Showing posts with label davao food. Show all posts
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DFAT (Davao Food Appreciation Tour) DAY 2

Wednesday, June 2, 2010



NOTE: This post will be written in a way the author can freely express her thoughts so this means a mixture of english, tagalog, bisaya and char lingo will be used. (hahahahaha) If you want to proceed reading this go find yourself a translator (hahahaha)

Day 2 ng DFAT (Davao Food Appreciation Tour) excited ang lahat. Medyo napa sarap tulog ko at medyo na late ako sa pag sundo ng mga passengers ko. (hehehehehe) Very thoughtful naman itong si Ria Jose at text ng text kung saan na kami and updates and reminders ng itinerary namin tinext the night before nakakatulog pa kaya un sya sa kaka alala?? hehehehehe

So nagising ako naligo and readied myself for the days adventure trek and zipline experience with my "Innova Airlines" umalis ako ng bahay. Una kong sinundo si Sarah Cada sa bahay ng tita nya. Next si Jonel Uy na naka stay sa Viajeros Tourist Inn. At sa di kalauyan naman si Melo Villareal na naka stay sa Lisphere Inn. Silang tatlo ang super kong naka bonding sa 3 day na lakwatsang ito hehehehe. Usap-usap kami sa loob ng "innova airlines" never a dull moment talaga laging may pinag uusapan kung ano ano lang. Syempre si Ria text na kung saan na kami at kung ok lang kami hehehehehe medyo na late kasi ako sa pag sundo sa kanila.









Dumating din kami sa Outland Adventure Xcelerator nasa Diversion Road lang ito ang dali nitong makita nasa harap lang kasi ito ng GAP Farm. Hindi lang Zipline ang nandun meron din silang Rope Course at Traverse Line. Nag register na kami at nag pay ng P300 each for the zipline meron din waiver na pina permahan sa amin.





Nang matapos maka pag register at bayad ang lahat nag gear up na kami at nakinig sa briefing ng kuya sa safety and sa trek course na lalakarin, lulusungin at aakyatin namin. Para ma prepare ang sarili ko sa physical activity na ito kumain ako ng "potato rolls" na galing sa Mam Bebs Bakeshop at bumili ako ng inumin para bitbit ko sa paglalakad.




And pinaka mahirap sa lahat ay ang paakyat na trek grabe uber ka steep ng bukid bilis ko hiningal hehehehe buti na lang madaming naka kalat ng paalala "PLEASE GO AT YOUR OWN PACE" meaning wag mag madali makakarating din kayo hehehehehe








Isa isa na kaming nag zipline ang iba na super daring na experience ang gusto nag INVERTED!!! meaning nito nag zipline sila ng patiwarik hahahaha gaya ni kuya Andrew Dela Serna, Dulce Lada, Ada Lajara at Dokie Joanna.





And iba normal lang seating position sina Cai Abbas, Mica Rodriguez, Jonel Uy, Melo Villareal. Ako naman kasama si sir Orman Manansala at si Peter "Pilot" nag superman position kami.


Ang pinaka funny sa experience na ito ay ang reaction ni sir Orman panay ang pag sign of the cross at ang official soundtrack for that time ay ang "Come Holy Spirit, I need you." Deep inside uber ang tension ni sir Orman dinadala nya na lang ito sa tawa at pag papatawa sa amin pero kitang kita ko sa likod ng cute smile nya na uber ang tension ni gandaeversomcuh (hehehehehe) sabi pa nya deep inside pinapanalangin nya na mag over the weight limit daw sya, eh sa hindi un nangyari ng dahil na din sa DIET nya nag bawas na kaya sya ng timbang and super no choice na sya he needs to proceed dahil hindi nya na din kakayanin pa ang trek pa balik (hehehehehe) super sakit ng tyan ko sa kakatawa ng turn na si sir Orman at nag "DARNA" talaga sya hehehehehe kaya etong si Chattee ginawaan sya ng appropriate na edited photo hehehehe.



