba
3. How to Eat by Nigella Lawson <-- I read this one a few years back and decided to re-read it. I love her. >_<
4. Anna Godbersen's Series: The Luxe, Rumors, Envy ... can't wait for the next one!
5. Mary Balogh's Simply Series <-- didn't like her the first time I read her. But this series was very good. ^_^
6. Tempted by his Kiss by Tracy Anne Warren <-- read this a few days ago. Amazing! Can't wait for the next installment.
7. My youngest brother's dissertation proposal <-- it was choppy and I helped him edit it and his proposal was approved (not because I edited it ha. The topic is very interesting). (Made me feel good knowing that I still had a bit of the teacher in me. =^_^=)
Non-fiction Faves
1. Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour
2. Nigella Lawson!!!
3. The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Ones which I've only pretended to read in their entirety
1. Ulysses by James Joyce <-- was supposed to read this for my compre -- read the first five chapters and then made a big show of flipping through the rest of the book
2. The Republic by Plato
3. Siddharta by Herman Hesse <-- was supposed to read this for a class. Don't know how I managed to get through that paper and test without having actually read the book
Strangely have never picked up
1. JRR Tolkien <-- but I am not a fan of fantasy (or SF)
2. Gabriel Garcia Marquez <-- I've only read 2 short stories
3. Haruki Murakami <-- one of my husband's favorite authors. I've only read Sputnik Sweetheart and 1 short story
4. Philip Pullman <-- I tried to read him ... but I couldn't understand it. T_T
Childhood Favorites:
I read a lot of Nancy Drew growing up. (One of our older cousins gave us her entire collection when she visited us.)
Also a lot of encyclopedias. One of my best memories of childhood is my mom leaving the most current catalog of Reader's Digest books and let us pick 2. My siblings would deliberate on which 2 books we would get and we ended up with gems like: How Was It Done?, When, Where, Why and How It Happened, The Story of Jesus, etc.
We also read a lot of comics. I remember my uncle sending us the Mile High Comics catalog (back when they were printing them) and told us to pick one each. We weren't picky back then -- we didn't mind getting grab bags because we just wanted to have a lot of comics to read. ^_^
Believe it or not, I didn't get into Sweet Valley and Sweet Dreams until I was in high school.
Comfort Reading (to which i return again and again)
1. Possession by A.S. Byatt
2. Tuesdays with Morrie <-- which I read every New Year's Eve
3. Reader's Digest issues (old and new) <-- laughter really is the best medicine ^_^
4. Little Women <-- but not so often. I just think about it (especially Beth's dying scene) and I get misty-eyed.
5. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
6. Worried All the Time by David Anderegg
7. Suddenly Silver by Lynn Johnston
Best I've Read in the Past Year
Apologies ... this list will contain romance novels and comic books because that's what I've been reading mostly ...
1. Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas <-- she's an interesting writer though -- she's Asian-American and English wasn't her first language.
2. The Umbrella Academy: Dallas by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba
3. How to Eat by Nigella Lawson <-- I read this one a few years back and decided to re-read it. I love her. >_<
4. Anna Godbersen's Series: The Luxe, Rumors, Envy ... can't wait for the next one!
5. Mary Balogh's Simply Series <-- didn't like her the first time I read her. But this series was very good. ^_^
6. Tempted by his Kiss by Tracy Anne Warren <-- read this a few days ago. Amazing! Can't wait for the next installment.
7. My youngest brother's dissertation proposal <-- it was choppy and I helped him edit it and his proposal was approved (not because I edited it ha. The topic is very interesting). (Made me feel good knowing that I still had a bit of the teacher in me. =^_^=)
Non-fiction Faves
1. Anthony Bourdain's A Cook's Tour
2. Nigella Lawson!!!
3. The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Ones which I've only pretended to read in their entirety
1. Ulysses by James Joyce <-- was supposed to read this for my compre -- read the first five chapters and then made a big show of flipping through the rest of the book
2. The Republic by Plato
3. Siddharta by Herman Hesse <-- was supposed to read this for a class. Don't know how I managed to get through that paper and test without having actually read the book
Strangely have never picked up
1. JRR Tolkien <-- but I am not a fan of fantasy (or SF)
2. Gabriel Garcia Marquez <-- I've only read 2 short stories
3. Haruki Murakami <-- one of my husband's favorite authors. I've only read Sputnik Sweetheart and 1 short story
4. Philip Pullman <-- I tried to read him ... but I couldn't understand it. T_T
Saturday, May 30, 2009
So, I kinda won the lotto (NOT the grand prize) --
I did get 3 of the 6 numbers, which means I won ... 100 pesos!
