The Little Things My Mom Buys, Part 1

 

My mom loves to buy little fluffy things.

She doesn't like pets in the house, but apparently, she couldn't resist these cute and cuddly colored chicks.

They're sooooo adorable I couldn't get my hands off them.

 

 

This is Lemon. She thinks the rooster is her papa.

 

 

She daydreams about having a vacation in Bellarocca

 

 

Lemon likes to look at her colorful reflection in the mirror

 

 

And snuggle in the curve of my hand until she snores

 

 

This is Jinlovestoeat

 

 

All she loves to do is sleep and eat

 

 

And this is my favorite because he is so purple

 

 

I call him Mr. Ube. I love you, Mr. Ube!

 

I gonna play with my babies all afternoon.

 

Samwon Garden ♥

 

They say when in Korea, eat Korean barbecue.

 

So I did

 

 

I hate to say this, but I've had better Korean meals in Manila.

Samwon Garden, you tourist trap you.

I wish it served better food, because the traditional Korean garden with thatched roofs, watermills, waterfalls and ponds was really beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samwon Garden: 623-5 Sinsa-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea. Tel: 82-2-548-3030

 

Around Seoul

 

A short trip to Seoul.

Places I visited, shows I watched, food I ate...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, last but not the least,

The men I met...

 

 

 

I like this one. He looks ready to serve.

 

O'Sulloc Tea House ♥ ♥

 

O'Sulloc Tea House in Seoul.

Heaven for green tea lovers like me.

 

Clockwise from top: Fresh Orange Green Tea, Green Tea Cheese Tiramisu,
Green Tea Latte, Mini Jasmin Cake

 

O'Sulloc Tea House: 1F Cheonghui Building, 33-1 Myeong-dong-I(2)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Tel: 02 774 5460
See all branches here.

Sanchon ♥

 

No cultural trip to Seoul is complete without having dinner at Sanchon

 

 

It's no lavish meal. You come here to eat Buddhist style food served in the mountain temples.

 

 

Buddhist temple food means vegetables, roots, fruits, tree barks, seaweeds and cereals.
They use no garlic, onion, scallions, red spices, artificial seasonings… and meat. Waaahhh.
Yes, you travel all the way to Seoul to eat like a horse.

 

 

Tonight's menu: Perilla seeds soup, bean curd, bing, assorted wild vegetables, kimchi, lettuce salad, 
vegetable fries, jeon, chapchae, soy sauce boiled potatoes, boiled goso, deodeok muchim, rice,
vegetable pot stew, tea, oil and honey pastry. Can't say much for the food, but I love the reddish
wood bowls made from zelkova trees.

 

 

You come to Sanchon for the ambiance, traditional folk dance and Buddhist dance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry, Buddha, but I really cannot eat like a monk

 

Sanchon: 14 Gwanhun-dong, Jongno-gu, Insadong, Seoul, South Korea. Tel: 02-735-0312