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Maginhawa Street in Teacher's village is already a well-known street to foodies and students but it has now elevated its status from Quezon City's delicious secret to Quezon City food street. During the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Quezon City last Saturday, the said street celebrated the very first Food Festival which caught the attention of many and thus, Maginhawa Street became more popular that a lot of people have been wanting to visit and take a look of all the affordable hole-in-the-wall restaurants in the area. 
This is the from Jeepney Restaurant extension somewhere along Maginhawa. 
They also have board games (tables) to be enjoyed by bored people. K. Hahaha. 

Our orders were these Pork BBQ sticks which I liked. The meat  was grilled just right and the taste was okay. hahahaha.
Chicken BBQ
I think they chopped it this way to be eaten easily but I like my chicken not chopped. Also, I liked the pork BBQ more.


More than these budget meals, I think Jeepney is more famous as a boodle fight restaurant (DUH nasa pangalan na nga. Hahahaha.) Basta, you'd see a lot of customers who prefer to boodle fight that to eat this way.


SAYA FACTOR: 
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Sobrang AHHH OK ko lang kasi mag-describe ng pagkain kaya nilagyan ko na ng ganitong klaseng ratings pag magpo-post ako ng mga restaurants. Bakit SAYA at hindi SARAP? Hindi kasi ako nagde-describe ng pagkain na masarap o hindi masarap, mas gusto ko pag sinasabing masaya o hindi masaya. May mga pagkain kasing masarap pero hindi nakakasaya. Bow. Wag na intindihin plez. :)))

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MUST TRY KOREAN BUFFET/ EAT-ALL-YOU-CAN (IN QUEZON CITY). AS IN. SWEAR. This is one of the best. 

Hanayo Grill Korean Buffet Restaurant is in Tomas Morato Corner Scout Lozano. If you're not familiar with the street names in the area, this is located across Zirkoh.

Although Hanayo is a bit more expensive compared to the others I've tried since their weekend lunch buffet costs P 580.00/person, it's more than fine to pay that much given that quantity of the choices were more too. Weekday buffet is cheaper though at P 295.00. I just don't know if grilling is included in what they call, "Open Lunch Promo"

We were the first ones to arrive at the restaurant since we arrived there by 11 AM (excited!!) when its opening is at 11:30 AM. The waiter saw us outside and told us to come inside already so we did. 
I felt anxious/shy because the whole 30 minutes, no other customers came. I guess we're the only one who's uninformed that Hanayo Grill opens at 11:30. Still, we enjoyed our dining experience with or without other customers. The place got packed soon after the clock struck 11:30 so it's still better to arrive early. Medyo palusot ko lang 'yan kasi maaga nga kami pero napuno talaga.
We started checking out the food choices from the buffet spread. My "normal" self would look at all the choices and then decide what I am having after seeing everything but that day I decided to stick to what's familiar. Ehem. Samgyeopsal. I was sooo excited to eat samgyeopsal. Hahaha
I now feel a bit regretful not tasting these and not even knowing what are in these chaffing dishes. 
Banchan
Side dishess..

Beside these sidedishes are bowls of bibimbap, kimchi jiggae and sundubu jiggae all of which you can order to the waiter. The jiggae options are new to me since the other buffet restaurants only serve them ala carte and not inclusive in the buffet.
Meat Options Samgyeopsal
There are seven meat options but I only tried three.
Beef strips, samgyeopsal strips and the marinated pork strips.

I didn't try everything out that time since all I wanted was to eat samgyeopsal which I have been craving for the longest time. 
Kimbap and Sushi
They have kimbap and california maki as well. 
Grilling Samgyeopsal
We started grilling our meat and I went back to look at the other buffet options.
And there, from the twigim or fried section were tempura, breaded fish fillet and fried chicken. 
Then I went back to get myself more pieces of kimbap and sushi but then I saw slices of tuna and salmon sashimi so I got some too.

Although Korean people like eating these raw fish slices too, it's a surprise seeing tempura, sushi and sashimi on a Korean buffet. This is the first I've gone to one that serve Japanese cuisine as well.
Korean Tea which is also buffet inclusive

This isn't sweet but I liked how light the tea taste was. This Korean tea was my water when I was there. Perfect drink as we stuffed our mouths with fatty porky goodness of samgyeopsal.
Korean Ice Cream Choices
And just when you thought you've "unearthed" all surprises Hanayo has in store for their customers, you'll find out than even these Korean ice creams are buffet inclusive. I mean, is this a dream come true?! Seriously, my sister and my cousin's son ate like 6 pieces each. I wont say how many sticks I ate but it's less than what they had; 5 siguro? HAHAHAHA. 