<-- look at set B of my lotto ticket
I know it's such a small amount but I'm thrilled that I finally got some of the numbers correct. (Considering it's 49 numbers. The odds are astounding!)
Sayang nga e -- I could've gotten 4 numbers right if I had chosen 28 instead of 27. ^_^
* * *
It's all in the packaging --
Been meaning to post this for a while now -- but Johann and I stumbled upon an interesting bag of chips a few months back.
It was actually the flavor that caught my eye and it was only later that we discovered that it was locally made by Oishi.
It's the same size as Kettle Chips and only slightly smaller than the Lays/Ruffles chips but it was way, way cheaper. (I think it was about 50 pesos for the bag.)
While in line to check out, the woman behind me asked me where I got the bag. (The packaging is very eye-catching.) And I told her where we found it but warned her that it seemed to be the only bag left.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to taste it -- by the time we decided to open the bag, Anya was around and I was breastfeeding. (I was worried that the wasabi might find its way into my milk and annoy the little one.)
Johann thought it was good -- but not something one person can eat alone.
<-- look at set B of my lotto ticket
I know it's such a small amount but I'm thrilled that I finally got some of the numbers correct. (Considering it's 49 numbers. The odds are astounding!)
Sayang nga e -- I could've gotten 4 numbers right if I had chosen 28 instead of 27. ^_^
* * *
It's all in the packaging --
Been meaning to post this for a while now -- but Johann and I stumbled upon an interesting bag of chips a few months back.
It was actually the flavor that caught my eye and it was only later that we discovered that it was locally made by Oishi.
It's the same size as Kettle Chips and only slightly smaller than the Lays/Ruffles chips but it was way, way cheaper. (I think it was about 50 pesos for the bag.)
While in line to check out, the woman behind me asked me where I got the bag. (The packaging is very eye-catching.) And I told her where we found it but warned her that it seemed to be the only bag left.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to taste it -- by the time we decided to open the bag, Anya was around and I was breastfeeding. (I was worried that the wasabi might find its way into my milk and annoy the little one.)
Johann thought it was good -- but not something one person can eat alone.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Best pasalubong! --
Our friends just came back from Spain. They dropped off some pasalubong for us -- the usual stuff for the kids -- fun activities and knickknacks.
This is what they got for us --
SMURF Marshmallows!!!
Insane cuteness!!! >_<
The problem is, I don't know if I want to eat them.
Or how --
I'm thinking, smores.
* * *
Coming home --
One of my favorite memories is about chocolate cake --
Every time we came home from school (in Manila), my parents always fetched us from the airport. (No matter the time of day or how busy they were -- they'd always be there at arrival area to welcome us home.)
There'd also be a chocolate cake in the back seat that my dad picked up from Carlo's bakery on the way to the airport.
It wasn't the fanciest cake -- but it was delicious and it was the perfect way to welcome us back to Iloilo.
Carlo's closed years ago and I've (un)consciously measured all other chocolate cakes against it and, as expected, most other cakes fell short.
Early this year, we discovered the Carlo's was reopening and the first thing I thought of was chocolate cake.
It took us 5 months to eventually go there but we finally made the trip last Thursday.
And they had the cake!
And it was just as amazing.
My sister and I were eating it together and we felt the same way -- it felt like coming home. (We are home. ^_^)
Even Johann, who is very particular about his chocolate cake (he likes it fudgy and not spongy; he likes the icing to be of a particular consistency and not too thick; etc.) loved it.
When my dad came home and saw the cake, he said, "It's bigger now, isn't it?"
But it made him smile -- (too bad he can't eat it anymore.)
And it made all of us happy. ^_^
This is what they got for us --
SMURF Marshmallows!!!
Insane cuteness!!! >_<
The problem is, I don't know if I want to eat them.
Or how --
I'm thinking, smores.
* * *
Coming home --
One of my favorite memories is about chocolate cake --
Every time we came home from school (in Manila), my parents always fetched us from the airport. (No matter the time of day or how busy they were -- they'd always be there at arrival area to welcome us home.)
