Healthy Foodie Manila Day 3 Review

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SARREH FOR THE MAJOR BACKLOG!

I went on a diet food escapade waaay back in June, but it's only now I get to talk about it. So here I go!

This one is from Healthy Foodie Manila, the first one I tried.

Food News: My Mommy's House of Kare-Kare

It's always fun to go to the Subic Freeport because of all the PX goods, the malls, and of course, the great food. You can find all sorts of gastronomic pleasures in Subic. But, the best foods are still those home cooked meals prepared Mommy. My Mommy's House of Kare Kare is the ultimate go-to place when you're craving for that home cooked meal.

Its quaint design brings a very homey feel to its customers that they keep coming back for more.

And well, the name says it all, My Mommy's House of Kare Kare is all about that epic kare kare that needs no bagoong.

It also specializes in Pizza, souring all its ingredients from Italy to be true to its word and cooking these in an oven for gastronomic perfection.

Check out My Mommy's House of Kare Kare when you are in Subic.

To know more about My Mommy's House of Kare Kare follow them on Facebook for updates.

https://www.facebook.com/My-Mommys-House-of-Kare-Kare-1502166893414421/?fref=ts

Hattendo Experience

I am still getting used to reminding myself that Hattendo sells chilled cream buns, not ice cream buns. And what's the difference? Hattendo's chilled cream is like cream puff cream, it's not ice cream. And even then, it's not like cream puff cream. It's a cream of its own. 

Cat Café Manila

Hooray for rescued cats! And hooray, market of the Philippines! I'm really excited about how the Philippine market has warmly accepted cat café's into the system. I know a lot of Pinoys are into dogs and people have this notion that cats are simply picked up from the streets and shouldn't be made any efforts for. I'm glad that the market is already ready, otherwise great places like these wouldn't last here. 

So this is in a building in Maginhawa...

The place is at a hidden area of the building. Like it's not among the establishments that face the road. You really need to make an effort to walk around the second floor to find it, not unless they added standees or signs since my last visit.

The moment you enter the place, you'll be greeted by all these cat post its. 

This feels somewhat like a host café to me because of this poster on the wall. They have the profiles of all the residents of the café, featuring their ages, gender, colors, etc. A lot of the cats you will see in this poster have already been adopted in real life.

This is their cat merchandise area. They have mugs, cooking materials, stickers, pouches, stationery, and virtually everything under the sun in kitty form.

The purple interiors is really nice. My favorite color is purple, which is why I like it when I see it.

This is their bulletin board with some more post its, some articles about cats, photos of famous people and their cats, and some tidbits about the importance of spaying and neutering. The café's residents are all rescued cats from CARA, which is why this café's owners have a very strong belief in the benefits of OPLAN trap-neuter-release.

For those who aren't aware of it, experts stress that by neutering neighborhood cats, they are not only infertile, but they are also unattracttive to other cats who may want to set forth and multiply in the neutered/spayed cat's territory. This is why for so long as a cat establishes territory over a place or so long as the cat is living, he/she can deter reproductive cats from wanting to be in the area. This is the most effective and most sustainable cat population control method out there. I really want to personally spend the money to get all our neighborhood tomcats neutered, if only they would let me catch them GRR...

So this is the cats' play area. This is soooo much more complex now, I've heard.

There are cute cat paintings and cat art all across the café...

And this is a better view of the snack area. They serve really good soda's and cupcakes. I had to take a cupcake home for my brother after this visit because I really loved their mocha cupcake.

I swear get a cupcake when you come here, you'll surely love it.

And well, the rest of this post is devoted to the café's cat residents! The whole point of the café's existence is to let people see that even adopted street cats, when cared for, loved, and given the proper treatment, can be just as adorable and lovable as even the most expensive breeds of cats in the world. The café's mission is to showcase the beauty of rescued cats to the world, and yes, if you are eyeing any of the cats here, so long as they're not yet adopted, you can actually adopt them from the café to give them their forever homes. 

This one's BG. BG slept the whole time. 

And Nacho, another furball who slept the whole time. 

This is Bicco, the first cat who caught my attention. I think Bicco's adopted now... 

This is Basu who was a gymnast throughout our visit. 

And here's Oreo...

And this is Mama Cat... She is my favorite because she's so sweet. 

The other visitors had a fun time with Shaira because she was one of the ones awake at the time and willing to play with the visitors.

Mama Cat is <3

I barely got to have decent shots of Trigger because he's so shy... All I have are photos of him eating with his back turned at me, or his back turned at me for some other reason...

The entrance fee to the café is Php200 for a 2 hour visit, inclusive of a Php100 consumable. The Php100 goes to the maintenance of the cats, and I think it also goes to CARA, which is why the consumable here is not as high as in other pet café's in the area...

The café is located at 2F, 189 Maginhawa St. cor. Makadios street, Sikatuna Village, Quezon City. 

Contact them at 0922 836 4441, or visit their website at http://www.catcafemanila.com/ or their FB page at https://www.facebook.com/catcafemanila

These fur-babies await your visit! 

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Hattendo Visit

Hooray for a new place whose desserts I'll look forward to! I know I am such a laggard when it comes to eating out in the metro, but at least I made it to the Hattendo craze while it's still on!

Ippudo Philippines Visit

 

I love ramen. It's no secret. This is why when I was sent by my boss to do fieldwork in SM Megamall, I was motivated to finish everything quickly so I can already have ramen at Ippudo. 

I know, I'm a lagger when it comes to this one. Our family isn't really the 'goes out every Sunday' kind of family, and we don't really make concrete efforts to try new food places. This is why that when it comes to food, unless I make the trip myself or someone invites me, I don't really get to try what's new because of my family's laggard ways.

The Dogs of Barkin' Blends

 Yes, this is a blog post just filled with the dogs ate the café. Enough said.

My Barkin' Blends Dog Café Visit

 

I am so sorry! After an intense backlog, I am back! (and yes this intense backlog is brought to you by my intense internship hahahaha). 

I visited this place months back, as a post finals stress relief initiative. 

Cocoon Boutique Hotel Summer Promo

OMG! Rooms at 45% off! I am so excited about Cocoon Boutique Hotel's Summer Promo! 

Just go to www.google.com and search "Cocoon Boutique Hotel" and avail of this discount when you book through Cocoon Hotel's website! Remember, the promo is only good for online bookings for stays to be done this month so hurry!!!

Samyang Cheese Ramyun and Samyang Mozzarella Cheese

Probably one of the amusing things I know so far (yes I like to say so far because I am so interested to learn more about Korean culture) is that cheese is something you put on spicy Korean ramyun to make it even better. 

Best Western Guro Review

 

I guess I will be continuing all these hotel reviews so long as I end up in them? Hahaha. 

 I took a lot of photos of the last hotel we stayed in before we left Korea, and that is Best Western in Guro-gu of Seoul. 

 First off, this is not in the heart of Seoul per se... You'd actually have to either take the cab for about 40-50 minutes or ride the train for about 30-40 minutes to get to Seoul favorites like Gangnam, Myeongdong, and the like.

I'm thinking that maybe the travel agency decided that it's be better for us to stay in a non-downtown but nice hotel rather than stuffing us in a hotel that is in downtown Seoul but is ugly... The hotel itself is very nice, and the neighborhood is nice (there are many stores that are walking distance). More of it was probably only convenient as we were being dragged around in a tour bus... If we were to navigate Seoul alone this probably isn't the best way to go about it.