See, I told you Hanayo is a must try! My companions are all Korean buffet first-timers but they enjoyed, probably more than I did since they still kept on talking about the pork slices and the ice creams. Bawal mag-move on?! Hayy, galing galing ko talaga mag-recruit ng mga tao. hahaha. Welcome to the world where you'll crave for Korean food once in a while.


As we were leaving, the owner escorted us to door and he said Kamsahamnida which is the Korean word for Thank you. And I answered him in Korean as well so we kind of exchanged some lines, I said something like we're so full and we're coming back again. 

When I said that I am coming back again, the heavens must have listened to me intently that when I posted our picture yesterday in my Facebook account, three of my friends told me that we should go back. Oh wells, I'm more than willing to. Hehehe. 


P.S. Heavens, why is it that whenever I say that I want to go to Korea you seem to cover your ears and ignore me? Oh wells, I'm also more than willing to wait for your YES, I'm sending you to Korea. HAHAHAHA. Assumera but I'll definitely make that happen! 
Huhubells.  I'll wait patientlyyyyy for that fated day. 



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Here are some things that you might want to know if you're having your first credit card. I am posting this here because of a message that I got asking me to teach/write an article on "credit cards" dedicated to first timers. Seryoso ka ba 'te? Sa'kin ka pa talaga nagtanong?? Haha. Lol. Nevertheless, I am glad that some readers find my articles easy to understand and/or to relate with. But you see, this isn't a finance blog and I'm far from being a finance expert but I'm learning. Since this is posted as per request, assume ko na lang na effective ako somehow. :))

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1. Ano ba ang credit card? From the word credit itself, utang 'to. Kung meron kang Credit Card, para bang you can spend even if you don't have kahit hindi naman dapat ganun ang thinking. Tsk. Gamit kasi ang credit card, makakabili ka ng mga bagay on installment basis without interest pa nga paminsan, makikinabang ka sa float period o 'yung grace period mo bago mo kailanganin bayaran 'yung bagay na binili mo, makikinabang ka rin sa iba't iba pang perks ng pagkakaroon ng CC kagaya nga nitong I Shop. I Choose. I Redeem ng BDO at meron din 'tong points sa bawat paggamit na maaring gamitin pag redeem ng iba pang rewards. Sa Credit Card, "Buy Now, Pay Later."

2. Ano ang card na meron ako? BDO JCB Lucky Cat Credit Card. Hindi ako nag-apply so don't ask me how. Pero parang gusto ko pa ng isa, 'yung may Miles. Haha!

3. Pwede ba magpa-waive ng Annual Membership Fee? Oo. 

4. Ano pa ang kailangan meron ako tuwing gagamit ako ng credit card ko? SELF-CONTROL. Kitams, kaya ayoko masyado nagsusulat ng ganito kasi practice what you preach eh... wiz. hahaha. 

5. Ano ba ang float period? Sabihin nating ang due date ng card ko ay every 1st day of the month and then 'yung labas ng bill ko ay every 7th of the month.

What if bumili ako ng damit ng September 4, kailan ako magbabayad? Since nakuha siya sa cut off date na September 7. Masasama 'yung pagbayad ng damit sa bill for October 1st. So ang float period mo ay less than a month.

What if bumili ako ng damit ng September 8, kailan ako magbabayad? Since lagpas na ng cut off for the month, 'yung damit ay kasali sa bill ng October na babayaran sa November pa. So ang float period dito ay halos two months. 


6. Kailangan ba laging bayaran 'yung bill ng full o pwede na mag minimum payment na lang ako buwan-buwan? Siguro dito nagkakatalo kung magiging blessing or curse 'yung pagkakaroon ng credit card. I remember one time when I almost forgot to pay my bill and my companion was like, "Bakit ka magbabayad? Na max-out mo card mo?" For almost two years now, I always try to pay my bill in full so I won't incur interests... na-max out man o hindi 'yung card ko. Walang interest gumamit ng credit card kung nababayaran mo ng buo ang bill mo pag due date na. 

Isa pang halimbawa, meron akong bill na P 10,000 para sa buwan na 'to at nakasulat dun na P 400.00 pesos 'yung mimum. Pag 'yan, binayaran in full, walang interest pero pag 'yan e binayaran lang 'yung minimum...

