Badjao Inn Restaurant (Puerto Princesa, Palawan)

Our first plan was to spend our afternoon here in Badjao Inn Restaurant, since we were told it was best to see the sunset here. But due to change of schedules, we went there for lunch instead. There was a long path on the way inside the restaurant, a long bridge made of wood, and at the side were mangrove trees.

Going inside Badjao Inn

Surely when we arrived here, the place was breath taking. the ambiance that Badjao Inn is offering is a dine experience close to nature. It looks like an open wide space veranda, where just below the restaurant itself is the seashore. The tables and chairs are made of wood, and white cloths are hung above the ceiling.

Badjao Inn Restaurant

Veranda

The food was good, and the price was just right, while enjoying a glimpse of nature while dining. I was a bit regretful that we were not able to go here for dinner, because I bet watching the sunset here would be best. This place is absolutely a must to visit when you take a vacation in Puerto Princesa. 

Honda Bay (Puerto Princesa, Palawan)

Our first tour in Puerto Princesa was Honda Bay Tour. The van ride going to Honda Bay was exhilarating. Even Puerto Princesa is the city in Palawan, you can bet you'll never see nature like that in the normal city. I can't imagine what to expect in Coron or El Nido! Truly the people in Palawan gives much care and respect in their place, that makes people like me to live there. :)

Boat ride going to Pandan Island

When we were in a boat trip for our first island, Pandan Island, I was feeling so relaxed as the wind touched my face, the smell of nature and beautiful waters around me. The beauty of Pandan Island when we finally arrived was truly amazing. Like paradise, peaceful, with clear blue ocean, white sand, and huts for visitors with blue curtains.

Pandan Island cottages

We had an amazing experience with snorkeling here, considering it's my first time to be around fishes in lots of size and colors and experience touching a coral 60ft below (though what I didn't like about it is that my ears hurt due to pressure).

Pandan Island

Next stop is Snake Island, same clear water and white sand, but the difference the sands curved up a path in a zigzag pattern, like a shape of a snake. we haven't got the chance to swim much here since were all tired from snorkeling in Pandan Island, and the heat of the sun was too hot, so we decided to just rest in the cottage while enjoying our halo halos and for some a fresh buko juice. :) Though of course, we didn't miss the chance for a photoshoot.

Last is the Starfish Island, where we enjoyed a lot of pictures to be reminded of how fun the experience we had there.

Starfishes

Starfish Island

We never wanted to leave the place, just as our tourist told as that we were about to leave. But surely if there would be a place that I would plan to return to in Puerto Princesa, Honda Bay is number one in my list. :)

Ka Lui Restaurant (Puerto Princesa Palawan)

We had our dinner at Ka Lui on our first day of our vacation in Puerto Princesa, since my friend told me that it's one of those famous restaurants that's a must to try. And we weren't dissapointed. It has a certain aura that will certainly make you feel relaxed, with the lush garden and mini waterfalls.

Ka Lui

The floors and furnitures are made of bamboo, and over all the restaurant depicts an ethnic inspired motif. The restaurant has already full of guests when we arrived, and it was a must that you first have a reservation with them. Before entering the place guests are required to leave their shoes at the door. You can choose to sit at normal tables and chairs, or low tables and sit on pillows at the floor.

The food was delectable, and it was my first time to eat lato (seaweed). It has quite salty taste, and pops in your mouth.

Lato (seaweed)

Banapple Pies & Cheesecakes (Katipunan Branch)

I first heard of Banapple through my facebook friends, and I've read a lot of good feedback. So I decided to plan to visit it. I tried to research for its location, but unfortunately it's a bit far from our place. They only have branches in Quezon City (1 in Tomas Morato and the other in Katipunan), but I couldn't resist the temptation to try it out. One weekend I went with my family, since I said that I was hearing so much about it.

Banapple

When we arrived at the Katipunan branch many cars were already parked, and we had to wait for a vacant table. The ambience is warm and cozy, like your in your home, and the concept of their tables, that looks like big chunks of M&Ms put together, is good.

