Philippines Trip...

Waking up at 9am in the morning, and realising that it was only 6am here in Philippines, was quite frustrating but expected. Since we were awake, we settled our belongings and waited for the time to pass by.

The food that we had purchased the night before is called bibinka, like a cake with salted egg, and other stuff that i'm not sure of, but i enjoy eating it :D


For breakfast we also had the following :)

Biko (Sticky Rice Cake) and Pizza, which i'm sure most of you know :)


Here are some of K's pets here in the Philippines.
Name: Suki
At the Back left: Nikki, Back right Kobe and Suki in front. Suki was quite afraid of being photographed, but I guess he couldn't do much when trapped in the corner hehe.



Here are some of the other things we've seen today. btw.. apologies for the photos below, I only had my phone :(
A quite new church in Alabang. Not sure what the name is.. but it was quite an amazing church. A


To end the day, here's some of the food that we ate at the end of the day.. quite fulfilling :D hehe
Palabok (noodles with Salted Egg, and some other things hehe sorry I really just love eating :)
Garlic Rice
Lechon Kawali (Roasted Pig)Halo Halo
Halo Halo in comparison to a tumbler of Pandan Drink. (Pandan is a fruit don't know how to explain the fruit hehe very sorry.

Philippines Trip...

Flight to Philippines was great.. we checked in just in time, and we didn't have to wait too long to board the plane via Philippine Airlines. Also since flights to Philippines are not that full, we were able to go musical chairs and sit at an Emergency exit seat. Something that I preferred since having long legs :\

Now.. traffic in Philippines are usually quite bad and the weather is very humid, but when we had arrived and stepped out of the airport, the weather and traffic was not so bad as I had remembered it last year. To be honest I think the traffic conditions are improving hehe.

I obviously couldn't wait to start taking photos of this trip so heres a few... as some people will realise, that taking photos at night you'll have to stay still if not using a flash.. so i took the shots when I could :) don't worry i'll be posting more photos during the day time haha.





After dropping off our luggages as at my fiancee K's place, we driven by her uncle to the local mall to buy necesseties and some food (which i'll shows on day 2). Having shops close at 10pm at night is definitely a bonus so we were able to buy things that we forgot or need for this trip.

Braza LEICHARDT

Braza - Authentic Brazilian Barbeque
13 Norton St
Leichhardt NSW 2040
Phone (02) 9572 7921
Fax (02) 9560 6954
http://www.braza.com.au

The food was great, although the service could be better. I suppose it would depend on the night that you dine in, and the time. Basically they try to turn over as much as possible, so if you're planning to make a booking, I think the only options you'll have is either 6pm or 8:45pm(or 8:30pm).

Here's some photos of the food. Unfortunately most of the time I just ate the food as it got on my plate. And the names of the meat, hmm.. can't remember any of them.. sigh.. hehe

Complimentary side Dishes










You can check out the website for the names of the different types of meat :)
http://www.braza.com.au/preloader.html

Coconut drink.. before and after.

Carss Park Cafe & Grill BLAKEHURST

Carss Park Cafe & Grill
Carss Bush Park
Carwar Avenue
Carss Park 2221 NSW

Did I say that we were going to come back here? Ta-dah! Dinner is served. ;)
We had a 3 course menu for $47.00 plus corkage and a chai latte.  I apologise for the lack of proper food description, as we were meaning to take a photo of the menu but promptly forgot! We got too distracted awaiting the meal that was to come.

Served with complimentary sourdough bread & butter


For Entree..Warm Chicken Salad, bocconcini, rocket, grilled capsicum


Seared Prawn Salad, honey smoked bacon, baby spinach, walnut
The bacon was a thick slab, not your ordinary supermarket bacon. So tasty. We were fighting over this.

A wedge of iceberg, nicely dressed and still crisp, served to accompany our mains

A bowl of chips... This was nice too
Confit Duck Leg, baby spinach, grapefruit segments, roasted beetroot salad
Scotch Fillet steak, green beans, crumbed onion rings.


Creme Brulee with Coconut Wafer It was BIG BOWL of dessert and it was sooo good. We both got the same thing, as we couldn't resist.

Carss Park Cafe & Grill BLAKEHURST

Carss Park Cafe & Grill
Carss Bush Park
Carwar Avenue
Carss Park 2221 NSW

This place is amazing!. You get the views, the food, service and friendly staff.
We ate here one morning to try out their breakfast food. We would definitely be back :D

The open kitchen looks amazing. This place really doesn't have anything to hide :)


Both these drinks tasted really nice, though I wouldn't mind having it in a bigger mug :D
Hot Chocolate $3.50
Chai Latte $3.50

Bacon and Egg Roll with Tomato around $9.00
Bacon & Egg with Homemade Baked Beans, around $12.00

..and here is the view...