P 10,000 nagbayad ng P 400.00 kaya ang utang sa susunod na buwan ay P 9,600 na lang e may 3.5% Finance Charge... P 9,600 x .035 = P 336.00. So ang bill for next month ay tumataginting na P 9,936 lang naman given na hindi mo ginamit ulit 'yung card mo kaya hindi nadagdagan 'yung bill. You paid but you're only paying for a month's interest 'cause andun pa rin 'yung utang mo at ang malala, nagco-compound interest siya buwan-buwan hangga't di mo nababayaran in full. If you really can't pay the bill in full, bayad na lang ng malaki (pinakamalaking halagang kayang ibayad) hanggang sa maliit na lang 'yung kulang at malalagyan ng interest. 


7. Paano pag na-miss ko magbayad sa araw ng due date ko, pwede pa  ba ko humabol? I am not sure if this works for other banks but it works for BDO. Diba, ang due date ko ay 1st of the month and ang cut-off every 7th kaya 'yung 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th or 'yung days sa pagitan ng due date at cut-off date mo, pwede siyang i-consider na grace period. Hinahabol ko lang paminsan kahit lagpas sa due date basto bago mag cut off date, wala naman interest na nilalagay sa bill ko for the next month. 

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Other things that you would like to know about or did you notice something wrong by the way I understood Credit Cards? Comment here or send me a message in the Contact Me page. Thankssss.  




My hope is for a lifetime of paying all our bills on time. Kaya natin 'to. huhu. :)


 Napansin ko na maraming tumitingin ng tungkol sa savings back na posts ko. Nilagay ko 'to dito almost ten years ago and thanks, everyone, for continuously accessing them but we now have better options if we're talking about the interest that our money will gain while deposited. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to keep the two banks accounts that I wrote about before and stuck with BDO because there's a branch a few blocks away from home making it the most convenient bank for me at the moment. And well, my credit card is still with BDO so yeah.

While the information in this post are still relevant since, I made the switch and here's my review of two Digital Banks here in the Philippines.

Go Tyme Bank and Seabank


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Here I present you our rainy, foggy and chilly Baguio trip sample itinerary 'cause we owned it in our own way. Soon, I shall present to you more of Baguio... soon. :)) 

(AND THAT SOON IS NOW. HAHA. DAMING ALAM. BAGUIO TRIP OCTOBER 2015 LINK: HERE.)

I finally got to finish this year's series of Baguio posts because of today's holiday (and I've nothing to do but stay at home. Thanks to financial constraints that today is entirely a rest day): Eid-al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). Fyi, it is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to follow God's command to sacrifice his only son. 

This is the fourth time that I've gone to the "Summer Capital of the Philippines" but since my last was more than a decade ago, it felt like this trip was my first time going there. What is in Baguio? Where to go in Baguio? What are the things to do in Baguio?

It kept on raining in the afternoon and early evening so we had no choice but to scrap some outdoor plans. But then sometimes, while walking along the roads of Baguio City, I thought to myself that I like it there more during the rainy season. hahahahaha. Why? Because fog. Albeit some cancelled plans, it was so amazing to see a thick layer of fog blanketing everything in sight. I know that it can be dangerous especially for drivers and it can feel eerie but it was very relaxing and fascinating for me. The fog reminded me of Genting Highlands in Malaysia only better. Ohh, simple joys. 

EXPENSES:
NOTE: A three days and two nights Baguio City tour is possible with less than P 3,500.00 per person budget. 

Murang accommodation and food, lakad lang or jeep na lang kung magi-ikot-ikot. Tingin ko, pwede na sa P 3,500.00 lalo kung hindi bibili ng mga pasalubong. Mahalaga naman, nasa Baguio diba? Parks naman karamihan na andun. :)



P 545.00
One-way bus ticket from Cubao Terminal of Dagupan Bus Company
Travel Time: More or less 6 hours

P 300.00
Per person rate at Tuvera Transient House in DPS Area (with private bathroom)

P 600.00 (Rainy Season Promo)
Per person rate at Veniz Hotel with free breakfast buffet

P 30.00 and P 2.50
Current taxi flag down rate in Baguio and rate for every additional x meters.
Of the three days that we stayed there, we only rode a jeepney twice and the other was because the taxi driver we (Okay, I!) made pa-cute to in hopes that he'll take pity and drive us back to our hotel didn't even bother to prioritize business over his friends. Aside from riding a taxi, we walked around a lot which makes perfect sense because we ate a lot and it was actually fun walking around there. While taxis are the reason why I don't know the jeepney routes, walking is the reason why I became more familiar with the places and roads. As in seryoso 'to, may instant connection kami ng kalsada. Wala 'yung pakiramdam na nawawala kami kahit di namin alam kung tamang direksyon ba 'yung nilalakaran. Hahahahaha.

