I love sandwiches. I am a pretty lazy eater, especially when I have other things to do. Since it's midterm week I try to spend as little time on food preparation as I can, and this is where delicious sandwiches come in. My mom bought this loaf of whole wheat bread from the local mall which I like since since you get so full after two or three slices, and the wheat and all that fiber just makes you think that you're doing something good for your body.
I like to put anything in my sandwiches but lately it's been tuna, instead of the usual ham or salami ( although salami is pretty good too!). This is also the first time that I got to try this mozarella which according to my brother, is probably made by local farmers from Bacong from goat cheese (cool, eh?) At P50 per pack I you can make a dozen sandwiches with the cheese, methinks. Lettuce, slices of cucumbers, tomatoes, topped with cheese make up this snack. Paired with a cup of hot coffee, perfect lunch! Works for dinner, too! :D
Heavy reading is not possible if you have an empty stomach, so I try to have food handy when the need to study arises. With midterms just around the corner, I found myself looking for delivery services so that I won't have to spend an hour dressing up and heading downtown to buy food myself. There are a lot of food places in Duma that now make deliveries ( Hayahay, Neva's, Alberto's). Jollibee also makes deliveries, and I think they were the first to do so in the city when they first opened.
The minimum is P200, so I make sure to order, aside from my usual cheeseburger, large fries, and pineapple juice, other edibles such as their pies or another serving of fries. It's such a shame that they discontinued their cheesy fries (I had the worst cravings for those fries back when JB was still serving them, cravings that would last for a week!). They have flavored fries now, but it's not the same.) They usually take 45 minutes to get the order ready for delivery ( a little bit long IMO) but the good thing is that Jollibee is located along the national highway, which means they can deliver to my house in about 7 minutes.
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cheeseburger and fries |
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peach and mango pie |
I find it really convenient that two pizza chains are just a ride away from my house. Alberto's and Biano's put up shop along the National Highway near Claytown, and they've been doing brisk business ever since. Dumaguete is a great place for pizza, especially cheap pizza ( just ask Neva's). Alberto's and Biano's serve pizzas that are eerily similar in taste, although I've been calling Alberto's more often lately because they deliver at ALL HOURS of the day (I even had a pizza delivered at 1 in the morning) and they don't charge anything for the delivery.
Alberto's serves two kinds of pizza, one with Quickmelt and other with mozzarella. I prefer the latter, since it's not as salty as quickmelt and you get that rubbery texture that always makes pulling out another slice so pleasurable. Hawaiian with mozzarella and Hungarian taste really good. My most recent delivery was ham and egg, which turned out to be not as tasty as the other's I've tried. The egg was runny, which gave the pizza top a really wet, soggy look. It tasted ok, but this time the crust tasted sweeter than I had previously remembered. Lesson learned, I think I'll stick to the Hawaiian and Hungarian next time.
The great thing is that they also deliver ice cream (Sorbetes, P100 per half-gallon) and yogurt shakes. I 'm the only one in my family who loves Sorbetes ice cream so I could be the only person here who's happy that they are delivering ice cream for free. You can't beat having ice cream, pizza, and yogurt shakes delivered to your door. It saves me a lot of money on pedicab fare alone, and I don't have to get dressed just so I can go out and get my pizza. With their 11" pizzas costing just a little over P100, it's so hard to go wrong with Alberto's.
Call 422-6392 for deliveries. :)
JP took me to Malasag on my last day in CDO. About 30 minutes from the center of the city, the park looked like a little village in Baguio to me, with its lodges and trees and the overloooking view. It was cool there, and I almost missed Valencia. On the way up, JP pointed out the stations of the cross marked by white crosses that stand right along the road.
The ride to the park is really cool, as if you can touch the droplets of moisture in the air. It was so cool that when JP and I arrived, our lenses were all fogged up, and I almost freaked out, since my lens from the outside was already opaque with the thick layer of moisture. However, after a few vigorous wipes our lenses were back to normal.
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entrance to the park |
There's a restaurant that overloooks the city and the coast. From there you could see the brown part of the ocean, remnants of Sendong.
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The coast, still brown from the storm. |
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one of the many little footpaths that lead to flowers and more flowers |
The park is perfect if you are tired of the all the dust in the city and you want fresh air for a change. The good thing is its just a few miles from the highway so the ride to the park if you are in the city is not really a big thing. If I was living in CDO I'd be here every weekend, my notebook and Tattoo in tow. I bet I can do a lot of writing or studying here. It's so quiet except for the sound of the birds and crickets, and you have the restaurant if you ever get hungry. People who like to emote alone [and I do know of a few ;)] will surely love this place.