To break the monotony of staying at home during the pandemic, our family decided to relax at a private resort at Pansol, Los Banos, Laguna on 13 August 2022. We reserved Pawikan, a private pool resort with a rustic and native theme but with modern facilities. The resort actually can accommodate about 15 people but we had the place for ourselves - four of us. There are three rooms which have at least four beds. We occupied the three rooms, one for Julia, another for Geof and the third room for us, Apple and I. All rooms are airconditioned.
There are two pools - one for kids and dipping and another for adults. The water is warm and relaxing - not so hot unlike in hotsprings. It has a big separate room with a kitchen, dining room and billiards. You can actually brig your food ingredients and cook your meals there since there pots and pans and gas stove for cooking. You have to bring your plates and eating utensils, though. There is a refrigerator and free drinking water.
You can order also for food by delivery since Grab and Food Panda are readily available at the vicinity. Overall, we had a relaxing day but not a quiet overnight stay since there loud speakers of Karaoke music in the other resorts nearby. We will be back for sure to this place.
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| Wok Inn Display of Fresh Seafoof, Meat and Vegge |
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| A soup of alahan is a good way to start your food adventure |
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| Sipa - it's stuffed with minced pork and shaped like a sipa (a kid's game) |
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| My favorite stuffed squid with leeks and special sauce |
19 June 2022 is Father's Day. A day to celebrate to thank the Lord and celebrate for the life despite the challenges specially the pandemic. I suggested Watami, a Japanese restaurant which I found to be serving good and tasty hotpot. My first Watami experience was at Shangrila Mall when Apple and UP friends, Gil, Chuck, et al met for a reunion with Annette, my niece living in the Netherlands.
So we had lunch at Watami at UP Town Center, QC. We ordered pork curry, tempura, chicken wings and the shabu shabu hotpot. I realized after tasting the hotpot that it was not the same hotpot that I enjoyed during my first Watami experience. The Sumu Hotpot was phased-out by the resto according to the manager at Watami when we visited the Shangrila Mall branch in one dinner. I told the manager that it's the Sumo Hot Pot which I craved for, why did they removed it from the menu. Anyway, back to the original story on Father's Day lunch. We enjoyed the Watami food except the Shabu Shabu Hot Pot. Food rating is 4/5.
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| Pork Curry |
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| Tebasaki |
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| Shabu Shabu Hot Pot |
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| Ebi Tempura |
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| Nunu loves to watch the birds outside. This is his new tambayan. |
I never like cats because of their sharp nails which cause scratches when they defend themsleves or even when they play with you. As Nunu get used to be domesticated, he has become playful and now allows us to pet and touch him with very little resistance. I didn't realize that dogs and cats can be friends. Nunu loves to play hide and seek with Oscar. Sometimes they engage in physical play. Nunu has become part of the family with five of our dogs - Oscar, Bruno, Seria, Oreo and Princess.
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| Nunu loves to watch K-Drama with us! Aish! |
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| Nunu explores the food pantry 😁 |
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A rare opportunity to eat out during the pandemic with the family. A small Japanese resto. along Scout Santiago, QC is Nomiya, Izakaya. I was looking forward to grilled dishes like yakitori but there were none. We were not disappointed though. The maki, ebi tempura, agedashi tofu and seafood with vegetables were great. Looking forward to our next visit. Kampai!
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| Spicy Salmon Maki |
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| Califronia Maki |
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| Ebi Tempura |
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| Seafood Tepan |
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| Agedashi Tofu |
Infront of the Sta. Rita de Cascia Parish
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Church, Project 6, QC |