There'd also be a chocolate cake in the back seat that my dad picked up from Carlo's bakery on the way to the airport.
It wasn't the fanciest cake -- but it was delicious and it was the perfect way to welcome us back to Iloilo.
Carlo's closed years ago and I've (un)consciously measured all other chocolate cakes against it and, as expected, most other cakes fell short.
Early this year, we discovered the Carlo's was reopening and the first thing I thought of was chocolate cake.
It took us 5 months to eventually go there but we finally made the trip last Thursday.
And they had the cake!
And it was just as amazing.
My sister and I were eating it together and we felt the same way -- it felt like coming home. (We are home. ^_^)
Even Johann, who is very particular about his chocolate cake (he likes it fudgy and not spongy; he likes the icing to be of a particular consistency and not too thick; etc.) loved it.
When my dad came home and saw the cake, he said, "It's bigger now, isn't it?"
But it made him smile -- (too bad he can't eat it anymore.)
And it made all of us happy. ^_^
Monday, May 11, 2009
I'm small! --
...to tall men I'm a midget, and to short men I'm a giant; to the skinny ones I'm a fat man, and to the fat ones I'm a thin man.
- The Phantom TollBooth
I've always been amused by how my body was made --
I've always hovered between a size 10 to size 14 (and I wish I could go down a size or two.)
My eyes are too big and my mouth is too big. When I would have my makeup done, the makeup artist would always do the "minimizing trick" on my lips.
And, my feet are big too. Especially now -- my feet grew a bit with each pregnancy and now I'm in-between sizes so it's very hard for me to buy shoes.
I'm big where I should be small ...
And I'm small where I should be big!
Drawing blood has always been a major chore -- I have very small, very thin veins. The lab techs usually have to call their "seniors" to extract my blood. This last OGTT, they had to get blood 5 times from the same arm (my left arm) because they couldn't find veins thick enough to poke with an injection on my right arm. (There have been times when even the senior lab techs had to draw the blood from my hand because the veins there are thicker.)
I also have a small cervix -- which is why I had to deliver Seth via CS because his head wouldn't fit!
I also have small teeth, which explains the gap between my two front teeth. All of my siblings dreaded getting their wisdom teeth because those would crowd their existing teeth (they all had their wisdom teeth pulled out). In my case, the dentist was actually praying that they would come out big so that they could push my teeth and close the gap. (My wisdom teeth are small-ish and no such pushing occurred.)
I also have small ears!
I recently renewed my passport and had such a hard time getting the photo part right. The new passport requirement is that both ears should be visible. I had tucked my hair behind my ears and smoothed my hair down by clipping it (at the back so that it wouldn't be visible in the picture). The photographer tried several times and my ears just wouldn't show!
As a last resort, she rolled several strips of paper and tucked those on my ear so they would stick out a little.
And that's how I got my passport photo taken. ^_^
(My blog entry about The Phantom Tollbooth)
- The Phantom TollBooth
I've always been amused by how my body was made --
I've always hovered between a size 10 to size 14 (and I wish I could go down a size or two.)
My eyes are too big and my mouth is too big. When I would have my makeup done, the makeup artist would always do the "minimizing trick" on my lips.
And, my feet are big too. Especially now -- my feet grew a bit with each pregnancy and now I'm in-between sizes so it's very hard for me to buy shoes.
I'm big where I should be small ...
And I'm small where I should be big!
Drawing blood has always been a major chore -- I have very small, very thin veins. The lab techs usually have to call their "seniors" to extract my blood. This last OGTT, they had to get blood 5 times from the same arm (my left arm) because they couldn't find veins thick enough to poke with an injection on my right arm. (There have been times when even the senior lab techs had to draw the blood from my hand because the veins there are thicker.)
I also have a small cervix -- which is why I had to deliver Seth via CS because his head wouldn't fit!
I also have small teeth, which explains the gap between my two front teeth. All of my siblings dreaded getting their wisdom teeth because those would crowd their existing teeth (they all had their wisdom teeth pulled out). In my case, the dentist was actually praying that they would come out big so that they could push my teeth and close the gap. (My wisdom teeth are small-ish and no such pushing occurred.)
I also have small ears!
