For this post I thought I would capture a few of the smaller things that have been keeping us entertained over here. Along with a visit to another park, and the drama’s of the postal service. This post has it all – humour, adventure and suspense.
Pictures from the Roadside
As we travel along on our way from here to there, I see beauty everywhere. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The simplest lines, colours and shapes create beautiful art. Sometimes my camera captures them, sometimes not.
Here are a few highlights I have captured since we have been here. I hope you can see the magic in them.
In the middle of the road, there are flowers and textures which draw your eye.
Are you as intrigued as I am about this bike’s story?
The image of the brooms is overexposed, but I particularly like the patterns the cracks make on the wall behind the brooms.
BB actually took this photo of the cyclist! He was clicking the camera at anything out of the taxi window. I love it.
Sleeping man – this was taken roadside on EDSA, this is my favourite picture.
Sweet Delight…
I have discovered some great joys over here. One of them is Cinnabon! We don’t have this back home so just humour me if you have grown up eating this gooey sticky amazingness. I would have captured the picture of my actual chocolate coated, cinnamon bun joys but I ate them. We have an unofficial rule in our house – if you go to The Podium (a small mall we frequent for good coffee, a play centre and other things), bring home Cinnabon…It needs to be eaten fresh and warm though.
Celeb Chocolates
Look, I don’t think I would consider this a great highlight but it gave me a giggle. It is not actually a Filipino thing, they are made in Europe but there is this range of overpriced dark chocolate bars. The pictures on the front are animals dressed up like celebrities. I got William and Kate to show you, but you can get Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Madonna and more. Actually I find them creepy…
Places to Eat
I found this place a few weeks back. It is called Green Pastures and it is divine! This restaurant is an organic, local produced sourced, homemade restaurant. This is the second restaurant like this I have written about. I just wish you could taste the flavour and freshness of the food! It amazes me because I am yet to source decent fruit and veg over here! Next time I go – which I hope is soon, I am going to ask the Chef where they get their produce from! This is a Farmhouse salad that I ate and it was perfection! The drink is called Kombucha Tea, which is an ancient drink made with enzymes.
La Mesa Eco Park
The other day my friend and I decided to take the children out to the La Mesa Eco Park.
Situated just out of town a bit in Kalikasan, this park is built around the main dam which provides the majority of water to Metro Manila. As a sustainability project, the area was renovated and turned into a public park. The income generated is returned to the park for ongoing preservation and protection.
On arrival you start to descend down a path which seems to take you deeper into a dense green paradise. As we walked down the path I was instantly struck by the wonderful scent of the forest. I looked around and admired the healthy green foliage and high vast tree canopy’s.
walk paths which blend into the natural landscape. Scattered around are shady places you can easily sit and rest, enjoy a picnic or just doze off for a few hours. We tired the children out by taking a long stroll around the park while the children rode scooters and bikes.
We sat in the shade for morning tea as the children explored and then enjoyed walking around winding and twisting paths, over small bridges and through secret gardens.
Finally it was lunch time and we sat at one of the few kitchens set up in the park. Sitting at a table under the trees with a few electric fans for ‘air conditioning’, we enjoyed traditional Pinoy food. Noodles, chicken and Halo Halo for a treat.