Going back, amidst of constant trips to UP we have discovered a couple of cool treats aside of the breezy feels while jogging. Last Friday we decided to have our date trip in UP.
Our first stop is the most talk about Isaw place in UP vicinity the Mang Larry's Isawan
Very much on the hyped about it like some comments you'll get to the others who have tried it "sobrang sarap", "kakaibang sarap" - Mang Larry's isaw for me is somewhat - Normal, normal but decent, like you won't think that you'll get hepa after eating tons of Isaw =)), seriously though, basing from how Ate gets your order, their foodstand, the way Kuya grills isaw, how Ate Shaker refuses to give me our ordered shake in the wrong window, instead I need to go on the other window to get it! Wow diba? Very systematized! And oh! The sauce! It was the first I got the chance to have try the other variant of their suka (yung manamis, namis! :p) I'm not sure though if bago yun kasi from the past food trip experience ko I always complain how spicy is their suka although ayaw ko naman ng hindi maanghang, I just need another note of flavor to balance it haha! Well thanks for the Sukang matamis-namis, My Mang Larry's isaw experience is now beyond usual! :p
For some tips:
1. Go a little early since when 5pm hits! Sureball yan blockbuster na ang pila :p
- At around 5ish when we got back to buy my mom a pasalubong the line was already crazy our order number is 84 ....
... just imagine how long we waited for our Isaw just by this pictures, although (panabik) I / We enjoyed our stay while waiting for our take out order.. we enjoyed seating there and enjoying the aroma (usok) coming from the inihaw and sunset.. plus the Isaw buyers that are very ecstatic to get their very isaws :)
2. I prefer ordering Isaw Baboy rather than Isaw Manok.
- Isaw Baboy cost 6 pesos whil Isaw Manok (i'm not so sure) cost 5 pesos / 6 pesos also
(this is my take home pasalubong for my mom) :)
Our next stop is the other food stand near Mang Larry's, I didn't had the chance to know the name of their tindahan since my boyfriend insisted I should stay on our place while he buys Kwek-kwek.
Kwek-kwek cost 12 pesos per stick (4pcs) not bad! Affordable yet masarap and malinis! And oh! The sauce they were generous on giving sauce.
For our third stop since dehins namin kayang kumain ng madami ulit he took me to UP Shopping Center, it's my first time to actually go inside but wait.. I saw corn stand! STEAMED CORN WITH CHEESE STANDDDDDDDDD!!! My favorite (my heart is still for Dapitan corn) BUT STILL! Walang pakeme-keme! I bought my favorite steamed corn with cheese!
UP shopping center is somewhat mini version of v.conception in Dapitan I has a lot of photocopy shop, computer shops, everything a students needs for printing.. name it! they have it! :p
As we explore UP shopping center we found a cutesy-cutesy place wherein they're selling noble items, like Ramon Bautista's planner: "Relaks ka lang it's just pag-ibig?" - not sure with the title though and other cool stuff that a college student would love to have, hmm sige na nga dagdagan natin ang age bracket for yuppies like us na nga din as well :p.
HUHUHUHUHU! The bags! Are, so, cute! We both want the backpack, it only cost 500 pesos, hehe next time! :)
And so we decided to buy stickers in this store as a remembrance of our date heehee (arte) =))
We waited for Ate sticker to come back so we could buy our stickers, and so we ate again! =))
Kenjo ate Turon and I ate "Kariyoka?"
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Well UP is also place wherein you could find random musings and feels.. literally inked! :p
We bump-in to this musing on our way to check thrift's bookstore :).. I didn't have the nerves to take a picture inside the bookstand since I have scanned for almost 15mins on their shelves but I ended-up buying.. nothing! =)) I have this weird thing in buying books, It should be fresh and new :( (hashtag waldas pera). Don't judge! I have a plan on putting-up a mini-library on our future house kasi if ever and I want all my books are readable when the time comes my children could already share my fascination on reading books.
And another Pinterest, Instagram worthy shot inside UP grounds..
For our fifth-stop we actually went back near the area of Mang Larry's Isaw place we went to Parish of Holy Sacrifice. Kenjo, always shares his childhood kwento's when they go to UP and hear mass, they even go here to have picnic (cutie diba?) - I have deep thoughts while he share's these stuff, I also want our kids to have that cute memories :">.
Who would have guess that we will see him here! haha! We took selfie shot of course with Lolo Kiko! :)
As per our last stop before going back at Mang Larry's to buy my mom isaw, we cross the street between Oval, I think that was Osmena Drive?! (not so sure, sorry hindi batang iska :p) - to eat TAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO <3 Taho is Love and Love is Taho! HAHAHAHAHAHA! So much for childhood, Manong Taho's Taho is nothing but an ordinary taho, the price is also same as others, we ordered medium sized taho that cost 20pesos.
But (kabig again) I think what made this Taho special the ambiance from where I'm eating it, the trees, kids with their parents playing / jogging / running / walking and random teenagers having their pseudo photoshoot ... Were experiencing two faces of sweetness at once! Literally and metaphorically - the sweetness of Taho and the sweetness of Life that has to offer, which is to LIVE :)
On our way home I saw someone who's wearing a Captain America suit, Kenjo told me his Zorro. When you do go at UP and found him, he is Zorro :) It will be pretty amazing if you'll find out why does he dresses like that.
My goals for my / our future trip in UP:
1. Go on a Picnic Date with Kenjo
2. Make & Fly a Kite
3. Talk to Zorro
Who says dating should be expensive?
Cheers to more adventures this 2015!
I'm pretty much grateful to have a kuripot travel buddy heehee. :">
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