I recently renewed my passport and had such a hard time getting the photo part right. The new passport requirement is that both ears should be visible. I had tucked my hair behind my ears and smoothed my hair down by clipping it (at the back so that it wouldn't be visible in the picture). The photographer tried several times and my ears just wouldn't show!
As a last resort, she rolled several strips of paper and tucked those on my ear so they would stick out a little.
And that's how I got my passport photo taken. ^_^
(My blog entry about The Phantom Tollbooth)
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Another reason why the SSS and Philhealth are my favorite government services --
This has been circulating around the Internet for a while now --
It was Johann who told me about it and we had a fairly lengthy discussion about how st**p*d the Bureau of Customs is.
When we were graduate students, my sister and I had to deal with the Bureau of Customs officer holding up school books (Norton edition of Madame Bovary and Arden/Oxford editions of some of Shakespeare's plays), which we purchased from Amazon.com and asking us what the books were about and having to pay a hefty tax just to get them. (This is despite showing our valid school IDs and explaining to them what the books were about.)
As hobbyists, it was agonizing trying to explain that "Vampire: The Eternal Struggle" was a game and had nothing to do with our religious beliefs.
And now, there's this:
The Great Book Blockade of 2009
I kinda understand that the BOC is pressured to meet a collections quota -- the quarterly failure to meet such quota is usually printed in newspapers but there has got to be a better way.
It was Johann who told me about it and we had a fairly lengthy discussion about how st**p*d the Bureau of Customs is.
When we were graduate students, my sister and I had to deal with the Bureau of Customs officer holding up school books (Norton edition of Madame Bovary and Arden/Oxford editions of some of Shakespeare's plays), which we purchased from Amazon.com and asking us what the books were about and having to pay a hefty tax just to get them. (This is despite showing our valid school IDs and explaining to them what the books were about.)
As hobbyists, it was agonizing trying to explain that "Vampire: The Eternal Struggle" was a game and had nothing to do with our religious beliefs.
And now, there's this:
The Great Book Blockade of 2009
I kinda understand that the BOC is pressured to meet a collections quota -- the quarterly failure to meet such quota is usually printed in newspapers but there has got to be a better way.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Books I want to read --
The trouble with picking up back issues of Bookmarks is that it makes you want to read so many books --
The trouble with living where I live is that we only have 2 National Bookstores and 2 Booksales for our book needs.
Anyhoo, here are some books that I want to read --
1. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
2. The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace
3. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
4. A Year in the World by Frances Mayes
5. Julie and Julia by Julie Powell <-- this one, I was just too kuripot to buy a copy at Fully Booked
6. Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley
7. Madame Bovary's Ovaries: A Darwinian Look at Literature by David Barash
The trouble with living where I live is that we only have 2 National Bookstores and 2 Booksales for our book needs.
Anyhoo, here are some books that I want to read --
1. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory
2. The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace
3. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
4. A Year in the World by Frances Mayes
5. Julie and Julia by Julie Powell <-- this one, I was just too kuripot to buy a copy at Fully Booked
6. Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley
7. Madame Bovary's Ovaries: A Darwinian Look at Literature by David Barash
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Free donuts from Krispy Kreme? --
Not sure if this promo is still ongoing but Krispy Kreme is offering free Chocolate Glazed Donuts and Coffee.
Click here for details.
* * *
I miss Krispy Kreme --
It's funny that I don't eat it when I'm in Manila. We usually buy a dozen and bring it back to Iloilo and eat it here.
Now I miss it.
I read about the Easter Egg-shaped donuts and I want to go to Manila just to buy a box.
I guess it's good that I don't live in Manila. I'd probably indulge in the donuts on a daily/weekly basis and die of a sugar rush.
Forgive me ... I'm babbling. =^_^=
Click here for details.
* * *
I miss Krispy Kreme --
It's funny that I don't eat it when I'm in Manila. We usually buy a dozen and bring it back to Iloilo and eat it here.
Now I miss it.
I read about the Easter Egg-shaped donuts and I want to go to Manila just to buy a box.
I guess it's good that I don't live in Manila. I'd probably indulge in the donuts on a daily/weekly basis and die of a sugar rush.
