Pia and Jen both got the eggs benedict with ham sandwich. It looks soooo good! They both couldn't finish it. It looks stuffing.
My usual grilled organic vegetable sandwich. Yum! My favorite :)
Rosewood- we all wanted to go swimming!
My classmates and I had lunch at Chelsea Market, Serendra last Friday after our Perspective 2 class before headin out to Rosewood Apartments to do our Ergonometrics Finals project. Let me tell you-- designing a 2-storey fine dining Indian restaurant and a 2-storey doctors' office (for 4 different doctors) is so much pressure when you're pressed for time! Gotta finish all the floor plans, sections, perspective/dress-up and presentation for defense before Thursday. Add that to our other plates and me rehearsing for our choir's Christmas caroling stints and MBC Chorale Competition this Wednesday. Oh gosh. I can do this! Better stressed than idle, I always say.
SOOO HAPPY that Chelsea / Chelsea Market's finally opening up a branch near Podium. I love that restaurant! Sometimes I go there to eat lunch alone while looking around and finding things to draw on my Moleskine. I love their interiors and how so much light goes in. Natural light is good for you!
I love doing things alone once in a while. I need my me time. I can even watch movies alone! Some people find that weird but for me it's therapeutic. LOL laugh at me if you want to but I need a few hours to myself each week to think! I can live for months without going to the Spa or getting a massage, but I need my me time! :)
My choir's performing at Tiendesitas tomorrow at 8PM. We're singing Christmas songs at the activity center. Hope you guys can watch us!
**loooovin the LX3 for food pics. I think I've mentioned that in my previous post already :)) My friends love how their pictures turn out, too. YAY!
Lumpiang Hubad and Bibingka Souffle from Classic Cuisine (C2) Phils. at Edsa Shangri-La Mall
The best fresh lumpia (sans the wrap) i've had since moving here! May look a bit dry on my pic but it had tons of sauce inside which wasn't too sweet or salty. It was a full bowl of vegetables, too. You have to try ittttttt.
The bibingka souffle was to die for! My sister was complaining about being too full but when I made her try it, she couldn't stop getting scoops from me. LOL. It had some sort of custard inside plus salty eggs. So yeah, it was like an airy/softer version of the typical bibingka. The menu even stated that it was their "award-winning dessert". :))
I get a lot of questions about being a vegetarian in the Philippines. I think it's really easy being one in Manila! There are so many organic markets here. In the grocery you can find tons of vegetarian alternatives. Plus there's always Healthy Options for your supplements. I think I wrote down a couple of places on one of my answers in Formspring where you can buy vegetarian supplies. As for restaurants, I have a couple of faves and there are some veg restos around the city but seriously, you can find vegetarian choices in every restaurant! :)
And ooh I took those photos with the Lumix LX3... Not bad, eh? Now I don't have to carry around the huge Nikon. But I still love the food shots I can achieve with it and the 50mm lens.
