Yesterday, my Ate and I met up with our newly wed cousin and cousin-in-law at Konbini Store Tokyo Market along Connecticut St. in Greenhills. It was a small grocery store that sells Japanese stuff like chips, seasoning, desserts, drinks, etc. It felt like we were really in a convenience store in Japan. :)

The store was at the same time a restaurant. So you order your food and you do the tricky part - choosing your drink based on their looks. It's an exception of course if you can read Japanese. Lucky I chose a bottled milk tea that tasted good! :) My cousin picked what we thought was green tea, it was very bland though. 

After filling our tummies, we decided to have desserts at Caramia in Amici. We had gelato cakes and gelato ice cream as well. 

Thank you soo much cousins for this experience! We had a great time laughing around and eating good food. :)

Busog,

B.

Sundays are one of my favorite days. I grew up looking forward to Sundays because it's a day of contemplating on how my week went through prayers in mass. Also, it's family day so it's a day of catching up with my sisters and mom. It's just a feel-good day to everyone in my family.

Last Sunday the priest in Padre Pio talked about how good it is to see God as your father. Literally, your own dad. He emphasized that if you want something really bad and you don't get it, it means God has dreamed of  something better for you, just like how your dad pictured your future to be. He also said that if you pray to God make it sure that you do your part. You can't ask Him for good grades at school and end up not preparing for your exams. You have to show Him that you deserve every bit of whatever it is you prayed for. 

Amen to that homily! Padre Pio priests never fail to give the best messages. :)

For lunch, we decided to take our cousin to Banapple. This is one of our favorite restaurants since the serving is worth its price. A meal is good for two, at least for our family. I once had my own meal and didn't finish it. 

Everyone was full and sleepy after our heavy meal. Good thing it was raining and cold, perfect time to lie on bed and sleep. I feel blessed to have my family to spend my Sundays with. :)

Have a great week ahead! 

B.

Perfect for the 34-degree weather. :)

Dumplings!

Shabu-shabu, dumplings and fake siopao. I thought they were siopao with yummy meat inside but instead, something sweet was in it. Tastes like Choc-Nut. Yuck. :( 

I wish it's always Chinese New Year so there would be a place to go food tripping. :p 

They say the place is always packed so we needed to be there early or else we would have to wait outside for hours. So we arrived at 11 AM and were destined enough to get two tables. :)

Here's what I ate. I had lots. Hihi.

Here's a video to picture the place.