Forgive me ... I'm babbling. =^_^=
Sunday, March 08, 2009
I love -- Discovery Channel Ad
This ad always makes me smile. ^_^
Seth loves to sing the "Boom Ti Ya Ya" part. ^_^
Seth loves to sing the "Boom Ti Ya Ya" part. ^_^
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The inner geek surfaces! --
Was beginning to wonder where it was. ^_^
I want this --
Shakespeare: The Bard board game
Product Description:
As the role of an Elizabethan theatre entrepreneur trying to put on plays, the object is to acquire Shakespeare's scripts, form companies, and acquire props and large sums of money to enable these productions. Throughout the game, there are opportunities to earn money by answering questions on Shakespeare's plays (trivia) as well as reading short extracts of his plays (performance). There are also opportunities to trade, pick a fight with your rival, or flirt with a neighbor to persuade them to participate in future endeavors. Meanwhile, Fate cards are drawn to either help or hinder play, adding an interesting twist. The goal is to earn the most Acclaim Points by the end of the game (based on plays and assets).
I want this --
Shakespeare: The Bard board game
Product Description:
As the role of an Elizabethan theatre entrepreneur trying to put on plays, the object is to acquire Shakespeare's scripts, form companies, and acquire props and large sums of money to enable these productions. Throughout the game, there are opportunities to earn money by answering questions on Shakespeare's plays (trivia) as well as reading short extracts of his plays (performance). There are also opportunities to trade, pick a fight with your rival, or flirt with a neighbor to persuade them to participate in future endeavors. Meanwhile, Fate cards are drawn to either help or hinder play, adding an interesting twist. The goal is to earn the most Acclaim Points by the end of the game (based on plays and assets).
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Valentine's 2009 --
Johann and I were thinking of what to do this Valentine's Day -- and we ended up purchasing dinner vouchers to one of our favorite places in Iloilo.
The Saturday Buffet at the Promenade of Day's Hotel is considered quite expensive here in Iloilo and we only indulge in it once or twice a year (usually at New Year's and at one other time in the middle of the year) --
We bought our tickets early and were able to reserve a good table --
It was very rainy yesterday and it made everything very gray and gloomy but we were looking forward to our "grand" meal --
I had thought it would be a "couple's day" so it surprised me to see families -- WHOLE families -- all in red, having Valentine's dinner together.
The dessert table was AMAZING. They had strawberry-based desserts (the trifle was yummy!) and chocolate-based desserts (Johann loved their tiramisu).
On Tuesday, we're having a post-Valentine's celebration -- we're watching Underworld and having dinner at SM City. ^_^
The Saturday Buffet at the Promenade of Day's Hotel is considered quite expensive here in Iloilo and we only indulge in it once or twice a year (usually at New Year's and at one other time in the middle of the year) --
We bought our tickets early and were able to reserve a good table --
It was very rainy yesterday and it made everything very gray and gloomy but we were looking forward to our "grand" meal --
I had thought it would be a "couple's day" so it surprised me to see families -- WHOLE families -- all in red, having Valentine's dinner together.
The dessert table was AMAZING. They had strawberry-based desserts (the trifle was yummy!) and chocolate-based desserts (Johann loved their tiramisu).
On Tuesday, we're having a post-Valentine's celebration -- we're watching Underworld and having dinner at SM City. ^_^
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Iloilo's Biggest Burger --
I read about Perri Todd's in Flavours of Iloilo and was curious about it.
Two days ago, we decided to look for the place and was surprised to discover that it was relatively near my house. O_o (We even took the roundabout route and started from the farthest point of that street.)
We were pleasantly surprised to see that the place was packed (read: food must be good).
We gave the waiter our order and asked him how long it would take to get our burger -- he told us it wouldn't take long because they have the grill going and they were continuously cooking burgers.
True enough, after about 5 minutes (was going to write "3 minutes" but that wouldn't be that believable) we got our cheeseburger.
I was very, very excited to get home -- I couldn't wait to get my teeth into a grilled burger. (Up to this point, our burger experience in Iloilo has been limited to Mcdo and Jollibee.)
We were expecting a big burger -- but we didn't expect it to be this big.
The plain burger costs 100 pesos and the cheeseburger (what we got) is 120 pesos. They have extra toppings available (bacon, mushrooms, blue cheese) for 30 pesos each.
We divided the burger into 6 portions and it was delicious! I wish I had a side of fries with my portion.