Second sa funny list ko ay itong si Ada ang lakas kasi ng loob na mag inverted ayun kabado din pala at sumisigaw na parang kinakatay na baboy hahahahaha saying______ ay hindi pwede bad word pala un hehehehehe



Ay muntik ko nang maka limotan si Kevin pala ang nasa 3rd funny list ko kasi naka strap na sya at lahat lahat kulang na lang release bigla pa namannag ask, "SAFE BAH ITO??" hehehehehehe

Contact Numbers ng Outland: +6382-2245855 and +6382-2716067


Ako naka ilang zipline experience na ako so hindi na masyado thrilling for me pero super talaga akong na enjoy sa panonood ko sa mga kasama kong blogger a really priceless expressions and experience ang kaligayan ng pinadama nyo sa akin hehehehehehe Thank you at muntik na akong nabulunan sa kakatawa hahahahahaha








hala ang haba na ng nasulat ko OUTLAND pa lang ito…. fast forward tayo….

LUNCH sa PENONG'S



Nag lunch kami sa Penong's Barbeque Seafoods and Grill na nasa Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City tabi ng isang chinese school sa likod ng Gaisano Mall. As usual ang daming taong kumakain doon pero buti naman at mabait ung mga waiters at na asikaso kami ng mabuti ang dami namin. Dumating din at nag Hi! sa amin ung may-ari na si Jayvee Tyron Uy.






In a way i hate and love Penong's (o wag muna mag react!!!) kasi ganito yan let me explain Love ko dahil ang sarap at ang juicy ng chicken barbeque nila iba talaga kaysa sa ibang bbq house (eto na!) Hate ko sya dahil na BREAK ko promise ko sa sarili ko na NO RICE!!! :( dalawang buwan na akong walang RICE and PENONG'S lang ang nagpa RICE ulit sa akin ngayon nahihirapan nanaman akong mag diet hehehehehe (o clear na tayo doon ha sa hate and love ko ang PENONG'S ha??!!!)

After Lunch may naka schedule na Google Precint Mapping ang mga Davao Bloggers naki mapping na din ang ibang bloggers doon ulit sa tambayan ng bloggers ang Mam Bebs Bakeshop. Pero ng dahil nga sa sobrang chika chika namin sa "innova airlines" nitong si Sarah eh na kwento ko ang JAPANESE TUNNEL na nadaanan namin kanina from Outland Adventure kasi nasa Diversion Road din naman un eh. Kaya ayun kaysa mag mapping ako, Sarah, Jonel, Melo at Lyle ay nag decide na mag side trip sa JAPANESE TUNNEL dahil itong si Sarah na aaliw sa historical things hehehehehe. In fairness may mga natutunan din naman ako doon sa Japanese Tunnel ang galing ng engineering technique ng mga Hapon noh??!!!





and the most awaited portion of the day….


Our dinner for the night is at Lachi's Sans Rival Atbp. This is the favorite place of Davao bloggers to dine. It's a small place pero always puno para naman maka upo ka at maka eat magpa reserve ka muna, ganun ka busy doon. Ang bait talaga ng mga owners na sina Mike at Melvin Abiles kahit ganoon sila ka puno everyday na nakuha nilang ipa close for the night ang LACHI'S just to cater all the bloggers o dba??!!! ganun ka love ng Lachi's ang mga bloggers and I know that the feeling it mutual hehehehehe





nag serve sila ng house favorite ng mga bloggers ang Unforgettable Pork Ribs, Pork Marinara, Breaded Tofu in teriyaki sauce (eto favorite ko diet gud daw ko!! char!! ), Laing and and newest addition sa menu Caldereta sarap na sarap kaming lahat sa food pero at the back of our minds we have to leave a space for dessert!!! ay sus mag sisisi ka kung binusog mo agad ang sarili mo kasi HINDI dapat palampasin ang mga CAKES!!! (you will miss half of your life talaga!!)



cakes for the night are: Sans Rival, Durian Cheesecake, Blueberry Cheesecake, Cherry Cheesecake, Sylvannas, Symphony Torte, Regal Chocolate Torte, 5 Chocolate Torte, Roasted Walnut Chocolate Cake, Dark Chocolate Supreme, Cashew Mocha.

They are located at VAL Learning Village, Ruby Street, Marfori Heights, Davao City
Contact Number: +63916-9841183

Thank you to: Orman Manansala, Ada Lada, Andrew Dela Serna and Miah for the PHOTOS!!! :)



DFAT (Davao Food Appreciation Tour) DAY 1

Tuesday, June 1, 2010





This is my first time join DFAT (Davao Food Appreciation Tour) this event is on it's 3rd year this year already.