Banapple table

When we have settled for a table, we lined up to place our order, the menu has varieties of food to choose from, from sandwiches to pasta and rice, up to their famous desserts. The food looks delectable. Me, my mom and dad ordered for pasta, while my brother ordered hickory smoked barbecued country ribs.

Once the crew served our food, the table was filled with big plates. What's good about it is that the serving is great, the pasta al dente, and I like their pesto butter bread. I liked the pasta jacintha more, which my mom ordered. While the smell of those smoked ribs made me want to try it out too. For our finale, we ordered the famous banoffee pie, and blueberry cheesecake for my mom. I'm not a fan of blueberry cheesecake, so I opted for the banoffee pie. The pie is great. The combination of bananas, dulce de leche, bread crumbs and cream was fantastic. Even as I wrote this I was craving for it again. Too bad my camera's battery was empty before I could get pictures of the food.

Banapple has good amount of servings of their food and a reasonable price for such sumptous meals. I'm hoping that they would have a branch along Makati soon. All in all I would recommend this restaurant for those who enjoys food and who's looking for a getaway for your sweet tooth cravings. I'm hoping for my next visit soon.

LG GD580 Lollipop Review

LG Lollipop sure is a craze nowadays. When I first had sight of it's cute colors ang slim flip body I immediately craved to buy it. Sure it has typical features in camera, which is only 3.2 megapixel external camera, FM radio, bluetooth. And 3G is not that important for me though. But what really caught my attention is the rare cute colors: blue, black, and pink, and most of all, its unique LED logo flashing effects feature.

I was super craving for it, and also did a lot of reviews about the phone, though I've read in reviews that one of its cons is the lagging. I canvassed for weeks here in Philippines and boy it sure got famous in no time. I was eyeing for the blue one, and was still having a dilemma whether to buy LG Ice Cream or LG Lollipop. I also like Ice Cream because apart from the fact that it's much cheaper (the price of Ice Cream is half of the price of Lollipop), its length is more shorter than Lollipop, which is only right for my grip. And the casing is cute too. But Lollipop is more attractive in its much wider LED patterns and more slim and thin which I loved. I was hoping I would change my mind and would later prefer Ice Cream due to my budget, but I thought if I would buy a phone I wouldn't want to regret it afterwards that I haven't chosen what I liked most. I canvassed in stores and by only 1 week there are already shortage in stocks (the only available color is pink and gray) and by another week even the pink color is out in several stores! The minute I stepped into a store that has an available blue color, I bought it right there and then. :)

LG GD580 Lollipop's measurements are 10.83 x 5.15 x 1.34 cm and in 103.5 grams its quite lightweight. The display screen is 2.8 inches wide. Apart from a 3.2 megapixel camera at the back, it also has an internal camera with 1.3 megapixel. It's a good thing that even though the external camera is just a typical 3.2 megapixel, it takes good pictures. The sound's also good, and I like the quality of sound in the earphones. One thing I don't like about it is that the vibration is too strong, and I would prefer if the length of the phone is shorter because if flipped open it's quite too long for me.

The 7x15 matrix LED flashing effects has 12 default patterns to choose from, and users can also customize their own. Though I would like to comment that the interval time of the flashing lights should be longer, or better yet, can be customized by user on how long they prefer it to be displayed. There's also a secret lighting at the bottom which has 7 available colors. Both the LED patterns and secret lighting can be preset for individual caller ID.

The theme is really girly and cute. There were pre uploaded JAVA games (though those were just trial games) but it's not difficult for you to find games to download from the net. Lollipop also has 2 M-TOY phone motion sensing capabilities of games and applications.

There's a built in memory of 60MB. Memory capacity can be extended up to 8 GB of memory with a  microSD memory card slot. The flip phone can be connected to other devices like printer, computer and even to other phones via USB cable since it supports USB connectivity. Connection between the phone and Bluetooth compatible device is possible via the Bluetooth wireless technology because of which data can be transferred through wireless connection.

Also one of its nice features is its auto silent mode once you flip the phone down. Though I would say reviews about the phone being slight slow is quite true, I haven't experienced any lagging yet. All in all I would say I've been enjoying my Lollipop since the day I bought it, and I have to say I didn't have regrets in buying it.