Johann thinks he can eat a whole burger by himself. O_o
This seems to be their "official" announcement/advertisement:
Perri Todd's is a to go delivery service which sells burgers, pasta and baby back ribs.
A burger (plain) costs 100 pesos (good for 4 pax)
add ons (bacon, caramelized onion, pineapple, grilled patty, and cheese) are for 30 pesos each.
Pastas (carbonara, seafood, and pomodoro) are for only 120 (good for 3-4 pax)
Minimum for delivery is 300.00 pesos
However, if you are within Jaro area, the management will deliver orders above 200 pesos.
CALL PERRI TODD's at (033)508-25-98, and order now.
Two days ago, we decided to look for the place and was surprised to discover that it was relatively near my house. O_o (We even took the roundabout route and started from the farthest point of that street.)
We were pleasantly surprised to see that the place was packed (read: food must be good).
We gave the waiter our order and asked him how long it would take to get our burger -- he told us it wouldn't take long because they have the grill going and they were continuously cooking burgers.
True enough, after about 5 minutes (was going to write "3 minutes" but that wouldn't be that believable) we got our cheeseburger.
I was very, very excited to get home -- I couldn't wait to get my teeth into a grilled burger. (Up to this point, our burger experience in Iloilo has been limited to Mcdo and Jollibee.)
We were expecting a big burger -- but we didn't expect it to be this big.
The plain burger costs 100 pesos and the cheeseburger (what we got) is 120 pesos. They have extra toppings available (bacon, mushrooms, blue cheese) for 30 pesos each.
We divided the burger into 6 portions and it was delicious! I wish I had a side of fries with my portion.
Johann thinks he can eat a whole burger by himself. O_o
This seems to be their "official" announcement/advertisement:
Perri Todd's is a to go delivery service which sells burgers, pasta and baby back ribs.
A burger (plain) costs 100 pesos (good for 4 pax)
add ons (bacon, caramelized onion, pineapple, grilled patty, and cheese) are for 30 pesos each.
Pastas (carbonara, seafood, and pomodoro) are for only 120 (good for 3-4 pax)
Minimum for delivery is 300.00 pesos
However, if you are within Jaro area, the management will deliver orders above 200 pesos.
CALL PERRI TODD's at (033)508-25-98, and order now.
Friday, February 06, 2009
It pays to be nice --
Yesterday I learned that --
You can get both Chocolate AND Caramel on your McDo Sundae if you ask nicely.
(I guess it also helps to be a waddling, pregnant woman. ^_^)
* * *
So, guess what we try to watch every evening --
Deal or No Deal on ABS-CBN.
Interesting exercise in risk-taking. ^_^
You can get both Chocolate AND Caramel on your McDo Sundae if you ask nicely.
(I guess it also helps to be a waddling, pregnant woman. ^_^)
* * *
So, guess what we try to watch every evening --
Deal or No Deal on ABS-CBN.
Interesting exercise in risk-taking. ^_^
Monday, February 02, 2009
Currently watching --
Fringe --
I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying the show, actually --
* * *
Currently craving --
Still chocolate and caramel. ~Sigh~
I'm surprised by how much I'm enjoying the show, actually --
* * *
Currently craving --
Still chocolate and caramel. ~Sigh~
Friday, January 30, 2009
Mugen Puchi Puchi and Mugen Peri Peri for sale!
Just got some from Japan:
<-- 550 pesos each
<-- available colors are Black (1), Blue (2), Pink (1)
<-- 500 pesos each
<-- available colors are Green (1), Blue (1)
<-- reserved already ^_^
I can ship via Aboitiz 2go. I can fit up to 5 mugens in the small pouch for 125 pesos. (Delivery in 1-2 days + Online tracking) ^_^
Let me know if anyone's interested. ^_^
<-- 550 pesos each
<-- available colors are Black (1), Blue (2), Pink (1)
<-- 500 pesos each
<-- available colors are Green (1), Blue (1)
<-- reserved already ^_^
I can ship via Aboitiz 2go. I can fit up to 5 mugens in the small pouch for 125 pesos. (Delivery in 1-2 days + Online tracking) ^_^
Let me know if anyone's interested. ^_^
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Nigella = Happiness
I have another Glucose Test scheduled next week but I couldn't resist it -- I flipped open a Nigella Lawson cookbook and succumbed to her words.