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Ito nangyari sa Baguio tour namin kasi ulan ng ulan kaya may mga hindi kami napuntahan o kaya paikot-ikot kami. :)



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DAY 1

Arrival
Tuvera Pension House at DPS Area
Good Taste Restaurant
Burnham Park
SM Baguio
Session Road (other roads..)


DAY 2

Panagbenga Park
Historical Core and Treetop Adventure at Camp John Hay
Cafe by the Ruins
La Trinidad Strawberry Field
The Manor at Camp John Hay
Souvenir Hunting turned Taxi Hunting
Ukay-ukay at Night Maket


DAY 3

Mines View Park
Good Shepherd Convent
Wright Park
The Mansion
Geney's Ramyeon House
Under the Tree Book Cafe
Baguio Cathedral
Burnham Park


November 2014 New Restaurant Find: Rancho Norte at The Ketchup Community near The Mansion, Wright Park and Botanical Gardens link: here.


Ito sana 'yung mas okay at magkaka-area na sites. 

Day 1:
Arrival
City Tour (Burnham Park, Session Road, Baguio Museum, Baguio Cathedral, SM Baguio, etc)
Baguio Wet Market
Night Market


Day 2:
Mines View Park

Good Shepherd
Wright Park
The Mansion
Botanical Gardens

Camp John Hay

Day 3 (Benguet Area)
La Trinidad Strawberry Farm
Hindi pa ko napupunta pero Bell Church at Bencab Museum din.


AKYAT KA NA RIN NG MT.PULAG!!!! 



PABALIKIN MO PA KO, BAGUIO PLEASEEEEEEEE. :)
GOOGLE MAP OF BAGUIO JUST BECAUSE:
                               


Thank you, Louise for the invite. More places to explore soon! 

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Foggy skyline of Baguio
After Under the Tree Book Cafe, we passed by Baguio Cathedral.
At the moment we stepped on the gate of the cathedral, the fog started blanketing the view again.

 Hayyy, we're about to leave Baguio after an hour. Goodbye, fog... -_-
Baguio Cathedral On-going Mass
Our Lady of Atonement / Baguio Cathedral

After this Cathedral, we started walking again because we had to go back to Hotel Veniz. Since we already have a cognitive map of Baguio in our mind, we just walked until we reached Session Road and then when we were already near Hotel Veniz, we took the long cut so we could pass by Burnham Park again. 
Burnham Park Sign
Burnham Park is at the heart of Baguio and is considered as the "Mother of all Parks" in the Summer Capital of the Philippines.
Foggy Burnham Park
Fog at Burnham Park
Unlike our first day when it rained so hard, Burnham Park was just foggy that afternoon. Thick fog that is but tourists were enjoying themselves nonetheless. That's the allure of Baguio anyway. Maka-refer sa ibang tao as tourists, e noh? Locals kasi kami. Haha.
I don't watch American series but my friend said that this place was like a scene taken out from the Walking Dead. 

This is what Burnham Park looks like on a foggy afternoon. Personally, it's dreamy more than eerie. 
Last picture before going back to our hotel, before leaving the Summer Capital of the Philippines... :))
We rode a taxi to the terminal of Victory Liner only to find out that the ETD of the tickets they were selling was at 2AM. It's not like we have the time and the money to lengthen our stay so we decided to take chances and walked to Dagupan Bus Terminal to check. 
Thick fog at SM Baguio. Grabe... <3 Weird ko. Hahaha.
From Victory Liner, we walked (directionless. kahit saan. walang tanong-tanong kung nasa tamang lugar ba kami) until we reached SM. As what I've mentioned in one of my last post, finding the way to a place was easier for me if I use SM Baguio as my starting point.


And there, our bus left at 6 PM which was just in time to catch the sunset while driving down the zigzag and picturesque road of Kennon.

Must find a place along Kennon Road to see the sunset once again when we go back to Baguio someday. Haaaay.

This is the end of our Baguio 2014. :))
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