April 30, 2010 day 1 of the 3 days food and adventure tour. Me as a first timer is really not excited that I went to Davao one day early (hehehehe). I met up with Davao bloggers Ria Jose, Lyle Santos, Brendel Balaga, and Andrew Dela Serna and Ria offered me to sit in the advance make-up workshop at FIDA. So my day started really early that day at 7am now this is really early for me. Ria and Me met up at ENVY ME by ADA DOLOSA so that I can go and observe the last day of the make-up workshop. After that we went to VIAJEROS where some of the DFATers from Manila stayed to pick-up Jonel Uy. We had lunch at Yellow Fin with Brendel, Lyle, Andrew and Ria. After lunch we pick up Melo Villareal at Lisphere Inn and Sarah Cada in her aunt's house.

We all convened at MAM BEBS BAKESHOP for our snacks and short briefing for what is in store for this 3 day event. Mam Bebs Bakeshop owner, Andre Dela Serna served us with their house specialties: Mango square, Potato rolls, Siopao and Tuna Palabok. My personal favorite is the mango square. We got to introduce ourselves and the rest of the bloggers from Manila was all there. I met Ada Laraja, Mica Rodriguez, Cai Abbass and Winston Almendras Dulce Lada,a Davao blogger was also there. Ria briefed us on the upcoming events that the AVATAR MEDIA has prepared for us.


(photo by Lyle Santos)


(photo by Mica Rodriguez)

Second stop for the day is the Zorb Park. Sarah and me are partners inside the zorb and boy we were in for the ride of our lives. It was a really exhilarating experience. At first we were shouting and towards the end we are both laughing already. Before they launch us from the top of the small mountain they advised me not to close my eyes and just scream, I did not listen to "manong" I got scared at first that i closed my eyes as a result i got dizzy. At the end of our zorb experience paparazzi bloggers are waiting for us to go out and took a quick photos of us in our "ngarag state." (hehehehehehe) Thank you kuya Andrew for taking a video of us. And thank you Mr. Sonny Dizon, owner of Zorb Park for the experience. Zorb Park is located Riverfront Corporate City, Diversion Road, Maa, Davao City. And it only cost P200.


(photo by sir Orman)

(photo by sir Orman)


(photo by Ada Laraja)

(photo by sir Orman)

(photo by sir Lyle Santos)

After that thrilling experience in the Zorb i was sweating cold I got dizzy. Note to myself: "listen to advice of the "manongs" in the Zorb Park they know better." Gladly we still have enough time for a quick coffee before our fine dinning dinner at Pablos. My stomach needed something hot to calm it down. We had coffee at Davao Bloggers favorite tambayan place, Kangaroo Coffee. Kulitan and getting to know bloggers from Manila and chikka, chikka kami doon.


(my coffee)


(photo by Andrew)


By about 6:00pm it was time for us to have our dinner. We went to Pablos Steak for our fine dinning experience. And boy! we were up for a night of exquisite tasting and flavor blasting food prepared and dressed in a picture perfect way. It all really looked good but it's look is an understatement for its flavor-riched taste. Pablos Steaks & Crabs is a great place to dine with your better half or your special someone and there pop up that daring question men are scarred of and women are dying to hear because the place has it's romantic feel all the way. My personal favorite dish for the night was the "cream cheese stuffed chicken." Thank you for the gracious host Paulo Sunglao and Mike Sunglao (who is the chief) they are located at Metro Lifestyle Complex, Jacinto cor. F. Torres, Davao City Contact Number:+6382-222-0793.


(photo by Lyle Santos)






The last stop for the day was at Jose Rafael fine coffee to meet up with the rest of the Davao bloggers. We had the place all for ourselves "nag kukulitan ang iba" me and romarie and engrossed with our chikka ever ahem ng love life nya hehehehe. Other bloggers watched Mica's short films on her lappy others discussed their blogs and techy things while other picture picture and other pose pose hehehehe. It was a very heart warming experience being with persons with similar interest as you. I was in my natural habitat hehehehe with friends and new friends with kikay bloggers as me and with food and travel bloggers. This was really a life changing experience for me. I gained a lot of new friends and acquaintances and bonded with old friends. Thank you Jose Rafael for the very unique coffee and place for us to chit-chat. They are located at Door 2, Phase 1 Insular Village, Lanang, Davao City (Next to China Bank); Buhangin Branch Petron Complex, Airport View, Diversion Road, Davao City Contact Numbers: +6382-3055698 and +6382-2351647