I'm not a good cook and I'm a terrible baker -- but I love reading cookbooks and I have a lot of them -- for some strange reason, my sibs (and Johann) got me cookbooks as gifts in times past.
I enjoy reading Nigella Lawson -- she experiences such an honest pleasure over cooking and eating -- which I think is rare in our time. She's also quite funny and she inserts little tidbits even in her cooking/baking instructions. ^_^
Here's a lovely recipe from How to be a Domestic Goddess --
If anyone can make this for me, I will love that person forever (or until the next craving) --
Snickers and Peanut Butter Muffin
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
pinch of salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 large egg, beaten
3/4 cup milk
3 1/2 full-size Snickers bars, chopped
12-cup muffin pan with paper baking cups
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the peanut butter and mix until you have a bowl of coarse crumbs. Add the melted butter and egg to the milk, and then stir this gently into the bowl. Mix in the Snickers pieces and dollop into the muffin cups.
Cook for 20-25 minutes, when the tops should be risen, golden, and firm to the (light) touch. Sit the pan on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes before taking out each muffin in its paper cup and leaving them on the wire rack to cool.
Makes 12.
* * *
My sister and Johann are both very happy --
Because they finally got this book.
The two of them held "friendly" negotiations last night over who gets to read it first -- Johann, who, despite expressing numerous times how he hates bringing hardcovers to work, lugged this one willingly and with a song in his heart to work this morning.
My other Barry Hughart blog entry.
I'm not a good cook and I'm a terrible baker -- but I love reading cookbooks and I have a lot of them -- for some strange reason, my sibs (and Johann) got me cookbooks as gifts in times past.
I enjoy reading Nigella Lawson -- she experiences such an honest pleasure over cooking and eating -- which I think is rare in our time. She's also quite funny and she inserts little tidbits even in her cooking/baking instructions. ^_^
Here's a lovely recipe from How to be a Domestic Goddess --
If anyone can make this for me, I will love that person forever (or until the next craving) --
Snickers and Peanut Butter Muffin
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
pinch of salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 large egg, beaten
3/4 cup milk
3 1/2 full-size Snickers bars, chopped
12-cup muffin pan with paper baking cups
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the peanut butter and mix until you have a bowl of coarse crumbs. Add the melted butter and egg to the milk, and then stir this gently into the bowl. Mix in the Snickers pieces and dollop into the muffin cups.
Cook for 20-25 minutes, when the tops should be risen, golden, and firm to the (light) touch. Sit the pan on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes before taking out each muffin in its paper cup and leaving them on the wire rack to cool.
Makes 12.
* * *
My sister and Johann are both very happy --
Because they finally got this book.
The two of them held "friendly" negotiations last night over who gets to read it first -- Johann, who, despite expressing numerous times how he hates bringing hardcovers to work, lugged this one willingly and with a song in his heart to work this morning.
My other Barry Hughart blog entry.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Booksale Haul! --
It's been a while since I last dropped by Booksale -- it's hard to go there during the weekends because it's usually crowded and we have Seth with us.
This morning, I had to meet someone there for an Ebay transaction and I decided to spend a bit of time browsing through the books and magazines.
These are what I came home with:
Johann loves to pick up old issues of MacLife because of all the nice tips on how we could maximize our Macbook and his phone. These days, even my sister (who used to be a die-hard PC person) reads it and loves all the gadgets that they feature.
I was also happy to find a copy of Real Simple -- love, love, love this magazine. ^_^
I picked up the copy of Locus Magazine because it's supposed to contain a "Year in Review" for Sci-fi and Fantasy novels, which Johann and my sister read. (My sister already read the magazine and said it was dangerous because now her list of wants has grown longer.)
I also got this book on a whim:
I'm happy that I have another non-romance novel to read. ^_^
* * *
I am a proud Mama --
I'm a relatively new Mac convert but I can safely say "Apple Forever!" -- (Johann echoes this sentiment) --
I want Seth to grow up with a Mac -- and he's off to a good start. He already knows how to unlock his Papa's phone and scroll through all the Apps. (Johann has installed a fun App for Seth and it proves useful when we're waiting at the doctor's and Seth is super restless.)
He knows the Apple logo and he knows where the volume controls are (and the power button). <-- the last two are meant to annoy us.
Yesterday, I caught him fiddling with the Mac and I told him I'll be taking some pictures of him.
<-- this button makes things loud, which annoys Mama and wakes Papa up
This morning, I had to meet someone there for an Ebay transaction and I decided to spend a bit of time browsing through the books and magazines.
These are what I came home with:
Johann loves to pick up old issues of MacLife because of all the nice tips on how we could maximize our Macbook and his phone. These days, even my sister (who used to be a die-hard PC person) reads it and loves all the gadgets that they feature.
I was also happy to find a copy of Real Simple -- love, love, love this magazine. ^_^
I picked up the copy of Locus Magazine because it's supposed to contain a "Year in Review" for Sci-fi and Fantasy novels, which Johann and my sister read. (My sister already read the magazine and said it was dangerous because now her list of wants has grown longer.)
I also got this book on a whim:
I'm happy that I have another non-romance novel to read. ^_^
* * *
I am a proud Mama --
I'm a relatively new Mac convert but I can safely say "Apple Forever!" -- (Johann echoes this sentiment) --
I want Seth to grow up with a Mac -- and he's off to a good start. He already knows how to unlock his Papa's phone and scroll through all the Apps. (Johann has installed a fun App for Seth and it proves useful when we're waiting at the doctor's and Seth is super restless.)
He knows the Apple logo and he knows where the volume controls are (and the power button). <-- the last two are meant to annoy us.
Yesterday, I caught him fiddling with the Mac and I told him I'll be taking some pictures of him.
<-- this button makes things loud, which annoys Mama and wakes Papa up
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wow! Iloilo! --
Every now and then, my mom would ask us if we have any regrets about moving back to Iloilo and our answer would always be "No, but --" (It is appended with needing to go to Manila once in a while for books and other things.)
It amazed and befuddled me how enamored my mom was of Iloilo and how she felt that she didn't need to go anywhere else.
I sort of understand this now --
About a week ago, I stumbled upon some blogs that were about Iloilo and that lead me to websites and forums -- I've spent a few afternoons now reading up on my city and I am, admittedly, embarrassed to admit how little I knew about Iloilo.
I've been entertaining (read: boring) my family with all the fun facts I've learned -- did you know that, considering how small the city is, we have 4 SMs? And, rumor has it, they are thinking of building #5? ^_^
Another interesting development here is the number of new, local restaurants that opened in Smallville (a popular nightlife area). We tried one of them last Tuesday -- Mojave Grill and Steakhouse --
And, after dinner, we hopped over to the dessert place next door called "Nothing But Desserts" --
(Photos plus more comments on the restaurants to follow ^_^)
In terms of food places alone, there's still a lot that we haven't discovered. Then there are the old places to rediscover -- the downtown area with its offering of cheap cloth and other knickknacks. (I had a brief glimpse of this when I went to Iloilo Shanghai, located in downtown, last December to buy ribbons.)
So now I'm excited -- and I can't wait for it to be Tuesday (date day) so that Johann and I can try something new again. ^_^
It amazed and befuddled me how enamored my mom was of Iloilo and how she felt that she didn't need to go anywhere else.
I sort of understand this now --
About a week ago, I stumbled upon some blogs that were about Iloilo and that lead me to websites and forums -- I've spent a few afternoons now reading up on my city and I am, admittedly, embarrassed to admit how little I knew about Iloilo.
I've been entertaining (read: boring) my family with all the fun facts I've learned -- did you know that, considering how small the city is, we have 4 SMs? And, rumor has it, they are thinking of building #5? ^_^
Another interesting development here is the number of new, local restaurants that opened in Smallville (a popular nightlife area). We tried one of them last Tuesday -- Mojave Grill and Steakhouse --
And, after dinner, we hopped over to the dessert place next door called "Nothing But Desserts" --
(Photos plus more comments on the restaurants to follow ^_^)
In terms of food places alone, there's still a lot that we haven't discovered. Then there are the old places to rediscover -- the downtown area with its offering of cheap cloth and other knickknacks. (I had a brief glimpse of this when I went to Iloilo Shanghai, located in downtown, last December to buy ribbons.)
So now I'm excited -- and I can't wait for it to be Tuesday (date day) so that Johann and I can try something new again. ^_^
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